JoeCanuck

Man, I did it again and bought 1 cobra soldier and 2 sailors (I am ashamed to say I have too much). Toysrus is closing and the Super7 joes are super cheap with 30% off. No more cobra soldier left, but still some sailors left.

I miss shipwreck, I am waiting for the o-ring version, which they will release... Well I hope so!

The fluffy is the highlight of wave 2 imo. The others are nice, but you know what you are getting. My feeling is to choose and pick only what you like most - then it become more manageable price wise.

Zartan is the star of wave 3, again imo, but the color changing feature gets me.

Yeah the temptation is there for never done before characters like Ramar and the Fatal Fluffies.   It is great to see them finally get a figure.
The rest though are easy to wait for a sale, if there ever is one, because I already have a version of them, or the look at some scale.   Something like Arctic CC is great, but between the design choices and the fact I have CC in multiple scales, across different lines, means I can wait to see if this ever goes on sale.

Zartan would have been a tough choice if Hasbro hadn't revealed their Classified version already.

The fluffy is the highlight of wave 2 imo. The others are nice, but you know what you are getting. My feeling is to choose and pick only what you like most - then it become more manageable price wise.

Zartan is the star of wave 3, again imo, but the color changing feature gets me.

I am really tempted by some of wave two (Ramar, FF). 

However I'm not deep enough into O-Ring anymore to want to pay the full price ($26).   If it can drop down to $20, or less, then I'll pick them up.  Otherwise I will enjoy from afar.

As for wave three, it is a good wave, but not hitting me as well as wave two.   Zartan looks great, and of course he should have the colour change gimmick.  However I'm deep in Classified so I'll be trying to get the SDCC set.  Wild Bill looks good and it is nice to see the cartoon look over the toy look.   I just wish they had given him a revolver instead of the pistol.  Snake Eyes is Snake Eyes.  Good representation of his cartoon look.   Arctic CC is pretty good, but the decision to paint the coat details on his legs is strange.  From a distance it looks okay, but up close it looks terrible.  I'm sure there was some manufacturing/cost reason behind the decision, but I'm not liking it right now.

Wave 3 is currently in preorder. Zartan looks fantastic, I am looking forward to try it under the sun (color changing gimmick)

I loved the BACC in the 3.75" line and yes I wish he had an unmasked option.  MonkeyWrench looks great, could have had more things that explode as accessories.  And I missed out on Major Bludd, and refuse to pay secondary market price for him, so he is a welcome addition!

However I think my interest is starting to dry up.  The number of exclusives, and the fact that if you don't pre-order you will miss out, and even if you do pre-order that isn't 100%.

It was pointed out for Monkeywrench that his straps for the grenades and holster look to be seatbelts!!  Also his axes' handles are monkey wrenches.   Great little touches.

I'm pretty much all in on Classified so I'll be in for the foreseeable future.  However other lines have suffered because of that, and now with the tariffs (46% for Vietnam) I can see prices going up a lot as Hasbro puts pressure on retailers to increase MSRP.   I wouldn't be surprised to see us paying close to $50Cdn before tax if the tariffs stay around long enoug. 

If that were to happen I would definitely have to consider what I am doing with collecting, even Classified. 

I loved the BACC in the 3.75" line and yes I wish he had an unmasked option.  MonkeyWrench looks great, could have had more things that explode as accessories.  And I missed out on Major Bludd, and refuse to pay secondary market price for him, so he is a welcome addition!

However I think my interest is starting to dry up.  The number of exclusives, and the fact that if you don't pre-order you will miss out, and even if you do pre-order that isn't 100%.

Bought Leatherneck and Zandar from Gamestops near my job sites back in March.  Both were favs as a kid.  For some reason, I have passed on the Saw Viper.  Meh.

I have given up on Toys R Us on carrying the Classified line.  Nothing new was found.  Looks like they have given up as well.  They should have priced them accordingly.

TRU is closing more stores and I think that is a clear sign they are on the way out.   I can't see them surviving much longer.

Saw the render reveals of Battle Armour CC, Monkeywrench and Major Bludd.

BACC looks great, but I wish they had given us the unmasked Fred head instead of a second helmet with snake eyes CC.   I guess we'll have to wait for a Retro card release for that option. 

Monkeywrench looks awesome.  Great to have him in the original ARAH look but with a couple little added flares.   That alternate hair/mask looks great and I can't wait to see how it looks on him.

Major Bludd looks good with the new paint apps.   I like the red highlights.  Also apparently the arms and legs are now pinless.   Nice little update for those who missed him during the Cobra Island days.

Bought Leatherneck and Zandar from Gamestops near my job sites back in March.  Both were favs as a kid.  For some reason, I have passed on the Saw Viper.  Meh.

I have given up on Toys R Us on carrying the Classified line.  Nothing new was found.  Looks like they have given up as well.  They should have priced them accordingly. 

Sounds like Leatherneck is a bit undersized.   From the reviews I have seen he is on the smaller side of Classified figures when he is supposed to be a big guy ala Gung-Ho.   I haven't picked him up yet as I am waiting for another Amazon gift card to knock the cost down for me.

I am waiting on Dial-Tone because I didn't preorder him.   However it sounds like this wave was moved from one factory to another (China-Vietnam) which is what caused the "shortage" and delays in more cases showing up.   Which is why it was nice to see Zandar show up again.  I figure Dial-Tone will be the same and show up again in the coming weeks.