GI Joe Classified Falcon Review

[@Apunkwithtoys]

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[@bh47]

The head sculpt reminded me of old Gerry Anderson puppet shows, like the Thunderbirds, that we used to see reruns of on TV.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Yeah it looks like a mask of a person.

[@Astro319]

Honestly, and just my opinion, but I like that they put real names to them in addition to their more colorful "code names". Makes them feel more like fully realized characters, in my imagination. 😂 Great review as always. 🤘🏻

[@aarmsofsin959]

I hope Hasbro would re-issue this figure with revised face sculpt and paint...

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Me too

[@charlockprime]

You're not the only one who has said it's not as bad in person. I definitely don't think that makes you a "shill." This was a solid, non-bias review of a figure that has already developed some negative notoriety. I'll definitely be swapping out his head with a custom version, but I won't be cancelling my order.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Thank you, I try and just be honest.

[@joescustoms8321]

The body alone will be great for custom work for Footloose etc, the beret should have been better sculpted

[@Apunkwithtoys]

I don’t have any real issues with the body, the face just isn’t real good lol

[@davidr8389]

Great review. I cancelled my pre-order a week or so ago, once I saw how bad that head sculpt was looking in hand from various people. I will eventually get it but will wait for a sale or clearance. Besides the head, I would have liked to see him come with some type of handgun.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

The head is bad, but pictures and videos make it look even worse. As for more accessories, yeah they should have a couple more things with them.

[@roninjimojisan2572]

That face is giving me "Team America: World Police" vibes, lol Great review, man! Where I am, it's close to $45 a fig (deluxes can go up to $70) so I am that 'one fig a month' guy. Always grab what 'speaks' to me.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

That’s probably the best practice to be honest. Sometimes you have to pick and choose and it’s getting closer and closer for me to start doing that too.

[@juan.toys.n.bricks]

This whole wave have QC issues on the face prints, I'm passing on the cover Girl and Outback.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Well the Cover Girl review is done and loaded, you’ll see that tomorrow. The thing is, it’s not GI Joe with QC issues, it’s all of Hasbro.

[@smyers9052]

Once again, appreciate your commitment to a balanced, honest approach. Great review.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Thank you, I try and be objective.

[@smyers9052]

@@Apunkwithtoys Keep up the good work

[@DareDevilDave75]

He belongs on Team America

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Yep

[@wsugj]

I'm not a fan of Falcon, so I started out on the fence about buying him. His face made that decision easier. I did pre-order Cover Girl. I can't wait to see your review on her. If she looks crazy, I will probably cancel her.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Well that video is done, loaded and and ready to go for tomorrow morning, so you won’t have to wait that long.

[@LandofMert76]

for me, even worse than the face sculpt is the missed camo coloring. He basically just green. Think I'll want for a repaint to fix his coloring.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

If someone doesn’t point out that he has camo, you probably won’t even notice.

[@TheToyOdyssey]

Falcon’s legs and Recondo’s arms would make a perfect classic Flint.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Maybe but I’m ok with the Flint we have.

[@TheToyOdyssey]

@@Apunkwithtoys Flint is my favorite Joe and that classified version is trash. Ugly headsculpt and stupid shin guards. He’s basically a lazy Duke repaint with and uglier headsculpt. He needs a redo!

[@Jake_E57]

He looks like the love child of John Wayne and Crispin Glover. It's a weird head. It's the worst in the line so far, but not as bad as it looked online at first. I wouldn't have gotten him if I didn't find him in the wild, but overall I like him. I also glued that annoying scarf down. He doesn't reuse parts from Stalker though, he's entirely reuse from Recondo.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Yeah it’s not as bad as the pics look, but it’s not good 😂

[@stevenleung5222]

Crispin Glover's character you mean 🙂 thanks for the review. It's the first Pulse pre-order I cancelled. I'm hoping for a better Retro Classified release down the line.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Let’s hope they do something better when they do repaints.

[@HolyknightVader999]

I took one good look on the face, and thought, "That's the look of a man who just got kicked out of the army by his own brother." 10/10, character-accurate face sculpt.

[@ryandaly01]

Not sure how many people remember the 1990 Dick Tracy movie or the toy line, but Falcon looks like the son of Lips Manless.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

He’s come up a few times 😂

[@80sToyBoy]

I saw somewhere somebody used Snake Eyes unmasked head and made it look pretty good.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Well that still doesn’t work as Falcon wasn’t Asian either, but to each their own.

[@eshaw2115]

Everytime I see that head sculpt, I start wanting to shout "Thunderbirds are go".

