ComicKaze Posted May 9, 2008 Posted May 9, 2008 (edited) Yeesh! I never saw those! That's freakin' pathetic! The few I saw down at Another Dimension must have been US imports. Randomly, I've seen American 25th Ani figures in Calgary Wal-Mart. Some stores just imported straight from the U.S. instead of Hasbro Canada but Hasbro Canada confirms they are not allowed to do that anymore. All I was able to get was a U.S. Crimson Guard v1 and a Armored Cobra Commander (cards were bent though). How much was Another Dimension charging for them BTW? They are $8 at Wal-Mart. Edited May 9, 2008 by ComicKaze
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 9, 2008 Posted May 9, 2008 How will that Lady Jaye be different from the "cartoon" one in the DVD set? Repaint only? I think its the same one, I don't think she is in a comic pack. The DVD set she comes in is a letdown though. One piece of the Mass Device, then 2 figures I already have. I'm not the fondest person of the cartoon, the main reason I like the battle packs is because they are a bargain, and I've always liked buying multipacks.
David Hingtgen Posted May 9, 2008 Posted May 9, 2008 But as a "just started" person, I don't have any of the figs in the DVD set.
lord_breetai Posted May 9, 2008 Posted May 9, 2008 Randomly, I've seen American 25th Ani figures in Calgary Wal-Mart. Some stores just imported straight from the U.S. instead of Hasbro Canada but Hasbro Canada confirms they are not allowed to do that anymore. All I was able to get was a U.S. Crimson Guard v1 and a Armored Cobra Commander (cards were bent though). How much was Another Dimension charging for them BTW? They are $8 at Wal-Mart. I know a few smaller stores in Edmonton import them, and I know of one that's still doing it (and he puts full sets aside for me yay!) At Edmonton Walmart all I've seen are the odly packaged Canadian ones.
Sam Posted May 9, 2008 Posted May 9, 2008 cool! love the hairdo on lady jaye, having been watching the old original cartoon at the moment, its better to see the cartoon look IMO
bigkid24 Posted May 9, 2008 Posted May 9, 2008 Hasbro announced that the SDCC exclusive will be hooded Cobra Commander in a suit. And like last year there will be two versions but both will be produced in higher numbers than last year's Destro.
Vermillion21 Posted May 9, 2008 Posted May 9, 2008 (edited) I found Sigma 6 Lt. Stone last night at TRU for regular retail price!! It's a great figure!!! Still no more wave 7 though .... Edited May 9, 2008 by Vermillion21
Penguin Posted May 9, 2008 Posted May 9, 2008 (edited) Randomly, I've seen American 25th Ani figures in Calgary Wal-Mart. Some stores just imported straight from the U.S. instead of Hasbro Canada but Hasbro Canada confirms they are not allowed to do that anymore. All I was able to get was a U.S. Crimson Guard v1 and a Armored Cobra Commander (cards were bent though). How much was Another Dimension charging for them BTW? They are $8 at Wal-Mart. AD is all sold out now. I got Beachhead for $14.99. Edited May 9, 2008 by Penguin
David Hingtgen Posted May 10, 2008 Posted May 10, 2008 Target report: WTF. Same as last week, which is the same as the week before that. 6x Scarlett comic packs, not a single thing else. Yeesh.
cschell Posted May 10, 2008 Posted May 10, 2008 Target report: WTF. Same as last week, which is the same as the week before that. 6x Scarlett comic packs, not a single thing else. Yeesh. Sounds like the Targets around here, although they've been that way for a couple of months. Only difference is that some of them also have a Ripper or two. At least they did get the exclusive vehicles in at one point to break up the monotony.
Uxi Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Picked up Snake Eyes v3 today. Love him. I wish the sword had holes in it. Seem to remember the vintage having holes. STill have the vintage fig but can't find the sword for hte life of me. I think they made the Uzi too big, especially the grip. I like the knives and the NVGs. The 3 piece rod is pretty weird for Snake Eyes to have, but love the rest of the fig. Oh yeah, I hate the ball joint at the mid torso. Such a bad spot for it. I think I would prefer a plain swivel waist to that ball.
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Seem to remember the vintage having holes. It did I think they made the Uzi too big, especially the grip. Agreed! STill have the vintage fig but can't find the sword for hte life of me. sad.gif If you have any ninja joes/cobras from 2002-05, chances are you have that sword. It was reissued to death during those years. KB has VVV single figures, and the Night Creeper has that sword.
Vermillion21 Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 (edited) Found the rest of wave 7 at the local TRU over the weekend!! WooHoo!! ^_^ And Snake Eyes v.3 is friggin AWESOME. Edited May 13, 2008 by Vermillion21
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Wave 9 Carded And Snake Eyes v.3 is friggin AWESOME. Hell yea he is!
Vermillion21 Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Can't wait to get the Cobra BATS trooper ... always wanted one as a kid ...
Metal_Massacre_79 Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 I'm liking all of wave 9, except for SS. The black and gold outfit just doesn't do it for me. Bazooka & Snow Serpent are the ones I'm most interested in.
Roy Focker Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 I just located traces of wave 6 this week. I got the actual wave through HTS a few weeks ago. Wave 7 should arrive at my stores in August
David Hingtgen Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Quick confirmation/question: What color hair does Wave 9 Hawk have?
