[arcstrike]

I opened up one of my Iron Grenadiers today and I'm pretty impressed. The guns are still slightly soft but they're noticeably tougher than what they used to be, especially with how gooey the M249 typically is. The pistols are pretty rock solid along with the sword. It's a very solid entry to the line.

[dstrkt]

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Originally Posted by CG23

Arctic BAT has been fairly scarce if I remember correctly too

Still waiting for my preorder from last year to fill.

[arcstrike]

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Originally Posted by dstrkt

Still waiting for my preorder from last year to fill.

I got one arctic bat that I got a pretty good price for at a comic shop early this year and I found it pretty "meh" to be honest. The sniper rifle is super gooey and it only has the two hand attachments. It's not that it's a bad figure but it's accessory load out kinda sucks except for the chainsaw attachment. Yeah you can use hands that come with the normal bat but the loadout still lacks compared to the vanilla or IG BAT's. If the sniper rifle wasn't complete garbage I would rate it a bit higher.

[dstrkt]

I hear that. I have been trying to collect at least a pair.of each BAT - got the base, Crimson, and IG - which I like a lot - and wanted the Arctic to join my Snow Serpents... But it's nearly impossible to get them on Canada.

Disappointing because I usually bundle to save on shipping and this is holding back one of my Trouble Bubbles too!

[wedge1968]

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Originally Posted by Spidermaniac

Honestly, I've never heard of him. Did he have a big role in one of the comics or some other media? What makes him awesome?

He has a great file card that fleshes out his character in intruiging ways. He got a small cameo in First Salvo. I really like the idea of a respected and mysterious operative that Hawk knew from Vietnam and called in for special assignments.

[DFender]

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Originally Posted by arcstrike

I opened up one of my Iron Grenadiers today and I'm pretty impressed. The guns are still slightly soft but they're noticeably tougher than what they used to be, especially with how gooey the M249 typically is. The pistols are pretty rock solid along with the sword. It's a very solid entry to the line.

The IGs are pretty awesome. Probably a top 5 for the year. So much texture and varying degrees of matte, glossy, and metallic finishes. Really makes the figure pop. I?ve got 4 of them now and plan to stop there, but I?ve been trying to limit troop builders to two or 3 but for the IGs I had to go 4x.

[arcstrike]

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Originally Posted by DFender

The IGs are pretty awesome. Probably a top 5 for the year. So much texture and varying degrees of matte, glossy, and metallic finishes. Really makes the figure pop. I?ve got 4 of them now and plan to stop there, but I?ve been trying to limit troop builders to two or 3 but for the IGs I had to go 4x.

It's my favorite troop builder of the year. For 2024 cobra troop builders my top 3 are.

1. IG
2. Night Creeper
3. Techno Viper

[flashtronaut8]

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Originally Posted by captain mal

I'd love to see a full line of dress uniforms. Heck, do it in the 60th / Legacy line. I can't imagine that they wouldn't sell.

It'll be interesting (to me) how well the General Brown figure w/ other heads sells for the Operation: Monster Force line. It's completely what I'd hope for in a dress uniformed action figure.

[flashtronaut8]

Another Snake-Eyes statue has appeared on BBTS pre-orders, for those interested.



I'll add that there are many nice sales going on over there for Joe-related figures.

[DarkLordMordred]

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Originally Posted by flashtronaut8

It'll be interesting (to me) how well the General Brown figure w/ other heads sells for the Operation: Monster Force line. It's completely what I'd hope for in a dress uniformed action figure.

I pre-ordered one. I was going to get four, to use each head, but I decided I didn't want to spend nearly 150 when I really only wanted General Flagg.