G.I. Joe Classified Series

Looking at the price increase in a vacuum, sure it's been about two years and a bit since the last price hike. But that price hike seemed like a ripoff then, and this one even moreso now. Maybe it's because I have so many QC issues; if these guys were "perfect", I'd be buying almost everything. But I suppose I will take to the dark side, Youtube reviews, from now on. Like I wouldn't complain at all about Crystal Ball, Monkeywrench being $28. But it's a high price to army build or YOLO a wave not knowing if the accessories/figures are gummy, the arms can't lift to the side, etc.
 
Thankfully, anything I want to army build beyond a couple of figures has already been made in the line. I suppose some comic inspired Cobra Troopers would be tempting (with yellow harnesses and red face mask). All the specialist Vipers have a cap for numbers for more. Maybe 3 at the most, but I'm fine with a single one of each. Hell, they can essentially just be characters that way.

I've been good at avoiding most of the sub-team repaints, so that's at least some releases I can skip. Although, I'll be tempted by desert and arctic variations of existing figures/characters. I imagine most arctic versions will at least need new parts, ie jackets.
 
vicious said:
Looking at the price increase in a vacuum, sure it's been about two years and a bit since the last price hike. But that price hike seemed like a ripoff then, and this one even moreso now. Maybe it's because I have so many QC issues; if these guys were "perfect", I'd be buying almost everything. But I suppose I will take to the dark side, Youtube reviews, from now on. Like I wouldn't complain at all about Crystal Ball, Monkeywrench being $28. But it's a high price to army build or YOLO a wave not knowing if the accessories/figures are gummy, the arms can't lift to the side, etc.
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My current grievance is Flint. I haven't seen any others in hand, but the face printing on mine seems too bright and crisp. Every other recent figure I have there's like ... It's not weathering. Just how it's applied. It looks a little bit more realistic and detailed for the scale. Mercer and Sarge came out great. But Flint looks like an actual cartoon character.

I have seen this before and it turned out that the cartoony figure must have had like a double printing that made it pop.
 
Ashtalon said:
Thankfully, anything I want to army build beyond a couple of figures has already been made in the line
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Kinda same for me, but if they do female Vipers, I'm ready to go for five or six, depending on how they're released. Other than that, I think I'm going with each trooper etc being a specific character.

Ugh... Just thought of how to reconcile female CGs, so maybe I'll get two to go with my pair of fellas.
 
altcunningham said:
My current grievance is Flint. I haven't seen any others in hand, but the face printing on mine seems too bright and crisp. Every other recent figure I have there's like ... It's not weathering. Just how it's applied. It looks a little bit more realistic and detailed for the scale. Mercer and Sarge came out great. But Flint looks like an actual cartoon character.

I have seen this before and it turned out that the cartoony figure must have had like a double printing that made it pop.
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Is it like the faces in Crazylegs and Ripcord that came with the Dragonfly?
 
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