G.I.Joe and 1:18 figures thread

>>5329350
Big kudos to whoever took that pic. That's genuinely inspiring to me.

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It seems that many folks are offloading their ROC stuff recently. Managed to accumulate a small squad of vipers for my kamen riders to fight.

>>5329350
What a glorious picture.

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Once I get settled again, I'll get a better jungle scene going. For now, have an impromptu ruined temple killing ground.

FYI, TRU has Joe packs for $5 off in store (so the two packs are 10, etc). Relatedly, I finally found a shadow guard set, so that's cool.

>>5329935
HOLY SHIT please tell me the name of this skeleton spider? i need this thing. What is this from? a set? a separated thing?

>>5329385
Without their vests, the RoC Vipers aren't bad figures at all. Especially if you throw on some goggles or a helmet of some kind. Personally, I use RoC vipers for my MARS infantry and vehicle pilots, while the Iron Grenadiers act as Destro's Elite Guard.

The RoC Vipers also make great basic body upgrades for a lot of Cobra figures as well imo.

>>5329977
>TRU has Joe packs for $5 off
Fuck!!!!!!!
TRUs here don't carry Joes. HIHTFC!!!!!!.

>>5329350

I only came here to say what a great OP image that is.

>>5329999
I got it on sale from TRU for 20 bucks, but Spirit's still got it
https://www.spirithalloween.com/product/24-5-wide-skeleton-spider/102162.uts?keyword=skeleton%20spider&thumbnailIndex=2&Search=Find+It

It's got wire-pose legs, there's also one with joints that's even bigger.
https://www.spirithalloween.com/product/42-wide-posable-giant-skeleton-spider/102764.uts?keyword=skeleton%20spider&thumbnailIndex=3&Search=Find+It

Offhand, no idea how that one is, looks like it's only got swivel joints at the base of the legs so it might be shit.

>>5330017
Mine is overflowing with them. But now they're just overflowing with the sets people don't want multiples of.

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Next wave of SHODO figures. As expected, they are reusing the the "tracksuit" body quite a bit. The Shocker Kaijin seems like a completely new mold though.

>>5330082
>>5330212
My TRUs had shit when i went on monday or tuesday. Yesterday i went again and they had a single Iron Grenedier and Steel whatever pack.
So they're disappearing fast, even the Storm Shadow and Shipwreck packs. A shame the vehicle packs aren't on sale, but , they're still a good deal anyway, so I'm going back tomorrow to buy the desert whatever set.

The only sets I haven't seen at TRU yet is the Gung Ho pack. I almost forget it that it exists.

>>5330753
I like Ninja Skeleton Man. Where do I get these?

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>>5330967
Went yesterday. 1 3 pack, same stripped firefly with a harpoon gun to replace the mp5.

20 CC and shipwreck, 12 spirit and storm shadow. 1 croc master and blowtorch. Lol

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>>5331498

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>>5331501

>>5331505
They Joe trooper is seriously the one shining gem in the first wave of Retaliation toys.

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>>5331516
Wish I had bought more when I had the chance. Only wave 1 was stocked massively at walmarts and such.

Thr red ninja is pretty much the 2nd place in the first wave. Cobra trooper would be great if it had better legs.

How do you folks take such crisp pics of these size of figures?

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well crap. I was going to get another "bag of Cthulhu" to use them as part of tips to waiters and joe pics and they are gone everywhere...

>>5332187
creepy as fuck
nice job man

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>>5332173
Lighting. I can say, the more. The better.

Here is a standard room lighting pic.

iso is higher, around 400, or else would be too dark. Use the shutter speed to help balance out the brightness to taste.

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>>5332173
Same area, but now with a lamp. May be too bright, slught color wash. Could use a paper diffuser or mire distance from the lamp.

Iso at 100, shutter speed set to max yet still a bit of a washout.

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>>5332173
Natural light is the easiest to start working with.

>>5329355
War,,,war never changes

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If not for the atrocious color scheme, Gung Ho would be awesome. If only he match Leatherneck.

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>>5330753
>>5331280
>Where do I get these?
These figures are sold in Japan and only available online in AmiAmi:
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=GOODS-00065756&rank=

Here a review of the first Wave:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vhFfltoy8c

>>5333878
>Only AmiAmi
HLJ has a preorder for it and HobbySearch probably will. ebay will have it trickle in and Amazon's got the set.

That doesn't mean any of them are better, but there are plenty of options.

>>5333878
>>5333926
Thanks, guys!

>>5333926
Completely right, wave 1 is available in several places but I only found out the pre-orders for second wave in Amix2.

>>5334045
https://www.hlj.com/product/BANN05722/Gsh
I understand that HLJ's not nearly as good as Amiami, but that's no reason to forget they exist.

>>5333730
I'm the only one who dislikes Gung Ho design? I mean he looks like one of those gay dudes from the Blue oyster, like original Shipwreck.

>>5335108
>Not liking Village People type gay
You are not a good person.

>>5335170
I like Village People type of gay as I like Blue oyster type of gay, as a comedic parody.

The same way I like traditional depiction of black people in 50s cartoon because its funny but I don't think a contemporary or sci-fi soldier should look like a 50s black guy in cartoons.

>>5335182
Except some people do still like to style themselves like those things.

>>5335108
He does look like he's ready to go cruising. The powder blue coloring of his outfit doesn't help.

But hey, he's always looked like that. And what's G.I. Joe without a little homoeroticism?

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Why kind of cameras do you use to take photos to your stuff, doesn't matter if I use phone or digital camera, it always look like shit.

