Damn, they really pooched us on the vehicles. So far only 2 brand new molds, and the rest are re-dos, or heavy mods. I'm a vehicle guy and I was really hoping they would go with some lesser used molds (that are still available). Here's my thoughts:
VEHICLES:
Another black AWE with a new grill, weapon and added kibble on the back.
Another Water Moccasin with added kibble weapon (although the colour is admittedly awesome) At least the driver looks interesting.
Another PAIR!!!!!!!!!! of Ninja Cycles!!!!!!!! CRIPES!!!!!!!
Another new VAMP. At least the colour scheme is nice and the added rear shell and missile rack are nice too. However I'm not a fan of the mold.
Another HISS SCOUT. Honestly, this mold isn't popular and it is RARE!!! Interesting choice of colour and making it a JOE vehicle. I actually do like the roll cage.
Finally a new mold: The Wheel Blaster whatever. I really like the look of the bike, but it doesn't seem to correspond to anything we have seen in the film footage. I will definitely pick one up. One question? What is up with the third wheel? If you look at the middle of the bike, it appears to be a third wheel, but I can't tell why it is there.
HISS V6!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok, at first I thougt this was a simple, slight remold, but it appears it is heavily modded. The canopy is obviously new. So is the middle cannon, but it also has room for a figure in the cannon. As well the treads appear to be new and someone suggested the raising/lowering gimmick appears to be gone as well. LOVE the blue colour and love the toy overall.
GHOSTHAWK II. Need more and better pics. But for now colour me unimpressed. It looks to be a one seater, the colour scheme doesn't do it for me, and from the first pic, it appears the engines are too big for the frame. I hope it is better in person.
SHOCKWAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHOCKWAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW, just WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the colour scheme, and I already stated how I like the new HISS, but to change the cannon to match Shockwave's gun mode from G1??? AHHHHHHHH......AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to see what figure is paired with him. I won't make the same mistake as with Starscream. I am getting him.
FIGURES:
From what we have already seen:
BOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Giant, oversized launcher weapons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CC - Still looks good, but a little off somehow. I don't know why. HOWEVER, that staff??? I am going to be buying a TON of thoses CCs just for that staff. Incredible accessory in my opinion.
Zartan - Interesting, we now see where Hasbro was going with him. I am assuming he is a "flashback" version to a time at the dojo with SS and SE.
SS and SE: SS looks even better. Could be best version ever. SE, still meh. Even more worrying is the possible Spiderman/Batman theme with multiple SEs with just different "attack" gear.
Cobra Trooper: Great, a parachute. As if I needed even more reason to want this figure. AWESOME!!!!
GI Joe Trooper: OK, what the hell??? I love the second "breather" mask, but what the !%#$ is with the cape?
Also he has a mohawk? Definitely will get the figure, but I need more info and pics about what is up with him. Especially the cape!!!
The new:
Jinx - Well the white variant SDCC exclusive is a pass for me, but I will get it if available for cheap. The red version is probably as close to ARAH as we are going to get so I will pick one up, but would have liked a little bit of a different molding on the head to match up even more with the ARAH version.
I'm going to guess SLICE, FIREFLY and KAMAKURA?? from the 2 ninja sets. I like them all, but what the hell is Roadblock doing with the ninja set? C'mon Hasbro.
CLUTCH is ok, but whatever. The SE with the remolded VAMP kind of looks interesting. However I really want to see better pics of the Fangboat Driver and the HISS Driver (battle armor CC?). They look like they could be interesting.
THE REST:
Interesting masks, standard roleplay accessories, and please just stop with the battlers. They look great, but are they really sellers?
