Mommar Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Golden Arms said: Where did you purchase them from? I got road block and Scarlett from my LCS. Duke from Amazon, Destro and Snake Eyes from Hasbro Pulse. Dorkside Quote
Roy Focker Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 It was a disaster. Some Targets saying not until the 14th and others already gave their stock away days ago to scalpers and collectors who convinced them to ignore the release date. Quote
blackconvoy_D01 Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Roy Focker said: It was a disaster. Some Targets saying not until the 14th and others already gave their stock away days ago to scalpers and collectors who convinced them to ignore the release date. I can just imagine how HASBLO (yes im bringing that back) will ruin the Alley Viper distribution. Let's try an experiment: Even before I submit; my offer is not good enough. I put it up to $50 each- surmising the scalpers value on the item. That amount didn't automatically populate an "increase your offer message." Edited August 2, 2020 by blackconvoy_D01 Quote
sh9000 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Posted August 2, 2020 There’s a chance that a regular release Cobra Trooper will be lighter blue or have different paint apps. Quote
Roy Focker Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 45 minutes ago, sh9000 said: There’s a chance that a regular release Cobra Trooper will be lighter blue or have different paint apps. There's always a very good chance of that. For many of us we have zero interest in color variants. We just want the classic colors. Quote
Knight26 Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 Not loving the giant arm sleeve tat on Storm Shadow. The Klan tattoo was always more subtle. I guess it is just the times. Quote
sh9000 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Posted August 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Roy Focker said: There's always a very good chance of that. For many of us we have zero interest in color variants. We just want the classic colors. The forearms, middle of his chest, and complete helmet can be blue and his complete boots can be black. Quote
Negotiator Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Went to a target looking for thundercracker n skywarp set came out with a beach head instead. No sign of anything else. Employee checked in the back but I knew troopers were gone yesterday. Popfindr seems to be more accurate on stock. Quote
Mommar Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 21 minutes ago, Negotiator said: Went to a target looking for thundercracker n skywarp set came out with a beach head instead. No sign of anything else. Employee checked in the back but I knew troopers were gone yesterday. Popfindr seems to be more accurate on stock. Unless a store got multiple cases each case is a solitary character only. That means all they had was a Beachhead all they got was a Beachhead case. Doesn't mean they had a single Trooper in store at all. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 New good Baroness pics: https://mobile.twitter.com/TheFullForce/status/1290264977748574209 Quote
David Hingtgen Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Found wave 1 at my local Target. No tags for Cobra Island etc. Picked up Snake Eyes, my first Classified figure. ::edit:: Sword is ridiculously soft and rubbery, desperately need a hard plastic replacement so it doesn't droop. Also, IMHO, the guns look worse in person. Need authentic uzi or MAC-10 etc. Would definitely buy a modern "battle pack" if it had real weapons and not sci-fi: Quote
Golden Arms Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Those were so cool. The OG Joe line was one of the best action figure line of all time. I plan to repaint a lot of the weapons. A $4 can black krylon matte paint and an airbrush will do wonders. Another good option are the weapons from little armory. Quote
HardlyNever Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 3 hours ago, David Hingtgen said: Found wave 1 at my local Target. No tags for Cobra Island etc. Picked up Snake Eyes, my first Classified figure. ::edit:: Sword is ridiculously soft and rubbery, desperately need a hard plastic replacement so it doesn't droop. Also, IMHO, the guns look worse in person. Need authentic uzi or MAC-10 etc. Would definitely buy a modern "battle pack" if it had real weapons and not sci-fi: The accessories are definitely the weak point of this line, generally. It's where you really feel the $20 price point. I don't mind the "sci-fi" aesthetic that much, but the super cheap plastic and no paint apps really drag the accessories down a notch. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Sci-Fi is fine, and even desired, for many characters. But not Snake Eyes. Or Storm Shadow. Or Spirit! Their whole thing is "old-school fighting, and kicking ass by doing so". (old-school including uzi's, of course) Quote
Negotiator Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 hopefully the action force weapon packs will fit good. https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Search?Brand=18398 Quote
blackconvoy_D01 Posted August 10, 2020 Posted August 10, 2020 I cannot believe how many hotmoms are at Target on a Monday. I found this too: Quote
Big s Posted August 10, 2020 Posted August 10, 2020 So you snagged a couple hot moms and a cobra trooper as a bonus, nice Quote
Knight26 Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 I may order one of those basic action force figures and resin print the armor and flight gear from my books to put on them. Quote
blackconvoy_D01 Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 10 hours ago, Mog said: The hot moms or the Trooper? Both lol. Same store has another trooper, but the next town over has 4 Beachhead figs. Quote
blackconvoy_D01 Posted August 14, 2020 Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) So I hit up Target 1st thing this morning and nothing was on the shells and nothing was in stock despite the "street date." I'm just gonna cancel my Amazon orders of Cobra Commander and the red ninjas with storm shadow and sell the rest I have. There's no way the world I'm going through this mess. I'll be selling; Duke, Scarlett, Roadblock, Destro, Cobra Trooper, an Articulated Icons grey ninja and a slew of custom weapons. All figs with boxes and accessories for $140 shipped. Edited August 14, 2020 by blackconvoy_D01 Quote
Golden Arms Posted August 14, 2020 Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) Roadblock is still online. The others are showing in store availability in select stores. I called one of the Target's in my area that was supposed to have the Cobra trooper and they can't find it. What a cluster f#c% this has been! Edited August 14, 2020 by Golden Arms Quote
Golden Arms Posted August 15, 2020 Posted August 15, 2020 Scored Beachhead and V2 roadblock this morning at a Target. Roadblock is still listed online for purchase Quote
blackconvoy_D01 Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Gave it another go this morning: 3 Targets; no dice. Did see Roadblock and considered a head variant, but not worth the checkout line. Still not happy. Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Was able to score (2) Roadblocks via online, in-store pickup. I've yet to see any of these in the wild. The collector in me wants a couple of Cobra Troopers, but if I don't get them then oh well, I honestly would have been content with just Snake Eyes in my collection. -b. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted August 18, 2020 Posted August 18, 2020 I managed to get BH from Target.com---but it's the blue-eye variant. Anyone have a brown-eye one and willing to swap? Quote
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