[koogie]

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Originally Posted by SuburbanHell

They better not fuck up Crystal Ball. And his shield better have that weird hologram thingy when you tilt it. 😂

Not the initial release, but the retro version will. Gotta get people to double dip.

[07GT500 COBRA]

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Originally Posted by SuburbanHell

Steeler is coming in next year's HasLab. We're getting the Mauler or Mobat and he's driving and Heavy Metal is copiloting.

My thoughts as well. A US tank crew is comprised of the tank commander, driver, loader and gunner. Next HasLab will be MOBAT or Mauler and will come with:

Commander: Steeler
Driver: Heavy metal
Loader: Short-Fuze
Gunner: Zap or Grand Slam (who might instead come with a HAL or JUMP)

[zoomfactor32]

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Originally Posted by SuburbanHell

Steeler is coming in next year's HasLab. We're getting the Mauler or Mobat and he's driving and Heavy Metal is copiloting.

Sounds perfect to me! That is exactly what I'd want in next year's Haslab.

[JeepJedi]

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Originally Posted by 07GT500 COBRA

My thoughts as well. A US tank crew is comprised of the tank commander, driver, loader and gunner. Next HasLab will be MOBAT or Mauler and will come with:

Commander: Steeler
Driver: Heavy metal
Loader: Short-Fuze
Gunner: Zap or Grand Slam (who might instead come with a HAL or JUMP)

Where do I send my money!?!?

[AWOL]

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Originally Posted by JeepJedi

Probably not without a retro card version or something for those that passed on a that particular Haslab.

A HasLab Steeler would most likely be a variant.

[Griff]

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Originally Posted by SlicesCustoms

I got plans for raptor. This bs we got in classfied is laughable at best.

To be fair the character was laughable to begin with.

[RedAlert Rescue]

Call me nuts but I think they should make "Night Force Thunder" in grey or green as his normal colour is mostly brown with black pants & a little bit of green.
https://www.yojoe.com/action/84/thunder.shtml

But the later re-do added some more green:
https://www.yojoe.com/action/09/sgtthunderblast.shtml

I wouldn't be surprised if he had minimal new pieces though as he looks like he'd be to tempting for them to just slap a vest on Retro Duke and hope no one notices.

If they did Nightforce one they could swap the brown for grey perhaps and keep they grey and black or just move the colours around so he was mostly grey but had more green. since he'd likely be based on duke I guess an mostly green deco couldn't hurt.

I prefer the version 1 chest piece though.

[brditsme]

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Originally Posted by theNAMmagazine

Would they lock a member of the 0-13 behind a HasLab paywall?

I could definitely see them doing something like releasing the Mauler with Heavy Metal as the included figure and putting Steeler behind a Tier. They seem pretty consistent when it comes to including the original driver, and I just think the Mauler would do better than the MOBAT.

Or I'm wrong about everything and it will be Steeler and MOBAT with Heavy Metal behind a tier. What am I, Carnack?

[SuburbanHell]

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Originally Posted by theNAMmagazine

Would they lock a member of the 0-13 behind a HasLab paywall?

Yep - and they'll Retro release Steeler after the HasLab for those who missed out similar to Hiss Tank & Cobra Commander

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Originally Posted by DarkLordMordred

Probably, since I doubt they'll do the Mauler AND the MOBAT. And Steeler is more popular than Heavy Metal.

This is my thought exactly.

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Originally Posted by JeepJedi

I love your confidence!. Just to further that very wishful thinking... Grand Slam would be a guarantee with Flash.. and the MMS with Hawk seems pretty obvious.. so really the only ones without some sort of other hint is Zap and Short-Fuse.

I'd still like the commm gear for Breaker but he looks pretty good otherwise. I didn't mind the update to Rock N Roll just to have him represented. although news of a retro card one is good to hear.

I just really want them to wrap up the original team.. not so I can bow out, but I want them all out before the line starts to fade away (no chance of that any time soon but It'd be nice to know that OG's are done). Be nice if they finished the class of 85 as well.

To me the OG13 are foundational to GI Joe.

Yeah I do think the MMS & OG Hawk is a given, and small enough to not be a HasLab. I also want a Retro Breaker with comms and then to finish the class of '86 someday sooner than later for the same reasons, love seeing Leatherneck and Zandar over the weekend, hope we get Mainframe soon.

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Originally Posted by JeepJedi

Probably not without a retro card version or something for those that passed on a that particular Haslab.

100% I passed on the Dragonfly and am still on the fence for the Rattler because I believe Retro Wild Bill and Retro Wild Weasel will come in time.

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Originally Posted by 07GT500 COBRA

My thoughts as well. A US tank crew is comprised of the tank commander, driver, loader and gunner. Next HasLab will be MOBAT or Mauler and will come with:

Commander: Steeler
Driver: Heavy metal
Loader: Short-Fuze
Gunner: Zap or Grand Slam (who might instead come with a HAL or JUMP)

Now THAT'S one hell of a HasLab. Looking at the 83-85 guys that are left out there, I think maybe Thunder would be a better Gunner? I dunno, I like Zap on his own, bazooka in tow (not to be confused with Bazooka, who was probably being towed by Alpine lol). Regardless, it would give us Thunder without them needing to create another vehicle we're not likely to see.

[07GT500 COBRA]

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Originally Posted by SuburbanHell

Now THAT'S one hell of a HasLab. Looking at the 83-85 guys that are left out there, I think maybe Thunder would be a better Gunner? I dunno, I like Zap on his own, bazooka in tow (not to be confused with Bazooka, who was probably being towed by Alpine lol). Regardless, it would give us Thunder without them needing to create another vehicle we're not likely to see.

I'd be fine with that. Hell, there are so many opportunities for deluxe set ups with the OGs. Like Grand Slam with the HAL or JUMP and Col. Hawk with the MMS, you could put Zap with the Mountain Howitzer and Short-Fuze with the Mortar Defense Unit like they are on the original vintage packaging art.