Old thread: >>5716084
JoeCon is continuing until 2018
>>5745945
G.I. Joe 2016 TRU Line-Up:
2 packs:
Snake Eyes vs Storm Shadow
Cobra Viper vs Iron Grenadier
Zombie Patrol
Stilleto and Heavy Duty
Tombstone vs Duke
3 packs:
Cobra B.A.T., S.A.W. Viper and Female Cobra Officier
Shooter, Falcon and Outback
>>5745957
>>5745974
I'll put the template up for anyone to modify and add to if they want to op.
>>5745957
Will BBTS get these? I dont wanna have to hunt fruitlessly and fistfight scalpers to get a 3 pack with the female and a few zombies.
>>5745932
you realize that hasbro stills those same sculptors right? Independent is cheaper than internal.
Also, isn't that body piece just from one of the earlier figures?
>>5746150
>>Also, isn't that body piece just from one of the earlier figures?
The female body on Shooter and the Female Officer?
Shooter is entirely new and the officer uses the same torso and arms. Just the Legs are reused.
Jeez, Tombstone's just a tattoo away from a Mike Tyson.
Accumulated a small collection of snow-themed figures over the last month. Mostly to act as Mister Freeze's henchies
GET OUT OF THERE, SNOWJOB!
>>5746374
Snow Job gonna give them a deep freeze
>>5746377
>BIG PACK
>ONE JOB
What a crazy figure
>>5745982
Wait, SAW Viper gets that great M3M machine gun from Retaliation, but Heavy Duty gets that piece of shit M2 from the 25th Anniversary?
Oh, Hasbro.
>>5746438
>Cobra offers top of the line high tech armor and weapons to its soldiers
>GI Joe makes due with hand me downs
it's like you don't even read gi joe
Do you see anyone here wearing body armor? It's fucking 'nam era load outs for them!
>>5746442
It's not about tech, it's about shitty fucking accessories and Hasbro's constant reuse of them. Officer Splittail and Stiletto with that crappy SVDS being other examples.
We actually need more Vietnam era kit. The best thing about Gung Ho was that sweet M69 flak vest. And if I ever get NECA's grenade bandoleer I'm gonna finish taking ol' GH back to the Khe Sanh.
>>5746070
Too early to know.
You guys probably know what you're talking about. What parts would you use for a custom GI Joe figure of Charles Barkley?
YAY, not fuckpriced Zombies!
Stigletto is ugly as hell, what were they thinking?
>>5746576
>what were they thinking?
One of the artist probably has a fetish with Bangkok
>>5746581
Looks like Hasbro has jumped on the transgender bandwagon. I'm surprised the figure doesn't come with a toilet and urinal.
Portion of panel discussing why so many figures are re-releases with no paint changes. It states that Hasbro allows them to have only so many new figures per year and any paint/deco changes or part swaps would count as a new figure and would ultimately cost them more money to produce, because they would have to pay people to oversee the changes all through-out the production. So if they released just new figures including those with just a new paint job, they'd only be able to put out about maybe 7 figures for the entire year. While with the carrying forward of older figures they can pad that out for example by turning it into a few waves of 50th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YadYcbX8KY&feature=youtu.be&t=45m22s
>>5746581
If wasn't for the boobs I'd swear is a chinese man
>>5746649
I'm personally fine with re-releases without being recolored, in fact always thought recolor was a dickmove. Sometimes you wanted a figure and couldn't get it, and when it finally comes out again it happens to be a terribly recolor, if they are gona re-release with same colors...don't see problem there.
>>5746712
I kinda hoped we'd get a repainted Zombie Viper that was red since the 50th Cobra Commander came with red Compound Z bombs. The original Ultimate Cobra Commander had blue ones, so when I saw the crossword puzzle assumed we might get Zombie Viper, hopefully with red coloring to tie into those bombs and also to make a new type of zombie.
I do like that it's the same as the 30th version, as the fact that it's the same and packaged two in a set and not short packed should drive the prices down a bit on these guys.
I'm also glad the 30th Viper and 25th Iron Grenadier are the same so I can seamlessly add them to the ranks of my army.
>>5746374
The "snow" B.A.T. looks urban enough, but the changes are welcomed.
>>5746762
Looks like the urban bat has a damaged right shoulder. New mold or was that like that with the jungle bat?
>tfw no jungle bats
No vehicles this time? I know sdcc. Would be bice to have that hiss in black. I guess the vehicle 2 packs didnt sell too well.
>>5746858
The 50th arctic BAT has alternate, battle-damaged head and chest-cover. Not sure what's its original use.
>>5746858
>I guess the vehicle 2 packs didnt sell too well.
Yeah, TRU reported low sales, no surprises there, the prices were high, so no vehicles at retail this year.
>>5746858
Making the vehicles 2 packs kinda makes them a tad expensive. I would have bought more of them if I could. As is I bought 4 sets of Silent Strike just to have 4 Hiss tanks. The Skystrikers were so big though that I only kept two of them. I also have a few Foe Strikers and four 50th Vamps and three of the 50th Ghosthawks.
