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    Masters Of The Universe

    You know how transformers are categoried by "class", i.e. legends class, deluxe class, voyager class, leader class... This is what they often describe as "divorce class"...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    I think she got more lines because she became the de facto question-asker and wall to bounce stuff off of. She's the reason the main character goes into exposition mode. Whether the male lead was Duke, Flint, Shipwreck, or someone else, she is right there asking "What does it mean?", "I don't...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Sure, but I think LJ is a badass who happens to be really attractive and can use it when needed. In theory that's CG's schitck, but the toon always gave LJ those roles. Retaliation did too. So I would like her to get the glamor treatment in a figure. Not exaggerated or super-cheesecake...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Eh, I've never been overly concerned about battlefield realism in my Joe. Sure, I don't want it to drift too far into the goofy sci-fi realm, but not once have I ever wished for my Joes to be kitted out with body armor, kneepads, shinguards, or modern helmets. I mean, the representative marine...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    I just hope it conditions them to allow a little more something.... I really want the eventual Lady Jaye v2 to show a little cleavage. Not a crazy exaggerated or pervy amount, just a little. She was always the sexiest of the joe females, and we need a figure that isn't buttoned up like a nun...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Sure, J Scott Campbell's artwork is extra-cheesecake, but there's no reason they couldn't be adapted for a more sensible classified look. But I'd still not want them to be flat... I know hasbro is allergic to cleavage, but a little va-va-voom in an online-only collector's release wouldn't kill...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Folks in the know claim she's not going to have Pam Anderson flotation devices... but personally I'll be surprised if she's not wearing khaki shorts and a baby blue sleeveless, merely with a slightly more "realistic" (in Joe terms) physique. I assume the general vibe will be more like recent TR...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Lara Croft in Classified, anyone? It appears this is real. Honestly, as a one-off, I have no problem with this... will probably get one. I think this fits far more than MASK, ROM, TF, Visionaries, or any of the other Hasbro-verse things they try to shoehorn Joe into. I can at least envision...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Not mine, but it's fun and reasonably well done. I would have skipped the uber-practical stuff and gone with overlays for muzzle flashes, smoke, and explosions, but I respect the effort. Mostly I love the use of the o-ring figures, as those still resonate with me.
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    Takara Transformers

    Every time I see an SS86 constructicon at the store, I have to convince myself that... "NO, I DON'T COLLECT CHUG... I have plenty of Devastators already"... because they just look like good, fun, toony transformers. When he was younger, my son collected / played with Combiner Wars era TFs, and...
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    Takara Transformers

    That sucks that there are people who would stoop that low... but I'm glad you got it resolved! Does he have the rest of the team? SS86 Devy looks like a really fun toy.
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    It's far sadder when you realize that TRU went under, not because they couldn't make money selling toys, but because a VC firm (thanks, Mitt Romney) bought the chain using funds that were leveraged against the assets (i.e. the store stock and real-estate) and saddled the chain with the debt they...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    There is legit truth to this. Yesterday, I found myself making a trip westward 45min to the Bucees (wife and daughter like treats from there), and so I did a little shopping nearby at the "good" WM. They still carry joes, more than I see anywhere else. They had several retros (not *just* CoCo...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Eh, they didn't lose everyone that knows Joe. BMac is still there running the ship. Emily is still there, just promoted (she isn't a Joe fanatic, but she clearly understood how modern Classified worked). Dwight is just down the hallway and could easily be called back to active service on Joe...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    It shouldn't take a design wizard to make classified versions of ARAH figures... or sunbow designs. They need not reinvent the wheel.
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    On a human level, I wish him well. On a Joe level, I don't know what he specifically did or didn't do for the line. He seemed like a nice guy on the streams, but I have zero clue what this will mean for Joe. The franchise existed long before he and Lenny came along, and it'll exist in some...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    camelcamelcamel is a website that tracks amazon prices and lets you set threshold alerts if a price dips below what you want to pay. But they have a browser add-on called "the camelizer" that makes it easy to look at the price history of any item while on the amazon item page. It's pretty...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    I have zero use for a Warthog or TTT. No chance my shelves have room for a wrassler's vehicle. I liked Mercer back in the day... definitely the coolest of the three Renegades. Except I remember in the late 80s I desperately wanted X-Men figures (long before Toybiz started making Marvel...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Got Ketchup and Mustard today. I know the reception on them was lukewarm, but I'm glad to have them. If nothing else, it mean I have some troops to service the Rattler without having to steal troops from other units. Interestingly, I had not seen this before... Ketchup has a red face mask...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Wow, friday. That's quick! Zanya arrived here just minutes ago. UPS rolling early today.