GI Joe Classified is winning big time. It's easily the best Hasbro line. Almost every figure has been a hit. So many figures are coming on the horizon. Great time to be a Joe fan.
@@jasonchavez8706 once they started making them more like their classic versions it really took off. The Storm Shadow figure is one of my Top 3 favorites so far
I had no interest in toys. Until I saw CrocMaster. I remembered having to retro version. I bought it. Now I'm at almost 60 joes. Everyother line as well. Sigh
Hey AN, just wanted to tell you something. I lost my mother to a cardiac arrest a week ago. My family has been supportive but I'm still pretty torn up. On the off chance I want to just watch something and chill, vids like yours popping up are a great distraction. If you're like me in any way it's easy to think the things you do don't matter. They do though. You give folks some entertainment along with being informative. Thanks for that. I hope I can get back dinking with figures again but right now I don't feel much into anything. Best wishes to you and yours and all those watching you. Also everyone call your mom and tell her you love her.
Sorry for your loss 🙏🏽 thank you for those words yea I don't think much of my content but thanks it may take awhile but hopefully over time you will get back into the hobby the way you want to but healing takes time. Keep existing and moving forward one day at a time.
I do like some classified figures. For me, having figures that have authentic black skin tones and hair texture is important. Action Force has some significant designs, which are dope.
G.I Joe is definetly winning by a mile. Valaverse to me feels like a knock off version of G.I Joe but that's just me. Either way at the end of the day we as collectors are all winning.
GI Joe has a 40 year history with well known characters and designs to draw on. Valaverse has some very nice designs, but it will take some time to build up It looks like the success of Valaverse forced Hasbro to make improvements.
I think Valaverse should have a store presence instead of just online that way more people can get a feel for the story the way GI Joe did back in the 80s
@@SuperAz1981 Considering that Hasbro is increasing prices beyond Valaverse at the same time Valaverse is lowering prices it would work. Valaverse figures would not be out of place in retail stores now that the prices are about the same.
Winning in my book, I do think that they are pushing out a lot in a short time and maybe that shows in the quality of the guns. But those can be fixed pretty easy. Love the line, yes it’s not perfect but it was a huge piece of my childhood and now my adulthood. I’m just happy to have these characters on my shelf.
I love how this shuts down a lot of morons who have been calling you a Valaverse simp. You come out and you sing dithyrambic praise to the recent Classified figures.I am sure they will still call you names, but whatever man, you just give your opinion, and it''s real. Which is why I dig your videos man. As much as Hasbro pisses me off, their Classified line is really amazing in so many ways. I love most of the ones I am getting. The sculpting on the figure is 99% of the time great. The design team really loves GI Joe, and while I do not agree with everything they do, their heart is in the right place.
G.I Joe Classified is improving, excited for the rifleman/range soldier. It is always a hit or miss when it comes to any kind of toys and all comes down to personal preference some may like a certain character others may not. Just buy what you like and don't mind if other people doesn't agree with you and have fun collecting! 😊
the grunt ...got 3 of them all 3 of them the m16 or the blaster...warped....but you right every week a figure from both classified and vala come out...the articulation is 👍🏾 keep up the great work
@articulatedninja Tunnel Rat is a very nice figure, but I can almost bet you will be pissed with all the stuff that hangs on the figure chest. I personally opted for glueing the the holster on the shoulder so I could use that to keep everything else in place. Aside from that, is a really cool looking figure.
I really think Hasbro should have some kind of competition because without it they would just cut costs and make cheap figures. So it is good that they see how well Valaverse figures are selling compared to Gijoe.
Steel Brigade: "Short King (and Queen) summer!" Nice update on the state of Classified! I had moderately high hopes for the Steel Corps figures, and maybe there is still a place for them. We will see. I think the original RAH versions were mail-in options, and kids were supposed to pretend that they were that character which is why they had helmets, right? Maybe Hasbro made them small because they are supposed to be kid-sized? j/k
I am mixed on classified, Rock n Roll was amazing then I finally open up Torpedo, whose box art I just love, only to have super warped weapons and a deformed left ankle. The trouble bubble itself is good while the figure that it comes with is just outright lazy. Especially after what was shown at Pulsecon. The anniversary figures that come with heads that match the color of the head. Grunt just came in and back to amazing. Thats a solid figure. Then my first Action force figure Eclipse, her knees and ankles are so hard to move they feel about ready too break
The size of the Steel Corps is an optical effect. Zarana is not as tall as Lowlight. She is much smaller than him. Yet in the pic, the is also taller than him. It's a lens' effect.
Hasbro probably wanted to lock away all the vehicles behind the HasLab. Then the Valaverse Vanguard was announced. Suddenly, the VAMP was announced for retail release. Hasbro is feeling the heat.
People are getting GI Joe classified action figures with EXTREMELY loose joints. Someone even got a Tunnel Rat with Crimson Guard guns and backpack because the WINDOWLeSS boxes at the factory prevent people from quickly and easily checking the products before sending them out. Hasbro has major quality control issues.
It really is a great time to be alive! I think you're gonna love Tunnel Rat, brother. I got him last week and I'm loving it. I'm looking forward to the review. I'm warming up to the Steel Corp heights. The female is ok but the male is a bit short. In my head, I can see Zarana being a little bit on the taller side. Regardless, I still love my Vala SB squad.
