Okay, so Stinger Driver is coming up as a 25th anniversary figure. Let's see him fit in the Stinger! YEAH RIGHT!

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It just gets better doesn't it?

Yet another Cobra Commander and Storm Shadow and more mold reuse! Lazy cheap a$$ b******s!

I guess the laziness came in handy... With all that saved time from being cheap and using existing pieces and doing repaints they were able to make some custom 25th figures... Great... Don't worry about the build quality of the new figures or anything Hasbro!!!

Serpy looks awful too... As does Zartan...

When did we get a Red Ninja apart from that 6 pack? I thought we were talking 80's figures/Much loved characters???

Could this 25th anniversary line get any more farcical?

It makes me wonder what other 25th anniversary horrors -that have not been unveiled yet- await us at the Con...

Good job Hasbro... Keep it up...

Dave

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So i hope the contrast is altered at some point, i've spoken through email with someone and they already have pictures in hand of the 25th Anniversary Figures. He is incredibly pleased with his purchases and says they look good as part of his collection, I don't want to just select the high ground and go against what people are reporting.. because if it is true about the vast majority of figures having poor quality control then that would be a shame, the idea of not having an O-ring has left a bitter taste amongst alot of fans/collectors.

For those actually being on this forum complaining and dissing hasbro's efforts how many of you can actually attest to have held one of these figures?

I'm not saying your all wrong.. and you've no right to complain or have your own opinion.. but it does seem like many of you are crying before you've even given the line a fair shot?

This community and forum, posts up diorama shots of G.I.Joe photo's.. lets say I'm a new member and i have reasonably good photography skills. Unfortunately my enthusiasm is dampened by having a sub par camera and so my first few submissions need some work.. would it be fair to outright throw out my qualities on first showing? I guess not.. because in the future I might actually produce something of quality you might like.

I guess Hasbro aren't new and sub standard, so maybe my comparison is slightly out, after all they've been making figures now for two decades right if not longer.. so when they release there product it should be top quality and produced to the highest standard we expect of them, for the most part if not longer.

I can say the same about the 25th line, alot like JVC and the VvV line of figures I went out and bought them, they wasn't for me so I sold them on. If you can already judge just by looking at pictures of them online without seeing them in the flesh then so be it. That's your call.

What works for one fan doesn't work for another. I'm still going to give the figures a fair shot i've got them on order and when they arrive if i aint satisfied, i'll do what hasbro wants me to do .. write to them and ask them what they are going to do about it and probably sell them as I did with my JVC line.

I've heard crazy crazy things over the last few weeks, most of it regarding the 25th Anniversary stuff, at the end of the day if the line is as bad as people are making out, this won't last long surely?
Rich

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I haven't said much about the 25th line seeing I haven't got them yet but if I have any complaint, it'll probably be the inclusion of CC and Storm Shadow in the five pack, they should have left it as a pure troop builder pack IMO though if they do release the three troops on single cards, that might quieten some complaints. BTW those customs could actually be tests for future figures, I can't see characters like Lifeline, Leatherneck, Zarana and Airtight not been made down the line.

I believe Pythona and Leatherneck were just customs and not actually part of the line (yet).

Beachhead looked sweet and Stalker and Firefly are shaping up to be 2 of my most anticipated figs. Zartan too. Looking forward to seeing the final product.

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dude!!! they got a pimp daddy destro!!! ahhh i still haven't got any of the first line but i do want one of thoughs buzzers

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Rich, you know I haven't been keen on the 25th figs since the first pics appeared, but to be totally fair, I bought both 5-packs before I made any final decisions. Unfortunately they are very disappointing, both in design/articulation, and in quality control. Any future figures would have to be greatly improved or something special for me to buy any more. I really wanted them to be good, I want to buy more Joes, but they are just not up to scratch. I'm angry with Hasbro because I truly feel that they have deserted their traditional fan base by taking the line in the direction they have.

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I totally dig the repainted Stormy. Beachy looks hott. Buzzer's cool. Could care less about CC, Red Ninja (jeez), Lady Jaye, Shipshape... and Pimp Daddy. But dizzam, Serpentor looks pretty tight. Zartan! Dude!!!

Too bad we KNOW the quality is crap.

I admit, I like the Con set.

The 8" stuff. omg. I don't even know what some of those are.