I was finally able to preorder mine and i cant tell you how much it meant. My dad passed at the end of January and i worked through the state as his caregiver and before he had given me a little on the savings for it. I got my job worked out and through where i could start working again a few weeks back and hoped i could grab one in time and bam i did a day or so ago..i got the tan version cause it was the wifes pick and man i cant explain how happy it made me to lock that down and Bobby nixing the shipping helped. Bittersweet a bit cause dads not here to see it but i know he will in a different way.
LoL. 5 action points. The same as a Swarm Horde figure. I was expecting to see it come with 10-20, and another 2 for the figure. Bobby dropped the ball on that one. At the same time, we need a second Action Point figure.
That's absolutely incredible CGI at time 43:20 to make us think the wheels turn even though you couldn't actually make them turn. The Vanguard still looks cool.
I just want to take the low hanging winch off, take it apart and mount it inside the bumper with only the fairlead showing like rezvani does it. Maybe it's a jeep thing... 😉 (XJ owner here, upgrading to a JK soon!)
@@RandomStuffGarage619 definitely a jeep thing! Have you seen the winch that Aaron the Toy Enhancer put on his vamp and swamp diorama? That’s what I’m going with.
@DareDevilDavesJeepsNJoes no I haven't. But I was thinking about using a wireless motorized scale warn winch from RC4WD. But I'll probably just hide the stock manual winch behind the bumper, just need to see if I can still reel it in. Or maybe just a servo with a switch... or maybe just RC the whole damn vanguard!!!
Thank you for the awesome unboxing! It looks amazing!!! One question, will the 100 item be available in the future for International customers? I seem to remember that Bobby said some time ago that it will be available?
The Super Powers line of action figures is nice. It has some wonderful bright colors. That works well for some lines of action figures. (time, about 19:00)
I've already received my shipping refund. I've been in since the successful Kickstarter, and I'm not going anywhere. Bobby has earned a customer for life.
If people don't have space for the Vanguard, or two, they could always do what Tony did a few livestreams back. (Tony just swept a table or shelf clear with one mighty sweep of his arm. It seems unlikely that they Hasbro action figures survived.)
I love that the box is not that oversized shit we are getting from so many companies lately, when they could just make the smaller and more collector friendly...
hey bobby, I just noticed that hasbro gi joe team is stepping up on their promo images/pics. I hope we get more promo images from vala team as well. good job guys!
That’s the work of ShootingtheGalaxy aka Matthew Cohen. He’s an excellent photographer. Definitely follow him on IG if you haven’t already. I’m a big fan of his work.
The vanguard looks incredible, I can't find anything to bash about and I've always been excited about the project. Hopefully I can purchase one or two soon, I'm big of Condor and having him posed in the passenger seat would be cool.
FYI, it's cool and all [huge BV fan]; but I never got my shipping refund for the Vamp [But that could be due to the way that I paid for it through 3rd party payment options]. Still it's the thought/try that counts.... wow... literally right after post Refund was processed... was probably held up because of my stupidity 😅
I don't think Articulated Ninja should try drop testing the Vanguard. Seeing him do that with the Swarm Tracer was scary enough, although it was great to see the action figure survive in one piece.
You definitely need to make those sticker sheets available separate! I’ve been working diligently on RC cars, four wheelers, and Fortnite boats that need labels!
Bobby, I know the perfect addition for the Vanguard: 2 or 3 action figures of kids in soccer uniforms! Maybe that will satisfy these gjys who don't know what REAL REZVANI TANK should look like! 🤪 Great work on a great vehicle addition to Action Force. Now my wife wants one. Not the Vanguard but a REAL REZVANI TANK! (How much for one of those?🤔)
I got my refund for shipping on the Vanguard , You are the greatest. I love what you do for your customers. I will continue to be a Valaverse customer for the life🤩🤩🤩
Haslab HISS Tank only had plastic corner protectors on the top corners, with all of those box layers my packaging was still damage on a bottom corner sooo... I don't know what my point is. Shippers gonna ship. Vanguard looks sweeet! Bobby. The ammo and fuel cans locking in is great, seems like it should be obvious to professional toy makers, but some clearly aren't paying attention to their products.
