Previously: >>11782006Out now:>Cobra Ramp Rats>USA 250th anniversary retro-card Duke>Zanya with Swamp Skier>Professor Rottclaw and DeinonychusMay 31/June 1:>Ninja Force Zartan (Target)>Airtight>Hydro-Viper>DIRE-tech Night Creeper (Walmart)July 1:>Destro with Despoiler>Sundown>Overkill>Snake Eyes (Dawn Moreno)July 15 release:>retro-card Wild Bill>Techno-Viper>GruntJuly 22:>Taurus and Red Dog 2-packUnknown release dates:>Lara Croft 30th anniversary crossover>Grand Slam>Scarlett and T'JBang Ninja Force>Deep Six>rugged Duke>Mistress Armada>NightForce Psyche-Out>Iceberg>Toxo-Viper>Snake Eyes green ferret vs Stealth Viper Trouble BubbleReaction+ unknown release dates:>Zartan (color-change)>Deep Six>Lady Jaye (cartoon colors)>Cobra Commander Ninja Force>Snake Eyes Ninja Force>Cobra Viper GunnerRumors:>Stalker with kayak>Retro Firefly>Water Mocassin with gunner figure>Dusty with Sandstorm>Heartwrencher>Desert Team Pack>Stealth CLAW with figure>Arctic Cobra Commander>Arctic Baroness>Road Pig>Triple T with Sgt Slaughter>Muskrat>Voltar>Zanzibar>Serpentor>Energon Baroness>Scoop>blue S.N.A.K.E. armor with dire tech>Thunder Machine>Golobulus (SDCC exclusive)>Fatal Fluffies
"Yo Joe June" is just in a few days. We're most likely not gonna hear about anything new until then.
No Haslab this year, what else could get you actually excited this Yo Joe June?
>>11797551They informed as about the Classified Lara Croft
>>11797526New rumor is 2 pack of Ninja Force Snake Eyed and new Ninja Force Jinx
>>11797617Where'd you get that there's no HASLAB this year? GI Joe has been their consistently successful series in the HASLAB line.
>>11797617It will be the Thunder Machine or a sea vehicle
>>11797624The teaser appeared on both the official Tomb Raider and GI Joe instagrams. It's not a rumor. It's coming soon since this is the year of Lara's 30th anniversary, and we're already in the fifth month of the year.
I bought so many GI Joes lately
>>11797652The hasbro leaker who posts on hisstank said so, he's almost always right.
>>11797670Link? I have my doubts because every Joe HASLAB has been such a success
>>11797652Likely smaller made to order vehicles or stripped down larger ones. Like a MOBAT but without the extra addons exclusive figures or electronics. Likely why Steeler was released in that target two pack ahead of time.
>>11797686I'd be 100% with it if it brought prices down. Adding more shit doesn't give you more for the money; it only helps to raise the price.
>>11797673https://www.hisstank.com/forum/5944107-post8715.htmlhttps://www.hisstank.com/forum/5944286-post8788.htmlHe's cutesy about it at first but clarifies it a bit in a follow up post.
When do all the other lines do their haslabs? Star Wars, Transformers, and Marvel. I don't think any one has had one yet this year.
>>11797693I'm hoping that the massive Tron flop didn't ruin it for everything else.
>No tease or announcement on Memorial Daythats kinda lame. I need a fix before Yo Joe June.
>>11797686>stripped down Im here for it. Give me a shells with seats and we’re good as far as I’m concerned
>>11797690That sucks. There isn't a single Classified that "just barely made it." They've all done well. >>11797731Same here. I don't need clear plastic "rocket blasts and cannon-fire."
>>11797738Guess the new Made-To-Order system replaced it
>>11797810They could have at least said something instead leaving everyone to linger, especially after the Thunder Machine being floated for years now.
>>11797870It's always been a fan request but never something Hasbro has specifically teased. That said I'd rather it be a $200 made-to-order item with a single figure then a $400 month long Haslab campaign with a bunch of extraneous accessories and electronics. I mean, the lights on the HISS tank are cool and all, but I wouldn't have been upset if they didn't exist and the price of the thing had been $50 cheaper or something. Also, the Made-To-Order system means that Haslabs could theoretically be even larger vehicles and sets since there'd be a mid ground between retail releases at $100 and Haslab releases at $400. Like, they could probably squeeze out a $200 Conquest, but if you want a Skystriker, there's no way it'd be less then $500.
>>11797690I don't think I buy it
>>11797935I'd prefer the Thunder Machine being around the same price as the VAMP and Stinger but with no figure, it'll sell itself without one, and releasing Thrasher as a single figure means everyone without the budget or the room for the vehicles can still complete their Dreadnoks lineup.Make the Haslab project that Iron Grenadiers tank that Destro's Despoiler docks with.
>>11798347There are lots of good ideas to make the line more affordable thus more obtainable, but will Hasbro go with it? They can't even do a simple repaint of a previously-released figure without retooling the hair, face, accessories, or something. Just look at how they kept the HISS Arctic reissue high by changing a ton of stuff on it. Then they sold it for $200, which was pretty much the same price as the first one minus the figures and accessories. They're not even trying to keep costs down to bring prices down.
How many non-army builder Cobras have yet to be Classified?VoltarGolobulusZanzibarThrasherCesspoolNight Creeper LeaderInterrogatorSky CreeperHeadmanGristleOverlordIs that it?
>>11798447NTA but you read my mind. I was just thinking about this last night. Hasbro would rather die in fire than bring the prices down. Regardless of the fact that they would sell more copies at a lower price point. They seem to have subscribed to the corporatist philosophy that prices can never ever go back down ever again. It’s infuriating.
>>11798666>Hasbro would rather die in fire than bring the prices down. Regardless of the fact that they would sell more copies at a lower price point. They seem to have subscribed to the corporatist philosophy that prices can never ever go back down ever again.Ive noticed this too. As a 3.75 collector i truly think that was also the main impetus for hasbro abandoning the 3.75 scale seemingly out of no where ten years back. They are a very obtuse and arrogant to the point that theyd rather go bankrupt then admit were ever wrong. The only time ive ever see hasbro admit they fucked up and go back on something was the eco-friendly windowless packaging fiasco.
>>11798681>>11798666It's frustrating. They could sell more and make more by making everything more financially obtainable. It's like there's a stubborn pride getting in the way of economic reasoning.
>>11798689>It's like there's a stubborn pride getting in the way of economic reasoningI hate it too and i agree with you completely, but unfortunately thats not just a behavior that hasbro alone does. Plenty of companies are arrogant and proud to a self destructive degree. Look at warner bros constantly canceling movies and yet shareholders still wouldnt kick out the CEO at the time. Or how disney would never fire kathleen kennedy and she just left on her own volition.
>>11798691I'm hoping that when several people quit, some of the stubborn pride went with them and the next wave of developers won't make the same mistakes.
>>11798705Can someone give a QRD on why several high profile people at hasbro quit within the same week? I saw the news of that on other sites but wasnt using 4chan during that time. So i dont know the more juicier speculation behind that.
Is Valaverse discussion allowed or are my kind not welcome here?
>>11798712Hasbro is moving their headquarters from one state to another. When corpos do that they tend to give severance pay to those who don't want to move. Probably everyone took the money and bailed since they knew they'd have another job lined up and wouldn't have to move their homes.
>>11798741Go for it. It's part of military figure discussion. >>11798749Hopefully a lot of the arrogant stubbornness left with them, and we'll get a line that's more responsive to the fans.
>>11797526>find reaction+ snake eyes at walmart and get him>try to put snake eyes on the included star shaped stand and it kade stress marks on the bottom of his feetFuck super7
>>11798749Why is hasbro moving its HQ again? That whole move felt ridiculous to me as theyve always been in rhode island.
