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Hey I just caught the GI Joe Superbowl spot on Youtube and I realized I didn't hear much word about when the action figure tie-ins are supposed to hit. I saw reviews for the Sienna Miller Baroness toy (whose facial features didn't really strike a chord with me) but I wondered if anyone had any info on the release dates of those suckers?  Also first page! Hooray! I'm probably really late in the game, but I also spraypainted my Mark 2 with Silver Paint and thought it looked a lot better, since the one they released seemed a bit too "War Machine-ish" to me. Also I still hate this thing because of the bizarre loose knee-joint problem that only seems to plaugue the Mark 2's. 
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TheKingPuuChuu posted:You know, I just had a thought. Today I was going through a box, and I still have a "Fathom" exclusive figure from Wizard from god knows how many years ago.... Yeah like the guy above said, priceguides are typically a joke because you need to be more concerned with actual market value. eBay being the leader in moving secondary market action figures, it wouldn't be easy to find anyone willing to buy a figure for too much above eBay prices. Rubiks Pubes posted:So what's the word on the movie-related GI Joe toys? I know they are coming. Yeah my question was ignored 
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Feb 2, 2009 04:36
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Fish Of Doom posted:What honestly blows my mind is that the MSRP is $8.99! Holy loving christ! I don't think there's any circumstance where I would pay nine dollars for a poorly painted tiny figure of a character who's had infinitely better figures made of it. DCUC is $8.99 at Target right now, and those are arguably the best mass retail toy line currently on the market. Haha everything about your post was entertaining. Those Shocker toys look like they were painting by someone with Parkinsons. .. and I have a feeling those Movie Masters packaging are just for the reissued Movie Masters. I think they'll still keep their premium box for the new wave that comes out, I think it was a movie to avoid confusion in the aisles and make sure their newer product sticks out against their older offerings. As for SPEED RACER toys.. who the gently caress actually buys those? Onslaught <3 http://nycc08.figures.com/showphoto.php?photo=708 Why aren't there any pictures of the little Marvel figures? I'm interested in them because I like that scale, but from everything I've heard they all would be in leagues worse in terms of quality and detail than the GI Joe line.
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Feb 4, 2009 09:42
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Satsuki posted:Sounds like it could be a fun line. Well if Mattel is going to introduce this as part of their Movie Masters line I can't see anything going wrong. Those figures were some of the best sculpted and durable figures I've ever seen mass produced. Neca made figures with bizarre plastic that seemed easily mangled and warped.
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Feb 5, 2009 00:39
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Solidus posted:http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HMV78025F Oh man that Sabretooth is too adorable.. hhaha..
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Feb 5, 2009 11:23
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Fish Of Doom posted:Goddamn, Mattel. HOLY poo poo. I just jizzed in my pants.
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Feb 8, 2009 08:11
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Alrighty.. gonna buy the poo poo out the Gi Joe sized Iron Man and Captain Umerica.. and the Spidey and Friends 3-Pack.    Also which ones are YOU going to vote for? I'm gonna vote for as many half naked chicks as possible so we can get a set which will be dubbed "Tit Wave" Moonstone, Psylocke, Dagger, Stepford Trio.. heeeh... and Paper Bag Spidey? :/ 
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Feb 9, 2009 01:31
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tmfool posted:This boggles my mind considering that the current Joker looks like this: LOL.. yeah the paint app may not look as polished but the movie masters joker actually has a brilliantly sculpted face.. and with a little paint job can look pretty good. At least to me.. :/ With my unprofessional painting hands.. 
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Feb 9, 2009 20:46
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Man, I hate you. I didn't get to go out for the last two days because of a severe headache that's kept me up the past two nights.. but gently caress drat what a bad time for that huh?
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Feb 11, 2009 23:23
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Rhyno posted:The comic shop I work at. We also got the new Marvel Universe figures in but we're not supposed to put those out until March. Really? My friend said he saw them on shelves already.
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Feb 12, 2009 00:32
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Fish Of Doom posted:So.. Punisher is a Mongoloid and the Johnny Storm is going Super Saiyan after someone urinated on his face. On the other hand I thought Spidey and DD looked nice.
