Are we as Joe fans really ready for second base?

[Headman]

We got a mobile pit for RoC which has gotten a mixed reaction. Do you think we are ready for a second large movie playset?

And will some of you ever get to second base? You know, get to buy another base after the failure of the Pit?

[knoxvelour]

It's pretty hard to top the 84 headquarters. It had a cell, computer station, vehicle bays, defenses, landing pad...

Now that I think about it, I'd be happy if they tooled new side walls and just released the center section, omitting the vehicle bays entirely. Maybe add some electronic feature using that rear storage space to house the circuitry

[RuckusJr]

I'm sure most of us have been to second base, but the recipient wasn't always willing...

[Raw Dog]

It really depends on the size, and the playability, but yeah, for me deffinately. I am ready.

[Gyre-Viper]

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[Headman]

I like the cobra version of the pit. That would be a great base for the second movie line.

[Gyre-Viper]

I like the cobra version of the pit. That would be a great base for the second movie line.


Yeah... no.

[Owner of a Lonely B.A.T.]

I think the issue here is that for some reason just making a BASE isn't enough for Hasbro.

For some reason it has to double as a vehicle...have half a dozen sound and light features spring loaded gimmicks etc.

The 84 base and even to some degree the late 90's base (which had some gimmicks) what made them work was they were...just a base.

Simple boxes of platforms and computers etc...and sadly they just will not market that anymore.

I'm not saying a base/vehicle is impossible as I love the General and to a lesser degree the MMC, but its clear that Hasbro has the mind that kids like gimmicks and if it doesn't do three things and have lights and sounds and an incorperated Snoopy Snow Cone Maker than its not gonna appeal to kids.

[mattymatt]

Idk I wish they would do smaller play-sets like the wallyworld exclusives but have the ability to connect them. I would settle for an updated version of the TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL BATTLE PLATFORM.

[Headman]

So you think you guys will ever touch a boob?

[manicmotive]

So you think you guys will ever touch a boob?

I doubt any of us will ever get to touch you.

[spiderpumpkin]

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[Headman]

I doubt any of us will ever get to touch you.

Odds are you already have.

[manicmotive]

Odds are you already have.

Interesting. Just me, or everybody?

[Headman]

Interesting. Just me, or everybody?

I don't know, I've been touched by a lot of people. Not lately though.

[Dem_Yoe'z!]

Wow it's getting steamy in here!

Seriously the ROC Pit was horrible! If I hadn't have gotten mine for free (thanks Kohls!), I would feel totally ripped off. If they make a new base, I'd prefer a redo of the 1982 base or a Cobra version of the 1987 MCC. Maybe a series of bases that are made up of interlocking parts (like the older Playmobil castle sets; they can be combined to make huge custom castles).

[r3v3n63]

After seeing what Hasbro is charging for the Helicarrier?

[Raw Dog]

So you think you guys will ever touch a boob?

Gawd, I really hope so, but no, probably not. :(

[Trooper618]

So you think you guys will ever touch a boob?

real or inflated?

[Raw Dog]

real or inflated?

I'd be satisfied with just seeing a naked one, but my mom won't let me watch "R" rated movies. :(

[Viper6]

It's pretty hard to top the 84 headquarters. It had a cell, computer station, vehicle bays, defenses, landing pad...

Now that I think about it, I'd be happy if they tooled new side walls and just released the center section, omitting the vehicle bays entirely. Maybe add some electronic feature using that rear storage space to house the circuitry

or they make it available in modular sections and expand on the original, then the cool kids can complete their HQ or the poor kids can have a section thats a stand alone playset.

[Trooper618]

I'd be satisfied with just seeing a naked one, but my mom won't let me watch "R" rated movies. :(then get an nc17 and tell her it is not "R" rated.

[CornDog_The_Ninja]

And will some of you ever get to second base?

Second base, yes.

The real question are Joe fans ready for 3rd Bass?

3rd Bass - Pop Goes The Weasel - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VpZk9dGXGA)

[Storm]

I like the cobra version of the pit. That would be a great base for the second movie line.

You mean the one which was showen on that secret files of hasbro panel on some con?? Yeah that would be great it look pretty cool.
And Im in minority but I like the RoC PIT. Yeah its obscure as a main base but I threat it as a Mobile G.I.Joe base not their main base and in this role it fits perfectly.

[Dunedain]

What are boobs? And wheres this second base everyones talking about?

[Starfighter]

We as fans do have a second base. You can just preorder D&G's Cobra Missile Command Base made out of plastic. It is a reproduction of the 1982 Cobra Base.