Do you use canon like cameras or its just I suck at taking pictures?

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>>5335722
All my pictures are taken with my phone. It has a decent macro mode so it's able to focus well up close. The only lighting available is the room's LED lamp directly above. As you know, lighting is key, but the room's light does not provide adequate light. I compensate that by
>Increasing exposure
>Putting a piece of white paper below to reflect the light back up
>Increasing ISO. This leads to grainier pictures but the effect can be reduced by taking smaller pictures (you don't really need 5 megapixel giant blurry photos when posting on 4chan)

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>>5335108
I love Gung Ho, no homo. But, I refuse to buy yet another rehash of a 30 year old design with stupid colors. I hope at some point they do a repaint of him in more military colors. Not my custom, but I love pic related. (or olive drab w black tiger stripe camo would be a dream)

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best gung ho coming through.

looks a little dated by today's standards, but what a cool design. nice camo pants, and it looks like he just ripped the sleeves off his marine dress blues jacket, no fucks given. that's very in character to me.

he was also among the first figures to have swivel wrists, working soft holster, and removable vest/webgear.

yo joe!

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this is now a gung ho thread, mon ami.

let's stomp some snakes!!!!

>>5335923
>Look at all your different colored hats!

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>>5335722
You need a good light source. Good lighting makes a world of a difference.

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>>5336017

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>>5336022

Anyone know where I can get some civilians? Just like figs in jeans and t-shirts. Would prefer joe levels of articulation but I'll take what I can get really.

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>>5336030

That Jinx!

Wow. Looking at yojoe the last good Firefly with original paint scheme was in 2007? The reverse on the newest one looks pretty good though.

>>5335755

How long did they make PR figs in that size?

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>>5336017
that's a beautiful storm shadow, bu for me, the 'enter the ninja' version is still the greatest stormy we ever got, and one of the coolest joe figures, ever. heck, probably one of the greatest 4 inch toys, period.

>>5336041
I'm always looking for nice civilian figures in this scale. I haven't found a lot, but there are:

Marvel Universe--
Luke Cage
Mary Jane Watson
Absorbing Man (you'll have repaint either his prison pants or his mutie skin)
Professor X
Storm (mohawk & punk outfit version)
Drax (he's green tho)
Wolverine/Logan (X-Men Origins: Wolverine line)
Sabretooth (ditto)
Thunderstrike, kinda (Marvel Infinite)
Chameleon (Marvel Infinite)

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>>5336041
If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... The A-Team.

>>5336162
Joes that could be civilians with minimal modding:
Shipwreck (50th, Hunt for Cobra Commander)
Joe Colton (Retaliation)
Tunnel Rat, maybe (Renegades)
Law (Renegades)

The Golden Compass had some 3-4" figures, though most of them are dressed for winter. I always look at the Doctor Who figures, but I think they're too big to blend in with Joes.

>>5332184
Wow who is this guy?

>>5336198
Those are customs though....

>>5336267
Alpine. Was heavily featured in the GI Joe cartoon.

His action figure was packed with one of the DVD five-packs (the one with the "best of" DVD) that was ultra hard to find due stores not ordering it due to Hasbro putting out shitty five packs/dvd sets for the first couple of releases of the line that people didn't buy.

He was now re-issued as part of the 50th Anniversery figures, but with two additional ultra rares (Rock Viper and Shock Trooper) so he is hard to get.

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>>5336063
>Dat sweet pic!

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>>5336123
Why not both?

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>>5336360

>>5336359

>> Those are customs though...

No they're not, those were from Jazware from when the movie came out.

>>5336370
If they are legit, why can't I find them for sale on Ebay or Amazon?

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>>5336041
Bruder makes 1:16 playsets and vehicles but their accompanying figures are around 4" so they may fit.

They use the same man-face and woman-face for all their figures. It may get creepy when you get a bunch..

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>>5336394

>>If they are legit, why can't I find them for sale on Ebay or Amazon?

>>5336359
I got him through a trade with one of the kind posters here.
He's pretty sweet.

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I need a cheap replacement body for Helix, just needs to be female and better if no faction logos or not wearing much. I'm 50/50 on buying a Vitruvian H.A.C.K.S. Action Figure Blank because it won' be out til March, but they've taken forever to just get to this point of production.

>>5336198
I don't like the fact they look like the remake and not like the original A-Team

>>5337137
Oh, wait >>5336608 its because they are from the movie. DOH!

>>5336089
For only 2 series, PR Samurai and Megaforce. In Super Megaforce they reverted to the 5-inch scale.

>>5337179
>Forgetting the wonderful though brief MMPR line for the godawful 'remaster'

>>5336901
Renegades Scarlet, Retaliation Lady Jay, and 50th Lady Jay should all work and be pretty easy to obtain.

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Bored, but too lazy to take new photos, here's some photoshopped old pics.

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>>5338249

>>5336394
>>5336608

The figures were produced in limited quantity/were given VERY limited distribution due to the combination of Jazzware being Jazzware and the A-Team movie flopping.

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>>5330753
I hope someone does the rider bikes in 1:18 scale.

>>5336123

The long sleeves can double as the yakuza action force character whose na me I can't remember.

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I'm going to pick up silent strike this weekend.
I'm asking for your honest opinion on whether I should pick it up or not?

>>5339001
The joe half is decent. Good reuse of body parts, nice loadout, colors that go with the rest of the 50th figures. On the other hand, the cobra figures are quite average and the orange theme doesn't fit anything else aside from Hazard vipers.

One issue is that the vehicles' canopies use gummy soft plastic and that makes them hard to close fully. Also, they have the same shitty QC of the 1st wave, you may want to inspect a few pieces in a physical shop before picking one up.

