For me the issue is more that I don't only collect Joes. If I did, I wouldn't care what they got up to. But between HasLabs and MTOs, in a very short order I got a Sentinel, ordered a SnowCat, ordered an Arctic HISS, and ordered an Apocalypse. That's a lot of very large, expensive items in rapid succession from just ONE of the companies I collect product from, from just TWO properties I collect product from. That's what makes it stressful (for me).
Yeah. So far no regrets on Classified but I've skipped all the Marvel ones since Galactus (which I actively regret, I'll just never have a fucking place to put an action figure the size of a second-grader) and they haven't done anything for Star Wars that tempts me.
Don't get me re-angry about the Rancor debacle.
I collected the VAST majority of G.I. Joe stuff under the 25A/Modern Era/ROC/POC banners. And my guy.. that is the core memory that forces me to be smarter with collecting any 1:12 vehicles and dio pieces and stuff; the memory of how absolutely ridiculous it gets trying to display all that stuff, or even store it, is a daily reminder that 1:12 is even worse.
I'm still annoyed that they didn't make it so that both the Dragonfly and Rattler could be disassembled again for storage back in the box. Hell even just the tail sections should have been made to separate by maybe pushing a button that was disguised into the body because they are so unwieldy to both display and handle. Then you add in the idea of any kind of storage when not displayed and that goes out the window pretty quickly.
I got the original Sentinel and he mostly lives in his box still. Not even because I want to keep the box but because it's either that or I just move him around the house to protect him from the cats. Galactus is currently weaaring one of my hoodies and lying on a shelf in the studio to the cats don't eat his fingers.
The Dragonfly doesn't bug me as much, but the wings not locking into place so securely on the Rattler would've been a godsend. Put a release button on the bottom or something hidden in a panel. it's space/profile is fucked up by the wings more than anything, even when they fold up.
I'm trying to be less irresponsible with my buys, but if they had Zanya as a solo figure and not a deluxe with the scooter I would buy two and display her with both head options. I like her character design that much. But in this economy? The other Dreadnoks can walk to work.
