Upcoming info for 25th joes
 

Dude, Hacker was on Cobra island with Jinx, Mercer, Sci Fi, Flash, and Mainframe in the Cobra civil war between the coil and Cobra Commander's forces. YAWWN!!

Hacker showed up? He got shot, didn't he? Thanks for the correction!

Upcoming Info for 25th figures
 

Why yes, yes he did. Too bad it wasn't a catastrophic wound. You'd think the Coil woulda shot his stupid glasses off his head. Instead the shmucks at DD had to kill Flash and Mainframe. Sometimes you gotta wonder what the hell people are thinking. :confused:

I think Gung Ho, Snake eyes, storm shadow, cobra trooper, and Destro are great. That puts H at 50%, not too bad I would say. The other figs are cool enough; I will own them all. I really hope they single pack the troopers though.

You know what? If this is the future of GI Joe, I'd rather it didn't come back. Better to die with some dignity than to pump out exaggerated, farcical cartoonish caricatures. I doubt very seriously that I will waste my hard earned on the 25th anniversary rubbish. The money I save by not buying them can go towards army building some decent figures.

Yawans...Oh dear..
 

*Yawans* Oh dear.. oh dear oh dear.. I can't believe I've just read 4 pages of people complaining.. and to think after seeing the pictures myself I thought people might back them.. here is what I saw so far on the thread..

[damn i dont like them , too much articulation] - wtf?

[Now with these pics I am just really, really disappointed.......... ] Disappointed at what?

[Man. I'm lost for words. I had my doubts before, but these pics have confirmed my worst fears. This 25th stuff looks C-R-A-P. Very, very disappointing. R.I.P. 3 3/4" Joe.] Oh the drama.. RIP G.I.JOE? I don't think its as bad as that.

[They look different than the original photos. Another example of poor execution on Hasbro's part. Yuck] - it seems you wasted a post just to jump on the bandwagon.

I have to disagree with most of the above comments.. things like damn I dont kike them.. too much articulation.. jeez.. at least break it down and tell us why you dont like them? You wasted a post to put like one sentance. :rolleyes:

As far as these figures go.. anything with added articulation.. I'm going to give a chance.. and.. as for the actual size and figures.. I really think these might become quite popular.. and collectable. I'm still excited by the prospect of getting some newer joes in the summer.. and as already mentioned in the thread here.. it will be interesting if anything to see how they fit to scale with the other figures currently out there. Roadblock with blue eyes and a smile is a new one on me but nothing to get in a hissy fit about.


*sorry Nem, i had to make your size a bit bigger...*

Speaking from my personal point of view, it's not that I HATE them per say, I just do not see them interacting with my current collection. I'll end up buying them, I mean they are G.I. Joe after all, but they are going to sit in their wrappings. I'm really old fashioned on something like this. I used my allowance & holiday money growing up to buy the G.I. Joe toys that I now post her on this site......to me, these are not compatible. Their nice enough looking, don't get me wrong!! But in a world where I have NO CHOICE but to accept change, THIS is one change that as a woman & toy collector I don't have to like.........

That's my personal opinion..................as for everyone else......their on their own!!

Thanks, Nem! I'm glad to see at least someone else likes them! And I mean, likes 'em, as opposed to saying they don't like them but will buy them anyway.

As I've said, there are aspects of them that I don't like, but for the most part I think they're phenomenal, and how the line should have been relaunched in 2002.

Of course, once I get them in my hands I could suddenly decide that I hate them, but I really don't see that happening. I love how the entire Joe community seems to be rent asunder by these things though. It's kind of funny.

The mock-ups Hasbro gave us were pretty darn cool. But seeing the models at ToyFair (which are closer to the production models) leaves a lot to be desired. Sure, we can expect lil changes here and there but I'm just not feeling them as much as I did 2-3 weeks before ToyFair. The extra articulation is wonderful (imo), but the ankle joints don't quite look right. Like they could've done a better job blending things in. The SW Clone Troopers are wonderful like that.

I've decided I'll get them. And I'll probably do a whole 'nother 'verse 'or 'em unless they somehow look like they can fit in with the 2002-2005 figures. Hate 'em? No. But it's not what I expected in terms of production.