>>5337381
the 50th 2 pack does toys r us still carry it?

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>>5339033
> they have the same shitty QC of the 1st wave
This isn't true.
I went through a couple just in case that was true, but they're all pretty standard QC from the PoC and before

But yeah, the cockpits are a bit hard to close because the plastic is rubbery, but i have no real problems beyond that.

As for the orange HISS, i just view it as a test vehicle.
I really like the figures beyond that

>>5338249
Girl in Yellow is movie Jinx? Don't remember that head

>>5339059
Yes, though it's a crapshoot which two-packs any given TRU will have.

>>5338249
That backdrop looks great with your set-up.

>>5339440
Body is Agent Helix. Head is Bulma from Dragonball Evolution I think.

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>>5332173
1000000% the camera to be honest

>>5339702
Tell me about these buildings.

>>5339033
>>5339069
Thanks bros, just in case I will check the product QC before buying this weekend.

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>>5339440
>>5339546
Correct, Helix bod, Bulma head.

>>5339702
Bad ass!

>>5339702
1. Nice
2. True, better camera gets better results
3. Doesnt matter if the gear is better if the user is ignorant how to set it up.

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Was snap-fitting some gunpla.

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>>5336041
Indiana Jones-Indy(remove gun holster), Mutt, Henry Sr. and a few other make good civilians.
Avatar-Parker Selfridge, Dr. Grace Augustine, Jake Sully, Norm Spellman.
Star Trek-Uhura and the humans with dark pants work if you take off their belts
WWE Build N Brawl-Domino & Deuce look the most normal.
Terminator Salvation-Marcus
Pirates of the Carribean-The female figures are passable if you remove all their accessories
Dragonball Evolution-Roshi, Yamcha
Narnia-Lucy Pevensie looks okay, plus she comes with a lion
Men In Black 3-J & K for suits, maybe Boris
DC Universe Infinite Heroes-Commissioner Gordon
Bif Bang Pow Big Bang Theory figures
Schylling Barrel Racing cowgirls

>>5338947
>yakuza action force character

don't think i've ever seen or heard of this dude. action force was what they called joe in UK, right?

2015 is just about over; anyone heard anything about what we should expect for 2016?

I know the sub club is doing Pythona FINALLY plus White haired Outback and an "Inferno" BAT but that's about it.

Any word on what the Convention set for 2016 might be? Or what shit, if ANYTHING we might get at retail in any shape or form?

>>5342973
At the rate things are going, with reissues, I would expect/suspect that we'll get a couple of two-three packs with more POC re-issues.

Assuming Zombie Viper is still banned from reissuing, there are still a bunch of hard to find figures they need to re-issue:

Renegades Airtight
Renegades Law and Order
Renegades Tunnel Rat
Renegades Cobra Shock Troopers

Sci-Fi
Lifeline

Plus there are the usual suspects, figures that were convention exclusives that fans have been demanding get a wide release at retail:

OG Jinx
OG Dial Tone
Zarana
Claymore
Footloose

Plus Python Patrol versions of the newer versions of the Viper and Cobra Trooper figures.

>>5342978
Still shocked Dial Tone/Zarana has yet to get a retail release. They are two major figures who desperately need to be put out in a normal release.

>>5342991
I really love photos like this, that really bring out the details of their faces.
IT's almost eerily lifelike, better than most wax sculptures.

>>5342973

More Concept case and some out of left field figure decos like the Grey camo guys from this year.

Also, probably a few reissues.

>>5343022
What the fuck is left from the concept case? I don't think there is anything left of value except a bunch of no name freakshows that either can't be released (IE zombies) because of moral fags, and a bunch of generic scrubs I don't think Hasbro would want to release given how the line is barely staying afloat based upon nostalgia fags.

To be fair, there is nothing really left they can reissue. Sure there are some Renegades shit that was hard to find they could re-release, but I doubt Hasbro wants to remind people of that shit.

Lifeline was just released as a convention set so he's out

Zombies are persona non grata and should not even be discussed in this thread as possible re-release. It's a dead end subject, it ain't fucking happening no matter how hard we pout and cry and thrash about.

If Hasbro was smart, they'd restart the whole Python Patrol/Tiger Force gimmick. Python Patrol got fucked up so badly that it deserves a proper redoing, especially now that they have updated versions of the Cobra Trooper and Viper figures, as >>5342978.

Similarly, they can redo god knows how many existing "name" characters in Tiger Force colors for the GI Joe side. Snake Eyes, Scarlet, Hawk, Lady Jaye, Shipwreck have never been done in Tiger Force colors.

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>>5343819

Awesome troopers for one.

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Delicious Tele-Viper

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And the best of all!

Along with that Rock n'Roll and BBQ seen here:
>>5343999

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Reposting old shots

"Plan of attack"

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"Lunchtime interrogation"

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>>5341086
>3. Doesnt matter if the gear is better if the user is ignorant how to set it up.
True. I pretty much have no idea what I'm doing(should probably start learning), so I usually have to take several photos to get one to look okay. Here's some pics from 2012, the first is typical of what I'm capable of. I don't know what happened in the second, maybe it was cold and my hand fogged up the lens, but I haven't taken a pic like that again. The third I didn't care about, it was taken just in case someone wanted to know the source of the building.

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>>5344160

>>5343822
I don't see why they wouldn't re-release zombie, considering the line right now is basically collectors only

>>5344188
IIRC the zombie figure barely got released as it did in terms of it getting approved only after massive concessions were made to make it less scary (like the blue color) and even then Hasbro then declared "you will never be allowed to do anything like that again".