>>11799022To attract university students, use more AI to lower focus, and focus more on the digital realm.
>>11799022^to lower costs
>>11799065Bullshit>>11799066How does it lower costs moving to boston?
>>11797526If we are getting the Water Moccassin then I doubt we’d get a Moray as a HasLab this year.
>>11798347I'd prefer that too, but I doubt you'd be able to get a good Thundermachine at that price point. $200 is enough to get a well detailed original mold with all the bells and whistles AND get a figure that's supposed to come with it. And the DEMON is an awful vehicle, probably one of the dumbest looking vehicles in the whole line imo. I'd rather see the Moray, which is a far more iconic vehicle for Cobra and big enough to warrant the price point Haslabs are aiming for. Drop that, a Moccassin, a SHARC and Devil fish and you got your "theme" for the year in sea vehicles. >>11798447With the way the prices of everything sky rocketed over the past few years, having the HISS tank actually keep a similar price point IS very much an act of keeping prices "down". Honestly, I prefer slight retools and tweaks to figures and vehicles as opposed to just straight repaints, helps the new stuff feel fresh and unique. Cut seeing as we're getting the Ferret and Flight Pod again in a third color scheme is them doing exactly what you ask in just making straight repaints. >>11798691Due to the magic of tax fraud, cancelling a finished movie somehow actually makes the company money in the long run. So that's not a flaw of bad leadership from Warners, but a feature of someone who cares about short term profits over anything else. >>11798681Hasbro wasn't wrong to abandon the smaller scale stuff, they cost just as much as the 6" figures to make but people expect them to be way cheaper to buy. Also, I miss the windowless full cardboard boxes. The plastic tray is the bane of my existence as a toy collector and is always the least fun experience of dealing with new figures. Also the new boxes are boring as shit.
>>11799274>Hasbro wasn't wrong to abandon the smaller scale stuff, Hasbro was wrong though, they stabbed their dedicated collector base of 3.75 figures in favor of going to a shittier scale>they cost just as much as the 6" figures to make but people expect them to be way cheaper to buyI dont buy that bullshit excuse either. I really dont think the boss fight studio fags who started that theory were entirely sincere about 6 inch figures costing the same as 3.75 figures to produce.
>>11799311Star Wars TVC cost nearly $30 a pop and come with way less gear, details, articulation and paint then a Classified figure for the same price. Hell, Hiya's Joes are near $40, and they're just mini-classified half the time. And it wasn't just BFS that made that claim, multiple companies have made a similar claim, which is why we see such a push to 1:12. Any decently made 1:18 figure is pushing $30 these days, some go for $60+ from some of the more independent companies who do better figures but smaller runs. And no one got "stabbed in the back". The ME stuff had a great run, but slowly died out until it's last supporting retailer got merc'd by venture capitalists. They tried to bring it back with Wal-Mart for a hot minute, but Wal-Mart is a shitty company to have an exclusive line with and it wasn't "budget" enough for their tastes so it got the axe too. Nobody cares what you believe or not, the truth is the truth.
>>11799311>>they cost just as much as the 6" figuresthat makes no sense
>>11799311>in favor of going to a shittier scale1/12 has advantages over 1/18 though. You get more detail, better articulation and sturdier joints just by virtue of being 50% larger. Sure it makes larger vehicles impractical but if you're more of a character-focused collector it's arguably better.
I'm so excited for Lara, guys, I'm opening myself up to inevitable extreme disappointment at what they end up revealing.
>>11799066They're using AI to replace the people in the middle, not the bottom. It's almost as if they want the whole world to be 3rd-world with a wealthy class, a massive poverty class, and absolutely nothing in between. >>11799069Cities give big corporate tax breaks and even allow big companies to pay no local corporate taxes at all in exchange for moving and providing jobs locally. >>11799274>And the DEMON is an awful vehicleEven back then I was confused on the logistics of a tank that flies because even as a kid I knew that tanks are heavy as hell.>>11799457You also get fewer figures and vehicles with both at higher prices than the smaller-scale stuff. In 1985 $150 bought you a 7-foot aircraft carrier. Today it'll pay for half of a 2-foot HASLAB vehicle. >>11799484I don't think it'll suck. I just want more than her basic outfit. I personally feel like her Nevada outfit with the army pants would be a better fit within GI Joe instead fo the OG outfit with shorts, but I know that's not what we're getting. I'll still end up with it anyway as a huge TR fan.
>>11799528>hasbro shamelessly started sabotaging 3.75The cartoon colors were awful. The plastic was noticably different. Metal rivets were replaced by plastic. The faces were painted weird. Overall they were a lower quality, and at $20 each that was inexcusable. People waited decades for a reissue of V.1 Cobra Commander, which was one of the ones Hasbro lost the original mold to. Hasbro finally decides to make a new one, and what they produce with it is so shoddy that somehow the Black Major knock-offs are better quality. It's a damn shame. The original is just too expensive for casual or less-than-well-off collectors, and the retro reissue is just too.............well it looks like a fake when mixed in with regular original Joes.
>>11799537
>>11799537It's been years now, and maybe it's only me but I kinda hate Hasbro for killing off the me to trot this crap out and ultimately license it out to s7. I bought two hiss tanks and this was what my loyalty got it return.
>>11799019>Paying $26 for a $5 toyserves you right for supporting this clown show if a toy company. just wait for them to get dumped at ROSS.
>>11799528>I wouldnt even be so bitter about 6 inch figures if the industry didnt ruthlessly obliterate all the other scaled lines to make 6 inch the dominant scale. If it was just simply a side line id be fine, but the fact that basically every company within the past ten years decided to focus mainly on 6 inch figures just makes me sad.It sucks, I agree. That said, between 1/12 being more economically viable (similar partscounts to 1/18 but people will pay more for them) and just more popular, it's kinda inevitable, especially given the global economy. Thanks Obama!...No, seriously, it was around the recession that 1/18 started taking a back seat and toy companies started being more penny-pinchy if memory serves, though Israeli puppet: orange flavour hasn't been helping much, not, admittedly, that I can think of any postwar US president that HASN'T been a blatant uniparty stooge who puts the whims of a hostile rogue state over his own people, but I digress. Point being I don't entirely blame toy companies for abandoning 1/18, even if I think it sucks. On the plus side 1/18 isn't totally dead; Hiya and JoyToy make some pretty decent stuff these days.
who was the masked guy who had like a glider skiff?
>>11799679Zanzibar had a skiff but he wasn't masked.
>>11799684ok you're right. wow. i'm remembering zanzibar's skiff. used to play with my dads old joes
>>11799538>"Me Chinese Cobra. Me play joke. Me put pee-pee in GI Joe's coke."
>>11799528>Oh we totally did though, the way hasbro shamelessly started sabotaging 3.75 like they did with marvel universe and eventually dropping 3.75 lines for g.i. Joe or MU and even star wars for a few years shows how dickless hasbro wasYeah this is true
>>11799837Doesn't really matter now. Hasbro has settled in with the classified form.
More rumors:An arctic StingerA desert Vamp with tan ClutchThe Cobra FangNinja Force Snakes Eyes and JinxRetro FlashRetro RipcordAnd yet I hear no rumors about the Polar Battle Bear. That should be a shoe in.
>>11799994PBB is one of those like the Firebat that should have been done by now. I have my doubts about arctic Stinger and Vamp because the last one couldn't sell at $75 and ended up at Ross clearance.
>>11797526Supposedly its Night Force Scoop.
>>11799493>Even back then I was confused on the logistics of a tank that flies because even as a kid I knew that tanks are heavy as hell.Destro's helicopter tank is the Dominator. The DEMON is the one that elevates.
