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chuckdawg1999 wrote:

tigertracks 24 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Collectors would be happy if the missiles had an explosive charge in them. This is a question to the guys who got figures, any modular weapons? I figure they were going for the Sigma 6 feel they might go that route. Anybody get the preview set?

Explain what you mean please, and I can probably answer it. Each figure comes with a spring loaded launcher with a missile or other item, and then better made, size appropriate weapons. In fact, I think the carded figures come with more guns/accessories than they need.

I was wondering if they came with guns like Duke's switchfire. A base type of hand gun that you can attach various barrels and stocks to, to make it different weapons. They also have done in the past a rifle that can dissasemble.

AS Shortround said, nope they are not. Destro's gun can be broken down, probably to be put into a briefcase, which he does not come with.

Destro's pieces of his guns also peg into his legs for some reason.

I'll never figure out what I am going to do with all the spring loaded rocket launchers that the figures come with.

tigertracks 24 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

tigertracks 24 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Collectors would be happy if the missiles had an explosive charge in them. This is a question to the guys who got figures, any modular weapons? I figure they were going for the Sigma 6 feel they might go that route. Anybody get the preview set?

Explain what you mean please, and I can probably answer it. Each figure comes with a spring loaded launcher with a missile or other item, and then better made, size appropriate weapons. In fact, I think the carded figures come with more guns/accessories than they need.

I was wondering if they came with guns like Duke's switchfire. A base type of hand gun that you can attach various barrels and stocks to, to make it different weapons. They also have done in the past a rifle that can dissasemble.

AS Shortround said, nope they are not. Destro's gun can be broken down, probably to be put into a briefcase, which he does not come with.

Destro's pieces of his guns also peg into his legs for some reason.

I'll never figure out what I am going to do with all the spring loaded rocket launchers that the figures come with.

Do you still need a best of the 80's set? If I find one we'll trade.

I got the best of the 80's of ebay. So chuckdawg have got any of the movie figures yet or are even out in your area of united states.

tigertracks 24 wrote:I'll never figure out what I am going to do with all the spring loaded rocket launchers that the figures come with.

Throw them into a storage unit drawer like I have????

Editor wrote:

tigertracks 24 wrote:I'll never figure out what I am going to do with all the spring loaded rocket launchers that the figures come with.

Throw them into a storage unit drawer like I have????

I may melt them down like another member on HISS suggested.

BBTS has the new 7 packs for pre-order, due to arrive in about a week and a half.

I found all the smallest class vehicles at Walmart today. Haven't opened them yet. In fact, I was lucky enough to walk in on a reshly stocked three whole pegs... Anyway, I was able to find most of the other figures that I wanted to get from the movie line that I have seen so far. I got FLASH, EEL, ELite Viper, Crimson Neo-Viper, Agent Helix, Colonel Hawk,

Still need to find the Ice Viper, and Paratrooper repaint (I love the new colors!!!!! ). I will be troop building these so, it will probably take some time. I'll grab an arctic Snake Eyes as well when he comes out.

I have to say, I have really enjoyed collecting the GI JOE movie line as opposed to the Transformers movie line.

Shipwreck is a must have I think. He reminds me of the excellent Sigma Six version, but also the Devil's Due version... Quite excellent.

80's pack for trade you say? I do really want one to open so I can get an Alpine out to hang out with Bazooka, and Quick Kick. What are you looking for?

Ice Viper is an excellent figure, i'm glad I picked him up when i did my oversees order. But I do perfer him with the head swap I did.

However I still haven't seen any figures on the shelves here yet, (dispite only getting Cobra I might need to get Helix, she is too nice a sculp to ignore) and none of the mini vehicles and I might grab one of the ATV's.

Edit:
anybody notice this. Members of the Joecanuck fourm found an interesting typo:


Acrap-Iron? must be lower quality than Scrap-Iron.

First figure and it's Firefly. First thoughts, better overall build, better hands than HOH, CP V.2 lite, not as many accessories as first thought. If they were going to include the CP gear why not the pack? It's odd that they're calling his rifle a laser when it clearly isn't. Should have gotten the CP rifle instead of Barbecue. Overall my new default Firefly.

