http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode=album&album=09_Toy_Fair%2FHasbro%2FGI+Joe%2FClassic+7+Pack

WOOOOOOT!

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Yeah, I just saw this myself- don't know if they posted it in the Toy Fair thread or not, but I'm pretty jazzed about most of these guys.

And since there's finally a Mindbender, we can stop listening to Sputnik [LASER BLAST] every time a new wave comes out

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Pfft. WHAT new waves? The 25th line is kaput, yo. That movie stuff is of little use to me, brother. Besides, I expect maybe 3 waves of movie stuff, possibly 4 of movie stuff.

7 packs are gold, but since I expect this thread to get merged or something, I already voiced my opinion on them.

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anybody see a date on those 7 packs

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I want those Night Creepers. I want only those Night Creepers. I will trade all of the other figures for Night Creepers.

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Okay, there's Zap. Does that pretty much complete the "Original 13" in this style now?

Definitely some unexpected faces in here. I like the "clean" BAT. I'm impressed that Hit & Run was brought in, but I'd have to say one of the last people I expected to see brought into this style is -- CHUCKLES!?

The picture of him looks a little dark on my monitor. Can someone tell me, just out of curiosity, if he's wearing his usual Hawaiian-style flowered shirt?

These figures probably are the last of the pre-movie figures. It almost comes across as "who do we really need to get out at the tail end of it here?" From that standpoint, most of the choices make sense.

Wow. The Joe 7-pack is awesome. Usually, especially with Joes, there's at least some figure I don't want out of the multipacks. But this one, I'm liking every figure. I can't wait for this one.

Nice,can't wait to get my rat claws on these.

Yeah Chuckles is wearing his Hawaii style shirt

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Not buying these. Out of 14 figures, there's only three I want. Guess I'll just make my own.

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Well Chuckle's shirt isn't quite the same. They went for a darker blue and palm tree leaves all over it. I like it better that the original.

I assume "Altitude" is due to the screwed up movie "Ripcord". But I can't wait to see all these guys all outfited up. Range Viper with the helmet, Recondo's hat, etc. They all look good to me. I think it hits a perfect mix of characters that anyone wanting just 1 or 2 could easily sell or trade off the rest. I want them all though.

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I'll probably pick up five of the Cobra pack to build squads of Alley Vipers, Range Vipers and Strato-Vipers (actually, I'll only need two of those).

I'vee got plenty of Bats and no interest in Night Creepers, so those will end up trade fodder along with the Bats, extra Stratos and all but one of the Mindbenders (who looks great).

Of the Joes, the only ones I like the looks of at this point are Recondo and Wet Suit, and those are pending what their euipment looks like. Outback has a weird gangly look to him and I'm not at all a fan of the rolled up sleeves and vest. Head looks okay, I suppose. Hit and Run really doesn't do much for me. Feels very cobbled together. Chuckles, too. Might just be the gloves on the latter, or it might be the very dark shirt and general departure from his traditional color pallette. Rip Cord (Altitude) could be saved by his accessories, but the figure itself isn't doing much for me. And Zap is just kind of sad. He's got those awful lower legs and what appear to be new uppers (ensuring, along with his recycled Snake Eyes arms, that he won't match the look of Short Fuze or Grunt and will add yet another layer of dissonance to the very short shrifted original 13 in 25th form).

Don't get me wrong...crazy glad they;re doing this at all. But the results on the Joe side are largely disappointing to me, personally.

Same here, the cobra pack is the only thing today that has gotten my attention, and I am fighting army building of late so that is pretty signifigant.

I will take any and all Night Creepers you're willing to sell/trade. So, keep me in mind n'stuff.

And yeah, the gear is gonna make or break Recondo and Ripcord for me. I'm not totally sold on Chuckles, but I'm not into the character enough to make my own, so this'll do, though I really loathe that Spirit hand. Hopefully there'll be a bare armed SW or Marvel U figure this year with a matching skintone, so I can give him his proper bare hands. If Wetsuit doesn't have his classic helmet, I'll be disappointed, bad enough I'm going to have to swap his arms out too. . I'm not sure what to make of Zap, dunno why he seems to have an all new torso and upper legs when they could have easily used the existing Snake-Eyes torso.Unless they put him together using an older mockup figure from earlier in the 25th lines development. I'm most curious to see the final version of him, and he'd better get his moustache, I don't care if the original figure didn't have it, his card art sure did.

I have no interest in Alley Vipers, Range Vipers, or Strato Vipers but want Night Creepers like crazy. We should deal.

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