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06-02-2023, 03:28 PM | #10361 |
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Yeah that's the one problem with using this as an arm ybuilder
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06-02-2023, 03:38 PM | #10362 |
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I just pushed the button on BBTS to preorder 3 Arctic BATS, and then someone (thank you!) posted that they were back on Pulse so I got 3 more there. My son said he needed 4, but maybe this way he'll score a couple.
Put me solidly on the team that just can't resist anything Cobra Crimson. Those vipers look sexy! I also grabbed 2 trouble bubbles earlier, and 2 of the PP Crimson Guards. It has been a good week, assuming everything shows up eventually. Happy Friday! |
06-02-2023, 03:44 PM | #10363 |
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My two cents. The o-ring ship has sailed. But worse than that our fellow fandom has failed us. We luke warm supported the Skystriker and although admittedly the 2-packs were overpriced, we weren't exactly beating down Hasbro's door for those either. However Classified is moving their financial needle thus that's where I'd wager the bulk of their support, development and design dollars will be allocated going forward. Do I know this to be fact? No, I don't. But it's at least a somewhat educated analysis.
If I'm being paranoid, I suspect Hasbro see's that they can get away with marking up Classified stuff for a higher profit margin than o-ring and people will still pay it (see $42 Mindbender and $80 Serpentor) where as we clearly weren't doing that with the o-ring 2-packs, so they dropped them, but I obviously can't prove that. Last edited by Spider5800; 06-02-2023 at 03:51 PM.. |
06-02-2023, 03:45 PM | #10364 |
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Yeah, and why "E-4" instead of "CPL" or "SPC"? It's like no one at Hasbro have ever seen a real military name tape or how it's used. It really should just be the Lastname.
Anyway, dash of paint or nail-polish remover, easy fix. |
06-02-2023, 03:56 PM | #10365 |
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Really like that they modernized grunt and also that they made him an army builder. Definitely Worth buying 2 of him. The vipers are getting out of hand though. I love them don't get me wrong but they are starting to seem like all the starscream repaints. I just wish there was slightly more variations like rolled up sleeves or different straps/pockets so we could mix and match them onto other vipers. Still may buy 2 crimson vipers though.
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O-ring is dead because they (allegedly) cost almost the same to develop/manufacture as 6-inch figures, but people are less willing to spend the same amount of money on them. Because, you know, they're still old style toys with outdated articulation, much as we love them here. Doesn't help that Hasbro made everything 2-packs instead of just letting people buy the ones they wanted.
If I'm being paranoid, I suspect Hasbro see's that they can get away with marking up Classified stuff for a higher profit margin than o-ring and people will still pay it (see $42 Mindbender and $80 Serpentor) where as we clearly weren't doing that with the o-ring 2-packs, so they dropped them, but I obviously can't prove that. Last edited by Stygian; 06-02-2023 at 04:02 PM.. |
06-02-2023, 04:05 PM | #10366 |
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Grunt is fine I guess. Looks like a standard 1980s army guy? Probably will pass on him but if he hits a discount I'd buy one.
No need for a Crimson Viper. it got ridiculous once EVERYONE is in Crimson when the Crimson Guard should just be...Crimson Guards. |
06-02-2023, 04:06 PM | #10367 |
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I hope to God the SB's helmets are removable. Seeing this with Grunt gives me a little more of said hope.
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When are "elite" Crimson Guards not elite? When EVERYONE is crimson.
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06-02-2023, 04:12 PM | #10368 |
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I do wish if they are going to keep milking that Viper mold, that they would make a couple of changes. Make the goggles actually fit on the helmet (Dusty's goggles are perfect) and ditch that rifle for something that actually fits in with the rest of what the Cobra forces are using. Heck tool up something that looks like the old v1 Viper rifle.
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06-02-2023, 04:16 PM | #10369 |
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Crimson Vipers are just ridiculous. Let's put the lowest level grunt in Cobra's elite forces. Makes perfect sense.
Yes. Give us this. I'll buy a dozen. Last edited by Digital Ghost; 06-02-2023 at 04:21 PM.. |
06-02-2023, 04:17 PM | #10370 |
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Legit question time. Why does a trooper with a full-face helmet need goggles? I'm sure this has been discussed and argued and reexamined multiple times, but I likely zoned out by then. |
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