I love added articulation if it's done right. But these don't look right and the figures aren't doing it for me anymore. THe proto shots were much better than these. I'm guessing these will be the production models w/ very small tweaks.

Dio-wise, I need the articulation. WHich is why I love the S6 stuff. Plus, the bigger scale is nice too. Trying to do a sword fight scene w/ the 3.75" is a headache. Especially when they don't have the swivel wrists. I admit, I kinda wish they stayed with o-ring. Ankles are nice, but not necessary.

Not impressed, well, less ethusiastic actually, still won't know if I'll like them or buy them until I see them in person. Yes, these are not production samples, probably, but still it's poor showing.

Cobra Commander has the retro weapon plug-in spot on his ack, which looks strange now. And his left hand appears to be a solid fist.

Duke, what the heck is up with his upper chest? Man breasts?

Destro still looks odd, his neck bolts seem overdone.

Roadblock, ye gods! I thought they just slapped Duke's head on there! He appears to have hair on his head and blue eyes?

Baroness...there's no great figure of her. I have feeling this will not change.

Gung-Ho and Roadblock had stupid eblow arm bands...to hide the articulation? Or what? Seriously, they look out of place.

Storm Shadow, yeah, broad shoulders guarantee limited arm poses...all the articulation points in the world are meaningless if they are hindered.


No o-rings, but they kept screws in the legs.

And another loooooong wait till summer...wake me up then.

Gotta disagree with the majority here. I'll admit, those pictures make them look pretty bad, but the photography is sub-par. Check out General Hawk's pics to see them photographed much better. The articulation is a little weird in places, and they do look a little on the thin side, but... Their heads! Their bright colors! They look like cartoon characters, and I love it! I do think the painters got carried away with the giant eyes, but I doubt the final products will look like that.

Cobra Commander is a masterpiece, and Destro has really, really grown on me. His head doesn't look as tiny as the original proto shot that we saw. Duke's head looks a lot better than the proto too, and I really like Scarlett's head. It looks so energetic. Also, it almost looks like Cobra Commander's helmet is removable! Possible hood accessory, anyone? The trooper's helmet looks like it might come off too. Still can't tell about Gung-Ho's hat though...

Anyway, I was a little let down after those first pics, but after seeing Hawk's, I'm psyched again. But I think we've established that I have different taste in G.I. Joe than a lot of the rest of you, so I'll be happy to agree to disagree.

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D'oh! Didn't update this to show off Justin's shots! Nutzenzola...

holy cowwwww roadblock with hair and blue eyes come onn n......

I thought the same about the trooper; not sure on CC, but the helmet has something that makes you think it might be possible. On the other hand I don't think Gung-Ho's hat is remobable, as the head is clearly cut under it.

As for Roadblock's eyes, notice that all the figures but Baroness have blue eyes; there is still hope for it to be simply a random color used for these protos.

What I most dislike is Scarlet's neck: too long; and Destro's legs look a bit weird, as well as the "neck collar" of his helmet.

For the most part, I think they look better then the initial pics. But there are a couple that left me going "WTF". For instance Roadblock. He is missing his facial hair and he has hair on his head and he is smiling??? Then there is the Baroness...man shes ugly. Then they throw out Destro who looks plain fantastic as well as Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. I'll pick them all up though.

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To me, the figs aren't gonna appeal to everyone. However, I'll probably get all of them just to have them. The Storm Shadow and Cobra trooper are alright and the rest are so so. I don't like the articulation in the ankles and removable wrists. Depth Charge would have been a cooler figure without that stuff. Anyway, I'll take the gruel that Hasbro serves up. It's better than nothing, ya know. One thing I learned in life is that you're not always gonna get exactly what you want. If you expect less, life will seem more pleasant. i.e. these new figs

LOL!

I agree that Hasbro can't and won't make people happy, but I just feel they could've done a very different job. As it stands, I'll probably buy these. Maybe 2 of each; 1 moc and 1 loose. I do like Destro, SE and Gung Ho. The Cobra Trooper's been moved pretty far back. CC is still at the end.