>>11799994>An arctic StingerMakes sense as a companion piece to the Arctic Hiss and Snowcat. >A desert Vamp with tan ClutchEh, would rather see a tan AWE, though I guess if it's a VAMP 2 it would work. But still, getting four repaints of that thing is a bit much. Especially if we get two in one year. >The Cobra FangKind of expected, should be simple and neat. >Ninja Force Snakes Eyes and JinxMeh, I've no interest in Ninja Force stuff unless they drop the bike. >Retro Flash>Retro RipcordYea, these aren't surprising.
>>11799333Star Wars TVC is the biggest rip off in toy history right now
>>11800254Nah. It's readily affordable at Ross and Ollie's where 90% of it ends up
Do you think we will get Baroness dressed as vintage Lara Croft? Also I hope for something with a T-Rex.
>>11800517I'd be happy with a black battle armor Baroness that didn't look like shit.
>>11799994>2 more repaints of the vamp and still no Tiger StingSo fucking annoying. >reissuing Clutch I know I should sell that fucker. He’s going for almost $200
>>11800704At that price trade it for a Rattler Baroness.
New rumor.Walmart exclusive.Some sort of New D.I.R.E. To join Crystal Ball, Ghost Vipers and Dire Night Creepers.It could possibly be a DIRE B.A.T.
The latest edition to my collection is Tripwire. I absolutely love him. I think he is one of my favorites of the entire line. Now I need to track down the regular one for a reasonable price.
>>11800739>Some sort of New D.I.R.E. To join Crystal Ball....DIRE Snake armor. That one's known, bra. I wish they'd use glow-in-the-dark plastic insteal of dull green clear plastic. >>11800742Was he ever used as anything more than background filler int he cartoon or comic books?
Yo Joe June on Monday. What's you most anticipated figure. Mine is definitely Storm Shadow Ninja Force Leader. DEF Head Hunter Laser Viper and Rock-Viper are also high on my wantlist. I think we've covered all the Sunbow era Joes right?
>>11800767I don’t remember 90% of them getting used very often. Then again I never cared much about the cartoon or the comics. Although I did enjoy both it’s always been all about the toys for me.
>rumorsI’ve noticed with this line that for every rumor that comes true there’s another that dosent pan out. Where’s my blue S.N.A.K.E?
>>11800775The original 1983 Tripwire is one of my top-5 favorites in the original line, but to show and book writers, he was nothing. That sucks.
I got this huge truck at the thrift store for $4. It needs a name. So far I’m either going with The Slammer or The Mammoth. Is either one of those names already taken by another vehicle?
A quick google shows me both those names are already used in one way or another. I am open to suggestions.
>>11800789Name it after a Transformer like Bonecrusher or Scrapper.
BBTS teased a new CC with throne, exclusive? Hooded even? Guess this was the crown tease last stream.
>>11800841Im keeping expectations low for just the same thing on the Retro but with a chair That way if it's more I'll be excited, but otherwise wont be upset about something never promised. Keeps your heartrate low
>>11800841Yes and supposedly this is hooded Cobra Commander.
>>11800841
>>11800841I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case. It'll of course be a day-1 buy if so because Cobra needs the throne.
Also we're getting four streams this June, all hosted by an anti-military/anti-gun youtuber instead of whoever's left on the design team.
>>11800864he's been doing for a while now no? or was it just pulsecon? Either way he has no say on what the gi joe team does so he can shove it and just take the money.
>The face of real "power".Kek
>>11800864I have never watched a single stream from Hasbro and have never had it impact anything in my life because I'm not a faggot
>>11800864Had no idea Dan from Toy Galaxy was so hated?Besides being fan I never got any anti-G.I.Joe vibes from him or Secret Galaxy.
>>11800871The hooded one cometh
>>11800864NOT WATCHING. Fuck that guy.
>>11800864>>11800874He's hated cause he's super left wing and used to post about it constantly when people just wanted to follow him for toys/nostalgia content. As a presenter, I think he's fine and he'll do well, better than any of the awkward designers have been over the last number of years.
>>11800906He's another smug prick who can't keep his opinions to himself.
>>11800875It makes me wonder if the people who left were the ones holding it back.
>>11800864>whoever's left on the design team.anon...
>>11801035YouTube is filled with videos of people (especially Asians) who make sculpting toys and stuff look effortless. Hasbro isn't suffering a creative vacuum with those who quit unless the DEI department is doing the hiring.
>>11800742>>11800754>>11800789>>11800797Does that truck have any markings on it to identify what line it comes from? I wanna say it's an old TRU Sentinel/True Hero/Chap Mei truck, but without knowing what official name it used it's hard to look up. >>11800841Neat, I love when a villain comes with a nice chair. >>11800906>>11800916I dunno, he seemed pretty chill to me when I met him at the NYCC Cold Slither concert last year. He got along with everyone in the crowd, didn't even seem like the smug e-celeb type when a few people recognized him and asked him about his youtube channel and stuff. Maybe he's only hated by over sensitive right wing snowflakes, but they hate everyone so that's not exactly anything new.
>>11801182Its Member’s Mark Soldier Force which is Chap Mei
>>11800971Or things have changed after all these years, which is more likely.
>>11800874>Had no idea Dan from Toy Galaxy was so hated?I gave up watching his stuff because he was insufferably arrogant and obnoxious. It became a chore to watch his videos even when he covered a rare topic I was interested in. I just avoid him altogether now. Same thing for a few other youtubers, their personalities are just not pleasant to watch. Same for that charisma-vacuum brown kid that went from youtuber to presenting for the Star Wars Hasbro streams. I do like Hasbro's MrStevie, but even he can be just a bit too over the top and cringey sometimes, but at least he has enthusiasm unlike those chucklefucks from this weeks SW stream.>>11800906>He's hated cause he's super left wing and used to post about it constantly when people just wanted to follow him for toys/nostalgia content.Ah. I didn't know because I don't follow social media. But I'm just not surprised at all. Again, he does come off as extremely arrogant.
>>11799311>6 inch figures costing the same as 3.75 figures to produce.They pretty much DO though. Labor costs the same regardless of size. The plastic difference is possibly a penny or so, they're buying it by the metric tons direct from cheap providers. The molds aren't drastically different and tooling costs are pretty much the same. A lot of the pricing difference is from perception of value and shipping costs. Shipping costs used to be much better before the covid gouging, but cartons of 3.75inch figures are smaller than 6inch so you can get more product in a shipping container for 3.75. There is an absolute TON of price gouging in the market, look at what the smaller companies can charge (Nacelle Toys 1/10 Star Trek figures are $28 and have more accessories than a NECA Ultimate, and their Valkris figure came in a box almost triple the size of the regular figures and included the Genesis device without raising the price! It's huge! Plastic Meatball just put out their 3.75 Labyrinth wave 2 at $15 with multiple figures on one card, accessories, more paint aps. compared to Super7 minimal accessories and $25 price). cont in next post
>>11801379continued:Hasbro has been talking about the price difference between 6" and 3.75 for over a decade now in so many old Star Wars and Marvel Q&A's, especially when they cited their Marvel Universe line dying because it was on the pegs next to 6" Marvel Legends, which are much larger and the price difference was minimal enough for the gift givers that they spend a little more to get more toy for their buck. There is a plethora of interviews out there, its not a big secret. Feel free to dig around. Most companies just price gouge, and lots of them claim "higher overhead" costs.
