Godzilla Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Oh, Wraith. I don't really see how he's "robot-y". Thought the very-obviously-robotic BAT was the topic of discussion. Sorry about that. I should have been more specific. Anyways I am quite impressed with Wave 9. BBQ and Bazooka looks a whole lot better. I am patiently waiting for Alpine, Dum Dum's buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_breetai Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I'm hoping I get a cloaked variant in one of my two sealed waves my friend is ordering up for me... that looks really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 (edited) Wraith reminds me of General Grievous. I like the P90 he comes with. My gripes are that Steeler still doesnt get his visor and Ace needs an airmask. Also in the Final battle pack with the Mobat and HISS, is that another Flint in desert uniform? EDIT: Added Pic. Edited July 9, 2008 by Godzilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritas Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 (edited) Wraith reminds me of General Grievous. I like the P90 he comes with. My gripes are that Steeler still doesnt get his visor and Ace needs an airmask. Also in the Final battle pack with the Mobat and HISS, is that another Flint in desert uniform? EDIT: Added Pic. Yeah it is, let me see if i can't find a pic of him at the JoeCon. Edit: http://hisstank.com/gallery/Hasbro-Dealer-...ealer_Room_0036 Only pic i could find. Edited July 9, 2008 by Veritas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyryder Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I'm still waiting to see a picture of Wraith actually holding his weapon. The P90's handle is at a really shallow angle, like a classics rifle grip. I've yet to see a Joe that can actually hold that style of gun in a usefull grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_breetai Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 btw, am I the only one who didn't like the fact that Red Star had a GI Joe base, rather then the Oktober Guard getting it's own base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 btw, am I the only one who didn't like the fact that Red Star had a GI Joe base, rather then the Oktober Guard getting it's own base? I am there with you on that breetai.I would hope they would do all the october guards. Would be nice to have a 3rd faction with an October guard base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) Nice to see the IG's, the greenshirts and that CG pack. Even if I hate that waist ball joint and wish they went Cobra Commander style on the CG's, I'ma have to get that pack. Want a Cobra blueshirt pack with 4 grunts, 1 NCO/officer. Give them AK-47's instead of SKS... the Mobat was one of my first GI Joe toys too. Wonder if it will have the motorized tracks.... The Conquest looks much like the vintage. I was kinda hoping they would "realify" it with black/gray engine nozzles and gray/white missiles with markings, if not a low-viz/stealth scheme. Guess thats' what customizing is for... That Duke would look great except for the ugly ass wrist joint/mold. They need to give him a watch or something and move the joint to the wrist itself. Edited July 10, 2008 by Uxi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritas Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 That Duke would look great except for the ugly ass wrist joint/mold. They need to give him a watch or something and move the joint to the wrist itself. Even though the picture displays otherwise, reportedly those horrible "duke arms" will finally be fixed with this Tiger Force release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 the Mobat was one of my first GI Joe toys too. Wonder if it will have the motorized tracks.... I heard it does Even though the picture displays otherwise, reportedly those horrible "duke arms" will finally be fixed with this Tiger Force release. He will have the fixed arms, unfortunately it doesn't seem like Falcon or the greenshirts will. Want a Cobra blueshirt pack with 4 grunts, 1 NCO/officer. Give them AK-47's instead of SKS... I'd buy it. Throw in some bazooka troopers and the upcoming paravipers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowyunskinny Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Also in the Final battle pack with the Mobat and HISS, is that another Flint in desert uniform? Yeah it is Sucks, sounds like Flint got dropped according to toynewsi.com Early images showed a Flint figure would also be included with this set so we went to Hasbro and asked for clarification on that. Here is what they said: "We had originally planned on including Flint in the Mega Pack, and the image shown at JoeCon was from that stage of product development and image distribution. However when it came time for production he was ultimately cut. We hope to pursue Flint figures in the future as he is a fan favorite!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Sucks, sounds like Flint got dropped according to toynewsi.com Early images showed a Flint figure would also be included with this set so we went to Hasbro and asked for clarification on that. Here is what they said: "We had originally planned on including Flint in the Mega Pack, and the image shown at JoeCon was from that stage of product development and image distribution. However when it came time for production he was ultimately cut. We hope to pursue Flint figures in the future as he is a fan favorite!" Good, then they should make the cartoon version of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Cartoon-colors Flint is VERY high on my want-list. (Along with ACTUAL toon-colors v2 Roadblock and movie-colors Falcon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hey Shin, what happened to the "Tank"? Website down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Still no luck finding the rest of wave 8 or 9, or the new vehicles .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hey Shin, what happened to the "Tank"? Website down? Its up now, TFW2005 was doing forum maintenance, and thats our sister site, so it might have something to do with that. Still no luck finding the rest of wave 8 or 9, or the new vehicles .... sad.gif Seen 8, but neither 9 or the vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 The 25th or modern era line is getting increasingly more difficult to find as the line progresses with each wave released. WTF??