Earlier this year, I came to the conclusion (after waffling back and forth for literally months.) that I wanted the G.I.Joe collabs. All of them. Which was cemented into reality because BBTS was running half off on the megatron hiss tank. I wound up getting the hiss tank and striker for about 30 bucks less than if I was able to get them from a canadian site... which I wasn't.
Anywho!
First off: the box cover is fantastic. Straight outta the 80's. Nostalgia enough to bring back memories of getting joes at christmas and trading with my brother. Love the box, shame most of it is going into the recycling.
The figure itself is surprisingly heavy, surprisingly flimsy. I get why, but I was kinda shocked. The quality, especially over the last few years, is usually quite a bit higher than this. But I get it. It's a voyager scale figure with a pack into toy of a basic or deluxe (at most!) scaled character. The detailing is pretty simply, but... not inappropriate. I love the head mold, which is gorgeous and well rendered.
It is missing some quality of life features that we've all grown used to, like articulated ankles, but otherwise the articulation is fairly good. It has a tab to hold at the waist, but mine is very hesistant to hold. The giant offroad wheels kinda dominate the robot mode, and the roll cage is just loose hanging kibble hovering off his back.
Functionally, its a playset for the included G.I.Joe figure packed in... and I don't hate it. I mean, I wouldn't have bought it if suspected I was going to hate it. I am loving the mostly right scale between bot and human.
Looking forward to opening the hiss tank, and getting the other two figures in the line in a few months.
Oh hey! When did they start to include stands with the G.I.joe figures?
Anywho!
First off: the box cover is fantastic. Straight outta the 80's. Nostalgia enough to bring back memories of getting joes at christmas and trading with my brother. Love the box, shame most of it is going into the recycling.
The figure itself is surprisingly heavy, surprisingly flimsy. I get why, but I was kinda shocked. The quality, especially over the last few years, is usually quite a bit higher than this. But I get it. It's a voyager scale figure with a pack into toy of a basic or deluxe (at most!) scaled character. The detailing is pretty simply, but... not inappropriate. I love the head mold, which is gorgeous and well rendered.
It is missing some quality of life features that we've all grown used to, like articulated ankles, but otherwise the articulation is fairly good. It has a tab to hold at the waist, but mine is very hesistant to hold. The giant offroad wheels kinda dominate the robot mode, and the roll cage is just loose hanging kibble hovering off his back.
Functionally, its a playset for the included G.I.Joe figure packed in... and I don't hate it. I mean, I wouldn't have bought it if suspected I was going to hate it. I am loving the mostly right scale between bot and human.
Looking forward to opening the hiss tank, and getting the other two figures in the line in a few months.
Oh hey! When did they start to include stands with the G.I.joe figures?