@@ArticulatedNinja Thank you so much! Coincidentally I saw some toy photography earlier, that had that dog in it, I just recently found your channel and BOOM just noticed the same dog was in it. The artist and infor weren't credited in the photography that was shared, unfortunately. Thank you again for the info!
I like both lines. Joes don’t have a nostalgia tug on me since i wasn’t into it as a kid so i mix and match both Joes and AF. I agree. Classifieds have improved. I don’t need to do body swaps/kitbashes due to QC issues anymore.
The latest QC issue with GI Joe is some of the Tunnel Rats are coming with the wrong load out. The Crimson Vipers load out is being placed in the Tunnel Rat locker. Be warned it’s happening a lot.
Hasbro is doing o.k. Still having qc with a few of the new figs I got. But my copperhead is dope! So are the Valkyries I had to go back and order another set ✨✨✨
I have Shipwreck and Rock and Roll so far....love the articulation, detail and extras. This from someone who usually likes their Joes of the smaller variety.
The funny thing is the Python Patrol Trouble Bubble sold out on Hasbro Pulse because they accidentally marked it as 10 dollars less than the original Trouble Bubble showing that maybe the original might be over priced for what it is
Hasbro still has unbelievable bad distribution. The Eels (a troop builder) were EXTREMELY limited. People were getting the Eels with the wrong neck and even detached arms in the WINDOWLESS boxes.
Man i love my valkyries but I'm still going to add a couple of those riot trooper ladies as beefier valkyries. I also rit dyed the tan web gear and weapons of the valkyries black.
I’ll say their winning but it’s not to say it’s a perfect line. You’ll still get random QC issues here and there. My Tunnel Rat’s neck is wobbly as hell. I don’t have V2 Firefly yet, but I’m here that his waist is also wobbly.
They need put more in the stores. It doesn't make sense that the way to get them is on line...And please way some people got 20 Cobra Infantry😄 Jerks!!
I'm knowing "valaverse" because of this channel (like the character Pandora a lot man) Personally I don't like Hasbro stuff because of the amount of "hands" that they gave. Lots of g.i. joe classified gave only 1 pair of hands (and it's always the grip hands) so if I don't put weapons in the figure hand, it's looks really weird (for me 😂) Valaverse always give more than 1 pairs of hand (i like that)
Classified has stepped it up except like you said the weapons. Bummed about the steel brigade pack but the randomness quality of this line has been less common. Your 💯 percent right competition between companies only makes the consumer win. I love my valaverse and Classified and thats ok people.
As a 49 year old collector. Classified is about 65/35 in the hit and miss category. A complete miss in the weapons being to gummy. Even when heated and flashed cooled they warp right back... I decided a few months ago only to collect the ones I had as a kid. Except for Mindbender and Serpentor. They we're to hard to get when they first came out and the chase of finding them lost its luster.
The Valaverse announcement of the Crimson Shadow battle android directly inspired Hasbro to make the Crimson B.A.T.s Crimson Twins and Baroness, Crimson Vipers, and who know what else.
Why does it seem like all the Crimson characters are inspired by the Red Shadow from the original Action Force which actually has appeared in the newer GI Joe comics
@@SuperAz1981 The Valaverse guy is a fan of GI Joe and had an opportunity to make his own line of military themed action figures. It looks like Hasbro's recent "crimson wave" of figures was both a way to re-use molds with simple repaints, and as a way to try to steal Valavers Action Force's thunder with similarly named characters.
I know a lot of people have been complaining about soft gummy figures esp the 2 pack and the new female repaint are gtn the worst of it. They’re def going cheaper with their plastic on most figures! I hope they don’t start doing shorter figs for 2+ packs now! I hope the Steel Corps is the only one!
I just got Tunnel Rat and he is awesome. Though I had to glue down his neck scarf thing and holster that move around too much. But classified is slowly getting better.
Hasbro has certainly been trying to make the GI Joe figures LOOK better lately. Has everyone forgotten what happened in late 2022 and early 2023? Hasbro MURDERED the Power Rangers Lightning Collection! Hasbro MURDERED the D&D action figure line.
I buy both because they compliment each other but yea the more recent figures feel a lot more solid ..the weapons still suck but otherwise the figures themselves have been great recently
I collect both lines though Classified is number one for me. Still I combine the lines in my displays. The desert Snake Eyes goes well with the AF desert troopers and my Steel Brigade troopers are facing off against Cobra troopers. I don’t know what I am going to do when Monster Force comes out. How much can my wallet handle?
I have purchased a few Classified Series Joes, Rock n Roll is my army builder and I am looking forward to doing the same with Grunt. Dusty is another builder figure, but I would want to repaint him pretty much entirely. Now, after just discovering Valaverse Action Force about 8 months ago I have finally been able to get some of these in my collection, and I’m trying to hunt down a few more. Each Action Force figure I have received has been a piece of ART, I am so Impressed. The tactical gear, weapons, extra hands, sculpts, paint apps, packaging, I could go on forever, it’s what I personally have been looking for in a 1/12 scale figure. Again I’m selective, I’m not a completionist looking to have every figure made for the line, but what I think is cool, or has gear or parts I think I can use I’m getting. Both lines co exist, Action Force just seems a little crisper and top tier in the details. But like Ninja says, it’s a great time to be collecting and here’s hoping things keep getting churned out.
one issue i have with being in the uk is getting a the line as when they gone they seem to be gone, getting a range viper, mole rat and firefly is not easy for me. The bendy weapons, also a bummer i find
So...Hasbro is going back to the 4" scale action figures to please those fans, but they are calling these small figures 6" figures to please the 6" fans? Hasbro is working really hard to please everyone! Hasbro is just full of people pleasers!