>>11801379>Labor costs the same regardless of size.Labor costs are dependent on how much to produce. Figures with more parts have higher labor costs because there's more steps in production and assembly. That's why Transformers are so expensive now with them having five times as many parts as a G1 does. The 3.75" Joes have fewer parts, so they're much cheaper to produce and assemble. Plus let's not forget that Joe vehicles used to come largely unassembled, which kept costs down.
I’m starting to think we won’t get Golobulus until 2027 for the movie’s 40 anniversary.
>>11801574I'm thinking it'll be this year's SDCC exclusive like Pythona was last year's and how the rest of Cobra-La is out there now.
>>11800864So June 3rd is the soonest that we'll hear any news. Luckily that's not far.
>>11801596Golobulus isn’t in any of the leaks though. That’s why I think he’ll be next year.Especially if crowned hooded Cobra Commander is this year’s jewel.
>>11800864Who else would they get to host it? Some ugly, whiny jackass who hates Classified, hates Super7, hates both the current and former comics, hated everyone on the Joe team, hates Hasbro as a company and never has anything even remotely positive to say about the brand? >>11799671Hasbro and most companies didn't move on from 1/18 because of whatever schizo nonsense you cooked up. People weren't buying them. The Market spoke and they said they don't want it. Deal with it and quit being a bitch about it.
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>>11801734Where’s Emily this year?
>>11801748Sooner or later we’ve got to get Dr Venom with the brainwave scanner
>>11801520>Labor costs are dependent on how much to produce.I don't know why you felt the need to quote me talking about figure size to retort about QUANTITY. Wow, no shit genius, more labor costs more! Don't dick ride me, and especially don't do it to try to act smart by making a "water is WET" tier type of point.
>>11801748>>11801745Neat
>>11801745>>11801748Damn, I thought I could pass on SDCC exclusives this year. With Fatal Furries being made, this could open up to Mega Marines monsters. Hecken yes.
>>11801748Head sculpt looks pretty good, but what a lazy way to do the gloves.
>>11800864Dan's super handsome
>>11801745With Lenny and Tony gone I wish the new people go for more comic exclusives: Dr Knox, Dr Venom, The Plague, Firewall..
>>11801748Looks good. I'm a buyer as long as it's not stupid-priced or a "get fucked trying to find a store carrying it" Walmart exclusive.
>>11801791Fucking KWINN please
>>11801796Its SDCC exclusive.
>>11801745Oh look, the Not-Inhumanoid.
>>11801814Well that fucking sucks.
>>11801835Just be quick when it shows up on Hasbro Pulse.
>>11801791Fuck that. I'd rather have more cartoon-derived stuff.
>>11801838You’re telling me.
>>11801745Looks like monster GI Joes are on the menu. We also going to get a clayface Serpentor?
>>11801745>>11801748Well shit, I actually want these sets. Sadly I won't be hitting up any Comicons this year so I guess I'll just hope they sit around for a bit like the Cold Slither set. But with a hot Cobra chick, I have low hopes this will stay in stock for long.
>>11802349Why does no one do AI toy renders of Dr Knox or Heartwrencher or Daina?
>>11802478Here have this then.
The AI slop can fuck right off
>>11802485The fuck is that Hood/Helmet bullshit? Bandages around the wrists and lower legs?Just bang it out with prompt and not a single though through your empty head?Your generated image SUUUUUUUUUUUCKS
>>11799022Rhode Island is quickly becoming a shithole and everyone capable of seeing it started to about 6 years ago
>>11802365If you're desperate and willing to pay a bit more, keep an eye on some UK shops, these exclusives and stuff usually linger here way longer.
>>11802028Word.>>11802349So stupid. That line was among the last lines that flopped so hard that Hasbro killed off ARAH because of it>>11802485I'd buy it just to give Baroness her back-up crew since the Valkyries are so damn ugly
>>11802489How many times has Hasbro released digital renders of coming figures?
>>11800851 The hood is back
>>11803029>Reissue retro CC but with a new head and a cheap cobra-shaped throne >Enjoy an easy-seller
When was Overlord ever in charge of Cobra?
>>11803214Basically for one toy commercial. He was supposed to be a new cobra leader, but they never did anything with him in the cartoon or comics.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2VeSJ-S4FE
>>11801745Holy crap, didn't think we'd ever see something like this. Shame it's an exclusive, most people will only be able to get one at most.>>11801748This Shipwreck figure is the perfect kind of thing for a convention exclusive, a very specific to one cartoon episode variant look for a character most fans will already have the regular version of. On the other hand, a new female Cobra figure, even one that's just from one cartoon episode, is something likely to be in more demand.>>11802349>We also going to get a clayface Serpentor?You mean that red monster from Mindbender's first failed attempt at creating Serpentor in the cartoon?
The age of ya ya la la na na
>>11803220It's odd, because being a 1990 character you'd think he would have been in the DiC cartoon, but they left him out entirely, and so did the comics, all he appeared in was that ad, and a few others, plus he was a boss in one of the two Nintendo games.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ILU03_Nm3Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPsyb19bzb0Sounds like it's James Avery voicing him with his Shredder voice, or someone else doing a good impression of him.I don't know how much of it is true, but supposedly Hasbro had originally planned to do a storyline about Destro taking over Cobra (similar to what happened in the comics around this time), and Overlord to just be Cobra Commander in a disguise and pretending to be a new guy to work his way back into a position of power. If this is true, the plan was completely dropped by the time the toy was released, and Overlord was just some new guy that was a new addition to the Cobra high command and contender for the leadership position.I think the only thing to ever use him since was the Devil's Due comics where he was Serpentor's general, and had the backstory of being a former Russian Spetsnaz named Mikhail Derenko.He's on my Classified wishlist, and we're running out of Cobra characters they haven't done yet, so hopefully it won't be too long.
>>11803429Making Shipwreck convention exclusive will not only make it cost $20+ more than it should (like Pythona and Serpentor), it'll pretty much hand the supply of it over to scalpers who'll make it cost even more. That does nothing short of fucking over most collectors.
>>11803808good thing it's a specific version of shipwreck most people won't wantand it using the same ridiculous face sculpt as the standard oneI'm getting that set for Deming
>>11803832I'm a huge fan of the cartoon-derived stuff, and think it looks great. I justy don't appreciate them doing it in a way that guarantees fucking over the buyers with the price.
I am surprised to see that the Facebook groups are fomo’ing Ninja Zartan super hard. He’s selling out super fast.
>>11803980yeah my day 1 target preorder was briefly on backorder but now it's notthey charged me for it over a week ago
>>11803451Yeah Overlord has to be coming but I wonder how Classified will treat him. He won’t come with the Dictator vehicle.
>>11803992fuck overlord, we need interrogator
>>11803992>>11803995Supposedly we’re getting Voltar, Zanzibar, Thrasher this year or early next year.Still no word yet on Headman, Cesspool, Night Creeper Leader, Sky Creeper, Overlord or Interrogator.
>>11803980A lot of people like that version of him (somehow). It's mainly because of the comic books. I do like the way he's tied to Zandar and Zarana by having the same color of hair, but I never got how going punk was going "ninja."
Crown hooded Cobra Commander will be figure of the year.Golobulus next year on movie 40ty anniversary.Lots of vehicle repaints:Arctic StingerVamp Mark 2 desert vehicleSlealth C.L.A.W.D.I.R.E. Tech Blue S.N.A.K.E. armorNew vehiclesCobra Moccasin with gunnerCobra FangTriple T with Sgt Slaughter
>>11804032I think people just like the look or the original toy. People were barely reading the comic when Ninja Force came out.
