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  1. He's totally Stalker, right down to his close friendship with the guy who got blamed when the Baroness' brother was killed. In the comics, it was Snake-Eyes. In the movie it was Duke. Stalker also has a friendship with Scarlett and Snake-Eyes in the comics, and Ripcord spends most of the movie "stalking" Scarlett, and while they kiss at the end of the film, there's much more of a trio at work there than a couple. The only connection Ripcord has to Alpine is his friendship with a complete re-re. And by that, I mean Chaning Tatum, not Duke.
  2. Hasbro's exact statement was that Dial-Tone was coming, but not in a way we'd expect. Dial-Tone is, in fact, now a female character seen in IDW's comics, the Resolute cartoon, and finally as a toy in the upcoming Desert 5-pack with Law & Order (not Lowlight), Zartan, and Grunt. It's not classic Dial-Tone, it's not the one we were expecting, but Hasbro absolutely kept their word and is releasing *a* Dial-Tone this year.
  3. That doesn't make sense, because if the scalpers represent a percentage of buyers now, and they walk away because the product becomes plentiful (and thus, there's no secondary profit to be made), those scalpers will leave Mattel with immovable merchandise. Also, don't think they're producing anywhere near a million units for this line. MOTUC is a 5-10 thousand unit line at best, closer to ten now that they've increased production numbers. MOTU fans online probably represent about 20% of their sales (considering He-man.org has the largest concentration of fans online, and only accounts for about 700-800 figures a month). If scalpers represented even 40%, that'd still put a huge dent into Mattel's profits and leave them with more figures rotting in the warehouse than two times their online fanbase would buy. Scalpers are a necessary evil in this line, at least at the moment. They keep the line selling out, quickly, by threatening the fanbase's ability to buy the figures at retail prices, forcing everyone to sign on as soon as the figure is made available. This relates to instant profit for Mattel, and happy CEOs who then turn over more money for toyguru and the 4 Horsemen to up production and add more figures, in an effort to squeeze more profits from the line quickly. As long as they ride the scalper wave, the 4H will be able to get away with things like brand new body parts and weapons, beast bodies and alternate heads, while giving us more figures per year then we got in 2009. Once the scalper bubble busts, we'll see a scale-back in production numbers, and figures that require 100% new molds will be off the table once again.
  4. Which is fine, it's really a matter of those who don't know. The arguement "they charge to much" can mean "it's too expensive for my budget" or "Its more than they should dare ask for this toy." Obviously, if you meant the former, you're perfectly within your rights. It sucks, and I wish we could all afford everything we wanted. Personally, even I can't afford this stuff, but I'm happily going into credit card debt to amass the collection *I* want, because after the 25th well runs dry, I'll never collect another Joe line the same way. And these guys are *top* of my list for teams I never thought I'd get and will stop at nothing to own... at least they have been since the Club released the Argentina Joes last weekend... LOL!
  5. Really...? They charge HALF of what the majority of customizers charge... And let's not forget they are a company that needs to turn a profit to keep providing toys that we WANT but Hasbro WILL NOT produce. (Yes, I said we. It's we as soon as more than one person wants it, so technically it's also a toy we don't want?) It still amazes me that some fans who've been collecting for years never remember the key principle behind the price of a toy: more made = lower price. The production run on a typical Collector's Club item is *always* going to be a small fraction (perhaps 1 or 2%) of a Hasbro mass-retail run. So when some people complain "We're paying 20 bucks per figure for a 15-pack that should cost $8 a figure", those folks just don't get it. #1, it costs the Club more money to produce the toys than Hasbro, because of how small their production run is. Then, they have to sell each unit for more of a mark-up than Hasbro's (exponentially so) because there are so few units to make a profit off of. Also, they have to ensure they make enough profit to fund the next figure production, because unlike Hasbro they don't have an R&D budget built into their multi-billion dollar company. They're just a bunch of fans (despite what people say) who run a (some would say) fly-by-night company that comes thru a lot of the time for fans. So, yeah Admiral, you're 100% right. These are akin to customs moreso than a production figure. You can't judge the price of their repaints compared to the same figure at retail, it's just not the same thing. It's a whole different ballgame when you consider new headsculpts and the like... these 25th Adventure Team figures are just not something we'd ever see at retail, and *that's* worth a premium price.
