G.I. Joe Classified Series: The Chatty Pointless Thread & Performance Art

PantherCult said:
So... I have to be honest guys... I've given up on this thread. With Ru and Damien posting so prolifically, every time i look this thread has grown by like six pages. I don't have the time to keep up so I just don't click into the thread. I still love you all but... I'm crying uncle.
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Genuinely, that's a bummer.

I'd suggest a new thread JUST for news/sightings/shipping announcements, but it may end up being another derailment bonanza.
 
PantherCult said:
I'm not suggesting anyone change anything... just explaining my absence. Derailment is the entire fun 😁
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I appreciate that... Derailment, and fun, sometimes nostalgic discussions that are allowed to naturally run their course are really wonderful and a great way for us to all get to know each other better. And I really feel the personal stories on why this figure meant so much etc, those are an essential part of the thread. At the same time, I do get its a pain in the ass to come into a thread and see a shitload of discussion you may not be in the mood for, especially if you just want to see if anything new has been announced or what have you.

One thing we could do IS have a thread just for news and announcements, con stuff, and that's IT, but we just discuss it and every other damn thing in this thread?
 
Hahahaha *I* can barely keep up in this thread!!
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Also I want to take this time to say that damn, man, the Retro BAT is just so great! Literally can’t put them down, I’m sitting in my car before a workout right now and I’ve got one right here and can’t stop fiddling with it. The bright bright yellow is such a great contrast, and I’ll say it: I’ve always liked the red faceplate better, it just differentiates the BATs more from their 86 litter-mate Vipers and also from Cobra Commander and the bajillion other “silver face plate” guys and reminds me that these are murderbots (by the way Murderbot is a great show and you should watch it!). I think BATs were my first murderbot toys as a kid, and this feels like the ultimate expression of that. I am beyond ready for v2 and beyond (make the Valor v Venom antennae-head, bike shorts-wearing ones, you cowards!!!!) as well as Overkill(s) and all the rest, but this Retro is just fucking wonderful.
 
Just don't fiddle with that BAT while driving. We already have enough issues on the road.

I keep wanting to try the Murderbot show, especially after my mom's detailed ravings about the book.
 
Ru1977 said:
Just don't fiddle with that BAT while driving
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Oh of course not, I *definitely* wasn’t making the BAT fight Werewolf by Night on my steering wheel while driving to the park. That would just be nuts, so inappropriate.




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I'm torn on the new BAT. The painted arms and weapons are a clear upgrade. But after being spoiled with the Arctic BAT who mixed things up with a cool extra head, a chainsaw arm, and more, going back to a repaint of a 2022 release isn't exciting. And boy have these legs been used like crazy in those three years. I'm having some serious parts fatigue with these legs.

Maybe he needs a friend, another Retro BAT so I can display him in both damaged and non-damaged looks. That would make me more happy, right?
 
PantherCult said:
So... I have to be honest guys... I've given up on this thread. With Ru and Damien posting so prolifically, every time i look this thread has grown by like six pages. I don't have the time to keep up so I just don't click into the thread. I still love you all but... I'm crying uncle.
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Oh, you don't have to "catch up". It's just been more dick jokes since the last time you checked.
AceofKnaves said:
Oh of course not, I *definitely* wasn’t making the BAT fight Werewolf by Night on my steering wheel while driving to the park. That would just be nuts, so inappropriate.




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They totally look like they are having a dance-off!
 
Yeah, I went all in on BATs during the 4" days, there were only a few I missed but I've already been far more selective this time round. I don't think Crimson or IG versions should be a thing so skipped them, and this Retro version just isn't interesting enough to me. How about doing the Jungle version instead, guys? The POC one looked ace all camo'd up.

And yeah, I feel like we must get Overkill this year.
 
Need the Jungle BAT so badly! He's possibly the best one. And lol I had forgotten IG BATs even existed. Crimson BATs though...they're still my favorite. Boring, but I love the small text on the chest plates and just the simple design, especially when kitbashed with Arctic BAT's extra parts.
 
Just so it's clear, I edited my post to say they're even cooler with Arctic BAT parts before I read your comment Ace! That is the coolest look for sure.
 
It's funny, this thread is so busy I'm not keeping up in OTHER threads. I do feel bad if we're being too mouthy to give other people room to breathe though. (Same reason I feel bad posting often in the head canon thread, I don't like draining all the energy in the room by not shutting up.)

Damien said:
Did Poe never get a figure with a proper likeness? I know the first figures were awful, but I thought they did re-issues or something with all the updated face-printing tech?
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Honestly, a good version of him as Poe is the last sequel figure I really want or need. They just NEVER did him justice. (Boyega deserves a better one too but the Poe figures are offensively bad.)
Ru1977 said:
Amazon shipped my Grim Viper and Mainframe
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Mine are somewhere in a truck in my city right now and I'm watching the app like my dog watches cheese about to be dropped.
 
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