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Soooo... HnR and Lifeline, finally opened them up. Long story short, they're pretty good with a few caveats. Hit-n-Run is definitely the better of the two. He was always one of my favorite later-80s ARAH figures. He had a tactical function that wasn't outlandish (or ninja-ish), his deco was...

That's my assumption. I would wait for clearance on some of these... if I wanted them at all. Problem is, I can't see a scenario where I would ever use, display, or photograph the Dino-viper or Fortnite Cowboy. Who are these for... Who thinks they belong in a Joe universe... and who is willing...

Damn, hasbro must feel extra confident about these new reveals... or they're going to soak the early adopters before they all hit clearance. Zanya with fisher-price chameleon is $60, and the new generic deluxe spec forces action soldier is $43 (these were $35 last year). And he looks like a...

Yeah.... ooof. I can say with great honesty, I have never felt such apathy for a series of Classified releases. After buying Nemesis Enforcer and Pythona, I'll probably get a couple of royal guards, a Zanya, and an Airtight, but otherwise, this is a steaming pile of 'meh'. Dinosaurs? 90's...

Amazon in-house delivery. Last friday they said it would be delivered monday. Then early in the week, they said my order was split due to supply chain issues. Then it was delayed until wednesday. Then thurs. Then friday... and it still didn't come. Now the app says Sunday... which better...

That's good. AMZ still lists my NVs as coming the 26th. Maybe they'll adjust that forward. Only one of my HnRs have arrived. The others have been "Coming today" all week. Now I guess they'll be arriving tuesday. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Target has the Desert Scorpion 40% off, now less than a basic figure. I still can't pull the trigger, as I just can't see a scenario where I would need the guy, the scorpion, or the alternate Lenny face. Divers are on sale too...

Yeah, TVC pricing has gotten bonkers. They went from 8 to 10 to 13 to 16 to 20 in the blink of an eye. I only collect TVC OT figures anymore, and even those are mostly reissues and highly skippable. Sometimes they make a new head or do a new sculpt with ball hips that compels a purchase, but...

Just got HnR and Lifeline in the mail. I'll try to open them up tonight and report back.

Yeah, I hope it means more comic figures, but I kinda feel like this was a one-off due to it being revealed at a special Hama event... but that's just my guess. I'm torn, as I too am not a huge fan of the girl-SE storyline, but it's a nice looking figure, and the headsculpt is one of the best...

Oh hell yeah. sunbow Daina, Chuckles, and comic Flash... and some bizarre blue Falcon repaint.

So vintage-y.

For those of you into making your troops "modernized", Vala has a deal for you. The new tin set has a zillion armors, plate carriers, helmets, belts, holsters, etc. It's not a cheap set, but on a per part basis, much like their weapons tin, it's probably an absolute steal...

Yeah, one of my favorite memories of my son's childhood (nearly a decado ago) is when he got into superheroes, even if it was brick-based. He built Mega Castle Greyskull for me, had the lego Pigs from Angry Birds capture the Guardians of the Galaxy using x-men Sentinels and hole up in the...

That's great. It's true that it has to be their idea. Otherwise, it's just one more thing dad forces them to do... like a chore. My son did have a brief Transformers phase. That did make me happy. But he only collected them and put them on the shelf. He didn't really transform them or have...

Yeah, me too. I played with / collected toys longer than many of my peers. My kids are the same and it's never bothered me. My kids are 17 and 19 this month, and both asked for legos for their birthday. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ But this kid that comes into my office, he's bright, but he's strangely young...

TL/DR - I've had one minor success with getting kids into fun toys. -------------- A couple of years ago, my mom asked me for some unopened hot wheels to put in our office display case around christmas time (same case as my new Daytona display). We have a few customers that bring their kids...

How many years until Joe is in the dustbin of old forgotten franchises like Lone Ranger, Lost in Space, or Bionic Man? It's currently being kept alive by GenX, but once we stop caring or die off, it's hard to imagine Joe having legs with any younger generations absent a major revamp/revival. I...

Yeah, I used to think Joe was an evergreen property. Maybe not to the same degree as TF or SW or Turtles, but definitely will always be around. Now I'm not so sure. Action figs in general are somewhat out of vogue... just ask the SW crowd... but the wrasslin' figs still sell like crazy, and...

I could be wrong, but really I think retro WB will come in a retro wave. I'm pretty sure this is something else. From my perspective, my interest in the line isn't waning, but my interest in the latest few waves is certainly not what it once was. Like you say, it's almost inevitable as they...