G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)
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I got SS v2, but I haven't opened him yet... gotta find time for the skirt-ectomy and to take the black off the shin parts (or paint white over it).
Alpine looks like a solid figure, but I CANNOT get over the fact that he's clearly Rodney Harrison. And I h-a-t-e the Patriots and Rodney Harrison.
Alpine looks like a solid figure, but I CANNOT get over the fact that he's clearly Rodney Harrison. And I h-a-t-e the Patriots and Rodney Harrison.
They're based in RI, so the closest NFL team is definitely New England. I have no doubt there are plenty of Pats fans in their offices. But the weird part is how little they even tried to hide the inspiration. If I'm Rodney, I'm suing for illegal use of likeness. Maybe they thought the goggles would hide it? Mostly it bugs me because the face is really wide, and Alpine always seemed to have a relatively narrow face in media and prior figures.Must be some Pats fans a Hasbro…
I may have to swap to the same noggin I used for my Valaverse Alpine custom, a comic ML Mordo head with a 'stache added. I think I have more than one spare Mordo and shouldn't need to steal from the other. I might get another gridiron kit for him too, as that looks better than the stock hat/goggles.
So I had planned on skipping the IG... mostly because he's SUCH a departure from the classic ARAH look that he seems like a no-brainer for a retro figure. I'd rather get a few of those for my Destro army instead. This one gives me Wave 1 "we're-trying-something-new" vibes.
However, I decided this one looked good despite the new design, so I grabbed one that can be a senior ranking guy with his double-breasted long coat and gold-ridged helmet. He arrived today, and it's a pretty nifty figure. Definitely not an army-builder in my eyes, but worth owning one or two as the officer class to your eventual rank and file IGs.
Might even be a solid base for a formal-dressed Adolf custom. What if Serpentor wasn't the only guy Mindbender cloned from old tyrant DNA...?
However, I decided this one looked good despite the new design, so I grabbed one that can be a senior ranking guy with his double-breasted long coat and gold-ridged helmet. He arrived today, and it's a pretty nifty figure. Definitely not an army-builder in my eyes, but worth owning one or two as the officer class to your eventual rank and file IGs.
Might even be a solid base for a formal-dressed Adolf custom. What if Serpentor wasn't the only guy Mindbender cloned from old tyrant DNA...?
Yep, I am definitely passing on the IG as a shock troop type as well. No way with that uniform. As an officer? Maybe someday, but I'll have to see how the retro/other IGs look first to decide if I will be pursuing anything IG besides perhaps Destro. IG BAT? No chance. I only have one BAT and that's the iconic one, so prominent in the cartoon and comic.
I have mixed feelings on anything IG. IG came into the line as I was in the process of exiting. By the time they were available, I had more money for toys due to having jorbs, but was struggling with whether I really wanted them or not. There was the fact that I really didn't much care for the direction the line had gone (beginning with Cobra-La), we had moved halfway across PA to a new area, and, by that time, I was wondering if I was actually getting too old to be collecting them anyway.
I had IG Destro (actually my favorite version of him) and a bunch of the other IG vehicles and figs, but didn't really get to play much with them. I had forgotten just how many I actually had until looking them up on yojoe.
I liked the idea of the IGs in concept, but wish they had come along about two years earlier, and maybe Destro's departure and rise to becoming the big bad could have been the plot of the movie instead of CL. I think that could have been a lot better for the popularity of the line, especially if they had given the IGs a cool, large playset to go along with the movie plot.
I have mixed feelings on anything IG. IG came into the line as I was in the process of exiting. By the time they were available, I had more money for toys due to having jorbs, but was struggling with whether I really wanted them or not. There was the fact that I really didn't much care for the direction the line had gone (beginning with Cobra-La), we had moved halfway across PA to a new area, and, by that time, I was wondering if I was actually getting too old to be collecting them anyway.
I had IG Destro (actually my favorite version of him) and a bunch of the other IG vehicles and figs, but didn't really get to play much with them. I had forgotten just how many I actually had until looking them up on yojoe.
I liked the idea of the IGs in concept, but wish they had come along about two years earlier, and maybe Destro's departure and rise to becoming the big bad could have been the plot of the movie instead of CL. I think that could have been a lot better for the popularity of the line, especially if they had given the IGs a cool, large playset to go along with the movie plot.
I'm with you on the BATs.... mostly. I do not like the Crimson BATs, Python BATs, or the IG BATs... they should be for the primary use of basic Cobra, and I don't want to see them bastardized for every sub-faction. From a fictional world standpoint, it just dilutes them into being very un-special if all these variants are the same with different clothes. But if they say the Crimson or IG versions are better, how so, and which one is best... and doesn't that make the original a walking limp dick? It's only cool and special when they're exclusive to standard cobra command.
That being said, I like the environmental variants since those still make sense in the framework of my cobra-only BAT stance. The arctic BAT is undeniably a badass figure. And I'd probably grab a couple of Jungle BATS if/when they get around to making those. Even then, I don't want a dozen enviro BATs either... no need for Laser Skydive Glow-in-the-dark SCUBA BATs. Arctic kicks-arse though. They need special heaters to keep the fluids from freezing.
The only exception I would make to my no-faction-BATs rule would be if they made a Dreadnok BAT... but NOT an army of them, just ONE that they stole and tinkered with. And he would wear light colored jeans and a denim vest, look all scruffy, and have one eye. And he would be named Bob or Steve or Oil-Leak. When we get the retro BAT, I might have to make this character.
