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View Poll Results: How would you rate the Classified Franklin "Airborne" Talltree figure? | |||
1 | 0 | 0% | |
2 | 0 | 0% | |
3 | 0 | 0% | |
4 | 0 | 0% | |
5 | 1 | 2.17% | |
6 | 1 | 2.17% | |
7 | 3 | 6.52% | |
8 | 5 | 10.87% | |
9 | 20 | 43.48% | |
10 | 16 | 34.78% | |
Voters: 46. You may not vote on this poll |
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03-27-2024, 06:49 PM | #1 |
Cobra Sith Lord
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Surf City, CA
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Released as part of Wave 15 in March 2024, the G.I. Joe team's HELICOPTER ASSAULT TROOPER has finally arrived in the Classified Series and scratches off the last single-carded figure from the original o-ring Series 2 (1983). Airborne is another figure that Team Classified uses the original classic design and updates it with minimal changes, a winning combination for most fans of the line. He features a brand-new head sculpt which sort of captures his 1000-yard stare that the original file card mentions. Some fans didn't think he looked Navajo or Native American in the original 3D render, but that proved to be wrong. Using Scrap-Iron's torso and arms coupled with all-new legs and diaper waist, Airborne feels pretty new. More so since his new vest covers up most of his re-used torso. He features a few new accessories as well as some re-used ones.
Airborne comes loaded with the following gear and accessories: a removable helmet, a backpack, a rifle with removable magazine clip, a pair of removable protective goggles (that go over his eyes), a pistol, a pair of removable wrapped, protective goggles (that go over his helmet), a set of removable night-vision goggles (which can be attached to his helmet) and a knife. 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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03-27-2024, 07:51 PM | #2 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Virginia
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He looks great. The headsculpt if fantastic, and the tampo is very good. I like the new helmet, although I wish the night vision could be flipped up like on Wolf Spider, but I like the of using the covered goggles, and both probably wouldn't be feasible on the same helmet. I do not like the up and down wrist/in and out wrist configuration, and I do not like his weapons (I'm kinda indifferent toward the S&W pistol, but I HATE the WASP submachine gun, especially for him, and even though mine was very straigh and not too gummy, it still bends all to hell in Airborne's hands because of the wrists). I considered giving him an M4 with bayonet from one of my spare siegies, but a bayonet never seemed very Joe to me, so I'm looking at other options.
I give him an 8 |
03-27-2024, 08:45 PM | #3 |
Hog Driver
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Georgia
Posts: 12,245
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He's an easy 10. I would've like his original assault rifle with the bayonet but he's still pretty bad ass.
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03-28-2024, 12:02 AM | #4 |
Cobra Sith Lord
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He looks great. The headsculpt if fantastic, and the tampo is very good. I like the new helmet, although I wish the night vision could be flipped up like on Wolf Spider, but I like the of using the covered goggles, and both probably wouldn't be feasible on the same helmet. I do not like the up and down wrist/in and out wrist configuration, and I do not like his weapons (I'm kinda indifferent toward the S&W pistol, but I HATE the WASP submachine gun, especially for him, and even though mine was very straigh and not too gummy, it still bends all to hell in Airborne's hands because of the wrists). I considered giving him an M4 with bayonet from one of my spare siegies, but a bayonet never seemed very Joe to me, so I'm looking at other options.
I give him an 8
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03-28-2024, 09:49 AM | #5 |
McGuffin Device Inventor
Join Date: May 2008
Location: South Carolina
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Should have mine tonight and he is going to get one of the M-16's from Grunt or Mutt I think, maybe Scarlett's if that ever comes in. Once I get him in hand and have some time, then back to vote, hoping for a 9/10, he was always one of my favorites and most played with RAH figures.
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03-28-2024, 09:57 AM | #6 |
Tactical Command
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: TX
Posts: 1,068
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Gave him an 8.
Good looking figure overall. Would have preferred that he more resembled the 25th version, with blue goggles for on the helmet and for his face, like hawk got, a more standard pants/boots look, and a bigger rifle. But it's still a pretty cool fig. |
03-28-2024, 10:14 AM | #7 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jul 2023
Location: Windsor
Posts: 265
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I gave him a nine. probably the one I was least excited out of the new releases but still a solid figure. Face sculpt is excellent. My only issue is the night vison googles. They don't really line up with his eyes and it would have been nice if they were on a hinge like wolf spider
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03-28-2024, 11:39 AM | #8 |
Desecrator of toys
Join Date: Oct 2008
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I give him a solid 10
Not the right gun is no biggie I gave him the crimson guards rifle with the alley vipers long clip w/tomax’s smg’s suppressor now deciding how im going to paint his gun probably a green/gray and then detail the shit out of it ..
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03-28-2024, 12:34 PM | #9 |
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I gave him a nine. probably the one I was least excited out of the new releases but still a solid figure. Face sculpt is excellent. My only issue is the night vison googles. They don't really line up with his eyes and it would have been nice if they were on a hinge like wolf spider
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03-28-2024, 03:29 PM | #10 |
Balloon Bear
Join Date: Jul 2022
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Landed at a nine. Better torso mobility and some different choices with accessories might have nudged him to a 10, but overall a solid addition to the line if you're into the earlier ARAH years.
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