I would not be shocked if the only reason we got JoeCon zombies was because it was a big event and not retail.

ANY retail release will probably never see the light of day. Meaning you best press the fan club to push for more zombie figures as they are the only ones who can sell them.

>>5344223
Joe is going to be a club exclusive line from next year on. 75% of the releases the past 2 years have been club exclusives, all the desired characters, club exclusives. Want anything past 86 reissued? Club exclusive.

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>>5344004

Would be nice to get a modern Tele-Viper single carded, without having to buy other stuff along with it. And not a club or subscription only figure.

>>5344160
dat crossbones! i'm so doing this, thanx mate

>>5344005
has the gun in his right hand been released w nay other fig?

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Next years ARW stuff is going to be cool.

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I am most excited for soil ghosts.

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>>5346025

It was with the Resolute 7-pack Zartan.

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>>5346072
thanx mate

>>5344238
If this happens I will be sad. Not surprised - just sad.
Also I'm not saying that all the club members are assholes but the more vocal and visible ones are.
If it happens I would like to see more interest in the wares of independents by more people.
.

>>5346043
>>5346047
fuck I want to get into the Acid Rain figures but I'm to poor for it.

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>>5346072
is that a metal storm gun?

>>5346043
Clown shoes, they all look like they have clown shoes.

>>5329350
Man, I spent like 3 years collecting joes and now I think im gonna sell them. Pretty much have nothing but the modern figures. Best bet to sell them is ebay? Doubt I could get much on craigslist.

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Got me a weaponless/webgearless Deadpool from my local thrift shop.

Anyone got some decent suggestions for replacement webgear for old Wade?

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yay...

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>>5347966

You score a M.A.Rs industries trooper 3-pack?

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>>5347466
Maybe something from the ten thousand snake eye variants out there. I'd use this ROC Rescue Mission 4-pack one in my storage

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>>5347466
Seriously, what's up with deadpool collectors. I once found at least 3 loose sets of the x-force 3-pack minus deadpool, also at a thrift store.

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>>5347966
Grats. Now you just need to find 10 more packs to build an army.

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>>5329355
I made one of those a few years ago and posted it here not trying to take credit but if you happened to see it and that's what inspired you that would make me really happy.

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>>5348147
I sure did.
>>5348167
Just one is enough, im trying not to army build, two troopers and a leader and that's it.

>>5336087
Uh, no? Retaliation had the best Firefly, still in the original colors.

>>5346417
What the fuck are you talking about? The entire line's 2 year life of releases can be had for under $700. If you can't afford $700 in 2 years then you are too poor for anything other than foodstamps and welfare.

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>>5348540
>tfw local retail never brought in the better part of Retaliation.

>>5348563
Almost the same thing where I live. Regular stores didn't have them, but Tuesday Morning stores had some. Don't know where I found out about that. Ended up using their online SKU stock locator feature to see which stores had them.

Tuesday Morning stores are pretty scattered about here, so on a day off work I drove around hunting and was moderately successful. Reading back on Joe message boards, I wish there had been ROSS discount stores nearby when they were really getting Joes in.

Hunting around at closeout stores can be kinda fun, but it was nice being able to walk into Wal-Mart and get a decent Joe or Star Wars figure for about $7.

I am totally forgetting..
what's the name of the Canadian Joe with the mini sub?

>>5349289
Got it!!

Ice Storm.

It's kinda biased though huh?
My friend trains troops for the Canadian Forces (and does drill with iPods for the clueless.) and was telling me that the nice thing about Canada was there was a place everywhere in the country for all environments and terrain for training. She also blew up a turkey the first time she used a rocket launcher.

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>>5336087
>>5348540
best firefly

>>5351244
That firefly has polio. One of the damn legs is too short.

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>>5351244
nah, that would be pic related. yours is a close second though.

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>>5348386
No, but that is a pretty good match up there.

>>5347466
I swapped the gear from a xforce deadpool, have an exrra, but it does have a paint blemish on the deadpool buckle

Also, this was my thrift store purchase over the weekend.

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>>5351743
Shit, it is huge. But pretty damn cool. Looks like the ramp is missing from the rear, and one of the panels from the bed.

>>5351748
BRUDER
>A ruthless manufacturing giant supplying COBRA, a ruthless terrorist organization, with deadly forklifts, trucks and farming equipment.

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>>5351764
Gotta transport shit with better efficiency. Tanks get like 15mpg.

>>5348167
Is that a 1/18 robocop? Do they have the android things too?

>>5351770
can you post figures standing in and around and ontop of the cab?

>>5351774
No, Jada toys only made 3 molds for remake movie
>4" robocop
>4" robocop bike with pullback gimmick and launcher
>6" robocop

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Green team checking in!

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>>5352222

GO back to be Night Vipers

>>5351764
>Implying BRUDER isn't a division of MARS INDUSTRIES.

>>5348540

The one in the box set? It looks a bit green plus no camo apps on the mask.

>>5329385
where you get the rider? what is it

>>5352228
where you get lockers and bed?

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>>5353150

I got a bunch when these were at the Warehouse (country wide chain store in New Zealand).

I got a few more lockers from Marauder's store:

http://www.marauderinc.com/category-s/1832.htm

>>5353127
SHODO Kamen Rider VS Kamen Rider
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIG-COL-9004&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_keywords%3Dshodo+kamen%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1
Case assortment was Ichigo and V3 heavy, but there's two of each figure.