Classified series is slightly winning. Action force is great for army building (Their Steel Brigade figures are untouchable!) and the weapons are 🔥 The biggest drawbacks for Action force are 1. The plastic is a bit too brittle when trying swap alternate heads. I’ve had a couple break when I tried to swap their head sculpts. 2. Lack of variety with the bodies. G I Joes articulation is slightly better, but their weapons suck! Lol I pick & choose from both lines because they’re currently 2 of the best doing non superhero stuff.
Yeah was never excited for the “steel corps” set since I have a ton of the actual Steel Brigade and now seeing that they are so tiny, it’s even less interesting. The Grunt figure is good but I already went all in on the AF Delta Trooper & gear packs to be my general Joe green shirts. Having said that, if I ever see Grunt on a deep sale, I would probably pick up a few more but nothing crazy. Good video 🤘🏻
Classified seems to have hit its stride. I feel like the weapons are getting better. It’s interesting, looks at Origins Baroness and her weapons are absolutely perfect. They had it already and went off course, let’s hope they can get back on.
Hasbro GI Joe is losing. Hasbro was happy to let GI Joe die. Action Force are the true heroes by saving the GI Joe team. (That would make an interesting crossover story.)
While I still continue to buy Classified figures......it has MUCH needed improvements. I continue to open figures with flaws. Loose arms, warped weapons, too many repaints, inconsistent pricing (trouble bubble) and inconsistent quality make it a line that is always 10 steps behind Action Force.
I could never get mad a company for upping there game. Still got some improvement to make like the aforementioned gummy guns and lack of hands but, I do like seeing Hasbro understand that they are not a monopoly.
🦖: I'm going to be honest. The army builders, weapons, & the ladies. That's all I'm going to be getting into this line for. I'm not necessarily checking for any other characters.~ Only if I don't think character is cool enough to be in my collection, first. 👍🏻
The female Steel Corp are using the Lady Jaye legs and boots and movie Scarlet arms and torso. Shooter is using the movie Scarlett legs with new shoes and Lady Jaye arms and possibly new torso. So there might be height differences between them all.
I don't have Low-Light, so obviously I couldn't do that exact size comparision, but my male Steel Corps figure sits right in between Big Ben and Tunnel Rat, at roughly Shipwreck size. I can totally understand someone wanting this to be a larger figure, perhaps more like Big Ben, but I don't think I would use the term undersized for it, but everyone else's mileage may vary.
I think I only bought the Steel Corp for the jet packs, which is kinda sad, but eh. Snowjob, Grunt, Lowlight and that British sob, are all pretty great. I did find Tunnel Rat a little disappointing. Oh and I ordered 2 more trouble bubbles after getting a look at the full mask head sculpt which I love.
I can't say this for certain, but the reason the two figures from the Steel Corps 2 pack came out so short is probably intentional, and that we will see these two bodies again just heavily retooled for named characters of shorter stature, following the release of this 2 pack as well as the upcoming Tunnel Rat. I'd have to dive back into the lore of Gi-Joe to see what characters would fit this billet. Then again, I could also be completely wrong and Hasbro's factory could have just accidentally made them short and realized this too late in production, or it could even be the result of an executive wanting named characters to stand out just that more in a sea of army builders for them to lead 😂
Most likely it is cost cutting. Less plastic per figure means lower costs for Hasbro. Considering how many tens of thousands of figure they probably produce a noticeably lower amount of plastic per figure would add up to a lot of cost savings.
The Steel Corps figures are already reuse, as GI Joe Steel Brigade figures always have been. The female uses Lady Jaye’s body and the male uses Beach Head’s torso and Snake Eyes’s legs.
Recently received my Tunnel Rat pre-order; figure *looks* great but the gun had the sa.e QC issues that we've seen all wave long. I've also seen other collectors get deformed flashlights in their orders (though I didn't).
Aye hope you had great weekend idk if u into boxing great fights and yooo the skits is best lol like that and i feel g.i. winning especially the rock stars 1z idk the names so plz 4give me lol and i deff like the Valaverse like i said i like the females and idk if ppl ask you if you had a toyline what would it be? And why 😎🙏☝💪another great content keep bein bless and successful
Have they stepped up lately, yeah they have. That being said my Firefly figure is a floppy f ing mess and apparently I'm not the only one. The gun thing realy urks me, Yes I can get guns from Valaverse, Grid Iron or Etsy, I shouldnt have to. G I Joe is a military line, the Military use firearms, If those warped piecess of S showed up on a battle field, troops would be better off using spit balls.
I would say the Steel Corp figures really just look like upscaled 3.75 figures but then I realize that the 3.75 counterpart looks better haha. Jokes aside, I think G.I Joe is winning because besides the crappy guns and distribution, they are selling very well and the figures seem to be getting better.
I think Classified is coming out with far more hits than misses, certainly as compared to the earliest in the line. Always look forward to those boxes arriving at my doorstep and they have, with one exception, arrived in very good to perfect condition. My Valaverse Action Force stuff has always arrived in perfect condition and I fortunately have been lucky to have had none of the QC issues on either line that others have reported, with the exception of some bent Classified weapons and on one Action Force figure, the stock of a weapon broke off, oh well, easy fix. Neither line (I only collect these two and some Marvel Legends at the minute) has had very consistent resistance to articulation, some are very tight, some far looser than I'd like. Given the choice, I'll take tighter joints since they'll hold a pose better and should loosen up over time with use; whereas, too loose of joints will always be loose and likely will get floppier. Thanks for the video as always, Ninja.
