Blood is nice. That pic is nice. But the 25th Blood (which I just picked up today is amazing!!! The missiles come off the pack for crying out loud) is superior. Like the original and like the fig in the pic I'll be fixing the arm for movement.

Honestly, I like the O-Ring, I have seven of the 25th, I used my Cobras in one set of my shots, they took forever to set up, they wouldn't stand, the weapons kept falling out of their hands etc. Don't even get me started on Shipwreck, one hand is useless,and he can't sit. Don't get me wrong, the new sculpts in some cases look nice,( other cases not so good, btw ever look at these things side on? The head articulation makes them look like the robots from I, Robot), but these figs are just ornaments for me, I find them useless for my pics.

How do you Guy's think i Voted??If you need a Hint,just look at my Avatar... :D

Something that I would like to return more than anything is the Kung-fu Grip. Unique 25A hands that can only hold a specific item (Roadblock) or nothing at all (Cobra Commander) really annoys me.

O-ring rules!!!!!
 

The o-ring is GI Joe.
Hasbro could do better only if they want.

Check the work of this customizer. It is pure o-ring. If a single man can do this, what about a big company like Hasbro could do.

http://www.joecustoms.com/userops/profile.php?uid=12
http://www.evilface.com/livevil.htm

For the record, I don't feel going no o-ring is a backwards move. I'm not opposed to change, but I'm finding I like the bastard era stuff more and more. The shoulders are no biggy but I'm finding I like the old arm swivel better than what they are doing now. The ankle articulation, doesn't mean much to me. I'd rather see a thigh swivel tho so you can line up the leg better when they are standing.

Still, ARAH is the past for me. And when I see them used, it's just like, "guh..." Especially the HUGE difference in Lehsreh's "Country Boy" dio. Cross COuntry and his giant noggin, horrible face sculpt vs a better looking figure like cowboy Wild Bill. Or the 2 era of TeleVipers together??? EEK!

The double-jointed knees are nice. BUT my fave are the swivel wrists.