Penguin Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 WTF, Canada only gets generic cards that are either Cobra or Gi Joe? That's pretty pathetic. Nothing on the card about the individual toy. That's horrible. I'm not going to be buying any of these in Canada... sigh. I hate how toys work this way. It's always been this way since I was a kid. I remember back in 1994, I had to goto the states to buy Exosquad, Star Trek, and Robotech toys because they were too lazy to release Canadian packaging versions or to sell them here. I hear ya. It's kinda strange, considering how they went so far as to "Canadianize" the sticker sets and file cards back in the day (Scarlett from Grand Prairie, Alberta?? Poor girl ). I guess we're just not a market Hasbro bothers to cater to anymore. I've been getting these figures solely from web stores. At least by getting the US releases, we don't lose half the file card content to make space for the French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Yeah, I saw the Canadian packaging for the wave 7 Joes ... man they look lame. Shame about that. But at least you guys get the same file cards right? Although, with only half the text because they need to put some stuff in french, no? C'est n'est pas juste!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 ::grumble grumble:: Checked Target at lunch. NO single-carded figures. Not even Buzzer. A half-dozen Hawk/Scarlett packs though. That was IT. Looks like everything's being reset for a massive "Hulk" space though. (It's got more space than Ironman) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baronv Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Found the new wave in So. OC. The Mission Viejo Target had the new Snake Eyes with the butterfly knives, but that's it. The rest were the regular Scarlett/Hawk 2-packs. The new Hulk movie toys were out on the shelves today as well. They looked *blah* as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 The new Hulk movie toys were out on the shelves today as well. They looked *blah* as well. Those are actually in scale with the gijoe figures...and some figures in the line are gijoe figures from the DTC waves. The Humvee is a retooled joe Humvee too. The Mission Viejo Target had the new Snake Eyes with the butterfly knives, but that's it. Snake Eyes and the Viper are packed 2 per case in the initial cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicKaze Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I hear ya. It's kinda strange, considering how they went so far as to "Canadianize" the sticker sets and file cards back in the day (Scarlett from Grand Prairie, Alberta?? Poor girl ). I guess we're just not a market Hasbro bothers to cater to anymore. I've been getting these figures solely from web stores. At least by getting the US releases, we don't lose half the file card content to make space for the French. I was finding U.S. stock 25th Anniversary GI JOE in Calgary Wal-Marts but they were usually all scavanged by the time I got there. All I managed to get was U.S. Crimson Guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicKaze Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Yeah, I saw the Canadian packaging for the wave 7 Joes ... man they look lame. Shame about that. But at least you guys get the same file cards right? Although, with only half the text because they need to put some stuff in french, no? C'est n'est pas juste!!! No filecards, it's a flimsy piece of folded paper packaged behind the figure IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fit For Natalie Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 BE CAREFUL WITH THE GOGGLES!. They do nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 No filecards, it's a flimsy piece of folded paper packaged behind the figure IIRC. That sucks mate ... makes me appreciate the US packaging even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 They do nothing. nothing but fall off at the slightest touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicKaze Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 (edited) Check out these Canadian cards :angry: :angry: That's what they are, they are going to change them soon to a generic one soon. Edited May 1, 2008 by ComicKaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Check out these Canadian cards mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif mad.gif Those cards suck! At least the figures are cool. Honestly though, I'm not even a big fan of the artwork on the US cards. I like the originals much more. The new ones, are paint overs in photoshop. You can't see it from afar, but up close, they don't look as good as the originals. Even the new vintage-styled work for new characters isn't as good. Its like the artist got the technique down in photoshop for digital painting but forgot about color theory and the underlying form. The painted over colors look very dull compared to the much more vibrant originals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 (edited) We are having a HissTank Q/A, with Larry Hama! Edited May 2, 2008 by Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Check out these Canadian cards :angry: :angry: That's what they are, they are going to change them soon to a generic one soon. Yeesh! I never saw those! That's freakin' pathetic! The few I saw down at Another Dimension must have been US imports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Lunchtime Target report: Nothing. From any wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Wow, those Canadian single cards are pretty sad. I know it's just packaging, but I really like having the character file cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 pretty fireworks pretty lame attempt at capturing interest Thats what happens when they make stuff generic! Im thinking