HACKS just sent me 6 skellies.
I ordered 4.
I am not saying anything.
>>5747070
Speaking of which.
for those that have shaded your skellies how have you done it? any priming/base or straight up paint? And did you go for just black or did you get fancy?
so did anyone here get multiple transparent skeleton colors from Vitruvian HACKS?
>mfw I only got the purple one and no other transparent colors are available
Damn that previous thread. It made me go and start army building Toxo-Vipers.
>>5747711
Do it!
>>5747761
I bought three of the bastards now and looking to find a reasonable priced Cesspool.
>>5747772
Definitely a cool figure.
>>5747785
>>5747785
Okay how did you do original Toxo-Viper?
>>5747531
They've got that poison green one coming later this year, and I'd be surprised if they didn't release at least one more transparent skeleton before the next wave's funding push starts.
>>5747806
raginspoon.com has a kit.
>http://www.raginspoon.com/store/p207/Toxo_Kit.html
>>5747806
I dremeled off the chest/neck area from an original Toxo-Viper. I then attached it to an artic Destro body.
So someone in the last thread said the zombie initiative set was still in the club store? I was looking through it, but didn't see it. Or do you need to be a member to see everything for sale.
>>5747966
Gone, sold out. You can choose previous sets when signing up for JoeCon. They probably sold the last of them there.
>>5748002
Oh word. No worries. I don't need to spend hundreds on a bunch of Joes right now anyway.
>>5745957
>>5745974
>>5745982
>2016
>figures being put on retail shelves without ankle rockers
>>5748033
those are meme articulation anyways, like double jointed knees.
>>5745945
>>Two more years of half-assed criminally overpriced toys
Hasbro really DOES hold it's fans in contempt, doesn't it?
>>5746723
>I'm also glad the 30th Viper and 25th Iron Grenadier are the same
They aren't. If the past two years are any indica, they'll have gold faction emblems
>>5746899
Leave it to Hasbro to find new ways to fuck the fanbase over. It's like they get off on it.
>>5748102
>meme articulation
Here's your (you)
That said, I do think that ankle tilt without rotation is stupid. Thanks Marvel Infinite or whatever you're called now.
Is this a good enough SS for my modern joe-verse?
I'm going for a more realistic/modern approach with just a bit of the ninja cues retained (such as the katana). This SS would prefer to use submachine guns and smoke bombs commando agent style.
>>5748210
>realistic/modern approach
What kind of approach? Traditional ninja or tacticool ninja?
![IMG_2482[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Wx1HeMf.jpg "IMG_2482[1].jpg")
>>5748210
I used the Retaliation SS kitted with his two-pack gear to get a Devil's Due looking SS.
![IMG_2481[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/bYVkrUE.jpg "IMG_2481[1].jpg")
>>5748352
Slight correction, that was the threepack Retaliation SS.
>>5748154
I'm pretty sure GI Joes were the first Hasbro figures using that form of articulation.
Do note it really doesn't do anything except make make the feet remain parallel to the ground, to please those asspies who find pleasure from that parallelness. You can get the same pose from the figure without them through use of a stand, which most figures today come with or you can buy for $4 or even free from a local dry cleaner
>>5748603
>Through use of a stand
If the foot doesn't lie on the plane, how can the peg of the stand go into the foot? That said, the joint in your picture is less useful than the older, inverted style, where you could balance on the side of the foot but could rotate the foot to the left or right as you needed. The best combination though is the new style with another swivel between the knee and it, either in the way of Revoltech style jointing or in the way that Marvel Universe WAS using in figures like Hercules, Baron Zemo, X-23, She-Hulk, etc. where it was in the upper calf.
>>5748119
Get fucked the Club does more than just make toys it allows fans to get together and enjoy the Brand that brought them together. lets them meet Creators and gives older actors and Hasbro employees the time in the sun they deserve.
I get it you missed out on Dial-tone and think it's the worse thing to ever happen to happen to you
>>5748119
So is the Club continuing too then? If I subscribe to the club is there going to be more membership figures?
>>5748790
Yes
>>5748790
two more Free figures, consets and FSS at least.
Who knows about the TF Crossovers and Club store exclusives.
>>5745974
Finally some vipers for cheap.
>>5749345
And Iron Grenadiers
>>5748210
Where is this Storm Shadow from?
>>5749729
Marauder Task Force Arctic body, scarf, and webgear. The head is from a RoC/Ret figure.
>>5748790
I copied this list from a fb group. These are supposed to be the next subscription figures.
Ambush
Charbroil
Darklon
General Flagg
Battle Corps COBRA Viper
Salvo
Scoop
Raptor
Sneak Peek
Steel Raven
Shattered Glass Xamot
Gaucho
I'm considering signing up. But can someone more knowledgeable than me explain the club? Like should I sign up now? Is there any reason to do it now or wait?