I for one, wanted him badly. His figure was a favorite of mine as a child. When they announced the classified everyone shit on it and most of the comments were complaining about his existence. Fast forward to release day and he is almost completely sold out before noon. Currently, my major metropolitan area only has one store with 3 left. I’m sure there will probably be more showing up on shelves soon but who knows. The same thing happened with Once a Man Cobra Commander. I felt like Inwas the only person on earth who was excited on announcement day and then when he dropped I wasn’t even able to get one because it was a fiasco. Joe collectors fomo hard lol
My Ninja Force Zartan will arrive tomorrow apparently.
>>11804107Yeah, it's frustrating how often this happens with toy fandom. Something gets announced, people loudly shit on it and nitpick it to death, then it sells out anyway.
>>11803980I like him because he's more colorful than the original Zartans, who look bland next to all the colorful Dreadnoks released since then
>>11802820those are CAD renders of the product being made from files sent to factories. leave your ai shit in the garbage. worse is ai isn't even physical customs
Baroness mirin
>>11804074>Crown hooded Cobra Commander will be figure of the year.So far this is the bet of the year in my opinion. CC is a great character and one of the key characters, but I doubt it'll be as cool as this
>>11804207the paint on that figure is 2019 level
>>11804207Next legacy is suppose to be arctic search and medical rescue
Bobby Vala cancels his O-ring line, admitting that he can't make them cheaper than Super7.
>>11804232That could be pretty cool.Vala did his panel at DFW. I won't go into everything announced, but will mention that the Swarm Locust orinthopter-thingamajig is on hold. Just can't make the numbers he wants work at this time.
>>11804295I didn't know he was planning on it. Don't care either way. I prefer the vintage with some Reaction+ mixed in
>>11804295smart, no one wants over priced o-rings. That's why hasbro doesn't make them anymore.
>>11804311zarty wild for dis one
>>11804311That's not ninja-like. They rely on stealth.
>>11804386storm shadow wears bright white
>>11804107Which figure are you talking about? Also, did you end up getting that Cobra Commander, because he still available on Hasbro Pulse UK? I don't know how we'd go about it, but maybe I can help you get one.
>>11804414he's talking about ninjer zartan
>>11803992I think the question is more whether they make the original 1990 Overlord or the 2000s Devil's Due costume, they're not likely to make a vehicle there wouldn't be much demand for. I'd like both costumes, but I doubt many people would want two versions of this guy.>>11803995>fuck overlord, we need interrogatorIt's OK to want both, anon. I want both.>>11804107>The same thing happened with Once a Man Cobra Commander. I felt like Inwas the only person on earth who was excited on announcement dayThere were at least two of us, I'm still in amazement this thing even exists.
>>11797526I’m guessing Arctic Cobra Commander and Baroness will be a 2 pack exclusive
Take a look at this. Everything in red not revealed is supposedly the following:Final 3 of the main wave if they don’t get pushed to 2027 are:VoltarMuskrat SF Road PigTake all this with a grain of salt but we’ll know within the next month.The final 2 unrevealed mainline Deluxes are supposedly this year’s final legacy figure and the Dusty with Sandstorm.The final 3 of the Retro wave this year are supposedly retro Flash, Firefly and Ripcord.Final Target Exclusive is supposedly Ninja Force Snake Eyes and Jinx Final Walmart exclusive is an either a new DIRE figure but we don’t know which one. Or it’s Night Force Outback.The final Amazon/Fan Channel/Pulse exclusives supposedly are:Stealth CLAW with pilot Triple T with SlaughterWater Moccasin with gunner Marauders Mutt & Footloose 2 packArctic CC & Baroness 2 packArctic Stinger with driverVamp version II with tan ClutchCobra FangDIRE Tech blue SNAKE armor
>>11804466>Final Walmart exclusive is an either a new DIRE figure but we don’t know which one. Or it’s Night Force Outback.when was the last time they did Night Force? the past 3 have been DIRE themed if we include Crystal Ball, right?
>>11804467This is correct. But we have Night Force Psyche-Out coming out for Wal-mart
Did Hasbro snub Larry Hama and won't give him his classified series figure and has to rely on BBTS figure line? I wouldn't mind since BBTS actually has ball to make a hooded evil guy. Would have been cool if Larry was in an official GI Joe Classified box though.
This rifle looks so much better with the fuckhuge afg sliced off
>>11804580Agreed.
The Vala Rocketeer looks pretty good
>>11804621And the medic, based on that kid who got his face eaten by the dog
>>11804624And Big Snake from Splinter Cell
>>11804626something always just seems off with the shape of action force figures
>>11804621Weren't they supposed to show off their WWII line this weekend too?
>>11804728They did
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>>11804678They look kinda bulbous and weird, but one you gear them up they're allright.Their medic is cheff's kiss
>>11804748they showed more things, like the boat and other figuresthis one is called "Ocular Serpent", because Bobby can't stop being a twat
I did see those new weapons packs. The all gold pack is tacky, but the movie pack looks cool
>>11802485BIG BUNDA BITCHES
>>11804744Eh, I think just the 2cm Flak. No gear pack for the German is kind of a headscratcher, and the weapons pack is pretty eh. Someone should probably drop a dime about the 1957 decorations, so the Germans don't look quite so boring. Here's to 2028 reveals, lol.Oh, the Rocketeer was neat. Probably better suited on the paratrooper buck, but that's just some parts-swapping.
>>11804749I don't want any of those. I want Vala to produce more figures like that glow-in-the-dark bug guy as well as produce female soldiers that don't look like bulldog lesbians.
>>11804756That's one thing Vala got right but Hasbro refuses to do. Hasbro's approach is to stuff the blisters so you don't need it. I'd do the opposite, lower figure prices with less in the blisters, toss in things like Slaughter's mini of himself as well as props from the comic book and cartoon, and sell "battle gear" packs like they used to. I don't think people would complain if Hasbro sold weapons packs with crates and gun racks packaged in. And it would be cool for figures that were supposed to come with vehicles to come with mini versions. Think of retro Wild Bill coming with a mini dragonfly.
>>11797526>>11800875>>11800971>>11801324Allegedly the guy responsible for the hooded cobra commander toy embargo was lorenzo di bonaventura who is mostly known as the producer for the transformers movies but he also produced the two gi joe movies also. The story goes he thought cobra commanders hood was "racist" and told hasbro to stop making toys of it and hasbro complied to stay in paramounts good graces. Funnily enough a bunch of bad gossip started coming out about lorenzo within the past year including how he was racist towards the latino directors of rise of the beasts so this whole outrage over CC's hood was all performative shit from lorenzo.
>local international toy showWell the people from Fext hobby were there shilling their waresPicked up escort L and data from another booth. Man, from a smaller company this figure is great. At a minimum, it is better than NECA and McFelon. All the joints work right out of the box without breaking, have a full range of movements, and has none of these annoying soft ratchets from Hasbro. Though they are a bit pricy when compared to your regular GI Joe Classified. They don't have that many accessories. Especially this figure. You don't have another proper close combat weapon besides the pistol. But it does have an additional joint in the torso, so side-to-side movement along with the ab crunch. They also have the two human characters there with the exosuit and the orange bot. The human characters look kind of generic, and I don't like Orange's head. I never had an acid rain figure before. I collect mostly 3.75 scale. But AR usually packs all sorts of goodies, bumping up the prices, so I never had one. But I think if the design is good, I might get a few more of these large acid rain figures just to play around.
Another image from the show. The buggy is huge. One complain about Escort LThe way they molded its right hand is kinda of weird. You know how joes have their gun hand slightly outward so the gun looks right when pointing straight. They did not do that here. The opening is parallel to the arm and looks a bit bizarre when posing. Some hot water can for force the hand to a somewhat ok position.
