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02-13-2017, 01:46 PM | #41 |
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I noticed that my pre-order was canceled when reviewing all of my orders yesterday, so I called Gentle Giant this morning. Unfortunately, this item has been canceled altogether. Really a shame--I enjoyed the Gentle Giant line, and I really hoped it would continue and thrive. So much for my dream of a Jumbo '85 Snake Eyes...:(
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02-13-2017, 01:48 PM | #42 |
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Cancelling Zap and releasing a figure people care about would be a great help to the line.
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02-13-2017, 01:50 PM | #43 |
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Sorry to hear that, Kane. Oddly enough, the figure is still listed of pre-order on most sites. They probably haven't gotten around to updating their site(s) as of yet.
If I may ask, where did you pre-order through/from? |
02-13-2017, 01:53 PM | #44 |
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Quote:
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02-13-2017, 02:17 PM | #45 |
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Oversized joes was a dumb idea.
I am happy for those who enjoyed them, but they are just dumb. I remember years ago I was a huge ninja turtles fan and they made those oversized ninja turtles. Even as a kid I thought those were stupid. |
02-13-2017, 02:45 PM | #46 |
I just want foam gliders.
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The Star Wars line did well because there were 12 inch versions back in those days.
Even though GI Joe started out 12 inch, the ARAH line was never in that scale, so for those buying out of nostalgia it's a hard sell.
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02-13-2017, 03:04 PM | #47 |
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The Star Wars Jumbo line seems to be on life support itself now. Releases have slowed down dramatically.
I don't think the existence of a vintage 12" Star Wars line had anything to do with interest in the Jumbo Star Wars line. Those were styled quite differently, with cloth and hair elements. The Jumbo figures were a nice novelty and good nostalgia for Star Wars fans who had been denied direct homages to the vintage figures in any format, but it takes a die-hard to want to collect 30-40-50 of these things. G.I. Joe never had a chance going for that level of dedication and should've only done a "Hall of Fame"-style line of the heavy-hitter characters. They might've convinced fans to buy a dozen of the greatest characters in this format. |
02-13-2017, 03:20 PM | #48 |
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At the very least they should have gone swivel arm.
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02-13-2017, 04:28 PM | #49 |
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NRFB!
NRFB! NRFB!
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02-13-2017, 04:45 PM | #50 |
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I kind of saw it coming to be honest. The Joes were a lot more in price that the Star Wars figures. I bet the tooling involved sense the Joes had more articulation. It does suck I would have loved to see the Cobra guys as well. I do agree the line was doomed from the start.
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