>>5749788
Wait to sign up when the figures get posted. The only thing you get right now is the crappy monthly newsletter comic and the membership figure that will be sent out next year. You have to be a member of the Club to subscribe so if you wait until the FSS 5.0 starts, you might be able to squeeze in FSS 6.0 if you like it before your membership ends. You have to be a Club member to subscribe, but not necessarily a Club member while you get the FSS figures. So covering two FSS subs under 1 membership is a good deal.
Tips:
>Dividing up into 3 payments will cost you more in the end and they have been known to hit you with payment 2 and then a month later with payment 3 being due. You pay a fee for each payment you send, so paying it all at once is more cost effective than a reoccurring $6+ extra dollars.
>The FSS is managed from a different site than the Club membership. Remember this if you need to change an address or payment to be used. If you miss a payment and don't get it fixed within a couple of days, they'll cancel the rest of your figures with no chances to come back for that FSS.
>The free 13th figure is only through the FSS. But you won't know what it is and you won't know what order the figures will be shipped to you other than #13 is the last shipment.
>Figures shown off will greatly change by the time they're carded and finished. The Club does not fix their own mistakes. If a figure didn't get paint for a particular part on all of them, then that's the way it now is. Alot of the mockups look better than the final figures.
>>5747070
>mfw I preorder in dec.
>got an email 10 days ago they were packing.
>today they haven't shipped yet.
>>5748790
>>5749788
Also this:
- A new Add On set will consist of a 3 Pack of Female Cobra Troopers, sporting a Masked headsculpt.
- Heartwrencher with Dreadnok Stinger will see a release, but probably not until 2017/2018.
- There will be new 12 Inch Super Joe figures with villain that tie in to Adventure Team.
- JoeCon 2017 will be held in Orlando, FL at Disney World.
Sort-of haul today: I've been moving apartments, and found in my office closet my stash of carded Joes that I bought for various army-building/custom reasons but never got around to, and then completely forgot for several years.
Been looking for some fantasy 1/18 figures. Besides HACKS are there any others? I put a order in today with them, hoping to get them soon
>>5750240
Just unarticulated Schleich toys, I think, other than *maybe* some Warcraft stuff though I can't remember if anything was 1:18 scale.
There are some 1:18 Golden Compass figures that are not traditional fantasy that have good sculpts but not a ton of articulation. Hard to find for cheap now.
>>5750220
Nice.
Taking down this little diorama, figured I'd share it before I did. I don't really have much other than Namor for underwater shenanigans, though I thought Bluepool getting chased by a shark would be fun. Also quickly tossed together >>5750235
>>5750220
That's always a nice surprise.
Finally had a chance to take some pics tonight.
>>5750276
Very cool anon. Always good to see some dio pics.
>>5750280
>>5750285
>>5750289
>>5750293
>>5750302
>>5750305
>>5750309
last one for tonight
>>5750315
What's that bunker?
And wow you have of lot those troopers. Nice.
I have a bunch of the dollar general troopers for my army but the resolute ones are great too. I have several of the red ones.
>>5750319
It's from Star wars. Endor something....cant really remember the exact name.
Oops, i lied. I still have one more pic.
>>5748731
flight stands
>>5750337
i hate you for having so many range vipers
>>5750240
There's also that one Skyward sword Link from Jakks' World of Nintendo line.
>>5750268
I think Jakks missed an opportunity with Warcraft. Their sculpting is mushy for 6" but it would probably work for 4" figures.
>>5750277
I wish they would do a two pack of those range vipers, with possible upgraded wrist articulation.
>>5749916
I know that feels. Still waiting as well.
>>5750568
(you)
>>5750576
If I had to guess, they wanted to try for the folks buying Game of Thrones Funko Legacies, but yeah, I wouldn't even buy the Orcs on clearance and the humans aren't in my preferred scale
TRU in Canada is having a sale on the Animal Planet stuff over $21.
I've got the "Big Daddy" diving suit already so I"m gonna pick up the spider n cocoon Monday.
- Sale runs till 28th.
Man, I wish I'd been collecting when bbts had these. Only $80 for all was a great deal.
I'm vaguely considering the buy it now option of $200 on ebay. But I'll probably just not.
>>5750857
>asspies on /toy/ are so disgruntled that suggesting valid forms of stands will be considered shitposting
It's like if someone makes their own building from plastic/foam/wood and people getting upset because it wasnt bought from a store.
>>5751655
you wouldn't believe how many bitched at the time those were overpriced.
>>5751762
Ha! Well if anyone out there wants to sell their overpriced sets I'll guarantee them their money back, heh.
again..
wondering what the best method for shading these guys is...
wash em in soapy water?
use quickstain?
prime n wash?
wash?
What has anyone else done?
>>5751679
There's a difference between the stand you just posted and >>5750568 In the other one, the stand is just a chunk of wire shoved into a gap that's not made to function that way, and has been known to cause damage to the jointing area. Compare that to the stand in your picture, where it's a wire selected for a specific gauge width to go in a hole that was already there, doing no more damage than the stand that was already made for that model kit. If you'd posted a claw-stand made from the same material, I'd have more respect, as it doesn't take much more effort and creates less damage to the figure overall.