Chuckdawg congrats on firefly most any of the first two waves of figures are good choices to follow him up. In the vehicle area I can say both the hummer and gunship are great, and if you want something smaller then the a.t.v. is a nice addition to your collection. I haven't been able to find the ice dagger or any other hummer class vehicle besides the gunship. So I can't tell which ones are worth getting besides the hummer and the gunship.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:



First figure and it's Firefly. First thoughts, better overall build, better hands than HOH, CP V.2 lite, not as many accessories as first thought. If they were going to include the CP gear why not the pack? It's odd that they're calling his rifle a laser when it clearly isn't. Should have gotten the CP rifle instead of Barbecue. Overall my new default Firefly.

I love this figure, and I actually like the Falcon backpack that he comes with.

I know he doesn't come with his normal rifle, but I do like all the accessories they included with him. The only thing I could not stow wsa the C-4 with timer, but it does slide into one of his loose leg straps, allowing him to hold his rifle and flashlight.

Better than the HOH version, and all the others...what did they do 7 different FF' by my count? Original carded, TRU 6 pack, Comic Two Pack, blue sweatshirt carded (25th v2), HOH carded, movie carded, and inclusion with the Gunship.

shortround wrote:Chuckdawg congrats on firefly most any of the first two waves of figures are good choices to follow him up. In the vehicle area I can say both the hummer and gunship are great, and if you want something smaller then the a.t.v. is a nice addition to your collection. I haven't been able to find the ice dagger or any other hummer class vehicle besides the gunship. So I can't tell which ones are worth getting besides the hummer and the gunship.

I want the night raven. Anyone know if it can still hold the drone? BBQ is my next figure purchase.

So I picked up the ATV from Wal-mart. Nifty quad bike, but as I perfer my EC Scrap-Iron, I was going to find a different rider. Then remembering the 5-pack Zartan I still had sitting in the box I decided on the following....




Thus Zartan finally takes a place in my army. Saddly in the pictures the flash and the materials makes the maroon on the cowl look a lot lighter than the brown used on Acrap-Iron and the ATV but in regular light the colors fit much better.



Man I am still hyped about this Destro figure.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

shortround wrote:Chuckdawg congrats on firefly most any of the first two waves of figures are good choices to follow him up. In the vehicle area I can say both the hummer and gunship are great, and if you want something smaller then the a.t.v. is a nice addition to your collection. I haven't been able to find the ice dagger or any other hummer class vehicle besides the gunship. So I can't tell which ones are worth getting besides the hummer and the gunship.

I want the night raven. Anyone know if it can still hold the drone? BBQ is my next figure purchase.

I do not think it can hold the drone. It is a much smaller than the original. And my original is in storage, and I cannot remember how the drone attaches.


Avoid until a sale:

Cobra Mole
Armadillo repaint

The figures that they come with are pretty cool, but the vehicles are pretty sad. IN fact, I really like the Croc master repaint that they put in with the MOLE, and renamed the Terra Viper. The Thunder based figure that comes with the armadillo is cool too, but kind of week.

The armadillo has two added rocket launchers that are not easily removable. Takes away from it a bit.

The mole is decent, push it forward and the drill spins, and it has a rocket in the tip of the drill and room for one figure. NOt great.

Well today I picked acculator suit duke and paris pursuit snake eyes, would have gotten ice viper, paris pursuit scarlet and cobra commander. But some dick-hole and his friend boxed me in a grabbed those figures and there was nothing I could do even thou I was there first. Also saw the first g.i. joe rise of cobra toy commercial today as well.

That is just sad.

Were they just grabbing for themselves or did they take multiples?

For himself since there was only one of the ice viper, paris pursuit scarlet and cobra commander figures. He was using his friend to make sure I couldn't get to figures, I was at the little display in the toy r us just reaching out to move the figures around to see if they had ice viper, paris pursuit scarlet and cobra commander when he and his friend boxed me in and he started going through them he hand his friend a firefly and bbq. I have to say the paris pursuit snake eyes is a great figure love the trench coat and timber he comes with worth picking up if you find him thank the heavens they had two of him. I have to say it is nice to have both version of duke before he joined g.i. joe and after he joined.

That is one of the saddest displays of toy hording i have ever heard.

tigertracks 24 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

shortround wrote:Chuckdawg congrats on firefly most any of the first two waves of figures are good choices to follow him up. In the vehicle area I can say both the hummer and gunship are great, and if you want something smaller then the a.t.v. is a nice addition to your collection. I haven't been able to find the ice dagger or any other hummer class vehicle besides the gunship. So I can't tell which ones are worth getting besides the hummer and the gunship.

I want the night raven. Anyone know if it can still hold the drone? BBQ is my next figure purchase.

