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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Retro BATs and Steeler/Short-Fuze arrived today. I like the retro BAT even more than I thought I would. While the mold is identical to the first version, the clear chest, extra paint apps, weathering on the arms and attachments, red face plate, bright yellow boots and gear... it's what the...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Mauler – Rowdy Toys This is being produced by the same guy that sold the files for the ThunderMachine I printed. It was a great, fun build. This looks really well done, but I can't justify $300 for a 3d printed item. Hopefully he'll put the files up for sale one day once he's filled all the...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Today was unboxing day in the photo booth...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    It's criminal that Hasbro didn't do this to start with. No excuse for having to spend this kind of money to make a $100 vehicle not suck. But boy, it shore is purdy now :)
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Ok, I'm taking my chances with Target, cancelled the OG sets on HP, didn't want to take the chance that Pulse charges me their bonus gouge tax now that Target has shipped. It's a dangerous gamble.
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Nice. The joe stuff is really flowing this fall after a long dry spell in the spring/summer. I used the most recent 15% DD coupon to order the new, overpriced S7 o-rings. The coupon shaved off nearly $4 each, so I bit the bullet. Latest retros just went up for PO an hour ago (Zap, Shiegee...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    It's pretty spot on. I'm not sure I learned anything new, as all the info is pretty common knowledge at this point (especially for those of us that lived it), but it's a pretty good summary.
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    Space 1999 - Kickstarter

    As a kid I was content most of the time at home with our UHF local channel that carried afternoon cartoons and Star Trek at 6pm (anything beat watching the news). At some point it became our FOX affiliate, but they never had programming until primetime, so the channel was unchanged during the...
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    Space 1999 - Kickstarter

    No, not really. We lived in the boonies and got four channels. BUT, my dad got cable at the office, so we could watch it there. We spent a lot of time there b/c mom frequently needed to go back to the office after school... and on days we were sick, we went to work (my sister and I had our...
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    Space 1999 - Kickstarter

    Wow, this is another show, like The Prisoner, that I have never heard of. I watched a ton of 60's and 70's reruns growing up in the 80s, but this never crossed my path. You must have had some interesting cable channels growing up to have seen such niche programming!
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Hahaha, I appreciate the vote of confidence. I'm sure it's not *easy*, but I know for sure I could come up with some prompts resulting in better faces than those. Mostly I think they should use someone with talent, maybe an actual artist that understands both anatomy and the property, rather...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    What's worse is that someone on TFW posted the art that was submitted for these by the homage artist... and it's laughable, especially Zap. Hasbro actually improved them, if you can believe it. Still doesn't explain why they're not using the original to begin with, but the submitted art faces...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    100%. I have those thoughts too. The goofy charm of ARAH has not gone away.
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Can't unsee...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    - Zap looks pretty darn good, no notes. - Female CG (i.e. "Shiegie") is nice enough. I didn't need a female CG, but eh, it's not bad. - CL with angry screaming face is just terrible. You're going to need the NF version just to get a normal head. And it seems they still have not figured out...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    London Comiccon news: Zap, CL, and female CG look exactly as I would expect. I *think* zap has a uniform color, but it's hard to tell. Name only reveals: Taurus & Red Dog 2-pack - I passed on weird Mercer, so these too will likely not make the cut Hydro-Viper - I prefer Eels, but one or two...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Just fooling around with AI. Gonna make my own episodes in a few years, just you wait.
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Cool, that's pretty simple, not sure how the other guys were making such a big deal of it. They must have been doing it the hard way. It still looks a little off, but not much can be done about the rear being too long. The extended wheel well is what it is. Still, it's hard to argue that it...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    I hear you. I read that quote about the construction too, but since the stock vehicle is so retarded looking, I have no problem "damaging" it to make it look better. The chances I would ever put it back to stock are zero. It looks stupid, and I despise selling things, so the need to go back...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Gridiron wheels + GridIron retro cannon on AWE Striker (not my pic)... completely transforms it from terrible to pretty great. I have no idea if the wheels are an easy press-on like with the VAMP, but I've got my order in to find out.