G.I. Joe Classified Series

DetectiveHoag said:
Is that what she called it?
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Welp, now I'm going to spend too much brain energy today pondering Hawk's love life...

(On a non-dick joke note, unlike a lot of other characters, young Hawk looks unmistakably like a younger version of himself - the face sculpts are definitely intentionally similar. I just want to know if he frosted his tips back in the day or if he uses Just for Men when he made General.)
 
Mercer and Sarge arrived. Mercer's grimacing head is so fun. I would have much rather just bought Mercer for $25 than the pack for $60, but whatever. Just need to put some AK Matte sealant over these always-shiny eyebrows.
 
I popped Hawk out of the box today and man, I didn't NEED the missile system, but it's just the right size to be fun to set up on a shelf with Joes all around it. It's fun and benign and doesn't take up an obscene amount of space. I'm happy to have it, even if I don't NEED it.

Hawk's damned near perfect. Except I can't find his knife sheath. Maybe I'm going blind but he might be the first figure we've gotten without a sheath? But the face sculpt is great and he's a perfect modernization of the 013 greenshirt look. I love, LOVE, the General Abernathy figure but old school Hawk is stupidly fun to pose. There's an elegant simplicity about him. Also one of the best helmet fits they've given us so far - I'm always either struggling to get it on or off or it pops off too easily on other figures, but Hawk's helmet fits beautifully.

Anyway, compared to Budo he's very simple but he's just a solid, no-nonsense rendition of the character.
 
docsilence said:
it's just the right size to be fun
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That's more like it.


docsilence said:
Except I can't find his knife sheath.
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I think it was Bees' review that I watched of him and yeah, it does not appear that he has a sheath on him at all. Which is definitely weird. I find that I really like Hawk in photos/videos, but he's also a figure I am okay with skipping. I almost want the missile system more than I'd ever want Hawk.
 
Damien said:
That's more like it.



I think it was Bees' review that I watched of him and yeah, it does not appear that he has a sheath on him at all. Which is definitely weird. I find that I really like Hawk in photos/videos, but he's also a figure I am okay with skipping. I almost want the missile system more than I'd ever want Hawk.
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It's a fun sized missile system. Guaranteed to not leave you walking funny the next day, but it's a great ride.

Yeah, I'm enthralled with the figure but I wouldn't call him a must-buy, especially given that the first Hawk they released is just goddamned fantastic. But I also expected to be disappointed in the Snake Eyes accessory that came with the polar bear, but he's just so simple and fun to pose he hasn't left my desk since I got him. Same reaction - just hand candy without being flashy.
 
docsilence said:
It's a fun sized missile system. Guaranteed to not leave you walking funny the next day, but it's a great ride.
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Was that taken from your tinder profile?
docsilence said:
Yeah, I'm enthralled with the figure but I wouldn't call him a must-buy, especially given that the first Hawk they released is just goddamned fantastic. But I also expected to be disappointed in the Snake Eyes accessory that came with the polar bear, but he's just so simple and fun to pose he hasn't left my desk since I got him. Same reaction - just hand candy without being flashy.
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I totally see that. I can't imagine the Hawk I have getting improved on, and there's only a handful of characters I would get more than one version of, but he still looks like a great figure. That's the thing with some of the characters in the One-A-Day thread... yeah, they don't seem all that interesting sometimes, but I know Classified would change that.
 
docsilence said:
Yeah, I'm enthralled with the figure but I wouldn't call him a must-buy, especially given that the first Hawk they released is just goddamned fantastic. But I also expected to be disappointed in the Snake Eyes accessory that came with the polar bear, but he's just so simple and fun to pose he hasn't left my desk since I got him. Same reaction - just hand candy without being flashy.
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The crazier/more elaborate Joes are more impressive and interesting. But the simpler figures with less going on feel like they're more -fun- to me. Cartoon Breaker is a great example. I had more fun posing him around than I did with most other Joes besides maybe the Retro Viper. Straight forward, lower-detail, not much in the way of fiddly parts. Just fun. But yeah, fun in a way that doesn't leave you going 'this is the best figure they've done' - weirdly enough.
 
Ru1977 said:
I totally see that. I can't imagine the Hawk I have getting improved on, and there's only a handful of characters I would get more than one version of, but he still looks like a great figure. That's the thing with some of the characters in the One-A-Day thread... yeah, they don't seem all that interesting sometimes, but I know Classified would change that.
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Whenever I buy a figure I think - what story does this tell. This Hawk is not crazy impressive but what my brain immediately did was "what stories does Hawk have from before the Joes were launched? Who was he before he was responsible for all these lunatics and rejects?" Hence instant love for a very ordinary figure.
Damien said:
The crazier/more elaborate Joes are more impressive and interesting. But the simpler figures with less going on feel like they're more -fun- to me. Cartoon Breaker is a great example. I had more fun posing him around than I did with most other Joes besides maybe the Retro Viper. Straight forward, lower-detail, not much in the way of fiddly parts. Just fun. But yeah, fun in a way that doesn't leave you going 'this is the best figure they've done' - weirdly enough.
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Man, I'm so easy to make happy with a SIMPLE figure. The more I have to fight with it the less likely I'll enjoy it. Probably why I have too many Spider-Man figures - they're just color variants on a really nice, unassuming base body. It's funny, I was setting up a photo the other day and needed a comms guy and I totally reached for cartoon Breaker instead of Dial Tone because while I objectively think Dial Tone is a cooler figure, Breaker was just a lighter setup. All my favorite Classified are "this guy just looks cool holding a rifle dramatically."
 
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