Best ME Hasbro Troop Builders, GI Joe And SW Poll

[CobraOfficer999]

This is a poll for what you think the best Hasbro Troop Builders from the Joe and Star Wars Lines are, and which would someone find in the ranks of your collection or display.

My Picks include

1. 30TH/25th Troopers or Officers
2. 2012 Con Exclusive Iron Grenadiers
3. 30th SteelBrigade
4. 30th TechnoVipers
5. Star Wars: Vintage Stormtroopers
6. SW: Vintage Gamorrean Guards
7. SW: Vintage Tie Pilots
8. SW: Vintage Rebel Troopers
9. SW: Vintage Imperial Guard
Or
10. You Have Your Own Pick

[Xerofall]

I'm partial to the OG blue shirts.

[ShockVal]

Oh grand pole master, you listed the wrong SB. :D I dig the Delta more. Although he was a bitch to get together a squad.

[AlleyViperEXE]

PoC Alley Vipers and PoC Shock Troopers, here.

[Darth Awgmon]

I have every figure on the poll, with the exception of the con exclusive, and the best by far are the Gamorrean Guards. The accessories, detail, and articulation on a figure with those proportions are outstanding. It's really not even close, so I don't know what all the rest of you have been smoking. I know alot of people have never seen one in person, so maybe that's why it's lacking in votes. I have several and just traded two of them to a fellow Tanker. If you are out there, back me up Unseenforces!!!

[sbartek1974]

Wow! You listed more Star Wars stuff than Joe stuff. I like the Snow Serpents, BATs, Eels, Vipers, and Cobra Troopers and Officers.

[ChaplainAsst]

PoC Alley Vipers and PoC Shock Troopers, here.

This!

[Black Llama]

Nothing tops the 30th Cobra Troopers (and their DG Black Officers to lead them). Really, one of the few times I've purchased over 20 of the same toy.

[Sean_C]

What SW Imperial Guard? The one not yet released? The new Death Star Trooper?

Stormtroopers should be better, ball joint wrists, better looking helmet. The removable helmet sucks, seeing the same scarred clone head under there gets old.

Rebel Fleet Trooper, needs less of an old man head sculpt and a holster. Dare I say, ball jointed hips...though, Star wars figures with ball joint hips don't always turn out right.

Gammorean Guard, excellent sculpting, but limited range of movement. Only even saw one and bought it.

The only recent figures I felt the need to army build (that I could find) were the Snowtrooper, who's actually a few years old now, and the 2-packs of the battle droid from 2010-2011. I'd army build Hoth Rebels, but they are either sold in boxed sets or impossible to find (Echo base trooper). Rebel Fleet troopers never pegwarmed here like they did some places. I hated the goateed head on the commando. (Never saw the black version).

I did get some Imperial Scanning guys on clearance years ago. They are nice.

Clones have gotten boring...there's so many that just buying one of each is army building them.

[memphis01]

POC alley vipers!!!

[CobraOfficer999]

What SW Imperial Guard? The one not yet released? The new Death Star Trooper?

Stormtroopers should be better, ball joint wrists, better looking helmet. The removable helmet sucks, seeing the same scarred clone head under there gets old.

Rebel Fleet Trooper, needs less of an old man head sculpt and a holster. Dare I say, ball jointed hips...though, Star wars figures with ball joint hips don't always turn out right.

Gammorean Guard, excellent sculpting, but limited range of movement. Only even saw one and bought it.

The only recent figures I felt the need to army build (that I could find) were the Snowtrooper, who's actually a few years old now, and the 2-packs of the battle droid from 2010-2011. I'd army build Hoth Rebels, but they are either sold in boxed sets or impossible to find (Echo base trooper). Rebel Fleet troopers never pegwarmed here like they did some places. I hated the goateed head on the commando. (Never saw the black version).

I did get some Imperial Scanning guys on clearance years ago. They are nice.

Clones have gotten boring...there's so many that just buying one of each is army building them.

