Its time for the next Joe!

[BuddyGus]

Screw polystone.

 

[teemu]

That's a pretty big wad to blow. I'd say we'll be lucky to get 2 new ones and the focus would be on Special Bus SE and his yawning wolf. Especially since they've already said they were slowing down for the polystone garbage.

true,but there are plenty more wads for Sideshow to blow...

I am just impatient with this line because it takes so long from reveal to in-hand,plus collecting this line is like the old days in that great time of the 80's

 

[thenammagazine]

true,but there are plenty more wads for Sideshow to blow...

I am just impatient with this line because it takes so long from reveal to in-hand,plus collecting this line is like the old days in that great time of the 80's

Not really. We have a better chance of getting the cool figures now, than stalking the isles at TRU waiting for the employees to restock or scouring behind all the other toy boxes looking for that must have Joe that some poor ********* stashed.

 

[snakeeyes171]

better be 1/6 polystone figures

 

[Jester]

Bring it on NOW!

as far as I am concerned,I hope Sideshow reveals 5 joes at SDCC

Destro
Baroness
Shipwreck
Snowjob
Cobra Commander V1 Helmet

I can't really picture how they'd do Shipwreck. "Bearded dude in sailor suit with parrot" seems unlikely to sell particularly well, unless the bulk of his accessories consisted of a full UDT outfit in reference to his second 1/18th figure.

 

[teemu]

I can't really picture how they'd do Shipwreck. "Bearded dude in sailor suit with parrot" seems unlikely to sell particularly well, unless the bulk of his accessories consisted of a full UDT outfit in reference to his second 1/18th figure.

Shipwreck would use RNR's arms (so could Dreadnocks and Tomaz/Xamot etc)

A Classic ARAH Sailor shipwreck with polly would fly off the shelf in my opinion...bonus head exclusive can be a "Cap head" version

He also could have a removable Sweater to go over his "classic" blue for different display option

 

[Jester]

A Classic ARAH Sailor shipwreck with polly would fly off the shelf in my opinion...bonus head exclusive can be a "Cap head" version

He also could have a removable Sweater to go over his "classic" blue for different display option

Right, so you have a choice of a guy in dungarees with a baby-blue button-up shirt, or a guy in dungarees with a turtleneck.

I'm just not seeing something like that really moving a lot of units.

 

[ProgMatinee]

What's the difference between RnR's uniform and Shipwrecks? The color.

What sells RnR is not the uniform. It's the character, the accessories, and the face sculpt.

I think Shipwreck would sell very well as long as it was a good sculpt. More than almost any character in Joeverse Shipwreck has a distinctive face that needs to be reproduced accurately. He'll be light on accessories, but a coat and variety of caps would be nice. Need to price it correctly. Not a $150 figure but I'd pay $120 for him with the right gear, 2 head sculpts, polly. Maybe they figure out some kind of base or something else to boost the loadout.

 

[Khev]

Right, so you have a choice of a guy in dungarees with a baby-blue button-up shirt

Its not just a "guy in dungarees" its Shipwreck.

That's like saying "nobody will buy a clean shaven guy in a grey shirt and pants" when talking about Bespin Luke.

 

[teemu]

I predict shipwreck's price will be 159.99 (with polly)

 

[Jester]

What's the difference between RnR's uniform and Shipwrecks? The color.

No, the difference between Night Viper and Heli-Viper uniforms is the colour. Rock 'n Roll and Shipwreck are a different story.

What sells RnR is not the uniform. It's the character, the accessories, and the face sculpt.

I dunno... it seems like the uniform can significantly influence perception as well, to judge from some of the comments I've seen about "North Face" Commando Snake Eyes or "Thriller" Crimson Guard.

I think Shipwreck would sell very well as long as it was a good sculpt. More than almost any character in Joeverse Shipwreck has a distinctive face that needs to be reproduced accurately. He'll be light on accessories, but a coat and variety of caps would be nice. Need to price it correctly. Not a $150 figure but I'd pay $120 for him with the right gear, 2 head sculpts, polly. Maybe they figure out some kind of base or something else to boost the loadout.

Again, I'm not seeing it. In all honesty, postulating a bearded headsculpt and "a coat and variety of caps" as the main selling points seems more appropriate to the spirit of the original 12" line, not the high-speed-low-drag-everyone-has-an-XCR-and-SOLAG-gloves "tacticool" aesthetic of the SSC figures.