We are winning. Never had this much "choice" before. There are those who would rather we didn't have a choice though. Them and their red shirts can eff off. We collect what we like...have you seen the 3rd Party Panda that's coming? If you have Master Weng, now you'll have Kung Fu Panda....
I'm still waiting for your avatar to start wearing a red button down sweater for these segments🤣😂 As for the Classified guns, you know those are meant to shoot around corners? Thats why they are bent🤣😂🤣😂
The quality is definitely improved but the distribution is still very inconsistent. I don't understand how Hasbro Pulse still doesn't have a wait list for high demand figures 😢🤷🏽♂️
Hey, Articulated Ninja not to be the grammar police, but corps is pronounced "core" and not "corpse", sure it does spell like corpse, but it's how it's pronounced. As for as GI Joe Classified winning or losing, honestly it's sort of both like one figure can be a gem while another could be a turd.
Supposedly, the Steel Corp figures were built on the buck for Breaker, who is a little shorter. My figures are packed away for the moment, so I can't compare. Still doesn't explain the female, unless they made tweaks to her to match the male counterparts height. Either way, not a fan of the small statured figures, and I hope this isn't what we're going to see going forward. As far as G.I.Joe Loosing... i don't thing so. If anything, I would dare say it's Hasbro's best line. 2 Haslabs, that fully funded, at least a 100 different figures in the line, and it is still a somewhat new line, and they're are still more characters that need to be made... looking at you Hardball. I myself and probably looking at the end of the road, but not because the line is bad. Mostly because this is an expensive hobby, I have no shame in saying I live on a budget, and I have other interests that need tending to. I'll always keep up on the news and add a few action force goodies.
Yea they small and the arm came off of the male fig along wit desert snake eyes arm... but they good enough. Those valkyries tho..probably my best classified figs
My one grip with classified is that the vehicles are the weakest part about this line, relegated to Haslab or exclusive in some kind, other than that it’s Hasbro’s best line so far and isn’t suffering with delayed releases like Transformers
They’re not, because they’re reused bodies. They’re smaller than *some* other figures, but only because different figures are different heights, just like people are. They’re the same size as the figures who use the same body as them
Classified definitely stepping it up, but there are still some disappointments. Action Force really has yet to disappoint me, but I love both. The new Big Ben, especially with alternate head, is totally epic. A great SAS army builder.
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Winning: us as collectors they compliment each other and pick each other's slack up. Losing: My wallet and ultimately my shelf space, lol
Facts!!
🦖: I also agree... This is facts. Lmao!!
I'm losing every damn time a female sees my collection....oh well I'm picking my collection it gives me more joy at the end of day.
@@jasonchavez8706haha !!!! ❤😂
GI Joe Classified is winning big time. It's easily the best Hasbro line. Almost every figure has been a hit. So many figures are coming on the horizon. Great time to be a Joe fan.
Agree. I have no interest when they 1st came out. Then when I saw that og storm shadow I was hooked.🎉
@@jasonchavez8706 once they started making them more like their classic versions it really took off. The Storm Shadow figure is one of my Top 3 favorites so far
@@GameTime-yj6qv then spirit!!!! Omg .I was like I'm never collecting this dumb line an now it's one of my favorites
I had no interest in toys. Until I saw CrocMaster. I remembered having to retro version. I bought it. Now I'm at almost 60 joes. Everyother line as well. Sigh
Hey AN, just wanted to tell you something. I lost my mother to a cardiac arrest a week ago. My family has been supportive but I'm still pretty torn up. On the off chance I want to just watch something and chill, vids like yours popping up are a great distraction. If you're like me in any way it's easy to think the things you do don't matter. They do though. You give folks some entertainment along with being informative. Thanks for that. I hope I can get back dinking with figures again but right now I don't feel much into anything. Best wishes to you and yours and all those watching you.
Also everyone call your mom and tell her you love her.
Condolences on the loss of your mother.
Sorry for your loss 🙏🏽 thank you for those words yea I don't think much of my content but thanks it may take awhile but hopefully over time you will get back into the hobby the way you want to but healing takes time. Keep existing and moving forward one day at a time.
Thanks both of you.
My condolences, bro. Wishing you and your family love and support during this challenging time
I do like some classified figures. For me, having figures that have authentic black skin tones and hair texture is important. Action Force has some significant designs, which are dope.
G.I Joe is definetly winning by a mile. Valaverse to me feels like a knock off version of G.I Joe but that's just me. Either way at the end of the day we as collectors are all winning.
GI Joe has a 40 year history with well known characters and designs to draw on.
Valaverse has some very nice designs, but it will take some time to build up
It looks like the success of Valaverse forced Hasbro to make improvements.
I think Valaverse should have a store presence instead of just online that way more people can get a feel for the story the way GI Joe did back in the 80s
@@SuperAz1981 Considering that Hasbro is increasing prices beyond Valaverse at the same time Valaverse is lowering prices it would work.
Valaverse figures would not be out of place in retail stores now that the prices are about the same.
Winning in my book, I do think that they are pushing out a lot in a short time and maybe that shows in the quality of the guns. But those can be fixed pretty easy.