I do not think it can hold the drone. It is a much smaller than the original. And my original is in storage, and I cannot remember how the drone attaches.


Avoid until a sale:

Cobra Mole
Armadillo repaint

The figures that they come with are pretty cool, but the vehicles are pretty sad. IN fact, I really like the Croc master repaint that they put in with the MOLE, and renamed the Terra Viper. The Thunder based figure that comes with the armadillo is cool too, but kind of week.

The armadillo has two added rocket launchers that are not easily removable. Takes away from it a bit.

The mole is decent, push it forward and the drill spins, and it has a rocket in the tip of the drill and room for one figure. NOt great.

Rocket in the tip. That's what I tell all the ladies. Anyone notice that if you swap heads Paris SE makes a good Punisher.

well Barbecue will wait a bit:





Haven't opened him but very disappointed that he doesn't have a removable pistol. Only one in store. Only one SS too.

Nice choice chuckdawg I have that figures as well but mine has a factor era in form it coming with a stand that says ripcord on it unstead of snake eyes. Also masked storm shadow is a nice figure as well. So what next up on everyones figure hunting list or vehicle hunting list.

shortround wrote:Nice choice chuckdawg I have that figures as well but mine has a factor era in form it coming with a stand that says ripcord on it unstead of snake eyes. Also masked storm shadow is a nice figure as well. So what next up on everyones figure hunting list or vehicle hunting list.

Suggestion for anyone in doubt... buy The Pit Commando, as many times as you can.

This figure comes with so many accessories (and again, I believe all the movie figures are good at this, they really have TONS of accessories, enough to get the vehicle drivers weapons).

But back to the Pit Commando. Super-customizable. Four different head gear, plus he can be without head gear. Two different vests or without. A huge backpack. Plenty of guns to go around. Plenty of gear to pass around to other figures to customize them... even a helmet that makes him look like the mail away Joe trooper "The Steel Brigade"..so cool.

For example, I have the Snow Job that comes with the Rockslide (a decent vehicle, and a great figure), the Pit Commando's Ranger hat (brimmed), and Firefly's goggles, plus an extra pistol (Frostbite now has Snow Job's goggles).

I am considering buying another Rockslide so I can get another Snow job to pop the head off of the Pit COmmando and put the Pit COmmando's head on him to make a new Joe snow trooper...

Love the options....

What am I currently looking for? Ice Viper, Snow Suit SE, Paratrooper, and more Pit Commandos. I have all the vehicles I want, except the PIT, which I will get at some point when I have a TRU percent or money off a $100 purchase coupon.

Croc master (Terra Viper) looks wicked awesome with one of Flash's laser rifles and the butcher knife from Agent Helix. He looks quite dangerous.

I went to a Target today that had basically eight pegs with Wave 1, and 2... no one I wanted doubles of... Why, why didn't they have my paratrooper and ice viper????

tigertracks 24 wrote:Suggestion for anyone in doubt... buy The Pit Commando, as many times as you can.

I was hoping I could find him or especially Helix today but no such luck.

My brother got me TRU Firefly for my birthday and I'm loving him. The R. Trooper parts look good on him. He came with lots of really cool gear too. I just wish he had the radio that fit in Falcon's backpack.

If anyone would like, I might post some pics tomorrow.

Two words, Night Raven. Also the Target Mars set.

Nekoman wrote:

tigertracks 24 wrote:Suggestion for anyone in doubt... buy The Pit Commando, as many times as you can.

I was hoping I could find him or especially Helix today but no such luck.

My brother got me TRU Firefly for my birthday and I'm loving him. The R. Trooper parts look good on him. He came with lots of really cool gear too. I just wish he had the radio that fit in Falcon's backpack.

If anyone would like, I might post some pics tomorrow.

That Firefly is my favorite so far.

And I now need to go looking at Cobra Gunships again. It appears there is a red helmet, and a black helmet version of Firefly in it. The red it appears may be rarer at this time, but I wonder if the black was a beginning run, and then it was changed to red (to match the packaging) in later releases?

Tigertracks can you post some picture of the pitt commando so I know what I'm looking for and I think helix is only avaliable certain stores.

went looking for Helix, no luck up here yet.

Seeing TRU Canada is selling them at 30% off, i picked up Baroness and Cover Girl, quick head swap and Yippie new female Cobra operative. Need to give her a name now, or call her Dr. Biggles-Jones