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Post by Pinwig on Apr 5, 2023 14:33:27 GMT
God he's good. Isn't he good? I am in love. He's a beast of a figure and the Baroness can sit in a pot on his back. This is the perfect combination of great display item AND toy for me.
Well, except for the He-Man crew.
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Post by Jim on Apr 5, 2023 15:43:43 GMT
IIRC the regular 375 Retro line are reissues of the 25th anniversary figures. -Ralph I haven't followed closely, but I believe it's been a bit of a mix of 25th-style figures and old-school o-ring releases, with maybe a shift toward the latter lately? The Duke / Cobra Commander 2-pack that was recently in the Pulse warehouse sale is of the old-school variety. |
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 5, 2023 16:18:08 GMT
It seems to be o-rings in special packs. If you check the actionfigure411 link you can see the pattern. Has the retro line itself stopped?
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 5, 2023 16:19:14 GMT
I also don't get why that pulse two pack is so expensive for just two figures.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 5, 2023 16:43:32 GMT
It's because it's Pulse.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 5, 2023 16:44:57 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 5, 2023 16:59:43 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 5, 2023 17:00:28 GMT
It seems to be o-rings in special packs. If you check the actionfigure411 link you can see the pattern. Has the retro line itself stopped? Yes being replaced by an O ring line apparently |
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 5, 2023 17:13:32 GMT
Oh nice. I'll hang fire a bit then and see if I can pick up some foot soldiers for Megs that way.
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 7, 2023 21:17:30 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 7, 2023 21:23:33 GMT
Guessing sales were tanking as MISB'ers walked away.
-Ralph
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Post by Jim on Apr 7, 2023 22:14:14 GMT
On the one hand, I liked the opportunity to do boxes which could properly show off the art, but the other day I got the Black Series Mara Jade and opening the book-style packaging to a photo of the figure instead of a window was a bit weird
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 8, 2023 6:06:10 GMT
I'm happy with the card-only packaging with string ties inside (though they aren't completely plastic-free, as there is still sellotape involved. Provided there are prominent actual-size photos of the contents on them.
Regarding MISB, the one thing that always made me _not_ consider something perfect in its packaging was smudge and scuff marks on the plastic window. Lose the window, and I'm more likely to consider an unopened product to be pristine.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 12, 2023 21:28:42 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 14, 2023 20:01:16 GMT
Bought the retro Joe 2 packs.
The lure of an white Storm Shadow with all the gear and extras proved too much
Interesting figures, very different plastic to the originals, not so rigid. Good for the hands flexing for weapons, but the toys just feel.... wrong. The backpack pegs being narrower is annoying too.
Never had the original Snake Eyes as such but I had the SAS Driver made from him with a bit more paint.
Will open the other two packs later/tmw
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 14, 2023 21:36:25 GMT
AND SO PHIL'S NEW OBSESSION BEGINS.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 14, 2023 21:46:25 GMT
Madness.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 14, 2023 21:54:06 GMT
MOONS.
-Ralph
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Post by Jim on Apr 14, 2023 22:42:11 GMT
Just saw two new preorders pop up for Classified figures I don't recall seeing announced anywhere - a Python Crimson Guard and Tiger Force Dusty.
I've never cared for the Python Patrol colour scheme, but Tiger Force I loved back in the day and it's been an act of willpower not to get into picking all of those up...
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 14, 2023 22:47:28 GMT
I don't understand what that means. Python Patrol is one colour scheme, Crimson Guard is a completely different colour scheme. Edit: Oh, I see, it's not Crimson at all. Martin |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 14, 2023 23:01:56 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 15, 2023 5:20:13 GMT
Interesting. So the Classified line hasn't made up the (stupidly named) Python Crimson Guard, but does appear to have made up the Python Patrol B.A.T.? Hmmm, and maybe the Crimson Guard B.A.T. I can forgive them making up ways to recolour the B.A.T., it's a cracking model, but it does my head in trying to work out the organisational structure of my Classified Cobra army. The Crimson Guard B.A.T. is in Crimson Guard colours, so is part of the Crimson Guard team. (I have two black-masked C.G.s, two silver-masked C.G.s and one C.G. B.A.T.) But if I get the Python Crimson Guard, it can't be part of the Crimson Guard team because it's not red, but would come under the command of the Python Patrol Officer, who has already had a dispute with the Viper Officer over command of the Python Patrol Viper. I think colour scheme is going to have to dictate organisational and command structure, because what would be the point of it otherwise? So ignoring unique characters, my army would be broken down as follows: - Infantry (five): Cobra Officer, Cobra Trooper, Cobra Infantry, two regular B.A.T.s - Crimson Guard (five): two black-masked C.G.s, two silver-masked (retro carded) C.G.s, one C.G. B.A.T. - Vipers (five): Viper Officer and Vipers three-pack, Viper (Cobra Island), Alley Viper - Python Patrol (three): Python Patrol Officer, Python Patrol Viper, Python Patrol B.A.T. And one Red Ninja. Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 15, 2023 8:00:35 GMT
But who will they fight?
