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Post by Jim on Jan 3, 2023 23:30:03 GMT
Yes! Action Force Monthly is why I’m excited that I’m the same wave as Shipwreck there will also be Copperhead (Thornton!).
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 9, 2023 19:16:54 GMT
I have ordered some more reinforcements for Cobra, to counter the fact that they are now up against a proper Snake Eyes.
Cobra Viper three-pack and Python Patrol Officer are on their way.
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 12, 2023 20:11:11 GMT
Yay! Python Patrol Officer and Viper three-pack arrived today.
Progress with G.I. Joe Classified to date. Bold = acquired.
01 Roadblock
02 Snake Eyes
03 Destro
04 Duke
05 Scarlett
06 Cobra Commander (Regal)
06 Cobra Commander
07 Gung Ho
08 Red Ninja
09 Cobra Commander (Snake Supreme)
10 Beach Head
11 Roadblock (Cobra Island)
12 Cobra Trooper
13 Baroness with C.O.I.L. Motorcycle
14 Storm Shadow (Arctic Mission)
15 Destro (Profit Director)
16 Snake Eyes (Origins)
17 Storm Shadow (Origins)
18 Akiko (Origins)
19 Baroness (Origins)
20 Scarlett (Origins)
21 Firefly
22 Cobra Viper (Cobra Island)
23 Zartan
24 Cobra Infantry
25 Lady Jaye
26 Flint
27 Major Bludd
28 Roadblock (Heavy Artillery)
29 Breaker with RAM Cycle
30 Snake Eyes & Timber: Alpha Commandos
31 Zartan (Master of Disguise)
32 Barbecue
33 B.A.T.
34 Alley Viper
35 Storm Shadow (Classic)
36 Spirit Iron-Knife
37 Cobra Officer
38 Croc Master & Fiona
39 Stuart Selkirk (Outback - Tiger Force)
40 Duke & RAM Cycle (Tiger Force)
41 B.A.T. (Python Patrol)
42 Cobra Viper (Python Patrol)
43 Dr. Mindbender (Deluxe)
44 Tomax Paoli
45 Xamot Paoli
46 Sgt. Stalker
47 Cobra Viper Officer & Vipers 3 Pack
48 Zarana
49 Dusty
50 Crimson Guard
51 Blue Ninjas 2 Pack
52 Snake Eyes & Timber (v2)
53 Sgt Slaughter
54 David L. Katzenbogen (Bazooka - Tiger Force)
55 Recondo
56 Python Patrol Officer
57 Serpentor and Air Chariot
58 Gabriel Kelly (Barbecue)
59 Courtney Krieger (Cover Girl)
60 Crimson B.A.T.
61 Kamakura
63 Stuart Selkirk (Outback)
64 Vincent R. Falcone (Falcon)
Classified Retro
Crimson Guard
Snake Eyes
Baroness
Destro
Gung-Ho
Lady Jaye
Storm Shadow
Zartan
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 24, 2023 19:52:52 GMT
My Python Patrol Officer is fighting my Viper Officer to decide who will be in command of the Python Patrol Viper.
Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Jan 24, 2023 19:59:31 GMT
All I can see now is a Graham Chapman action figure.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 2, 2023 6:15:22 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 2, 2023 7:19:08 GMT
Blimey. Now *those* are blast effects.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 2, 2023 17:26:02 GMT
G.I. Joe Classified have discovered blast effects very late in the day.
I have most of the Steel Corps blast effects already as they came with the Viper triple pack. I think only the backpack effects are new in that set.
Scrap Iron is another matter altogether.
Martin
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Post by Llama God on Feb 3, 2023 8:30:06 GMT
Are the blast effects 5mm-compatible..?
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Post by Jim on Feb 3, 2023 10:04:21 GMT
Nice! Televiper was already on the list, but I'd forgotten we were getting Steel Brigade. I have strong memories (and a heavily damaged comic) of cutting the form out of an issue of TFUK and filling it in, but never sending it as we couldn't afford it at the time. I was super-happy to get the modern 3.75" one they did for the 30th(?) anniversary line.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 3, 2023 18:13:18 GMT
Are the blast effects 5mm-compatible..? I don't know what that means. I've only used them in the weapons the Vipers came with. Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 3, 2023 20:51:57 GMT
No one knows what The Millimetres means.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 3, 2023 21:11:34 GMT
<AHEM>
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 3, 2023 21:54:19 GMT
He knows...
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Post by Llama God on Feb 4, 2023 9:15:06 GMT
Are the blast effects 5mm-compatible..? I don't know what that means. I've only used them in the weapons the Vipers came with. As in, will they fit in the holes (that are 5mm in diameter) on the weapons that Transformers come with these days? |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 4, 2023 12:17:37 GMT
Dunno for sure, as I don't think I've got any recent TFs to test it on, but I think the holes on Classified weapons are much smaller than 5mm.
I think the G.I. Joe Classified gun effects are the same size as, and interchangeable with those of gun-wielding Marvel Legends figures.
Martin
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Post by Benn on Feb 4, 2023 13:02:13 GMT
I don't think TF gun ports are 5mm, that's the handles. The barrels and hardpoints are more like 2mm.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 4, 2023 13:08:36 GMT
Some are. It varies quite a bit.
Martin, bring a classified and it's weapons & effect effects with you next time you come and we'll check compatability
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 4, 2023 13:24:55 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 4, 2023 17:35:22 GMT
Blast effects are the shittest play feature in toys ever imagined.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 4, 2023 22:02:33 GMT
Are they even a play feature? They're more a display accessory.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 4, 2023 22:04:44 GMT
Hasbro streams seem to claim they are a play feature!
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 5, 2023 5:53:06 GMT
Meanwhile, spring-loaded missiles, spark generators and pull-back-and-go mechanisms are terrible display accessories.
Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 5, 2023 10:35:24 GMT
Hasbro streams seem to claim they are a play feature! -Ralph Hasbro!? What do they know about toys! |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 5, 2023 10:59:11 GMT
Some of them still do. Look at the ROTB line: play features galore! No blast effect shite!
-Ralph
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Post by Jim on Feb 16, 2023 12:00:36 GMT
Classified Outback arrived today, in a smaller package than expected; I can imagine some collectors being a big irked by the new packaging!
I'm all for the closed box with more space for the (very nice) artwork, but they've changed the dimensions of the boxes and there's a flap now, so they don't fit neatly at all next to the 50+ previous releases despite continuing the numbering. Odd decision for a collector-targeted line.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 16, 2023 12:27:29 GMT
Oh dear.
-Ralph
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Post by Jim on Feb 16, 2023 14:51:10 GMT
I've opened it now, and to be fair, I do quite like the internal packaging being a close-fitting set of trays with paper ties and boxes containing paper bags of accessories. It feels more fancy than one big plastic tray!
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 16, 2023 15:03:16 GMT
I like the new wrapped paper style too. It's like unwrapping a little present.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 16, 2023 17:32:00 GMT
Not a fan myself at all (nor of closed boxes and boxes with open windows), but then I recycle the packaging anyway so not a massive issue for me.
-Ralph
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