Love the line, yes it’s not perfect but it was a huge piece of my childhood and now my adulthood. I’m just happy to have these characters on my shelf.
I love how this shuts down a lot of morons who have been calling you a Valaverse simp. You come out and you sing dithyrambic praise to the recent Classified figures.I am sure they will still call you names, but whatever man, you just give your opinion, and it''s real. Which is why I dig your videos man.
As much as Hasbro pisses me off, their Classified line is really amazing in so many ways. I love most of the ones I am getting. The sculpting on the figure is 99% of the time great. The design team really loves GI Joe, and while I do not agree with everything they do, their heart is in the right place.
For reasons that some might not appreciate, Valaverse is winning for me and my community. #RepresentationMatters. 🙏🏾
Absolutely.
G.I Joe Classified is improving, excited for the rifleman/range soldier. It is always a hit or miss when it comes to any kind of toys and all comes down to personal preference some may like a certain character others may not. Just buy what you like and don't mind if other people doesn't agree with you and have fun collecting! 😊
the grunt ...got 3 of them all 3 of them the m16 or the blaster...warped....but you right every week a figure from both classified and vala come out...the articulation is 👍🏾 keep up the great work
@articulatedninja Tunnel Rat is a very nice figure, but I can almost bet you will be pissed with all the stuff that hangs on the figure chest. I personally opted for glueing the the holster on the shoulder so I could use that to keep everything else in place. Aside from that, is a really cool looking figure.
I really think Hasbro should have some kind of competition because without it they would just cut costs and make cheap figures. So it is good that they see how well Valaverse figures are selling compared to Gijoe.
Finally found a fortnight boat at Ollies today! $15 baby!! We’ll see what the Red Devil squad has in mind for this bad boy‼️
Matter of fact, lemme drop a video answering this question.
Loving the scope and variations in your content Ninja, literally something for everyone! Appreciate you dude!
The Steel Corps figures are based on the Beachhead and Lady Jaye bodies, which are on the smaller side.
Steel Brigade: "Short King (and Queen) summer!" Nice update on the state of Classified! I had moderately high hopes for the Steel Corps figures, and maybe there is still a place for them. We will see. I think the original RAH versions were mail-in options, and kids were supposed to pretend that they were that character which is why they had helmets, right? Maybe Hasbro made them small because they are supposed to be kid-sized? j/k
They do look smalls. I probably have them flying in stand to obscured the size! Shark is great and you doing great too!!
I am mixed on classified, Rock n Roll was amazing then I finally open up Torpedo, whose box art I just love, only to have super warped weapons and a deformed left ankle. The trouble bubble itself is good while the figure that it comes with is just outright lazy. Especially after what was shown at Pulsecon. The anniversary figures that come with heads that match the color of the head. Grunt just came in and back to amazing. Thats a solid figure. Then my first Action force figure Eclipse, her knees and ankles are so hard to move they feel about ready too break
Hell yeah competition breeds innovation!!! Gorgeous work as always!!! I collect both and together they make some amazing pieces of art.
I'm so glad i found this Channel, BIG UP YOURSELF
The size of the Steel Corps is an optical effect. Zarana is not as tall as Lowlight. She is much smaller than him. Yet in the pic, the is also taller than him. It's a lens' effect.
action force are good but too Similar. they need diff body types, animals ninja or warrior and more....
Hasbro probably wanted to lock away all the vehicles behind the HasLab.
Then the Valaverse Vanguard was announced.
Suddenly, the VAMP was announced for retail release.
Hasbro is feeling the heat.
People are getting GI Joe classified action figures with EXTREMELY loose joints.
Someone even got a Tunnel Rat with Crimson Guard guns and backpack because the WINDOWLeSS boxes at the factory prevent people from quickly and easily checking the products before sending them out.
Hasbro has major quality control issues.
It really is a great time to be alive! I think you're gonna love Tunnel Rat, brother. I got him last week and I'm loving it. I'm looking forward to the review. I'm warming up to the Steel Corp heights. The female is ok but the male is a bit short. In my head, I can see Zarana being a little bit on the taller side. Regardless, I still love my Vala SB squad.
Off topic: Apologies if you've mentioned it somewhere else but who makes the black dog that you have with your avatar ?
It's a DC collectibles batman beyond 3 pack the dogs name is ace he's apart of that 3 pack
@@ArticulatedNinja Thank you so much! Coincidentally I saw some toy photography earlier, that had that dog in it, I just recently found your channel and BOOM just noticed the same dog was in it. The artist and infor weren't credited in the photography that was shared, unfortunately. Thank you again for the info!
The windowless packaging killed it for me.
Hasbro is making the 6" figures smaller now?
Less plastic, but higher prices?
That is so Hasbro!
I like both lines. Joes don’t have a nostalgia tug on me since i wasn’t into it as a kid so i mix and match both Joes and AF. I agree. Classifieds have improved. I don’t need to do body swaps/kitbashes due to QC issues anymore.
8:45 love that line of thought. Priceless
The latest QC issue with GI Joe is some of the Tunnel Rats are coming with the wrong load out. The Crimson Vipers load out is being placed in the Tunnel Rat locker. Be warned it’s happening a lot.
I'm cooking some pork rib eyes while I watch your video. Videos of make me laugh and this one is no exception.
