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10-02-2010, 07:10 AM | #1 |
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I noticed this:
GI Joe 2011 Series 01 - Snake Eyes Version 08 - GI Joe 2010 GI Joe 3.75" Figures Preorder sold out. A lot of us (myself included) keep saying that we want new characters, that we have enough Dukes, Snake Eyes and Storm Shadows. Yet, we keep buying them and so Hasbro keeps making them. As a community, it seems we are our own worst enemy. There seems to be a big gap between what we say and what we do. I'm not complaining (I'm guilty of it too, I preordered 3 sets of 4, and so will have 3 SEs), the wave 3 SE looks like one of the best version ever made. I guess I just find it ironic. What do you guys think? OB
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10-02-2010, 07:24 AM | #2 |
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This is the reason he is in every wave. By far no matter how much we bitch and complain most of us STILL end up buying him. He's a popular charcaters and they ram him down our throats.
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10-02-2010, 07:27 AM | #3 |
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Personally I have plenty of the big 4 I buy them for completist sake. When it comes to SE...he's pretty much covered by the ME first release, and the ME release of his v2 uniform.
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10-02-2010, 07:34 AM | #4 |
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it is stupid isn't it!!
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10-02-2010, 07:48 AM | #5 |
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Has anyone seen the Simpsons episode about the Malibu Stacy doll? They poke fun at the collector mentality. In the episode, the makers of Malibu Stacy repack her with a new hat and all the little girls trip over each other to buy this new version of the doll. Basically, the joke is that fans will be impressed by anything new and shiny that is dangled in front of them, no matter how trivial. I think a lot of us suffer from the ''but-she's-got-a-new-hat!'' syndrome.
OB
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10-02-2010, 07:58 AM | #6 |
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What I am at a complete loss for is how many arctic/cold/extreme arctic SE have been made. RoC essentially had two alone. The irony is in the DDP run, SE never wore cold weather gear at all! If I count right, we have the PoC arctic SE (although really made for the desert), the RoC REALLY cold SE, the 25th mostly cold SE, and the RoC cool overcoat SE. Now, on top of that, we have ninja action PoC SE, ninja apprentic 25th SE, slightly torn outfit comic pack SE, radiation poisoning SE, blue SE, black SE, CS SE, black CS SE, Resolute CS SE, movie SE (with mouth), move SE with brown pants, Commando SE with camo pants. Honestly, from issue 1, most of the joe's closets were basically their combat outfit - usually green - and occasionally they would pull out their dress uniforms. And then you have SE, who apparently has a very diverse wardrobe, with a coat for every occasion!
I just wish Hasbro would be a little more creative with the different SE. Make each far more unique. Have a SE with a removable mask, or a shirtless SE to show his many scars. But I'm pretty certain I'm not going to buy a "wind-breaker" SE because that is about the only coat they haven't put him in - although the PoC version is pretty close.
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10-02-2010, 08:13 AM | #7 |
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I'm sick of Snake Eyes & I don't buy him. But a lot of them still manage to find their way into my collection one way or another.
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10-02-2010, 08:13 AM | #8 |
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I know. I have almost all of the SE's myself, just because it keeps my collection up. I do wish they would lighten up on Duke, SE, and SS for a while and come up with some new figs. How about some more female charaters (other than Hollywierd toothpick women) and other specialists. How about some Delta operators or a USAF PJ or Special Ops fig. Something to expand the Joe verse and add to the ranks.
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10-02-2010, 08:18 AM | #9 |
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i love snake eyes! well i dont buy every figure of him but those i like the most..
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10-02-2010, 08:19 AM | #10 |
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I can tell you that while I've seen enough of SE in Joe media to last me a lifetime I've only had two SE figures in my life. My original V1 in 82, and last years RoC CS SE. While I won't pre-order this guy, PoC Commando SE is the SE I've really been waiting for. So I will get him. So when I say I've had enough of SE, I mean I've had enough of the lame visor wearing, wolf friendly, ninja SE. I just want one really great Commando SE, and it looks like we're getting it. So you won't here me cursing Hasbro.
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