They say hasbros but the simple fact they both CANT not buy classified speaks volumes on how the hasbros who have no motivation like Bobbi to hate on hasbro are justified in their fandom
Lol! You missed the point of what a “Has-Bro” is. 😂 Don’t conflate liking Classified to being a “Has-Bro”. There’s lots of normal people that don’t simp for Hasbro that enjoy collecting Classifieds. They aren’t the same thing. “Justified in their fandom”… 🤣🤣🤣 sounds like you’re trying to convince yourself.
Every video with Bobby I watch he has to make at least one comment about the Classified line. Every time. After a while, I get tired of hearing it. Can't we just focus on Valaverse for ONCE!!
I would really like to get the Vanguard. Unfortunately, no one is doing Gods work to ship it to London. I have no interest in the Vamp, even if it has free shipping. 😢
@@3POAPodcast Kind' a tired of explaining this, but for us over here in Europe (EU or UK, doesn't matter) a Vanguard costs about $350 (shipping, VAT, import taxes, customs fees). This IMHO remains a huge problem, for all Action Force products. It would have been nice to at least give us that $14 discount on the shipping as well, as a sign of good faith. It would have been a nice gesture to show we matter. Somebody replied to me in a FB post that the Vanguard can actually be purchased from Ali. I thought he was joking, but it's actually true and it's the real deal. There's a seller from China that offers it for around 200, shipping and all taxes & fees included. I actually find this frustrating. This means some random seller from China can offer it to us in Europe 150 bucks cheaper (it's not magic, only the total price matters to me) than the actual company? That shows to me there's something wrong with Vala's international distribution/sales strategy... or it's simply not very high on the priority list, which you know, is cool (no, not really) and understandable, but let's be honest about it in that case. :s
@@kuldipbinning1989I understand it’s expensive, but I was saying Valaverse *can* do it. There’s is nothing wrong with Valaverse’s distribution, they are literally doing the best they can. It’s simply *cheaper* for China to ship something overseas. I am glad you found a good option with the Chinese retailer which saved you some money. In the meantime I suggest you continue to e-mail your local toy retailers to carry Valaverse product. The more customers they have demanding it, the more likely it is they will carry it.
@LaserPants I found Props & Replicas carry the line. Unfortunately, everything is sold out. After I made this comment, I did po the Vanguard & shipping is $30 from Canada.
While it's not for me, I must say that Vanguard looks pretty sweet! (In other news, I got a Swarm Horde thanks to BBTS getting some in stock ~ woohoo!).
Caught the replay, great stuff. I found it funny that people say it's too big. They are probably the same people that compare it to a HISS or VAMP. Both of those are imaginary vehicles. I just booked my flight and hotel for DFW so I'm psyched to see you guys.
Gr8 job. You've outdone yourself, Bobby! Your very, very good customer service guilted me into buying the BBTS exclusive Arctic figure (the $30 on in case there are dif ones). After this, I'm seriously considering buying one of those Vanguards. Looks pretty decent for $200
got to a point where bobby turned into a politician and instead of focusing on his products positives he had to resort to talking crap and bashing a competitors negatives! ive been a valaverse fan for years.. i loved going to joefest every year and seeing the main display and reveals and attending the panels.. hell one year i even won multiple items from their raffle like a tim kennedy signed promo sheet and an crimson shadow prototype armament pack (which i still have and never opened). but recently talked to the guy who runs joefest and heard a hard fact where valaverse wanted to run the show and dictate who could or could not attend and threatened to pack up and leave with everyone they brought to the show. bottom line .. stick to focusing on your product which fans know is superior to other lines and maybe drop some of the ego!
“Hard Fact”…. Smh… Definitely believe everything that Ed Schumacher told you. 🙄 I’m sure that he isn’t bending the truth to fit his narrative and there isn’t way more to the story than that.. Ed should really be careful of the claims he’s making especially when they may be considered defamatory, (which can be proven), and when he has many skeletons in his own comic shop *cough* I mean closet.