  6. There was a huge bit of news from the Con that you missed apparently. The Collector's Club was told by Hasbro that the larger part of the vintage molds were rotting in a warehouse in Asia, and they were opting to have them all destroyed. Most of them, however, have already succumbed to rot, and would need to be retooled anyway. They sent the Club a list of salvagable molds which the Club could opt to save. The Club asked to save them all, and Hasbro declined, making them choose a few that would get the most use, and are destroying the rest. If at any point Hasbro wants to re-release a vintage toy, they have all the schematics and design work to retool most of those molds, provided their was a profitable reason for doing so. In the case of these "Then and Now" packs, we're likely going to see brand new toold of some choice vintage figures. I dare-say there's hope Hasbro could see its way clear to retooling Snake-Eyes v2, a *much* sought after vintage figure that would make for an *awesome* then and now comparison with the movie figures.
  7. Personally, I'm enamored with the set, and am willing to shake hands with the Devil to get it. Dr Venom looks awful, but I'm hoping it's just a mock-up. Either way, I'll be using the Rex labcoat instead of the one issued, which will definitely hide most of the flaws. Since he's the only official release we'll likely ever get, I'm not passing on him for anything. Getting an Adventurer Colton is also a great thing... he's a character I really see Hasbro passing over, despite the anniversarial appeal, and if I'm proven right, at least I have this one. Now if these sets sell well, and I have that feeling, I would expect the next set to be the iconic Adventure Team duo: Atomic Man and Bullet Man. Paired with the Land Adventurer (renamed Eagle Eye) that'd pretty much meet all my needs for 12" characters in 4" form. I'll *give* away my Big Lob for that chance...
  8. They're all trained for martial arts and close-quarters combat by Snake-Eyes, so they all get swords. Nothing anime about it.
  9. Reports from the Con made it sound like things pretty much sold out before Saturday was over. Might not be anything to put up.
  10. I may be wrong, but I am pretty sure in the latest Hasbro Q&A, it was confirmed that Resolute would come in 2010 as an exclusive set. By thrown out, I meant offered us the possibility, not threw away the possibility. The Boxed set is likely coming next year. But that's not how Hasbro initially meant to release those molds. They were supposed to be single-carded, released thru the first 6 months of this year. Now, they're getting used for parts in the ROC line, and we're getting thrown a bone with the boxed set, mostly to shut us up about Resolute.
  11. I read somewhere they confirmed it was just a custom there are no plans for a terrordrome or Flag next year. There was a custom 2-story Terrordrome on display (just a double stack of lower-level drome, really) but Hasbro also had a photo-real Terrordrome picture in their slideshow presentation, which would seem to hint at a new version coming in the future. However, Hasbro *did* do pre-emptive damage control, announcing in no uncertain terms that they had no plans for a Flagg, Terrodrome, or Big Lob (my guess is to head off any questions in regards to those three, as they get asked every year and at every panel.)
  12. It's a custom. No one from Hasbro ever said that. In fact, a lot of fans, myself included, saw the writing on the walls when Hasbro got shut out of stores for the first half of 2009, and Resolute got dumped onto the Net over a week's time with practically no build-up. Resolute was supposed to bolster the 25th line for the first half of this year, with the movie taking over in the summer. WalMart and Target seem to have refused this plan, and Hasbro was left with a lot of brand new molds and nowhere to produce them. So first we're getting a lot of them, re-purposed as ROC figures (City Strike Snakes and Scarlett, Jungle Storm Shadow, and the Walmart 2-pack Roadblock)... and Hasbro's thrown out the idea of doing a boxed set of the molds in their proper Resolute colors next year. But Resolute as a line, and the cartoon, are dead in the water. They were supposed to be Hasbro's big pre-movie push, and got derailed by the stores not wanting a flood of pre-movie merchandise taking up space.
  13. There's an auction on e-bay right now offering the 3-pack for 100 bucks... pretty low mark-up all things considered. I took a chance on it, here's to hoping I dont get stiffed.
