JoeDios.com Forums - *OFFICIAL* 25th Figures/Vehicles/Accessories, etc. Discussions ~Part 1

07-26-2007, 05:34 PM	#491
Sonneilon aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;) Offline --> Posts: 7,751 --> Join Date: Jul 2005	Leatherneck!!! I didn't say so earlier but the Alley Viper is coming!!! That's so cool, even if he is Orange and Blue!!!

07-26-2007, 05:47 PM	#492
Lava Boss Veteran Offline --> Posts: 3,378 --> Join Date: Apr 2006	Those are just customs (so far), the little Hasbro sign says so See the sign NOT AVAILABLE on their name tags... Obviously made to gauge fan interest, though. Or Hasbro's goons are busy finding ways to reuse parts. Or both. Leatherneck looks very convincing. Note the Night Creeper uses new Zartan parts...a figure we have yet to see a painted prototype of!

07-26-2007, 05:57 PM	#493
bravo Veteran Offline --> Posts: 942 --> Join Date: Feb 2006	but still, there may be a change of hart,you never know Lava, I'm hoping that the Sgt is part of the line

07-26-2007, 06:47 PM	#494
Stormer Wasss once a man Offline --> Posts: 1,430 --> Join Date: Nov 2006	I took the customs to be Hasbro's answer to fans' fears that the new figures wouldn't have the same customizing possibilities as the old line (it came up in those Q&As they did). So these are saying "Look, you CAN customize them, look who you can make!" -- hopefully this won't be their way of excusing themselves from properly making some characters. I guess these customs show us what's possible if they do decide to produce Slaughter, Pythona, etc, but they'd still be WAY off as there's a huge difference between making a 1-off custom at 4" scale and creating a figure for production. I'm pretty much unmoved either way from my existing feelings by the new pics. Some of them look really nice as representations of the characters (Beach Head in particular) but I have a few issues -- Lady Jaye apparently still doesn't get a removable cap, Serpentor's torso looks rather weird/bland considering the detail elsewhere, and the lack of cobra "hood" looks wrong considering the rest is pretty much a v1 update. I think the promised "army builder" pack with the VvV color-scheme CC & SS is stupid of them and what the hell's with that "Air Trooper" - gas-mask trooper with a JUMP repaint? They're already making up stuff to reuse parts instead of what they promised which was meant to be delving into the 25-year history... And on a semi-related note, I see the single-card Trooper is indeed a Viper Pilot -- I'd rather army-build the red logo... Interesting that they used the Satan artwork and called it a Red Ninja. They also appear to have done a new head for him with the pointy "ears" on his mask making him more comic-accurate. In that vein, making his arms all-red too would have been nice. Meh. The Marvel Legends previews have me more interested than the Joes, and even those are looking a bit dodgy in places (cutting back on articulation horribly). The JoeCon set seems to be the upcoming toys I'm most excited about at the moment! __________________ * * * * * Come check out my Flickr account for more pics of my collection and additional shots from my JoeDios photoshoots. Includes my "Class Reunion" and "Foes Of The Joes" sets, exclusive to Flickr! Last updated 2/5/10.

07-26-2007, 08:29 PM	#495
jjsvipers Veteran Offline --> Posts: 2,041 --> Join Date: Jul 2006	it looks like they are trying to fix the articulation problems people are having with the hips, if you look at the lady jay the grey proto one i guess looks like the changed her waist design from the painted version,but the zartan design looks like it will offer even more movement with the notches in his legs http://i.toynewsi.com/g/?mode=view&...ize=800&start=0 but this is a little over the top look at the popeye arms http://i.toynewsi.com/g/?mode=view&...ze=800&start=60 Last edited by jjsvipers : 07-26-2007 at 08:43 PM.

07-26-2007, 11:59 PM

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The JoeCon set seems to be the upcoming toys I'm most excited about at the moment!

That set is the only upcoming Joe stuff I'm excited about!

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07-27-2007, 11:24 AM	#497
Lava Boss Veteran Offline --> Posts: 3,378 --> Join Date: Apr 2006	Word is (joe battlelines) the current Hasbro GI JOE guy (there's a new one every year, seems like) said something about correcting issues, like the hip articulation. Scale wasn't one of them...but...at least they claim to notice. They've been good at doing that in the past. As well as passing the buck... Like the $7 price tag for Star Wars figures. "It's based on retailers" Even though the MSRP (manufacturor suggested retail price) is $6.99. This time the factories in China are the scapegoat. Funny, GI JOE has factory issues, but Star Wars doesn't seem to.

07-27-2007, 01:00 PM	#498
Sonneilon aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;) Offline --> Posts: 7,751 --> Join Date: Jul 2005	Oh, those are customs. I was too busy looking at the figures to notice anything else. Btw, here's Recondo's ditty about GI Joe at SDCC blah blah blah... Recondo says John Warden says...

07-27-2007, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonneilon

Oh, those are customs. I was too busy looking at the figures to notice anything else.

Btw, here's Recondo's ditty about GI Joe at SDCC blah blah blah...

Recondo says John Warden says...

so were just going to have to waite and see what will 2008 bring, its not that far way..

07-28-2007, 06:16 PM	#500
Sonneilon aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;) Offline --> Posts: 7,751 --> Join Date: Jul 2005	It's nice to know that Hasbro knows of the problems plaguing the current figures. At the same time, it does sound like a rush job and the fact that the posse in China do what they want when it comes to American product designs. We can only blame Hasbro so far. Personally, I think Hasbro should've taken a stronger stance and made the factories in China do the figures over.