I finally have a spot to display my Classified figures which means I can start unboxing what I've had stashed for the last month or so. I gotta start with the figure that has automatically cracked my "Top 5 Classified Joes list" , Big Boa!
Not familiar with this character (it's been decades since I've watched GI Joe)... but I love the accessories that come with this figure. Looking forward to seeing your Classified display.
Big Boa was created to go up against new GI Joe re ruit Rocky Balboa. The Balboa experiment fell through and a Rocky figure never released. Big Boa, however, stuck round.
CT Toys is heavy on my radar right now. I was pleasantly surprised with Wolverine but this Spider-Man figure has made me a full fledged believer. Included are 5 sets of alternate hands, 1 with magnets (6 in all if you count the ones he comes equipped with), 1 extra set of articulated feet with magnets, 4 web streams and an alternate McFarlane style head sculpt. Oh, and a display stand. I've said in the past how sucky I am at posing action figures. That said, MAFEX/CT figs are great for posing, even if you're not very good at it. It's "kid gloves" with these guys, though, as they are a little gummier than Legends figures. CT Toys Wolvie and Spidey! Here's CT Toys Spidey next to a couple of Marvel Legends Spider-Man figures. The differences are pretty pronoun...
Growing up we had lots of cool superhero toys to collect. There was never a shortage of Batman, Superman or Spiderman figures in the toy aisles. Mainstream characters got all the love. Dudes like Daredevil, not so much. That all changed in the mid to late 80's (Mattel Secret Wars) and in 1990 Toy Biz would start releasing their seemingly neverending line of Marvel Superheroes that gave us action figures of everybody from Daredevil to Deathlok.
Man that cabinets going to look fantastic filled with classified figures!
ReplyDeleteSup, Brother! Yeah, I'm picking up another one, it's exactly the same and they stack on top of one another. That one will be for Legends.
ReplyDeleteNot familiar with this character (it's been decades since I've watched GI Joe)... but I love the accessories that come with this figure. Looking forward to seeing your Classified display.
ReplyDeleteBig Boa was created to go up against new GI Joe re ruit Rocky Balboa. The Balboa experiment fell through and a Rocky figure never released. Big Boa, however, stuck round.
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