Hasbro’s latest wave of G.I. Joe Classified figures is a strong one, and includes Quick Kick, Techno-Viper, Big Boa, Franklin Airborne Talltree, as well as Retro carded Duke, Recondo, and Scarlett. Duke is inspired from his 1984 figure offered in O-ring sytyle, and is offered in 6″ scale and for the first-time, he is solely based on his vintage figure in this scale, and not something different compared to what Hasbro had offered earlier on in this line for Duke.
The Retro part of the G.I. Joe Classified line is solely inspired from the vintage line of the 1980’s, and you’ll be getting figures on his cardback in retro toy deco and accessories. The window box offerings will also have inspiration of the vintage line, however, there will be some updates to the characters to modernize them a bit when needed (ex: head sculpt, armor, accessories, etc.).
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Get caught up and read some other reviews, including Franklin “Airborne” Talltree, Quick Kick, Big Boa, Techno-Viper, and Retro Duke.
Availability: April 2024 at Entertainment Earth
Recondo is packaged in the Retro inspired blister card, with vintage style artwork, with artwork of him on the front, a bio and images of this wave on the back, which also includes Recondo and Scarlett.’
Recondo is inspired from his 1984 o-ring 3 3/4″ figure and is given the 6″ treatment for the first-time in this deco. He comes in his tan shirt, with tan pants with green camouflage, brown boots, a brown harness with a holster for the pistol around his torso, brown belt, and a brown holster for his machete on his left leg. There is also a stopwatch on the belt, painted in metallic gold and white. a label is on the left shoulder. He also has a watch on his left wrist.
The head sculpt includes a sculpted black mustache with a curl, and brown sculpted hair and eye brows, along with nicely done facial details.
Included with Recondo is a black base, a hat, backpack, a rifle, a machine and a pistol. Originally the o-ring figure release in 1984 had only a backpack and a rifle.
All loaded up, he can hold all of his accessories, with the machete and pistol featuring holsters on the harness and knee.
The rifle can be held with both hands, and the hat is removable, which was not the case on his 1984 o-ring figure.
The machete is painted in a metallic silver blasé and a green handle, and the pistol is small, green and has a hole where a bullet would be shot out.
He is fully articulated and includes a ball jointed head and neck, butterfly shoulders, ball hinged shoulders, swivel biceps, double-hinged elbows, swivel-hinged wrists, ab crunch, waist rotation, ball joined hips, swivel thighs, double-hinged knees, hinged and rocker ankles.
Overall, Recondo is a great figure and defiantly one that fans want to add to their collection. Recondo is a great choice especially if you remember the days of o-ring figures in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Make sure to pick him up and other G.I. Joe Classified figures now at Entertainment Earth.
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