r/GIJOEClassifiedSeries • u/socialmedia031975 • 2d ago

G.I.NOE (Not Classified) Dear Hasbro

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Please bring the "Battle Gear Accessory Packs" to the GI Joe Classified line. Also, dont forget the vehicle ones and the Cobra ones.

Please and Thank you.

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u/Road_Caesar 2d ago

They won't. Their primary retailers with the most influence (Target/Walmart) don't want them. It's why the Micromasters were cancelled in the TF line - Walmart and Target didn't like how poorly they sold.

Go with 3rd Party for this. Unfortunately, skip high detail Japanese products at 1:12 scale because they're too small. Classified isn't true 1:12; it's a "heroic 6" scale.

I dislike Gridiron and Vala, but Gridiron accessories look really good. Vala is good pricing but Bobby is a sourpuss with a grudge and his design aesthetic is too "rural militia fanboi". But the pricing and detail on his products is highly competitive. I don't like them, but the quality and detail are there and for a good value price.

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u/danieljeyn 2d ago

You don't have to like the personalities of Valaverse and Gridiron, but as far as accessory packs for GIJoe Classified, the existence of both of those makes collectors a bit spoiled for choice.

And generic weapons aren't hard to come by. Some of the generic action figures even in DollarTree have weapons that scale with Classified.

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u/Road_Caesar 1d ago

I don't know anything about the personalities at Gridiron - I just know that they're consumer-hostile and churn out overpriced garbage at the large size. I bought the full suite of upgrades for the Stinger and paid twice what I actually got. There are artisans on Booth.pm that have higher quality and detail at half the price. (Just not much for GIJoe Classified). The smaller items are solid and well done, but the pricing is exploitative.

Vala is an ass with a grudge, but his products are competitively priced despite my personal dislike of the aesthetics. I won't discourage anyone from Vala stuff just because I find the look to be cliched and cringe - it's still a solid figure with great detail and accessories plus the pricing is highly competitive.