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Originally Posted by Jeffrozup

Are you able to see your pulse orders and which items are fulfilled?

Order searching and filtering isn?t working very well for me right now. I guess I?ll just have to wait and see what arrives tomorrow.

[GoodGuy9]

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Originally Posted by Jeffrozup

I would not either but can see some flipping because they got the retro treatment first. Honestly, might be a strategy worth trying. Release a new character in the retro line before main classified line and see how it goes.

There's plenty of completionists or fomo types who would still buy both so I'm not sure we would see the difference in sales.

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Originally Posted by theNAMmagazine

Exactly this, but it's an overly vocal minority.

And no, the move away from Blackout, wasn't toward ARAH designs, it was a shift from the gaudy gold paint apps, to a more practical color palate. The Retros aren't even 100% upscaled ARAH designs, either, and unless you know production numbers on the main line and subline, not even really comparable to gauge success (though I'd honestly be surprised if Retros were matching, let alone outnumbering Classified on production runs).

I'm starting to find I prefer the post-Blackout figures over the retro releases in some cases, for someone who collected lots of 25th-POC I like the entirely new designs.

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Originally Posted by Toa Maximus

I think Black Major or Red Laser made some of them before but those weren?t official toys

That's right, those were the only Tiger Force versions of those characters I could find online.

[SuburbanHell]

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Originally Posted by theNAMmagazine

The Retros aren't even 100% upscaled ARAH designs, either, and unless you know production numbers on the main line and subline, not even really comparable to gauge success (though I'd honestly be surprised if Retros were matching, let alone outnumbering Classified on production runs).

Truly, we'll never get 100% upscaled ARAH in Classified either, and that's fine, the O-Ring and ball joint designs leave room for a couple pieces to be reinterpreted, but they've come very close to those nostalgia laden figures, and while I would agree they aren't likely outselling main Classified releases, you know there's folks out there that are ONLY collecting retros for that nostalgia aesthetic.

I'll be honest, I was hesitant when the original classified wave came out, this wasn't my Duke, Snake Eyes, Roadblock, and Scarlett, but I thought well I'll just buy these 4 and have a little piece of my childhood and be done with it. 127(?) figures later and I'm about 80% in on the entire line and, yeah whatever I'm 46 and I have toys again. No regrets. ��

[SuburbanHell]

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Originally Posted by Ash Talon

I don't think we'd see Sci-Fi and Monkeywrench debut as retro figures. They'll likely just be regular releases. Retro releases seem to be characters who already have figures in the main line.

Oh, I'm sure we won't, but I figured it was worth an ask to WP to see what the other two figures are in that wave, Viper was an 86 release so I just threw two out there from that year that we haven't seen yet and aren't "assigned" to vehicles like Thrasher or Cross Country

[Jeffrozup]

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Originally Posted by GoodGuy9

I've been looking though it seems it doesn't exist, there were some customs prior to the Super7 version.

I will have to keep looking. I am 99% sure I saw an interview when the figure was announced it was the first produced TF Snake Eyes as the previous one did not get released. Believe it was based off the comic. Might even have a different name like Shipwreck (Marujo).

I think Estrela made him.

[StalemateSB]

Nothing from Pulse via Fedex, for me. I hope for the new viper they improve the padding on the legs, they way they did it previously always bothered me.

[Jeffrozup]

Marauders 2 pack is in stock on Pulse. No longer a preorder.

[MTC]

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Originally Posted by theNAMmagazine

Exactly this, but it's an overly vocal minority.

And no, the move away from Blackout, wasn't toward ARAH designs, it was a shift from the gaudy gold paint apps, to a more practical color palate. The Retros aren't even 100% upscaled ARAH designs, either, and unless you know production numbers on the main line and subline, not even really comparable to gauge success (though I'd honestly be surprised if Retros were matching, let alone outnumbering Classified on production runs).

Let that guy believe what he wants. 2 lines down he's waiting for rainbow 90s figs and CI beach head is good.

[wehrmanm]

Have been out most of the day and not sure if noted, Pulse updated Tiger Paw date to 7/29.

Marauders 2-pack tomorrow, Doc Wednesday, Tiger Paw next Monday.

Be nice to clear out some preorders...uh, and add some preorders this week and next (hopefully including OAMCC).

[SuburbanHell]

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Originally Posted by wehrmanm

Have been out most of the day and not sure if noted, Pulse updated Tiger Paw date to 7/29.

Marauders 2-pack tomorrow, Doc Wednesday, Tiger Paw next Monday.

Be nice to clear out some preorders...uh, and add some preorders this week and next (hopefully including OAMCC).

Same, happy to get some of these in-hand. Doc has looked amazing in all pictures so far, and I'm definitely hoping to secure a OAMCC fig, too.