* insert brick tamland saying "good one!" here * 😂 I hope somebody just starts an etsy and cranks out 1/12 scale bumper stickers for the vanguard and ramen racer/bread car. * coug cough SOOKAH *
I'll bet Mr. Vala hasn't thought of anything for a Tailgate party. How about a bike rack or something to hold a canoe on the Vanguard. We need something for the Soccer Moms and the kids.
I guess I'm a loser because as cool as it looks it does have soccer mom vibes.. You could put rocket launchers on both sides and a flame thrower on the top and it'll still scream "I need to grab milk and pick the kids up before I raid the compound" 😅👍
I was finally able to preorder mine and i cant tell you how much it meant. My dad passed at the end of January and i worked through the state as his caregiver and before he had given me a little on the savings for it. I got my job worked out and through where i could start working again a few weeks back and hoped i could grab one in time and bam i did a day or so ago..i got the tan version cause it was the wifes pick and man i cant explain how happy it made me to lock that down and Bobby nixing the shipping helped. Bittersweet a bit cause dads not here to see it but i know he will in a different way.
Oh man… I’m so sorry about your dad. My heart goes out to you.
@@3POAPodcast thank you..def appreciate it..just keep doing what you guys do..love these streams and it's def helped alot when sitting around
Sorry for your loss man. I lost my pop on April 1st of 2015. April fools day is always a tough one for me.
LoL. 5 action points. The same as a Swarm Horde figure. I was expecting to see it come with 10-20, and another 2 for the figure. Bobby dropped the ball on that one. At the same time, we need a second Action Point figure.
That's absolutely incredible CGI at time 43:20 to make us think the wheels turn even though you couldn't actually make them turn.
The Vanguard still looks cool.
Thank you so much for the free shipping
Only 17 screws? Man thats nothing for an experienced RC guy like me. 😊 shout out to mython for asking that important question! 👍
Yes!! Brush guard! As the owner of two four-door jeeps, which FYI are the basis of the Vanguard, gotta have some up armor!
No way. Who needs armor? Can we get a soft top version?❤
I just want to take the low hanging winch off, take it apart and mount it inside the bumper with only the fairlead showing like rezvani does it.
Maybe it's a jeep thing... 😉
(XJ owner here, upgrading to a JK soon!)
@@RandomStuffGarage619 definitely a jeep thing! Have you seen the winch that Aaron the Toy Enhancer put on his vamp and swamp diorama? That’s what I’m going with.
@DareDevilDavesJeepsNJoes no I haven't. But I was thinking about using a wireless motorized scale warn winch from RC4WD. But I'll probably just hide the stock manual winch behind the bumper, just need to see if I can still reel it in. Or maybe just a servo with a switch... or maybe just RC the whole damn vanguard!!!
Thank you for the awesome unboxing! It looks amazing!!! One question, will the 100 item be available in the future for International customers? I seem to remember that Bobby said some time ago that it will be available?
Replay Crew! Now I gotta go ask the Mrs to purchase a Vanguard. Wish me
Luck
Good luck!
If Mr. Vala is going to be a villain his HQ needs a trap door that drops people into a pool of piranhas.
Or a pool of sharks with lasers. 🦈🦈🦈
Yes!!!!
he doesn't? 😂
Dude I was eating when you showed that picture! 🤣🤣
Hahahahahahahaaa!! Sorry 😁
I'm still waiting for desert rat v2 in the mankini that Tony sported on one of his tours. I'll never forget that story! 🤣🤣🤣
Catching the replay now and all I can think is the endless options of battle damage and field dirty versions and what I am gonna do!
Can't wait to get mine
The Super Powers line of action figures is nice.
It has some wonderful bright colors.
That works well for some lines of action figures. (time, about 19:00)
I've already received my shipping refund. I've been in since the successful Kickstarter, and I'm not going anywhere. Bobby has earned a customer for life.
Excellent stream fellas!
Thank you!
The Vanguard with the missile launcher attached looks absolutely AWESOME!
