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07-07-2015, 04:13 PM | #211 |
Reptilian Ninja
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Damn BBTS pickings are kind of slim.
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07-07-2015, 04:15 PM | #212 |
I just want foam gliders.
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I'd be willing to bet he will be relatively easy to acquire since a lot of fans will try troop building the CGs and will have lots of Gung Hos left over.
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07-07-2015, 04:15 PM | #213 |
Crimson Guard
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-Loose Cannon
The only Army building set is the SB/IG set, it's nice but the figure most wanted to army build is Crimson Shadow Guard. They should have had Crimson shadow guard with SB and put the IG with Gung-Ho. Have 3 troop builder sets in the case and 2 with Gung-Ho and the IG. Single pack the rest and I bet we will still have CC and Shippy clogging the shelves. At this point we will see a sea of CC /Shippy and SS and Spirit 2 packs clogging the shelves. __________________ There is a reason why they couldn't do that as far as the army builder pack. When I talked to the new guy at JoeCon, if they used a pack out that was all already done, i.e. nothing new in the set they could easily add that into the new assortments. Look at the sets that are straight repaints as bonus add-ons the bean counters allowed to add to the new items. So by doing some packs that were all old, same decos, nothing new added (subtracting was okay) they could mix in a few more items to this years assortment, versus the ones that were all new designs in figures or vehicles. |
07-07-2015, 04:17 PM | #214 |
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Finding 10 BATs last time is equal to 2.5 Shadow Guards this time, unless TRU places a bigger order. If they order double this wave since there is no wave 2, then 10 BATS + 10 HEAT Vipers will be equal to 5 Shadow Guards.
If Hasbro does a "revision" case instead of wave 2 and ups Gung-Ho, that could help distribution later on. Sure you can trade for Gung-Hos online from Shadow Guard army-builders, assuming those army builders can even find multiple 2-packs for themselves. I know they said that, Chuckles. That sounded like anal-retentive, bureaucratic bean-counting to me. Like they had to fill out the whole production plan on a form and check the right boxes. It just sounds like a stupid way of doing things. There's no reason they shouldn't be able to offset the cost of, say, repainting an old figure, instead of just rereleasing it, by using less new parts on another figure. Last edited by JediJones; 07-07-2015 at 04:23 PM.. |
07-07-2015, 04:22 PM | #215 |
Crimson Guard
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BBTS prices are higher than I expected.
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07-07-2015, 04:24 PM | #216 |
Top Shelf
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07-07-2015, 04:38 PM | #217 |
Crimson Guard
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And for the table, how are smalljoes on the business end? First time I think I've actually ordered from them directly, let alone preorder. I wanted to get one of their display cases since right now I'm opting by using an old fish tank, which seems like the same difference to me.
I'd trust 'em as much as I trust BBTS. Shit, they even have insurance, which BBTS still (oddly) doesn't. I think I'll just hold off on anything more than my Marine / Classic / Alpine preorder for now. I suspect I'll be able to pick everything else off as it comes back around. The Three-Packs were the most interesting items for me as it was - I'd likely pay BBTS prices ($120 for a case of four?) there if necessary, even if it means getting the MASS set. Last edited by GeoffDes; 07-07-2015 at 04:41 PM.. |
07-07-2015, 04:41 PM | #218 |
Crimson Guard
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JediJones, just passing along information I heard from the horses mouth direct to me the five minutes I talked to him. Sure it's bean counting horse crap, but they are a large company and GI JOE is small part of it at the moment.
That being said, I decided early on not to do a massive army build of shadow guard, just wanting two, and then will sell off my one extra Gung Ho. May do more of the IG/SB pack, but even then, not that enthused about it to go overboard. only one of each of anything else I pick up, including the SDCC stuff. I expect the big items to be in stock as had no problems finding those after the usual first couple of shipments. |
07-07-2015, 04:57 PM | #219 |
Cobra Viper
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I picked up the full box to get them all. Those extras are going to Toys for Tots this year.
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07-07-2015, 05:02 PM | #220 |
Crimson Guard
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I'll wait for a more "serious" Gung Ho repaint. Can't stand bright cyan. As a kid, I thought he was wearing denim. Why can't it look like denim?
And how is the CSG a CG with no C? Seems dumb. Pass on both. |
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