[@ComicsyCafe]

Wow your paint apps are the best ive seen so far on KZbin. It seems everyone else looks like they have horrible paint apps on the eyes He actually looks pretty decent here. You lucked out

[@Apunkwithtoys]

It is by far the strangest face sculpt I have ever seen. It just looks so bad in pics and videos, but not nearly that bad in person. It’s not a good sculpt, but not as bad as we thought it was gonna be.

[@ComicsyCafe]

@@Apunkwithtoys I agree, I think with a slightly smaller mouth and a repaint of the lips, the sculpt would look pretty good actually

[@toddbryan7591]

I personally have no problem with the way Falcon looks. I'm not the most handsome man so why should my action figures be prettier than me? Thanks for the content, Laurence.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

You’re welcome. I guess the reason he’s supposed to be handsome is cause that’s how he was conceived in the media.

[@therealrobotapocalypse]

he doesnt even look human he looks like a fkn sealab puppet

[@AlanDavidDoane]

No one seems to be mentioning that there are some unusual/unique looking people in the real world, and this sculpt kind of reflects that. Certainly there are wealthy celebrities who look kind of like this and a couple of them have even been in Oscar winning war movies. You clearly got a better face print than Bobby Bee did. I ordered two of this figure and if one of them has a face that looks as good as yours does, I'll be perfectly happy. Hasbro has screwed up massively across multiple lines over the past couple of years, but paint/QC issues with individual figures notwithstanding, I don't think this is an example of that. I think they had a vision for this character and maybe it didn't quite translate as intended, but it looks like a real person might look, and I honestly kind of dig it. I do have a spare Blowback head just in case, but I'll see what I get when he gets here in a day or two. I'm optimistic that at least one of them will look as good as yours does and he'll go on the shelf with no need for modification, other than using a Valaverse scarf and rifle to replace the kind of crappy looking ones he comes with. But that's SOP in my collection anyway.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

I understand what you’re saying, but Falcon is supposed to be a good looking man, this is not lol. But it’s just strange how bad he comes off in pics and vid’s. As for the QC issues, what can I say, oh wait, you might hear tomorrow 😂

[@stephenpassaggio9975]

Falcon is supposed to be a ladies man

[@jalbertking5170]

@@stephenpassaggio9975 yeah, when the highest praise is " it doesnt look that bad." you know its just bad.

[@mamunestor]

Ole Butterbars is a young handsome man.

[@jamesgreen9228]

Again thanks for the review you helped me out again i will wait to get him on sale keep the great content coming brother love the channel

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Thank you

[@kingbennyb]

I wonder if the Golding/ movie snake eyes head would look good on falcon? The stalker beret fits Golding.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Sometime else said that but Falcon wasn’t Asian.

[@caseyjonessnr1200]

Another excellent video and review of an interesting figure. Lawrence, I like my “Falcon”, I changed the headsculpt for a spare headsculpt from ”Duke”. I like my combat figures to have helmets and I fitted him with an M1 Vietnam era helmet. He also has an M16 rifle. I also ditched the radio for a different backpack. Thank you for another great review. 27:14

[@MyBeckley]

I'm thinking with his short sleeves he could be good with the Gridiron Studios Space Marine Loadout if you lose the neckerchief. Maybe swap the head out with Grunt?

[@robertyanes6544]

Love my Falcon, to me the figure is great and his face has grit. Simpler figures are always gonna be scrutinized in this line in my opinion cause of so many heavyweights we have gotten. I have the figure in hand and his face to me is great.

[@completecarnage]

I agree!

[@alekhidell4925]

My mans giving off strong Crispin Glover vibes... its the lips hahaha body swap could work in a NECA Back to the Future display or if you could had a John Wick figure... with some imagination, The Thin Man! Hahaha Solid review man.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Thank you

[@beesbattlegrounds]

Just here to comment how my Nemesis got one with better paint apps than me

[@Apunkwithtoys]

😂😂😂😂😂 now that I laughed at.

[@MaximumWarp2099]

It’s not a bad figure for being a straight reuse of Recondo with the exception of that head. I really wasn’t planning on getting him but he was on sale on Amazon last week so I decided, why not? For me the problem with the head is the mouth. It makes him look like a marionette, and it looks like he’s wearing lipstick. I’m probably going to try and strip the color down a bit see if I can find another cheap Dusty figure at Ollie’s and customize it for Falcon. I also didn’t like the shotgun for him, so I gave it to Shockwave since that figure would have one instead of machine pistols. I ended up giving Falcon the MP40 that came with an Indiana Jones figure I have. Looks alright and is in keeping with the WW2 green beret look Falcon has.