The tears give you wings lol ❤❤❤
How come nobody asked if this toy has that new car smell? ...😁
If people don't have space for the Vanguard, or two, they could always do what Tony did a few livestreams back.
(Tony just swept a table or shelf clear with one mighty sweep of his arm. It seems unlikely that they Hasbro action figures survived.)
go BRUINS!
Love the video
I can't wait for the Vanguard! Thanks for the free shipping, Bobby!
ARGH!
My major pet peeves!
Exclusives and secret panels at far, far away cons.
I love that the box is not that oversized shit we are getting from so many companies lately, when they could just make the smaller and more collector friendly...
Ordered both versions, could not pass up for $370 (with missiles) shipped!!!
I'm really digging that Vanguard driver. It reminds me of the figures that used to come with the Joe vehicles in 80s.
hey bobby, I just noticed that hasbro gi joe team is stepping up on their promo images/pics. I hope we get more promo images from vala team as well. good job guys!
That’s the work of ShootingtheGalaxy aka Matthew Cohen. He’s an excellent photographer. Definitely follow him on IG if you haven’t already. I’m a big fan of his work.
I saw Gridiron make a 30mm cannon upgrade kit for the Vamp and HISS. I hoping &100 percent that it works for the Vanguard. Love have cannons for it.
Replay crew 🤘🏽
The vanguard looks incredible, I can't find anything to bash about and I've always been excited about the project. Hopefully I can purchase one or two soon, I'm big of Condor and having him posed in the passenger seat would be cool.
FYI, it's cool and all [huge BV fan]; but I never got my shipping refund for the Vamp [But that could be due to the way that I paid for it through 3rd party payment options]. Still it's the thought/try that counts.... wow... literally right after post Refund was processed... was probably held up because of my stupidity 😅
For the Vamp? 🧐😉 refunds are still rolling out. You should get it soon.
Wish I could say spelling error , but I meant the Vanguard...
I don't think Articulated Ninja should try drop testing the Vanguard.
Seeing him do that with the Swarm Tracer was scary enough, although it was great to see the action figure survive in one piece.
I got one Desert Tan Muddy Vanguard.
And one Gray Vanguard, Regular. (building my own Night Ops team of Death Dealers)
Will it fit jada's guile?
Well that figure hasn’t been released yet.
Might need a sunroof for that sweet hairdo.
At about time 11:00
Who wants to hear Mr. Vala break out into the LEGO's "Everything is Awesome" song?
(I'm sure everyone knows I'm joking.)
OK, just ordered my Vanguard a little while ago! Super excited!
And I can verify the free shipping is a real thing!
another great episode
Thanks bro!
Even if a company has shareholders to answer to...
making short term gains at the expense of long term value is a bad idea.
You definitely need to make those sticker sheets available separate! I’ve been working diligently on RC cars, four wheelers, and Fortnite boats that need labels!
Yep. I get strong element enduro sticker sheet vibes from what Bobby did here. Scale builders guild has awesome sheets too 👍
@@RandomStuffGarage619 thanks for the info
Bobby, I know the perfect addition for the Vanguard: 2 or 3 action figures of kids in soccer uniforms! Maybe that will satisfy these gjys who don't know what REAL REZVANI TANK should look like! 🤪
Great work on a great vehicle addition to Action Force. Now my wife wants one. Not the Vanguard but a REAL REZVANI TANK! (How much for one of those?🤔)
About 1/4 million dollars 😳
@@3POAPodcast Well, my wife will just have to make do with my Prius.
@@a_world_made_of_cardboardjust put the decals from the vanguard on her prius 😂
@@RandomStuffGarage619 BRILLIANT!
@@a_world_made_of_cardboard that one was free 😉🤣👍
Different subject but I think bobby dodged a bullet not getting into business with eric Julyj. just saying.
Agreed.
-GASP-!
A JAMES BOND LINE!!!!! (Maybe he was joking at time 1:02:00. Or, we got a hint. HA HA HA.)
Of course you need seatbelts!
What would happen if the Vanguard gets hit by a missile?
We gotta think about safety here!
