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View Poll Results: How would you rate the Classified 73 Edward "Torpedo" Leialoha figure? | |||
1 | 0 | 0% | |
2 | 0 | 0% | |
3 | 0 | 0% | |
4 | 0 | 0% | |
5 | 0 | 0% | |
6 | 1 | 1.96% | |
7 | 4 | 7.84% | |
8 | 5 | 9.80% | |
9 | 16 | 31.37% | |
10 | 25 | 49.02% | |
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09-11-2023, 12:48 PM | #1 |
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Released as part of Wave 12 in June 2023, the Classified line saw its first underwater environment figure with the Joe team's SEAL, Torpedo. A highly anticipated figure, Torpedo is another fantastic addition to the line and continues the Classified tradition of taking the original's classic design and doing subtle updates that make sense. There was one detail that did cause some minor nitpicking by some fans though, some folks disliked that his mask is not cast in a clear, see-through plastic (a la the Classified Eel) and did not like that you can't see Torpedo's eyes while he is wearing it. Minor gripes aside, this was another slam dunk of a figure. He also comes with a ton of gear, which is what fans have come to love and expect in the Classified line.
Torpedo comes loaded with the following accessories: a harpoon/spear gun, a removable SCUBA mask with breathing hoses, a sub-machine gun with a removable magazine clip, 1 pair of diving flippers, an oxygen tank pack and a dagger. **NOTE** Wave XII was the first wave to debut the newly designed plastic-free black packaging. Using the poll options, rate the figure on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being a total miss and a 10 being plastic perfection, based on what you feel the figure deserves. Ratings should take overall design, sculpt, paint apps and paint deco, accessories and articulation into consideration. Thanks for voting and Yooo Joe!!! If you haven't already voted on your favorite G.I. Joe Classified figures, please click on the link in my signature below and make sure to do so! The more votes, the better!
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09-11-2023, 12:54 PM | #2 |
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Easy 10 for me. I can see the mask not being clear being an annoyance to others, but it doesn't bother me too much. Though I guess I would have preferred it was clear. Only other nitpick was that his neck was a little on the longer side (I modded mine so it's just a tad shorter but looks a bit better), but that was not enough of a complaint to warrant knocking a point off his score.
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09-11-2023, 01:41 PM | #3 |
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I'm conflicted for the first time voting here...is he 8 or 9?
Someone here noted how the goggle lenses were realistic so I'm not deducting the score for that, especially when they gave us translucent goggles for the Eel |
09-11-2023, 01:48 PM | #4 |
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Love this figure, but the backpack was a pain in the caboose to peg in...
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09-11-2023, 01:51 PM | #5 |
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I gave him a 9. The goggles didn't bother me at all. What DID bother me was the spear gun coming all warped, because they didn't wrap cardboard around it in the package. Other than that, it's a perfect figure. He was my most anticipated of this wave and he definitely lived up to it.
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09-11-2023, 02:00 PM | #6 |
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Torpedo was on my Top 5 wishlist. An easy 9 ... but there's something holding me back from giving him a 10 and I'm not sure why. There's just something missing between this and the o-ring v1. I do think it's that we see his face and, maybe, that isn't what I imagined him looking like. The goggle debacle is a non-issue for me, though. A great figure, great accessories, great sculpting, great packaging art, but still not quite a 10.
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09-11-2023, 02:06 PM | #7 |
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Yeah, the mask doesn't bother me because I think they were going for the reflective underwater mirror effect (scientifically called the 'Total Internal Reflection' effect, you see the same effect underwater with a watch face).
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09-11-2023, 04:20 PM | #9 |
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I've decided on 8, that's my top score for good figures that don't happen to be characters I'm versed in or favorites from my younger years.
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09-11-2023, 09:56 PM | #10 |
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Easy 10 for me, I absolutely love Torpedo. Great gear, awesome sculpt, he looks Polynesian, which is fantastic. I have zero complaints about him. He captures the essence of the original, and a 21st Century SEAL too. If I had a tiny little complaint his sub machine falls out easily.
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