Knight26 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Comic packs wave 3. Surely Ace and Wild Weasel can't be complete without a Skystriker and Rattler right? Surely I'm not alone in wanting to see those again. Only if the cockpits are resized to fit the figures, aren't all the 25 anniversarry figures actually 1:18 scale which makes them a pain to fit in their normal joe vehicles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Only if the cockpits are resized to fit the figures, aren't all the 25 anniversarry figures actually 1:18 scale which makes them a pain to fit in their normal joe vehicles? Hasbro is already making revisions to figures to enable them to sit. Stalker is now shipping with a fixed crotch, as well as Beachhead and Firefly. All of wave 5 and beyond should be able to sit in vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 This is going to sound stupid: but does anyone have a pic or link to one comparing the 2 different crotches? *** get your mind outta the gutter folks!! *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal_Massacre_79 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 (edited) I think this is the "fix" that everyone's talking about. Beachhead's legs are farther apart. No real change in the angle of the sitting position however. Again, Beachhead's legs are farther apart. And again, no real change in the angle of the sitting position. Notice the difference in the width of their "packages." Not much of a change other than Firefly's legs aren't as spread eagle as Beachhead's. Edited December 4, 2007 by Metal_Massacre_79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal_Massacre_79 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Just for fun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Thanks for the comparison pics Metal_Massacre_79 .... now I know what to check for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal_Massacre_79 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 (edited) I just re-posed the four figures in the cheap attempt at a YMCA shot above, and it appears that Shipwreck has the best ability to sit upright. All of the others lean back as if they were in recliner. I don't think Shipwreck has the crotch fix either. Snake Eyes has the next best sitting position, but he legs are spread just as far as Beachhead's. Fire Fly doesn't have his legs as far apart as SE and BH but he doesn't sit as upright as SW (in fact FF leans back just as much as BH does, so the crotch isn't really helping him). BH has the worst sitting position out of all of them. Unless I'm mistaken and Shin can chime in with a clarification on what the actual crotch fix was. Edited December 6, 2007 by Metal_Massacre_79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I just re-posed the four figures in the cheap attempt at a YMCA shot above, and it appears that Shipwreck has the best ability to sit upright. All of the others lean back as if they were in recliner. I don't think Shipwreck has the crotch fix either. Snake Eyes has the next best sitting position, but he legs are spread just as far as Beachhead's. Fire Fly doesn't have his legs as far apart as SE and BH but he doesn't sit as upright as SW (in fact FF leans back just as much as BH does, so the crotch isn't really helping him). BH has the worst sitting position out of all of them. Unless I'm mistaken and Shin can chime in with a clarification on what the actual crotch fix was. Shipwreck does not have the crotch fix but I believe he was designed after the complaints came in, therefore able to sit. The Firefly you have has the fix, but the Beachhead you have does not. They do share the same mold, and the fix showed up first on Firefly and is now showing up on Beachhead. Stalker is now shipping with a fixed crotch, and since he shares the same mold as Snake Eyes, Snake Eyes from wave 5(all black), will be shipping with the crotch fix. Fixed crotch has more of a "y" shape rather than a "v"(compare your Firefly to Beachhead, its easiest to see it there). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal_Massacre_79 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 (edited) That's what I thought, but the Firefly figure doesn't really sit any better than Beachhead. It doesn't appear that the "fix" really fixed anything. Edited December 6, 2007 by Metal_Massacre_79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Focker Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Sienna Miller has been casted as the Baroness. Now the rumor mill is saying that Ray Parks has been casted as Snake Eyes. Several internet sights are reporting this nothing from the bigger places yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabretooth Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 well like a dumb ass i decided to redesign a couple of joes this week end now i think i'm going to have to go all the way with them.... actually making fully poseable figures... i'll post a few pics in a couple of days when i finish the clay prototypes, but they'll be about 6 inches tall with anywhere from 14- 28 points of articulation, think marvel legends but with out the ridiculous proportions..... so far it's snake eyes, scarlett, lady jay, storm shadow, destro and cobra