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"Let's make a campaign to crowdfund a $500 light-up plastic sword, used by a z-list character no one had ever heard of before 20 minutes ago. It'll sell like hotcakes, because Star Wars!" I just can't figure out why it isn't selling... :rolleyes: As I said over on TFW, SW is no longer a...

Yeah, the campaign calls all the stretches "upgrades", so that makes me concerned that they're all bolt-on parts rather than figures. I mean, we're getting two exclusive figures already, but I'd rather have more troops than stuff to greeble up the HISS. The missile pods are nice (and expected...

Now over 7600 in 8 hours... this puppy is funding tonight! EDIT: Funded! Gotta be the fastest ever, by a wide margin. Hopefully Hasbro gets the correct message... that Joe is still popular and doesn't need a crappy movie to sell stuff, IF you give fans something they actually want. I'll bet...

Now over 6k in 6 hours... looks like it might fund before the day is over. 😲

As expected, the Classified Haslab is in fact a 1:12 HISS (19" long!) with driver, $299. Initial goal of 8k units (it's more than halfway in the first hour o_O ), and if they hit the minimum in the first week, an extra figure is included. No idea what the stretch goals are yet. G.I. Joe...

Also, my Croc Master processed just seconds ago at Pulse, so I guess that's incoming as well.

Good to hear. I'm always looking for Officers. I'll be sure to check wally this evening.

Reminds me of that episode of That 70's Show...

Got my desert rat yesterday too, still haven't opened him up yet. Yeah, I'm buying quite a few AF figures but all of them for custom fodder, no need for the odd fellows they're using for unmasked head sculpts. Otherwise, they're pretty solid toys.

Nice! We started dating in late '96 during college, and married in '01... shit, I'll be hitting 21 years. Apparently I can no longer count.

I'm not here. I'm just a chinese bot that really likes toys, guns, and state's rights.

I'm gonna hit 20 years in Oct...

That's why you buy two, a keeper and an opener! That's what I did, and I can't even explain why. I have loose vintage ones, a MIB vintage one, and several 25th ones. I need a new stinger like a hole in the head, but that stupid box calls to me, even with the incorrect recreated artwork.

Ha, I want a solid high-and-tight head sculpt for Grunt. Scrap iron... I'm not sure I care since most of his head is covered. But yeah, the Bludd sculptor did a stellar job on the Major. But I want Grunt's deco to be as f#$%ing plain as possible. He needs his gun and brown harness and green...

That's probably closer to the truth.

Yeah, the old one was just a little too small for modern 4" figures, so the 25th version was a completely new tooling. But this seems to be the classic version. EDIT: I just noticed that even the packaging dept didn't get the memo, as they used the 25th toy to recreate the classic artwork...

Cost cutting. It's interesting that they went back to the ARAH wheels (and presumably chassis) for the Stinger, as I just assumed it would be a 25th version with an o-ring figure. I never dreamed they still have the old tooling, and no way they're going to remake it for an online exclusive line.

Classified Scrap Iron and Grunt announced today (PO in dim, distant future).

Stinger + o-ring driver up for PO today G.I. Joe Retro Collection Cobra Stinger with Cobra Officer – Hasbro Pulse

I'm just hoping they put out the recognizably neo-classic version of both characters initially, but I wouldn't put it past hasbro to give us Tiger Force Snowjob first... and Tunnel Rat better be wearing cowboy boots, dammit!