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3 hours ago, Chooch said:

If we do New Warriors I'd prefer not to go with Civil War looks.  It was their low point as a team and felt like a real disservice.  I'd prefer their early looks.  Nova's second look was more or less a back to basics we already have so you could get away with Night Thrasher, Namorita, Marvel Boy/Justice, and Speedball.  Fifth could be Firestar - although her existing 'mate isn't far off.  If not her, then Silhouette or Rage.  Animal companion could be Niels.

For Thunderbolts I'd again want original looks.  Citizen V, Mach-1, Techno, Meteorite, Atlas.  Maybe swap Jolt in for Atlas if we can get a vinimate of him enlarged.  No clear animal/small choice - maybe that flying V hoverboard they all stood on in the first issue?  Hard to believe we got the whole Osborn team, but not the originals.

I hear you for the most part, but... compromise. Chimera or however they spelled it Namorita? OG Namorita was just 'water elf in Mera's bathing suit.'

I cannot wait for this set... and it will suck buying three more Foot Soldiers, but ready to replace my April and Beebop and Foots... Feet? IDK.

13 minutes ago, DSTZach said:

Apparently, my phone is a DC fan.

I mean, if you guys could ever restart those...

Updated Harley Quinn ( jacket, hot pants,white skin like in cartoon and comics)

Batgirl of Burnside

Damian Wayne

Poisom Ivy

Batman Who Laughs

Jon Kent

Beast Boy

Terra

Metallo

Batwing

Donna Troy

Max Lord

Cassie Sandsmark

Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes

Crush

Updated Darkseid

Updated Catwoman

YOU GOT OPTIONS!!!

2 minutes ago, DSTZach said:

I've been pushing for New Warriors for a while. And I'm not even a big fan, I think I owned #1, I just like their team looks -- Nova, Namorita, Night Thrasher, Firestar, Justice, Speedball. Although I think we waited too long, it would need to be five. (DItto Thunderbolts.)

DD set goes up for pre-order on August 25.

New Warriors- Speedball, Night Thrasher, Justice, Namorita

Thubderbolts, who would you try? Maybe a new Moonstone?

Really hoping for sets 3 and 4.

Flint. Lady Jaye. Zartan. Firefly. Serpentor. Tunnel Rat. Spirit. So many amazing characters you could roll out for this line.

But man. A troop builder pack. It screams to me.

On 8/7/2023 at 10:09 AM, rman1115 said:

While I am bummed we lost Echo from the set, I am happy that we will get her slotted in soon!  Maybe a New Avengers set from after Civil War?  Might be the chance to get a classic costume Iron Fist and updated Dr Strange as well?  The Ronin suit could work for her or an added Hawkeye head!  I am pretty excited to see where she lands!

I'll take a Civil War New Warriors set.

Namora, Speedball, Nitro, Night Thrasher.

I'm still guessing Hunted. Krave Spidey Rhino Rabbit Lizard.

https://www.spidermancrawlspace.com/2019/11/the-10-best-spider-man-stories-of-the-2010s/

Maybe Hunt or Death of?

On 7/27/2023 at 8:27 AM, DSTZach said:

2000s. 

If this gets us Lady Bullseye or, better yet, Lady Deathstrike II, I'll be in a much better place.

On 7/25/2023 at 9:37 AM, DSTZach said:

I hope you can get her cheap!

Appreciated. But even if I spend $20 bucks on her, alone, rather do that than $40 for characters I already have and without parts I need. D-Man Daredevil is the only potential oddity, but even with Captain America being my literal favorite Marvel hero, I can't justify the purchase with GI Joe Classifieds and vacation.

7 hours ago, DSTZach said:

We did not cut Echo because she was a female and/or indigenous. We dropped her because she was expensive, lots of tooling and lots of tampo. Lots of extra parts so she could turn into Ronin. If we're going to lower the price of Marvel packs to satisfy complaints, we need to cut costs.

She will be released eventually, just not in this set. 

Daredevil will come with a D-Man mask, hopefully that counts for some people. 

As long as I get an Echo eventually, I'll be less bothered. But politely, this set lost me as a first run buyer. I'll just get Mary secondhand. I have no interest in DD Elektra, yellow DD, black Kingpin, or new costume Bullseye.