[Echo7Solo]

So you think you guys will ever touch a boob?

boobs are like chips, you can't have just one

[CrimsonGuard101]

Unless it totally rivals the Terrodrome or the Flagg... no... never. I do not have the space left to allow such atrocities such as the ROC Pit to take up in my display room. Display space for me is now like owning property on Boardwalk...they gonna have to pay me to put something else on display lol...now the remake of the ROC PIT from those pics of the cancelled POC cobra Hiss tank/ICBM launcher crawler might work...but they need to get it out now while I am still interested...

[Sithcobra]

i bought a and liked it and a few others playsets things like the avenger one and would get another joe playset tbh i like to see a zartan oval office ps or cobra pit or w/e it called in the pictures where cobra commander is talkin to ff lol that place

[mordengard]

We as fans do have a second base. You can just preorder D&G's Cobra Missile Command Base made out of plastic. It is a reproduction of the 1982 Cobra Base.

Is there a link or something?

[Starfighter]

Is there a link or something?

Yes, just follow this thread right here on the 'Tank. It is actually D&J Toys:

http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-toys-modern-general-discussion/182660-d-j-toys-cobra-missile-base.html

[CrimsonGuard101]

Yes, just follow this thread right here on the 'Tank. It is actually D&J Toys:

http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-toys-modern-general-discussion/182660-d-j-toys-cobra-missile-base.html

meh murals/facades dont count as "bases" :0 dosent look like you could purchase one of those anyway...seemed ot be sold out.

[Starfighter]

meh murals/facades dont count as "bases" :0 dosent look like you could purchase one of those anyway...seemed ot be sold out.

You can still purchase them. There is just a 2 moth wait list. They are as much as a base as anything else that we have out there.

[Xenos]

You mean the one which was showen on that secret files of hasbro panel on some con?? Yeah that would be great it look pretty cool.
And Im in minority but I like the RoC PIT. Yeah its obscure as a main base but I threat it as a Mobile G.I.Joe base not their main base and in this role it fits perfectly.

I actually liked the RoC Pit too, except that it was just too small a scale. It's like it was designed for MASK figures with how small the jail cell and computer bay were.

[Knight-Owl]

I'd say yes if it's a Cobra base this time around.

[mightyjl]

If it costs more than $10, most G.I. Joe Collectors can't afford it

[Starfighter]

I actually liked the RoC Pit too, except that it was just too small a scale. It's like it was designed for MASK figures with how small the jail cell and computer bay were.

I just wish that we had M.A.S.K. In either 2.5-inch or 4-inch form. Please make it happen Hasbro.

[devilfish60]

I'd like to see an updated version of the 87 MCC.

[Headman]

If it costs more than $10, most G.I. Joe Collectors can't afford it

lol so true. Cheap ass Joe collectors.

[Hellion42]

So you think you guys will ever touch a boob?

I'm touching one right now. Admittedly, it's still encased in fabric, and its owner is moderately surprised, but it still counts.

As for another base playset, I don't have room for one. Not to mention there hasn't really been anything compelling for quite a while. Any base worth its salt would probably be too large for retailers and too expensive for casual buyers (e.g. kids and their parents). I like the idea of standalone pieces that interlock, but I don't see that happening any time soon.

[The Batman]

I would not mind a Tactical Battle Platform. It does not take too much plastic to make one of those and I am sure they would sell really damn good!

[Headman]

I'm touching one right now. Admittedly, it's still encased in fabric, and its owner is moderately surprised, but it still counts.

As for another base playset, I don't have room for one. Not to mention there hasn't really been anything compelling for quite a while. Any base worth its salt would probably be too large for retailers and too expensive for casual buyers (e.g. kids and their parents). I like the idea of standalone pieces that interlock, but I don't see that happening any time soon.

Get rid of the boobs and you'll have room for another base.

[alcinde4]

So you think you guys will ever touch a boob?

Magic 8-ball says, "Not in your fucking dreams."

[Hellion42]

Get rid of the boobs and you'll have room for another base.

*thinks about that one*

Nah, I think I'll keep the boobs. And the chick they're attached to. Good argument though.

[Sithcobra]

If it costs more than $10, most G.I. Joe Collectors can't afford it

you mean $8

[RuckusJr]

you mean $8

Why pay $6 when you can scam your Dollar General into getting it for $3.50?

[Kaboomskie]

As long as it doesn't look like a Jawa Sandcrawler, I'd buy it SRP asap.

[Python_Puckman]

So you think you guys will ever touch a boob?

Yes, if you count their own.

Why pay $6 when you can scam your Dollar General into getting it for $3.50?

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Damn you Loch Ness Monster!

[Stl_Brgd_PFC_Ramar]

Would be totally cool, if Hasbro busted out the Cobra Island playset! I'm all in for a second base....

