I know my feeling on this will sound a lot negative, but this is like a kick in the teeth. This is a big cash grab that I can't back. I know many hoped for o-ring figures in the retro line and then they do this. They updated things with everyone modifying there 30th strikers, but those updates should have been already done. I modified the landing gear/wings back when I was a kid. Little extra detail they tossed at us and stuff that was most likely pulled from the 30th version before production is too much. I would have backed this during the 30th line or even if the retro line was retro, but not for the price they are asking. Plus it looks as that the only new thing would be the display stand and a few greeble which are not worth what they are asking. Yeah you can say they added detail, but not enough to justify that price. Even the support vehicle looks to be a kit bash of the Flagg tow vehicle which again many are able to do very easily. The RIO is cool, but I was under the impression that it was always Airborne in the RIO seat on the box art despite the name on the canopy.
I would have totally agreed with someone saying that the 2007-09 recession killed the collecting market, but not so much now. Said truth for all us collectors (which are the target market for GI Joe and many others) are getting older. Hasbro knows that and hasn't done anything to remedy the problem they face. The writing is on the wall for them, as the light at the end is coming. Kids are just not into toys as we fans were back in the day. Hasbro and other toy companies that are doing this are killing the market single handedly.
Though I guess it doesn't really matter at the end of the day if Hasbro losses another fan, but I haven't supported them in years now. With this though it looks that I will just be focusing on vintage stuff as I'm done supporting big companies.
Sorry to rant a little. I'm old and been in the game for a long time, and hate to see the disrespect Hasbro has for its fan base.
momaw nadon
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