This is a good idea but poor execution. If these weren't so sloppy looking they would be ok, since the colors are better than the original comic pack versions of them .

Duke- looks great, I like the colors, but the arms are terrible ! Give him arms that actually have sleeves, not flesh painted like a sleeve you idiots!

Storm Shadow - entirely pointless . The arms look bad like duke's.

Destro- Great from the waist up . The CP head looks awesome in chrome, and I like how they painted the upper body, but the legs should be just black. I might get him just to swap out the legs.

Snake Eyes - looks awesome except for that horrible roadblock waist. It doesn't fit and it NEVER will. When will Hasbro learn ? Other wise I think he looks good.

The characters are way overused, and those molds have been seen before, but I'm glad at least we are seeing o-rings again. I feel like Hasbro is making these look bad on purpose so they won't sell and then we won't see old school o-ring figures ever again .

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"It was long ago, and it was far away, and it was so much better than it is today."

Well technically, the upper arms are sleeved arms (from the original Duke, in fact!) and the lower arms are Gung-Ho's, and they're painted flesh. So there's no "flesh painted like a sleeve" anywhere on him.


Yeah, he's got the bare upper arms of the Comic Pack Storm Shadow. Hasbro clearly didn't bother going back for the older sleeved arms.


Indeed. I really love the detailed necklace and the wrist thingie.


If they haven't learned between 1997 and now, what makes you think they ever will?

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My mistake . It just looked that way I suppose. It still looks awkward.

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"It was long ago, and it was far away, and it was so much better than it is today."

That is pretty much what they've done with RoC.
Look how many Baroness, Destro, Duke, Heavy Duty, Snake Eyes, Scarlett, & Rip Cords are hanging on the pegs.

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Oh yes, no argument there. It's looked silly since 1997 but Hasbro won't look for replacements.

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Man... What's the point? To show kids what your daddy grew up with and what you get now? This seems like a waste of time, energy and money. The whole lack of o-ring thing doesn't bother me BUT I'm sure Jay and Craig have been saying from day1, "why not just do o-rings BETTER?" I dunno, this stuff is a joke to me.

Maybe it's for collectors to show how far the line has come. But even then, the o-ring stuff has that modern comic pack feel to it. WHich means, it doesn't feel as original as what we had. If the thumbs and crotches don't break off, it ain't real!

If they are going to use "then" figures, they should go back farther than, what? 2005? I would buy a good vintage looking figure, one that takes me back to when I was little, but these don't do that. Hopefully, they will guage the awful reaction from the supposed target market (you know, man-boys exactly my age) on these nostalgia packs, and think again. Gimme a freakin' original Dial-Tone, or Flint v1, or something, besides these awful looking guys.

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Uh ThinkTank, what age are you?

I mean... I don't think these things will cater to 8 yr olds or even 21 yr olds. Or 28 yr olds. Well that latter might be pushing it.

Im 34. I was 8 years old when I got my first Gi Joe, straight arm Flash. New Gi Joes were a big deal to me back then and I had to beg and save to get cool toys. Now that I have a little disposable income, I can buy toys pretty much at will. So, if they are gonna release O rings that are only going to appeal to grownups that had them as a child, they are really screwing the pooch. If they want a nostalgia trip, do it right, original molds on original packaging. I would probably leave them carded, just because.

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