Southpaw Samurai Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 (edited) Quick confirmation/question: What color hair does Wave 9 Hawk have? I saw an early picture with what looked like blond eyebrows (then again, the head looked like Duke's), but more recent pictures (like this one ) have brunette eyebrows, so I'm thinking the hair will match (and match the original figure). I might use the comic book pack head... I'm more an old school comic book Hawk fan, although I have always liked the bomber jacket/camo pants outfit). Edited May 13, 2008 by Southpaw Samurai
Vermillion21 Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Anyone know which wave Major Bludd is part of? He's shown on the cardbacks of the wave 7 figures, but I don't think he been released yet.
David Hingtgen Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 I've always found it funny that of all media/things in the world, the GI Joe line is one of the few that seems to realize people with blond and red hair have matching eyebrows.
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 Quick confirmation/question: What color hair does Wave 9 Hawk have? Blonde. Brunette variant shouldn't be hard to do at all for Hasbro. Anyone know which wave Major Bludd is part of? He's shown on the cardbacks of the wave 7 figures, but I don't think he been released yet. Wave 8, he was pushed back twice. I am most likely passing, sure its an homage to the vintage figure with no moving right elbow, but that irritates me. Will wait for another version of Bludd with full articulation everywhere.
Mog Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 Gah, what's the point of having removeable knives on Snake Eyes V3 if ya' don't have him using them? Not too shabby of a figure. But you can definitely tell he's decked out half ninja, half commando with his arms and torso giving off a definite ninja vibe and his legs and waist still looking like commando gear. I still think of V2 as Snake's iconic look (with V1 being his original and most pure commando look). But this one is alright........especially because of those REMOVEABLE knives! Now can someone tell Hasbro to start re-releasing some of those previous waves?
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 Now can someone tell Hasbro to start re-releasing some of those previous waves? BAM!
Vermillion21 Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 FYI: People are speculating that the re-release of some the previous wave figures won't have the 25th Anniversary logo ... if you care about such things.
Mog Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 (edited) BAM! Cool! But no Flash (in most of those re-releases) makes Mog a pissed-off moogle. Edited May 27, 2008 by Mog
wjrmonkey Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 Hehehe, anyway, I had some fun with the bothers. I could pose them for my artworks.
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 Cool! But no Flash (in most of those re-releases) makes Mog a pissed-off moggle. mad.gif Thats just the first revision case though.... FYI: People are speculating that the re-release of some the previous wave figures won't have the 25th Anniversary logo ... if you care about such things. I don't since I open everything I buy. The 25th Anniversary was last year to be technical. I see these figures continuing alongside the movie ones though, maybe called "G.I. Joe Legends", basically having figures based on older series along or in the movie line. The same approach Star Wars and the Indiana Jones line are taking.
lord_breetai Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 does anyone know of a site that has a list of all toys, varients and exclusives in the line thus far? so I can begin the very long and expensive process of filling in the gaps.
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 15, 2008 Posted May 15, 2008 does anyone know of a site that has a list of all toys, varients and exclusives in the line thus far? so I can begin the very long and expensive process of filling in the gaps. HissTank.com
Godzilla Posted May 15, 2008 Posted May 15, 2008 Anybody got a 25th Doc? Mine came in today. I have another coming though.
Vermillion21 Posted May 15, 2008 Posted May 15, 2008 Still waiting to get mine .... I placed my order in mid-April ...
Southpaw Samurai Posted May 15, 2008 Posted May 15, 2008 (edited) My first Doc arrived on April 25th (had to go back and check the post I made about it) and that one was ordered back in January (they only started shipping in April). I had sent in a second order early in April (partially as a backup in case the first got lost) and that one hasn't had it's check cashed yet, so it may be slow going ransoming back the good Dr.Greer for those who put in their orders in April/May. I still have to find a decent looking Wild Bill and Spirit... I'm assuming some have a good paint job. Still, even with a great paint job, Spirit's head will irk me. WB's pin head is one thing, but Spirit almost looks like some grandfather who's not wearing his dentures. I think they went a little too overboard on making his face ethnically correct. Anyone know a good site that gives some tips or instructions on customizing the 25th anniversary Joes? I've come across some good generic action figure tutorials and have some experience from ages go with older toys, but I haven't seen anything specific on the best way of taking apart the 25th anniversary ones. The reason I ask is that I have a woman at my place of work who's an Army reservist and recognized and got a kick out of a sticker I placed on one of our equipment carts that features my co-workers as Joes, so I figured I'd try to do up a custom Scarlett (she even has a similar facial structure to the 25th ann. version) as a fun little thing (I wound up with a couple of Scarletts trying to help clean out my local Target and because Hawk can make a good generic body). I'd prefer going through a few ruining them in customizing than in learning how to get them apart and back together. Edited May 15, 2008 by Southpaw Samurai
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 15, 2008 Posted May 15, 2008 Anyone know a good site that gives some tips or instructions on customizing the 25th anniversary Joes? HissTank guide
Uxi Posted May 16, 2008 Posted May 16, 2008 I saw an early picture with what looked like blond eyebrows (then again, the head looked like Duke's), but more recent pictures (like this one ) have brunette eyebrows, so I'm thinking the hair will match (and match the original figure). I might use the comic book pack head... I'm more an old school comic book Hawk fan, although I have always liked the bomber jacket/camo pants outfit). Ugh, I hate hate hate that ball joint. Why coudln't they give him the Cobra Commander waist jacket at least, with a new sculpt around it? Ditto for the CG.
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