  14. Crap inna hat that's on my head. I'd give organs and certain firstborn males for the 4 Argentina figures. I just finished my custom team of Action Force figures (Gaucho, Quarrel, Blades, Hunter and Lt Stone), and I've got Glenda/Scarlett and my custom Claymore waiting for these 4 guys. I'd rather official releases than customs, tho... To e-bay!
  15. It's just an extra tray at the bottom of the second "digi-pack".
  16. Makes sense to me. Alley Vipers might be intended to be used to control crowds in communities that COBRA has taken over. Keeping a subjugated population under control and alive ( so they can be of further use) would necessitate non-lethal weapons in some circumstances. Otherwise, the alternative is to shoot them, and that could put a crimp into a workforce over time. A good point, and with others pointing out that it does, indeed, fit into the slot under his shield, I rescind my first comment.
  17. Only drawback of the Alley-Viper is that is seems to have been designed for the gun to clip into the backpack (as the backpack has grooves to fit the form of the gun), but no pains were taken to make sure it *stayed* clipped. The grooves in the backpack are too shallow, it doesn't actually "clip" anywhere. So yeah, little rubberbands are the way to go. Also, the club doesnt go anywhere, it's just an added accessory because someone thought Cobra terrorists in riot gear needed non-lethal weaponry. ??
  18. I expect, by 2014, to see a 50th Anniversary set of 1960s Joes in the modern design style, but sooner than that, I want a 25th Joe Colton. Other than that, I would still like to see - A proper Marvel designed Cobra Commander - Dr. Venom - Kwinn the Eskimo - Billy 'Kessler' - Oktober Guard - Sunbow Cover Girl - Thrasher (and a Thunder Machine, if possible) - Lowlight - Muskrat - Roadpig (Quick-Kick torso and "DDP" Zartan lower legs would be a boss start to this one) - Dodger (a personal favorite) - Metalhead (an easy body repaint with Zap's webgear, just need to develop the accessories) - Slice - Dice - Heavy Duty (if we have to suffer him replacing RB, give us the original with that sick weapons platform) - Kamakura (DDP design) - Alley Viper (repaint in black and blue urban camo) - Barrel Roll - Blackout - DDP Mindbender - DDP Shipwreck -
  19. Close, but nothing beats Takara's awful translation for their Mega PVC figures: The Go, Joe! slogan is legitimate, even if it's from the wrong decade. This is just plain wrong!
  20. The 60s G.I.Joe line used the slogan "Go, Joe!" in it's advertising campaign. That's most likely where it comes from.
  21. Just the Sunbow series, no DIC. Also, I think Shout! is saying now that they won't release the complete series set to retail until the smaller sets have been released. So many bot until next year, at this rate. For the meantime, if you want it, you gotta go thru their website. Or SDCC. It's the same discs as Season 1.1, but the packaging is completely different. When Season 1.2 is released, the discs will likely be numbered 1-5 again, instead (for instance) 6-10, as in the boxed set. So there will be differences. Also, you get them all *now* instead of piecemeal.
  22. I doubt he's talking about the "look" of the movie. But it's obvious that the tone and the relationships are more cartoon-inspired than comic based.
  23. Shout! is selling the complete series thru this website: http://www.gijoecollectorsset.com/
  24. They have no plans at the moment, but then they always say that before they're ready to announce a new release. I got my box today, and it's *huge*, even compared to the Matrix set. almost unnecessarily so for the size of the discs inside. But who cares, this thing is fricken frackin awesome!!! I haven't seen most of these episodes since USA's Cartoon Express in the early 90s. Same with Transformers and the SciFi Channel's "Cartoon Quest"... a lot of fond memories with both these sets. There won't be another day this satisfying until Shout! releases every episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and I get to run thru those, in order, in high quality with massive bonus features. So basically, this is the best day in my geeky, geeky life for the forseeable future.
  25. Corey Stinson, also known as one of the founders of YoJoe.com, hasn't let me down yet. I can recommend other sites for deals and sales, but smalljoes is always the best place to order Joes from, simply because Corey is the man!
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