Sound tasty 🤣 thanks for enjoying
Hasbro is doing o.k. Still having qc with a few of the new figs I got. But my copperhead is dope! So are the Valkyries I had to go back and order another set ✨✨✨
I have Shipwreck and Rock and Roll so far....love the articulation, detail and extras. This from someone who usually likes their Joes of the smaller variety.
I agree with you that Classified has been great in these newest waves. No perfect but still excellent!
Classified is looking amazing lately. I do think the Trubble Bubble was overpriced though. It should have come with a stand. Great video as always!
I agree how did it come with no flight stand lol
The funny thing is the Python Patrol Trouble Bubble sold out on Hasbro Pulse because they accidentally marked it as 10 dollars less than the original Trouble Bubble showing that maybe the original might be over priced for what it is
@@SuperAz1981 exactly!
Hasbro is just cost cutting again with smaller figures that use less plastic.
Did Hasbro really think that fans and collectors would not notice?
Hasbro still has unbelievable bad distribution.
The Eels (a troop builder) were EXTREMELY limited.
People were getting the Eels with the wrong neck and even detached arms in the WINDOWLESS boxes.
what brand is that blue lady ninja from??
Classified
Man i love my valkyries but I'm still going to add a couple of those riot trooper ladies as beefier valkyries. I also rit dyed the tan web gear and weapons of the valkyries black.
I’ll say their winning but it’s not to say it’s a perfect line. You’ll still get random QC issues here and there. My Tunnel Rat’s neck is wobbly as hell. I don’t have V2 Firefly yet, but I’m here that his waist is also wobbly.
😒 damn imagine if they really got it all together sounds like it's just hit or miss at this point , I hope they just keep improving
Good review brotha, thank you I appreciate you.
The main thing about classified that hurts the figures for me is the guns. At least we got the action force armory coming in clutch for these figures.
They need put more in the stores. It doesn't make sense that the way to get them is on line...And please way some people got 20 Cobra Infantry😄 Jerks!!
Oh yeah the steel figs I'm sort of upset the female is single jointed in the arms.... I might pass on it✨
Who is Hasbro trying to kid with the smaller figures?
Surely they knew people would notice IMMEDIATELY!
This is just more Hasbro cost cutting.
I'm knowing "valaverse" because of this channel (like the character Pandora a lot man)
Personally I don't like Hasbro stuff because of the amount of "hands" that they gave. Lots of g.i. joe classified gave only 1 pair of hands (and it's always the grip hands) so if I don't put weapons in the figure hand, it's looks really weird (for me 😂)
Valaverse always give more than 1 pairs of hand (i like that)
Valaverse is winning because Hasbro is trying to catch up and steal Valaverse's thunder.
Steel Brigade - Steel Corps
Crimson Shadows - Crimson B.A.T.s, Crimson Vipers
Desert Troopers - Desert Snake-Eyes
Troop Builders - 60th anniversary Action Soldier and Action Sailor
Vanguard - VAMP
Good points
Steel Brigade and Crimson Shadows are just “homages” to GI Joe in the first place. And arguably the Vanguard is too.
Very Happy. I dont get em all but In general Im liking the direction they are going vs what we got 3 years ago.
Classified has stepped it up except like you said the weapons. Bummed about the steel brigade pack but the randomness quality of this line has been less common. Your 💯 percent right competition between companies only makes the consumer win. I love my valaverse and Classified and thats ok people.
As a 49 year old collector.
Classified is about 65/35 in the hit and miss category.
A complete miss in the weapons being to gummy.
Even when heated and flashed cooled they warp right back...
I decided a few months ago only to collect the ones I had as a kid.
Except for Mindbender and Serpentor. They we're to hard to get when they first came out and the chase of finding them lost its luster.
The Valaverse announcement of the Crimson Shadow battle android directly inspired Hasbro to make the Crimson B.A.T.s Crimson Twins and Baroness, Crimson Vipers, and who know what else.
Why does it seem like all the Crimson characters are inspired by the Red Shadow from the original Action Force which actually has appeared in the newer GI Joe comics
@@SuperAz1981 The Valaverse guy is a fan of GI Joe and had an opportunity to make his own line of military themed action figures.
It looks like Hasbro's recent "crimson wave" of figures was both a way to re-use molds with simple repaints, and as a way to try to steal Valavers Action Force's thunder with similarly named characters.
winning big time
I know a lot of people have been complaining about soft gummy figures esp the 2 pack and the new female repaint are gtn the worst of it. They’re def going cheaper with their plastic on most figures! I hope they don’t start doing shorter figs for 2+ packs now! I hope the Steel Corps is the only one!
I just got Tunnel Rat and he is awesome. Though I had to glue down his neck scarf thing and holster that move around too much. But classified is slowly getting better.
Hasbro has certainly been trying to make the GI Joe figures LOOK better lately.
Has everyone forgotten what happened in late 2022 and early 2023?
Hasbro MURDERED the Power Rangers Lightning Collection!
Hasbro MURDERED the D&D action figure line.
I buy both because they compliment each other but yea the more recent figures feel a lot more solid ..the weapons still suck but otherwise the figures themselves have been great recently
I collect both lines though Classified is number one for me. Still I combine the lines in my displays. The desert Snake Eyes goes well with the AF desert troopers and my Steel Brigade troopers are facing off against Cobra troopers. I don’t know what I am going to do when Monster Force comes out. How much can my wallet handle?
