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  1. nacho

    On the Workbench

    I'd definitely take a 1:18 and/or 1:12 scale sculpt of R Lee Ermey. Sgt Slaughter my ass, Gunny was the OG drill sgt. He was on Adam Carolla's podcast about a year before he died, and he was talking about owning/operating a brothel in the Philippines (IIRC)... as only an old-school guy like...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Agreed. I got those three from Pulse last week. They're all nice, but the Officer is my fav. I've ordered an extra to make a red-masked Scarface. Storm Shadow is a good figure, but I think I'm going to like the gloveless WM retro version better. Not crazy about the modern forearm...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Yeah, a trooper makes more sense, but I find the body to be mostly irrelevant, as long as it's sized for a typical buck neckball. The first SE body is my least fav classified buck, but that doesn't mean anything if I can put it on a duke/flint/recondo torso. But I'd really like a...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Finally heard about the release of Mindbender Deluxe .... SDCC exclusive. Gonna be a pain to obtain. More interesting than the deranged dentist: Hasbro Officially Announces 6" Selfie Series - Official Press Release (toynewsi.com) Not gonna lie, I won't be able to resist getting a noggin of...
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    Takara Transformers

    I hear you. I canceled my TF crossover HISS and Stinger. It's money and space I don't want to give up, and I refuse to start another TF style/scale collection. MP/3PMP along with Magic Square and MFT legends is all the TF I have room for in the collection. But I admit, earlier in the year...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    I'm reading a lot of speculation that we're not done with unlocks. It's all just fan chatter, but it kinda makes sense: The fact that the CC reveal isn't even a digital render like the other figures, just an artist sketch, makes some fans suspect that it was a last minute addition and that the...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    The stupid video game that spawned the early classified designs, as opposed to proper ARAH homages like we're getting now. Had we gotten a CC like above two years ago, I wouldn't have the other classified CCs that will certainly end up in a storage bin.
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    It's an homage to the error-printed cobra logo on some early v1 mail-away straight-arm CC back in the day. The symbol tampo was different (production error? alternate logo that wasn't meant to be used?) such that the top of the cobra's head looked like mickey ears... basically a figure variant...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Mickey Mouse CC is the 4th unlock. Cool and interesting, but that means a real "regular" CC is most certainly going to get a mass release, making the Mickey Mouse a collector's oddity, nothing more, and I'll probably never open it. Another figure is great, but it doesn't really move the...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Maybe they won't, see above. No, they've never altered the price on a haslab after being announced, no matter how many upgrades are thrown in.
  11. nacho

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

    You're forgetting that there will be additional unlocks as the thing progresses. Just because they announced four "upgrades" doesn't mean there won't be more. They're probably scrambling to think up more beyond #4 right now. Big picture, we're only a week in, and this thing has over a month...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Unlock #3 complete. Bring on the 4th "upgrade"! ...and Super7 Ultimates W1 pushed back to October. bummer.
  13. nacho

    Happy 13th anniversary! Officer drive-thing-whatever

    I'm in, check your paypal!
  14. nacho

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

    I think it'll hit those goals and then some. It still has like six weeks to go, so there is plenty of time for orders to trickle in. I hope it's like the Sentinel where they have to come up with new items out of thin air. Still just getting one though, been buying too many hot wheels to...
  15. nacho

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

    Probably. This is the pic from the haslab email...
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Somebody leaked pics, and then as it got closer, haslab sent out pics to existing backers to drum up more support.
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    almost there... "classic" canopy and side skirts. meh. I didn't expect much from the first two unlocks as they're usually lame, but I have hope for the 3rd and 4th. Hasbro better not drop the ball on this one. I suspect it'll take a few days or a week to get to #3. Fingers crossed.
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    G.I. Joe Classified Series (1:12)

    Ripper and non-crappy Firefly coming in '23... G.I. Joe Classified 6" Dreadnok Ripper And Updated Firefly Coming In 2023 (toynewsi.com)