>>5751861
I just got my shipping notice today and don't have one in hand to see what material it is, but if it's a normal plastic I was going to dry brush, wash, then dry brush mine again.
>>5746581
this is what happens when the (((Fans))) vote with their tiny dicks.
>>5751861
II gave mine a wash from some water down citadel paints and wiped off the excess.
>>5751916
Shit. I'm gonna have to get some of these now aren't I? The pre-order still available?
>>5752039
yup. prices went up too. I grabbed 6 of them for $12.99 and now they are up to $14.99. The other figures went up 2 bucks as well.
>>5752157
Uuugh, alright I'll pay my late tax.
Ultraman Shodo Vs. is announced, so that's a good thing. You can always treat them as suit actors. I'm personally hoping we get some Science Patrol figures in the line.
>>5752349
In English man! What is this moonspeak? Linkd? pictures?
![FO22106-1[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/wcDxMCa.jpg "FO22106-1[1].jpg")
>>5752445
100 cm tall figures of Ultraman, Ultraman Seven, King Joe, and Zetton(maybe more, but just these confirmed).
![Ultraman-Cosplay-Science-Patrol-Member-Cosplay-Costume-Version-01--image_1[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/HNuwHo2.jpg "Ultraman-Cosplay-Science-Patrol-Member-Cosplay-Costume-Version-01--image_1[1].jpg")
>>5752488
And who I'm hoping gets made, the Science Patrol.
>>5752488
>100cm
Really!?! That's truly 1:18 I guess
>>5752605
Sorry, I meant mm, not cm. About 4 inches tall.
>>5752630
I have the Kamen Rider SHODOs out so far, they fit in really well with Joes.
>>5752638
As do I, I'm really hoping for an Amazon soon with functioning jaw(or at least a headswap secret). And, since we've got Stronger coming, Tackle would be nice too.
>>5752652
The way Shodo reuses parts to keep the costs down...a full wave of Amazons seem likely
>>5751869
most of these people who use wires aren't just shoving them into a gap.
They either balance them or are using a clip or bend the wire to make a u-shape holder.
There's no damage, but i guess i can't stop you from pretending your money is well spent on oversized glossy stands just because you bought it at a store.
>>5752814
I certainly hope so.
Alright, just ordered 3 vitruvian skeletons and the silver accessory pack. I should've ordered them earlier and saved some money, but oh well. Hindsight is 20/20.
>>5753397
They are cool lil dudes.
(guy with polearm is not one of them.)
>>5751916
You drybrushed all of them?
>>5753074
I believe in Amazons.
How are the HACKS figures. I see an Eagle Force kickstarter by the same guys is in the works and that's piqued my interest in their quality.
>>5753549
No, he did the opposite. He gave them a wash.
While I'm thinking about it have they ever done a Storm Shadow that references the Action Force version? I know they're almost identical but I don't think the AF guy had the Cobra insignia and had long sleeves.
>>5753647
>I see an Eagle Force kickstarter by the same guys is in the works
No, the guys behind Eagle Force are a different company, they only used Boss Fight Studio for the sculpts.
>>5753750
Well I just wanted an indication of Boss Fight's quality since I don't have any of their stuff.
>>5753750
>they only used Boss Fight Studio for the sculpts.
only some of the sculpt parts. the newer figures were done by the same group that sculpted captain action's updated body when they moved away from boss fight studios.
>>5753842
It's too bright blue even for Steve Roger's crew.
>>5753842
Yeah that Renegades one looks good. Thanks anon.
If it had the 4 pack head it'd be the most spot on. Weird how out of almost 50 figures there's not many with just plain white long sleeves.
I'm a happy bastard, finally tracked down a complete Strike Missile Shocker, hopefully he arrives quick. I think I've only got to get an Electro for the backlog figures after that, and then Hydro-man.
So I just got an Iron Klaw. But was wondering what's a good fabric cape for him? I was pondering one of the Vader's released a few year's ago. Any ideas?
>>5746296
Finally, the Ainsley action figure we've been waiting for
>>5755394
Can't unsee now
>>5751655
Got this at Ross for like 20 bucks
>>5755723
Same here. Snagged like 3 of each.
If I can get 3 red gauntlet 50th vipers that would be sweet.
>>5756206
Viper officers or urban vipers. I like them either way.
>>5756209
>>5755394
Fuck you. It is ruined now.
>>5756591
Aucks but dont hate the player and all that. I was hitting good with retaliation shit from ross and 5 below a while back. If I dont buy what I want when I see it then and there, highly unlikely to be there the next day.
>>5746374
Wasn't really thinking when I bought this TFA snowspeeder but thankfully it has JUST enough legroom to fit a 25th figure.
GET OUT OF THERE, SNOWJOB!
>>5756597
Looking pretty IRA
What are the heads from?