[@DareDevilDave75]

Tony, from analog toys has put out a statement. “ please do not put that crappy beret on Desert rat! No matter how good you paint it, just don’t do it!

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Why, it’s not like Desert Rat’s body looks anything like his but he hasn’t asked the body be changed on his figure 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@smyers9052]

Also, quick note -- I think that's the Recondo body for the most part

[@Apunkwithtoys]

I should have checked but they reuse so many bucks now it’s not really a big deal, as long as it’s a good buck.

[@smyers9052]

@@Apunkwithtoys Oh yea, definitely no big deal. They are doing more re-use, but one thing that I am super happy with is the sheer number of bucks in rotation. The first 3-4 waves had something like 10 unique sculpts, perhaps more than that. I broke it down once, don't have the info in front of me. As much as I appreciate ValaVerse, the Joes have far, far more variety. Gives you a ton of unique statures and builds. I hope that we aren't moving into a cost cutting phase where we see too much reuse (Scrap-Iron and TeleViper are basically repaints with new heads and secondaries), but then again, Torpedo, Rock n' Roll, and Snow Job are all brand new tooling it appears.

[@sherwoodcrump3716]

That face reminds me of Jim Caviezel from the tv show “Person of Interest”. Definitely not movie star handsome. Good review!

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Thank you

[@lenscrivanich1885]

Great video! Is this figure out? Where did you get your?

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Thank you. I ordered from here. Cost me a little more per figure, but not too bad. cmdstore.com/collections/new-collection-arrival-9/products/gi-joe-classified-wave-12-set-of-5-gijoeclassw12set

[@lenscrivanich1885]

@@Apunkwithtoys Thanks!

[@raypaz2947]

So did you get Covergirl already ? If so please let’s see that link to your review.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

@@raypaz2947 here’s the link to that one. If you click the page they will all populate there. GI Joe Classified Cover Girl Review kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn7YZWaif5iCoMk

[@lastsunofkrypton7950]

Yeah. Your Falcon figure headsculpt doesn’t look that bad. Looks pretty good in fact. The paint apps seem to be applied better compared to what I’ve seen with other reviewers. I plan on picking him up in stores. Now here’s the problem with that. How can we make sure we get Falcon with the right paint apps? We can’t thanks to windowless packaging. We can return him and try for another but how many times can we return him before we find one with good paint apps? Then there’s the problem of supply and how many Falcons even show up in the stores.

[@nostalgia_jt4696]

Thanks for doing this review. Really appreciated.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Thank you for spending your time watching it, means the world to me.

[@citadelli]

The laughing part killed me 😂

[@Apunkwithtoys]

I couldn’t stop, it just hit me 😂

[@jasonhudson255]

what reteller did you get those figures Because you never mentioned that ???

[@mrnic4787]

Also I feel bad is if the print is off or bad paint apps. Otherwise I have no problem with my soldiers being ugly they’re not super models.

[@madmike8v72]

I think I'll get this figure, the face sculpt looks like an Italian or Eastern European man , look at pics of young Martin Landau for an example. I'd keep the head and either paint flat clear on the lips or a tan color on them, maybe both. Good video.

[@jrock32379]

He looks to me a lot like Jeff Kober back when he was on China Beach.

[@ManlyStubrick]

Solid, honest review man!

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Thank you

[@michaelganter8952]

Falcon is fine sculpt wise. Not the best head sculpt, especially when compared to outback. My biggest gripe on this figure is the harness and the tail end of his shirt is one piece. Which doesn’t sit right and makes the shoulders look goofy.

[@Plasticmercenary]

Nice review. I’m definitely getting him . I’ll do some work with the facesulpt. As far as o ring falcon you have him holding his shotgun by the magazine. The long thing is not a handle or grip for the trigger hand. That’s an extended mag.

[@jacobfoster9185]

Shit. That's my favorite character and I was praying for this...well not THIS !? I always thought of him as mid twenties, younger than Flint.

[@PixelsNcreatureS]

I'll still get him.. I need more Joes anyway. Too many Cobras on the shelf

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Well this wave is 4 Joes and only 1 cobra, I mean it’s an army builder but 😂

[@Roadpigjohn]

I thought you were going to replace the Falcon head for the clearance Duster head man... Now that I see Falcon in hand, doesn't look as bad as the bad rap they advertised and all the forums and KZbin channels... I will get me one since I like the original ARAH figure.😀✌️🇺🇸

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Duster has his own derpy head that doesn’t look that good, just people are allowed to criticize Valaverse 😂

[@jigsawnora3207]

Looking at your copy to me it seems the face paint on yours is better than others that have already did a review on him. I think that is why yours doesn't look that bad. Wait are these already shipping??