For the sake of the line, I hope others buy it. It just is not going to be me.

14 hours ago, WeaponX said:

Super disappointed in losing Echo in this set. Kingpin was my choice to drop without a doubt.

Agreed. Agreed a dozen and a half times.

Echo feels like an important addition to this thread, now.

15 hours ago, thereasonsy said:

Completely understandable… but… maybe a 5 pack of Cobra soldiers then? Maybe a BAT, a Crimson Guard, a techo viper, a tele-viper, and Eel viper?!? 🙏

https://www.tumblr.com/fereality-indy/633137783084597249/top-ten-gi-joe-troop-builders-i-want-for-my

 

 

Broseph, WHAT? Viper, Trooper (with female alt torso and head), BAT, and Crimson Guard four pack. If they want to do a five pack, then maybe add Major Bludd or a named villain to the set, because otherwise it is a toss up, then, of Eel, Snow Serpent, Range Viper or Tele-Viper.

20 minutes ago, Chigarillo said:

Just a baffling, baffling decision. DST just can't get out of their own way lately...

Can we get build a figures and two packs back? Cause these monkey's paw boxsets ain't it.

No villains for Power Rangers.

No troop builders for GI Joe.

GI Joe Adventure Team instead of Flint, Zartan, Lady Jaye, Firefly, Stalker, Major Bludd, etc, to bring out a slew of characters already mostly forgotten by the 80s.

Removing the new, diverse character from a box set *around the time of her own upcoming show.*

AEW minimate ring, not with AEW champion MJF, or Sting, or Darby Allin, or Keith Lee, or PAC, or any other wrestler, but a commentator; at least add alternative Tony Schiovane, Jim Ross and Tazz parts...

Seriously, I'm a fan but as a fan, I have to wonder, WTF.

41 minutes ago, Swarm198 said:

So they dropped a new, popular character that was just introduced to the MCU and will have their own show on Disney+ around the time the set hits stores. Also a character that hasn’t really been released in other toy lines and was featured in the mainline Avengers comic not too long ago. Also, also an indigenous, female character, which every toy line is lacking… 

Alright then.

This is my thinking. This and Adventure Team over troop builders for Joe are the kinds of decisions that just feel baffling and flying in the face of good forward thinking of a line.

1 hour ago, thereasonsy said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu8BJ0FP_ka/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

From a buy to a pass.

Man... Mary and Echo were enough to make me buy DD and Bulls, but if we lost Echo, I'll buy Mary secondhand and shrug off the rest, just as I would have Echo without Mary.

This set could have been a must buy for those two girls; now it's one out of four and thus mostly a skip for me.

Sucks to see. Hope others are happy.

3 hours ago, thereasonsy said:

They showed we lost Echo

We lost Echo from the Daredevil box set?!?!

.... well, there goes my purchase. Man, this has me pretty miffed. Whatever. I'll buy Mary from a secondhand and not deal with the set. That tanks my interest in the multiple orders I had planned.

Anything Minimates in any cases or booths at SDCC?

I'd get no sleep. I'd be too busy begging for custom commissions.

Fourtheded.

3 hours ago, Strider said:

100% agree that troopers are needed. They could probably do a 4 or 5 pack with just the Cobra trooper. It could be 3-4 troopers and one officer. Do as much reuse between the troopers as possible to keep the cost as low as possible. If they can put out a troop builder set like that I m ow I would be buying as many of them as I could.

I actually think a set with a Cobra Trooper, a Viper, a Crimson Guard and a BAT, with swappable female chests for the trooper and the CG is the way to go; this forces collectors to buy multiple.

22 hours ago, DSTZach said:

While the animated items have been no problem, including our Venger diorama, getting traditional D&D items approved has been more difficult. I think if the approvals were going better, you would have seen Gallery Dioramas by now, and Minimates might have been possible. As it stands I would not count on it. 

So what, if anything, can we hope for?

Man I am just... really, really hoping for sets 3 and 4. Flint, Zartan, Lady Jaye, Firefly, there are so danged many different characters who would look great as 'mates.

AND.

A DOGDANGED.

TROOP.

BUILDER.

PACK.