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09-26-2020, 10:43 PM | #1 |
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https://www.target.com/p/ghostbuster...80#lnk=sametab
Those Ghostbusters figures are nice, but they're not selling anywhere near as well as any of Hasbro's other 6" brands (Joe Classified, Star Wars Black, Power Rangers). All the Targets and Walmarts around me have multiples of everyone except Egon & Winston (the case pack is 1x each of them, 1x of the two women, & 2x Venkman and Stantz). And there's only one possible wave of these guys! No repaints (maybe slimed versions?) and no alternate costumes. They can still do the bad guy from the 2nd one, but that's it. But somehow they managed to find the budget to put out a store exclusive, 6" scale Ecto-1. $50 for this thing! I bought it, of course. Go pick up a 25th HISS tank, its mostly air. Its a big empty shell with a cockpit up front and a turret with cylinder for the gunner's legs in the back. They would be stupid not to make one. The AWE Striker is also not that much plastic, and if they put out a VAMP they can remold it into a Stinger too. As good as these Joes are doing, there's no way they're *NOT* working on medium size vehicles for the Classified line. The movie is now delayed a year, I could totally see them putting out larger vehicles for the movie in 2021. |
09-27-2020, 11:18 AM | #2 |
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Given when the movie was delayed to I suspect there's a decent chance we'd see a medium-sized Classified vehicle around the "movie toy release" now.
But yeah, not gonna get anything larger than a VAMP or HISS at a stretch. Though I'd hope they go with the PoC HISS if they do. But sure...the VAMP, AWE Striker, Stinger, HISS, Sky/Ghost Hawk, Snow Cat, Snow Wolf...there's a good chunk of vehicle-dom that don't seem entirely unfeasible but we'd probably be limited to one or at most two a year so it's gonna take a long time to get through them all. Would not be at all surprised to see Zartan repainted and repacked with a Swamp Skier at some point. And we'll definitely get more motorcycle-size vehicles: Trouble Bubble, CLAW, RAM, Armadillo, maybe? FANG? Maybe Serpentor with Air Chariot (probably an exclusive...almost certainly an exclusive). Last edited by Jmacq1; 09-27-2020 at 11:25 AM.. |
09-27-2020, 11:44 AM | #3 |
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A FANG, RAM, HISS, VAMP and AWE Striker would all be more than reasonable at this scale. My biggest concern is how badly they will screw these up in Design. If the COIL or that new 4" scale FANG are any indication the designs will be a clusterf**k and look more like something from Fortnite than G.I. Joe.
Also, I beliebe there's a brief shot of a HISS in the video game trailer. And if that's it... PASS. |
09-27-2020, 08:18 PM | #4 |
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We need trouble bubbles asap. And for the Joes the skyhawk would be a good start. And the cobra fang. And then eventually the Mauler Tank. Thats what I really want. I want a Rolling Thunder in 1:12 scale damnit. Give it to me Hasbro! And a Defiant Space Station. And a mobile command center. Holy shit imagine a 1:12 USS FLAGG?! HOLY SHIT. And a Terrordrome.
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09-27-2020, 09:16 PM | #5 |
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The Ecto-1 was interesting. Feed cut off before it got there so I'll have to check back, but it looks pretty detailed for 50. The thing's gotta be pretty huge too. One of Hasbro's few "deluxe style" releases lately I feel is under priced (but don't tell Hasbro)
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09-27-2020, 09:22 PM | #6 |
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09-27-2020, 09:29 PM | #7 |
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So there's a 3.75 Ghostbusters line coming?
Shows Plasma Series (which is 6" scale) BUT specs don't match. |
09-27-2020, 09:36 PM | #8 |
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I saw that Ecto-1 but it looked a but small for 6" scale. It is confirmed that it's for the Plasma Series?
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09-27-2020, 09:37 PM | #9 |
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Hey, you know...if they could shrink Classified Roadblock's head down for the retro line, why couldn't the upcoming Retro FANG be a down-scaled Classified FANG? I mean, that goofy thing actually looks like it could be a 6" scaled vehicle. It has the same odd proportions many 12" Adventure Team vehicles have...hmmmm...*
*I'm kidding here, of course. Except for the bit about the new FANG's goofy proportions. And I dunno if the Retro RB head is really a shrunken Classified RB head.
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09-27-2020, 09:37 PM | #10 |
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