[WinterCollector]

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Originally Posted by brditsme

I?ll second this. I always liked the design: the formal military outfit and the little ascot. Always thought of him as being something of a fruitcake the other higher ups roll their eyes at a lot.

God damn, I had a good laugh at this description! Perfect!

[DFender]

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Originally Posted by byk500

Okay guys don?t hate me. I came home with 3 OAMCC. I sold one locally for 60. I sold one on eBay for 76 and kept one for myself.

You filthy scalper.

Why don't you run along and do what you do best: scalp.

[WinterCollector]

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Originally Posted by SlicesCustoms

I never was a fan of either . Now TARGAT on the other hand?? NEED!

Fully agree. I loved TARGAT, as a kid.

[Griff]

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Originally Posted by IzzyTipsy

He's very much huge.

Quick pick of my display:

free picture posting

Hows the stability on shiva?

[IzzyTipsy]

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Originally Posted by Griff

Hows the stability on shiva?

Pretty good due to her big toes and flat feet. I didn't have her fall over on me although I have her leaning there.

[Cobra Agent 66]

I was a huge TARGAT fan in the 80's but now I love the Cobranaut / Astro-Viper. Has that "Moonraker" feel I guess...

[RedAlert Rescue]

This In hand article on Mad Marauders Sarge is kinda neat as it has a "group shot" of the ones released so far so you get a nice idea what they look like as a set (so far).

https://toynewsi.com/278-54107

[Jeffrozup]

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Originally Posted by DFender

I wish there was legit data on this because it would be interesting to compare the 2.

Was the fan base truly more rabid for the 25th line? or was the fan base just more centralized to Hisstank and being mostly former GIJoe fans / collectors.

One scroll through my youtube feed would indicate that the fanbase for Classified is pretty big (and rabid) and perhaps made up of more new fans / collectors than the 25th line was. (not that my youtube feed would be any respectable way to measure a demographic, ha).

One thing I have discovered is that there truly is a "community" of 1/12 collectors. As much as the word "community" makes me throw up a lil, there really is a large group that is specific to scale but not necessarily specific to license or property. For instance, just through my experience of getting back into Joes, I all of a sudden have all these other figures I've been picking up along the way from different lines and properties. Like, I'm all of a sudden a Legends collector, when 4 or 5 years ago I didn't have a single Marvel figure.

The classified line is more online and social media centered. The 25th line had GI Joe conventions, GIJCC, several message boards plus the in store presence where collectors would camp out at Walmarts waiting for toys to be brought out from the back to open the cases. Targets, Kmarts, TRUs were hotbeds when new waves were released.

If you think the classified thread moves fast at certain times it pales to what threads (plural) did for 25th news. The meet and greets in each state were plentiful and the sightings threads never ending with news.

The sheer volume of figures turned out for the 25th line triples what classified produces per wave. That type of craze will never been duplicated again by any toy line. It would be incredible to see what the 25th line would do with todays social media being active in 2007-09.

[Jeffrozup]

OAMCC order will arrive Thursday, according to FedEx. This might be the fastest turnaround with an exclusive I have ever seen Hasbro or Pulse do.

[WinterCollector]

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Originally Posted by theNAMmagazine

I believe they've already teased one.

Appreciate the info, NAM. I hadn't heard that. Guess I'll keep an eye out.