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07-07-2009, 05:35 AM | #1 |
St8POPO
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I entitled this thread "Dear Hasbro" because I hope just one person that works there will read it and spread the word. I don’t know about the rest of you but I am very displeased with this ROC Toy line, it almost looks like Hasbro spent all their money making the movie and pinched pennies when making the ROC Figs and Veh's. The 25th line was awesome. I collected just about every GI Joe fig and vehicle made from 83-93 and loved every single one, that’s why I chose to collect the 25th with my son so he could enjoy them as much as I did. I absolutely loved the detail that was put into the 25th and modern toy line. Hasbro also went as far too perfect better detail into the vehicles they released, they didn’t have to but they did and I feel that they all turned out pretty great. Sure with the figs they used a lot of bodies over and over but they made it work. So what happened with the ROC toy line, why are you cutting corner and skimping? I went out on the 3rd and found all the ROC figs on the pegs at Target and I grabbed at least one of each except for a few that I will name soon. They did not have the vehicles out yet but I managed to go to TRU on the 4th and found the rest of the figures that I wanted and picked up the Raven. Now here is my disappointment. One, I can do with out all the NERF pump action missile launching on the raven, don’t get me wrong, it's neat but you skimped on the detail, you skimped on the stickers, the sheer size of the vehicle and what the heck is up with the solid plastic landing gear? Where did the detail go Hasbro? We'll get back to that. So let’s skip to today when I picked up the APV Hummer at Target. No back seat?!! Come on!! And the flimsy plastic this vehicle is made of, what is that all about, and again you held back on the stickers. Why didn’t these vehicles have the kind of detail that the 25th and Modern have? The independent suspension (Awe Striker) (VAMP), the detailed parts and molding? And how about that landing gear? The Raven is sharp looking but feels and plays so cheap, the best part is the Pilot talking and he only says three things. Let’s move on to the PIT, which I will never buy unless it goes’s on clearance at a substantial mark down. What is that all about, why is it a vehicle to start with, the original GI Joe base wasn't a vehicle, why not just make the PIT into a stationary base that way it would not have to close up into a vehicle and you could have added more detail and better amenities. Let’s move onto the figs. Some I really liked and some I really hated. First Ripcord, Why Why Why didn’t you just make him Stalker for one or DOC, I am scared to see him in the movie, I just hope he does not ruin it, he is not that funny. Fine though, he's there but again why not makes him Stalker at least Stalker was a more noticeable character. Anyways the Ripcord figure looks silly, did you notice that when you molded him, his head was way too big for his body, same thing with accelerator Duke. And lets move on to Duke while I am at it. Never mind that his head is too big. Could you get someone to play the part that resembled the Blond hair blue eyed all American Boy from the comic/cartoon. Channing would not have been my first choice but I can live with him filling the part but why not a kind of Channing from stop loss when he actually looked like a member of the military, no, we got the scared faced, goatee wearing version, what's that all about? I think he should have cleaned up better. Let’s move on. Snake Eyes Paris Pursuit kicks ass, Snake Eyes regular is just creepy his face looks weird and his body looks more like he should be a He-Man figure. Baroness's face looks like Janice Dickenson when she was in her last week of I am a celebrity get me outta here, you did not do Sienna justice. Heavy Duty looks like he is wearing one earring and his head is odd. And the vipers just looked like no effort was put into them at all. Where are everyone’s accessories, I don’t want those big silly spring loaded guns, that just raised the price of the figures by a dollar, and speaking of prices, what the heck happened with that, we get less of a product for more cost? What the Heck? Why are the Armadillo, ATV, Mole Podd and Snow mobile $18 and the Figs $8 as apposed to the usual $7. The Rattler was probably the best vehicle you turned out thus far and it was only $25. Let’s get back to the figs. Where are the holsters and removable guns and knives? Don’t get me wrong, I loved some of the figs, even ones that I thought I would hate, Cobra Commander is cool, Masked Storm Shadow, Paris Pursuit SE, Ice Viper (minus having no detail on his face), Deep six (but I love all the divers), Cover Girl(is Ok), Sgt. Stone is cool, Destro rocks, and the rest that I picked up were ok but I still would like more detail and less silly trinkets like spring loaded cannons, its GI Joe not NERF, make it more realistic. I am just one man and it may not matter to you (Hasbro) but, I have been a huge fan for 28 years and joined the military because of GI JOE. I just hope that you get back to caring with the next batch.
Thank you for your time. PS. All is forgiven if you remake th Killer Whale |
07-07-2009, 05:38 AM | #2 |
Crimson lady of the Guard
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Interesting letter.
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My feedback Thread http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...tml#post642922 (PLEASE READ MY WANTS LIST, any help finding these items would be wonderful) My wants list http://www.hisstank.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36991 |
07-07-2009, 06:00 AM | #3 |
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eh, could only make it half way thru that giant wall of text.
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07-07-2009, 06:02 AM | #4 |
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I have said this before & I will say this again, I can not believe people are complaining about paying $8 for a figurine... we are paying $17.99 here in Australia, $14.99 on sale...!
If we could pay $8.00 per figurine here, WOW, we would be spending alot more on G.I. Joe figures & vehicles! |
07-07-2009, 06:14 AM | #5 |
G.I.ジョー!!
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TLDR: You're not happy.
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07-07-2009, 06:16 AM | #6 |
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Hard to read.
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07-07-2009, 06:17 AM | #7 |
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Quote:
I have said this before & I will say this again, I can not believe people are complaining about paying $8 for a figurine... we are paying $17.99 here in Australia, $14.99 on sale...!
If we could pay $8.00 per figurine here, WOW, we would be spending alot more on G.I. Joe figures & vehicles! |
07-07-2009, 06:23 AM | #8 |
St8POPO
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You missed the point
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I have said this before & I will say this again, I can not believe people are complaining about paying $8 for a figurine... we are paying $17.99 here in Australia, $14.99 on sale...!
If we could pay $8.00 per figurine here, WOW, we would be spending alot more on G.I. Joe figures & vehicles! |
07-07-2009, 06:27 AM | #9 |
L.P.G. Weapons Expert
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No I didn't miss the point... But I was just pointing out the difference in prices yet people complain.
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07-07-2009, 06:37 AM | #10 |
Crimson Nerd
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I didn't bother reading that mess, but I'm going to guess that it can easily be summed up as:
"ROC isn't 25A! WAAAAAAAAH!" |
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