Why do they make money? It's simple... it's because a lot of us fans buy the product even when we're not that crazy about it. Why would they bother to remake the molds of the 83 figures' waists and legs when we'll still buy the comic pack figures with non-fitting waists and legs?

It is indeed a twisted web we as collectors are entangled in that the manufacturer's have got us by the short hairs so tightly that we'll buy anything connected to our passions just to ensure the continuation of the line..........

It's hard to say what the future of 3 packs are now. There is a possibility they'll return IF...

IF the 25th Joes don't go so well, Hasbro will need to find another way to make things work. Return to what works, it's possible.

If the 25th Joes DO well, then we can expect more and I'm guessing that they'll be in the new designed style. it's pretty much agreed that this is the last hard push for 3.75" for the time being.

I hate to be a killjoy, but I have a horrible feeling the 25th stuff will not sell well, and that will be the death knell for our 3 3/4" buddies. The fact that wave four was cancelled, and no new vehicles are proposed speaks volumes. :(

I have to agree with Craig, sadly... :(

But the point is, if it don't do well, then Hasbro needs to figure out another solution. They should really look at continuing or bringing back the comic packs if the 25th doesn't do hot.

I would worry more that the future comic packs would have the 25D articulation.

I'm curious as to how the Doc, Falcon, GH, and Cover Girl molds were lost, do you have any more info on this? I know that the V1 Cobra Commander, V2 SE, and some others supposedly went down in a ship, but I haven't heard about those others.

Doc was lost for years. He shared his waist and arms with Duke, and when time came to release Tiger Force Duke in 1988, the Doc mold was gone, supposedly lost in South America. So Hasbro had to make due using Hit'N'Run arms and a Cobra Trooper waist.
Falcon's lower body was lost when Battle Corps Leatherneck's lower body was lost. I heard that after his 2003 release, the upper body mold was lost as well. Either way, it's no big loss as the v1 Falcon is still the perfect representation of the character.
Gung-Ho's mold was supposedly lost after his 1997 re-release. His lower arms and his waist survived through the 1997-AntiVenom-HAS-ComicPack Duke mold, but other than that...
Cover Girl, much like Doc, lost her mold loooong ago in South America.

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You'd think Hasbro would have insured the molds because they are a money maker. DUH!!

Uh...huh.... I have no idea what the hell you meant.

Another thing you guys should consider. It costs a LOT of money to remake a mold. A lot! Hasbro's better off financially finding replacement parts instead.... they just need to put more thought into their replacement parts, IMO.