[Dreadnok Twins]

This thread is for suggestions/comments and questions anyone might have for Hasbro!

(Credit goes to Mud Wasp for the idea!)

[xasonnex]

I'll jump in! Keep in mind regarding suggestions, Emily has already mentioned "legal". They cannot take unsolicited ideas. The fact that this is a "retro" line gives some wiggle room, but keep it vague.

Suggestions: Lean into figures that were not released multiple times during the "repaint era" of 1997-2005. We get that Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow are iconic, but I'm much more excited for Ripcord. I've backed the Skystriker, but would be more excited for a Mauler (a vehicle the Collectors Club tried to do, but the tooling broke).

Don't be afraid to do "new" figures like Lt. Ruthel. I'd love to see "vintage" versions of Crosshair, Link, and Bombstrike.

Keep in mind that while we know o-rings and metal parts add to the cost of the figure, we also know that GI Joe is an in-house brand without licensing fees. Never make them more expensive than they need to be.

Questions: We know from packaging that the HISS mold made it's way to Vietnam, while the Fang is a new mold despite being remade in the Anniversary era. Are retoolings the only way to go in the future, or is it a case-by-case basis? On the subject of tooling, are there any remaining vintage o-ring molds at all?

[Old Snake]

Simple: Please offer Classified AND o-ring AND modern 4 inch. There are audiences for each (and some of us who will buy it all).

[LEEE777]

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Originally Posted by Old Snake

Simple: Please offer Classified AND o-ring AND modern 4 inch. There are audiences for each (and some of us who will buy it all).

^ 100% agree on all of that! ^

[turner]

Want to see the other 1982 guys done like grunt/stalker. Especially short fuze.

[Bac]

GI Joe: Classified - 6" modern figures
GI Joe: Retro - 3-3/4" retro o-ring figures and vehicles/playsets
GI Joe: The Vintage Collection - 4" modern figures

All three lines with numbering on their packages to increase collectibility. Classified is already there.

[AWOL]

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Originally Posted by Bac

GI Joe: The Vintage Collection - 4" modern figures

With new card-art please.

[sbartek1974]

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Originally Posted by Old Snake

Simple: Please offer Classified AND o-ring AND modern 4 inch. There are audiences for each (and some of us who will buy it all).

Snake, you are so sexy when you speak truth!

[Bac]

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Originally Posted by AWOL

With new card-art please.

Yes, like S7 is doing. Leave the iconic Hector Garrido card art for Retro.

[stront]

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Originally Posted by Bac

GI Joe: Classified - 6" modern figures
GI Joe: Retro - 3-3/4" retro o-ring figures and vehicles/playsets
GI Joe: The Vintage Collection - 4" modern figures

All three lines with numbering on their packages to increase collectibility. Classified is already there.

Absolutely this, and I know this is probably asking a bit TOO much, but I would love an “Expanded Universe”-type sub-line of the Classified series, like what the Gaming Greats or Archive Collection for SW Black Series does - filled with characters from the alternate JOE stuff like Sgt. Savage, Extreme, Sigma 6, etc. Sorry but I’m still a 90s kid at heart.