G.I. Joe Classified Series

[Ru1977]

And yeah, both of those figures are really great. I was a little iffy on Darklon but have absolutely no buyers remorse now that I have him on the shelf.

 

[AceofKnaves]

I haven’t put Darklon down since I got him. He’s such a great generic scary villain, irrespective of his “characterization”. He’s gonna be the guy that solos all the poor firefighters when they show up, Halloween Kills style.

 

[docsilence]

I think Darklon is the first figure in this line I bought with ZERO context, like, never owned him, no recollection of him in the comics or cartoons, nothing, and he's just a toy and a half. Un-put-down-able. "Make the early 90s a villain" in plastic.

 

[Ru1977]

Sdcc panel is Friday July 25th at 10am PDT/ 1pm EDT.

 

[Ru1977]

I have to confess.... I've been holding out on Mindbender hoping for a wee sale. Not only did he not get discounted for prime day, he went up a couple bucks. Dicks.

 

[Super Camel]

I wish one of my big 3 wants would be revealed at SDCC. But I just really doubt it. But I want Blizzard, Scoop, or Captain Gridiron. Fingers crossed at least one gets revealed. I don't know why those 3 were such favorites as a kid, but I loved those 3 figures. I still do. And they are front and center of my vintage collection.

I need them front and center of Classifieds.

But they keep not making them. Dicks.

(I don't really blame Hasbro for not making them yet. I just wanted to get in on the "calling people Dicks" over Classifieds party Ru1977 started in the last post.)

 

[Ru1977]

Awesome. I also just called a coworker 'a dick', so that's my thing today. I could see Blizzard damnit. They NEED to give some Haslab incentive by previewing some upcoming snowies.

 

[Chooch555]

When it comes to Classified, I want what I want. A dick.

 

[Ru1977]

Who is the biggest dick? I said IS!

 

[Damien]

Amazon delivered a few Prime Day figures today. Dicks.
Wait... I think I did that wrong.

Got a second Night Creeper because I fuckin' love Night Creepers and it was 10 bucks off. Give me shirtless orange-pants Night Creeper Leader, you dicks.

The other figure in this round of financially irresponsible behaviour, who was also 10 bucks off, is Leatherneck. I really waffled on whether I needed this one. As I've said before, he's operating in a weird spot because I think he looks like fun -now-. But young me didn't own this figure and didn't care about this character. So most of my incentive to buy it just isn't there. I went back and forth but decided to pass and stick with my nostalgia-bait collecting.
Then Prime Days dropped his price from 36 dollars to 26 dollars and here he is.

Leatherneck might end up being one of the more under-rated figures of the last year or so. He's just really cool. I was surprised by how well the ballistic glasses stay on. I really like that he has the sidearm holster that actually attaches to his belt instead of just being friction-wrapped to his leg. I think this is only my second Classified figure that comes with fists, and that's always welcome. Joints on this guy are -really- tight. Like, he's gonna need a bath tight.
Lots of neat details on this guy, from the 5 o'clock shadow to the watch. He just looks cool on the shelf and now I've gotta find some more Joes that sort've fit in with him thematically. I'm colorblind, so that might be a challenge, but I'll figure it out. What is he, kind of a jungle camo?

I think I just need to create a Joe team for every environment.


Also, Leatherneck has big time dad energy and I want to see a sitcom where he's roommates with Mindbender.

 

[Ru1977]

Amazon delivered a few Prime Day figures today. Dicks.
Wait... I think I did that wrong.

The other figure in this round of financially irresponsible behaviour, who was also 10 bucks off, is Leatherneck

Lucky dick. He was another I was hoping to get discounted here.

Also, Leatherneck has big time dad energy and I want to see a sitcom where he's roommates with Mindbender

Now I want it too. Think of the mustache wax budget!

Oh, call it Mustache Ride.

 

[Damien]

Lucky dick. He was another I was hoping to get discounted here.

I'm happy to get one for you. He's 26.99 CAD, which is 19.71 USD. Shipping on a single boxed figure should be about 23 CAD, which is 16.79 USD. So that's $36.50. But Paypal or whatever is going to want a cut, so probably account for 5%. So $38.33. But also right now there's a 30% tariff on Canadian goods into the US.

