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12-15-2016, 12:57 AM | #1 |
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Who is your 2016 Figure of the year?
We have 16 days left of 2016 so who is your favorite figure released in 2016? Retail wise, we got some new characters (Stiletto, Tombstone); new figures (Shooter, female CO), and an ME update (Heavy Duty). FSS gave us some great figures such as L&O, Interrogator, Billy and Nunchuk. The club gave us the Sky Patrol and Pythona. My top 3 this year have to be Pythona, L&O and Heavy Duty. I think Heavy Duty wins out due to the new head sculpt and great paint apps with his subtle beard and "cobra kills" tattoos. Plus he's Roadblock's cousin (per Renegades). Pythona is great, but until we get a Globulus, an updated Nemesis Enforcer and Serpentor, she remains an outlier in my collection. L&O is solid too, but I had to mod his vest so his arms would hang closer to his body. So who's your 2016 FOTY?
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12-15-2016, 09:31 AM | #2 |
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I'm a bit biased, obviously, but this was one of the best collecting years of my life because of Stiletto. I've often imagined but rarely dared to hope that I'd be purchasing an action figure based on a character I created, so walking into Toys R Us and seeing a figure taken out of my novels was a surreal experience.
Shooter would rank right up there for the same reason. It had been initially discussed that she would represent my works because she played such a prominent role in my novels. It has been a lot of fun developing her character over the last few years, so I'm glad to have a figure of her as well. Getting Billy at long last was also great. That's a figure I've wanted for decades, so I'm glad to remove him from the bucket-list. I was also happy to get Interrogator. Last edited by wedge1968; 12-15-2016 at 09:31 AM.. Reason: spelling |
12-15-2016, 09:32 AM | #3 |
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It so hard to pick just one. There isn't one figure I don't like except maybe Falcon, only because of the color choice. If I could only pick one it would have to be Pythona.
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12-15-2016, 12:19 PM | #4 |
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Best of 2016: My vote goes to the first version of Billy Arboc.
Runner Up: Pythona, also the first version of this character. Why is there no poll with this thread? That would be fitting.
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12-15-2016, 12:23 PM | #5 |
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Hmm Tough one.
Interrogator and Flying Scorpion top my list. While I am somewhat biased towards those two, they are decent figures nonetheless. Skycreeper and Static-Line are also beautifully done as well. I don't really love the rest of FSS 4.0 but Bullhorn is a great figure as well. Pythona is also a great great figure, but the appeal that both her and BIlly had as being major characters without figures was lost on me years ago. I haven't opened my Stiletto yet, but there is an appeal for her as being one of the few new characters in the past years, which I crave more than anything. Kudos to Wedge and Hasbro for making that a possibility.
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12-15-2016, 01:30 PM | #6 |
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Heavy
Duty
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12-15-2016, 01:31 PM | #7 |
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I have to admit, my Joe collecting went on the back burner this year...was mostly busy with Marvel Legends, Mattel's WWE, and NECA stuff. I barely bought anything Joe related! I skipped the FSS4, Joe Con Sky Patrol stuff, and haven't had a chance to get the new TRU stuff yet. With that said, I'm going to go with Pythona. And I know it's not Hasbro Joe, but I just received my MTF Valkyries the other day...those would really be figure of the year, IMO.
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12-15-2016, 01:47 PM | #8 |
Cobra Viper
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Pythona #1
Heavy Duty #2 Air Devil #3 |
12-15-2016, 01:58 PM | #9 |
Crimson Guard
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Heavy Duty, believe it or not is my favorite. Then Shooter
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12-15-2016, 02:18 PM | #10 |
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Great thread!
Retail- Saw Viper... I love how this figure came out Club- Pythona... Very anticipated, she came out great. Joe Con- Cobra Black Vulture... Not sure why there is not more hype around this figure. He is freaking bad ass. I think out of all the figures if I could only pick one the winner would be... Cobra Black Vulture |
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