There will be a second wave in April http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=GOODS-00065756&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_keywords%3Dshodo+kamen%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1
No idea what the assortment will be like, but as it's 6 figures(the five shown plus a secret) in a set of 10, who knows.

>>5353127
Read the damn thread:
>>5330753
>>5333878
>>5333926
>>5334376
>>5353189

>>5353150
Big Lots in the US.

Or Gun Runners Marauders website.

>>5353203
didnt wanna

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>>5353340

Cobra strong

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>>5353379
>all those based Resolute AVs.
I like!

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>>5354150
Oh shoot nevermind, those are Resolute Cobra Troopers not AVs. My bad. Still, those Resolute designs are great. Really wish i would of troop built some of those.

>>5353379
Man, all these pictures are cool, but this one is great. I love how well all these scenes are set up and how much narrative they manage to imply.

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Get some Acid Rain figs, brothers.

>>5354353
No.

>>5354610
Indeed, every time I see the price of an Acid Rain figure, I'll think
>Gee, I could buy 3~4 joes with this money.

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>>5355305
Honestly, they're not really worth the price. They have a lot of poseability, but that's thanks to the really lanky bodies and that brings down the look for them.
Vehicles are badass though. These are worth the money.

>>5355624
They are expensive, but honestly I kind of just like supporting the brand. I'm glad there's another 1/18 scale line doing their own thing and Kit Lau seems like a cool guy. Next year's got cool stuff in pipeline and I'm looking forward to those releases more than some of the stuff that's come out so far.

>>5355305
From where I am from, joes are massively overpriced and acid rain figs are sold at srp. So they are about 2x the price of a desirable joe figure. Heck they are even cheaper than figures like the PoC Shocktrooper.

So my choices nowadays are to get any of the 50th double packs or to get an acid rain fig. Yeah Ill go for the acid rain one. Articulation and posed form looks so much better.

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>>5356052
Also, I'm kind of bored of the typical "cobra" buck. It's not very good. I end up replacing most of my bodies with marauder ones anyway. See pic related.

Most Gi Joe bucks suffer from one or many of these problems: hands are horrible at holding guns, legs aren't of the same length, no wrist articulation. The popular firefly figure suffer from these two of these issues.

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Merry Christmas /toy/ soldiers.

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Well, my wallet's been set up for some fresh hell. Saint Seiya 1/18 modifiable playsets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa3GtUozn1Q
D.D. Panoramation.

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>>5357650
Chrome, Greek mythos(ish), yeah, this is going to kill me.

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>>5357652
They're even making sure there are replaceable face plates.

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>>5357654
Here's a decent shot of most of one of the sets.

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>>5357658
He also comes with a punch-flurry effect,

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>>5357660
His set's about 30 bucks, thank you incredibly low yen.

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>>5357662
Pope's chamber, on the other hand, is about 50, but dat First Order bonus.

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>>5357663
I'm definitely going to drop some cash on this line.

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>>5357664
Last I'll post for now, and it's because of that lower left image. I can't wait to make a labyrinth.

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>>5357650
That circular knee joint and spherical, revoltech-like elbow joint reminds me of their Disk Wars Avengers figures. In retrospect, it seemed like their experimental step in making 1/18 figures.

>>5339702
What figures are these?

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>>5358179
2 Acid Rain Bob

>>5357513
That is fucking awesome!

>>5356052
Where are you located?

>>5357667

Those look really awesome. I just wish the manga didn't leave such a bad taste in my mouth or I might buy into the line too. Ah well there's always the Shodo line which I hope they keep pumping out.

>>5357667
Anyone want to buy all the figures and then sell me all the set pieces?

>>5353189
>No idea what the assortment will be like, but as it's 6 figures(the five shown plus a secret) in a set of 10, who knows.
I hope the secret is a Shocker Rider.

Rumors and hearsay at this point but I'd figure I'd post this...Fun Pub might be losing the Joe/Transformer license....this could be the last Joe con and botcon.. no body knows whats happening right now but subscriptions for the mags end in December.

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>Lone Deadpool on a peg
>Discounted
>Not scalped
Santa is real.

>>5361195
Was the package in good condition?

>>5361519
Yes! Fresh out of the assortment case it seemed.

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>>5361195
Neat, nice score.

>>5351777
Its a tough j9b, because iys pretty big and hard to fit in my setup.

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>>5361549

whats the name of that one lnr that had a kckstarter like a year ago? they had different colored soldiers and accessories like gas masks and shit

>>5362579

Marauder Task Force?

>>5359397
Manila

Prices (in pesos, $1 = Php45)

SW Black series 4" - Php700
Joe Pegwarmer (ex. Kwinn)- Php400
Joe Regular Fig (ex. Ultimate SS) - Php 800
Joe Desireable Figure (ex. Reta Jaye) - Php1000
50th Double Pack - Php1200
Acid Rain Fig - Php1300

We don't get joes mass retail anymore, so we buy from well known hobby shops and importers.

>>5363228
>>5363230

Please post more

>>5344157
I like the Baroness. Is she a custom?

>>5365214
Looks like a Resolute body w/ Aurora from Marvel Universe head.

>>5354358
That one is cool, nigga

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>>5348147
I got a set for 15 bucks, I think is the fisrt time ever being an eurofag was worth, usually I have to pay like twice the price for Joes.

Although I think I should stop expending money on toys and get a decent camera.

>>5355305
True, but its a case of quantity vs quality. I use to think that way too, but now i'll buy the better figures. In my opinion.

>>5365781
Split the difference and go to Gun Runners :)

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If anybody's interested these 1:18 military toys seem to have been restocked, at least at one Dollar Tree in the Milwaukee, WI area. Don't know if that's true for other stores. The packaging for the riot gear is the same as the kayak set.

