Haslab G.i. Joe Classified Assault Copter Dragonfly (XH-1)
G.i. Joe Classified #142 Wild Bill
G.i. Joe Classified #143 Night Force Rip Cord
G.i. Joe Classified #144 Glenda
G.i. Joe Classified #145 Night Force Crazylegs
G.i. Joe Assault Copter Dragonfly (XH-1)
Outer box
Since this thing is a Haslab release, the box is ridiculously huge. It spans 24 x 14 x 16.5 inches in dimension.
Inner shipping box – no markings on the inner box, it does come with plastic corner protectors though.
Main box
Beautiful “wrap around” artwork on all sides of the package.
Top view
Number of batteries required (3x AA batteries) is indicated on the front of the box.
There are three inner trays.
Tray #1 comes with the figures.
Tray #2’s top half comes with missiles and effects parts
Inside of Tray #2 comes with the main Dragonfly parts.
Corner area comes with the yellow fins and “ammo belt” parts for the Laser-Guided 160MM Gatling Cannon pod.
Tray #3 comes with the display base and some sections of the Dragonfly.
You can opt to position the boxes like so, so that they line up to recreate a section of the main box.
G.i. Joe Classified #142 Wild Bill
William S. Hardy is the G.i. Joe team’s main helicopter pilot. Hailing from Brady, Texas, Wild Bill speaks with a heavy Southern American accent and fancies himself as an old-fashioned cowboy. His calm, easygoing nature are what the Joes rely on when it comes to extractions from hot zones under heavy enemy fire. Wild Bill’s helicopter flying skills has never failed the team yet.
You just gotta love the sculpt detailing on this figure.
Wild Bill’s knife can be sheathed onto his vest, while his twin .45 long Colt revolvers are holstered on his sides.
Who brings a knife to a gunfight?
Naturally, Wild Bill prefers to use his .45 long Colt revolvers when it comes time to start shooting.
Interestingly, I can’t say I recall Wild Bill ever actually shooting with his guns in the old Sunbow “G.i. Joe A Real American Hero” cartoons. He mostly sat in the Dragonfly and shot things up from there.
“Yeehaw!”
For more display options, the set comes with an alternate removable hat and hair piece for Wild Bill.
I really can’t shake the resemblance of the headsculpt to actor Kurt Russel, who played legendary western lawman Wyatt Earp in the 1993 western movie “Tombstone”.
Pretty darn near perfect resemblance I say.
G.i. Joe Classified #143 Night Force Rip Cord
Wallace A. Weems is one of the G.i. Joe team’s most qualified HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) Jumpers. Specializing in jumping over extreme altitudes from air transports into impossible-to-reach enemy terrain in order to execute solo missions or provide rapid backup support, Ripcord is one of the Joe team’s most daring operatives.
Rip Cord was the first tier to unlock at 13,000 backers for the Dragonfly.
The set comes with a sidearm pistol for Ripcord mounted on his left thigh (I guess that makes him left-handed?)
In the 25th Anniversary 3.75” line, Rip Cord/ Ripcord was renamed SPC. (Specialist) Altitude in the “Attack on Cobra Island” 7-pack, in order to distance this character from actor Marlon Wayan’s version of the character from the 2009 “G.i. Joe: Rise of Cobra” movie at the time of that figure’s release.
Rip Cord comes with a pair of goggles and a sub machine gun.
Removable ammo clip.
Naturally, Rip Cord comes with his HALO gear, complete with an oxygen mask that plugs into a pack on his side.
HALO helmet.
Visor down.
Parachute pack equipped.
While the pack does open up, there’s no deployable chute. I guess Rip Cord is in for a wild surprise on his next jump.
I love that they included an altimeter for this guy! Such detail.
Lastly, he comes with his sniper rifle.
The silencer is removable for the sniper rifle.
Removable ammo clip.
Lock n’ load!
G.i. Joe Classified #144 Glenda
Jane Mullighan is one of G.i. Joe’s best pilots. Something of a prodigy, she was able to fly sophisticated aircraft from the young age of 6 years old. Glenda is also one of the team’s Air Intelligence Officers and test pilots for new experimental aircraft. She is also the first woman to be designated Master G.I. Joe Instructor.
The figure reuses body parts from the Retro Carded Scarlett figure.
Back in the vintage days, Glenda was released exclusively in Argentina from the Plastirama Toy Company, under the “Comandos Heroicos” toyline.
Glenda was the second tier character to be unlocked at 16,000 backers.
Glenda’s packaging homages the “Comandos Heroicos” (Heroic Commandos) toyline.
Since her body is a reuse of the Retro Carded Scarlett mold, we get the little throwing stars and tiny concealed pistol on her left glove that came with Scarlett.
The set offers removable hair and optional hairstyles for added play value.
Default hair piece.
Retro hairstyle look.
Her third alternate hairstyle comes with the headset sculpted on.
For weaponry, she comes with her sidearm, which can be holstered on her right thigh.
For heavier firepower, she comes with a laser gun with a backpack. She also has her pilot helmet.
The hose connects to the left side of her backpack, so she can only hold this weapon with her left hand.
Heh, Lady Sci-fi?
