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09-29-2020, 12:39 PM | #4241 |
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I'm really hoping these start shipping. If these preorders go the way of the RED Transformers (and other Walmart stuff), then Retro loses a ton of appeal to me.
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09-29-2020, 12:55 PM | #4242 |
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09-29-2020, 01:02 PM | #4243 |
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I’m enjoying the quick turnaround time on these G.I. Joe Retro vehicles with figures at Walmart, and was just thinking about that now as I looked at the Julian dates on the box date stamps.
The A.W.E. Striker vehicle with Crankcase was announced April 14th, manufactured on August 1st, and discovered in stores as early as September 14th (California). Similarly, the H.I.S.S. Tank with driver was also announced April 14th, and manufactured on July 8th. After enduring so many Kickstarters or the Collector’s Club pre-orders for the past several years, having a retail store option for buying G.I. Joe (if we can find it anywhere) is much preferred. HasLab is exciting for me only in that it keeps alive my childhood dream of someday purchasing the COBRA air force CH-54 Tarhe heavy-lift helicopter with advanced troop carrying pods which has featured so prominently in the G.I. Joe comics throughout the decades. Such a vehicle in 1:18 scale could appeal to vintage O-ring collectors, 25th or 50th Anniversary collectors, or G.I. Joe Retro collectors who are new to this product line. It doesn’t seem any more improbable to me than the HasLab Star Wars Razor Crest does, except that it might require more days to meet minimum funding goals. |
09-29-2020, 01:30 PM | #4244 |
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Manufacturing dates are found dated stamped on the back of the toy packages.
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09-29-2020, 01:50 PM | #4245 |
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09-29-2020, 02:16 PM | #4246 |
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It turns out that the Target-exclusive "Attack on Cobra Island" 2008 Crankcase figure was really just Zartan in disguise.
Enjoy these pics of the newest A.W.E. Striker with Crankcase, which features a roll bar much closer to the 1985 version than some of the previous ones I’ve had. Because there is less assembly required, the instructions are very simple, and yet now forget to mention where the “Spotcheck” sticker goes on the engine, so some people will view that as an “extra” sticker. There are no longer the traditional blue prints to explain the sculpted details, and that makes me a little disheartened. Even worse are the five language multi-lingual file cards, which annoy me whenever I read them. I appreciate the appearance of the file cards, but they are so abbreviated that they have lost their meaning and usefulness. Instead there is a choking hazard warning for parents of 3 yr. olds which is written in 27 languages! There are 3,982 languages in the world which have a developed writing system, so why stop at 27 languages Hasbro? I’m less enthused about assembling the new H.I.S.S. tank, because I don’t seen any changes or improvements on it, so instead I’ll just focus my attention on the new drivers for now. The bright colors of the new Cobra H.I.S.S. Drivers seem to go well with this repainted Cobra H.I.S.S. tank (no longer a 2016 San Diego Comic Con International non transforming “Soundwave” because I dislike Transformers) which was released in the G.I. Joe and the Transformers box set.
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09-29-2020, 02:18 PM | #4247 |
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FYI the Canadian Walmart website now has W2 available online for pre order
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09-29-2020, 02:33 PM | #4248 |
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That new Crankcase head is sweet. I will swap out the legs with SB legs if I can find some.
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09-29-2020, 03:11 PM | #4249 |
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I don't have Crankcase in hand yet but I have like 3 pairs of legs in mind just in Case. Ret. Beachhead 50th or Poc Steel brigade Or chuckles from the Basilisk set
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09-29-2020, 03:30 PM | #4250 |
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