[Stygian]

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Originally Posted by Highlander

I would like to see more characters too but hope we unlock a load of them. The guys have said they are saving some for a future wave 2 etc such as the soviet infantry which is a shame but I definitely want to see the release of the longbow team now

I hope we at least make it to the unlock for the track suit guy. Everyone seems to like that character, so I'm not digging deep by asking for that one, but IMHO this Kickstarter won't be as cool as it could have been if we don't unlock that guy.

[THEDARKONE508]

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Originally Posted by Stygian

I hope we at least make it to the unlock for the track suit guy. Everyone seems to like that character, so I'm not digging deep by asking for that one, but IMHO this Kickstarter won't be as cool as it could have been if we don't unlock that guy.

yeah, going by what i said earlier, i wish they left the army builders like the marauder guy and the traksuit guy for later on, and released their original characters first. but, i get it. marauder fans bring a LOT of money in; and then people that are still into army building can buy multiples of him too.

(i dont see the need for more than one of him, myself, and will likely use him and the marauder guy as their own character should they come along)

[Hive]

That Marauder figure is their best one. And I don't even care for the Marauder brand (and haven't seen anything else from it).

[The Commander]

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Originally Posted by Highlander

Sounds good - tell us about the prototype you saw please. Was it like our old Joes? The paint good? glossy or mat? Joints tight ?

Did Troy give any of the unlocks away?

I'll share what I can

First off, the prototype is hand-painted and is AMAZING. To be clear, this is the same figure you see in the Kickstarter images. Definitely gives that 80s vibe. It's been stated before the only difference is that Callsign Longbow figures will have articulated wrists. They also had the unpainted blue resin figure there of the same character.

Different plastics are being used to make the highest grade of figure available (ABS, PVC, and POM). If I recall correctly head and arms will be made of one type of plastic (can't remember which) which will allow skin tones to match up.

A lot more info was shared with me but I'm not sure what I am allowed to repeat on social media so I'm going to stick with the generic 'wait and see' and believe me, it's only gonna get better! If you aren't doing the 'all-in' you really are going to miss out.

[Highlander]

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Originally Posted by The Commander

I'll share what I can

First off, the prototype is hand-painted and is AMAZING. To be clear, this is the same figure you see in the Kickstarter images. Definitely gives that 80s vibe. It's been stated before the only difference is that Callsign Longbow figures will have articulated wrists. They also had the unpainted blue resin figure there of the same character.

Different plastics are being used to make the highest grade of figure available (ABS, PVC, and POM). If I recall correctly head and arms will be made of one type of plastic (can't remember which) which will allow skin tones to match up.

A lot more info was shared with me but I'm not sure what I am allowed to repeat on social media so I'm going to stick with the generic 'wait and see' and believe me, it's only gonna get better! If you aren't doing the 'all-in' you really are going to miss out.

Wise words. Thanks for the info.

[Mer Jim]

Ah, fun... you know, I just HAVE to have the Soviet Ninja guy. I will make him an honorary Oktober Guard member. I hope it unlocks!

[Dusty777]

I didn't know about this project until Marauders sent an email to their backers about this project.

I don't even necessarily still collect o-ring stuff anymore. But I like what these guys are doing as far as the good guys. I decided to go all-in, initially expecting this thing to fly up to around 600k and tons of figures (like Marauders)..

but upon further review, I am tempering my expectations. I think the 30k between stretches is a tough pill to swallow.... I understand that they have alot of tooling, but IMO they should be finding ways to offer more figures between, even if they are just repainting stuff, to attract more buyers.

Also, I am not real sold on the enemies for this line so far. I think they aren't holding a candle to Cobra

[THEDARKONE508]

in this case, the enemies are primarily more "real" being that they're soviets. but the more "cobraish" stuff is more "mysterious" liek ghost, or "cartoony" like the soviet ninja.

there isnt much of something to be like a cobra, and i think i like that more. i can chuck the october guard figures if i ever open them into my callsign longbow soviets, and the ghost can be a mercenary.

[Katana78]

The "Ghost" figures name in Chinese characters basically translates into the Chinese mythological character "Si Shen" who is like a grim reaper who is in charge of taking the souls of people who die. I'm curious if that's supposed to be a metaphor for the Chinese, or if the inspiration coincidentally came from Chinese mythology... I only question, because the narrative between the US and Soviet Union is pulled from real history, and "Ghost" while bing called "mysterious", it names in Chinese (unlike the US vs Cobra, who are more a metaphorical "bad guy", and without direct references to any specific nation).

[ozzie92]

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Originally Posted by THEDARKONE508

i mean that in the sense that:
im not army building anymore and im not interested in it.
i dont collect 1 in the card 1 to play with.

i have a ton of stuff just not displayed because it's just so much. the notion of adding more to it, that breaks both of those rules, keeping what i have from being seen kind of sucks.

Display or throw away, is my motto.