Also at Menard's they have what looks like a scaled down version of the True Heroes AB-115 Shark on clearance for I believe $15. Packaging said it was 22" long, don't know how well it would hold 1:18 figures.

>>5366639
The figures in these sets are like the single worst things I've ever seen. The accessories are pretty cool and worth the dollar.

>>5362799
that's the one! thanks

>>5365701
Thanks anon!

>>5366639
>>5366648
The accessories are the only reason to buy these sets.

>>5366639

I am always impressed by the accessories of these figures and have a World Peacekeepses chopper and Humvee but the figures.. man. zombie and corpse fodder.

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>>5367750
BBI has higher quality corpse fodder...with relevant expressions.

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>>5367517

There's a couple screws holding the figures together that can be reused. Other than that I dunno. On the plus side the kayak isn't bad. The oar is straight and not floppy. Guns are decent too, not like the rubbery noodles found in the PTE sets. A coat of flat spray paint might look good. Not bad for a dollar.

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Happy New Year Guys!!!!!

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bump

>>5372093

more like RUMP

>>5372093
Time for a new thread perhaps?

>>5329350
>Vitruvian Hacks Pre-Orders are now open!!
Sorry wallet, this will hurt.

>>5329350

Snake-Eyes needs a red scarf

>>5333730

That "Atrocius color scheme" is iconic. That's how the original figure was colored

>>5339001

I cant speak about the figures, as I bought the vehicles separately, But as far as the vehicles go, those are pretty decent.

The new railguns on the HISS are awesome. Don't like the orange HISS? The turret can easily be swapped with previous models.

The Skystriker is a good vehicle, and the colors are great. With custom labels from Cobrastickers, tit can make an awesome Night Force Nightboomer 2.0

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>>5342978
>Assuming Zombie Viper is still banned from reissuing,

Why would they do something like that? That's retarded. Zombie figures are practically like PRINTING money. People would be lined up around the corner to buy a reissue

Proof Hasbro is run by incompetents.

>>5342973
>I know the sub club is doing Pythona FINALLY

Actually she's the sign-on bonus figure for joining.

>>Any word on what the Convention set for 2016 might be?

No. But tit will entail one or more of the following.

1 - Re-hashing a lineup made earlier with o-ring figures. (2002 Crimson Vipers, 2005 Iron Grenadiers)

2 - A RAH era sub-team, but badly done. Leaving out original members and shoehorning in new members that were never part of the lineup (Night Force Steeler, Eco Warrior Tjbang and Clutch), and getting the original members they do use colors wrong (Mission Brazil, Tiger Force Recondo. Eco Warrior Outback)

3 - Poor quality control

4 - Grotesquely overpriced as fuck.

>>5342978
>OG Jinx
>OG Dial Tone
>Zarana
>Claymore
>Footloose

Maybe. But none of the versions issued at conventions. Perhaps a "Comic Pack" color Zarana


Seeing as how the original team members in the Convention Mission Brazil II are distinctly different than the vintage team, doing a vintage style team ought to be permissible. Use the concept vault Leatherneck, frankenstein better bodies for Claymore and Dial-Tone

>>5342978

With the Club issuing a Cobra Stinger jeep in Sears exclusive "Dreadnok Ground Assault" colors, Id love to see a retail set of the Dreadnok Ground Assault RAM cycle and the Dreadnok Air Assault Skyhawk and FANG copter packed together

Packed with

Comic Pack color Zarana
Supersonic Fighters color Road Pig
CLear concept case stealth Zartan

>>5343822
>Lifeline was just released as a convention set so he's out

Correction: Tiger Force Lifeline is out. A re-issue of the original use of the mold would still be possible

We do need a proper 50th Snake-Eyes, Like use the Retaliation Ultimate Snake-Eyes. Either as a straight up re-issue or in Sunbow colors

>> Hawk... Shipwreck have never been done in Tiger Force colors

Hawk was made in the 2004 TF vs Dreadnoks set. Granted it was supposed to be Zartan disguised as Hawk, but it still technically counts as a Hawk

TF Shipwreck was an FSS offering

>>5343999

While a v1 Crimson Guard Immortal is out of the question, Kay Bee DID get a variant of the original CGI as a tank driver

Pack him with a Mobat re-issue

>>5344223

That's fucking retarded

>>5348148
>ten thousand snake eye variants

68, actually. There isn't even ten thousand items in the entire line

>>5373961

>>tit will

>>5373945
But why actually do that when they can make shitty non-articulated star wars figures any idiot will buy.
The funny thing is put some of the figure heads on Marauder bodies...and away we go!

A re-release of the female night watch troopers possibly with a variant head or two.
Also another dark skinned male and female.
a legit release of Shooter.

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So im told this isn't actually 1/18 and that joes won't fit in it?

Not even the most flexible/slender ones?

I'm aching for 1/18 rides.

How do the corps/bootles vehicles go with Joes? You know, the mostly green plastic ones.

>>5373935
That doesn't make it better.

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>>5375787
Generally, most play vehicles with accompanying 4" figures (or larger) are compatible with Joes. Pic is one of the jeep molds from Chap Mei, now released under TRU's True Heroes house brand.

The problem with Star Wars is that their figures are traditionally 3.75", a tad smaller. Open rides like the wheelbike may work but I have no experience with them.

>>5375950

Hehe, that Yoda in the back.

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>>5375950
Only thing is and I don't know why but I can't use non hasbro vehicles for my joes. I know, I know "Are you Austic or something?" but theres just an obvious quality difference in the plastic or paint. the one exception being the TRU AC-130...that thing is boss.

