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07-02-2022, 09:10 PM | #2081 |
The Man You Know & Love
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I'm so happy I can troop build these Cobra Troopers
...and they fit in very well with the ME Retro Hisstanks. |
07-02-2022, 09:33 PM | #2082 |
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07-02-2022, 09:38 PM | #2083 |
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Ok, so I watched the recent round table that BAC talked about and Destro summarized. Here's my take as someone only concerned about o-rings.
After watching the entire round table, at the 1:13:45 time marker, diagnostik80 asks, directing his question to Lenny, that with the success of the o-ring line, the Skystriker, Stinger etc. the releases have been quite minimal, so are there plans to increase the releases? Emily quickly jumps in before Lenny could answer and says, "we're still trying to figure out the release cadence on o-rings, that's another one that we'll come back to you on". So, in a 1 hour, 17 minute and 24 second round table about GI Joe, the progress and successes of the brand and the future of the lines, there was literally 5 seconds of information about the future of o-rings, and that 5 seconds consisted basically of not knowing what the future of o-rings is, despite it's very good reception from fans, a successful Haslab, multiple sold out SS SE, sold out Stinger in a day etc... This round table was basically a Classified love fest, which I get, because Classified is what they obviously see as the future of GI Joe, it's their biggest seller for the brand, but I have to say that the lack of acknowledgement of how well the o-ring has done, and the lack of discussion about their plans for the line, was frustrating. The team obviously feels invigorated by the HISS funding in less than a day, and let's be honest, early bird incentives really help push people to back it early (as the proton pack also proved), it had no real competition unlike the Skystriker, it had a 2000 lower funding goal than the Skystriker, it has the newness factor of being a difference scale from the vintage... so I can't help but feel that even more focus and resources will be shifted towards Classified and away from everything else, because Lenny even said that he's the only Joe designer, and any special projects he does is taking time away from new Classified figures, and Hasbro execs have recognized the success of the Classified line, and the team can take the HISS numbers to them as hard numbers to measure success... So I'm not really sure what to make of their plans for the o-ring line, but the fact that they didn't seem to want to talk about it wasn't very encouraging, again, considering that the o-ring line has been largely very successful. For o-ring, how much of Lenny's design time is needed considering they are just copying the same old dopey faces and misshaped heads of the originals? Surely they can release some green shirt guys using the Snake Eyes body soon. |
07-02-2022, 09:45 PM | #2084 |
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Omg you took me right back to 1984 with that pic (even though I was still playing with He-Man and not GI Joe at the time but still...)
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07-02-2022, 09:50 PM | #2085 |
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Great pick man. Makes me feel like I'm 8 all over again.
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07-02-2022, 10:20 PM | #2086 |
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awesome pics.. I got a lot of troopers myself but I dont have any hiss tanks. lol. I need to get a few. but I do have 2 stinger jeeps would make great troop transports
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07-03-2022, 12:56 AM | #2087 |
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When you put it that way, I guess it is demoralizing. I would have liked to hear what Lenny had to say.
For o-ring, how much of Lenny's design time is needed considering they are just copying the same old dopey faces and misshaped heads of the originals? Surely they can release some green shirt guys using the Snake Eyes body soon. Last edited by Katana78; 07-03-2022 at 02:09 AM.. |
07-03-2022, 12:51 PM | #2088 |
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We need more o ring.
The line will stall if they don’t release product. I’m already spending way too much time on eBay.
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07-03-2022, 01:13 PM | #2089 |
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The best comparison to O-ring right now is the Star Wars Retro line. That was one wave per year. With increased media they're up to two now. I'm hopeful Hasbro sees that the O-ring line can be successful beyond the anniversary. And that, in time, they give Lenny some internal design help on the Joe team. As Classified grows, so does his Classified responsibilities. |
07-03-2022, 01:32 PM | #2090 |
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Preach it, brutha.
The best comparison to O-ring right now is the Star Wars Retro line. That was one wave per year. With increased media they're up to two now. I'm hopeful Hasbro sees that the O-ring line can be successful beyond the anniversary. And that, in time, they give Lenny some internal design help on the Joe team. As Classified grows, so does his Classified responsibilities.
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