[@Punisher_bill]

Great Review 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼. I think I’ll pick him up . I’ll put an bag over his face call him the unknown Joe .. See you Monday Night…

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Haha thank you.

[@keepitrealandtoasty]

I like the figure will pick it up . Has a gijoe 12inch classic look to it.

[@user-nb7gu9vy7p]

This Falcon face really so so looking.....

[@alekhidell4925]

Seinfeld had a great episode about a woman that was a "two face". Point was, in different kinds of lighting she was attractive. But then in other lighting.. not even good lighting she was instantly unattractive. hahaha great episode and your reaction at times my dude was very familiar! lol.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Yeah Falcon needs to stay right in front of you lol

[@alekhidell4925]

@@Apunkwithtoys Hahahaha seems like.😆

[@Paul_1971]

Surely there's another Hasbro head that can be swappwd our with this (SW Black Series?)

[@yetiking2057]

I wish they used the original colours. I'm colour deficient green so the new one doesnt look like hes got tiger stripes to me. My wife clued me in. But yeah to me the classified one looks slightly boring. Thanks for the video amigo.

[@cajuncoyote2039]

Your Falcon doesn't look too bad, can actually see a little of Christopher Reeve mixed with John Cena in the sculpt. Hope mine looks as good. Does he have a A or a B stamped under his foot? Heard there's more quality problems with the B factory. Maybe that has something to do with a good or bad looking Falcon.

[@reyn_rock80srantsrealtalk]

🎶America!! F%ck YEAH!!!🎶

[@mrnic4787]

Can’t be any worse than Grunt’s face and hair. At least three other Joe’s had that mug so I’ll live. He’ll just be my ugly Joe😂. Great video!

[@lonedragon3261]

It had better look bad. I hate that character and wasn't going to get him until I saw the pics of that hilarious face! If I get one, and it doesn't look hilariously bad, I'm going to be upset.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Well that’s a first I’ve heard 😂

[@christopherbujalski8517]

Thank you for doing this.

[@cookingwitherik101]

I stand by my Don Johnson comment. Same dimples, lips and eyes.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

The digital tender just looked so good.

[@cookingwitherik101]

I might add a five o'clock shadow to him when he comes. He was kinda a playboy in the movie, just needs a chick on his hip.

[@MayumiC-chan9377]

This is where me and my husband comes to the conclusion that Valaverse Action force is superior to GI Joe Classified. The sculpts on some of these figures are hilarious and the face that we pay money for figures that have no stands makes Valaverse worth the money. Me and my husband chose to buy a set of stands (4) from Valaverse to allow our Classified figures to stand up with gear on. I wish the people working on GI Joe classified would do something more equal to Valaverse better none Nerf looking weapons (minus Falcons Shotgun) some better looking loadouts like Molle vests and plate carriers (okay i know about these equipment being married to ex-military husband who works private security currently today) and better face sculpts! My husband Kitbashed many of the Cobra troopers ESPECIALLY the Alley viper because bright colors look ridiculous in a combat zone. My husband has a deviant art page to show off his kitbash of ally viper,and viper trooper!

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Well I have to disagree on a lot, which is all good cause it’s out opinions. The Falcon head sculpt is the only bad one, but people seem to forget how bad Duster’s is, it looks like Falcon’s brother. The Nerf guns are long gone and frankly, I HATE stands. I have no issues standing 90 percent of my figures, and most that I have issue with are superheroes that have a small footprint. So I have like 40 Action Force stands sitting in a drawer 🤷🏻‍♂️. As for the colors being ridiculous, that’s GI Joe, it’s always been that way. They’re toys for kids and colors make them pop in displays, with that said, I always loved the military looking Joe’s.

[@MayumiC-chan9377]

@@Apunkwithtoys agree to disagree i guess for myself too being a woman who collects along side my husband i love uniformity and me and my husband love to kitbash the cobra troopers! I understand your thoughts my friend and my opinion is my very own. Yes they have changed the weapons for the better and i do like the weapons that came with the alley viper and cobra trooper. My husband resembles Stalker and i see the happiness in his eyes when he received the stalker figure. He left Stalker alone because his gear was excellent! My husband served in the South African Defense force from 2005 to 2015 and he customized Recondo to look like his friend Dietrich from their time in the service. You are right Classified has become better!

