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08-10-2020, 09:19 PM
Shinobi
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Originally Posted by
Breakerfan
O-ring figures were what I was hoping for. Yeah, they are toyish, disproportionate and only fed by my nostalgia.
Which is exactly what Retro Figures are supposed to be. And almost all of them (except) Joe ARE. Hasbro decided to go the cheaper route with this Joe "Retro" line and mostly re-pack more recently released stuff instead of create new molds for actual retro figures (which HAS been done for several lines by different toy companies in recent years).
Between this and their (mis)management of the Classified line it's pretty clear that Hasbro did not have enough faith in the success of new G.I. Joe products, so they have half-assed a lot of it, including these "Retro" figures. We can only hope they have learned their lesson from the success (sales) of these new offerings and see that there IS a big Joe collector base out here still.
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Ninjakick
I wonder how many times someone at Hasbro has suggested they re-release Snake Eyes v2 (it must be often), I wonder what the excuse is at this point?
However many times it's been too many. They did a Commando Snake Eyes head in the 25th line, so there's no excuse there. They just half-assed this one (see above). I mean... not ONE person at Hasbro noticed the discrepancy between the figure and the card art and said "Uh, this is a baad idea"? I doubt it, sadly. Which is pretty telling. But, again, hopefully the eagerness and feedback they're getting from fans and collectors now will wake them up.
All this said, I DO love the release of the H.I.S.S. in this "retro" line, even though I'd have preferred a proper O-Ring Driver figure. The box is fantastic, and I also like that the H.I.S.S. itself looks more like the original than the most recent releases (as far as decals and such). THIS is what a Retro item should be.
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