GI Joe Classified Metal-Head Review

[@zephyrleapold6796]

I'm old enough to recall o-ring joes, getting super loose quickly, and their often bent weapon barrels with no painted detail, trust me, y'all got it great now days.

[@TK-yz3wt]

The O rings would stretch over time and eventually snap. They can be replaced, but it's a specific size O ring. Hopefully the hook holding the legs didn't break as well. I used rubber bands when the O rings snapped.

[@stevenboyd3756]

Good review. I got this figure delivered this morning and thought I'd watch a couple of reviews before I opened it up. Now I know what to expect once I do. 👍

[@fawlty7981]

I was on the fence about this one , but not anymore! He is coming home

[@5hogg23]

It really bugs me that the missiles don't fit in the tubes nicely. I feel like this is borderline not-deluxe and that the blast effects, alternate hair and helmet weren't worth the extra money. I would rather have missiles that fit in the tubes than the blast effects.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

I feel the same about the missiles, feels like a missed opportunity.

[@Abbotttdesign]

9:31 I commend them (whoever designed it) on the blending of Kabuto and trojan helmets! 👍

[@alexandrepolska3066]

Top notch figure, one of the best of the bunch for me!

[@grrrraffe]

Overall, this was a great review of a figure that I have zero nostalgia for. I ended up picking one up, and this is the first Classified figure I've done that with. When it comes down to it, I have to say that this two-time '93-'94' Blockbuster video game champion figure is pretty f*@king fun. Love the bullet proof mullet and over-the-top weapon load out he comes with. Great work by you and the Hasbro Joe team bringing to light and giving me something "new" to love in the GI Joe line.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Thank you

[@TK-yz3wt]

I remember this guy from the DIC cartoon. He would constantly say, "Range x feet! Bang! Bang!" firing off missiles. How he braced himself while firing missiles, I don't know. Or how his launchers reloaded, I don't know either. Maybe there was a Iron Grenadier trooper reloading his launchers off screen. Or he had accesss to 3rd space like TFs did

[@Apunkwithtoys]

There’s a lot of things from the cartoon that make little sense 😂😂😂

[@Astro319]

As someone who has been pretty excited for a few months now about buying all the new Cobra/Cobra-adjacent bad guys as they come out, I can honestly say that Metalhead is one I am comfortable waiting until he goes on sale at some point on Amazon or whatever, or maybe I never even bother. He looks fun overall but that rocket backpack looks like a pain in the ass that will inevitably end up causing 8-fig pileups on my shelves when he falls over into them 😂

[@Newfie4024]

Great review and a great figure that is let down by the missiles. I agree the front of the launchers should come off to place the missiles in. Another figure that I can see buying secondary pieces for to get him to the way that I want. Overall a 8/10 for me

[@Woody_222]

This is my most anticipated figure so far out of the line. I used to love Metalhead when I was a kid. Hopefully I don’t have hose problems like other people did. But still, I can’t wait.

[@willr7284]

He does look great , that gladiator helmet is awesome new update. I posed him next to scrap iron.

[@mathieuduval7544]

BANG!!!..... didn't really like this guy in the cartoon and really hated the cartoon but has a classified figured he looks awesome!!!

[@Darthburkie]

Great review. Disappointed about the missiles not fitting in without the blast effects. But he is a striking figure when he’s posed and blasting.

[@TK-yz3wt]

It's probably how Metal Head was meant to be displayed. He was pretty much firing rockets all the time in the cartoon.

[@davidr8389]

Great review. Mine arrived this morning. The main problem is the hoses constantly pop off the thigh rockets with minimal movement, which is annoying while posing. Other than that, I haven’t noticed any other issues so far (besides the usual soft gummy weapons).

[@decadentdave]

Imo Classified is really starting to get interesting now. I was unimpressed the first couple of years but they have really course corrected and are starting to get into deep cuts with the DIC era. Really loving this guy and Big Boa. Makes me wonder how much deeper they are going to go. It’s a really great time to be collecting Classified.

[@George-de6hd]

What?!? Classified has gone way down hill and there cheap shit figures now 😂 you clearly aren’t a collector and don’t know shit about shit 😂😂

[@ShutoStriker]

I loved him in the cartoon show, and had the o-ring figure. This is a definite buy, mines coming in couple days! Might be able to shave down the missile fins to make them fit top loaders without blast effect. I'm definitely skipping a lot of figures though. Decided I'm gonna cancel Techno Viper; he's cool but plain I could imagine so many more figures to be excited for over him. Probably gonna sell my original Scarlet & Duke still MISB now that the better retro ones are here.

