Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0

Yep he is packed 2-3 to a case, Snake eyesx3, Cobra commander, Flint, and Cobra officer only come 1 per case.

The feet refuse to stay extended in robot mode. The automorph is in the upper body, once you fold the torso into place, the head, arms, and waist move into place in unison and lock solidly into place(prior to this they are not as secured). The feet move up the ankle ice shards but since its minimal I'm not sure if you would call that automorph. Archeville is included with Starscream.

No prob man. No, thats not the set. Baronv's got it right. The only thing the new comic pack shares is the same issue of the comic, other than that, completely different figures. Also the new pack will only have 2 figures included, rather than 3. To be honest I think the new set will be superior, because the old one pictured had quality control problems. My Snake eyes had too much excess plastic on the knee making his leg unable to close at the seams, and Storm Shadow's foot started to crack. Not to mention the swords given had handles too big for the figures to grasp, with the exception of Snake Eye's sword. With that said, I think the new set will be vastly superior in quality. We already know the figures are going to be a ton better as well.

As over the top as some issues and arcs got, the comics were at least believable compared to the cartoon, where "yo joe!" was exclaimed every other 5 minutes. Not to mention there was seriousness and depth.

Everything is included, they are packaged attached to the wings on the hasbro version in package.

The iced voyager Megatron also has annoying spring loaded feet with no locking mechanism whatsoever. I like the ice(love translucent plastic), but the feet are the main annoying dissapointment. Other than that, the automorph, and the articulation are solid, I like it.

So long as the script is not going to utilize most of an earlier script I read"the one where they resorted to calling Cobra Commander 'cool guy", then the movie may turn out well. I hope it does.

It is worth getting but the cobra pack is the superior set. I ended up supergluing Gungho's gun and Scarlett's bow, because the folding parts on gungho's gun were easily detached, as well as Scarlett's bowstring. Perhaps the loose right hip on gungho was just on the initial cases, because the one I have has tight hips. Also, since the gijoe logo is molded onto the joe stands, it is a lot harder for the joes to be displayed on their stands, compared to the cobras. I like how the logo is molded on, but in this case, even though it might not look as good, I prefer just the star to be molded in the middle, it at least leaves room for their feet. It also depends on how long you can wait, and which characters you want most. Later this year, or early next year, the comic packs are coming out for most likely $9.99. They include 2 figures and a reprint comic. Issue 21 from the marvel run"Silent interlude", will come with Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes from the battle packs. Battle pack Snake Eyes is really that good, because he is a faithful rendition of the original figure/design and excels and surpasses it in every which way. The old one never had much detail on his satchiel charges, never had a seperate harness for his web gear, never had a functional holster nor sheath, and like all old joes, had huge visible pins on his shoulders and elbows, making some limbs look huge. Not to mention the head sculpt has always looked off. Once you stand both next to each other, the differences are mindblowing, the anniversary one certainly takes the cake. Its to the point where its unfair, however being that the new one is the anniversary version, its to be expected that its much better than the old. Another thing, its more accurate to the old figure than the single pack version is to the 85 Snake Eyes(2nd version). Both battle pack and single pack Snake Eyes share the same mold but have different harnesses and head sculpts. I guess it would all depend on which costume you like more as well. The one you currently have is his most iconic look. The battle pack version is the one many of the comic fans like more, because it was his first costume, and it wasn't until issues 21+ that he went ninja crazy so to speak. Its basically Snake eyes all commando without a trace of ninjutsu. If you ask me, both are worth having, however, if you can wait, the battle pack version is coming out later in a comic pack, and it will save you some money.

Yea the O ring issue is really hit or miss man, I never encountered hit(unless you count 91 General Hawk but that was broken because I twisted it several times and let it go to perform a "tornado move"), so aside my sheer stupidity with that figure, none of mine have yet to break their O rings(oh and Shadow ninja Bushido whom I popped into the microwave). Oh the errors of childhood. All of my other figures have yet to break. Single pack Snake Eyes surprised the heck out of me. I was initially turned off by the headsculpt, but after opening it, I realized how iconic and well sculpted it was. Its a very nice figure. The battle pack Snake Eyes is incredible. The original does not even come close to the anniversary version, it really is that good. The original looked like he had some weird stuffed skimask. The new one looks like he is wearing a fitted battle mask with a gloss visor. Not to mention accurate not only to the original comics more so than the old toy, but also to the newer comics.