The Vanguard boxes looks so beautiful. It makes you want to not open the Vanguard vehicle.😉😉😉
Would have been cool if he printed a motorpool on the inside. There is an RC company who does that.
I got my refund for shipping on the Vanguard , You are the greatest. I love what you do for your customers. I will continue to be a Valaverse customer for the life🤩🤩🤩
You rock!
woot woot
No promo code on that TMNT shirt?😂
Got the shirt in yesterday, wore it all day today. ❤️💚
Haslab HISS Tank only had plastic corner protectors on the top corners, with all of those box layers my packaging was still damage on a bottom corner sooo... I don't know what my point is. Shippers gonna ship. Vanguard looks sweeet! Bobby. The ammo and fuel cans locking in is great, seems like it should be obvious to professional toy makers, but some clearly aren't paying attention to their products.
Wait, Bobby! What is that a shovel, or an entrenching tool? Vamp has an entrenching tool.😂😂😂
Depends what branch is using it 😂
Thank you for calling out some of these artist, JR Jr killed World war hulk for me, I wish anyone else did it…
I really hope there's a top, middle, and bottom . . . 😏
They say hasbros but the simple fact they both CANT not buy classified speaks volumes on how the hasbros who have no motivation like Bobbi to hate on hasbro are justified in their fandom
Lol! You missed the point of what a “Has-Bro” is. 😂 Don’t conflate liking Classified to being a “Has-Bro”. There’s lots of normal people that don’t simp for Hasbro that enjoy collecting Classifieds. They aren’t the same thing.
“Justified in their fandom”… 🤣🤣🤣 sounds like you’re trying to convince yourself.
Since you can't sell the one you opened, I'll do you a solid and take it off your hands.
Bobby. Will the “Coexist” bumper sticker make it a fifth variant?
😄😉
I especially like how detailed they mad the top, middle and bottom.😂
Every video with Bobby I watch he has to make at least one comment about the Classified line. Every time. After a while, I get tired of hearing it. Can't we just focus on Valaverse for ONCE!!
No.
@@3POAPodcast Thank you for that thoughtful and insightful response. You have completely changed my way of thinking.
I would really like to get the Vanguard. Unfortunately, no one is doing Gods work to ship it to London. I have no interest in the Vamp, even if it has free shipping. 😢
Valaverse ships to London.
@3POAPodcast yes for 71% of the cost of the vehicle, not exactly free. And Bobby did say it was up to him to give free shipping at home.
@@3POAPodcast Kind' a tired of explaining this, but for us over here in Europe (EU or UK, doesn't matter) a Vanguard costs about $350 (shipping, VAT, import taxes, customs fees). This IMHO remains a huge problem, for all Action Force products. It would have been nice to at least give us that $14 discount on the shipping as well, as a sign of good faith. It would have been a nice gesture to show we matter.
Somebody replied to me in a FB post that the Vanguard can actually be purchased from Ali. I thought he was joking, but it's actually true and it's the real deal. There's a seller from China that offers it for around 200, shipping and all taxes & fees included. I actually find this frustrating. This means some random seller from China can offer it to us in Europe 150 bucks cheaper (it's not magic, only the total price matters to me) than the actual company? That shows to me there's something wrong with Vala's international distribution/sales strategy... or it's simply not very high on the priority list, which you know, is cool (no, not really) and understandable, but let's be honest about it in that case. :s
@@kuldipbinning1989I understand it’s expensive, but I was saying Valaverse *can* do it. There’s is nothing wrong with Valaverse’s distribution, they are literally doing the best they can. It’s simply *cheaper* for China to ship something overseas.
I am glad you found a good option with the Chinese retailer which saved you some money. In the meantime I suggest you continue to e-mail your local toy retailers to carry Valaverse product. The more customers they have demanding it, the more likely it is they will carry it.
@LaserPants I found Props & Replicas carry the line. Unfortunately, everything is sold out. After I made this comment, I did po the Vanguard & shipping is $30 from Canada.
While it's not for me, I must say that Vanguard looks pretty sweet! (In other news, I got a Swarm Horde thanks to BBTS getting some in stock ~ woohoo!).
