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Just a heads-up that the latest "on the water" update from Diamond has an updated release date of June 19th for this set, which is usually pretty accurate once it shows up in that report.

Joe is very much a nostalgia property. Every time they try something new, it either reverts back to ARAH or if moves away from ARAH it dies. GI Joe 25th is a perfect example of this. It went from two single box sets to absolutely DOMINATING to the toy aisles for a few years, they moved away from ARAH and it quickly died off. Classified started as sort of a "modern take on Joe in 6 inch" with more military and sci-fi mixed in, but not necessarily classic designs. It did okay but stumbled a bit. As soon as they switched to straight up ARAH, it took off. You can pepper in SOME new stuff of course, but ARAH is what keeps it afloat. There are also big AT and even Super Joe fandoms out there as well. But there's nothing "new" with Joe that's connected with people in decades. I think the Joe MMs weren't as successful because a lot of issues with rollout and it was the same ol' stuff we usually see as the launch for Joe. The GI Joe Megos failed because they launched with SS and SE, which IMO is a mistake even though they are arguably the most popular Joe characters, Mego collectors didn't want those figures first. You're not going to get Joe fans to jump into a new format just cause of SS and SE, they have 800 versions of those guys. A new version of them doesn't excite them. From a business perspective it makes sense on the surface, but two seconds of digging under the hood you can see why it's a mistake. MMs issue was not so much character selection, though that was an issue, as it was not playing to the format's strengths. What was the #1 thing everyone here asked for? Army builders. That would have appealed to MM collectors and Joe collectors as opposed to another SS and CC. But that's been beat to death.

Howdy! Yes, you are spot on with the base for that figure! I used different arms with some cuffs instead of the O-Ren arms. I had considered Thunderbird from from wave 68, and even X-Force Warpath as an alternative. I thought it might look kinda shadowy. I also considered a Harada head for an unmasked look. Or trimming down a Daredevil mask, though that gets away from the Q part of QC. 😊 And the hairpiece I used is from the Walgreens Animated White Tiger. I really liked the shape of it.

I WANT ONE! But I don't have a 3D printer.......

I am trying to do a quick custom of Tomi Shishido Gorgon. I see you used O-Ren Ishii from Kill Bill as the base with a long black hairpiece. Did you end up using another head beside a Silver Samurai head colored red. I see that the rare Toys R Us Warpath has a red domino mask, like the one Gorgon wears. So do the Chronic Jay and Silent Bob figures. But they are rare and expensive. Do you or anyone else have any others ideas. Otherwise I was thinking Wave 68 Thunderbird's head.

I think the kaine looks accurate based off the art posted. The face and cleavage look like they should be a lighter blue. Plus, i think the cleavage is sexy too

The cloning process went really wrong with him.

Perhaps Zach could look into Kaine's cleavage as well ?

I think Kaine’s cleavage is sexy.

I'll look into whether we can update the paint on the Green Goblin figure, based on Scott McDaniel's testimony. No promises.

Thanks!

I see what you mean. It looks like the shading is inverse. Hard to see, but it's possible the ab/muscle definition lines (under the grey web details) are the right color of blue, but the way the actual character is shaded is opposite, meaning the dark blue is prominent and shaded with black, rather than the other way around.

He's wearing a costume, the patterning on his costume is based on the scars on his skin:

As i mentioned multiple things about Kaine, to clarify what i consider the actual "problem"

(decent series, btw)

I’d dump Saw for Krennec. He was in other things. We could still get him.

Andor the Disney Plus Show. but really… 7 Piece Boxset Rogue One: Star Wars Story Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor, K-2S0, Chirrut Imwe, Baze Malbus, Bodhi Rook the Pilot, and Saw Gerrera. personally I would sub out the Pilot for the Villain Ben Mendelson’s character Krennic.

This weeks episode was another bloody winner, IMHO. Spoilers for those who aren't up to date

These are gorgeous minimates! But! I kinda would like to see the new spiked forearms from Spider-Man 2099 used on Kaine. Not a deal breaker, though.

.....& now that the Minimate Goblin is intensely scrutinised for accuracy , I'm now looking at his non-clawed hands . It's still a beautiful looking 'mate.

Wow, that's awesome! I BARELY watched the show, but I always liked the ship.

I think they look great as well. I don't really know these characters but I'm really excited for these, not just because of the cool designs but because of the evolution of the brand/designs by making more dynamic figures and accessories (and the purple on the interior cape is not really visible in these pictures or in the display picture, sorry)

I personally think they look great. Looking at the reference, they seem on-model. Our Kaine has veins on his arms, legs and chest. Our Goblin has purple on the inside of his cape, not sure everyone can see that. If the outside is not SUPPOSED to be black, per interior artwork (I have just requested the GN), then it may very well be our mistake, but looking at the light source in the picture, I tend to trust Scott McDaniel in all things.

A I find the caption at the foot of the 'recolor' ironic ..." a lighter shade of green " . It would be impossible for me to be sure but from a printer's technical perspective the Key (black) is now 'blacker ' & the Magenta has been decreased. The result would be that all the red /purple shades would be different & all the dark areas would be darker . I accept that I might be wrong but it is simply far more reasonable for me to believe that I am right . So there you have it .....blame the printer ,everybody else does

not to belittle the subject as I have no idea who Kaine is, but, does this mean he's basically naked with a pink cape? If not, why would the deterioration of his skin be visible outside of his costume? Are they thick welts? Is his costume deteriorating too? Am I missing something? Sorry, just very curious.