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>>5378947
I understand what you mean about quality. Hasbro's stuff from like 2004~2012 were fantastic. But times have changed. Just look at this TFA walker. Even in the stock photos, it looks as cheap as the Chap Mei vehicles, but at a much higher price.

Thankfully, Joes have a library of good vehicles they can reissue, but who knows if Hasbro will start making new, quality vehicles again. It may be a good time to open up to some alternative brands.

True, they still have it in them though. The Ant-man 4inch figure with the flying ant is Boss.

>>5378947
> I don't know why but I can't use non hasbro vehicles for my joes. I know, I know "Are you Austic or something?" but theres just an obvious quality difference in the plastic or paint.
That is pretty autistic if it's just because you don't like the feel of the plastic.
I personally don't like a lot of bare unpainted plastic, like that jeep not having painted headlights and other areas not having color.

>>5379282
Current GI Joe stuff is basically the same stuff we've been getting since they restarted the line with GI Joe Vs Cobra, at least the vehicles.
That SW vehicle looks cheap because its legs are solid pieces instead of having articulation. Otherwise, it looks pretty good.

>>5380273
I saw the TRU Heroes riverboat today.. I could see the Joes going up the river with Martin Sheen

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>>5380574
If you are interested in the Chap Mei molds, you might want to check out Excite Limited's offerings. They have been releasing Chap Mei's stuff under their brands:
>US Army
>US Navy Seals
>US Coast Guard
Endorsed by the same organizations or something, i dunno. But slapping the army's olive or the coast guard's orange onto those toys make the look less toyetic compared to the TRU Heroes line. Paint apps are better in this line too.

Pic is one the better Chap Mei jeep molds that Excite is using. (soldiers are cheap ones from BBI)

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Black Cobra Trooper when?

>>5329350
I still have Destro with two Joes whos' names I forget package.

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>>5381890

There was this guy in the Extreme conditions 7-pack back in the 25th days.

And prior to that there was for the vintage ARAH construction the guy in the Cobra Cobra Infantry Forces 6-Pack and also the Night Watch 6 pack.

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Huh, totally forgot I ordered a single grey guy from the Valkyries KS. Neat. Looks great and I'm digging the new bearded face.

>>5382685

Welp there are NO JOES at my local TRU Superstore in Toronto. There are two stores that sell them here but not a lot of choice.
Mostly the lady J Baroness shit. (I actually saw someone who had repainted the Lady J and it proved it was the paint app not the sculpt that made her look like a cow.
I was basically just going to go for Valkyries anyway but if you want troops (especially Cobra troops) of any ethnicity other than white or female troops other than J or the Baroness you have to pay much more on the after-market.
I'm kind of laughing now though.
The lack of a Rey in any of the Star Wars stuff from action figures to monopoly is pissing people off.
Finally those people who would buy warm shit if it said "Star Wars" are becoming a bit more aware of their figures. They are still lapping them up despite garbage articulation.
- and who the fuck buys those tall ones?

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>>5383243
>>5382685
>>5381890
I made my troopers multi-ethnic with some quick painting.

>>5383301
that IS one way. I have *some* paint experience with figures and have fiddled around a but but honestly it's not a HUGE request (that will be ignored) of Hasbro.

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Got this sweet girl. She's AMAZING. Not only does it look great, the foldable trigger and cocking mechanism adds an extra fun factor to it.

Dang, I really wish I was collecting Joes during the first movie.

>>5384939
>she

>>5384939
RoC had some underrated figures and vehicles I love the Night Raven if they marketed it under PoC instead of the movie line it would have done better.

>>5385629
>>5384939

Man, I should track down the Sand Serpent repaint of this.

>>5385039
>has

>>5381890

Considering many Cobra figures are fully covered up, some could easily be black guys

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>>5386466

That is a good point.

>>5381890

Night Adder and Shadow Tracker could conceivably be army built as well.

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Im a big fan of mixing joe parts and MtF. The results are amazing.

The prices suck though. Each mtf build could cost about $20-$30. Easily twice or thrice a regular joe. The good thing is you can order them in bulk. It would be hard to find a single army builder joe figure five times for example.

Pic is my next target. I need 3 more cobra troopers and a brown body for major bludd.

>>5386835
those stickers suck

How expensive is it to get your own tampograph made?

>>5386835
see my Meme about it.

I love the MTF figures but half the customs are the same fucking thing over and over again. something that was supposed to revolutionize 1:18th figures it just ended up being as repetitive as the franken joes...for three times the amount. I hope we get Wave 8 for the weapons this year. something that won't break my wallet.

>>5387002
The way I see it, its just like a buying a super popular troop builder. Sure its repetitive but in my world, I only use MTF bodies for cobras so it evens out with joes. Cobras get that uniform look while joes stay true to their hasbro iteration.

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>>5383243
Do you have a pic of that Lady Jaye? I fixed my Baroness.

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>>5389852

>>5387766
where's her glasses?

>>5389875
Need to make new ones.

>>5373961
Given how they are running out of name figures, I would think we will FINALLY get Captain Gridiron in a convention set.

He's the last big name Joe character NOT to get an updated figure and since we now have metalhead done, no real excuse exists not to do Gridiron.

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yay

I'm gonna go for the Basilisk first.

>>5390652

NOICE, post pics in action.

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>>5390858

Had a good time with the stickers

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>>5391220

I like it, lots of steps for figures

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>>5391225

I'm also liking the launching missiles gimmick more than i should at 24

>>5390542
Doubt it. Isn't Gridiron hated by fans?