Its not just a "guy in dungarees" its Shipwreck.

That's like saying "nobody will buy a clean shaven guy in a grey shirt and pants" when talking about Bespin Luke.

In the context, it's more like referring to Jar-Jar Binks as a "friendly, helpful local".

 

[thenammagazine]

Shipwreck would use RNR's arms (so could Dreadnocks and Tomaz/Xamot etc)

A Classic ARAH Sailor shipwreck with polly would fly off the shelf in my opinion...bonus head exclusive can be a "Cap head" version

He also could have a removable Sweater to go over his "classic" blue for different display option

No doubt jokes will be had about the figure, but in the end, he will sell. He was badass in the comics and a mainstay of the cartoon. Tossing in a beanie and a sweater for those like Khev who're dying for DDP versions of their Joes, should be a no brainer. But not the exclusive. Maybe a peacoat as the Ex?

 

[MANDO]

Anyone who grew up in the 80s, regardless of whether or not they watched GI Joe, knows Shipwreck. If not by name then certainly by his classic sailor appearance. He's not a guy in a sailor uniform he's THE guy in the sailor uniform. The difference is considerable.

 

[Khev]

Hardy har har Nam.

 

[Jester]

Anyone who grew up in the 80s, regardless of whether or not they watched GI Joe, knows Shipwreck. If not by name then certainly by his classic sailor appearance. He's not a guy in a sailor uniform he's THE guy in the sailor uniform. The difference is considerable.

Yes, but does not necessarily also mean that those same people will want to buy an action figure of him.

 

[MANDO]

Joefans will buy Shipwreck. All else is irrelevent.

 

[ProgMatinee]

No, the difference between Night Viper and Heli-Viper uniforms is the colour. Rock 'n Roll and Shipwreck are a different story.

I dunno... it seems like the uniform can significantly influence perception as well, to judge from some of the comments I've seen about "North Face" Commando Snake Eyes or "Thriller" Crimson Guard.

Again, I'm not seeing it. In all honesty, postulating a bearded headsculpt and "a coat and variety of caps" as the main selling points seems more appropriate to the spirit of the original 12" line, not the high-speed-low-drag-everyone-has-an-XCR-and-SOLAG-gloves "tacticool" aesthetic of the SSC figures.

In the context, it's more like referring to Jar-Jar Binks as a "friendly, helpful local".

Without the ammo belts, machine gun and beard RnR is some dude in OD BDUs. Its really no different than some dude in a Navy uniform.

The shirt and pants don't sell Rock 'N' Roll here. You add the identity, the ammo belts, the web gear, etc to the figure and it suddenly becomes the best Joe out there to some people.

So the same with Shipwreck. You tie to his identity. Gear him up appropriately to the character (which may include your "tacticool") and suddenly its not a guy in Navy dungarees...it's Shipwreck. I think he'd sell just fine. Storm Shadow or Snake Eyes levels? Maybe not, but probably RnR levels.

 

[Kibagami]

He needs his old school sailor uniform but he should come with a black beanie and commando sweater. A pea-coat with sailor hat would be slick too.

And he needs tons of tattoos. And Polly too.

 

[ProgMatinee]

Here's a question. RnR's ex head sculpt is undoubtedly a must have item. Going forward, should all Joe ex's be higher quality HS or should the higher quality HS be standard and drop the cheaper head altogether?

 

[Jester]

Joefans will buy Shipwreck. All else is irrelevent.

I'm a Joe fan and I wouldn't buy one, and I doubt I'm the only one either. I'd much rather see someone like Flash or Sci-Fi as the next figure.

Without the ammo belts, machine gun and beard RnR is some dude in OD BDUs.

Who blends in fairly seamlessly with the previously-released Joe characters. A more-or-less straight-up USN sailor as some are proposing is... not, though the same could be said for the original, but at least he had the Flagg, W.H.A.L.E. and so forth to justify his existence.

The costume doesn't sell Rock 'N' Roll here. You add the identity, the ammo belts, the web gear, etc to the figure and it suddenly becomes the best Joe out there to some people.

So the same with Shipwreck. You tie to his identity. Gear him up appropriately to the character (which may include your "tacticool") and suddenly its not a guy in Navy dungarees...it's Shipwreck.

That's exactly the problem.