>>5750280
>>5750285
>>5750289
>>5750305
Damn, baby.
>>5756792
RoC flash and ret airborne
>>5756840
Ayy
Any rule 34 on this babe? Preferably one involving her poisonous fingernails.
>>5745957
Damn I really wanted a squad of urban B.A.T. s, It sucks it comes in a three pack with two useless figs.
>>5751655
Eh.. only wanted the Destro since I bought the single of Cobra Commander, Snake-Eyes, and the Cobra Trooper.
>>5751655
They are pretty cool but not worth 200$.
Buy the ones you really want.
>>5747761
Shit, are they updating the drug lords one too?
Anyone knows how 1:25 tank model kits looks like next to Joes?
There is a sale nearby and I was wonderting if it would have some use. Will it be too small?
>>5759661
IIRC the original MOBAT, and a few of the original vehicles, were originally developed as underscaled model kits.
Just a little News update.
>FSS 4.0 wave 6 shipped out last week.
So figures should be in soon guesses for the 13th figure are
TF Jinx
Munisha
Female Doc.
>Vehicles were planned for the 2016 50th wave.
Thats right further interview with Mark Weber and Depriest reveal that atleast two sets were planned (Arctic Vamp being one of them)
so those of us wondering where a curtain update to the Joes first Machine gunner is well theres your answer. The good news is they were far enough in development that they would carry over if the need for more exclusives arises
> Hisstank Still butthurt about Joe Con
fags over at the tank still mad their personal wants were not met. continued to call club members Shills and Elitists and complained that the exclusives were repaints with new parts and not completely new sculpted items that they couldn't afford anyway.
>>5759922
so why weren't vehicles made?
>>5759945
Vehicle two packs didn't sell well enough. Not enough people bought them at full price, while many waited until clearance and then scooped them up at discount.
If more people supported the line you'd have your vehicles and perhaps even your Rock N Roll in November.
>>5759922
>TF Jinx
Probably gonna be her, but I'm only interested if it has her unmasked short hair head.
Munitia would be interesting.
>Female Doc
Leave it to fans to clamor over the most boring characters.
>Arctic Vamp
Would have gotten me more interested in collecting arctic figures and vehicles. Wonder what Joes would have been in the vehicle sets. I'm assuming we would have had two sets, with at lest two figures per set.
>continued to call club members Shills and Elitists and complained that the exclusives were repaints with new parts and not completely new sculpted items that they couldn't afford anyway.
Hisstank rages over the club any time they do anything or don't something quicker or give them a figure they want right now. They always quibble over what parts would be better and how to "fix" a figure and how they shouldn't have to "fix" it.
Recent hauls:
POC Cobra Trooper
Pythona
Interrogator(Just ordered him today for $40)
Picked up a second SDCC Baroness
>>5759983
eh, I bought the vehicles and the variant exclusives, but putting two per box was kinda dumb.
I'm not a fan of being forced to buy something i don't want just to get something i do.
Although they give you a great deal >>5759989 , i'd rather pay up the extra for them to be packaged separately.
So I now have 4 Skystrikers, with only one put together, because i only have space for that one. I'm too lazy to ebay it and my nephews aren't interested in jets at all, so i can't even give it away.
>>5759983
>If more people supported the line
Maybe if Hasbro acted as if they gave a shit, we'd reciprocate. They've half-assed this line since at least 2010. Remember the stacks of Arctic Destro and no one else?
>>5759922
I hope its that concept case Rock n' Roll
>>5760038
>They've half-assed this line since at least 2010
Except that's the same era as Pursuit of Cobra and 30th and Retaliation, all of which were good lines with plenty of cheap vehicles and Retaliation gave us some of the best figures ever produced.
>Remember the stacks of Arctic Destro and no one else?
Acting like that was a bad figure. Every figure can't be a Troop builder friend, a few might be an Arctic Destro.
>>5760030
I just trade off extra Skystrikers on Hisstank and build up my army further. I do the same with two and three pack figures. I buy what I want and trade off the extra figures for things I need.
>>5760053
Nope, you're way off. Their distribution was utter shit, and they acted like "well it's all the stores doing it, we have no control".
>and yet everyone acts like Mattel is solely at fault when their lines have shit distribution
Those cool figures don't mean dick when you can't find them, because stores have 20 Arctic Destros on pegs no one wants and the stores write the line off.
>>5760030
Give me a skystriker and Ill send you nudes of my fat tits.
>>5760068
too lazy for trading, but i have used my extra figures from my 3 and 2 packs as custom fodder. sometimes all they need is a gas mask to make them a generic trooper
Hasbro had the right idea giving this Duke a gas mask, and i would have bought more if his wave didn't disappear leaving behind the Artic Destros that made those shelves his home.
>>5760080
Only retards blame distribution. The only time you can blame distribution is when there's a strike halting new shipments from coming in, like that dock strike earlier this year.
>>5760107
Only if you live in the tempe area!