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Feb 13, 2009 07:09
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Stage of History posted:I found em at Meijer. Probably not going to keep any, so jump on em if you're interested and want them before all your friends! Which did you have? Do you have pics?
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Feb 13, 2009 08:58
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Djarum posted:You know while I hate what Hasbro is doing, I don't think Mattel's approach is what I would want from Marvel Legends. DC's characters for the most part have the same sort of build and body type so that the same basic base body for every figure works. You know I agree with what you say about the DCUC line 100% But can you imagine the types of figures they would churn out for their movie masters line? Spiderman, X-Men, Wolverine, Daredevil (even if the movie was lovely I thought the costume was neat)... oh my god.. <3
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Feb 14, 2009 08:47
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GI Joe Movie Line: http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode=album&album=09_Toy_Fair%2FHasbro%2FGI+Joe%2FRise+Of+Cobra%2F&dispsize=600&start=0
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Feb 15, 2009 07:09
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Djarum posted:Well it's a good move for Toys R Us since the Muggs are going to bring in solid money. I am the President of Hasbro and you'll be excited to know we are only canceling popular "easy to produce" lines to gear up even better offerings. What do we have on tap? GLAD YOU ASKED. Just TRY not buying a toy of Optimus Prime riding a Motorcycle! How about a Transformers/GI Joe that turns from Duke then into a Tank or something? 3 Words: Repaints! Repaints! Repaints! Did somebody say Star Wars My Little Pony's? We're also set to release 12 new Spider-Man Puzzles! One for every month of the year! So you see.. this year is going to be a banner year for us. Better get those wallets ready folks! - Signed J.R. Douchebag President of Hasbro
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Feb 15, 2009 23:22
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Joe Fisto posted:NECA is also doing the turtles with their answer to Mighty Muggs. If he comes with weapons wouldn't he hold it kinda weird?
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Feb 18, 2009 22:40
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drat YOU HASSBROOOOOO!!!
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Feb 21, 2009 04:01
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Ace Rockhawk posted:This is the only reason I see for picking up any of this line. I want a Cyclops, Nick Fury, WWII Captain America, Hood, and Modern Armor Thor to lead my GI Joe collection. yeah that's actually the only reason why I was looking so forward to this line. Im probably going to be buying much more of these guys than I did of the Legends-sized figures because I was also a bigger fan of GI Joe sized talls since I was young. Another issue that plagues the 3inch Marvel line is the plastics seem to be lighter than the ones they use with Joes. So it's really bizarre trying to stand them up when they have a natural propensity to fall down even though they are super poseable. Shiftypenguin posted:Yeah, that's what I thought at first, too. It's weird, the MU guys are just a smidge larger than the Joes. Very disappointing IMO. I didnt get this either, I was thinking the exact same thing. I didn't know why they just didn't fuse all their Star Wars / GI Joe proportions (which are arguably the same) but instead make the Marvel line a bit of an outcast by making them a smidge taller and a little bit thinner than the average figure.
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Feb 23, 2009 22:41
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I wasn't really into the figures.. but gently caress I couldn't resist getting some Blank Whites..
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Mar 10, 2009 04:12
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Donde Esta posted:Oh man, Obamugg is awesome. I might have to pick some of these up. I got a ton of acrylic paint and I might even be able to play it off as a sunday afternoon craft activity with the gf if I play my cards right. Thanks! Dude.. it is SO fuckin' fun. My Might Mugg collection quadrupled (I only had one.. LOL) after finding the Blanks. I cleaned up my Cobra B.A.T. and added the ponytail on Akuma. 
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Mar 10, 2009 05:05
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Fingers McLongDong posted:Do some of those have LED's in them? They look awesome by the way, if I had any sort of confidence in my ability to paint something I'd give it a shot. Love the Ninja. No LED's but I used a foil sticker when I thought the eyes should glow. Thanks! It was a lot easier than I thought it would be to go from attempting to custom my figures to just making my own Muggs. Since the detail level is so low it's almost like drawing a stick figure compared to trying to paint details on a Marvel Legend or something.
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Mar 10, 2009 06:42
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LightsGameraAction posted:He's definitely an A-10, an extremely poorly camoflouged one, but an A-10. Who needs camouflage when you're the God of Thunder Robots?