Same as the G1 repaint we are getting over here via Walmart.

Its okay man. I hope these are brought over for the same price as in japan, these seem dirt cheap! Even with the accessory sets, the price for a mini and accessory kit is almost $10 less than a full size revoltech.

It was scrapped. The characters set for that wave might come out in the anniversary line using the anniversary sculpts. At SDCC, Hasbro displayed customs of their anniversary figures, and among them were Alley Viper, Airtight, Sgt. Slaughter, Night Creeper and more. They did this to guage interest. If any of these characters are set for the line, they will probably be unveiled in more concrete form next month at the official convention. The custom Airtight looked great. Hasbro is clearancing out what they have left of DTC to make room for the anniversary figures. To get DTC vehicles and figures for dirt cheap click here. There is no doubt in my mind that the original "13" will be in the anniversary line by next year, as well as the Dreadknoks.

That is confusing. Can you elaborate?

I was so glad the thumbs were fixed. If the hands have a hold time holding the weapons due to their softer nature, the easiest trick is to heat them with a blow dryer for a few seconds. When the hands become very soft, bend them into the desired position you want them to keep. Immediately afterwards, either rinse the hands with cold water, or shove the figure in the freezer for a few minutes. Due to the softer nature of the hands compared to the old, afterwards the hands should be able to hold the weapons more tightly. Its said that the new torso articulation is more accurate to the way the human body actually moves, compared to the old figures. From the figures I have, all of them can twist sideways well, but Destro, Baroness and Storm Shadow have the best all around torso motion. Especially Baroness.