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Let me say 2 things, I love Stalker as he’s from Detroit as I am, so growing up as a kid I loved that. His head sculpt is amazing, instagram.com/p/Cjb6wuCsb_z/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 2. I like that we can have a difference of opinion and it not be a fight, what a concept 😂. Hope to see you around and on the live streams on Monday nights.

[@MayumiC-chan9377]

@@Apunkwithtoys ​ we are all friends here and it’s fun to get ideas from others without it going sour! I’m from Japan i was born there in the late 1980s and i never collected action figures. my husband age 42 grew up on military bases since the 1980s and 90s so his life is military and even now he works for a private security firm so the lifestyle never left him. these wonderful figures really do bring us joy and it’s fun to hear new fresh ideas in this community.

[@MayumiC-chan9377]

@@Apunkwithtoys me and my husband are going to start a channel showing our kitbash and military equipment and cosplay!

[@oldirtydave22]

I don’t understand how classified has been out this long now and they still do the untextured knees. It looks like all the figures are wearing knee pads.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Not the best design idea.

[@andrewtaylor940]

In hand everything about the figure feels like they are trying to homage the mid 60’s 12” original GI Joe. But didn’t quite succeed.

[@dakufire21]

Platoon head Willem Defoe or Charlie Sheen will look good with that body.

[@raypaz2947]

Yeah I agree I did that too. I bought a bunch of heads from eBay to make up for hasbro bullshit.

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

It's not that bad but the joke's are funny.

[@kylef2672]

The face is rough, but I’m more annoyed by the sculpted knife

[@Apunkwithtoys]

The knife is where you draw the line 😂

[@danilanglois6785]

They need to have actual pictures of the figure on the box, not the digital renders. It is false advertising. No window, no sale.

[@Soda_commander]

Well ,falcon get shot in the face on the comics

[@Apunkwithtoys]

That would be a hell of an alternative head to come with 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Hurricanelive]

Camera puts on ten pounds they say. He still a butter face.

[@2000sonydude]

Thanks for the review. I love falcon as an O-ring but this figure looks terrible. How many of your guys are really buying Falcon? I know you say he doesn't look that bad. But he doesn't look good either. Nothing like the O-ring they all look good. Just not Sunbow accurate but this is really horrible, the worst part is that this toy was created 40 years later!

[@ConstantineCydonea]

now those figs came inside of a shitty box like a McDonalds figure inside of a cheap box? I thought that HASBRO was a MULTIMILLION DOLLAR company that can give us QUALITY in all their licenses.. if you take a look to D&Dragons figs they break easily

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Hasbro is about profit, so if they can save money on packaging this is what they do. I don’t collect the D&D figures but I’ve seen more than enough of the issues they have.

[@ConstantineCydonea]

@@Apunkwithtoys I can feel you! I am frustrated about how is turning the classified figured even the 📦 packaging's direction. At least Hasbro should take a look to Super7 (yeah they are bigger and cost 20 extra bucks) but common HASBRO is the damn license owner! We need more accuracy! At least Cover Girl looks beautiful

[@walters9620]

Matt Damon from team America

[@DareDevilDave75]

He is most definitely not photogenic. He would have to do a whole lot of photo shop to be successful on tinder.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

😂😂😂😂

[@jalbertking5170]

Team America: World Police

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Pretty much

[@al0324]

im like u: i'm still gonna get it, but boy oh boy, do i love making fun of it 😂

[@mcrmaza]

Depending on the angle you look at him he goes from bad to worse, reminds me of that Seinfield episode "she's a two face" .

[@Apunkwithtoys]

You are so correct with that, depending on the angle he gets worse.

[@Crim-kun]

Dusty looks too hot falcon looks not hot enough

[@subozor]

i agree with others your falcons looks passable and gives me hope. Other reviews i have seen it looks bad especially the lips. They looks look sort of kissable on yours 😘👄

[@TheToyOdyssey]

The problem is he looks way too old.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Maybe, but the derpiness is way more of a concern.

[@mamunestor]

You shill. 😂 I’m gonna wipe off the lipstick or use an alt head… it’s just too disappointing.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Shill today, hater tomorrow

[@jalbertking5170]

so much wrong with this figure... im gonna cancel preorder.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

The face is wrong, but I’m not sure there’s so much wrong.

[@michaelchung7433]

yes it looks horrible...and stalker color and face as well

[@mikepowers9486]

Canceled my preorder. That face is embarrassing and they know they can do better. They need to do better.