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Dragonfly:


12,211 / 10,000  (+243)  122.11% of funding goal with 37d 19h to go until finished.


Getting closer.  I thought for sure we would have unlocked Ripcord by this weekend, but we may have to wait until early next week at this rate.  Either way still moving along nicely.

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General Joe Talk / Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« on: June 09, 2023, 05:16:48 AM »
Dragonfly:

11,968 / 10,000 (+272)  119.68% of funding goal with 38d 18h left.

Looking good.  Not going to unlock Ripcord today, and maybe not by the end of the weekend, but soon.  Then it will be time to reveal the next tier.

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General Joe Talk / Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« on: June 08, 2023, 06:04:41 AM »
Dragonfly:

11,696 / 10,000  (+575)  116.96% of funding goal with 39d 18h left.


OH NO!!!  We haven't made it to the first tier unlock??!!  It's over!!!!  Everyone go home!!!!  LOL.   Nice to see it is still moving along, still a high probability of unlocking Ripcord this weekend.

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General Joe Talk / Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« on: June 07, 2023, 06:29:42 AM »
Dragonfly:


11,121 / 10,000 (+2,179)  111.21% of funding goal with 40d 17h to go.


No surprise we passed the funding target, and more than a third of the way to the first tier unlock.   Let's keep that momentum up and hopefully we can unlock Ripcord by Friday (definitely by the end of the weekend).

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General Joe Talk / Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« on: June 07, 2023, 06:29:25 AM »
Classified vehicles are too big. I will pass.

Too bad I won't get NF Ripcord. I really like NF figs in general. Any backer looking to resell NF Ripcord?

Just keep your eyes open closer to when this gets shipped next year.

Just getting Ripcord shouldn't be too hard and the price shouldn't be too high (hopefully).

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General Joe Talk / Re: Classified accessories storage
« on: June 07, 2023, 06:27:56 AM »
Have you tried crate like thses?

http://www.gridironprops.com/store/p355/GIJOE_CRATES_CLASSIFIED_GRIDIRON_studios.html

At least, this storage can also be part of your dio.

There are so many options out there for storage&display pieces.  That looks like another great option.

However that price is terrible.  $17US plus shipping is too pricey for what I would want. 

I keep looking out for sales to make it worthwhile because I'm already so deep into spending on just toys (lol).

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General Joe Talk / Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« on: June 06, 2023, 01:40:44 PM »
Yep.

IT'S BACKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next up is NF Ripcord.   

So when will he unlock?

By Friday?

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General Joe Talk / Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« on: June 05, 2023, 01:49:41 PM »
Well......time to unpack this.

Dragonfly.   Kind of expected for the past couple weeks with all the hints.   Still a pretty great showing.

NO EARLY BIRD FIGURE.

THE GOOD:

Price - Well colour me impressed that they came in under the HISS for price.  I really didn't expect it to be less than the HISS.  At a minimum the same price.

Base Offering -  I love that they have included pretty much everything (unless they have a surprise for us) right off the bat.  A stand, all the munitions and effect pieces.  The lighting, the working winch, Wild Bill and what-not.   "Chips & Salsa"?  Hilarious, but somewhat true to the real military.   Great start.

Design - Stuck fairly close to the original look (which wasn't a big want for me ahead of the reveal), but with enough tweaks to give it some modern flair.  My favourite is probably the cockpit with the multi-open options.


THE BAD (OR NOT SO GOOD):

Paint -  Not a fan of the black on the back/tail.  Would have preferred all green, but I understand why they went with the black to modernize and break up the "wall of green."

Blast Effects -  Not really a "bad" thing per se, but those two giant ones seem like a nightmare for stability and wear/damage over time (look at what happens to other Hasbro products with blast effects left in for a long time).

So far a great start, and a great offering.

Can't wait to see who the other (tier) figures will be. 

Also wouldn't mind if they did a similar offering like the HISS where they had an unlock with a classic canopy.  That way you can make it even more like the original.

The price makes this an easy backing for me, especially since it will cost quite a bit more for me in Canada for all the usual reasons (tax, shipping, exchange rate).

Great job Emily and Lenny (oh and the two Marks  {my namesakes})

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General Joe Talk / Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« on: June 05, 2023, 07:00:35 AM »
4 hours to go until the Haslab reveal..........

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General Joe Talk / Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« on: June 02, 2023, 05:58:34 PM »
DISCLAMER - I hate exclusives.  I fell it kills the hobby.

I just did the same thing, and ordered two flight pods.

I am hoping the artic bat shows up at amazon.ca, as for the target excusives, hopefully TRU, or if they are like the last ones, I saw them warming the pegs in the US, until target put them on clearance.

Arctic BAT is already up for preorder on Gamestop's site.   He will be available at all fan channels and Amazon so it shouldn't be too hard to get.

Today they revealed digital renders for a Crimson Viper and Grunt with an alternate Steel Corps (Brigade) helmet head to make him an army builder!!!  Viper looks good in crimson, and it was a leaked figure so a bit of a surprise.   Although I think it was all but a certainty that Hasbro was going to do a Crimson Viper eventually.   

Can't wait for Monday to see what the Haslab is going to be (even though everyone already seems to agree it will be the Dragonfly).

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General Joe Talk / Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« on: June 02, 2023, 06:12:21 AM »
Well they definitely got off to a fast start with Yo Joe June.

They had an unannounced video go up on Youtube yesterday morning.   They announced preorders for the Arctic BAT, PP Crimson Guard, TF Dusty and the Televiper/Flight Pod.

Arctic BAT looks great and is a fan channel/Amazon exclusive.   So it should be fairly easy to get.

PP Crimson Guard / TF Dusty should be TRU exclusives like all the previous TF/PP releases.

TeleViper/Flight Pod is a Hasbro Pulse exclusive so we are screwed in Canada.  I am a stupid sucker and put in a preorder and it was EXPENSIVE!!!!  It worked out to $106Cdn for a single set, and that is after I ordered 2!!!!  If you order just one, it is even higher. 

Man talk about a kick in the nads.  However I guess I can't say I am too mad since I was crazy enough to pay even more to get the Serpentor/Air Chariot exclusive.   So I guess going forward they think $100Cdn is the bench mark for a figure/vehicle set exclusive.   TERRIBLE!!!

Also the next livestream is Monday and it looks like they will be revealing the Haslab then.

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General Joe Talk / Re: Super7 GI Joe discussion
« on: May 24, 2023, 09:04:44 PM »
Ok I caved in... I got the cobra escape boxed set, Destro and Baroness are awesome. CC is good, but weird in a way. I also got PSA roadblock and mutt on special on amazon us and I must say that it's nice to have them. I might get a few more. I'm addicted... lol!

Down the rabbit hole you go!!!!

Welcome to the 20th ring of hell!!!!!  (lol)

"One of us.  One of us!!"

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