Personally, I prefer she just stick with the rifle without the backpack, that way, it frees up more posing options.
Lastly, Glenda comes with a harness setup meant to compliment the Dragonfly’s winch feature (more on that below).
In the Devil’s Due G.i. Joe comics run (now considered non-canon to the original Marvel Comics saga) issue # 38, Glenda leads Hardball and Rampart to investigate a Cobra outpost in Brazil, after discovering the bodies of Big Boa and other Cobra operatives, the three Joes are then tragically killed off-panel by the Red Shadows.
G.i. Joe Classified #145 Night Force Crazylegs
David Oliver Thomas is an Airborne Ranger and para trooper. With nerves of steel, Crazylegs is ever ready to draw enemy fire by rushing into the heavy heat of incoming gunfire as he ducks and weaves through it all, all while humming his favorite theme Johann Sebastian Bach.
The final tier figure to be unlocked, Crazylegs was included into the set when pre-orders reached 19,000.
For some reason, his headsculpt reminds me of actor Ezra Miller (the Flash), just a bit older.
Crazylegs comes with a sidearm that can be holstered on his right thigh and a knife that can be sheathed on his webgear.
Crazylegs also comes with 2 pairs of tinted goggles. The smaller pair is for fitting directly over his head, while the bigger one is for his helmet.
With his helmet and chute pack equipped.
Unlike Rip Cord, his chute pack does not open up.
For added firepower, Crazylegs comes with a sub machine gun, complete with rotating gun stock for better aim accuracy.
Removable ammo clip.
I wish the gun had some paint deco on it. It tends to get lost visually under all that “black-on-black” when he’s holding it.
The G.i. Joe Dragonfly team
G.i. Joe Assault Copter Dragonfly (XH-1)
The G.i. Joe team’s attack helicopter. Often used for everything from aerial support to search and rescue and even transporting heavy machinery, the Dragonfly is one of the Joe team’s most versatile aerial vehicles.
The Dragonfly spans roughly 34.5 inches in length.
When mounted on the display base, the height clearance reaches roughly 22 inches high.
Remember to remove and keep this brace. It’s actually pretty useful for preventing the skids from warping while in package.
The Dragonfly features light up electronics. The gimmick requires 3x AA batteries to operate (batteries not included).
The “on” switch for the lights is up top, next to the rotors.
“Light-up” sequence pattern.
I really love how the instrument panel looks once you throw on the electronics.
Exterior lights.
Back in the day, the original vintage Dragonfly XH-1 toy had a rotor gimmick. Too bad it isn’t replicated here (I wish there were some added sound effects to go along with the electronics, too). The good news is that all of the pieces on this toy can be pulled apart so you can return it into the packaging for storage without much effort.
Terrific detailing on this vehicle.
Opening engine cover to reveal “Twin Turboshaft Engines” detail.
Thankfully, the connection for the tail section can be pulled out without much effort if you plan to disassemble to the toy for storage.
The rear horizontal stabilizers are really cool, both sides rotate at the same time when you flip them.
Moving offset V-tail wing.
Foot pegs for figures to ride on the landing skis, a neat throwback to the vintage vehicle.
The vehicle comes with seatbelts for the pilots. I do find them a bit difficult to unbutton. I wish they made the belts easier to remove.
There’s also a handle for Wild Bill to grab onto when he’s piloting. It’s on a ball joint so it’s moving, but it tends to pop free too easily IMHO.
Opening gull-wing canopy gives off some real-world detail.
Dragonfly XH-1 ready for take-off!
Dragonfly XH-1 weaponry
X-551 60MM Mini-cannons
25MM Vulcan Gatling Cannon/ “Dragonbreath” Rotary Nose Cannon.
Creeper Missiles and Jester missiles can be mounted onto the weapons pylons.
The Scorpion Rockets can be removed and replaced with the Laser-Guided 160MM Gatling Cannon pod complete with belt-fed ammo.
A new inclusion for the Dragonfly’s weapons systems are these 70MM unguided rocket launcher pods.
Display base
The Dragonfly can be perched up top and securely locked into place thanks to these knobs.
Wing-mounted rescue winch.
The winch connects to the harness that comes with Glenda.
Lastly, the whole thing comes with effects parts for the various missiles and guns. Pretty cool!!
For the 70MM Rockets, you have to use the effects parts for the guns to simulate it “firing” though.
Nobody beats G.i. Joe!
Overall, a pretty amazing set! I love it! The G.i. Joe design team knocks it out of the park again with this release! Lots of great details all over the place and the inclusion of effects parts adds a lot of display value to an already impressive piece.
My only complaints are that I wish it came with sounds to go along with the lights. Some rotating rotor action would have been also be a nice bonus throwback to the vintage toy’s gimmick as well. The biggest hurdle for most collectors would probably be the price. This thing cost way more locally compared to the original US Haslab SRP.
Still, this set is really something to behold and add to one’s collection. Definitely worth the original price.
The Hasbro oddball preorder codename for this set is Jabberjaw, based on the old Hanna-Barbera cartoon character that looks like a blue shark and talks like Curly from the Three Stooges. Why? No idea.
Gold