I have purchased a few Classified Series Joes, Rock n Roll is my army builder and I am looking forward to doing the same with Grunt. Dusty is another builder figure, but I would want to repaint him pretty much entirely. Now, after just discovering Valaverse Action Force about 8 months ago I have finally been able to get some of these in my collection, and I’m trying to hunt down a few more. Each Action Force figure I have received has been a piece of ART, I am so Impressed. The tactical gear, weapons, extra hands, sculpts, paint apps, packaging, I could go on forever, it’s what I personally have been looking for in a 1/12 scale figure. Again I’m selective, I’m not a completionist looking to have every figure made for the line, but what I think is cool, or has gear or parts I think I can use I’m getting. Both lines co exist, Action Force just seems a little crisper and top tier in the details. But like Ninja says, it’s a great time to be collecting and here’s hoping things keep getting churned out.
one issue i have with being in the uk is getting a the line as when they gone they seem to be gone, getting a range viper, mole rat and firefly is not easy for me. The bendy weapons, also a bummer i find
So...Hasbro is going back to the 4" scale action figures to please those fans, but they are calling these small figures 6" figures to please the 6" fans?
Hasbro is working really hard to please everyone!
Hasbro is just full of people pleasers!
Winning for sure. They are on fire
You are most likely going to get the wrong accessories with Tunnel Rat.
Classified series is slightly winning. Action force is great for army building (Their Steel Brigade figures are untouchable!) and the weapons are 🔥 The biggest drawbacks for Action force are 1. The plastic is a bit too brittle when trying swap alternate heads. I’ve had a couple break when I tried to swap their head sculpts. 2. Lack of variety with the bodies. G I Joes articulation is slightly better, but their weapons suck! Lol I pick & choose from both lines because they’re currently 2 of the best doing non superhero stuff.
You gotta love it when people ask a question that they already know the answer to...
I know my answer for myself sure but I don't know what the majority of others answer will be.
Yeah was never excited for the “steel corps” set since I have a ton of the actual Steel Brigade and now seeing that they are so tiny, it’s even less interesting.
The Grunt figure is good but I already went all in on the AF Delta Trooper & gear packs to be my general Joe green shirts. Having said that, if I ever see Grunt on a deep sale, I would probably pick up a few more but nothing crazy.
Good video 🤘🏻
Gi joe classified figures are really improving with each waves but those weapons being so wrapped and bent, sucks!
Classified seems to have hit its stride. I feel like the weapons are getting better. It’s interesting, looks at Origins Baroness and her weapons are absolutely perfect. They had it already and went off course, let’s hope they can get back on.
Hasbro GI Joe is losing.
Hasbro was happy to let GI Joe die.
Action Force are the true heroes by saving the GI Joe team. (That would make an interesting crossover story.)
While I still continue to buy Classified figures......it has MUCH needed improvements. I continue to open figures with flaws. Loose arms, warped weapons, too many repaints, inconsistent pricing (trouble bubble) and inconsistent quality make it a line that is always 10 steps behind Action Force.
Good points
I could never get mad a company for upping there game. Still got some improvement to make like the aforementioned gummy guns and lack of hands but, I do like seeing Hasbro understand that they are not a monopoly.
🦖: I'm going to be honest. The army builders, weapons, & the ladies. That's all I'm going to be getting into this line for. I'm not necessarily checking for any other characters.~ Only if I don't think character is cool enough to be in my collection, first. 👍🏻
Problem is, low lights sniper came in a case, AND STILL WASNT STRAIGHT ‼️
What’s with the visible joints in his shoulders? Still freaking love Low Light 😎
Dammmnnnn that was the one ok mine that was str8 lol that's crazy wth
The steel represents the Lollipop guild
The female Steel Corp are using the Lady Jaye legs and boots and movie Scarlet arms and torso. Shooter is using the movie Scarlett legs with new shoes and Lady Jaye arms and possibly new torso. So there might be height differences between them all.
I don't have Low-Light, so obviously I couldn't do that exact size comparision, but my male Steel Corps figure sits right in between Big Ben and Tunnel Rat, at roughly Shipwreck size. I can totally understand someone wanting this to be a larger figure, perhaps more like Big Ben, but I don't think I would use the term undersized for it, but everyone else's mileage may vary.
It’s strange that people are calling out Steel Corps for being small when they’re reused bodies anyway.
I think I only bought the Steel Corp for the jet packs, which is kinda sad, but eh. Snowjob, Grunt, Lowlight and that British sob, are all pretty great. I did find Tunnel Rat a little disappointing.
Oh and I ordered 2 more trouble bubbles after getting a look at the full mask head sculpt which I love.
Man I literally blame you for my brokenness lol nah these Furay planets got me wanting everything good put on G 💯💯
I can't say this for certain, but the reason the two figures from the Steel Corps 2 pack came out so short is probably intentional, and that we will see these two bodies again just heavily retooled for named characters of shorter stature, following the release of this 2 pack as well as the upcoming Tunnel Rat. I'd have to dive back into the lore of Gi-Joe to see what characters would fit this billet.
Then again, I could also be completely wrong and Hasbro's factory could have just accidentally made them short and realized this too late in production, or it could even be the result of an executive wanting named characters to stand out just that more in a sea of army builders for them to lead 😂
Most likely it is cost cutting.
Less plastic per figure means lower costs for Hasbro.
Considering how many tens of thousands of figure they probably produce a noticeably lower amount of plastic per figure would add up to a lot of cost savings.
