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07-05-2009, 02:30 PM | #1031 |
Ninja Nerd
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Savannah, Tx
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On Stormy's regular rifle the popsicle fits in the short side. Most people think it is the butt of the gun, but it is fired off the shoulder. He uses it in the trailer.
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07-05-2009, 02:30 PM | #1032 |
Nemesis Creator
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Dallas, TX
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Ran to four different places this morning, and only one had any Joe movie stuff out. The TRU on Pipeline in Hurst has a very small section.
No joy at TRU Cherry Lane (big suprise there), and nothing at Walmart on 183/Alta Mere, Target on same, and Target on Precint in Hurst is still in a very slow setup. The lady there said they MAY have the 3 3/4 stuff done today, but it could be tomorrow because it wasn't her section, blah-blah, blah. Anyway, if you run across anything in West Fort Worth, please post here as I still need to grab a couple more things to add to the short list I got today: Armored Panther Steel Crusher (worst name ever) Shipwreck Deep Six Cover Girl Firefly X2 Baroness I saw SS v1, HD v1 & v2, Scarlett v1, Neo Viper, Destro, Stone, Desert Duke, Zartan, Breaker, Snow Job & his vehicle, both version of the Gunship and the PIT along with some roleplay, and the playskool style stuff. |
07-05-2009, 03:46 PM | #1033 |
Joe Greenshirt
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denton, Texas
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I will have to check that out. I quickly threw that gun in the crap bag I put all of the projectile firing weapons in. Stormy doesnt need a freakin' gun!
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07-05-2009, 04:19 PM | #1034 |
Spartan F5 Viper
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Sparta
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I dunno why they showed pictures of the missile launcher with the nanite projectile in the hole on the back end of the riffle (won't even fit there on mine LOL). The trailer shows SE holding it the right way too (think that is the main scene it all starts in when they destroy the Eiffel Tower). I also do not reckognize this guy as Storm Shadow. To me he is a Mercenary ninja who has no honor and is working along with Cobra to get his fat paycheck and women. Since he wears designer leather outfits and shoots guns/rocket launchers he is just a guy that filled storm's spot after he died in the past.
Don't frett to much Hit&Run..this stuff is is out pretty early and unless most people are just walking in and going crazy about it (liek we sometimes do and read this board lol) and telling all of thier friends then it will peg warm for some time. They probabley way ove rordered too wich is not going to help even though its really cool seeing a huge display of the new figures. love that catch 22 as usual. That is what makes me the most upset about this whole thing, the figures and parts (cept the new wobbley plastic weapons some of them have like HD's greneade launcher and scarlets rediculous excuse for a crossbow CHEAP thanks to the huge plastic launchers) cold have been off the charts as w ehave not had these decent design of Joe figures since the originals. The Movie should have done what Resolute did (not exactly copy that but reboot it in a way that leaves everyone speechless) but in big screen movie mania ways. It is not going to help the situation especially if it is as bad as it looks. It may sqweek by as "ok" but it needs to do more than that and should have been able to do more than that to help move these toys. There is a fair ammount of good usable figures coming in the next few months, I hope it does well enough to move the waves but we all know how well these retailers locally order more and skip waves all together hunting in the wild may indeed be dead after all yesterday :( Well see, the prices are not attractive to most of the none collectors as well, especially the small to medium sized vehicles. I think they did that anticpiating a huge movie to gain some additional profits in the slow economy but well see the prices come down after Augusts movie release pending it's success. It will crawl at a snail's pass till then.
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07-05-2009, 05:48 PM | #1035 |
Nemesis Creator
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A quick note. Be sure to check your Armored Panthers well before buying. The new tooling for the Armadillo mold has lights added to the front in clear plastic, and my vehicle does not have them, though they are pictured in the artwork and box photo. They are two small rectangular lights that goe right in the front.
