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09-24-2016, 10:33 AM | #171 |
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From what I was just reading on wikipedia, Five Below stores are coming to California and Arizona in 2017. We have them here in Houston, and they're great for cheap figures. Lots of close out Elite Force and Marvel figures there!
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09-24-2016, 12:04 PM | #172 |
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09-24-2016, 09:19 PM | #173 |
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Well, I decided to hit up a quartet of Ross stores today, and much to my astonishment, I actually found 2 of the new wave single-carded figures! $2.99 each. "Shooter", the Navy Seal Night-Ops with M4 CQB, and "Cobra", the Army Delta Operator with the beard, cap, shades, and M60. That still leaves 6 to go, but that's better than nothing.
As far as other product goes, I found that the most common items by far were the Marine Force Recon 5-pack (at $10) and the Paratrooper/Glider set ($4 - $6 depending on location, but usually $4). The Marine Force Recon set is a steal at that price (though the ghillie suit sniper is a bit disappointing since his suit limits his range of arm motion, and his head barely turns due to his scarf). I'd recommend the Paratrooper/Glider set too, just for the figure and accessories; the figure is limited POA (basic swivel shoulders, no waist or knee joints), but looks very nice, and he comes with great versions of the Mk. 46, MP7, and HK 416. The glider itself is ugly as hell, but functional, if you care. The parachute works fine too. Even if you don't care for the glider/parachute gimmicks, at $4 I'd say it's worth it for the figure and gear. A couple of the stores also had the tank for $17. If you're even contemplating getting the tank, at that price, DO IT! I've got a review here if you're on the fence. Apart from that, I saw a few of the Desert Armored Vehicles and one Delta Force Attack Vehicle. I didn't see any of the Hind or Thunderbolt. Anyways, the fact that Ross seems to be the only place to find product anymore (in my area) doesn't give me a lot of faith in the future of the line, but the pics of that Humvee still give me hope.
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09-25-2016, 08:29 PM | #174 |
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Hit up a few more Ross stores today. Didn't find any more of the singles--just the same stuff as before, and a Hind at one location. :(
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09-28-2016, 03:51 PM | #175 |
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Definitely no Ross stores though (I googled that a year ago).
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09-28-2016, 07:51 PM | #176 |
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Well, let me know if you find the Elite Force singles at any of them--I still need 6 of the wave. I sent Itchweed a PM asking him to check his local Five Belows, since he's seen a lot of them there, but if he can't find them all, I might PM you if you can.
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09-28-2016, 09:08 PM | #177 |
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Yep got it. I'm going to check it out for you buddy! Last time they only had two diff figs so hopefully it's at least two that you need....
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09-28-2016, 11:09 PM | #178 |
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Cool! Don't forget to PM me back! If you can hit a few different locations to find as many as possible, I'll make it worth your while.
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09-30-2016, 08:12 PM | #179 |
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I went to two of the three Cincinnati Ollie's stores plus one in NKY and no joy on Joes or 1:18 stuff of any stripe with the exception of two Soldier Force sets (both of which were easy passes). One Ollie's left to check then I'm all cashed out.
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09-30-2016, 09:10 PM | #180 |
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I need to hit some local Ross stores
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