The Steel Corps figures are already reuse, as GI Joe Steel Brigade figures always have been. The female uses Lady Jaye’s body and the male uses Beach Head’s torso and Snake Eyes’s legs.
Recently received my Tunnel Rat pre-order; figure *looks* great but the gun had the sa.e QC issues that we've seen all wave long. I've also seen other collectors get deformed flashlights in their orders (though I didn't).
i feel like gi joe classified is winning the amount of accessories hands and the price alone has me all in on there
Aye hope you had great weekend idk if u into boxing great fights and yooo the skits is best lol like that and i feel g.i. winning especially the rock stars 1z idk the names so plz 4give me lol and i deff like the Valaverse like i said i like the females and idk if ppl ask you if you had a toyline what would it be? And why 😎🙏☝💪another great content keep bein bless and successful
Losing: vehicles and bases would be too big and too expensive.
Winning:Assortment, release speed, face sculpts , joints. All surpass every other line in this price range - Vala or not.
Other then the "exclusives" bruh, I almost skip to my spots. I have my candy, my toys, and my pappy juice😂 . Kids will never understand 🙃🎭
Have they stepped up lately, yeah they have. That being said my Firefly figure is a floppy f ing mess and apparently I'm not the only one. The gun thing realy urks me, Yes I can get guns from Valaverse, Grid Iron or Etsy, I shouldnt have to. G I Joe is a military line, the Military use firearms, If those warped piecess of S showed up on a battle field, troops would be better off using spit balls.
Spit balls lol 🤣
Best action, figure reviewer
🙏🏽 thank you
I would say the Steel Corp figures really just look like upscaled 3.75 figures but then I realize that the 3.75 counterpart looks better haha.
Jokes aside, I think G.I Joe is winning because besides the crappy guns and distribution, they are selling very well and the figures seem to be getting better.
The store shelves have zero Joe's except tiger force Dusty 😂
HASBRO ,
BRING BACK THE FULLY ARTICULATED 3.75 GI JOE STUFF.
I think Classified is coming out with far more hits than misses, certainly as compared to the earliest in the line. Always look forward to those boxes arriving at my doorstep and they have, with one exception, arrived in very good to perfect condition. My Valaverse Action Force stuff has always arrived in perfect condition and I fortunately have been lucky to have had none of the QC issues on either line that others have reported, with the exception of some bent Classified weapons and on one Action Force figure, the stock of a weapon broke off, oh well, easy fix. Neither line (I only collect these two and some Marvel Legends at the minute) has had very consistent resistance to articulation, some are very tight, some far looser than I'd like. Given the choice, I'll take tighter joints since they'll hold a pose better and should loosen up over time with use; whereas, too loose of joints will always be loose and likely will get floppier.
Thanks for the video as always, Ninja.
🙏🏽 thanks for sharing and supporting brandon I agree I'd rather have some figs to tight then be too loose as well.
We are winning. Never had this much "choice" before. There are those who would rather we didn't have a choice though. Them and their red shirts can eff off. We collect what we like...have you seen the 3rd Party Panda that's coming? If you have Master Weng, now you'll have Kung Fu Panda....
All facts
I'm still waiting for your avatar to start wearing a red button down sweater for these segments🤣😂
As for the Classified guns, you know those are meant to shoot around corners? Thats why they are bent🤣😂🤣😂
The quality is definitely improved but the distribution is still very inconsistent. I don't understand how Hasbro Pulse still doesn't have a wait list for high demand figures 😢🤷🏽♂️
Great point
Hey, Articulated Ninja not to be the grammar police, but corps is pronounced "core" and not "corpse", sure it does spell like corpse, but it's how it's pronounced. As for as GI Joe Classified winning or losing, honestly it's sort of both like one figure can be a gem while another could be a turd.
Supposedly, the Steel Corp figures were built on the buck for Breaker, who is a little shorter. My figures are packed away for the moment, so I can't compare. Still doesn't explain the female, unless they made tweaks to her to match the male counterparts height.
Either way, not a fan of the small statured figures, and I hope this isn't what we're going to see going forward.
As far as G.I.Joe Loosing... i don't thing so. If anything, I would dare say it's Hasbro's best line. 2 Haslabs, that fully funded, at least a 100 different figures in the line, and it is still a somewhat new line, and they're are still more characters that need to be made... looking at you Hardball.
I myself and probably looking at the end of the road, but not because the line is bad. Mostly because this is an expensive hobby, I have no shame in saying I live on a budget, and I have other interests that need tending to. I'll always keep up on the news and add a few action force goodies.
Yea they small and the arm came off of the male fig along wit desert snake eyes arm... but they good enough. Those valkyries tho..probably my best classified figs
Gijoe killing it
Better then the marvel stuff imo
And I agree I get the Valaverse guns those are so good
I mix my Valaverse with my Gijoe collection
My one grip with classified is that the vehicles are the weakest part about this line, relegated to Haslab or exclusive in some kind, other than that it’s Hasbro’s best line so far and isn’t suffering with delayed releases like Transformers
I thought the Steel Corps looks good didn't realize they were smaller compared to other classified figures, that is unfortunate.
They’re not, because they’re reused bodies. They’re smaller than *some* other figures, but only because different figures are different heights, just like people are. They’re the same size as the figures who use the same body as them
Classified definitely stepping it up, but there are still some disappointments. Action Force really has yet to disappoint me, but I love both. The new Big Ben, especially with alternate head, is totally epic. A great SAS army builder.