Posted by: @leor

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Although I don’t t mind the tats too much, but what is the best way to safely remove them? Was it acetone or nail polish?  

Well, it looks like the tiger paw might start showing up finally. Wasn't the maximum carnage slated for Oct? Ended up showing up in Aug. Some sold. Lots got sent to half off store out in PA. Never paid any attention to when the tiger paw was supposed to show up, but if that was oct as well, Mayne we will see maximum carnage and the tiger paw show up.in stores. That will ease prices on them and stop.scalpers from buying what's in stock. It's so funny. No.one wants tiger force except 3 guys. Something don't show up on time and gets lost in distribution and now becomes rare, everyone wants a tiger paw hahahahaha. Tell me different.  Every single thing of tf sat til clearance til discount store. Now this seems to not show up correctly and everyone buys them all when they see em for a quick payday, haha.  

Anyway, app just had some online in stock. Only one was left and sold out. They might be showing up finally. I'm loving this price, but it's useless if you can't buy any. I want to make some customs. 

I wasn't sure about the Vipers but Amazon had them for $54 and that seemed decent. Especially when I may just sell the officer off. Thankfully I slept on it since it's a Prime deal today for $48. I'm still a little uncertain about wanting them since I have two troopers and got very okay with that, but the price is certainly right.

Man... I can't even get the Tiger Paw to show up in the App as "sold out"  it just doesn't show up as an item at all.

@panthercult try google searching 'classified tiger paw', and one of the first results should be the target listing. If you tap the link on your phone, it will probably automatically open it with the app.

Received Action Pilot: HALO Jumper and Retro Cobra Commander yesterday.  I am often impressed by this line and these two do not disappoint.  What's really wild though is how they don't even look like they're part of the same toy line. 

Action Pilot, much like Action Soldier, has some of the best paint apps in the line.  These guys have double the camo paint apps as any standard Classified figure and it really ups the value of the whole package.   I don't like his guns because he can't hold them, and he's missing his pistol silencer, but he's incredibly detailed.  Put him in a freefall pose in a flight stand and he looks great.  I appreciate the extras like additional helmet and goggles, they will be given to the rest of the troops (the covered goggles, if you know what they're called LMK, look great on Stalker).

Cobra Commander on the other hand, is simplistic and clean.  He really feels like hand candy.  Poses great, looks like he should.  There's not much to say about this guy, other than I like him more in-hand than I expected, and I expected to like him.

So the Google trick worked and it says it is in Stock at a store less than 10 miles from me... so I can give that a shot I guess.

Jinx is $17 during Prime Day, but I still can't bring myself to pick her up.  Absolutely love her head sculpt, and I think her bare arms (even with tats) look nice.  But that's where the love affair ends.  From top-to-bottom, she just looks like a plain red stick of plastic.  Her torso articulation is absolutely terrible, including that ugly belt overlay that blocks her lower articulation.  Her legs look incredibly unnatural.  They have no curves, her knees are tapered so tight that there's no way legs could fit under those pants, she has no calves at all.  It really looks like they just sculpted pants without any guides underneath of how legs would actually look.  To make matters worse, I looked at two reviews and on both, her right leg was popping off at the hip with barely any force.

I always look at STG's pics and if possible D Amazing's posed stills and neither could make her look good in action poses.  That tells me everything I need to know.

Does anyone hard disagree with me?  Anyone out there loving their Jinx figure?  To me it looks like they were more interested in planning ahead for the eventual Retro than they were in updating the character into a better-designed toy. 

With Jinx, it's another weird one for me where I would have really content with a red repaint of the Vypra figure, possibly with a new head. For some reason, Jinx's bare neck really bothers me. I'm totally cool with the bare arms, heh.

OK,  I just received and opened my Chip "Raptor" Talon figure and first and foremost -  is there a douchier, more on the nose name than "Chip Talon"    There is no guy named Chip that isn't an entitled douchebag (in my experience - though I have only actually met 3 guys named/called Chip in my life) and if your last name is actually "Talon" is there anyway you don't become obsessed with birds of prey?     The ridiculous feathered mini-vest.   The absolute over the top bird cowl,   which looks normal on a super-hero costume or on the Sorceress from Eternia,  looks absolutely hysterical on a paramilitary bad guy.   

This figure is just screamingly funny and I love it to pieces.   I think I'm going to keep the wing back pack off him for basic display and he's going to run with the Dreadnoks because that's way more his vibe and look than any other Cobra faction.

The figure is awesome though.

@vicious7171 I disagree with you, but also with most of the dudes complaining in here about a lot of stuff so probably not really in lockstep agreement with the general mood of the thread (I find the constant hand-wringing about tattoos ludicrous, for example).

It's a Jinx, no more, no less and I'm pleased enough with this version that I have no need for a Retro one. She moves and poses fine, her legs have stayed put on mine, haven't had any issues at all but maybe I haven't been pushing her to the limit like others have. As for the sculpt of the legs, I don't really get how it's a big deal - they're loose pants that what, tuck in/tighten for a kneepad before tapering out a bit again? It doesn't bother me at all.

'Hand-wringing' lol  Some people gotta sensationalize every conversation they don't like, I guess.

@panthercult  Chip Talon is 100% the name of a guy who's real name is Chip Benson or some shit and legitimately thought the lame part of his name was NOT Chip.

Also, I didn't realize before, but it seems like really great synergy to release the Action HALO at around the same time as Raptor. They fit together really well with Raptor kind of being the Cobra sent out to intercept HALO jumpers mid-air.

Prime Day deals on Joes are definitely not as good in Canada as they are in the US, I think. Bummer. Was hoping the Action Diver would be cheap. Still want that one but not like 50 CAD want.

Posted by: @theknightdamien

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Chip Talon is 100% the name of a guy who's real name is Chip Benson or some shit and legitimately thought the lame part of his name was NOT Chip.

Total gold.

I like Jinx. It's not perfect, but it's not bad. It does what it needs to. Looks like a cool Ninja chick in red duds. I knew who she was when I saw pics of her, so that's a plus. Mine just had the paint misaligned on her legs so I took it all off cause I didn't feel like matching the paint and redoing it. I did buy a set of Storm Shadows swords and bow and quiver and give it to her though. She looks better with those then jus the one sword and staff.

@ru1977 I aim to please.
But also like.. I say this fully understanding I don't know everyone here's real name and this could hurt some feelings... if your name is 'Chip,' you should be mad at your parents. Chip isn't even a good name for a pet. It's definitely not a good name for a human child.