Just picked up my Crimson Strike Team set. Looks great, but haven't had a chance to do a deep dive yet. Also my local Gamestop had a Valkyries set on the shelves as well! $72Cdn. I guess they'll be getting some more of the Pulse exclusive stuff. I can only hope for Chuckles to show up now (fingers crossed).
Also now I don't know if I should keep my remaining preorders on Pulse or risk missing out (just Tripwire and Fire Team 788 left). I'll keep them for now, but I wonder if Snow Job and the Trouble Bubble will show up at Gamestop soon?
I saw that on the Canadian Action figure forum. It's good to hear. If Pulse won't give any incentive's for Canadians then having them available on GameStop makes sense. I'm curious to see if its a fluke or not. I'm still keeping my preorders for Tripwire and Chuckles with Pulse. They were part of a bigger order so I've already paid for shipping for them. I think if Snowjob and the Trubble Bubble are going to be available will see them in the next few months.
I do hope you are able to get Chuckles. I still wouldn't be shocked if it shows up at GameStop.
On a side note I did get just get my tracking number for 2 range vipers and the Big Ben I ordered from Walmart.ca. But this is the order with my old credit card info that I couldn't change which is really weird and it looks like it was charged to that card
So I dip a toe in this line every so often and I'm afraid I missed the Range-Viper when he was first offered (knew I was making a mistake but just didn't have the disposable cash). Is he likely to come back into stock on pulse or Walmart or am I stuck fighting for him on ebay?
Nevermind, checked randomly on Walmart and he was back in stock. Managed to snag one!
Yeah I see a bunch of people saying they have received notice of their orders shipping, or getting ready to ship. I'm hoping the same thing happens for me soon. I'll give it a day or two before I worry about getting my Range Vipers and Big Ben.
Apparently Sgt. Slaughter is starting to show up at Ollie's for $12.99.
Came home from visiting my kid and seeing Peter Gabriel in Chicago last week and had 6 packages waiting -- Snow Serpent, Big Ben, Range Viper, Crimson Viper among them. Here Comes the Flood!
@snake-eyes-8181 that sucks that the necks are different, I'm sure that's intentional so Hasbro can quadruple dip on Baroness.
speaking of neck peg size, since Steel Corps is on the Beachhead body, he has the old bigger neck ball, while the newer Steel Corps helmet that came with Grunt has the newer small neck ball. It's such a shame that Steel Corps didn't just come on the Grunt buck. With the size creep going on in this line, the old parts just aren't as reusable as they used to be.
Thought it could be worth sharing — Kids Warehouse has some marked down joes.
Got myself a Dusty, TF Outback and a couple of Alley Vipers.
Wow, that sucks about the lack of head compatibility. Glad I didn’t order the CST set now though.
Glad to get a notification from Walmart.ca about my Range Vipers and Big Ben. They are on the way!!
And yeah I saw a post on Youtube about Sgt. Slaughter showing up at Ollie's as well as the Blue Retro HISS (3.75")
speaking of neck peg size, since Steel Corps is on the Beachhead body, he has the old bigger neck ball, while the newer Steel Corps helmet that came with Grunt has the newer small neck ball.
Off the top of your head (heh), do we know if the V1 Snake Eyes head will fit on the Beachhead or Steel Corps neck ball? I'm wondering if it's possible to get a Selfie Series using the Snake Eyes body option but just swap the head over to the Steel Corps where it belongs.
(I *think* the female Steel Corps is on the Scarlett torso, so getting a female Selfie head should transfer fine.)
@fletch it won't fit without modification. Snake Eyes v1 uses a big ball and Beachhead/Firefly/Steel Corps use a smaller one.
So like...do Vypra's butterfly joints not work at all on your guys' copy, too? They're just for show? Sucks. She probably has the worst inward shoulder movement in the line. Less flexible than Gung Ho.
EDIT: Popped her arms off. The inner shoulder caps are just way too tight, there's no room for it to move in the torso track. You can swap the inner shoulder caps between the arms to set the arms forward a bit, but it does come off as hunching forward. You'll lose backwards arm movement and the posture will look odd for vanilla poses. You do get good forward arm movement, so if you wanted your ninja permanently holding a sword two-handed it's not a bad idea. If anyone wants pics or a guide lmk, I took some while I was doing it.
Thanks, @vicious7171. That really moves the slider on whether or not I'm keeping my pre-order.
On the other hand, I just watched the Valaverse Vanguard stream and that guy just can not not be a dick about things. His ragging on the Steel Corps as if they'd stolen the idea from him makes me want to buy two sets.
Got a Steel Corps set. I was thinking of grabbing another but I’ll wait and see how pricing fluctuates. Word about the smaller buck (Beachhead torso/Commando Snake Eyes hips/legs) as well as not cross compatible helmets with simple bucks like Grunt May see less interest and price decrease.
My other concern are the very tiny pegs which work fine for gun muzzle flash but more concerning for heavier effects like rocket pack thrusts. The JUMP packs are cool for sure! The effects and packs would sell on their own. Surely 2024 sees the first Classified accessory pack. Jet packs, fists, and less gummy guns would sell. I bet Valaverse finds a way to have a jet pack in 2024.
These troop builders are cool but who are we kidding. They are the fodder for Cobra named characters to kill while the named Joes get spared. You are not going to see lots of Joe fans with picks and set ups if Storm Shadow decapitating Shipwreck. It’s these army/troop builder packs that will see his wrath.
I like both the HALO style flight helmets and the Steel (Brigade) Corps helmets equally. The yellow-orange in the gold and blue in the black visors pop. They look very cool. It’s nit without its nits but man another fun cool to pose and accessorize Classified entry!
Thwipp!
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