>>11804989Those don't look bad. I don't know if it's something I'd buy because my collecting is already stretched wide with GI Joe, Transformers, Final Fantasy, and other stuff, but they look alright. >>11804964>he was racist towards the latino directors of rise of the beastsThat movie was directed by a racist Black guy who failed his way up the ladder, and wanted a Transformers movie that completely lacked White human heroes. The movie was officially a success even though it did like Little Mermaid remake/Mandalorian and Grogu, and claimed it was a financial success even though people in the real world reported nearly empty theaters.
>>11804466>Arctic CC & Baroness 2 packThis is the only one that really jumps out at me. It's a shame it'll be internet exclusive because that guarantees a bullshit price that's $20 more than it should be. >The final 3 of the Retro wave this year are supposedly retro Flash, Firefly and Ripcord.Firefly might be alright. >Stealth CLAW with pilot Please don't give it a retarded head with even-more-retarded helmet like the last one.
>>11804466Weird how the all the last retro waves have an original Joe in them.Zap, then Grunt, now Flash.I guess that was Lenny and Tony trying to get them out before they left.
>>11805084The 1982 Joes are all generic greenshirts, except for Scarlett, Stalker, and Snake Eyes. They weren't a priority because of it.
>>11805084They know people want them if nothing else than for completion sake of the "og13" They've drawn it out as long as they possibly could to keep people invested in the line.
>>11804735This one is the best of the bunch, but they all have weird shoulders.>>11804737This looks like shit>>11804739They really went with no insignias at all on these guys. Not saying I wanted swastikas planted everywhere, but something on the collar would have been nice.>>11804742pointless basic troop if they aren't making a german gear add on. Who's running around without even a hat on in wwii?
It's been YoJoe June for over 10hours and no new reveals. God, this is gonna suck this year for GI Joe.
>>11805113The first livestream with new reveals is on the 3rd. Reference:>>11800864
>>11805127We usually get a tease in the first of June like previous years. Like a couple renders at least.
>>11805138It's still morning, The suits are waking up after a long weekend of coke, underage hookers, and golf. Give it time.
>>11805138Don't worry, I'm sure the Lara Croft figure they're doing will get an undue amount of marketing focus and the renders for stuff people care about will be an after thought
>>11805112>They really went with no insignias at all on these guys. Not saying I wanted swastikas planted everywhere, but something on the collar would have been nice.Yup. Collar tabs and an EK II button ribbon at least. It looks like it has shoulder boards, dunno if they will be painted, and like I mentioned, 1957 badges would be better than nothing at all.>pointless basic troop if they aren't making a german gear add on. Who's running around without even a hat on in wwii?My nigga.
>>11805113Wednesday is the first day of reveals on fanstream.But they already gave us looks at the San Diego exclusives Fatal Fluffy and Shipwreck vs Cadet Denning.Also told us the NYCC exclusive Lara Croft.
>>11805173I am an invasive species into your G.I. Joe reservation and want a Lara figure more than any Joe, so to me she is due all the preferential treatment they can give her. At least it'll be fleeting, probably a one maybe two figure situation then you'll never have to worry about the crossover again.
>>11805209I'm not opposed to the idea of a solid Lara Croft figure either, and I also think they'll probably do a standard release and then deluxe offering that comes with an ATV or something, but I'm in this shit for cobra primarily
>>118051461980s reference. I wonder if there are any testarossas in the corporate parking lot. >>11805201Lara is a con exclusive? Damn. First Shipwreck and now her. Thanks, fucking Hasbro. >>11805209I can only hope it does well enough to get Nevada and London Lara, which are better choices for Classified.
>>11804961My problem with Hasbro weapons for Classified is the lack of consistency in regards to who uses what. Cobras using Joe weapons , Joes using Cobra weapons and them consistently reusing weapons that should be unique one offs. I get they have to reuse molds to keep costs low, but there should be some guns that are restricted to a specific faction or unit. Not that Bala is better. The thing that ruins a lot of the older figures is that everyone has that ugly-ass Maxim 9. Worse yet, the holster for the Maxim 9 can't be used for any other sidearm. Also, some Valaverse weapons, like the AKs are too big. It reminds me of some of the oversized guns we got in the o-ring days.
>>11804295>>11804333Some people still want o-rings. Look at Operation: Recall and other o-ring lines. It's just a niche of a niche.
>>11805220They stuff blister trays with everything they can. They can't release a vehicle without including a ton of shit to keep track of. They can't do a simple figure repaint without retooling the mold. If they're trying to keep costs down I sure as hell haven't seen it.
>>11805229I collect both. There's no rule that says if you collect one then you're forbidden from collecting the other. The reaction+ stuff has been great, and there's still a ton of vintage that I don't have. And Hasbro always manages to throw out a Classified figure that I can't say no to.
>>11805231Wait, are you mad they they actually pack accessories with their toys?
>>11805255Yeah, I saw a Pixel Dan video awhile back and he profiled a bunch of them. There's a weird "pull" they have on me.
>>11797526I went to target this morning and they only had one ninja force zartan left on the peg and i immediately grabbed him and got him
>>11805264They should be bringing prices down. A few accessories are fine but it does get to the point where they're just driving the price up.
>>11805264They are
>>11805279>I went to Target and found exactly what I was looking for I wish the same could be said about exclusives given to another store COUGH*WALMART*COUGH.
>>11804978>it is better than NECA and McFelon. All the joints work right out of the box without breaking,>NECA breaks>Image clearly has Japanese or Chinese lettersI thought NECA anon is an American?
>>11805302The prices aren't high because of accessories. It's because the CEO of Hasbro is betting that figures will sell regardless of price. Even before the tariffs they were raising prices.
>>11805231What kind of loser gets mad that toys come with accessories? Go buy Funko Pop then you whiny cunt
>>11805279Noice. He’s awesome.
Even as a child I never really saw this dude as a ninja. Just a newer, cooler Zartan that they threw into the Ninja line. This figure gets major points for his face sculpt. I really like it a lot.
>>11805351A lot of people don't know this. Prices are not set by production costs, they're set by marketing people guessing how much customers are willing to pay. Part of all product strategy is to raise prices year over year, even if costs don't increase, just to earn more.
One small problem; using his ab crunch split his jacket open. I don’t hate it though, I don’t think I’m even going to ‘fix’ it
Welp, get ready for $30 mainlines with less accessories boys. This is gonna be it. Hasbro greed and ultimate downfall. There's not going to be enough willing buyers with food and gas prices are also going up. Influencers already offloading their shit on their socials. Soon every release is going to be an exclusive so collectors are forced to FOMO buy. I havent preordered a mainline in over a year. Last time I did was still $22 a fig.
>>11805470why is bodie from the wire dressed like snowjob
>>11805201>Also told us the NYCC exclusive Lara CroftOh fuck off, why is everything so shit man.
>>11805201When did they say Lara would be a con exclusive? All I've seen was merely the announcement of the crossover.
>>11805351>Even before the tariffs they were raising prices.True. People who hate Trump want everyone to forget that part.>>11805394The kids who bought that were toddlers when the 1984 original came out. For them that was the first version of Zartan that they knew of at the time.
This looks cool as fuck, coincidentally could work really well with Lara Croft heh.
>>11805554Reminds me of Big Boss in the end of MGS 5 with face covered in bandages while Venom Snake was told that he's Big Boss.
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>>11805570>coolest viper ever>locked in a vehicle 2 pack that will cost 100 dollars at least
>>11805570I like this one. The trouble bubble looks alright but the viper looks great. >>11805564Reminds me of Inhumanoids figures of figures with tiny heads because of their large suits.
>>11805567this nigga has a knife sheath and NO knife?
>>11805113>>11805564>>11805567>>11805570So they wait until noon Pacific time. Fucking commies.