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Same here----Targets around here now have ONE peg for carded figures, if that. (not one peg full---one peg AVAILABLE and tagged with a price/label) (Still flooded with old comic two-packs though). I think the "way too many" old comic packs are making them decide to stop carrying the whole line. Nobody, I mean nobody, wants "bright blue CC with flourescent yellow stripes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Yeah, my local stores have lots of the wave 1 and 2 comic packs as well .... and the occasional buzzer, serpentor, or CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Focker Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Yeah, my local stores have lots of the wave 1 and 2 comic packs as well .... and the occasional buzzer, serpentor, or CC. Yeah that what all the stores have in stock. During the last month I've notice something at a few Targets. Not counting the latest movie toys, Target isn't restocking any toy. Look at other Toy lines they are letting the pegs run dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpaw Samurai Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Nobody, I mean nobody, wants "bright blue CC with flourescent yellow stripes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowyunskinny Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 bwahahahahahah!!!! Awesome Southpaw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschell Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Local stores around me are pretty bare too. Nearest Target has had the same figures for months, 1 Scarlet, 1 CC, and a few comic packs. TRU has taken the space for GI Joe and put other toys there. The few remaining Joes they have (TRU exlusives, old comic packs, 1 peg for figures) aren't even located adjacent to each other anymore. I did finally find the latest comic packs, the wave with Firefly, not sure of the number these days. It was at the walmart nearby, which was shocking as it's the most poorly stocked walmart I've ever seen. Apparently being the only one on the east side of town they can't be bothered to stock it. (And I'm not just talking toys, it's common to see half empty shelves everywhere.) Looking at the hisstank sightings forums, Phoenix seems to have the latest waves and vehicles all over the place, but they apparently haven't made it down to Tucson. Typical. I'm glad I ordered my VAMP through BBTS, received it today. It's the one vehicle I really wanted. They made some changes compared to the classic one, but I like it. I do think it was really stupid of Hasbro to give Clutch arms that won't bend 90 degrees at the elbow. Makes it hard to get him to hold the steering wheel. What were they thinking? It's the first figure I've felt the need to trim down an arm so that it can bend properly. At least they included weapons and a figure stand for Clutch, unlike the Target exclusives. And they kindly even listed the name as just Clutch on the base, not "Double Clutch" as they're calling him these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Focker Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Does anyone real like the comic packs in comic colors? Back in the day they had a limited coloring process. A classic issue is classic because of a memorable story not the colors used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Arms Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Targets in my area aren't even worth the time checking. The only time I have to check TRU is Friday nights and the weekend. Their Joe selection is terrible. Last time I was there they had the 3 packs and a few comic packs. They moved the GI joe section to a tiny corner at the end of a Aisle. I've had really good success finding most of the toys between 2 wal Marts. One near my job, and another near my Apartment. I found 3 of the new vehicles Tuesday night. I bought the vamp and the flight pod sets. I haven't seen any restocks of Wave 9 yet. I still need the Bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 For those who havent heard, the mail-in Docs are out of stock. You are screwed if they did cash your check. Hisstank.com has big story on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpaw Samurai Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Does anyone real like the comic packs in comic colors? Back in the day they had a limited coloring process. A classic issue is classic because of a memorable story not the colors used. I sort of like the purple/golden Scarlett (although not necessarily in perference over the darkgrey/beige... just sometimes I lean more towards one than the other) and were he a little darker or with more grey/black blended into the blue, the Silent Interlude Snake-eyes would almost be more true 'night ops' than his black outfits. The Silent Interlude Storm Shadow is nowhere near his normal color self, but passable. I think it's basically the day-glow Duke/CC pack and Destro that are really the bad ones. But, yes, I totally agree that the 'classic' nature of those old comics were more the story than the colors and painting the figures in the limit, often over-bright colors of an 80's comic really doesn't work. You might as well have painted them with the printing dots of the original comic art and heavily lined all their details in black. Actually, the latter might have worked (sort of like the new 'original TMNT' figures based on their comic appearances). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 For those who havent heard, the mail-in Docs are out of stock. You are screwed if they did cash your check. Hisstank.com has big story on it. FAWK. I need to check if they cashed my cheque - that I mailed back in mid-April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowyunskinny Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 2nd run of Doc coming in September Hisstank updated the article while Yo Joe and Toy News Intl are reporting the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 While the forums were down, HissTank was upgraded and it is now better than before! We now have social groups there, a dedicated forum for reviews, comics, et al. Head on over! Also SDCC is this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Anyone buying the 12" Joes? I mean $15 vs the $80 Macross 12" dolls, I dunno but I rather buy the Joes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Anyone buying the 12" Joes? I mean $15 vs the $80 Macross 12" dolls, I dunno but I rather buy the Joes. They surprisingly look much better in person than online, enough for me to actually consider buying some. I'll wait to see Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes in person. If only they used the super articulated body as standard, and had more clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Arms Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Does anyone know if the dvd battlepacks will be sold at other retailers besides target and Hasbro? I'm hoping the Wal Mart will carry them because I've been able to find most of my toys there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Does anyone know if the dvd battlepacks will be sold at other retailers besides target and Hasbro? I'm hoping the Wal Mart will carry them because I've been able to find most of my toys there. Yes, if Walmart does not have them yet, they should buy the time their summer reset is done, I know its before september. DVD Battle packs are mass market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Arms Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Yes, if Walmart does not have them yet, they should buy the time their summer reset is done, I know its before september. DVD Battle packs are mass market Thats great news. There are 5 targets within 25 miles of me and they have been terrible at stocking Joe items since the spring. Every time I go into one, their pegs are completely bare or the still have the CC/ Duke or Scarlett/ Destro comic packs as the only items. So my faith in getting the dvd battlepacks is fairly low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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