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General Section => General Joe Talk => Topic started by: Stealth Viper on July 15, 2008, 04:18:57 PM
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Citing collector complaints about lack of distribution, Hasbro is re-releasing a bunch of figures from older waves.
This list so far:
- Battle Armor Cobra Commander
- Beachhead
- Crimson Guard
- Cobra Commander (Helmet)
- Cobra Viper
- Duke w/Jetpack
- Hiss Tank Driver
- Iron Grenadiers Destro
- Firefly
- Flint
- Rock N' Roll
- Snake-Eyes v2
- Snake-Eyes v1 (Black)
- Snow Job
- Stalker
- Storm Shadow v2
See here:
http://toynewsi.com/index.php?itemid=13202 (http://toynewsi.com/index.php?itemid=13202)
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good on them!
I wish they would re-release the Weapons supplier Destro and the Black leather Baroness, though...
as long as we see these in Canada, I'm happy!
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IF Hasbro plays their cards right and actually sends these to use in Canada then they've got my on the hook for 2 more of figures I already own (1 on plain white card and 1 on International card).
Hear that Hasbro, my wallet's open....come and get it!
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Hasbro Canada is aware of our situation regarding the missed waves, and they are obviously aware of these figures getting new production runs.
I think we all can see the obvious direction they'd want to take with them.
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With the current wave so hard to find, I'm hoping to see more of it on the shelves.
I'm also a little ticked that they are going to the bother of re releasing Flint, but not fixing the glove issue that was already fixed on the TF one. Both Flint and Duke still have unfixed crotches and hands.
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And no doubt they will make minor changes to the packaging to entice MOC varient hunters.
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And no doubt they will make minor changes to the packaging to entice MOC varient hunters.
already done. The 25th logo is gone, and the "from the comic book" or "from the tv show" logo is in it's place
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I noticed that there is one figure that looks like it will not be re-released and that is the snake eyes with timber :(
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I noticed that there is one figure that looks like it will not be re-released and that is the snake eyes with timber :(
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bottom left corner:
http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode= ... 00&start=0 (http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode=album&album=GIJoe%2F25th_Reissues%2F&dispsize=600&start=0)
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I'd really like to see the classic-style Storm Shadow re-released too... I like the version when he defected to the Joes, but the "Evil Ninja" version is a classic.
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I noticed that there is one figure that looks like it will not be re-released and that is the snake eyes with timber :(
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bottom left corner:
http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode= ... 00&start=0 (http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode=album&album=GIJoe%2F25th_Reissues%2F&dispsize=600&start=0)
I should have typed the black timber not the white one
This storm shadow was avalible in the wave 4 line up.
I'd really like to see the classic-style Storm Shadow re-released too... I like the version when he defected to the Joes, but the "Evil Ninja" version is a classic.
That shorm shadow was available in the wave 4 line up
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That shorm shadow was available in the wave 4 line up
No, I know - but I never saw that wave, in Canada. I mean, they should re-release the 25th anniversary version to give more people a chance at snagging one.
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Looks like a few more are making the roll.
http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=9&itemid=13458 (http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=9&itemid=13458)
The Storm Shadow I've been hoping for is coming, but I've since found one. So, this'll be bonus, for me.
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And we're still waiting to hear if these are coming to Canada. By the lack of press images I'm guessing they're not, but it would be nice to know for certain.
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Dang. I would think that they'd make it to Canada... I mean, they're getting so good at international releases with the rest of the line, it'd be a huge backwards step to keep them only State-side.
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Dang. I would think that they'd make it to Canada... I mean, they're getting so good at international releases with the rest of the line, it'd be a huge backwards step to keep them only State-side.
If they ship more American product to Canada we might see them, but as it stands it doesn't seem like they'll re-release the older figures on the Canadian card.
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I dunno... I guess I'm just seeing it differently. to me, as it stands, they're already putting new product on Canadian Card... if they're running another batch of figures through the molds, why not put them on Canadian Card too, be they old releases or not?
Its not like they're going into a warehouse and taking out a batch of old waves they've been squirreling away... they're actually producing a whole new batch of figures. So, they're already putting them on brand new (non-25th anniversary or foil) American cards... it'd just make sense that they send a few to Canada on Canadian Card.
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I sort of hope they don't put it on Canadian card. That way when Walmart Canada demands more figures hopefully some of these will make it up here.