Also I think the 25th Bazooka torso should be retired. Hello, you have the Ultimate Roadblock one at your disposal...
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When i saw the picture, my second thought was "those legs again?", so i couldn't agree more.Oh, and those fucking Resolute Roadblock legs need to die in a fire, too.
Bluck. If they'd just painted his hair orange and tossed that ill-fitting bandana, it'd at least look like someone besides Red Dog. It'd still be a lazy Frankenturd, but still...
Not that the original figure was one I gave a fuck about owning in 25th format, so it's not a huge loss to me. Half-assed Undertows, a Club-created figure like Iron Anvil, and the prospect of a halfway-decent Metal-Head aren't enough to warrant me getting a set this year I'm afraid.
So far they've retooled/reused vintage parts for the Undertow's helmet, and we've gotten that '94 Viper head that's a new sculpt... So with 3 to go, I'm assuming that General Mayhem (God, that pun of a name!) and Stalker won't have new parts now, so Metal-Head better be a goddamn miracle of Boss Fight magic for folks to really be excited about this half-assed set.
Not that the original figure was one I gave a fuck about owning in 25th format, so it's not a huge loss to me. Half-assed Undertows, a Club-created figure like Iron Anvil, and the prospect of a halfway-decent Metal-Head aren't enough to warrant me getting a set this year I'm afraid.
So far they've retooled/reused vintage parts for the Undertow's helmet, and we've gotten that '94 Viper head that's a new sculpt... So with 3 to go, I'm assuming that General Mayhem (God, that pun of a name!) and Stalker won't have new parts now, so Metal-Head better be a goddamn miracle of Boss Fight magic for folks to really be excited about this half-assed set.
I've seen a lot of stankers that are really bitching about this set, too. It amuses me greatly.
It actually seems like more than average, though, to be fair to the 'Stankers. I think the Club's wearing thin on people, finally.
Took goddamn long enough. I'm just baffled at how lame the fucking set is. As much as I don't give a shit about Eco-Force, there were a few well-done (even if hideous) figures from last year that had new heads and impressed me enough (51%) to get me to go in on a bagged set, but then they left out about 6 pieces that I had to run around and track down through the original seller, which took about 4 months. Turned out to be a huge pain in the ass.
The Oktober Guard set was the best in recent years, but the Night Force set was pretty good too, with a bunch of new parts (even if reused in the recent FSS, I wasn't unhappy about that decision) and the SM:Brazil set at least gave us the rest of the unproduced Python Patrol crap and a couple solid Joes from the Joe side.
Each year, it seems like the amount of new parts has increased, maaaybe backing off slightly last year (but not by much) but then took a huge nosedive this year. Seriously, Metal-Head better damn well have a new head, gear, and MAYBE new torso/webgear/vest to make up for the rest of this halfass set.
I really want to campaign for some Red Shadows next year with some original heads and parts since they're really missing this year. Of course, this is the first Joecon I was planning on going to and it had to be one of the worst sets.
Wow a rare response from the club. Big Brawler is the unanimous stinker of the set.
That response makes no sense. So why did they spend the money on the stupid headband? They could have used the money to paint the legs instead.
Should have been Bazooka anyway. Rather that repaint than this crappy one no one wants.
Holy shit. I haven't looked at any of these since the first figure revealed.
Looking back now, Wreckage might be the best one.
Wowwowow.. what a joke.
Looking back now, Wreckage might be the best one.
Wowwowow.. what a joke.
Eddie is correct but this company is not in business because they life these brands they do it for the money. I don't have an issue with them wanting to make money...just making shitty figures when obviously better pats are available. I'd like to know if Hasbro is realy charging them more money for certain parts over others...the message from the club seems to focus on paint costs and not part costs.
Yeah, I don't begrudge a company for trying to make a profit (that's the point, right?), but not at the expense of your product.
I'm not a huge fan or anything but this is just a shirty way to treat the fans. With as much crap as they've bought and what little they've offered, Joecon should be where they throw the fans a bone and say, "we appreciate you, we'll try to keep costs down so you can get something cool."
Especially with the proper toy line all but extinct.. this should be what keeps interest going until GIJO3 (ha!)
I got my club mag in the mail today.
On the front "Springfield G.I. Joe Convention 2015 It's On!"
All I could think was "Is it really on club? Is it really?"
On the front "Springfield G.I. Joe Convention 2015 It's On!"
All I could think was "Is it really on club? Is it really?"
According to IcOK companies exist to provide healthcare and benefits to their employees. Profit=Evil
Hah. I never know when I'm getting that trash. It just randomly shows up and I'm like, "oh, right... There's that shitty magazine that I never read."
That shit would've been awesome as a child, though. I'd have been waiting by the mailbox each month.
That shit would've been awesome as a child, though. I'd have been waiting by the mailbox each month.
New Stalker head looks pretty good. A shame the pants are that color, otherwise it's a decent figure build.
International G.I. Joe Collectors' Convention - GIJoeCon 2015!
International G.I. Joe Collectors' Convention - GIJoeCon 2015!
They'll reuse it, likely as Battle Talking Stalker in an FSS. As much as I like the sculpt, nobody was clamoring for a new damn Stalker. So it'll most likely show up again. They should've given the new head to Brawler, personally.
At least they aren't the snake eyes legs....again. It's not a bad build, and I know I'll be picking up a couple of that head sculpt once it his the stores.
Losing the fucking holster, sheath and knee pad holes would breath new life into those.
I wish I could find more 'ultimate' Firefly's for just that reason...the lower leg part of the reason.
I'm not fond of the foot sole. That's my biggest gripe. It's hard as shit sometimes to get those legs to stand on such curved bottoms.
They're great parts, but if they retired that mold, the Shock Trooper and Ultimate Roadblock build, I wouldn't be too upset.
They did that with Firefly. And then they reverted back to over using those damn legs.