commander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikaru's VF-1S Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 hiya, well im pretty new to gi joes collecting. i just recently started getting the 25th figures, right now i have... snake eyes storm shadow cobra commander cobra officer red ninja firefly serpentor i have an extra red ninja and firefly. just wondering if there worth anything if anyone needs a trade... (looking for flint or beach head or the navy guy) what are the rare 25th figures to get? what are the ones that are worth to get... or people just getting them all cuz its pretty hard here to find them, always disappears after i see them 1 day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Far as I am concerned ALL of 'em are difficult to get, simply because stores never seem to have them in stock!! I typically see the one or two last ones on the shelf in beaten up condition - to buy. Only once have I seem them in decent stock, where I bought the complete wave 3 set. Although, I suppose the "common ones" are Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, & Cobra Commander. I see the 5-set boxes pretty frequently as well. Good luck hunting for these things ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emajnthis Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 i hit the jack pot today (though i probably should've taken further advantage of it), they had every wave in stock at my local wal-mart. They even had the single card wave 4 (?) (single carded duke, SE, air trooper, Gung Ho, etc.). I picked up a Firefly, and was going to pick up the Air trooper but decided against it since i was going to get the cobra legions pack at some point. Love Firefly, excellent figure, though i kinda wish his radio would fit on his back pack in some fashion so he'd be a bit more complete (kinda like Beachhead, no loose accessories). This is the same Wal-mart that i found 10 MP Starscreams at, so i think i'm going to go to this one from now on (lower income neighborhood). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Wave 5 is now confirmed sighted at retail. Not sure if all the Snake Eyes in this wave have the crotch fix, or just the later ones shipping. All 5 pack box sets will be clearanced at target after the holidays. The 3 target exclusive vehicle/figure sets will retail for $9.99. They are already in the target computer systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baronv Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 I'm starting to find the previously MIA figures at Walmarts and TRU in So. OC. SO far I've found multiple Beach Heads, Firefly, and even Flint. So far I'm just awaiting the black espionage SE from Wave 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikaru's VF-1S Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I'm starting to find the previously MIA figures at Walmarts and TRU in So. OC. SO far I've found multiple Beach Heads, Firefly, and even Flint. So far I'm just awaiting the black espionage SE from Wave 5. hey what part of the OC r u finding these figures? =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Comic packs wave 3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoBe-Patt Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 nice, I like the second and third sets. I'm not feelin the snake eyes and storm shadow two pack. Hasbro killed it for me by doing these other variants of these characters. Sigh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 The twins look promising, and I'm curious to see how the CG looks with his helmet on. Will the helmet look the same as the one getting released now/soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baronv Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 hey what part of the OC r u finding these figures? =] Around Mission Viejo TRU and the Laguna Niguel Walmart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Comic Pack Ace and Wild Weasel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Finally ones I will be seriously hard pressed not buy, though Ace did not look like that in that issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Comic packs wave 3! Thanks for the link. Ace keeps his astronaut helmet I see, cool! And I like how Aryan the Crimson Guard looks. Seems kind of fitting. Glad they're making the twins but I've never been a fan of them. Even as a kid I thought they were wankers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikaru's VF-1S Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Around Mission Viejo TRU and the Laguna Niguel Walmart. woah i like live right there, so are they still in stock or has it disappeared already? do u know when they usually restock their stuffs? im still trying to find a MP starscream at walmart, rarely see any GI joe stuff there =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Comic 2-packs look sweet. But they'll probably be difficult to find, just like the regular single carded Joes. Bah, humbug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 More detailed shots of the wave 3 comic pack figures! Ace Wild Weasel Note Wild Weasel's removable visor and Ace's Skystriker eagle patch. Even the joe club agrees these guys need their planes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Very