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10-21-2020, 04:01 PM
Creedog
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Very few people believe that the Beach Head, Baroness, and Firefly molds are unique to Target. Rather, it’s that the exclusive “repaints” are being released first rather than second, and prior to any public announcement of main line versions to come later. (Although we have art of Baroness in a different deco). This is the pattern already used for Snake Eyes and Cobra Trooper/Infantry, and of course it’s heavily supported by logic and common sense too.
Of course not all exclusives are guaranteed to be like that — arctic Storm Shadow seems less obvious a choice for a second version later, for example. But regarding the A list characters you mention, a mainline recolor of Baroness, a Beach Head maybe in darker green with camo pants, and a Firefly (maybe without the vest and drone) are overwhelmingly likely in the not so distant future (....although there’s no way to rule out, say, the possibility that we might see a Tiger Force or Python Patril repaint first, if Hasbro is feeling frisky). Nothing’s guaranteed until product is announced and starts shipping, but that’s where the smart money is.
As for the idea of made-to-order figures, I don’t think anyone is suggesting it as an approach to doing figures in the main line, because those are already available in quantity.
Well, sure, of course they will release new versions of the CI exclusives. The question is, when? And will that new deco be closer or further from the source material? It worked out ok with Cobra Trooper. But I’m not going to personally take a chance on missing out on this Baroness, hoping a new one comes out in a year or two that isn’t too terribly bad. I bet you didn’t take that chance either.
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