I'm pretty much the opposite. I've liked every figure so far and still think this is by far the best FSS yet, even if I don't agree with some parts choices. The Inferno BAT looks good and is far more interesting a figure than the Nano-BAT. I am a bit confused about the legs - are they supposed to represent v2/1991 legs or the VvV/v4.0 legs? I was definitely irked at first about Nunchuk not having the seemingly obvious web gear and using that helmet rather than a Night-Creeper headband, but the former is extremely easy to fix, and the helmet look is growing on me.

no interest in the bat. Nunchuk looks ok but still not gonna get this FSS this time

I was really hoping the Inferno Bat would be made out of transparent plastic like the original, instead of that giant pile of ugly.

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The Club posted that it would be clear red plastic.

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I was super excited about this lineup when they announced it at JoeCon, but at this point I'm kind of "meh". I still plan on signing up, but so far these reveals just feel kind of lazy. I'm a little concerned because that's the same feeling I had about the figures from JoeCon this year- I'm hoping it's not a trend. Most of FSS3 ended up being pretty great, with several new parts and interesting figure builds. So far, I'm just not feeling that with FSS4. It's like they are just using the first pieces they found that resemble the character they need, and just aren't trying very hard to make it the best way possible.

MUST - HAVE - INFERNO - B.A.T.!!!!!

And I have to say, I like Nunchuk. I was never that big a fan of Ninja Force (I hated the spring action nonsense), but Nunchuk was one of the more impressive members, and I think the Club has done a really outstanding job carrying the character forward into the modern style while respecting the look of the original, which is really what these FSS figures should be for the most part.

Inferno B.A.T. is something I think will look better in person when you can see the translucent red (yay!) and Nunchuk is growing on me. I think if I didn't have Zombie Initiative T'Jbang, I wouldn't be as interested in him, but I do have fond memories of the original Ninja Force figures (yeah, they were the start of spring-loaded action features, but they still mostly moved like the Joes I loved) and I think these two will look pretty good together. Plus, when you count in Slice and Dice and Dollar General Storm Shadow, we're shockingly close to modern versions of all the original Ninja Force members and that's something I never thought I'd say. So far, I'm a little underwhelmed, but I was also underwhelmed with a few figures in FSS 3.0 when they first showed mockups but getting the actual figures in hand got rid of that. I think the GIJCC sometimes does themselves a disservice by just showing Photoshop mockups instead of some form of physical prototype...

That T'Jbang figure was the best figure in the entire set, really.

We'd still need Dojo, and if they want to do Bushido and Banzai at some point, fine and well, but please, no neon red mohawk Zartan!

Pathfinder is up:



I think he looks decent if not rather awkward in this shot, but hopefully the actual toy will be much better.

If that is the ROC Heavy Duty vest, it looks like it's too big (unsurprisingly).

It's interesting that the actual jungle cutter accessory is still available, but maybe that tooling somehow never got destroyed with the RAH mold purge. I guess the Club might also have had it recreated, but they'd probably be touting it as a NEW accessory if they had.

That is the ROC HD vest. I'm not so much worried about it looking big as I am with the backpack hole lining up with the torso backpack hole.

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Not helping. I'm slowly inching more to the "save the cash" side of the fence. Nothing here that can't be fixed with a different vest, and it is probably the closest option the Club has, but I'm just so damn underwhelmed.

Yeah, the dreaded Gung Ho vest is probably the only one that could be considered, and I don't think anyone wants that. It's surprising that after all these years of the modern construction figures, we still lack a basic vest accessory.

Other options include Wild Bill, RoC Pit Hawk, and just giving him webgear. Not sure why they went with this, but it's not ideal.

Well, he's gonna have a tough time blazing any trails with that jungle cutter unplugged (i.e., no hose attachment to the backpack).

Blitzkrieg

Pathfinder looks awkward with that vest. And the jungle cutter not having anything to power it up. Didn't any of the Noks come with a pack that they could have made work? Besides the Stalker repaint, this is the first one I don't love. I can't believe everyone isn't in love with that Law. It looks perfect. My wife even wants it. Inferno BAT and Nunchuk are both awesome looking, and the BAT will look better as an actual toy than as a mock up. I'm sad that there is so much hate for these figures...this is by far the best FSS to me yet.

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