>>5760080
Shelf warmers have nothing to do with them. Every line has a shelf warmer. POC had multiple Destro's, hence why one shelf warmed.
>>5760338
when those shelf warmers are clogging the pegs and stores aren't ordering any more because the pegs are still full, then it's a problem.
>>5760038
Fuck you, Hasbro just laid it all out for us at Joe Con. "G.I.Joe is the only fan Catered line on store shelves" Hasbro does "Give a shit" if they didn't don't you think they'd stop producing a line they don't care about or was a money pit
>>5759989
I'm a teacher...So I do my part.
>>5760080
>>5760132
>>5760338
>>5760346
Arctic Destro is like the perfect scapegoat for Joe fans even after 6 years. Look Hasbro sends stuff to the distribution centers from There stores have all the power. Hasbro can't make them put stuff out the Store/Company power scheme has shifted. Retailers are now who make the calls Wal-mart doesn't want to carry the line after what happened with the Movie. well ok then. Hasbro can't take the waltons to court over not carrying a line.
Just order shit off line and use retail as a fallback my town don't even have a TRU and I get my joes ASAP.
>>5760107
How about a preview I might be able to help. Mewbs don't count.
>>5760485
>Arctic Destro is like the perfect scapegoat
Which sucks, because Arctic Destro is otherwise quite the fun figure.
>>5760520
Honestly a more standard repaint and he'd be my display Destro
The layered Armor the jacket he's basically a modern Destro just winterized.
>>5760520
For me, blowtorch. I always see blowtorch. The rock roadblock was pretty bad for a while too. Now, blowtorch again.
>>5760535
I think the big problem with Blowtorch was it was a straight release...3 times in a role. the Green and Tan version is pretty sweet...just three years to late.
>>5759983
>Not enough people bought them at full price, while many waited until clearance and then scooped them up at discount
I'm not an expert on marketing but if the items doesn't sell at "full price" but when they are at clearance they sell incredible fast and there is even shortage...wouldn't that mean that the items need a price readjustment?
>>5761080
The operating theory is that Joe fans are so cheap they'll wait for clearance no matter how low the initial MSRP is.
>>5761095
It doesn't help that many Joe fans are conditioned to wait for sales. There were tons of haul reports of getting tons of Joe stuff cheap if they just wait. I've observed it as far back as RoC, when I got into Joes, and I'm sure it's been that way since the 90s.
>>5760535
>The rock roadblock was pretty bad for a while too
I never saw a rock roadblock at retail.
>>5761095
>The operating theory is that Joe fans are so cheap they'll wait for clearance no matter how low the initial MSRP is.
>>5761115
>There were tons of haul reports of getting tons of Joe stuff cheap if they just wait
Sadly this is true, at least partially, its a common chit-chat in forums like hisstank.
>>5761115
I buy the stuff that I want at full price. If I see stuff on clearance/sales, I'll buy extras for army building, trading, kitbashing and customs. You never know what is going to be hard to find so, I buy it when I see it. More often than not, you regret the things you don't buy more often than the things you do buy.
>>5761183
The idiots on Hiss tank started the "Wait for ROSS" Movement during the 25th era and it stuck. the Mentality is poisonous to Modern toylines but since a bulk of the Joe fanbase is from the ARAH era paying for anything over 5 bucks is seen as bullshit.
>>5761194
Me too I do a lot of Lbcs and the like so I like not having to pay full price. but hey If I got too I will.
>>5761115
>I'm sure it's been that way since the 90s.
I bought loads of joes from big lots for $0.99 back in the 90s. They had 90-94 joes. Ninja force, eco warriors, megamarines, battle corps.
>>5761438
>wait for ross
I don't have a problem with getting cheap joes, but I wonder how many have held out and oayed late comer tax on stuff. Ill buy it at full price if its worth it, say eaglehawk or danger at the docks but will skip it unless its on sale like the 50th artic set and most the other retaliation vehicles.
>>5761473
Theres nothing wrong for waiting for clearance for things that might be out of your price range. But when you Refuse to support a line at retail until it's in a close out store....you're fuckin up. and I hate you.
>>5761095
But to be fair great part of Joe collectors are army builders, of course you want them cheap because you couldn't buy that much other way
>>5759661
>Will it be too small?
Quite a bit, yes.
>>5759720
>IIRC the original MOBAT, and a few of the original vehicles, were originally developed as underscaled model kits.
Not exactly, but most of them were 1:20th scale. You can go up to 1:15th (Bruder, some Tonka) without looking too silly, but after that everything is oversized.
>>5761676
But TF fans will buy crap they don't want and waddle over to the MLP section.
A big part of the problem is that the 25th line started at about $6 per figure and $20-$25 for the box sets. When the cost went up to $10 each it felt like less of a value. Of course Hasbro could've rolled with the interest that Dollar General had and kept those figures going through them, but that would make sense.
>>5761843
>Of course Hasbro could've rolled with the interest that Dollar General had and kept those figures going through them, but that would make sense.