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Mar 18, 2009 07:36
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LightsGameraAction posted:Johnny at least has a consistent vehicle mode paint job but then you realize his vehicle mode is a jet that's on fire. Sounds like a Michael Bay wetdream
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Mar 18, 2009 08:34
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Xenomrph posted:Learn to sew, read up on how real clothes are made and then scale it down appropriately? The toughest part about making doll clothing (I dont sew.. but on observation) is that you have to find unnaturally thin cloth. If you were to (for example) take cloth from a shirt you used to wear and scaled down, cut out and did the whole sewing thing on it, the cloth would be way too thick and would lay badly on the figure.
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Mar 21, 2009 21:48
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I did some customs too! <3 eBay I put them all on eBay since I don't have a job and need to make money somehow. Jet Ready Go fucked around with this message at 05:00 on Mar 25, 2009 |
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Mar 25, 2009 04:58
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Just found a Deadpool at TRU the other day..  I gotta say I'm a bit disappointed though.. the sculpt of the figure is fine but the upper thigh area isn't a ball joint the way the Marvel Universe figures are.. and as a result takes a bit more playing around with in order to pose well. In fact trying to move the leg around has shredded some of the plastic where the leg swivels. What the gently caress? Still a nice figure.. but I'm buying a lot less of these than I expected due to the price point. I bought two but now I'm wondering whether or not to return the 2nd one.
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Mar 29, 2009 00:23
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Djarum posted:You know what is depressing that I just realized? Less than 5 years ago you could have got a much better Deadpool, in a larger scale, with a flight stand and Doop for less than what that Deadpool costs. I paid 7.99 for this guy.. so maybe it's the -same- price? But yeah I know what you mean.. I'd kill for the Legends Deadpool... who probably uses the same size sai my little guy does.
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Mar 29, 2009 01:20
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Fingers McLongDong posted:my LCBS has one MOC for $60 if you really wanted it I could get it for you Thanks for the offer, but even that's too much for me atm (No jobbies).. which is why I would rather murder someone for it.
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Mar 29, 2009 02:53
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LightsGameraAction posted:What makes it even more retarded is that it's Hasbro, who has been making ninja figures via G.I. Joe since 1984. You'd think there'd be somebody who works there who would go "uhhhh... seriously guys? seriously?" or here's a thought- just give the guys with weapons G.I. Joe weapons. They're in the same drat scale anyway. My biggest issue was why they aren't making them out of the same plastic and interchangable parts with GI Joes. I dunno.. call me crazy but you'd think they could re-use the average Snake Eyes mold a few more times to throw out a Deadpool I wouldn't be ashamed of owning.
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Mar 29, 2009 11:46
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Jamesman posted:That's what they used to do back in the day with the Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat licenses. Which lead to things like Ken having grenades on his shirt, or Shang Tsung having ammo clips across his chest. Haha.. well I don't expect them to be THAT lazy this time around.. but come on.. at least have the parts be hot-swappable.
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Mar 31, 2009 03:43
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2 Things. 1. I thought the bottom guy (Lupin?) was Spock at first 2. Where do you live so I can rob you of your Iron Men?
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Jun 5, 2009 03:04
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Djarum posted:I am kinda surprised they are selling them only online. Last time I checked the Movie Masters stuff did really well at retail. Hell, the Batman stuff at my store STILL is doing really well. There were rumblings that the factory that made the toys went under so it delayed the production of the movie masters at a larger scale.
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Jun 27, 2009 06:15
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LightsGameraAction posted:The funny thing is their figures looked less impressive and had less detail, but the Hasbro legends had one thing over the older ones: They were actually built solid. I've never had a problem with posing the few Hasbro ML's I have basically anyway I wanted. The older ML figures I always had the complaint of what's the point giving a figure 20+ points of articulation if half of the joints are flimsier than a sheet of paper and can't support the weight of the figure. I agree here. The thing that bugs me the most though? The Japanese collector toys.. you know.. like Revoltech and other toys with $20-$30 price points are made so flawlessly and wonderful. All the joints react the way you want them to, rarely stick, they can support their own weight, flawless paint jobs. I don't understand why and how Hasbro expected to sell a $14.99 Legends figure that had a crappy paint job when for $5 you could get a flawless fully posable rendition of Optimus Prime from Revoltech. Like what the gently caress. Even that $20 Marvel Select line has weird sculpts and bizarre poses (read: Cloak and Dagger, Extremis Iron Man).. I don't get what the Japanese seem to know about toy production compared to its American counterparts.
