Charged for my Bubbles, no movement yet.
Snow Serpent and Tunnel Rat are “processing soon” at BBTS, as well.
It’s seriously wild to think that just in the space of a couple months, the classic Cobra ranks have/will have just exploded! Eels, Snow Serpents, female versions of classic Officers and Troopers, Tele-Vipers AND Trubble-Bubbles, not to mention the HISS and its crew . . . just a massive amount of absolutely core ARAH troops, and that’s not even counting the named guys like Copperhead, Scrap-Iron, classic Firefly . . . That is a hell of a lot of really essential stuff all at once.
Trouble Bubbles shipping soon (payment processed). Tunnel Rat processing soon at BBTS.
Opened my Valkryies. Good set. I'm indifferent on the yellow straps. I think a figure with them would look even better with a red facemask. I think that's how the comic Cobra Troopers were in the 25th line (ala Scarface). I like the touch of color a red facemask brings to an overall blue figure. All said, I'll probably get a 2nd Valkryies set once they become available again.
Charged for my Bubbles, no movement yet.
Snow Serpent and Tunnel Rat are “processing soon” at BBTS, as well.
It’s seriously wild to think that just in the space of a couple months, the classic Cobra ranks have/will have just exploded! Eels, Snow Serpents, female versions of classic Officers and Troopers, Tele-Vipers AND Trubble-Bubbles, not to mention the HISS and its crew . . . just a massive amount of absolutely core ARAH troops, and that’s not even counting the named guys like Copperhead, Scrap-Iron, classic Firefly . . . That is a hell of a lot of really essential stuff all at once.
its crazy how much is hitting. I have something coming almost every week till the beginning of October. I was looking at my list figuring out what to cut. Fire team is out. I have enough Troopers and Vipers and I am not a fan of the blue effects pieces. Theirs nothing really unique to the set. Like you said a lot of essential troopers but most of them are exclusive which leads to bigger fomo and not wanting to wait to see if I can get them down the road.
In the Joe line I've missed out on Serpentor, Mindbender, and Valkyries. I'm sensing a pattern.
And now Snow Job is shipping from Pulse soon.
Like everyone else I got my Trubble Bubble and Snow Job payment notices from Pulse. Snow Serpent just landed in my BBTS Pile of Loot. Also found a Retro CG at WM.
It's raining GI Joe mans! Hallelujah!
I saw on IG and ToyNewsI someone has Shadow Tracker in hand, did they ever say how he was going to be released or did they just show the render?
Wow... that looks nice. As far as I know we have only ever seen a digital render for that figure and didn't know what number it would be. Can't wait to order at least one of those.
I think it's assumed Shadow Tracker will be via WM.
Snow Job processing soon.
Late returning here, but I echo the sentiments about this line. ARAH was a huge fave of mine as a kid, up thru probably '88. Getting Torpedo and Copperhead a few weeks back was like some kind of dream. Just the peak of nostalgia combined with toy collector joy.
Just got my Valkyries, Trubble Bubbles inbound. Had to take a break from catching up here and PO the Steel Brigade set and Crimson Viper. Then I checked my WalMart preorders -- had totally forgotten about Shooter, Mole Rats, and Crimson Alley Viper!
In other news, I will be signing my house over to Hasbro later this month....
Hopefully you have Big Ben and Range Viper PO'd somewhere, too!
Indeed I do!
The Valkyries are very nice, the only real gripe I have is that the torso articulation is fairly limited. I do wish they would go back to having the hinge at the top of the head too.
I like the Valkyries a lot. The yellow isn't super aestheticaliy pleasing but I always appreciate ways to make each trooper a little unique so this gives a lot to work with. I swore off army building when I did my last headcount (when the line first started up and the troopers were so hard to find I ended up putting in backup preorders... and forgetting about backup preorders... with different vendors and now treat the troops as specialists) but I order two Valk sets because of the swappable heads.
Haven't got a Snow Job or Tunnel Rat processing alert yet but did get the trouble bubble alert. Felt like I missed the boat on Big Ben but just confirmed I actually did preorder from WM and they haven't (YET) canceled, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed he actually ships.
leaked pics of shadow tracker looks good, im totally in on him, looks wicked!
Received my sole Flight Pod today. Genuinely surprised they went with a deeper box, and didn’t instead break it down into smaller pieces to be assembled. Either way, I like the pod enough. Might give it to the tan Valkyrie rather than the Televiper, who came out fine, if not a little generic. Understandably, they hid the exposed skin to be able to use the alternate head. I really like the new head with the full mask/visor.
Snow Job is also now processing.
EDIT: Messing around a bit more. The straps to secure the pilot in are super loose. I tried fitting the Valkyrie in, but the straps were looking so dopey all loose. Then I realized they're meant to be wide enough for figures to wear their backpacks. That got her in snugly, and I love it. A couple things.. Is there a place for the large bomb/mine to fit? I couldn't find one. And it bothers me that the missile mounts needed to be attached to the pod first. Their pegs are looser than the pegs into the missiles, so the mounts just fall off with the missiles. Kinda silly. Maybe I'll glue them in.
RE: Valkyrie articulation, I can't even seem to get the waist ball joint to tilt forward/backward at all. It just keeps jolting back to straight-upward neutral. Maybe it needs some shock oil or something.
@normdapito I'd love to see a pic of the Valkyrie in the Bubble. The Tele-Viper wasn't a draw for me so I'd be interested in how it holds up with other figures.
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