I didn't think sigma 6 sucked, I liked it. I liked the 8" figures a lot, the 2.5" vehicles were great but the 2.5" figures needed work. There is a fair share of those who like it and those who do not. To each their own. The early vehicles from the 80's were the best. Why? The reason is that they did not look like bloated and out of proportion. For example, with the exception of the cockpit interior, the Rattler, Night Raven and Skystriker as well as Tomahawk look to be in a smaller scale than the figures, maybe 1/32 or less. They were out of scale with the joe figures sure, but they were consistent in their scales with the exception of their cockpit interiors, to enable a figure to sit inside. This is hard to explain, but basically this is the reason why the 80's vehicles look so different than the 2002+ vehicles. The 2002+ vehicles had vehicles built around the figures, for example the Thunderwing(F-22) looks bloated with small wings. Compare how the X-30 Conquest and the Skystriker compare, and its obvious which ones are superior sculpt wise. Another example is that if you were to disregard the figure in the cockpit, the skystriker looks like a small scale F-14. It does not come off looking like a bloated airplane with small wings built around an action figure. Maybe there is an easier way to explain this, but I think most of you get where I am coming from. In essence, the 80's vehicles had superior proportions, and it seems that the figures were secondary to the vehicles, where as from 2002-up, it was the other way around. Even the Ghost striker, the predecessor of the Thunderwing, was a much better plane. It may have looked a bit fat for an F-16, but its much more closer to an F-16 than the Thunderwing is to an F-22. The old joes have a harder ABS plastic, but they were prone to breaking thumbs and crotch pieces. With the softer plastic on the hands, thumb breakage is out of the picture, however 2 of my figures had hands that were just a bit too tender. Although the crotch piece hinders some movement on a few figures, it will not break like the old one, and is a more accurate sculpt. It is true as some have pointed out, that they can do poses that the older joes could never do. The swivel wrists and double jointed knees are great, as well as the ball jointed ankles. As much as I thought Baroness would be my least liked figure, she's actually one of my favorites now. It could be better but she looks much better than the pudgy and bored looking vintage mold, which I have. I actually don't mind her hip articulation being hindered, I think her ball jointed ankles make up for it in coordination with her ball jointed ankles. A cool thing is that she has different paint finishes on her. Her leg plating and chest armor is gloss black, she has grey matte finish sleeves, and a black matte finish on her upper thighs. I love how the huge bulging metal pins of the older figures are nowhere to be seen on these figures. No huge silver elbow and shoulder pins to be seen, as a result, the elbows and shoulders are sculpted in much better proportions. Another reason why hasbro went without the O ring this time around was because of deterioration over the years of the rubber O ring on vintage figures. Its a hit or miss scenario, none of mine have had broken O rings, but every time I hear of a perfect scenario like that, I hear a fellow collector who finds that his figures on display have fallen apart because of a broken ring over time. It does happen, but depending on who you talk to its either rare, or uncommon. I talked about this with my friend last night. After picking up the Cobra pack, I think the price is justified. I would have loved to pay $5 less, but for $25, it wasn't a bad buy at all. When you break it down, you are paying $5 per figure, which is what the single pack figures cost(@walmart, $6@TRU/Target). You get precut file cards, a reusable box, and a plastic base which plays the theme song. One warning to those of you interested in these: I've read on other joe boards that the cobra pack is much better than the gijoe pack. A thing to watch out for are Gungho's gun, which falls apart easily from what I read, Gungho having a loose right hip(hit or miss, some have it, some do not), and Duke having hindered elbow articulation. Gungho's gun can be secured by using elmer's glue if you don't want it to come apart(it folds, like the gun it is based on, but I heard it is not secure. I am not completely sure on this, but thats what I read). For the right hip, you can disassemble his loose leg, place paper as a cusion between the ball joint and the thigh pieces, and reassemble. You can shave off some of Duke's biceps to enable full 90 degree elbow movement. The bad thing about the battle packs is that some of the figures are packed with weapons in hand, which makes it harder for them to hold their weapons. For example, my single pack Storm Shadow can hold his weapons better than my battle pack version. The single pack has his weapons packed seperately in the package, whereas battle pack Storm shadow is packed with weapons in his hands.

The actual scale of the 2001 VF-11B toy from Yamato.

The "1/72" VF-11B was 1/68 scale, so 1/60 would be a little bigger. Its probably just enough room to incorporate larger folding vertical stabilizers and still leave room for retractable landing gear, as well as enough room for the cockpit shield internally. Also a thing to remember was that Billy Wong and the sculptors Yamato hires now are very different, unlike the newer sculptors, Billy Wong does not know much about aircraft.

Wait what? Most of the ones you mentioned are coming in waves 3-4 later this year.... Stalker was shown@SDCC. Pimp Daddy Destro was just a nod to the fans and something hasbro knew wouldn't be too big at mass market, so they made him an exclusive to SDCC. Thats a figure only fans would know about, the general populace wouldn't have any idea of his inspiration and origin. From yojoe.com: Serpentor is a lot better than the Cobra la villains from the movie(I hope they don't make it into this line, they were the worst cobras). He is the General Hawk of Cobra, a leader that is a great strategist, and goes into the battle with his own troops leading the way rather than just ordering them from the sidelines. Single pack Storm Shadow is based on the 88 version, which is a relevant paint job because that was the version where he became a gijoe. He is a popular character, and Hasbro neglected him for years(he is my favorite character and they did not do him justice until 2004.) Sooner or later he and the other characters like Snake Eyes were going to get repaints/retools, but the way I see it, Hasbro is just getting them out of the way now so they can focus on other characters. The earlier joes are going to be in later waves, they are trying to balance each wave with recognizability, blending in fan favorites(characters only we would know), and popular characters. Most of the ones you mentioned are part of the "original 13", and by 2008 I think the original 13 will be complete. Hawk is already coming in a comic pack with Scarlett, so he is accounted for. Here are upcoming UPC #s for some of the figures you mentioned: Blade Destro is the Iron Grenadier version with gold helmet and cape. Armored Cobra Commander is the imposter cobra commander in the comic run that used the armor(one of the Freds). Other waves: Vehicles will have to wait for a while, retailers are being hesistant to order some because the sigma 6 2.5" vehicles did not sell well. They hit retail before the figures hit saturation, so sales were not as high as hoped. To be honest, this might be the retailer's fault because they probably ordered them too early. There are several molds from the 80's that Hasbro still has in posession and has used in recent years, so those are likely to be reissued if hasbro decides to. I hope I am not alone still hoping for a Skystriker, Night Raven, and Tomahawk.