I think it doesn't make sense to you is because you don't realize that Hasbro can only make things if stores order it.
Hasbro stopped releasing things for Dollar General because Dollar General didn't want more product or because it would cost too much.
We're already seeing 4" figures being $13, so it's likely just being priced out of their stores.
We generally see figures going for far less when they're in multi-packs, but everyone makes more money by selling these more expensive options. These bulk deals are always a great deal for everyone: manufacturer, retailer, and customer.
As for waiting on clearance, i don't. I'll buy whatever I like and i see. I learned long ago that you can't wait or hold off from buying something, because even when a peg is full of that one figure you want, it might end up being popular and then rare.
That said, i've rarely seen GI Joes in Rosses or Marshalseses.
>>5760520
Arctic Destro gives you a flame thrower, some weird ice stuff and a parka-dude to be a researcher or something you can pop a head on. My sorrow is there is no similar female parka body.
Food for The Thing baby,
Food for The Thing.
>>5761711
>But to be fair great part of Joe collectors are army builders, of course you want them cheap because you couldn't buy that much other way
Yeah that's true, and I totally went and bought a ton of stuff when it hit Ross... but I also bought what I wanted at regular retail as well. I view the Ross discounted stuff as a pleasant bonus.
Really I don't have a problem with anybody buying stuff at Ross. What I get annoyed with is the idea that anything over a certain arbitrary amount is Hasbro ripping people off and therefore they need to be punished by allowing the line to go to clearance outlets like Ross. They're not going to lower the prices just because they're not being bought at TRU. They'd cancel the line before doing that.
>>5761843
>>5761964
Started at 6$ fair enough then Oil prices changed and then demand when up and so on and so on. We can stand here all day point fingers at whose to blame but the truth is everything got more expensive and I mean EVERYTHING! Toys in general are suffering and we just happen to be in the 13 dollars for two 4 inch figures and 20 dollars for a 6 incher time that might change but right now it's what we got.
I've found a lot of first wave retaliation and a couple PoC vehicles at ROSS but what I'm talking about are the ham fans that bitch about wanting a figure but can't manage the money support their hobby so they wait to buy Sweat pants at Ross's and find some damaged figures for 4 bucks.and then rant even more about people being suckers and How dumb Hasbro is. They can go sit on the Devils chubby red dick.
>>5762607
Just because prices have to go up doesn't mean customers will keep paying it, doubly so for novelty goods.
>this blind Hasbro defense
if we were talking about Mattel, you'd be accusing the company if being satan worshippers that do it on purpose.
>>5762620
Jokes on you I don't even buy Mattel.
No the blind Hasbro hatred pisses me. They are a company they make things to sell them to us. but they have to listen to what Retailers wants TRU wants another Joe wave without vehicles Guess we're shelving the vehicles this year.
You don't want to pay for it fine,bitch about it on Hisstank and insult others that do.
But when that totally awesome "Thing" just had to have gets cancelled. Don't start the "woah is me" bullshit.
>>5762637
I haven't collected this piece of shit since Yo Joe banned me a few years back for daring criticize Hasbro for failing to give a fuck that their line was dying. They've put in minimal effort for years and it shows.
For fuck's sake, why did they wait until Renegades was off the air before getting the toys out for it?
>>5762645
Because they had to redesign the toys so Autists wouldn't complain about Snake-eyes not working with their 25th displays. also so they could use finallized designs so that when they did make it out they looked like what was on the screen.
Also did you not listen to the Joe Con Panel Hasbro said. "Joe is the only line that is completely fan driven" if it weren't for the Fans joe would be in hibernation until the HSU Took off. So Hasbro does care but they can't do a lot because of Budget and only being able to put one wave out a year.
But go on about the Big Bad Hasbro and how they don't cater to you personally.
>>5762659
shut the fuck up.
>>5762663
Stop being a prick anon.
How long does it take for Boss Fight to ship? I got an email sayibg my order was being packed nine days ago.
Dick status: muh
>>5763213
It was 10 days between packing notification and actual entry into the USPS system. Due to be delivered today.
>>5763344
cool, figured it would be soon
It's a con exclusive. God damnit kit.
>>5763964
SDCC? Or just general?
>>5764097
It's going to be at 4 or 5 different cons I think. Kit Lau has a list on his instagram.
>>5764097
and looking for it myself, oh my
I can buy two.
Sucks that he seems to come with JACK SHIT.
>>5763964
This is generally cool looking, but the super skinny looking hip and groin section is offputting. Then again though, that's been bothering me on every single acid rain figure...it's just more pronounced here because of the bulkier armor.
Camera's not behaving right now, but here's a WIP shelf for Samus/Scifi stuff. Nothing too complicated at the moment, trying to figure out something more interesting to pack into the scene.
>Strike Force Trooper sample
Doesn't look that grand with such bland sculpting. This is the same body and webgear/accessories as the Captain Action figures and some of the Eagle Force already.
>>5764213
is that a fucking Hork Bajir?
>>5764835
Indeed it is.
