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I've never followed any of the non-Joe Haslabs, but it seems this is the first time the CS has to face the prospect of significant back-outs and such a slow rise. I don't know if you recall this with any other HLs from other lines or not. Maybe SW? But, while not nearly as popular as previous...

Looks like the SC Haslab finally broke 7k backers. So if they do hit 8k, but then a bunch of people pull out when they realize they won't be hitting all the unlocks, does it then defund, or does H'bro have to honor the ones that stayed on to support it, delivering just the SC/driver, and...

So is the S7 demise official then?

Yet another render drop: https://toynewsi.com/278-58882 He looks pretty cool and fairly true to the original. I'll probably get him at some point.

I'd agree with this likely being bumped from YJJ. Whether it was solely with the PoPo drama or if they just couldn't pull this together for an extra month, who knows? Better late than never. I've never heard of Grimskull before now. This fig doesn't look much like original GS though. Hard to...

Also, some insider info on the SC Haslab, etc.:

Hmm, wow! I did not expect new renders today. Definitely getting Sci-Fi and probably the Grim(?) Viper. I want to like Wet-Suit, but might have to wait to see his IRL kitted version. He's always been a marginal character for me, being a SEAL, but with the BRIGHT COLORS!!! I'll probably end up...

I totally agree that Joe fans typically have a lot less interest in a kitchenette, coffee cups, ice drill and plastic fish and sausages than missiles, guns and military gear. This offering is way too "arctic adventure" and not enough arctic battlewagon. You take off the missile launcher and...

Out of curiosity I took a look at the Snow Cat Haslab this morning. Is it just my imagination or is it now lagging significantly behind the previous Haslabs?

I forgot to mention that I have swung by my local Ollie's a couple more times with zero success on seeing any 60th figs, just the usual cluster that is my local store with no noticeable changes to the (literal) pile o' toys they still have around. I also searched recent Ollie's toy hunts on...

I think the only time I’ve gotten semi-mangled packaging was on early retro from Walmart, when they decided that thin carded figs should be shipped in envelopes. Even that didn’t really matter since I hardly ever leave Joes on cards or in packages.

Dinged up packaging doesn’t bother me at all. Heck, I buy the discounted “used” figs on AMZ any time I see them on something I’m getting anyway. I just did that with Road Pig and he showed up just fine.

Ok, so I said I wasn't going to roll the dice twice for DD, but I am weak, and... circumstances. I just PO'ed CG and TV with them. They just updated their expected delivery for that wave from 7/15 to 7/22. I'm hoping it's them narrowing in and not just kicking the can down the road. Either way...

Yeah, MH is a huge dud. They’d have been better off releasing different ranks and variants of the IGs instead. Maybe they’d have made one or more that I’d have considered worthy to buy. Not this guy, at any price. Admittedly, I have no nostalgia for him (thought he was dumb and out of place...

It's too bad they couldn't get the price down to just below $300 for this one. It doesn't have the same appeal as the DF and Rattler did, and I think getting it below that psychological barrier would have driven it higher. That said, I still think it'll get there, but probably won't blast well...

I was also disappointed when the tanks were taken out of the running, but credit where credit is due: They did improve the SCat vehicle in a lot of ways. I would not have boxed the Snow-pedos or made them look more like actual Torpedos, would not have included camping or fishing gear, or a...

Yeah, the AHISS will likely be the (cheaper) foil to the SCat, since it's highly unlikely that we'll ever see the Wolf for the CS. And honestly, that's okay. I don't really see there being enough interest in a Wolf for a Haslab, and it's likely not cost effective for retail without one. Having...

Yeah... I get that it's large, as illustrated by displaying it with the other vehicles and repeated over and over. It's... definitely... an improved Snow Cat, with lights and a kitchenette, and ski-pedoes (now fashioned to look like real torpedoes :wtf:) in storage crates, and snowboards. And it...

Definitely agreed on the thugs. I could see a lot of use for randos - good, bad and neutral - for dioramas. Not sure if they have addressed this at all, but various levels of injury might also fill an exploitable niche. Also, 1:12 weapons are an opportunity that they need to continue to lean...

While I’ve picked up a small amount of Vala gear and a fig, I’ve had zero interest in any lore or characters in the AF line. Their body armor vest kits have been superior and much more user friendly than the CS offering, so I’ve put a few to good use, but their ARs have a micro mag problem, so I...