Comments on: SDCC 2024: Thursday Hasbro Press Breakfast and G.I. Joe Panel https://thefwoosh.com/2024/07/sdcc-2024-thursday-hasbro-press-breakfast-and-g-i-joe-panel/ Your Home for Toy News and Action Figure Discussion! Sat, 27 Jul 2024 19:14:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Jason Maust https://thefwoosh.com/2024/07/sdcc-2024-thursday-hasbro-press-breakfast-and-g-i-joe-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-182233 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 19:14:10 +0000 https://thefwoosh.com/?p=272380#comment-182233 In reply to Skyler.

Yes, once I saw additional pics, I noticed the ascot was there…however, it's like a faint baby/sky blue color and not that bright royal blue of the original.

Like most Haslabs, I'll make a last-minute decision on purchase. My main sticking point is "do I want something that big when it's still not a great scale". There is one promo pic of Wild Weasel in the cockpit with the camera in tight on the front and you can tell he just BARELY fits in that thing. He's going to be wearing it like tube top.

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By: Eric Marshall https://thefwoosh.com/2024/07/sdcc-2024-thursday-hasbro-press-breakfast-and-g-i-joe-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-182209 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 15:25:04 +0000 https://thefwoosh.com/?p=272380#comment-182209 I did not expect Raptor so soon! I hope they get to Crystal Ball very soon then, I always made them work together because I got them at the same time as a kid. Also I really want Iron Grenadier Destro (WITH his Despoiler), Vultar, Darklon, Overlord, and Xanzibar (with their vehicles but I'll take them without). Glad that Zandar is finally on his way, so we still need Monkeywrench and Thrasher with his Thunder Machine (a Haslab project if ever there was one). Personally I’d also like a Buzzer with the glasses molded to his head—the accessory will NOT stay on and his exposed eyes are so…IDK, ken-doll-ish? Also they’re doing another Dr. Mindbender! Please print the cobra seal on the back of his cape this time!! Also when is the more vintage-accurate Baroness getting released? Is her variant in the Rattler Haslab the reason? That's still not really her vintage look. All they gotta do is repaint the version from the three pack with the Crimson Guard commanders. It's fine as is, but Baroness in red is Chameleon. As always, I’m wanting Pythona and Billy Kessler as my pipe dream. Also Hard Master and a proper vintage Jinx.

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By: Skyler https://thefwoosh.com/2024/07/sdcc-2024-thursday-hasbro-press-breakfast-and-g-i-joe-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-182245 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 15:20:09 +0000 https://thefwoosh.com/?p=272380#comment-182245 In reply to Jason Maust.

My biggest gripe, despite how great she looks, is that this is Baroness #5 (and I do already have 1–4) when it could've been anyone else, a generic airwoman or Raven or maybe a Cobra ground control guy with the batons to signal for takeoffs and landings, etc. A pilot Baroness could've easily been a single release, or a pack-in with a smaller aircraft that hits online retailers like the Vamp and Stinger. A fourth figure would've really sweetened the deal as far that goes, but I am somewhat optimistic that Hasbro will add something else in in the final days of the project.

Weasel is my all-time favorite character so I was never going to display him inside the cockpit, he's going on the main shelf next to Storm Shadow and Bludd, though I do get what you mean about the cockpit looking small. Pilot Baroness would look less awkward scale-wise for sure.

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By: Jason Maust https://thefwoosh.com/2024/07/sdcc-2024-thursday-hasbro-press-breakfast-and-g-i-joe-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-182236 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 12:18:03 +0000 https://thefwoosh.com/?p=272380#comment-182236 In reply to Eric Marshall.

For Buzzer, I made some aviators and 3D printed them and just glued them on. Looks a lot better. I actually sell the aviators, a proper chainsaw gun I designed, and a magnetically attached fuel can/pack on my Etsy store. Look for titansmaker if you are interested. The trick to the aviators is to use a pen with chrome paint (like one sold by Molatow) and make them reflective.