That I'm not sure, but since we got word of it a month ago, I imagine it will arrive in stores either later this year or early next year. She did. Many of the anniversary figures are based on their original comic looks, and those that are not completely accurate are highly influenced by them.

Serpentor was supposed to be based on the original, however by the time John Warden(new guy in charge of the line who is a huge 80's joe cartoon/comic fan) found out, it was too late and the Serpentor we saw@SDCC was already on its way to production. Knowing this, I have a feeling we will see a more 80's accurate Serpentor next year. An idea they are thinking about is making a Build-A-Vehicle. Parts of a vehicle come with each figure, and once you buy the whole wave, you can build a vehicle(small). The first one they mentioned was Serpentor's Air-Chariot. Both of these are coming in a comic pack with issue 21 of the marvel run(silent interlude). This is true. In fact they aren't much far off, the only thing the Star wars figures lack are the double jointed knees and ball jointed legs. Add those, and the new joes and star wars figures would be constructed the exact same way. It seems like the same sculptors from star wars sculpted the joes this time around. The articulation, aesthetic, and feel are almost exactly the same. The only difference is the range of motion on some figures, and the hands being made of softer plastic. The issue with range of motion might be due to an unauthorized change@the chinese factory. They were the ones who gave Flint/Duke swivels@the forearm rather than the wrist, for no reason, it was not what Hasbro intended, and by the time that happened, it was too late and the figures would have been delayed had the molds been retooled. Nonetheless, modified versions might come out next year. The old ones only have a higher range of motion. They lacked double knee joints, swiveling wrists, and ball jointed ankles. The anniversary figures do have more articulation. Sculpt wise, the new ones are superior, but you really only see this once you place the anniversary and vintage version of a character side by side. This is debatable. It all depends on the penciler and inker. Some comics had Snake Eyes rendered predominantly with a lot of spot black inks. Others had shading done with ink but he was colored grey. The way he is colored in the recent comics is similar to how the figure turned out. Even in the old cartoon he was niether at times; he was purple.

Have you bought Classics Starscream? I liked that better than Energon Starscream. Energon Starscream was decent but not too exciting for me, once the initial impression wore off. I hated how he was much bulkier than the toy he was based on(g2 Smokejumper), and how his bicep swivel was cancelled out once you moved his arms out sideways far enough. The tailfins were too short, and while his articulation was good, he just came off as decent.

That happened here too, no new voyagers and deluxes. I randomly found voyager Megatron@walmart, box crushed in partially but thankfully the toy was undamaged. I wonder if Hasbro will be able to meet demand with the upcoming xmas season.

I think all the major stores(TRU, Target, WM), are holding back the new toys for their resets and renovations. TRU is renovating stores and aisles, and has a bunch of new toys(probably including transformers, aside the anniversary joes and 21st century toys stuff) set to be on shelves in early august. Target's modular reset is august 5th and they are featuring a lot of new toys too(which most likely includes the new tf waves, aside new FOV models, BBI figures, 25th anniversary gijoes and more.). Walmart's shelves are supposed to be revamped in early august as well. Being that all 3 are doing some sort of reforming on their shelves, I presume all the new stuff is being held back in preparation to launch when they are done. If each one were doing this on different months, I'd think otherwise, but being that its all in august, I tend to think the new tf stuff will be out when each is done.

enewsi.com has a clip from SDCC.

that turns into Lazerbeak