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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #444 on: October 18, 2024, 07:28:10 PM »

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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #445 on: October 18, 2024, 07:31:01 PM »

Looks cool, but not really GI Joe....


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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #446 on: October 19, 2024, 05:51:22 AM »

Looks cool, but not really GI Joe....




They have done a 12" Firefighter in the past, and it actually looks a lot like this one.   So I would say it has history in the brand.
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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #448 on: October 23, 2024, 02:16:28 AM »

when you said Polar Bear, I thought you meant the skimobile, not an ACTUAL polar bear...
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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #449 on: October 23, 2024, 11:13:44 AM »

I would have preferred the Polar Battle Bear, over an actual Polar Bear.  I will probably get this set, and will be annoyed that I over paid because it comes with a bear.
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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #450 on: October 23, 2024, 01:14:15 PM »

They have been killing it with the animal "companions" in Classified.   So I am fairly confident the Polar Bear will be great as well.

I can't wait to see an actual sample to get a better idea of the size.   People are saying it is too small in the pic, but it could be that the scale is off due to the render and it may be bigger than it appears in the pic.   Also I think people are comparing it to the cartoon, but that was a massively oversized drawing of a polar bear.   Yes polar bears are big, but nowhere as big as the cartoon made it seem.

Again it will come down to the final product for me, but I imagine I'll still get the set.
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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #451 on: October 27, 2024, 01:02:34 PM »

Now the Big Guy for the Hasbro 10/27 event

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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #452 on: October 28, 2024, 12:46:05 PM »

Along with IG Bat, Alpine, and Storm Shadow V2, I picked up Star Duster.
The bat is more of the same.
Alpine is awesome, and Storm Shadow is probably my fav out of the group.

Star Duster is a disappointment for me.  The Jet Pack barely fits and I was surprised to find that the extra head isn't a helmet like Clutch, but a replacement head.  I don't feel like I am getting anything for the extra cost of this figure.  The cut out cereal box is my favourite part.

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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #453 on: October 28, 2024, 01:57:13 PM »

Along with IG Bat, Alpine, and Storm Shadow V2, I picked up Star Duster.
The bat is more of the same.
Alpine is awesome, and Storm Shadow is probably my fav out of the group.

Star Duster is a disappointment for me.  The Jet Pack barely fits and I was surprised to find that the extra head isn't a helmet like Clutch, but a replacement head.  I don't feel like I am getting anything for the extra cost of this figure.  The cut out cereal box is my favourite part.

Where did you get IG BAT, Alpine and Storm Shadow?

Apparently Star Duster's Jet Pack doesn't quite fit, but someone online posted that if you cut the tip of the peg on the jet pack (very small cut, we're talking millimeters) it then fits perfectly.
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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #454 on: October 28, 2024, 02:38:38 PM »

I know a guy that orders directly from Hasbro Canada,  I have been using him since almost the beginning of the Classified series.  He is local to me (literally walking distance) and his prices are fantastic, cheaper than most retailers once tax is factored in.  And he has been able to set me up with the exclusives as well.
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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #455 on: October 29, 2024, 09:06:51 AM »

Just put my pre-orders in for Trench Viper and Heavy Duty.  I should be able to pick up the Iron Grenadier this week, and then hopefully my wallet can get a break until the new year.

Has anyone heard an estimated arrival date for the Dragon Fly?
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