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#10111 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 672
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Lol ya, I got a similar email:
Regrettably, we must inform you there has been an unexpected delay in shipping the following item below: G09555X02 - G.I. Joe Classified Series Retro Cardback Cobra Vi The new approximate ship date for this item is: May 20, 2025 We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and continued patience! Regrettably we must inform you that your item has been delayed to today, ha. These emails are pathetic. I get more well written spam emails than this. |
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#10112 |
Cobra Sith Lord
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Location: Surf City, CA
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Nope, he's part of the main line's Wave 19.
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Ditto! Perhaps that goes without saying for me?!
The anticipation of either render or full reveal of Classified Night Viper is killing me - as I've talked about before in some posts, I really hope Lenny & Co. hew closely to the Retaliation line's design for NV and that they also follow that model for the load out...BUT I also hope that they make the legs sturdier than that design and perhaps a bit more akin to the original ARAH NV. I want both a shotgun and M-4 for him too, specifically - and wouldn't mind an SKS stylized original ARAH weapon too. Not sure there is much precedent in Classified for 3x long guns to be included for a standard release though - maybe Alley Viper counts if you include the grappling gun? The other part that really concerns me is how they design the head and helmet - I prefer removable, but will trust this team if they don't go that route to at least improve on the proportions from the Alley Viper (who comes across as tiny craniumed via the integrated helmet design). Anyhow - let's go Night Viper! So far it seems like Lenny uses the ME-designs for a decent amount of inspiration. The Alley Viper, Range-Viper, Techno-Viper and SAW-Viper all seemed to take a lot of cues from their Modern Era designs. Crimson Alley Viper is another one that comes to mind that borrowed heavily from a ME-design. I think the Night-Viper will turn out awesome! Eh, the only problem with that idea is that one of the more popular army-builders from this brand should never be a pack-in with a higher pricepoint. Popular army-builders should be single releases, preferably main line.
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#10113 |
Ranger
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Location: PHILA to FLA
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His filecard doesn't imply that he is. I guess the vintage figure came with a scoped weapon. But I never viewed that trooper type as a sniper in my head cannon. They were pretty much an answer to Night Force in my imagination. Cobra troops whose specialty is night operations. |
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#10114 |
Cobra Sith Lord
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I kind of always thought of them as Cobra's answer to Low-Light. So I guess I did think of him as a sniper. His file card mentions his long-range abilities and hitting targets at over 100 yards (which I guess is not far, but at night and with no challenge like his fc implies...maybe? haha) I suppose he wouldn't wear the long-range monicule telescope if he was only close/semi-close combat.
Honestly, could be both. But I think it's not far-fetched to think of him as Cobra's sniping infantry.
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#10115 |
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I kind of always thought of them as Cobra's answer to Low-Light. So I guess I did think of him as a sniper. His file card mentions his long-range abilities and hitting targets at over 100 yards (which I guess is not far, but at night and with no challenge like his fc implies...maybe? haha) I suppose he wouldn't wear the long-range monicule telescope if he was only close/semi-close combat.
Honestly, could be both. But I think it's not far-fetched to think of him as Cobra's sniping infantry. This version of the figure doesn't help the sniper narrative either. Granted, I know this isn't a very revered era of figures. ![]() ![]() ![]() To me, they're like the Zero Dark Thirty version of Cobra, ha. |
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#10116 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Michigan
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For the Night Viper, I want the big fat scope on his face like the original version or I won't buy it. That New Sculpt era version is boring. Oof.
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#10117 |
Dark Lord of the Mods
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Yeah, I think the Night Vipers are like Cobra Special Forces.
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#10118 |
Hisstank.Com General
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Is the Night Viper supposed to be a sniper?
His filecard doesn't imply that he is. I guess the vintage figure came with a scoped weapon. But I never viewed that trooper type as a sniper in my head cannon. They were pretty much an answer to Night Force in my imagination. Cobra troops whose specialty is night operations. Although I remember my mom seeing him one day and asking why he "has a giant Polaroid on his face". So then he became the Cobra Camera Trooper, who sneaked into the 1983 HQ and took racey spy pictures of Lady Jaye and Flint for Cobra to publish as blackmail. Oh, to be a kid again. |
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#10119 |
Hisstank.Com General
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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I like how "The night is our ally, the darkness our weapon"
Good think I'm not a kid getting these now. I'd be calling them "Bane Vipers". |
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#10120 |
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Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: PA
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Crystal Ball back up for Preorder at Wally World, August 15 date (same as day 1 preorders now): https://www.walmart.com/ip/GIJ-CS-GG...gp0860fgo1jxi2
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