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I like the 3-pack for the most part... but for 65 bucks, those guys need to be a bit better. Shockwave should have his original lower body (instead of Lowlight's) and his original gear. Lowlight should have his original gear too.

 

For 75 bucks, The Hammer is good enough, but Bullhorn needs his original legs too.

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WOW!!!

 

 

REAL G.I.JOES!! #US1#

 

 

Lookin' at these makes me wanna go throw all that 25th crap in the trash. Don't know what it is really, but the old style just can't be beat, and when MC doctors'em up like they do, they really stand out. Good lookin' set of figures this year.

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WOW!!!

 

 

REAL G.I.JOES!! #US1#

 

 

Lookin' at these makes me wanna go throw all that 25th crap in the trash. Don't know what it is really, but the old style just can't be beat, and when MC doctors'em up like they do, they really stand out. Good lookin' set of figures this year.

 

 

I kinda agree with u... but not so much about the MC stuff we have here..

 

I was looking at Bullhorn on YoJoe.com to see exactly what changes have been made or what gear he was missing in the MC swat version... and I clicked the "All-Geared Up" photo... and man.. RAH was so badass.

 

When I take out one of my RAH figures, put his gear on him... I look at my collection of 25th stuff and kind think "25th sucks"

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WOW!!!

 

 

REAL G.I.JOES!! #US1#

 

 

Lookin' at these makes me wanna go throw all that 25th crap in the trash. Don't know what it is really, but the old style just can't be beat, and when MC doctors'em up like they do, they really stand out. Good lookin' set of figures this year.

 

Well if new REAL G.I. Joes cost that much then I am happy to keep my crappy 25th figures. :P

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I just saw the pics over at Hisstank from the Hasbro room.........I need to go change my pants.

 

 

 

The Artic set is BANANAS!!!.......StarDuster and Cutter........I'm losing my mind. Way too many re-uses of old molds though......You could have at least given Cutter a new head. Instead of making him a Gung-Ho twin. (Minor Gripes....I'm pretty psyched)

 

 

 

I still have a feeling that all this goodness is just buttering us up for the suckfest that will be the movie line though.

 

I'm wondering whats going on with that Golobulous??? That thing looks pretty badass.....could be some more custom stuff. The same with Big Boa???

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I just saw the pics over at Hisstank from the Hasbro room.........I need to go change my pants.

 

 

 

The Artic set is BANANAS!!!.......StarDuster and Cutter........I'm losing my mind. Way too many re-uses of old molds though......You could have at least given Cutter a new head. Instead of making him a Gung-Ho twin. (Minor Gripes....I'm pretty psyched)

 

 

yeah, if you notice, all that "new" stuff was just repaints. Some of it I like alot though.. mostly the Desert pack.

 

the only new things they showed were customs.. I am wondering where the new figures are? We already know the single card lineups coming.. where are they?

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The colors on the swat team are amazing. I do prefer 25th's added articulation (yeah i know some of it isn't as effective but i can't live without at least swivel wrists anymore :) )

Some of the new stuff looks great, others confuse me. THe cobra-la stuff is sculpted beautifully but i hate the concept!

The Black banshee (where did this come from anyways?) screams amazing super bat and can't wait to get it.

I can't wait for more info! and i'm so glad it looks like i don't have to stress about never seeing an IG destro i'm going to get a close to him shot with the ig rank set.

 

*edit black banshee is a custom? *growls LAME!

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The colors on the swat team are amazing. I do prefer 25th's added articulation (yeah i know some of it isn't as effective but i can't live without at least swivel wrists anymore :) )

Some of the new stuff looks great, others confuse me. THe cobra-la stuff is sculpted beautifully but i hate the concept!

The Black banshee (where did this come from anyways?) screams amazing super bat and can't wait to get it.

I can't wait for more info! and i'm so glad it looks like i don't have to stress about never seeing an IG destro i'm going to get a close to him shot with the ig rank set.

 

*edit black banshee is a custom? *growls LAME!

 

the cobra-la stuff are customs too.

 

in fact, ANYHTHING you see that isn't a repaint of any existing 25th figure, is a custom.

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Hey, V.Hunter I feel your pain about the MC convention stuff being way better than the 25th.

 

But remeber, if your going to shell out $75.00 for the SWAT team, and $275.00 for the convention set, then that sh-t better be of pure quality vs $5.99 for a 25th anni figure.

 

Remeber, you get what you pay for and even though it is good stuff but in my opinion it is not worth the money unless your a scalper looking to resale it for more for a good decent profit.

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ok now we need the new hasbro stuff.

 

 

the new Cobra Desert and Arctic 7-packs are pretty badass

 

Heck yeah!!

 

Scrap Iron! Finally!

 

I do think that the 'senior ranking officers' (the 3 packs with Cutter) will be exclusives again, and therefore they are straight up repaints (as always). If they're regular retail releases, then it's kind of a gyp.

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ok now we need the new hasbro stuff.

 

 

the new Cobra Desert and Arctic 7-packs are pretty badass

 

Heck yeah!!

 

Scrap Iron! Finally!

 

I do think that the 'senior ranking officers' (the 3 packs with Cutter) will be exclusives again, and therefore they are straight up repaints (as always). If they're regular retail releases, then it's kind of a gyp.

 

 

man.. that aint no Scap Iron... Why didn't they color him in hir original colors?? I get that its an arctic set.. but I dont think anybody prefered Scrap Iron in arctic colors instead of his real colors. (I hope they are planning a true Scrap Iron for a single card

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man.. that aint no Scap Iron... Why didn't they color him in hir original colors?? I get that its an arctic set.. but I dont think anybody prefered Scrap Iron in arctic colors instead of his real colors. (I hope they are planning a true Scrap Iron for a single card

 

Oh I agree, I want him original colours as well, but, to me anyway, if they put him in an special troop set, we'll see him in his original form very soon as well.

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Looks like Viperhunter can now sleep tonight with that new Cobra Commnader, no more wind swept hood, straight down, and it looks waay bigger this time.

 

I just saw it (Hisstank seems to be updating periodically

 

I've been waiting for this CC for a looonnnggg time, it's pretty much a repaint and I don't care. I want it!

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