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Author Topic: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?  (Read 468676 times)

martin-montreal

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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #228 on: September 15, 2023, 08:04:17 PM »

And after annoncing a PP Cobra Officer, then saying it was a Soldier, then we a getting a another Officer...

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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #230 on: September 18, 2023, 06:49:15 AM »

For TRU it is simply they finally realized they were way over charging for 6" figures compared to the competition.  So they dropped the price on newer waves.  Conveniently they didn't drop the price on older figures to make sure they were all the same price.  Of course when they raised prices all the figures were raised.......convenient.

As for the Trouble Bubble, the only thing I can think of is that they had a higher MOQ for the PP version and Target had a price they wanted to reach for sales.  So Hasbro obliged.  Otherwise I can't say for sure why the price difference.
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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #231 on: September 19, 2023, 07:43:08 AM »

Got Snow Job in the mail yesterday.

HOO-BOY is he a great figure.  Definitely not worth the inflated price of being a Pulse Exclusive, but still damn great. 

All his accessories and his alternate head work great with him for different poses and moods.  Now bring on some more cold weather specialists.
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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #232 on: September 19, 2023, 09:13:29 AM »

Mine arrived by fedex as well, fantastic figure and the fact he can hold all of his accessories and still look great while doing it is impressive.

A Polar Battle bear would be a fun scaled vehicle for him... maybe someday.
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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #233 on: September 19, 2023, 12:09:35 PM »

Mine arrived by fedex as well, fantastic figure and the fact he can hold all of his accessories and still look great while doing it is impressive.

A Polar Battle bear would be a fun scaled vehicle for him... maybe someday.

No maybe about it.

If they can now get up to VAMP size at retail (regular, non-Haslab release) then a Polar Battle Bear should be easy-peasy.  Also bring on a Devil Fish.
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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #234 on: September 19, 2023, 02:12:53 PM »

YES, the devil fish!, was one of my favs, I had two of them as a kid.

I wish amazon.ca would get the cobra eel available to pre-order.  .com got it as second time around, but nothing for us canadians.  Why they decided to do one of the most popular army builders as an exclusive blows my mind.
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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #235 on: September 19, 2023, 07:35:38 PM »

No EEL available...
« Last Edit: September 19, 2023, 10:23:37 PM by martin-montreal »
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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #236 on: September 20, 2023, 07:09:46 AM »

Yeah I checked on both .com and .ca after it was posted by some Youtubers (3 minutes after by one Youtuber) and couldn't find anything in stock.  The Eel is slowly starting to get under my skin, but I know it will get a wider release down the road once the exclusivity period with Amazon is over.

To akpayne.  Yeah the Devil Fish is a personal favourite of mine.  I have 4 of them for the 3.75" scale and I almost bit on a 3D printed version, but didn't want to spend the money.  Now I am more hopeful for a proper Classified release from Hasbro.
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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #237 on: September 20, 2023, 08:11:56 AM »

You mentioned the Devil Fish, and it got me thinking about how many vehicles of that size could easily be made for the classified line.  It really is shocking how much product Hasbro released in the smaller size.  The Flagg, Terror Drome and other large vehicles take up most peoples mind space when they think of the Real American Hero vehicles and playsets.  But I think the line really had success because of the vast amount of affordable accessories. 
That being said I never want to see the Cobra RAT produced ever again.  The Cobra battle barge is a close second.
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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #238 on: September 20, 2023, 02:42:34 PM »

WOO-HOO!!!!!

Got my Trouble Bubble today.   It is a thing of beauty, and the Tele-Viper too.   Still not worth the final price, but I am glad to have it.  Also makes it very easy for me to want to get the PP version when it shows up at TRU.
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Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« Reply #239 on: September 22, 2023, 09:44:53 AM »

I check every day to see if the Cobra Eel has finally made it to amazon canada, and today I was surprised to find a listing.

https://www.amazon.ca/Joe-Classified-Collectible-Accessories-Exclusive/dp/B0BGJL2729/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1KNZ5A988E7OP&keywords=gi+joe+classified+series+cobra+eel&qid=1695389991&sprefix=%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.b06bdbbe-20fd-4ebc-88cf-fa04f1ca0da8

Now I would have to be insane to pay $140 plus $22 shipping,  I wish amazon would look at this and give us the option to purchase them directly from them - they are the exclusive seller!
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