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Jul 25, 2009 06:26
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Thanks America. Land of the free, home of the stupid. LOL. It just gets on me so much, I used to buy one or two figures from any given Legends wave and pose them.. then in about a week they fall down never to be posed in the same way again because of lovely joints or warping plastics. Then I stopped buying them and concentrated on Japanese collectables... I pose them over and over.. they never falter and their limbs are always as tight as the day they were born. I really wish America could begin pushing the concept of responsibility rather than having whole generations of dimwits who sire babies that have little to no hand eye coordination and would choke and die on pieces of plastic.
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Jul 25, 2009 06:54
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Donde Esta posted:Uhhh...does someone want to explain what Batman is wearing in this picture... Zebra Stripe Batman. It makes perfect sense. It was from Detective Comics #204 where Batman needed to infiltrate a team of Zulu warriors that worshiped Zebras and dressed accordingly. Fish Of Doom posted:1 legend figure a month for $20 each, only 3000 of each made. They'll make their money back and people will be happy. Actually, that's wrong, people will complain no matter what, but it would solve some of the problem. $20 for a shitass figure? gently caress that poo poo. I can hardly get myself to send $10 on their retarded Marvel Universe figures. You know what I don't get? You got GI Joes.. and you got Star Wars figures.. why the gently caress did Hasbro decide to waste MORE money by creating a whole new "sculpt" line? An inferior one at that. I'd have been so happy to buy "25th Anniversary" versions of Marvel Figures.. you wouldn't believe it. I would have literally bought every single one, and I have a feeling there are people here who would have done the same thing for the GI Joe size, articulation, and price point. Am I the only one that thinks there's some weird smelling poo poo in toilet town? Why the hell are we getting bizarre rear end in a top hat figures from the MU line and when is Hasbro going to need 400 Billion of my bailout money because the only thing they are good at is creating Spidey cars and taking turns sucking each others dicks? Jet Ready Go fucked around with this message at 08:32 on Jul 25, 2009 |
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Jul 25, 2009 08:29
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Fish Of Doom posted:I just said that because that's pretty much what Mattycollector asks for a single figure. Marvel Legends would probably also use less reused parts than the MOTU line as well. It's what the Dark Knight Movie Masters will go for as well. $20 at the least is what they'd be each, two packs would be like $35-$40. Limited production numbers means that they'll have to basically charge what a comic store would charge. Oh yeah sorry about that, I didn't mean it to sound like a personal jab at you. What you said made sense. I just meant $20 for the current shitassness of Hasbro "Legends" toys would be even more dick shrinking than the $10 price for their baby raping MU line.
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Jul 25, 2009 22:21
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Djarum posted:I hate linking to this guy because he is a huge douche but these are the only easily linked pictures. Curious in what way he is a douche? I've heard of him before but up until this point haven't heard bad things.
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Jul 29, 2009 09:40
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Curiouser.. is he actually Japanese or is his moniker just some lame animu dude I never heard of?
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Jul 29, 2009 11:29
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Djarum posted:WELL. Holy poo poo. That is Hot Toys level paint job right there. Amazing especially for the small scale. I love how Wolverine went from "Hasbro Constipated" to "Fierce Truck Fighting Badass" with a few flicks of the brush.
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Djarum posted:240 MILLION dollars for a single peg in the toy isle. That isn't just depressing that is pathetic. I agree with most of that. It DOES seem like Hasbro went in with absolutely no idea what they were doing and decided raising costs and making a lovely product where the way to go. However I think the mindset stems from the execs not understanding the toy market. It sounds silly I know, but I feel like they're still stuck in the early 90's late 80's mindset of toys.. whereas most other toy companies and moved past that and beyond. I think if all the Hasbro execs went to Japan and saw the amount of possibilities and craftsmanship that goes into the Japanese Toy Market they may realize they should change courses rather continuing to create products that look like chinese knock offs.
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