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[grunt 4 mvp]

What do you think people will remember about our current 25th Gi Joes:

• Cheaper plastic
• Harder to make the figs hold their guns
• Harder to find those toys
• etc.

Martin

I don't think they are harder to find.... The number of hours I spent in Zellers, Toys R Us and the Bay looking for 1984 Stormshadow and 1985 Snake Eyes is depressing (finally found both, and still have them!).
I have heard the part about not holding guns as well, but I think the main one will be:

NOT BREAKING AS EASILY (Zap thumbs, Duke/Law/Dusty crotch, etc.)

[pdaat]

What do you think people will remember about our current 25th Gi Joes:

• Cheaper plastic
• Harder to make the figs hold their guns
• Harder to find those toys
• etc.

Martin

I don't think they are harder to find.... The number of hours I spent in Zellers, Toys R Us and the Bay looking for 1984 Stormshadow and 1985 Snake Eyes is depressing (finally found both, and still have them!).
I have heard the part about not holding guns as well, but I think the main one will be:

NOT BREAKING AS EASILY (Zap thumbs, Duke/Law/Dusty crotch, etc.)

I remember the HUGE feeling of nostalgia when I saw the 25th Stalker the first time in that great retro packaging - and I never even got Stalker as a single pack back in the day.  All my 25th guys stil have their crotches, which is nice.  Hall of Heroes was disappointing - not worth what they were charging and hard to find.

[Lt Storm]

Both lines have their flaws, the "classic" line had O-Rings breaking, thumbs breaking, crotches breaking.  The "modern" line doesn't have any of those problems, but they can't hold weapons very good, its harder to make customs (I've wrecked a Lady Jaye and Cover Girl torso try to crack them apart)and the amount of repaints is annoying.  But in 22 years we'll probably look back on them fondly like we do with the O-Ring ones.  By then they might have a whole new mold and the next generation will complain about them like we did when the 25th came out. 

 

[joss789]

Very interesting thread.  Personally, i will remember more figures than vehicles.  For me, vehicles are just the same with minimal improvement.  25th Figures display better than original and details are great but nothing will replace the originals.  We got tons of figures in two years, most repaint,  but in the 80', we got news and differents figures each years and figures was more playable.

In 25 years, i will remember:
My great display of Cobra soldiers (who's  always fall down if i touch them) 
The re-use of vintage packaging 
Figures was easy to find.......online  :wink:
The pleasure i had when i opened my first 25th figures.   

...and all good times i played with my Gijoes 50 years ago!

[martin-montreal]

Thanks everyone for all your input. I didn't realize many of you really like the new scuplt that much. But I guess no fig era is perfect (80's Vs. 25th) and to each his own...

Martin

[Redmao]

I'll remember the 25th-RoC in 2032 as I'll probably be looking for a lost cobra trooper stuck in the couch after a nice afternoon of playing 

For me, they're a nice evolution of my favorite toy.

[morgardee]

I will remember that aside from ARAH the Dreadnoks will always get screwed over.

[turner]

This thread generated a lot of good posts.  There seems to be a lot of love for the 25th.  I know joe has existed in a variety of different formats from 12" origins to rise of cobra.  But for me, "G.I.Joe" means that awesome toy line I loved as a kid that went from 1982 to 1994.  As far as I'm concerned, the 25th is also that.  It's the 82 to 94 line all over again, my second chance at doing it again.  How awesome!  Thank you, Lord!