I loved and will buy everything revealed today.
Saw Viper looks good. He does seem a little bulky. If that neckpiece is a separate removable piece that might help, otherwise he's got a Whac-a-mole thing going on with his head.
Dial Tone looks great
Retro Stalker looks great
Cobra Commander looks great
Alpine looks great.
IG Bat looks great.
V2 Storm Shadow, my feelings haven't changed. The skirt piece and swords and all of that is just too much extra stuff stapled on. And he needs more of that card art flounce to his sleeves.
Iron Grenadier is overdone. I'd buy multiples of a stripped down retro version, but Grenadiers don't seem like something that would get a retro version.
Just Storm Shadow for me today. Plan to ditch the skirt in hopes he'll look much better.
The Iron Grenadier was a hard pass... I think it's the grey pants. Also just noticed he's fighting Night Force Steel Corps in one of the images so that's something.
I didn’t watch the stream but saw some source share art of Footloose among figure reveals? Is he coming? I neeeeeed
All and all pretty good showing. They defiantly took a few things in a different design route then I was thinking. I'm guessing to start making more of a dividing line between Classified and Retro.
Saw Viper I was thrilled with. Might be my favorite thing they showed today. I was hoping they were going to go with Pursuit of Cobra uniform instead of the ARAH look which I always thought looked a little goofy. Dial tone looked good too.
The Retros were fine. the Commander was defiantly the highlight of them with the chrome. but besides the chrome I actually preferer the Haslab version. Probably going to pass on the trooper and this is based solely on the blue not being the same. I skipped the retro crimson guard for the same reason. Stalker was fine. I might pick him up on sale. The paint apps do have a little more pop to them and Stalker personally speaking has one of the best loadouts in the line.
Alpine is solid although he does kind of remind me of Kenan Thompson. Storm Shadow I actually like the updates and if you don't it looks pretty easy to remove. To give him more that classic look. IG Bat I love and he was the one I was least anticipating in the wave. The IG looks good. Not what I was expecting but I do see them releasing something more in line with the classic look down the line. IG's didn't have a ton of releases in the original line. out of the main line there are only 4 troop builders. I could see them doing the other looks out of the box set also. Also I will be getting a extra and add a Count Nefarie head to use as General Mayhem.
Stinger is awesome. Looks great.
The Steel Corps I have a feeling are for a add on set for the DragonFly like the Fire Team for the HISS.
Really the only two things that I didn't like with the stream were no updates on the DragonFly (WTH) and finding out this wave doesn't come out to December. Yeah I know they will probably come out early but its still a ways away.
When was the Stinger going up for preorder?
Everything looks amazing! I love seeing some Pursuit of Cobra looks popping into the line: I truly feel that the Iron Grenadier and the SAW-Viper are marked improvements, design-wise, from the ARAH originals. Storm Shadow looks to be my favorite version of the character EVER.
I’m surprised how much I like the retro Trooper. CC, well, the bad intel about the hood made this sting a little, but honestly he’s such a perfect representation of the Sunbow design that I can’t stay mad. He’s such a beloved character for me and I am stoked to get him.
I ordered a LOT of army builders from this wave today, love the BATs and absolutely adore those IGs. They were always listed as “Destro’s *elite* troopers” and this fits the bill and then some, they look very “corporate-fascist chic” which is perfect for Destro.
That Storm Shadow, though: damn. He looks ready to start some serious shit. I especially love the way the hood hits his face to make his eyes appear hidden and mysterious. They even mentioned on the stream that they were looking for a “samurai” look to indicate his switch in allegiance and I love it.
@mikeysee Poor B-Mac. When he started on the TF live streams he was having a bit of trouble getting into a groove. Looks like the same thing today. Lenny looked like he forgot B-Mac was even there a lot of the time and had to remind himelf to include him. Emily is definitely missed. However I have come to like B-Mac when he does the live streams with Evan for TFs. So I'm sure if he is going to be continuing to do the live streams he'll eventually get into the groove.
That samurai look for V2 SS was what I began thinking when they started showing him off in the livestream. Then a minute later Lenny or whoever confirmed they were going for a hybrid ninja samurai style. Hopefully Budo is coming down the line. Hmm, hopefully V2 SS is one of those rare instances of a figure not looking visually good in pics or videos but actually a pretty fun toy in hand. I personally don’t hate it but it’s not the ideal look I have for V2 in mind.
So overall not too many surprises, but what was shown was still great.
Next mainline wave is great as we had already seen from the leaks. However I really love how they did some mixing and matching with the IG BAT and IG to give us some fun looks. Definitely like the IG more after seeing it than with the pics.
STINGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man the in hand reveal just takes it to another level. All the little details look great. I'm surprised they didn't talk about the ground blast effects. I will say I am a bit disappointed with the blast effects on the missiles. They seem to be too heavy and you could see the missiles with them not sitting evenly with the other missiles.
The Retro wave was mostly as expected. Love the vac metal CC with the more cartoon colours. Great way to add extra variation from the HISS version. Trooper already seen. STALKER!! We knew he had to be coming sometime, but nice to see. Looks good for what it is and will do nicely.
MM Slaughter is as expected and the "itty bitty ditty bag" looks great. Low-Light and Spirit also look good. Now BBQ has some more teammates.
Loved the digital renders. Dialtone looks great, though it is funny to include a cellphone with him while still giving him that unwieldy pack. SAW Viper looks good except for the helmet. It looks off to me for some reason. Glad to know it can come off.
Footloose name only reveal is nice as well.
Interesting to hear that the Haslab is going to be at SDCC this year instead of Yo Joe June. Looks like Hasbro is finally giving Joe a bit more credit after a couple of great years. The only thing about it being at SDCC is could it be something a bit bigger than a Rattler??? High profile event so what about a bigger item that fits the event?? Much like the Ghost last year for SW. I am good if it is just the Rattler, but maybe..........?
Oh and no sign of the 60th figures?
I’m very torn on the IGs, I think if this was the look for an IG Officer I would love it, but I prefer the classic style overall.
@snake-eyes-8181 Thanks. So it’s the same preorder date as Mad Marauders Sarge and two packs.
@leor yes correct. it and the sarge go up at 1. spirit and Lowlight go up at 1 for premium members and 2 for everyone else