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  1. nacho

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

    I agree, but that's roughly tenth on the list of things wrong with that figure. Talk about a lazy repaint. Let's just make him all brown. Next we'll do jungle SE, all green. Lava Pit SE in all day-glow orange. It'll be just like Mattel's 1990's Batman line. Solar SCUBA Hang Gliding Laser...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    AF Desert SB is definitely better than Butter Pecan SE "Oh, we're going to the desert? I'd better put on my brown footie pajamas!"
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Dusty needs some minions...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    No, other than various degrees of deformity in the speargun, which I assume would correct with hot water, I haven't seen any difference among them.
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Well, the 1:12 arcade is an ongoing project, so it's technically not a new thing, just a revisiting of an older goal. Who doesn't want an arcade for the Joes to hang in? Imagine Serpentor losing at Dig-Dug! The photo possibilities are endless...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    We got a couple of land Torpedo figures in the JvC and VvV eras, but yeah, they're few and far between. Mark2Design has an ARAH Eel gun/backpack set, but it sold out quickly, no idea what it cost. Supposed to restock next week, so we'll see if it's reasonable to equip a squad. I didn't get...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    I couldn't resist. Boring or not, he's pretty iconic. I can't picture him without hearing that Nicholson-esque voice slowly and sarcastically giving everyone the business. My WM also has a RnR and Shipwreck, no Scrap Iron yet. Still, I'm hoping that bodes well for future waves. It's no...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    I don't hate Duke, but I just prefer the OG blonde guy leader. However, I like what you've done with him there (aside from the gold accent weapon :LOL: ). The muted green of the helmet and vest looks better than the really bright green of his stock holster and such. I'll bet we can color...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Amazon just delivered a box of Eels, 7x to be exact. 1 MIB, 1 for a Guillotine (plague) custom, 5x actual diver squad... and one of those might get some kind of "officer" upgrade/designation.
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    Anybody still collecting SW on here?

    I have a BMF still in the box and another one in the vintage packaging. I was going to give the regular one to my son, but he already had the normal/original sized Falcon and really didn't care much for action figures. And now he's 16 and couldn't care less.... so maybe I'm waiting on...
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    Anybody still collecting SW on here?

    I'd love a Death Star playset, one of the few SW things that could get me to shell out a lot, but for it to be useful it would have to be massive, even at 1:18 scale. And as much as I spend on toys, I don't think my pockets are deep enough to justify what a good playset like that would cost...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Other than the egregious tattoos that I'll remove instantly, I like Clutch too. Again, I'm going to have to let the face sculpt grow on me, but overall he's a well done update. The VAMPs proportions though... I ranted about this on TFW. They need to be more Lamborghini jeep, less chibi Tonka...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Cobra mms is only useful if you backed the hiss, same with the fireteam. And yeah, the crimson & PP stuff is a pass. The number of repaints is staggering for a line this young. Every trooper seems to have 3-4 decos already. It took nearly a decade to get there the first time around! Gotta...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    I always liked his role in special missions, sort of a go-between with the intelligence community. He always knew more about the missions than he let on. I liked to think of him more as a loner/undercover agent, buzzing around in his CIA huey, just pulling in joes when he needed more muscle...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    I let my FOMO out and paid the SDCC tax... bought a $10 code on ebay so I could go ahead and order Chuckles from Pulse. Couldn't chance missing that one, and compared to years past when most SDCC exclusives would cost you double, only paying $10 on top of MSRP seems like a steal.
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    Walmart Exclusive 3.75 Black series

    But we still don't have Cobb Vanth in 4"...
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    Anybody still collecting SW on here?

    Damn, SW fans have deeper pockets than normal people! EDIT: I just looked at the haslab, and I don't recognize the ship or any of the people. I'm officially old.
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    I think it's a photoshop simulation of watercolor, but yeah definitely gives the artwork a little texture. IIRC, the pencils are by Mike Bear, and he does a great job, but I don't recall the colorist. While it's probably worth reading the far more comic-booky Image & DDP Joe series first, just...