importing is your best solution hey! I only get to import mine here in Australia too, but its worth it for such great figures ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Focker Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 So did anyone grab the Indiana Jones figures too? Same size. The Joes can now fight nazis & gang rape Harrison Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 So did anyone grab the Indiana Jones figures too? Same size. They are, but they are more similar in format to Star Wars figures. Lunchtime Target report: Nothing. From any wave. A guy I know from a DC said that the store nearest to the DC didn't even have wave 7, and he ended up finding the wave at walmart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Wal-Mart was still IG Destro/Snowjob. (they're basically across the street from each other, I can check both in less than 15 minutes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerwalk25 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Those cards look so bland. At least you get a figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 I almost bought Snake Eyes v3 and battle armor Cobra Commander today at Frank & Sons. $12 for the former was a bit steep, though. If I don't see him from my casual visits to Target, though, I might have to yield by Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 (edited) Found Wild Bill & Jet pack Duke at Target tonight (that's all they had in stock) along with comic packs ... looks like someone else had first pickings of wave 7 ... Edited May 6, 2008 by Vermillion21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 (edited) Found Wild Bill & Jet pack Duke at Target tonight (that's all they had in stock) along with comic packs ... looks like someone else had first pickings of wave 7 ... Surprised they left Wild Bill. Duke is only good if modified(arms). Wild Bill is a great figure, the only dissapointing thing about it is that the head is small. Snake Eyes, Wild Bill, and the Viper are the best figures in the wave. Snake eyes in that wave is the best one in the entire anniversary line, regardless of what costume it is based on. All of his weapons aside his nunchakus can be stored on his body. Technically you can shove his nunchakus in between his back and backpack, since it isn't shown or mentioned anywhere on the package, I don't think that counts. That figure has the best range of motion of any Snake Eyes in the anniversary line. This is one of the very best anniversary figures in the line. I'm hesitant to ever say that about a Snake Eyes figure, but in this case its true. Edited May 6, 2008 by Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Got Hooded Cobra Commander and a Destro for my birthday... I've gotta say, these figures are lightyears ahead of the last GIJoe figures I bought (Valor v Venom stuff)... I'm pretty impressed. I was gonna grab the comic two-pack with the Crimson Guard and Elite Cobra Trooper guy, but the face on the CG was broked... too bad, as pretty much all anyone around here has now is the comic-two-packs. I'd like a really good Snake Eyes to replace the VvV one I've got (even tho that's a pretty rad fig, right on the beginning of the added articulation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I'd like a really good Snake Eyes to replace the VvV one I've got (even tho that's a pretty rad fig, right on the beginning of the added articulation). Which one do you have? The wave 7 version, the wave 1/3, or the single pack with 2 scabbards? A good replacement for that would be the single card Snake Eyes with visor that came out in wave 1 of the anniversary joes, or the wave 7 version which just came out, but lacks the visor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Insanely cool (IMHO) news: Matt Trakker (as in, the guy in M.A.S.K. with the flying Camaro) is going to be "Specialist Trakker" in an upcoming wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Insanely cool (IMHO) news: Matt Trakker (as in, the guy in M.A.S.K. with the flying Camaro) is going to be "Specialist Trakker" in an upcoming wave. Yep, DESTRO posted that a day or 2 ago, then TNI decided to call Neal Hoffman because they doubted him. Hasbro has the rights to M.A.S.K. since Kenner was absorbed into the company during the mid 90's. I hope we get M.A.S.K. vehicles somehow. Trakker had some bad ass vehicles towards the end of the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Insanely cool (IMHO) news: Matt Trakker (as in, the guy in M.A.S.K. with the flying Camaro) is going to be "Specialist Trakker" in an upcoming wave. Uhm, I dunno about this news. What will his accessory be? An oversized MASK?? Could be cool or lame ... I'll reserve judgement until I see the figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Half the Joe toys already come with oversized masks/helmets... Hmmn. A repaint Wild Weasel wouldn't be that far off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 OK, OK ... fair enough. I'm hoping they release Shockwave & LowLight soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Wave 5 comic packs That Cobra Commander is surprisingly impressive. The cape and sword are a nice touch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Focker Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 IG is with the Cobra Commander armor mold. Interesting, Trip wire with the flash mode no surprize. Falcon looks like he's gonna have a strong jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baronv Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Lady J seems a lot better without the hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 How will that Lady Jaye be different from the "cartoon" one in the DVD set? Repaint only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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