Cheap repaint Joes?

MJTanner · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:03 pm

The green Shipwreck is all kinds of awesome and I really like the comic colors Cobra trooper.

turner · **Joined:** Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:04 pm

I am loving all these!

ThomasArmada23 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:35 pm

Green Shipwreck = base for Renegades Flint for me.

JBYRDD · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:03 pm

I also noticed that Family Dollar has UFC fighter figures similiar to WWE's Build-n-Brawl figures for $5.00 each, just in case if anybody was interested in those.

Pyre · **Joined:** Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:01 pm

diosoth wrote:

such as trying to shut down 3rd party companies rather than working with and/or hiring them/buying their molds

Never going to happen. The majority of those molds would need modifications in order to pass safety standards. Hasbro would be better off creating their own. Besides, even if they did, there's no guarantee that retailers would even want those toys. If Hasbro could sell constructicons like Hercules they would.

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Funny though how Hasbro insisted that new molds with less articulation cost less than reusing old molds... yet this line is 100% recycled old molds and it's for cheap stores.

The cost savings in these figures is due to very few paint apps and sparse accessories. This has been explained to us.

MobileBattleBunker · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:27 pm

I am super happy

I am getting an Updated SS and Shippy
T'gin-Zu
Either Dolphin, moondancer or Topson in that grey duke
two generic green base figures for Joes TBD
Great webbing off of both Snake Eyes'

J_Man · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:40 pm

Yep, cool stuff all around I'd say too. 2 cases of these figures and customizing skills would result in so many awesome figures!

night force cynic · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

I need one of each Storm Shadow and a blue Snake Eyes. Boy I hope these all show up somewhere near me.

diosoth · **Joined:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:20 pm

Pyre wrote:

diosoth wrote:

such as trying to shut down 3rd party companies rather than working with and/or hiring them/buying their molds

Never going to happen. The majority of those molds would need modifications in order to pass safety standards. Hasbro would be better off creating their own. Besides, even if they did, there's no guarantee that retailers would even want those toys. If Hasbro could sell constructicons like Hercules they would.

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Funny though how Hasbro insisted that new molds with less articulation cost less than reusing old molds... yet this line is 100% recycled old molds and it's for cheap stores.

The cost savings in these figures is due to very few paint apps and sparse accessories. This has been explained to us.

And I've explained I only believe about 40% of what Hasbro, Mattel, or any other company chooses to tell us. Unless you STILL believe that Hasbro when they say "it won't sell" and stuff like Zarana had to go to SDCC or not at all.

Kilcarr · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:03 pm

diosoth wrote:

Pyre wrote:

diosoth wrote:

such as trying to shut down 3rd party companies rather than working with and/or hiring them/buying their molds

Never going to happen. The majority of those molds would need modifications in order to pass safety standards. Hasbro would be better off creating their own. Besides, even if they did, there's no guarantee that retailers would even want those toys. If Hasbro could sell constructicons like Hercules they would.

Quote:

Funny though how Hasbro insisted that new molds with less articulation cost less than reusing old molds... yet this line is 100% recycled old molds and it's for cheap stores.

The cost savings in these figures is due to very few paint apps and sparse accessories. This has been explained to us.

And I've explained I only believe about 40% of what Hasbro, Mattel, or any other company chooses to tell us. Unless you STILL believe that Hasbro when they say "it won't sell" and stuff like Zarana had to go to SDCC or not at all.

Hey, why don't you both take a second and realize that neither of you know what Hasbro ACTUALLY does?

Back on topic, I'm down for pretty much all these repaints. I may get the blue Cobra Troopers instead of the black ones, though.

PaidLoad · **Joined:** Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:52 pm

Need vehicles to go with them though. Having a shipwreck w/ diving gear but no devilfish? :-|

Can't believe they didn't cast a new torso for snake eyes that at least filled in that awkward hole in the chest... or uh, just modify it.

Tanstoys · **Joined:** Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:02 am

wow More figures for others to try and get me, different variants, these will be better than most of the retaliation line I bet

Pyre · **Joined:** Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:01 pm

Kilcarr wrote:

Hey, why don't you both take a second and realize that neither of you know what Hasbro ACTUALLY does?

I've been around long enough to have heard what Hasbro has to say as well as what people who have worked with Hasbro have to say and it all supports my statements. It also makes far more logical sense than "Hasbro is stupid" or "Hasbro hates us" or such nonsense.

Greyryder · **Joined:** Sun May 25, 2008 9:59 pm

PaidLoad wrote:

Need vehicles to go with them though. Having a shipwreck w/ diving gear but no devilfish? :-|

Can't believe they didn't cast a new torso for snake eyes that at least filled in that awkward hole in the chest... or uh, just modify it.

How dare they cheap out, on the inexpensive line!

Wait....

Jay · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:03 am

Hard Master had the chesthole too and he was from a not-inexpensive 2-pack.

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