REVIEW: Classified Sailor!

 Product Description

G.I. Joe debuted in 1964 with the Original Action Figure honoring the members of America’s military. The Action Soldier, Sailor, Marine, and Pilot left an indelible impression on generations and launched a toy franchise that continues to thrive finding new fans. In celebration of its 60th Anniversary, G.I. Joe is reaching back into its storied past to bring those movable fighting forces into the modern era. New to the G.I. Joe Classified Series line, 60th Anniversary Action Sailor - Recon Diver comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability. This Recon Diver figure is bursting with 17 character-inspired accessory pieces including alternate head, dog tags, submersible, diving gauge, rebreather and mask, diving knife, 2 fins, speargun, figure stand, satchel, backpack, and multiple weapon accessories. The G.I. Joe Action Soldier stands alongside fellow Infantry ready to take on enemy forces around the globe.

Contents    

• Action Sailor figure
• Alternate head
• Dog tags
• Submersible
• Diving gauge
• Rebreather and mask
• Diving knife
• 2 Fins
• Speargun
• Satchel
• Backpack
• Multiple weapon accessories
• Figure stand

Overall, I like the basic trooper that this offers for the Classified scale figures. It is a great additional 'grunt' to add to the frontlines or below the waterlines! The figure does a great job of honoring the real military inspiration while complimenting G.I. Joe's naval forces such as Shipwreck and Torpedo. 

One of the cool factors is that this figure comes with changeable heads allowing you to have a diverse squad if you want to. This is following the recent Classified Tele-Vipers that came with alternative heads as well. I really like that Hasbro is giving us the option to create diversity in our ranks of army builders. I really do like the details of the equipment as well. It's great being able to arm them differently based on the mission or diorama you have in your head. 

One of the things I do wish is that they came with decals of emblems to potentially give ranks, names, or other differences between the Sailors. I do like the feature that the fins are able to hook on to the back of the figure... which is something I wish that Torpedo and the Cobra Eels would have had. The quality of the rubber for the speargun is much better than the ones that came with the Cobra Eels and Torpedo.  The Recon Diver easily can pass as a Seal as well. While quite not your typical 'Sailor' like Shipwreck, the Recon Diver does offer a very great addition to your naval display. Hopefully, more G.I. Joe offerings of vehicles and army builders are on the horizon. I mean, I can use that Fortnite boat but some official Hasbro vehicles would be a nice addition.I know there is the Infantry figure coming out soon as another Deluxe and I can assure you, I have a few of those on preorder as well and I cannot wait to add them to the collection. They look very customizable and offer a nice addition to your ground forces. So far, no sign of them being released as early as the Recon Diver. Again, I do really love the additional head (with the hands!) swap options that they offer.  Being able to make some additional grunt supports or even use them as the security patrol or drivers is a great option for any collector who builds displays. Maybe we'll see the Marine and Pilot teased soon as well as we are in the 60th anniversary of G.I. Joe. Still would love to see a traditional Sailor made to help accompany Shipwreck. Also would love to see female versions introduced as well. Maybe that'll happen and we'll even see a few others too. Let's take a moment to look at the originals that helped inspire this...