So for the absolute fuckin' steal of $49.83 USD, you can be the proud owner of an on-sale Leatherneck.

Now I want it too. Think of the mustache wax budget!

Oh, call it Mustache Ride.

They could do one of those after-show shows where the actors talk about the episode and call it Much Stache. My god, we're fuckin' on to something.

 

[docsilence]

I have to confess.... I've been holding out on Mindbender hoping for a wee sale. Not only did he not get discounted for prime day, he went up a couple bucks. Dicks.

You mean that glamour shot of him above didn't sell you buying him? Do I need to post the alternate shot???

Awesome. I also just called a coworker 'a dick', so that's my thing today.

When I am not allowed to swear like the proper dirtbag townie that I am, I find "dickhead" to be an amazingly catherthic thing to call someone. That extra syllable lets you clip the first syllable with lots of aggression.

Who is the biggest dick? I said IS!

I have theories who does, but no evide--OH, you said IS! Cartoon, Beachhead. Perpetually got a bug up his ass, always angry for no reason. Comics? Clutch. Stop sexually harassing your coworker, LANCE.

Although in all things, Cobra Commander across all mediums. What a dickhead.

Leatherneck might end up being one of the more under-rated figures of the last year or so.

He really is a superbly designed figure. I love that he has that removable metal bracelet with the ball bearings - I keep meaning to look up if there's some meaning behind that (is a holistic medicine thing, an in-memoriam thing? I don't remember him having one on his original figure). I have a soft spot for Leatherneck because he was my "I never actually had the original Gung-Ho" mustachioed Marine figure as a kid. Definitely has big Dad Energy. He has definitely told Clutch what he's going to do to him if he ever catches him looking at his daughter.

 

[Damien]

Definitely has big Dad Energy. He has definitely told Clutch what he's going to do to him if he ever catches him looking at his daughter.

I see him constantly slapping Breaker on the back of the head saying 'stop screwing around.' I really like this figure way more than is reasonable. That seems to be the combined power of ARAH G.I. Joe and the current Classified team. These designs are so good to begin with, and despite a few times they've gone off script, the Classified team does such an incredible job really bringing those designs to life.

 

[Ru1977]

I'm happy to get one for you. He's 26.99 CAD, which is 19.71 USD. Shipping on a single boxed figure should be about 23 CAD, which is 16.79 USD. So that's $36.50. But Paypal or whatever is going to want a cut, so probably account for 5%. So $38.33. But also right now there's a 30% tariff on Canadian goods into the US.

So for the absolute fuckin' steal of $49.83 USD, you can be the proud owner of an on-sale Leatherneck.

They could do one of those after-show shows where the actors talk about the episode and call it Much Stache. My god, we're fuckin' on to something.

You are correct... this is gold!!!

Are they like Samson where the mustache is the source of all their power?!

You mean that glamour shot of him above didn't sell you buying him? Do I need to post the alternate shot???

It did. That's why I'm shopping around AS WE SPEAK!

When I am not allowed to swear like the proper dirtbag townie that I am, I find "dickhead" to be an amazingly catherthic thing to call someone. That extra syllable lets you clip the first syllable with lots of aggression.

That is a solid tip. No pun intended.

Usually at work, I have a good time getting creative with non-offensive and old timey cursing, but I knew this coworker would laugh at that, so I went for it.

I have theories who does, but no evide--OH, you said IS!

Cartoon, Beachhead. Perpetually got a bug up his ass, always angry for no reason.

That's absolutely right. Good call.

Although in all things, Cobra Commander across all mediums. What a dickhead.

Right, he is the obvious choice, but he's also trying very hard.

He really is a superbly designed figure. I love that he has that removable metal bracelet with the ball bearings - I keep meaning to look up if there's some meaning behind that (is a holistic medicine thing, an in-memoriam thing? I don't remember him having one on his original figure).

Apparently the original DID have it too, and it's a KIA memorial thing, so you got it.