>>11805567>>11805570>renders of repaint figures they showed physically 6 months ago
>>11805580It's gonna take them a while to get to the other stuff.
>>11805594realistically that vehicle two pack should already be up for preorder, it's like the CLAW all over again
>>11805564That swapable corpse head is fucking metal.
>>11805564Meh, they better make a whole new figure for a retro carded v2.
>>11805305Buddy, you have no idea how much i share your sentiment*ahem*FUCK WALMART AND FUCK WALMART EXCLUSIVES!!!>>11805382Hes probably the coolest classified ive gotten since battle armor CC. Now if only hasbro would make a serpentor that is actually affordable/obtainable to a casual collector of the line like me
>>11805709The rumor mongers say they're going to make "shirtless Serpentor." I guess we'll be finding out this month if it's true.
>>11805470Fuck off doomwisher
>>11805564the fuck are these proportionshe looks like a gears of war nigga
>>11805833in case you couldn't tell, he's a guy in a big suithe's gonna cost 45 dollars and be 7 inches tall
>>11805351True
>>11805564Jesus, what the hell is the story behind that alternate dead head?
>>11805564Initially, I thought this was one of those bigass Star Brigade guys.
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>>11806233My guess is you can play like he died under compression of a deep dive
>>11805351lol no
>>11806267this one is believably a guy in a suit the new one looks like a gorilla has to be in there to use those arms
>>11800971Doubtful, these things are planned 1-2 years out. We will be seeing their influence for at least another years worth of figures.
>>11800876why is there always some crying bitch? i literally don't even know who that is. what type of mental illness does it take to know every person in the world and have made one sided enemies of half of them?
>>11800864>whoever's left on the designwho is left?IS my prediction about GI Joe being dead after this year actually true? All they'll release afterward will be whatever is left over from when they had a design team and fill in the gaps with cheap redecos and retools?
>>11806297Fuck you, Dan. Still not watching. The "modern audience" can support you, establishment bootlicker.
>>11806388BMac is still there.
>>11806388I'm feeling like GI Joe will get better with them gone. I'm feeling like next year will be loaded with character variants as well as new versions of figures that weren't done right in the first place. I'm also hoping for vehicles that got held back for the seven years so far such as polar battle bear, mocassin, firebat, thunder machine, and skyhawk.
>>11806388the price increases are what’s gonna kill this line not the design team
>>11806435I have to agree. As prices rise, I am forced to buy less. They can blame Trump all they want, but the line has done nothing but rise in price for the past 5 years, and they're not even trying to bring prices down. Big companies act like their pride will get hurt if they bring prices down so people can afford to buy more.
>>11806438it’s not about pride, it’s about shareholders demanding ever increasing profits unfortunately shareholders also don’t care if a company cannibalizes itself long term for those short term gains
>>11806267>>11805564Kek
>>11806575it's the evolution of that guy who dies a little inside every time he sees rattler baroness
>>11806575Reminds me that astronaut suit villain from Dr Who.
>>11806443Educated businessmen know that the more you sell, the more you make. Price-pushing customers away makes you less.
>>11806695the crown isn’t removable? Why is hasbro like this
>>11806692>>11806700From the waist up it's fantastic, shame they used those shitty legs/boots
>>11806702They teased the figure by showing the crown laying by itself
>>11806692>>11806695>>11806697>>11806700What kind of exclusive is this?
>>11806692I'll wait the inevitable puppy kicker release.
Product shots of yesterday's renders are out too. Makes you wonder what the point of wednsday's stream is.
>>11806716captcha ate my image
>>11806716they'll definitely show a full standard wave this month, but 1 or 2 figures at a timeand they could always announce a haslab
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>>11806726if this a pulse exclusive, it's gonna be fucking over for actually being able to get it
HOLY SHIT
>>11806692THIS IS RACIS N SHITTHIS IS NOT OK
>>11806702I think they're displaying him with it on as a work around for that producer who banned the hood.
>>11806737It’s ya boi!
>>11806737That cape attaches some other way than the Serpent Supreme one.
>>11806737>texture pants>smooth upper bodyFucking Hasbro. What is your mental retardation?
Lol @ the guy who has to post the news even if someone else already posted it first (practically every time)
>>11806744Im kvetching too
>>11806760Its a $60 head sculpt for the retro card with a bunch of literal junk to fill the box
>>11806756probably around the neck under the hood
>>11806737Looks good except for the Han Solo blaster. >>11806768What the fuck? When did Salvo get replaced by Shaniqua?>>11806771The Baroness will look lovely on that throne while using CC and other cobras as footrests.
>>11806722What's with the swappable skull head? Did they kill him at some point?
>>11806780He didn't die in the cartoon, so it's either something derived from the comic books, or it's something Tony and the others just thought looked cool.
>>11806737>a soft cloth capeLOVE it. Yeah I'm buying it.
>>11806782>He didn't die in the cartoonNo fucking shit, Sherlock. We can all speculate too you know, what a worthless response.
>>11806780it's the only reason I'd ever buy the figure, so it was a good add
>>11806787Yeah, I'll be grabbing one of those off the 'bay when he releases. That's a great accessory.
>>11806747His name is Lorenzo di Bonaventura, a fat, retarded, subuman fuck
>>11806737https://youtu.be/37YTHXVsxhw?si=5kdQlImY6aCm-J0N
>>11806775During the IDW run. Technically anyone can just say she was a different person with the same code name.Like Doc’s niece Carla or Dial-Tone’s sister Jill.
>>11806737Holy shit
>>11805564Do you think he’ll be capable with the SHARC, whenever they make it in the future?
>>11806791if you're looking for a skull head in general, the Fist Ninja Marvel Legend has an alternate skull headI popped it on a cobra trooper and it works well
>>11806817IF they make one. They can't even get a Firebat or any sort of boat out, so it's doubtful.
>>11806692Hey Marvel, can I copy your homework?
>>11806737Guaranteed that is going to be over $70
>>11806853It'll probably be exclusive to ensure it having a high price.
>>11806737I thought they couldn't make the hooded CC, according to all the sources all over the place? What changed?
>>11806883that was always the same shit about how they couldn't make >>11806832 original Zemo with the hood, but then they did
>>11806888Oh never heard that one but no interest in Baron Zemo so that would explain why.
>>11806819Yeah, I haven't gotten around to that one yet. The more options the better.
>>11806883Apparently some producer took offense, but they're not dealing with him anymore so fuck it.
>>11805570I want to see an o-ring of this figure. When are we going to get back to 3 3/4 figures? Tired of this 6 inch "collector" garbage that's being shoved down our throats.
>>11806435>the price increases are what’s gonna kill this lineAnd the stiff, ratchety joints, and the cheap rubbery weapons, and the non-removable, bulky vests that hinder articulation.
>>11807121You can only hope for S7 to get on it.
>>11807121Never. Even Valaverse stopped making them because the demand isn’t there.
>>11807125>deth of teh line is the price hike>not the return to the goofiest and most reviled era of GI Joe and it's neon obsessionfunny that when Hasbro gets it right it still gets it wrong
>>11807125Why would any of those things kill the line when they've been an issue with the line since the beginning
>>11807121lmao
>>11807148>Never. Even Valaverse stopped making them because the demand isn’t there.Other companies have tried o-ring, but either the quality isn't there or they want $25 for a figure that should cost no more than $10. Most collectors don't know what they really want, they just buy what they perceive is popular. Right now, 6-inch has marketing hype from Hasbro, whereas o-ring or 3 3/4" has none. The herd mentality. That's what drives sales. It's not the collector that determines what is popular, it's Hasbro that does. So my question is: When will Hasbro start hyping 3 3/4" again?