[nerdsgetchicks]

All your base are belong to us...I couldn't help it!

All Your Base Are Belong To Us - YouTube (http://youtu.be/qItugh-fFgg)

[puma]

having a cobra base which is affordable would be nice. having joe base parts which we could attach to the older sets to make a BIGGER set would be terriffic.

[Zombie F Body]

Seeing how worked up some people get here over little soldiers, no, boobs would probably cause an aneurism or something.

Seriously, still no. Too many people seem to be of the "wait for the clearance" persuasion. Like I stated in the new mold vintage style Night Raven thread a while back, how can you pick up a ton of Skystrikers on clearance then expect Hasbro to deliver a new and bigger jet so you can just pull the same crap again?

Hasbro, and more importantly retailers, are probably pretty gunshy when it comes to stuff this big. Even if we remove the cheapo collectors from the equation they'd still probably be more inclined to release something lackluster anyway to save costs. In the long run that'll just ruin the potential for future large playsets. I don't see Hasbro ever fully backing items like the Terrordrome ever again. Unless we find a hidden petroleum pocket in the Earth that can last us for a thousand or so years, I'd say picking up vintage offerings on eBay may be the only route for us.

[ilzuccone]

i got to first base back in 93. it's about time i get to second.

[SmokePants]

I just don't know how to feel about it.

[Zoomie2001]

Seeing how worked up some people get here over little soldiers, no, boobs would probably cause an aneurism or something.

Seriously, still no. Too many people seem to be of the "wait for the clearance" persuasion. Like I stated in the new mold vintage style Night Raven thread a while back, how can you pick up a ton of Skystrikers on clearance then expect Hasbro to deliver a new and bigger jet so you can just pull the same crap again?

Hasbro, and more importantly retailers, are probably pretty gunshy when it comes to stuff this big. Even if we remove the cheapo collectors from the equation they'd still probably be more inclined to release something lackluster anyway to save costs. In the long run that'll just ruin the potential for future large playsets. I don't see Hasbro ever fully backing items like the Terrordrome ever again. Unless we find a hidden petroleum pocket in the Earth that can last us for a thousand or so years, I'd say picking up vintage offerings on eBay may be the only route for us.

I did my part. I bought 8 skystrikers at full retail.

[Zombie F Body]

Good man! I got my 5 at full retail. I've been bugging Hasbro since the 25th for a new SS and when they delivered it was time to put my money where my mouth was!

[youdoitimbusy]

So you think you guys will ever touch a boob?

This is actually what I thought this thread was going to be about.

[youdoitimbusy]

It would be cool if they did mini bases. Weapons room, command center, ext. You could do a whole series of these for relitivly cheap, sell them for like 20 bucks. Id pull the trigger just to have some cool environments to desplay my joes.

[SDawg]

Like cool small dio environments , so u can click them all together to make a huge HQ Base.
Though it has to be like 10 or more, cause i want it to be huge LOL

[A.C.T.]

I bought the Pit for retail price online and got a $30 coupon, so I is ready to buy another base. As a collective Joe unit of collectors, thats a negative.

[Scotty97]

So you think you guys will ever touch a boob?

Not unless you come around.

[Headman]

Not unless you come around.

I'm around.

[zedhatch]

Seriously, still no. Too many people seem to be of the "wait for the clearance" persuasion. Like I stated in the new mold vintage style Night Raven thread a while back, how can you pick up a ton of Skystrikers on clearance then expect Hasbro to deliver a new and bigger jet so you can just pull the same crap again?

Hasbro, and more importantly retailers, are probably pretty gunshy when it comes to stuff this big. Even if we remove the cheapo collectors from the equation they'd still probably be more inclined to release something lackluster anyway to save costs. In the long run that'll just ruin the potential for future large playsets. I don't see Hasbro ever fully backing items like the Terrordrome ever again. Unless we find a hidden petroleum pocket in the Earth that can last us for a thousand or so years, I'd say picking up vintage offerings on eBay may be the only route for us.

When something like that gets clearenced out a month after it's released doesn't some of the blame for that problem fall on the Retailer themself. No wonder people say "I'll wait for clearence" when it goes on clearence the following week.

[Zombie F Body]

What the SS? Just recently got clearanced around me before the latest Target reset. If it went to clearance that fast in your area it was more than likely facilitated by lackluster sales across your district, area or US as a whole. Who get's the thanks for that? If they were flying off the shelves like we basically intimated to Hasbro they would, there wouldn't be issues like this.

People plan to what for the clearance before most items are released. Joe Con 2012: New Terrordrome coming in 2013! Great, all our pestering has paid off. I'll wait for the clearance!