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07-05-2009, 06:44 PM | #1036 |
a state of peace
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Texas
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I didn't see anything from the C1W2 case (CC, Duke armor, Scarlett armor, PP SE, PP SS, Ice Viper) out today. Only 3 of the Targets bothered to stock the shelves from my short run. Shame I can't find this one case anywhere. I see tons (and I do mean *tons*) of the the other figures on shelves ready to pegwarm.
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07-05-2009, 10:32 PM | #1037 |
Spartan F5 Viper
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Here is the results of my run today:
Started at Gibsons in Weatherford- less figures this time aorund but no restock after a week...looks like they had more 25th/Modern figures as they were overflowin onto the pegs they had the ROC figures on (when I was last there) to put out LOL those will never sell at 8.99 a figure... Wetaherford Target- One Lone Night Bird...that was it Arlington TRU- Notta Arlington Target= By far the best selection and product out I have seen anywhere (aside from Snow's TRU) they had an entire end cap full plus 6-7 inline rows down the isle of the first 2 sets of figures, numeorus Cover Girls if your looking for her Commando Vipers, Duke, Destro, SE, SS, Baorness attack pitt, Heavy Duty both current versions, Wayanes (bleh) etc etc.. Looked like it had not been touched when I got there around 430 5pm. had a ton of all the vehicles too excpet the exclusives. Headed East down to Target on south 360 and Sublett- Good assrotment but not as good as the Alrington one, same figures, they had that rediculous huge Robocop Duke thing lOL kids were playing with it and it was irritating me so I took off 100 mph outta there! Duncanville TRU- Had small assortment of wave 1 figures nothing to get excied abotu and 2 Pitts and several of the smaller vehicles like the last few locations had. Had quite a few Fireflys and BBQs. Mesquite TRU same as Duncaville TRU Mesquite Target= can't check apparenlty under construction into a Super Target... Duncaville target- notta Target off I-20 and Carrier parkway Grand Prairie- notta Low and Behold my last stop back by City View Target in Hulen before I went home I scored big time. They had the elusive set of paris pursuit SE (several), Emo hoodless SS, Cobra Commanders (several), Ice Vipers (several), only had 2 of the reactive armor Scarletts and I picked em both up need thier heads they are nice Handful of the other wave 1 figures just on thier end cap. Nothing else. Picked me up a Cobra Commander even though I despise the shit outta what they did to him. Luckily his head is removable and I have a paint scheme in mind to try out on the "Crystal Skull" he has, if it dont work out ill chunck it. None of the Cobra Commaders I could tell have hoses from the back of his head to chest. The one I bought had them no where in the box so he has 2 holes in the back of his head and his chest that are pointless..dun get that...anyways hes custom fodder. Breaker does not have a head set of any type like he is show to on the box an din the movie. Going to have to figure out some way to make one. Goona ripp of his head too and use the real breaks head and make him right. Whew...off to eat....let me know if you guys find the wavecrusher and other small Target Exclusives...
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07-05-2009, 10:43 PM | #1038 |
a state of peace
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You are working way too hard for these movie figures, dude. ;)
I don't see Target putting out their exclusives until at least the clearance/reset is done. Kinda disappointed how many stores have been tightly gripping on to 30% after all these weeks with what little stock they have. I've only heard of two stores going to 50%.
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07-05-2009, 10:48 PM | #1039 |
Spartan F5 Viper
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Not trying too hard, just trying to have some fun
I got nothing better to do anyway sooo. It's keeping from arguing with the movie supporters on the other threads lol. Found a thread on a variant...there are 2 Firefly's in the gunship one with a black helmet and one with a red helmet (like his file card shows) if any of you guys care about variants or possible run changes.
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07-05-2009, 10:58 PM | #1040 |
a state of peace
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Personally: TRU Firefly > Gunship Firefly.
I haven't seen the Red Helmet Firefly yet beyond the original production pics. All black, all the time here. I'm tempted to try TRU Firefly with the Blue Resolute Trooper jacket and head (the helmet would be black if I kept it that way), but I've been too lazy to get around to it. EDIT: Maybe paint the helmet black and the main part of the vest black.
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