nice touch with the Skystriker eagle emblem on the armband. But you all know my opinions about the helmet and the overall look of Ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Very nice touch with the Skystriker eagle emblem on the armband. But you all know my opinions about the helmet and the overall look of Ace. Sad, he has a helmet and is all ready to go, with a patch even, and still no ride. I agree with the helmet thing though, its cool that its influenced by the original but I hope the 93 version gets its due too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 It would be nice if they could update the Skystriker's mold a bit to get the proportions a little more accurate. If they could make an X-Wing with better proportions than the original vintage one, then I'm sure Hasbro could do the same with the Skystriker. Almost 25 years of toy-making advancements can make this a reality, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 It would be nice if they could update the Skystriker's mold a bit to get the proportions a little more accurate. If they could make an X-Wing with better proportions than the original vintage one, then I'm sure Hasbro could do the same with the Skystriker. Almost 25 years of toy-making advancements can make this a reality, right? EXACTLY F-14 based too. Its like how the x wing is in star wars, sure its dated, but hell its iconic. The anniversary line is full of redoes of original costumes, it makes sense to keep a new skystriker tomcat based. The way the joeclub has been describing ace and weasel leads me to believe there might be hope for us. Either a new skystriker and rattler, or the originals reissued with room for the anniversary figures to sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Found Buzzer today!! WooHoo!! Target had one of him, 2 stalkers, and about 20 Fireflys ... talk about weird case assortment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpaw Samurai Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Anyone else obsessive enough about details to notice something's awry here? Give up? Looks like ol' Tony got himself busted back down to corporal after his promotion and code name change for the exclusive last year, but decided to keep the new moniker. If I was him, I'm put in a request to have it changed to 'General Flash' for grins... Even though it's being very picky (sadly, I noticed it within a few seconds of looking at the back of the card because I've been curious if they were going to change things about characters), it's sort of a sad little oversight. Granted, Hasbro needed to use the 'trademarkable' version of his code name, but one would've hoped that someone would've looked at it and said, "Hey, if he's 'Sgt. Flash', shouldn't he be at least an E-5?" instead of just blindly duplicating the original copy short the places where the codename is used. Flash is easily the disappointment out of the 5th wave, aesthetics-wise. I think its one of those cases where they maybe should have indulged a bit with changes. Flash was sort of a cool looking figure to a kid back in '82 (maybe because he (and GrandSlam) stood out a bit from the other non-S.E./Scarlett/Stalker generic looking, all green figures), but to those same eyes 25 years later, he's just not as appealing. While it matches the original figure, I almost think he'd be easily improved with boots on the outside instead of his stirrups. Still, he's not horrid looking and he looks like he has good articulation (I won't open anymore of my Joes until after the holidays as I need to rearrange room for them) and he is a direct homage to the original, so I can't complain. Sadly, it looks like most of the rest of the original thirteen (minus the aforementioned Triple-S guys who all had unique molds), are going to fare as poorly in their new form, if the pictures of Hawk and Rock'n'roll are evidence... somehow Breaker looks like he may avoid the jinx... but that may be because you just don't see action figures blowing bubblegum bubbles... and that's his comic look to a 'T'). As mentioned earlier, I haven't opened these guys yet, so no take on their articulation/play-worthiness. Snowjob looks good and I like the options for his goggles/hood. Iron Grenadier Destro really makes me wish they had packed an Iron Grenadier as opposed to a Crimson Guard in this wave. And the C.G.s themselves are okay to good. The leg holster looks a little tacky and I'm not entirely sold on the new helmet design (much more angular and the face guard is very 'beak-like' with what looks like very limited visibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I brought that up a few pages ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I also wonder why they changed and "stylized" the card art a bit for Flash too? It's not overly noticeable, but the new card art looks different overall to the original Flash card art. As for the CG's, I'll still have to see one in person. But I'm guessing I may wait to see if there's any changes with the helmet design on the one coming out in the comic pack next year. Looks like I gotta get back on the horse and start "hunting" again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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