>>5764830
Ultra Class Visser 3 from the heaping helping of failure that was the Animorphs toyline. Andalite figures were the only decent ones, with Ultra Visser 3 being able to become a half-assed Andalite, a not-bad Inferno Beast, and the glorious Hork-Bajir form he's in in that photo, not a horrible stand-in for Ridley. I'll try to get my camera to cooperate later.
>>5762681
God the MTF stuff looks great....but then I think about how we could be getting a Wave 8 and I just get salty.
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>>5765469
Same on wave 8 feelings.
a couple of pics...
>>5765727
>>5765727
God Damn. this dupe detector keeps flaggin pics with friggin Spirit.
>>5765727
>>5765727
>>5765727
This was a great update for Spirit. Worth a fairly weak wave.
>>5765687
I made this a few years ago need to update it but not that much.
Clearer pics of some of the stuff shown at the recent Joe con.
Dem bits & Accessories mane
>>5765727
>>5766317
If I actually had a Predator that scale or wanted to throw idiot money at a Shadow Tracker I woudl be happier with this.
>>5766241
>several new head sculpts
So hard...
>>5766241
A new KS on the horizont?
>>5766752
Nope, those are all new parts that are on the way along with the Valkyries.
Couple of customs made from HACKS
>>5766878
First one and third look awesome, as if they were from a TV series.
But I just don't like what you did with the middle one, the paint is just so wrong
>>5766976
Cheers lol, the ones you liked have real leather tunic things I fucking sowed together, that was a chore haha.
The middle one was one of the first figs I got, he is weathered with primer, hence the really dark recesses etc. The other two just have a Citadel Shade washes and dry brushing.
Also middle one had a big blue Celtic chest and arm tattoo that's almost all rubbed off lol
>>5766878
>>5767899
>people had the time to make their customs
>I'm still waiting for delivery
>>5769092
Dont feel bad. Shady gets stuff early because he has money and can beat up everyone at boss fight. The fact he does cool customs and takes pics that help sell shit for them is just a bonus.
>>5769157
Haha, man I wish I had more money, had to sell half my acid rain collection to get the HACKS!
And I think it was chance my pre order shipped when it did, it was a big order so they probs get those out sooner. Plus I'm waiting on another order now.. Two weeks since I ordered and no movement or notice lel.
Either way, I hope people enjoy my customs and pics enough to inspire them to buy more.. I can't fucking wait for that fantasy series?.. 1:18 Warhammer here we come!
And btw, if you did want a laugh I've started doing some tutorial Vids and stuff on YouTube, very cringy long vids but I am covering some good areas!
Here is how to put a Vitruvian HACKS Torso on Acid Rain legs!
https://youtu.be/Jx170ysy74U
>>5769688
>had to sell half my acid rain collection to get the HACKS!
But you can still rip a volvo to pieces barehanded?
Ill give the video a view. Good to see you still around. I was starting to think all the oldfags split.
>>5769715
Nahh man, only a Ford Fiesta like!
Good to now I'm remembered! Haha
Just did my version of Stone Fist today
>>5766323
Hot Toys Snap Kits.
>>5769688
>had to sell half my acid rain collection to get the HACKS
Traitor!
>>5769954
I think Hiya got the Predator license as well, so he might wait and see what comes of that.
>>5769736
I know those holes on the front of the skull are nostrils, but it really looks like a cat face
>>5770726
I hope so. I need a 1:18 Predator for my Joe's to battle.
>>5771045
Hahah thanks, cannot fucking au see that now ha
>>5771069
Seeing shitloads of Funko ReAction Preds just irritates me.
Took ol'Stone Fist out for a shoot in the garden.
Really liking him to be fair!
>>5771095
Oh God, don't remind me. If only the head sculpts weren't such shit, we could make some custom predators.
really sorry to keep banging on about it, but just uploaded a new Vid, a slideshow combat sequence with Stone Fist!
https://youtu.be/uPdi0gLH4_Y
Gave two of my GI Joe gals some upgraded wrists from the H.A.C.K.S Blank female figures.
RoC Dialtone (aka Desert Helix) needed no mods to fit nicely.
My Custom Covergirl did.
I'm sad that this is only half way to goal and only 4 days left.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thekingdomcomic/animal-warriors-of-the-kingdom/
I need some monkey warriors to fight my Marvel figures.
>>5774538
Probably because they look like absolute garbage, anon
>>5774498
did you kick up the paint apps on your Dialtone as well.?
And what is the recipe for your Covergirl?
>>5774969
>>Dialtone:
just had a paint wash on the head and neck with the 50th Lady_Jaye webbing slapped on.
>>Covergirl:
made using Retaliation Lady Jaye's torso and legs, the DTC Comic Pack Covergirl's arms and jacket. I had to sand down the shoulder pegs so it could fit in the newer torso. Head was the DTC Covergirl Hair attached to a Star Wars Black Series Mara Jade.
Belt was from a PoC/50th Hawk,
Hope that helps anon.