>>5390244
>>5387766

How did you manage to remove the glasses withot spoiling the rest of the sculpt?

>>5392723
I used 25th Scarlett head for this one.

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>>5387002
although the MTF can also produce some neat shit

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I've been eyeing the shark plane for the whole of 2015, but my local TRU just refuses to discount it. Hopefully 2016 will be promising.

>>5394387
I found a wingless one in a Goodwill Outlet for a dollar. I bought it, since I mainly wanted it as a wreck for diorama/playset purposes anyway.

Just bought my first joes since 2001.
Two. Two packs of iron grenadier and steel brigade

Loving em

>>5396230
You need at least 3 to make a squad...

>>5396267
Not him, but 2 are fine for scouting/basic dialogue.

>>5329350
>>Vitruvian Hacks Pre-Orders are now open!!
>>http://www.bossfightshop.com/collections/pre-order

Wow they actually did release male and female blanks. I guess I be getting back into 1/18 scale stuff.

Except Joe, which may as well be dead for me.

>>5404509
Also I'm surprised the blanks are so "cheap". $12 and some change is a steal compared to what I figured would be $30-$40 a pop for blanks when/if they made them.

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>>5404510
Im glad the accessories don't cost $25, just $10 for the packs. That was my only gripe about the mtf figs. $12 a body isnt bad, but the vests and shit all cost $4, vest, helmet, pouches, holsters etc. Nice for custom fodder for sure but a bitch to the wallet if you army build.

>>5404591
My plans for the blank bodies is to create cloth clothes. It's something I've thought about since I was collecting as a kid, especially when I found out about Microman/Material Force figures as a teenager.

My eventual plan is to do ~10 figures and get super thin material to make coveralls/jumpsuits/flightsuits for a 1/18 star ship custom (sort of in the vein of Traveller, but now I'm thinking of doing a vertical deck plan like The Expanse) I was working on (had to start over after a move, which is fine, there's a lot about scratch building I've learned since then).

It's perfect for me because I've been disappointed with most 1/18, and toys in general, at retail for the last few years.

>>5404622
Also I've wanted to do something like Space Station 13.

>>5393353
The problem l think is the fact that there really aren't a lot of "off the rack" personalities available. MTF does provide diversity within the team or troop but their aren't any commanders/ heroes. If you don't have the skills or the time / motivation then you are shit out of luck. But on the other side of things making hero figures can be costly - and how do you satisfy everyone? You end up having to almost create your own character mythology and back story. THAT wouldn't make everybody happy either.

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>>5404665

They have gotten a lot of colour use out of that one body and all the accessories, I like that they're building on that with each addition, what with the Valkyries and the Steady Came Gunner in the works from the last kickstarter.

I've been sticking to the accessories and vests mainly. Upgrading my Joes/Cobras and others.

>>5404674
I'd like to see Marauder make a good M16A1. I like the A2 they did, but we need a good A1 and an XM177/CAR15.

Man those BFS blanks have got me excited for 1/18 again like I haven't been in a few years.

>buy cobra troopers
>they get lost
>dont know which courier had them
>dont know who to call

ah well

>>5405357
ah man.
You should be able to find out that info.
Also did they have postal insurance/ a tracking number?

>>5404674

I have 3 from the initial kickstarter and I'm getting some of the Valks. I'm really happy about the gas masks.
I would love to find someone who did the old school "snozzle" masks though.
a bit better for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

are there any sets that have a towed artillery, anti tank, or anti air gun?

>>5406323
Yes

>>5404622

I'd be interested in hearing any of your progress when making 1:18 clothing. After some work using paper templates wrapped around the figure, I made a serviceable first set of 1:18 cloth pants. They don't look nearly as good as I'd like but it's a start. It would be nice to share tips and tricks.

I was having trouble sewing something that small, and only managed a bit. A product called Liquid Stitch worked pretty well to adhere the seams.

>>5407019
thanks for the helpful advice

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>>5406323
Here's a Tru heros one.
The figures are ass as are the weapons but hey you know...
- you could probably mod the tank and make it more an anti-aircraft unit.

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>>5406323
Or this one
WITH MISSILES THAT REALLY SHOOT! :)
(couldn't help it. - sorry)

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>>5409700
I think they're going overboard with the nerf cannons.

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>>5409700
>>5409697
those would both be mechanized. I talking towed as in pic related.

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>>5409697
>>5409700
>>5409728
or this

>>5409728
>>5409730
There's some older Joe vehicles with towed weapon platforms, IIRC.

>>5409744
yeah actually found some but they're all some sort of weird sci fi laser bull shit. I think i might just have to hack together a custom.

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>>5409821
Maybe this fits what you're looking for.

I have no access to PTE toys here so I dunno how it's like though.

>>5409821
Guy who suggested the TRU stuff
You could always get a Maggot on Ebay.

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post your Stormshadow figures.

>>5410174
You're assuming that everyone has more than 5 Stormshadows.

You're probably right.

>>5410191

It's like Snake-Eyes, I swore I wouldn't need another one after they did the Trench Knife 98 remake, then City Strike/Resolute Snake-Eyes comes, then Pursuit of Cobra Snake-Eyes etc etc...

I still desire the Amazon Renegades 4 pack too...

>>5409831
thanks thats exactly what i was looking for.

>>5407160
I'll probably come back in here.

After I get into the swing of things at school I'll end up pre ordering the BFS blanks. I already have material that I originally bought for 1/6 stuff and got too busy with school to do anything with.

I'll try that out by downsizing some patterns.