G.I. Joe Classified Series

Ru1977 said:
Of the ones you mentioned, Spearhead would be the lowest rank. I think corporal is the lowest rank for any Joes as you have to be at least E-4 to join, though I think it was Ambush who is the only private.
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He's Army, so Corporal is E-4, but an NCO and expected to lead and mentor. The pay grade is the same as an E-4 Specialist. Every unit I have been in used it as a bridge to Sergeant.

I think nowadays you have to do Basic Leader Courses to earn the rank, and in fact some were bounced to Specialist until the completion of the course. Patrick Tillman was also retroactively promoted to keep up the Leader mythos he had going, though I think he's really lost to the mists of time.
 
Well I meant to be in the GI Joe unit, one has to be at least E-4. I think Hama wanted it that way but there's a LOT of E-4s because he didn't want GI Joe to be too top heavy.
 
Ru1977 said:
Right, like the Grim Viper.
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Who, ironically, is my most anticipated figure in the upcoming wave. Total kitbash, but AWESOME. “Range-Viper, but taken seriously as a jungle/wilderness guy also on steroids, with even scarier mask deco”. Mmmmm gimme.
 
Agreed on Range Viper but plus all that. Some guys, I'll take in the blue. This guy looks serious as a jungle guy with a scary face.
Also I like how the camo on his arms isn't painted all the way around. That's kinda cool too.
 
Ru1977 said:
I'll take in the blue
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Don’t get me wrong!! OG Rangey is epic and I love the colors. But yeah, Grimmy looks like almost a real-world horror: I could totally see some psycho who wants to be Jason Vorhees with a machine gun getting dressed up like this and going apeshit.
 
I'm not a lover of Tiger Force. So much garishness, which obviously appeals to you guys who were into the later years of RAH. That said, I do have some of the Classified Tiger Force, but I stopped getting them when the Roadblock 2pk came out. Skipped the Ferret repaint too. Just one arbitrary line in the sand to keep me from being a completist.

However...if they repaint the Dragonfly and release it as the Tigerfly...I may have to get it. The boldness works for it. But then I'll want the Tiger Force repaint of the Fans Hobby Sky Hawk, but it goes for too much money on the aftermarket. Was a JoeCon exclusive. Wasn't even aware of it. Not that I would have ordered one when it came out, but I do love the Sky Hawk and the Fans Hobby version is great.

I can understand the slowdown for Tiger Force figures. They kind of caught up to RAH one for the characters who already have figures. And they probably just want to let the theme rest a bit. Now that Lifeline is coming out, I can see them eventually making a Tiger Force version of him. And Frostbite. A TF Snake-Eyes also seems like a real possibility. Hell, a Tiger Force Snake-Eyes packed with Timber in tiger stripes would be so hilariously stupid, I'd have to buy it.
 
AceofKnaves said:
It would be pretty funny if they did a bunch of those 2000s Viper repaints that had the BAT legs instead of Viper legs, and actually used the Classified BAT legs.
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These guys? I doubt I would get all, but definitely would grab most.

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I would also like some released with varying body types. Give us a big fucker with the Big Boa body or something!

Also would be into the severe weather specialists they did, like the heavy weapons viper.
 
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