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 15, 2023 8:06:36 GMT
Eldrador Creatures.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 30, 2023 20:39:00 GMT
Got Jonathan to pull my Joes out the loft tonight for an audit Time and the temperature has not been kind to some of them, particularly the O-Rings Am I remembering one of us has a supply of them or knows what to buy? Bogatan blueshift kayevcee |
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Post by Bogatan on Apr 30, 2023 20:48:26 GMT
I have some but I have no idea where I got them from. It was probably ebay.
I'd guess Matt might have more current knowledge.
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 30, 2023 21:12:45 GMT
Got Jonathan to pull my Joes out the loft tonight for an audit Time and the temperature has not been kind to some of them, particularly the O-Rings Am I remembering one of us has a supply of them or knows what to buy? Bogatan blueshift kayevceeTotally misread that as toes. |
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Post by blueshift on Apr 30, 2023 22:53:19 GMT
Got Jonathan to pull my Joes out the loft tonight for an audit Time and the temperature has not been kind to some of them, particularly the O-Rings Am I remembering one of us has a supply of them or knows what to buy? Bogatan blueshift kayevceeYes |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 15, 2023 18:22:19 GMT
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 Cobra C.O.I.L.
14 Arctic Mission Storm Shadow
15 Profit Director Destro
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 Heavy Artillery Roadblock
29 Breaker with RAM Cycle
30 Snake Eyes & Timber: Alpha Commandos
31 Master of Disguise Zartan
32 Barbecue
33 B.A.T.
34 Alley Viper
35 Storm Shadow
36 Spirit Iron-Knife
37 Cobra Officer
38 Croc Master & Fiona
39 Stuart "Outback" Selkirk (Tiger Force)
40 Duke & RAM (Tiger Force)
41 B.A.T. (Python Patrol)
42 Cobra Viper (Python Patrol)
43 Dr. Mindbender
44 Tomax Paoli
45 Xamot Paoli
46 Sgt. Stalker
47 Cobra Viper Officer & Vipers
48 Zarana
49 Dusty
50 Crimson Guard
51 Blue Ninjas
52 Snake Eyes & Timber
53 Sgt Slaughter
54 David L. "Bazooka" Katzenbogen (Tiger Force)
55 Recondo
56 Python Patrol Officer
57 Serpentor & Air Chariot
58 Gabriel "Barbecue" Kelly
59 Courtney "Cover Girl" Krieger
60 Crimson B.A.T.
61 Kamakura
62 David L. "Bazooka" Katzenbogen
63 Stuart "Outback" Selkirk
64 Vincent R. "Falcon" Falcone
65 Dusty (Tiger Force)
66 Python Crimson Guard (Python Patrol)
67 Snow Job
68 Valkyries
69 Arctic B.A.T.
70 Shipwreck
71 Craig "Rock N' Roll" McConnel
72 Copperhead
73 Edward "Torpedo" Leialoha
74 Scrap-Iron & Anti-Armor Drone
75 Philip "Chuckles" Provost
76 Range-Viper
77 David "Big Ben" Bennett (Nightforce)
78 Tripwire, Apsara, & M.A.C.L.E.O.D.
79 Tele-Viper and Cobra Flight Pod (Trubble Bubble)
80 Ralph "Nunchuk" Badducci
Classified Retro
Crimson Guard
Snake Eyes
Baroness
Destro
Gung-Ho
Lady Jaye
Storm Shadow
Zartan
Copperhead makes a good chum for Croc Master.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 1, 2023 16:21:31 GMT
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