I got The FF 3 pack, Mouse 3 pack, flint, dark ninja and Cyber Ninja this weekend.

I like all but the cyber ninja. I'm a bit dissapointed in this figure all it is is a re use of the Neo Viper body with a new head. The rest are nice.
Im thinking of using the new flint and lady Jay as different Joes in my verse. They all have good fodder potentials the reuse of Snake eyes ans Storm Shadow have given ideas for other characters.

Any other observations with once you have the new stuff in hand vice when you see it in the store?

A lot of it isn't that great... After the initial toy boner of seeing new joes and buying them up, I realized they could have been a lot better.

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I can agree with that statement. Mostly I like the new heads on some i still need a Jinx and Gen Colton. I have a cast Bruce willis head in usign for a frank moses custom now but want a few more for a John McClain and other customs.
I did get my FSS figures today so it was a good weekend for Joe stuff.

I'm still awaiting my wave 2 case to arrive in the country.

I'm not crazy about the cyber ninja either, but for some reason I absolutely love mouse. he is by far my favorite figure of the retaliation line.

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I've passed on all the new Cobras except the Dark Ninja. And the best LJ I could find still had jacked up eyes (don't get me started on Derp Willis.) Mouse's head sculpt was great and made a terrific "teenaged Tim" JP custom, but the only other part of that fig I liked were the arms. Colton is a great base for Adventure Team customs from the neck down.

The only fig I've been really pleased with is v2 Rockblock. Might get one or two more for customs, but I'm actually glad that I won't really be stocking up on any of the rest for fodder.

I personally welcome the pending deth of teh line and the 5 POA figs that we're sure to see in the coming months. It'll make my transition to adulthood much smoother

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Adult hood Blasphemy say it aint soo Chief I don t want to grow up.......
I like Mouse as well nice figure.

He just needs a little work:
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I think the craziest part of getting these figures is how I seem to be the only one who enjoys them. These toys are a blast. Cyber Ninja is one of the coolest looking figures in a long time. Both new Fireflys are fantastic as well.

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Besides the initial ninjas 3 pack I've skipped the rest of the 3 packs. I've only liked 1 figure out of each of those sets. As Kilcarr pointed out, it isn't that the other figures are bad, they just aren't wow worthy enough for me to pull the trigger. If they were single packed figures I wouldn't even bother. Liking 3 out of 9 figures is a pretty bad ratio. That said I'd get the entire 2.5 Willis wave if I saw it. Still waiting for it to hit around here.

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For me, the Firefly pack was at least 2 of 3 I liked (agree the Storm Shadow was a waste/filler). But the red trooper is pretty sweet. I want more of him because I have about 3 different projects I see using him for.

At least 2 of the 3 Mouse pack I dig too (though the third figure slips my mind at the moment, or it might even be 3 of 3)

EDIT: Other thoughts - I might get chased by people with pitchforks and torches for saying so, but the limited articulation on Flint's lower legs is actually less annoying to me than the rocker ankle figures (at least the ones with no swivel to make them balance). Obviously, I prefer normal leg articulation, but given the choice between the two, I might not choose the extra artic.

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I've enjoyed a number of the figures I've got. I'm skipping Flint, and am on the fence about Battle Kata Roadblock, Lady Jaye, and that new Snake-Eyes with the brown shoulders. The two 3 packs were totally worth the price, though.

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I typically buy multi-packs if I like more than half of the figures, and the second wave of 3-packs has definitely fit that bill.

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I'm waiting to see a Dark Ninja, but I've been thrilled with the 3 pack Firefly. Now if BBTS would just ship my other 3 pack set I'd be happy!
I do think some characters so far are a bit of a step back from the highs of the Poc-Renegades line. I'm saving my limited lucre for Waves 3 & 4. I'm torn about getting the Wave 2 or 3 Roadblock figures.

To follow up on my earlier post, here are some random thoughts on the ones I've seen and/or bought.

Dark ninja (or whatever he's called): Awesome. Truly. And I'm not a ninja guy. If you don't believe how awesome it is, just check out Hypno's pic in the dio section. SOLD. I'm army-building them, and I don't know why!

Flint Tremendous headsculpt. I won't say what I'm using mine for until I get it done, but bravo, whether used for Comic Flint, movie Flint or any other custom. Torso and arms are a nice twist on the reactive armor from ROC and POC, and fits right in. Guilty of having the limited articulation in the lower legs, but not a deal breaker. The beret is the best scale beret I've seen from any source (with all due apologies to MJ).

Lady Jaye I'm hoping with a paint job, her face can be made to look more like the actress, but even if not, that head will have some versatile custom options in it. The body - to me - is painted in a way that makes it look much better than the Renegades Scarlett for which it was sculpted. And she includes a great assortment of weapons, that are cool and look great.

Colton Willis McClain, III I'm honestly not a big fan. For movie likeness, it seems like a poor choice of body, though for customs, it's alright, even if overdone. The head's primary flaw of ermagherd eyes can be fixed easy enough with painting, but I'm concerned that it's a bit too big of a noggin' to look good on the base figures I want to use it on. I'm thinking that if I had one of the old Slayer Willis heads, I might have passed on this one entirely, and I say that having really looked forward to him initially.

Roadblock v.2 This is the one Chief referenced, and it really is a gem. Unless you're using the figure for screen accuracy, do yourself a favor and take that bulky vest off of him. The sculpt underneath is one of the best 'big man' sculpts out there in this scale.

Movie Firefly Other than the head sculpt inspiring my planned Zombie-Guide line of action cop customs, there's not much to dig with this figure. I don't even want to think about how many coats of paint I'll need to hide that green coat.

Snake Eyes (wave 2.5?) The one with the brown shoulder pads that is. I won't ever use the figure AS Snake Eyes. Yet, it's one of the most fun sculpts in the line. This will be a very underrated figure when all is said and done, I believe. I've got something fun planned for the one I have.

Mouse Overall he's solid. I like the body for the most part, but something about that Trooper leg style doesn't work for me. It's probably the awkward ankle articulation. The headsculpt is nice, and allows for a pretty wide range of characters that a normal Joe head wouldn't.

Firefly (3-pack) You can pretty much just go with every review out there on this one. It's a great figure. I'm not a collector so much as a customizer, but this may go down as one of a very few figs which I hold onto without modifying. Assuming the aforementioned ZG line is a bust, that unmasked movie head will be paired with this figure, since the masked version clearly looks like the same person.

Red Trooper/Paratrooper (3-pack) Perhaps my surprise favorite of the line so far. I've got plans for multiples. Will my plans work out? Who knows. Oh, and I scrapped the chute right away and gave it to my son. It's the sculpt of the base figure that inspires me.

Alley-Viper I passed on him in the store, to be honest. I've heard since that it's a solid update on the previous version. but I have all the AV shields I think I need, and I'm not sure about the figure itself. Might grab one if they get re-stocked.

Cyber-Ninja/Tron cosplay With no offense intended to those who dig this, I actually kind of chuckled when I looked at him and put him back on the peg. WTF is a cyber ninja anyway? Does he hack into all my internet passwords all sneaky like? That question aside, it's just a weak looking figure. I saw nothing that would be added to my custom fodder library, and envisioned him taking a spot next to a dozen 25A Torpedos and ROC Stormshadows, wondering when they'd get their turn. Was about the only easy pass for me.


I'll add to the list as I remember the other figures I've bought from the line

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