As for the IGs in general. I had IG Destro w/ Despoiler, one IG trooper, the AGP with Annihilator, the Demon with the driver, and Voltar. So I had an army of five.
After splitting my Cobra troops between CoCo and Serpentor, it was tough to have a third enemy faction with five guys... so while I enjoyed the toys, I didn't have enough of them to have proper battles. My appreciation for the IGs most came from the comics where they played an important role for a good while.
That being said, I like the environmental variants since those still make sense in the framework of my cobra-only BAT stance. The arctic BAT is undeniably a badass figure. And I'd probably grab a couple of Jungle BATS if/when they get around to making those. Even then, I don't want a dozen enviro BATs either... no need for Laser Skydive Glow-in-the-dark SCUBA BATs. Arctic kicks-arse though. They need special heaters to keep the fluids from freezing.
The only exception I would make to my no-faction-BATs rule would be if they made a Dreadnok BAT... but NOT an army of them, just ONE that they stole and tinkered with. And he would wear light colored jeans and a denim vest, look all scruffy, and have one eye. And he would be named Bob or Steve or Oil-Leak. When we get the retro BAT, I might have to make this character.
As for the IGs in general. I had IG Destro w/ Despoiler, one IG trooper, the AGP with Annihilator, the Demon with the driver, and Voltar. So I had an army of five.
After splitting my Cobra troops between CoCo and Serpentor, it was tough to have a third enemy faction with five guys... so while I enjoyed the toys, I didn't have enough of them to have proper battles. My appreciation for the IGs most came from the comics where they played an important role for a good while.
I kinda like the idea of a few salvaged BATs being 'nokified and used as fodder by Zartan's gang. And I agree that environmental BATs do make sense (where factional does not), just like any other troopers. I suppose I just haven't seen any that they've made yet as worth adding to my collection.
The original story was that the BATS would just as likely to shoot cobras as they were the Joes. Very buggy & not reliable.
So any fraction version would likely be a BAT 2.0
Bob or Mr Roboto the dreadnok seems like a fun custom?
One fraction I’d like to see (they won’t do it) Decepticons.
I have an idea for a Cobra Commander pretender. Not sure how I’d build it yet.
So any fraction version would likely be a BAT 2.0
Bob or Mr Roboto the dreadnok seems like a fun custom?
One fraction I’d like to see (they won’t do it) Decepticons.
I have an idea for a Cobra Commander pretender. Not sure how I’d build it yet.
The more I think about it, the more appealing it would be to put together a seriously banged up, pieced together DreadBAT. The spare damaged head and chest plate area already in everybody's leftovers. Seems like getting ahold of chainsaw and flamethrower hands might not be all that hard. Otherwise, it's about finding the right combo of pieces and parts from the various versions to make it look re-assembled by the 'noks from junkyard debris.
Quick image search yielded this fuzzy image as the best interpretation in my opinion:
I'd never go the full stipped leg route, but above the knees looks almost exactly how I'd imagine one to be. Of course multiple variations would be even cooler!
Quick image search yielded this fuzzy image as the best interpretation in my opinion:
I'd never go the full stipped leg route, but above the knees looks almost exactly how I'd imagine one to be. Of course multiple variations would be even cooler!
Now that I think of it, I might just make one from a PP BAT I bought for fodder. I could dye the pants and torso back to black, and I'd likely paint the boots something besides day-glo yellow anyway, something more of a dreadnok motif, like burgundy or pepto-green. And I'd use a battle damaged head from an original BAT, because he needs to look deranged.
AMZ dropping some early BF specials:
Unfortunately for me they are either figs I already have, or the cuts are not deep enough to get me to bite for something I'm not all that interested in.
Amazon Kicks Off Black Friday Deals With G.I. Joe Classified And More
Amazon Kicks Off Black Friday Deals With G.I. Joe Classified And More
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Yeah, I saw those when camelcamelcamel alerted me to some of the ML Zabu wave figures I need are on sale. (I only liked half the wave and refuse to pay full price for figs I don't want just for the BAF parts).
I agree, the Joe part of the BF sale is pretty lackluster. I did get an extra retro Duke just because he's a great customs base. But otherwise, the deals aren't all that stellar. I guess they'd be ok if someone was playing catch-up and needed some early '24 figs, but for avid collectors... meh.
I agree, the Joe part of the BF sale is pretty lackluster. I did get an extra retro Duke just because he's a great customs base. But otherwise, the deals aren't all that stellar. I guess they'd be ok if someone was playing catch-up and needed some early '24 figs, but for avid collectors... meh.
Oh, and I failed to mention that I found a retro blueshirt at WM yesterday... the lone remaining figure from that wave, otherwise I'd not have known it was ever there. Of course I bought it like a sucker.
That's pretty much exactly how it would go if I saw a retro Beachhead in the wild. I think I could hold out on the rest at the normal price. The probabilities would rise with the level of clearance price cutting though.
I'm hoping that several outlets have better "real" BF deals than these pre-BF BF-sales. Or cyber monday, which is often better than BF.
They desperately want to turn November into a giant sales event. As a good consumer, I have little issue with that other than the fact that I end up spending as much on myself as I do others I'm supposed to be shopping for. But when it's stuff I know I'll likely end up buying anyway, it feels wasteful NOT to buy it when it's got "the good price".
The justificationing is strong in this one.
They desperately want to turn November into a giant sales event. As a good consumer, I have little issue with that other than the fact that I end up spending as much on myself as I do others I'm supposed to be shopping for. But when it's stuff I know I'll likely end up buying anyway, it feels wasteful NOT to buy it when it's got "the good price".
The justificationing is strong in this one
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