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By: Skyler https://thefwoosh.com/2024/07/sdcc-2024-thursday-hasbro-press-breakfast-and-g-i-joe-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-182175 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 07:20:25 +0000 https://thefwoosh.com/?p=272380#comment-182175 In reply to Jason Maust.

The Rattler funded in under 24 hours, much like the past two Joe Haslabs, I don't think we need to worry about getting to Baroness. But I do think Hasbro might start to when this thing is at like 22 or 23,000 buys with a week left on the countdown and they start considering how they maybe should've included a fourth figure so it could match the Dragonfly or the HISS numbers.

That might be when we get a hasty generic female Cobra pilot using the Valkyrie buck or something along those lines. Also, Weasel does have his ascot. Check the promo pics.

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By: Skyler https://thefwoosh.com/2024/07/sdcc-2024-thursday-hasbro-press-breakfast-and-g-i-joe-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-182176 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:20:25 +0000 https://thefwoosh.com/?p=272380#comment-182176 In reply to Jason Maust.

The Rattler funded in under 24 hours, much like the past two Joe Haslabs, I don't think we need to worry about getting to Baroness. But I do think Hasbro might start to when this thing is at like 22 or 23,000 buys with a week left on the countdown and they start considering how they maybe should've included a fourth figure so it could match the Dragonfly or the HISS numbers.

That might be when we get a hasty generic female Cobra pilot using the Valkyrie buck or something along those lines.

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By: Jason Maust https://thefwoosh.com/2024/07/sdcc-2024-thursday-hasbro-press-breakfast-and-g-i-joe-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-182061 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:31:44 +0000 https://thefwoosh.com/?p=272380#comment-182061 My Joe thoughts:
-For those who haven't looked, check out some close up shots of the Dragonfly…the stickers look terrible. Now, maybe they shipped it after the stickers were applied in a hot shipping container and they peeled, but if that's what we are getting…ughhh…
-Road Pig looks like he comes from an Animated Series line (soft, non-human details). He just doesn't look like any of the other figures in the line. It's hard to describe but impossible not to notice.
-Might as well get my many thoughts on the Rattler out:
+I always said there is NO WAY they will make a 1/12th scale Rattler for under $500…AND I WAS RIGHT. This thing is more like 1/15th scale. I am shocked Wild Weasel's feet don't stick out the front of the nose. Now, I know the defense will be that the original wasn't a correct 1/18th scale either…but the original wasn't $325.
+Wild Weasel, one of the greatest designs of all the Cobra characters, is very meh. The figure is mostly great but they chose to skip the blue ascot. That is the thing that elevated the original. It gave him a regal look. Made you think he was a cousin of the Red Baron. It added nobility and honor to the design. This…this is just a guy in a red flight suit. The helmet is also too much like the other flight helmets. Doesn't feel unique. Maybe once you play with the different combos you'll get that original look…but not sure.
+Baroness figure, yeah that's pretty great…but what if we don't unlock her…what if we only get to the PATCHES!!! I can't wait to display those patches on the inside of my kitchen island drawer next to the Allen wrenches that I forgot what thing they came with.
-Not all bad, the HALO jumper is really awesome looking. Hopefully Amazon will have them severely discounted like they did with the SEALs. The sniper isn't perfect but is probably worth picking up.
-I think the Brigade vs Twilight pack is really neat looking. I can't wait for 6PM to not buy it because they are sold out!
-Raptor looks really great. Like a devastating and dangerous and dangerous villain…but I like the memes about how lame he is. He's almost too cool looking.

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By: Curt D. https://thefwoosh.com/2024/07/sdcc-2024-thursday-hasbro-press-breakfast-and-g-i-joe-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-182050 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 07:10:02 +0000 https://thefwoosh.com/?p=272380#comment-182050 Love Roadpig, apparently some are down on the head, I think it works for his personalities. Zandar looks amazing. I wish H would make a Dreadnok vehicle (besides the obviou Thundermachine) a bike, repainting wwe cycles is a pain. Loving their Noks, Monkeywrench is next I hope.

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