JoeCanuck

Agreed on the 60th figures - the accessories are the selling features.  The figures I don't really have a desire for, and the price tag of a deluxe figure has left me skipping them.  But if they ever go on sale (maybe on Amazon) I would grab them.

Techno-viper is a great figure, just wish the hose was a cm or two longer.   And yes Airborne is way better in hand,  not a single quality control issue, and the paint applications are crisp.  Only gripe is his gun.

The increase in prices at TRU is insulting.  It isn't like the stock is flying off their shelves.  And with the current case assortment of a single figure per case, there are going to be some serious peg warmers.  They need to learn how to discount and move stale merchandise.  Target is the king in the US at getting older peg warmers to fly off the shelf.

Well they have done a pretty great job of shrinking the boys toys section down by half so they can add in their HMV section!!!!   Good job!!!!  I mean HMV is such a strong brand the easily survived the early 2000s and downloading/streaming right?  So why not double down on that in a kid's toy store!!!!   Makes perfect sense to me.  What could possibly go wrong??  I mean look at all the books they have been selling.  So many that they shrunk that section down and moved it away from the prime real estate near the front of the store.  A sure sign of success.   

Anyway.....

Just got my latest order from Amazon.  I had preordered the Techno Viper (x2) a while back with a gift card.  So I got them for less than retail, even the recent price drop Amazon had on them.  Surprisingly I didn't get a notification for them, but I also just ordered Airborne and 60th Action Soldier with another gift card and all 4 figures came today in one box.

Wow.  Good job Amazon.  I am used to multiple boxes/shipments with different orders when it would make sense, and save money, to ship them all together, and you did just that.  Chalk one up for logistics this time.

Techno Vipers are great, as usual.  Airborne is surprisingly fantastic in hand.  I liked him from the start, but in hand he is just more strikingly than the pictures made him out to be.  Can't wait for the Dragonfly to arrive later this year.  60th Action Soldier is great as well.  I'm not a big fan of the figure itself, or the camo pattern, but man all the accessories and soft goods really make this figure stand out in the Classified line.

The increase in prices at TRU is insulting.  It isn't like the stock is flying off their shelves.  And with the current case assortment of a single figure per case, there are going to be some serious peg warmers.  They need to learn how to discount and move stale merchandise.  Target is the king in the US at getting older peg warmers to fly off the shelf.

The classified line still remains way too expensive to keep up.  If you are a completist, good luck.   

Not amused that TRUs prices went back up.  It was the only place around me that had a Techno Viper and Shockwave on the shelves.   Bought both but wasn't happy with the prices.

Yeah I had to bite the bullet yesterday to get the Python Patrol Trouble Bubble because I was waiting for a sale on Pulse.  However it is no longer listed on Pulse and got clearanced in the US at Target.  So I had to either wait and hope for a good deal on the secondary market, or just bite the bullet at TRU.  Thankfully I had a $20 off $100 coupon so I picked up something else and saved a little bit.

Amazon still has the Techno Viper for regular retail.

Also Gamestop has the Tiger Paw w/Wreckage up for preorder right now.   I thought Python Patrol and Tiger Force were TRU exclusives up here, but it looks like other places are getting the chance now as well.  Which works out for me because it is a bit cheaper thanks to the Edge card discount and actually being able to preorder to guarantee a copy (hopefully) compared to hoping to find one in a TRU.

The classified line still remains way too expensive to keep up.  If you are a completist, good luck.   

Not amused that TRUs prices went back up.  It was the only place around me that had a Techno Viper and Shockwave on the shelves.   Bought both but wasn't happy with the prices. 

Wreckage and the Tiger Paw look OK, I am in for 1 of these repaints.
I hope they fix the sloppiness of the Firefly mold.

Here are the comparison images I mentioned, https://www.instagram.com/p/C5YnRQsOCTC/?igsh=cGc1dTJ1Y3d4OWJw

and

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Z_Ex2s9m_/?igsh=N2c5emppNXA1dWl5

I missed out on the boxed Eel so I was glad to get a chance at this one.  Also it looks like, from early views, that these will be plentiful because so far only a few places have sold out.

Also I decided on just one Ferret for now.  I know it sold out, but I'm sure it will be back much like the Trouble Bubble.

I don't see the stand for Beach Head.

I just saw a side by side of the Classified and Retro Cobra EEL - I have to say, the Retro darker colour really makes the figure POP.  I really wish they would have gone with a ARAH style backpack and gun.  Sadly I think the Snow serpent is two bright.
And this is the version of Beachhead I have been hoping for.