The one in the Red Cloak with the staff.
I do agree that, when it comes to SW Articulation from figure to figure, Hasbro is a little inconsistant. I haven't really added much to my SW collection in a while. I like their new vintage line, but, as with
GI Joe, I usually find the shelfwarmers. The most common Shelfwarmers are Bom Vimdom, who I have found at least 1, as many as 5, in every Target, TRU, Wallgreens and other stores, and Logray. So, like with the Joes, I am relying increasingly on the internet. As with the Joes, prices on some are ridiculous. The most ridicoulous price I've paid so far was 27 bucks for Bib Fortuna. Couldn't find him for less anywhere.

[Mr Hebime]

POC/30th Cobra Troopers and POC Alley Vipers. If they could re-release the Alley Vipers with yellow accents it would definately be another 10 figure troop builder purchase from me

[turner]

I would say the 25th cobra island alley viper is the best. That storm trooper is pretty cool though.

[sbwy80]

I like the POC Alley Vipers and the 30th Vipers.

[CobraOfficer999]

Bump

[figureware]

Renegades Storm Shadows they make excellent Ninja troopers!

[youdoitimbusy]

I know nothing of star wars, and won't pretend to...

[07GT500 COBRA]

Definitely the 30th Cobra Troopers with the DG Officers.

To round out my top 5:
Volcano Vipers
Zombie Vipers
Shock Troopers
Vipers

[Saboteur]

Little wonder the majority of the pick lies with a Joe on a Joe forum.

Hogs get my vote!

I have every figure on the poll, with the exception of the con exclusive, and the best by far are the Gamorrean Guards. The accessories, detail, and articulation on a figure with those proportions are outstanding. It's really not even close, so I don't know what all the rest of you have been smoking. I know alot of people have never seen one in person, so maybe that's why it's lacking in votes. I have several and just traded two of them to a fellow Tanker. If you are out there, back me up Unseenforces!!!

Agree 100%!!!

I'm going to scoop up several of these next month at CVI.

[bassistcarlos]

I have no opinion on SW figures. I can appreciate them, but I am strictly a Joe collector. My favorite troop builders have been POC/30th blue shirts, vipers, IG heavy gunners, 25th/POC para vipers, snow serpents, volcano and hazard vipers, techno vipers, and zombie vipers.

[Torgos-Pizza]

Love them Blueshirts!

[DARKWIND]

PoC Alley Vipers and PoC Shock Troopers, here.

Gotta go with this and:
30th Vipers
30th Troopers. . .
Renegade Troopers, I only have 2 of but they quickly went to LBC bin and made awesome Cobra Heavy Security Det. and stand-in Cobra tech/mechanics.

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[Steel_rain501]

I voted stormtroopers but, should have went with "own pick" as Snowtroopers look so much more better, imo.

[Jefehawk]

I'm a bit off but I really like the ROC Duke desert ambush.. Great helmet, vest and a more realistic soldier look then most..he works great for desert teams or dry wooded area team...

[Jinx723]

30th Cobra "Blue Shirts"

I wasn't gonna army build these guys, since I over did it with the 25th Cobra Troopers. But I need at least four more. My DG (Blk) Cobra Officer needs to lead more than one guy.

[EvilMonkeyPrime]

This!

Gotta agree alleys and shockies along with blue shirts. And those 30th vipers with the poc blue arms as officers.

[EvilMonkeyPrime]

This!

POC/30th Cobra Troopers and POC Alley Vipers. If they could re-release the Alley Vipers with yellow accents it would definately be another 10 figure troop builder purchase from me

Hell yes pitsburg alleys I'd buy those. Do them in UH geeen and black too. Hmm who's black and blue. Don't care I'd buy them too. Pink maybe not so much. No overwhelming need for rainbow alleys.

[ResoluteBAT]

25th Mould BATs.

TVC Echo Base Troopers and Rebel Fleet Troopers.

[EvilMonkeyPrime]

I'm a bit off but I really like the ROC Duke desert ambush.. Great helmet, vest and a more realistic soldier look then most..he works great for desert teams or dry wooded area team...

So easy too just a head swap and desert green shirts.

[EvilMonkeyPrime]

25th Mould BATs.

TVC Echo Base Troopers and Rebel Fleet Troopers.

And bats yes reso jungle cartoon 25th hoh doci. Bats rule. Just wish they fixed the back pack pegs sooner. Don't like having to glue the weapon hands.