Very nice! I love the Swarm Horde
Caught the replay, great stuff. I found it funny that people say it's too big. They are probably the same people that compare it to a HISS or VAMP. Both of those are imaginary vehicles. I just booked my flight and hotel for DFW so I'm psyched to see you guys.
This is the longest intro ever
*posts a pic of Sydney Sweenie*
Nevermind I’m good 😂
The long intro is to allow for notifications to go out and then allow people a couple minutes to hop on.
@@3POAPodcast no I know I just meant the pic of Sydney was for anyone to gaze at while they wait lol
Love you guys keep up the awesome work!!!
That vamp joke was to solid
Vanguard looks dope! Only wished The Vanguard would of came with light up feature. Looks awesome 👌🏼 thou!
OK Bob, you said it. When does the 007 line start?!
Gr8 job. You've outdone yourself, Bobby!
Your very, very good customer service guilted me into buying the BBTS exclusive Arctic figure (the $30 on in case there are dif ones).
After this, I'm seriously considering buying one of those Vanguards. Looks pretty decent for $200
Damn man. Forgot to say thanks, Potato, for the gr8 show. Always fun
You’re welcome!
got to a point where bobby turned into a politician and instead of focusing on his products positives he had to resort to talking crap and bashing a competitors negatives! ive been a valaverse fan for years.. i loved going to joefest every year and seeing the main display and reveals and attending the panels.. hell one year i even won multiple items from their raffle like a tim kennedy signed promo sheet and an crimson shadow prototype armament pack (which i still have and never opened). but recently talked to the guy who runs joefest and heard a hard fact where valaverse wanted to run the show and dictate who could or could not attend and threatened to pack up and leave with everyone they brought to the show. bottom line .. stick to focusing on your product which fans know is superior to other lines and maybe drop some of the ego!
“Hard Fact”…. Smh… Definitely believe everything that Ed Schumacher told you. 🙄 I’m sure that he isn’t bending the truth to fit his narrative and there isn’t way more to the story than that..
Ed should really be careful of the claims he’s making especially when they may be considered defamatory, (which can be proven), and when he has many skeletons in his own comic shop *cough* I mean closet.
Gray color doesn't go, you should have said eff it and went od green :/
Maybe OD green in the future? Color was put up for fan vote and gray was the #1 choice.
Yep there was a poll and green was an option. Didn't get enough votes. I'm sure he will get to it eventually though.
We need a bumper sticker that says contents of this vehicle are declassified!
* insert brick tamland saying "good one!" here * 😂
I hope somebody just starts an etsy and cranks out 1/12 scale bumper stickers for the vanguard and ramen racer/bread car.
* coug cough SOOKAH *
I'll bet Mr. Vala hasn't thought of anything for a Tailgate party.
How about a bike rack or something to hold a canoe on the Vanguard.
We need something for the Soccer Moms and the kids.
RC scale accessories might fit. Keeping in mind most scale rc stuff is 1/10 scale but some stuff is close enough.
I guess I'm a loser because as cool as it looks it does have soccer mom vibes.. You could put rocket launchers on both sides and a flame thrower on the top and it'll still scream "I need to grab milk and pick the kids up before I raid the compound" 😅👍
In some parts of the country you need that artillery to go to the grocery store safely.
If you're a loser at least you're a witty loser
Grab a dictionary, then look up “hyperbole”. Then get over yourself 😂😂
@@3POAPodcast Ryan, tell the truth. You also had to look up, hyperbole! Kidding bro, love you guys!
Maybe you are. You should see my wife’s grocery getter. Four-door rhino lined jeep on 38’s. Still doesn’t compare to the Vanguard.
AH HA!
Very clever plan.
The Mint In Box collector's are going to have to get at least EIGHT (8) of these!
👀
Ok Tony better come back at least for the 69th episode of 3POA
What happened to Tony??
@@bloodbeastsebhiatus due to work schedule.
It's not the same without him. It's technically 2poa now. And who could fill those shoes?!
There’s a song by KISS “My Way” that should be Bobby’s theme 🎉song