[Cross Country]

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Originally Posted by Turtle Master

Much cheaper to use the best ME parts to make ultimate versions of classic characters on 25th packaging!

I’d be down for both.

[The Commander]

not trying to be a Debbie Downer...but you all are placing a lot of hope in this line we know next-to-nothing about. I'd be surprised if A) it happens and B) if it's what folks are thinking it is.

[Sean_C]

Sounds exactly like Debbie Downer to me. But she was prophetic in her last appearance.

[Yeet]

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Originally Posted by Jinx723

ARGH!😡
I’m so sick and tired of G.I. Joe being compared to Star Wars, Transformers and every other popular brands of the moment out there.
G.I. Joe is just a blip on the radar compared to these other brands....Be grateful for what we gotten over the years, because right now we’re living in a time where there’s bigger problems than get the G.I. Joe that “you” want.

I agree with you 100%!!!

[Doctor Venom]

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Originally Posted by Cross Country

There were some modern characters that were not executed well, and I was frustrated at the movie lines for interrupting the collector lines but at least Hasbro squeezed in some great ARAH items in with the movie merch.

But after seeing some of the great work with the later figures you can’t fault us for wanting more. I would have enjoyed to continue collecting more ARAH figures done or redone to the quality that we got with those 30th/50th/ Ultimate figures. Figures like Airtight, Sci Fi, Techno Viper, 30th Cobra Soldier, ALL of the Ultimates, still wow me. I’d have paid Club prices to get the remaining 82-94 figures of that quality.

Yes, I agree with all of this. I was a big fan of most of the 25th anniversary line, and collected the majority of them. But, there were some stinkers - notably Serpentor & Spirit. Though, the hits far outweighed the misses.

I hated the Joe feature films & agree that these toys "de-railed" the ARAH releases to a great extent - though, I also agree that there were some great ARAH-inspired toys that came out with the movie releases.

Yes - the 30th/50th/Ultimate figure line(s) were amazing, and rivaled the 25th anniversary figures to a great extent. Sci-fi & Techno Viper are two of the best figures in my collection - amazing sculpts - both superior to the originals & also keeping the same iconic "look".

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Originally Posted by The Commander

not trying to be a Debbie Downer...but you all are placing a lot of hope in this line we know next-to-nothing about. I'd be surprised if A) it happens and B) if it's what folks are thinking it is.

Agree with this to a great extent. We haven't even seen pics. of any of these "alleged" ARAH Retro figures yet, and the line is supposed to debut later this year?! I wouldn't be suprised if it either doesn't come out at all, or is seriously delayed due to the pandemic.

In any case, I will reserve judgement about this until I actually see the pics.

[Sean_C]

We ain't seen 6-inch GI JOE Classified wave 2, either. GUESS ONLY ONE WAVE THIS YEAR. I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THEY NEVER COME OUT...AT ALL!!

[Turtle Master]

Buzz Killington

[Goosey]

I doubt they leave it at 5 for an entire year - probably hear more around SDCC. Maybe they reveal wave 2 and retro at the same time?

[Sean_C]

What SDCC?

San Diego Cobra Commander?
Hmmm...that would be a clever exclusive. He could have that stupid SDCC logo on his chest.

[Dusty Ayers]

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Originally Posted by Sean_C

What SDCC?

San Diego Cobra Commander?
Hmmm...that would be a clever exclusive. He could have that stupid SDCC logo on his chest.

San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Cobra Commander? That would be an epic exclusive.