[@anthonyaguilar962]

He was one of the last figures i bought back in the day. Cool figure then, cool fogure now.

[@arestheconqueror]

Nice review. Thanks. He is really an overload of firing power. I'm not sure to get this one or not. I have other figures on my list that would go first for me. I like the posibilities of the head/hair/helmet. Regards from Spain.

[@michaelhuber9234]

Good Review. Thank you

[@DownSouth7Seven]

This figure really surprised me. I had no attachment to the character either and didn't really like him at all from the cartoon. But damn it's a great figure. Wish those missiles fit in the top though.

[@DadBodFitness01]

Who on earth would want to march into battle with a bunch of rockets strapped on you?! I’d be like “can’t you just strap them onto a vehicle I could drive? At least I’ll have something to hide behind! 😂😂

[@Vexxed_]

With his helmet and color he will fit great as leader of Garrison Cavalry

[@doro626]

I got mine yesterday. The figure is pretty great but the rocket gimmick is lacking. My backpack falls off. I was disappointed that you cant place the back missiles in their non launch mode. The thigh launchers have holes in the back, so you can put the smoke effect in to get a kind of, rockets are just igniting effect. One of my thing holders needs the hole drilled out more or something. It bends the peg when you try to put it on. Take the facial hair off and its Thrasher. There is a sculpted hinge mid way on the back launchers arm. If it was real, then you could lay the rockets vertically and fire them straight up like on the show. I'm not sure but there is a bomb blast or missile blast vulture and he has similar launchers, so I wonder if some repurposing of molds is occurring. 3-D printer or silicon mold to the rescue I guess.

[@zephyrleapold6796]

From ARAH I'd hope to get Dialtone, Sci-fi, Iceberg, and Nemesis Enforcer, as far as more obscure characters.

[@THEWATCHERISLOOKING]

This guy was so silly in the cartoon. In the comic. He was ok. But I would like to troop build the grenadiers. I hope the won’t pink out too much Voltar or the annihilator.

[@Genisvell1983]

Great review.

[@dacollector4452]

This guy reminds me if that gamer named Dr Disrespect that my son watches was in Cobra. Yeah it’s a little out there but it might be what someone wants. I think he’s cool but I like to keep it more realistic. Everyone needs to collect what they want to collect and not what others want. Yo Joe

[@zephyrleapold6796]

Since the cartoon and the original figure always had the goggles on, I can't see displaying him any other way. Nice of them to include normal hair without them I guess though.

[@TK-yz3wt]

In the cartoon, the googles acted a targeter and rangefinder so that's probably why he wore them all the time. Then again, he was firing missiles off all the time.

[@MrDEMarq]

I'm hoping that a third party will make mountable missiles to put into the launchers, I'm tempted to buy a second one just to kit-bash the missiles into the launchers

[@DareDevilDave75]

The O-ring did not come with a helmet. Only goggles.

[@beesbattlegrounds]

The oring did come with a helmet

[@flemingmggmail]

It came with a helmet, very boring non-descript gray one, easily lost and forgotten about.

[@RoninX33]

Cobra Metal Head is probably because of copyright reasons. They do it with transformers all the time.

[@Vexxed_]

Seeing this review reinforced that I didn't really need or want this fig. I will definitely not be putting the BS on him and probably using a Grid Iron Studio load out of some kind

[@adamsontalabucon3984]

Fast Draw will melt Metal Head 😂

[@mikemadsen7926]

Those movie figures are underrated people didn't give them a chance but when you look at them there the most realistic of the line

[@ghostman5620]

wrong........every time paints hits something.........it cuts into profit.

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Did I say something different? I usually mention that it costs money every time the paint touches something.

[@ghostman5620]

You say it with less cynicism.

[@George-de6hd]

It’s not a “Hasbro” thing Star Wars black series are not all rubbish and shitty like that at all and there made for 4 up 🤷🏻 and guess what ….there made by …HASBRO!!! 🥴 smart guy

[@Apunkwithtoys]

Actually it is. Not all the weapons are that soft, certain factories they’ve had issues with. And yes all their brands have issues with the soft weapons, but not ALL the weapons are that soft.

[@wilfredodiaz3445]

It's a crazy coincidence but I was watching this unboxing and reveal video as this figure was delivered to me today ( March 24 th 2024 ) 😂

[@ghostman5620]

So I just set my copy up....and I'm only saying this here because this is the only review I watched of this figure... This figure is a first class piece of shit. Very poorly constructed. Hasbro should be ashamed. I paid $25 for this atrocity. I'll see you next weekend target...have my money ready.