>>118072266 inch has better facesThat's the reason I prefer itI've also been collecting 6 inch figures for over 25 years
>>11807226I want 3.75 but I don't want o-ring. Its an ancient, unnecessary technology. They should go back to making POC/30th Anniversary style figures.
>>11807125>>11807152 >>11806435Brothers, the line has been dying for the past 5 years. They had terminal cancer at birth and the new price increase is like giving it AIDS too.>>11807226o-ring is shit. As a 1:18 collector, i avoid outdated engineering that is made to self-destruct, especially when it's made to look like it's sculpted to look ugly like most nostalgiafag toys are.
No Haslab this year confirmed, and the crown is removeable.
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>>11807268>>11807269Who posted this?
>>11807270Whoops, it was BMac. The only on screen guy left there. Sounds like he's in charge of everything now with all the first person he used in that post.
>>11807271Will there be any HasLabs this year for other properties? Like Transformers?Is this because of the move? Is this Tron HasLab did portly?
>>11807272Nothing's been announced, so I'm guessing no. I don't think Tron failing killed them, probably more just the timing of the move and the current economy issues made them take the year off to be safe.
>>11805201>Also told us the NYCC exclusive Lara Croft.Of course she is, the one year I can't be there in person. >>11807226>they want $25 for a figure that should cost no more than $10.And this is why we'll never get 1:18 figures again, because people still think that because a figure is slightly smaller it should be dramatically cheaper. The amount of plastic is probably the *least* influential part of an items costs and the only real advantage 1:18 stuff had price wise was that they could ship more items for similar prices. But if no one is buying them, you can ship as many as you want but it'll just be a waste of time. Because again, no one was buying em. If Hasbro tried to push 1:18 stuff, the line would be just as expensive but far less popular as classified. Because if Hasbro really had the ability to decide "what was popular" they wouldn't have had so many flop lines. >>11807259People have been saying the line is dead since the line literally started. They haven't been right yet nearly seven years later, but I'm sure if they keep saying it then eventually they'll actually be right!And yea, O-Rings are awful and I hate that they're making such a come back with collectors. If I wanted O-rings I'd buy the original joes and a box load of rubber bands. ME sculpt were far better figures and a far better use of a smaller scale and price point. >>11807268>>11807269This is neat info, how is it coming out? And if not getting a Haslab means we can get more medium sized retail vehicles, I'm all for it. As is, we're already expecting the two smaller sets, two Vamp/Stinger re-releases and some potentially new vehicles, which is pretty cool to hear.
>>11807268>no haslabthank godjust put the thunder machine out for 200 dollars with two pack in figures, it'll sell fine
>>11807281No one has said Lara is a con exclusive
>>11807281>This is neat info, how is it coming out?fullforcepodcast posted the images on twitter and said it was from BMac. I'm assuming he posted them on instagram, but I don't ever check that place.
>>11807259>o-ring is shitO-ring has a unique styling that makes gi joe stand out from all the generic rubbery shit. It has a kiddie charm that is sorely missing from today’s hyper realistic collector figs. They also have the added play feature of being customizable - just remove the screws to swap parts from other figs.
>>11807281I wonder what this year’s Made-To-Order will be in December?
>>11807293O-Ring is the ultimate rubbery shit. I want toys you can leave in the attic for 20 years without falling apart
>>11807298Its the Thunder Machine like the rumors. Lenny's last word before leaving. It's why the push for all the Dreadnoks, even the DiC era ones and even Zanya. Thrasher of course will be included while Zanzibar and Air Skiff will get a retail release as a deluxe set.
>>11807281>People have been saying the line is dead since the line literally started. They haven't been right yet nearly seven years laterAny other line would have been canceled after the movie bombed and the movie toyline got clearanced out. No other toyline that shows up as plentiful at Ross/TJ Maxx ever survived, hence people saying it going to die.>ib4 star wars and marvelonly certain waves from these series show up, whereas almost the entirety of the GI Joe line shows up at Ross and Ollies.But i guess because Hasbro owns the GI Joe brand, they kept it on life support, because any profit is good and maybe because getting shelf space back after getting canceled is hard to do?And now it looks like they're finally reached their limit and pulling the plug, because it seems they've fired almost everyone who was making the GI Joe line.
>>11807352>but I guess>now it looks>because it seemssee you next yearand the year after thatand the year after that
>>11807352I like how it used to be>this line is deadand now it's>this line is on life support and will last indefinitely
>>11806401you sound like a retard. no one cares about your random vendettas
>>11807281>And yea, O-Rings are awful and I hate that they're making such a come back with collectorsyou sound like a retarded bitch
>>11807226>$25 for a figure that should cost no more than $10Based on nothing.
>>11807334you can
>>11807366I've been posting in the GI Joe Generals since 2009 and was in the GI Joe threads before every toyline needed a General. I was posting in the GI Joe Generals even when Hasbro killed the line in 2016 and continued posting in the GI Joe General even after it switched to being called the 1:18 General.So as long as people want to talk about GI Joes, yeah, you'll see me there, unless you're one of those consumerwhores who only likes shit if there's new products to buy?>>11807436I've always said it's been on life support when retailers stopped ordering as much and Hasbro was doing half ass releases (early 2023). It became obvious sales were down not just because of the plague, shipping crisis, and the economic downturn that was killing GI Joe: it was GI Joe losing its fanbase.Screenshot also includes another anon referring to it being on life support right after the movie and its toyline bombed in 2021.So it's pretty clear that the only people who said the line are dead are dumbshits like you who misconstrue people's actual viewpoints.
>>11806747>>11806805We've been hearing this for years but I'm not quite sure HOW that guy has any influence in what Hasbro is allowed to make for their toylines? Especially after he fucked up the GI Joe films.
>>11807226>Most collectors don't know what they really want, they just buy what they perceive is popular.Buying because of what other people think is cool is a pathetic thing. It's been my observation within myself as well as others that most collectors collect more than one line, so the varying lines are competing against each other for your limited money. >>11807268GI Joe was one HASLAB line that never had a fail, so it's their loss. They shouldn't let the Tron failure drag everything else down.
https://boards.4chan.org/toy/thread/11807739/gi-joe-military-general-yo-joe-june-edition#bottomNew one's up just in time for today's first livestream with hopefully new reveals.
>>11807340I hope that's not it because the front end will scrape on everything, and it's hardly suitable for people who are swamp-dwellers.
>>11807563Nigga, you declared the line died Three years ago and it's still going. You're the wrongest fucker ITT.
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>>11807937Why are there so many lefties on GI Joe?I'm taking about their hands, not politics.
>>11807747prove it. I already posted the earliest post of mine where i said the line was on life support.Which is right around the time all the Cobra Island shit was showing up at Ross, making it obvious that despite Hasbro giving what GI Joe fans wanted (nostalgiashit), it wasn't enough to garner better sales and actually did the opposite, hence a boat load of stock showing up outlet discount stores.So i didn't declare GI Joe was on life support for an entire year, because maybe various WAlmarts around the US were only tempoarily holding off on restocking GI Joe on their shelves, and that they would restock in Christmas. Maybe the Walmarts and Targets that kept on stocking GI Joe were going to give more shelf space again by then too.But nope... some Walmarts no longer carried GI Joe after the movie bombed and those Walmarts/Targets that kept carrying it never gave it much shelfspace afterward.Nevermind HAsbro themselves were releasing fewer figures per waveAnd now GI Joe has decimated their GI Joe design team, almost like they're not going to even make new designs anymore.So, can you go into our archive and find any posts of mine where i said it was dead and not on life support? My posts are pretty easy to find, given i almost always post a picture, with a descriptive file name, and i type out relatively long, rationale posts.
