I swear, you are the best reviewer on TH-cam. You have very cool attitude and voice, your posing skills are “amazing”! Best of all you have the knowledge of what you’re talking about. High praise 🙌🏼
You were asking about his light machine gun? It's a nod to the original Tunnel Rat's weapon, which was a MG42 type LMG. The new Tunnel Rat's weapon is a mash up of the MG42 + the M60. Also, his revolver is a .357 Colt Python. Which is an absolute piece of ace.
Great vid as usual. Just like you love that he's from Brooklyn, I always loved that his early filecard said he's of Trinidadian descent (where I'm from). Always stuck out to me as a kid, got to ask Mr. Hama himself later on in life as to why such a random piece of trivia and he said one of his friends growing had Trinidadian parents. Love the character and love the little linkage. Eagerly awaiting mine.
Good review Man! He was originally a pass for me but his short stature is so unique that now I need to add him to my Joe and Action Force collection. I never liked the weaponry Tunnel Rat was given due to his mission from the Vietnam era, though the weapons do look cool. I’ll be loading him out with more sub machine/ pistol hardware. Coincidentally enough, I’ll be flying into NYC/ Brooklyn tonight 👍🏾. Thanks again for the review.
Subscribed! Smooth review! Great camera, good mic placement. Your backdrop is spectacular! I like your progression: right into the articulation; other reviewers know it's what we came for and they're like "you can't have your desert if you don't finish your vegetables!" So they make us wait through the miscellaneous bullshit. I'M NOT GETTING THE FIGURE FOR THE BOTTOM PANEL OF THE BOX; IM GETTING IT FOR THE FIGURE! GUESS WHAT, NO FIGURE, I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE THE PACKAGE! 🙄lol oh yeah, it was fun seeing the comparisons even when they're not G.I. Joe Classified. Thanks for that.
Wow! (As a classified collector but non-Joe fan) I had 0 interest in this figure when this was announced but I'll definitely be getting this. I love the colors and how they work together, I love the accessories (like the pouch, the NVG quads), and I love how he scales. Makes sense that someone digging through tunnels would be smaller. It's also a great consideration on their part to put in that boot swivel at the ankle so you can really get this guy laying flat. Well done, Joe team! Also, his rifle looks to be modeled after a light-machine gun, the M60. It's a bit goofy though because they threw a scope on it, but a gun like this is for heavy suppressing fire and also loud as heck (even with a suppressor on it). Weird weapon choice here for somebody that would be stealthily digging behind enemy lines. This gun is more for somebody like Rock n Roll, but even then, you wouldn't throw a huge magnifying optic on it. And then lastly, the revolver isn't technically a Colt .45. It might be a Colt revolver (kind of looks like a Colt Python) but a Colt .45 is a semi auto pistol (more similar to the handgun that came with Grunt). I know that guns aren't your thing though and I respect your humility to accept as much. No shame in that!
I can’t wait to get this figure, been waiting for them to make him since the beginning of this line. I will say I’ve never understood the choices Hasbro made with this character, tunnel rats were a real thing, they cleared out the vast tunnel networks in Vietnam, so smaller guys were chosen and they had minimal in amount and size of gear since they were crawling around in tunnels, and yet this Joe has a huge gun, big ole backpack etc etc. I’ll be modding him right away to fix those flaws when I get him. His base is still dope though, he will make a great modded figure.
Also, remember that Tunnel Rat is E.O.D, meaning he probably has the scoped machine gun to simply shoot some enemy explosives to set them off from a safe distance, a tactic used in real life. When he's in the actual tunnel I assume he leaves the rest of his gear and only brings his flashlight, .357 and knife.
I've always loved the Tunnel Rat character & figure. But the one thing I've never understood is that why someone who is meant to squeeze through tight places has a massive machine gun & backpack? Also the revolver - wouldn't another pistol with a silencer make more sense?
As always great video. Always look forward to the ending photography. It makes sense that the figure is smaller since traditionally tunnel rats would have to be small enough to crawl through enemy tunnels. I never thought the large back pack and rifle made sense but I won’t complain about more accessories. The night vision goggles I am familiar with require some ambient light to function so they wouldn’t be useful in a fully blacked out tunnel but again are a cool add on.
just got mine, the colors dont match on his shirt/sleeves, the bullets n magazine for the gun arent the right size and they dont match those on his bandolier/belt. the hoaky communicator on his kit was way unneccessary. 6 out of 10 only because i like the character and to your point the articulation is epic
His stuff is all baggy on him and don’t fit right because he’s a smaller fig and it’s reused or it’s going to be reused on other (bigger) figs ,guarantee that chest gun holster and revolver come with general hawk
Cool figure, and I will buy on release. Just can't help but feel the design doesn't really suit someone who crawls through the sewers to get into the enemy base. Would have preferred him to have things like C4, wire cutters, and smoke bombs over a high calibre rifle and a bandolier.
Am I the only one that has seen reviews where tunnel rats shirt is alot brighter sometimes???? Also the reason he has a giant backpack an giant random gun is because people would b an complain he doesn't come with enough
Showing grunt before you’ve even posted a review lol. and man is he a great figure, I’ve compared him a lot to buzz lightyear.. he’s got a lot that works with him, like a Swiss Army knife…looks ready for anything
Hes not your boy toy. Sexxy boyyy yoy. Lmao @ Shawn Michaels Pose. You coined it D and now it;s your copyright lmao. The all new Shawn Michaels HBK pose for action figures.
I swear, you are the best reviewer on TH-cam. You have very cool attitude and voice, your posing skills are “amazing”! Best of all you have the knowledge of what you’re talking about. High praise 🙌🏼
He truly is, he reminds me of bob ross with the calm voice and good attitude. One of the best
He definitely is.. he calms me down just hearing him talk🍻
You were asking about his light machine gun?
It's a nod to the original Tunnel Rat's weapon, which was a MG42 type LMG. The new Tunnel Rat's weapon is a mash up of the MG42 + the M60.
Also, his revolver is a .357 Colt Python. Which is an absolute piece of ace.
That big gun looks like a M60 machine gun.
New sub here. I am 5'5 was artillery for 21 years in the Army. The short man is always underestimated. Great posing. Glad I found your channel.
Great idea on Joe's vs Predators would be a kick ass movie concept/treatment. Hmmm. Hollywood think about that. Revamp two for one.
-- it'd still be shit. Hollywood is dead. Fans would write a better script!
Tunnel Rat is Larry Hama
M60 Medium Machine Gun ! Road Block carries a 50 cal !
2:00 Articulation
4:06 Accessories
7:27 Size comparison
11:10 Photos
04/09/2023, 01:35PM
I've always loved Tunnel rat.... He's a cool character and he is a fellow New Yorker
Love how they have different sizes, very cool
Great vid as usual. Just like you love that he's from Brooklyn, I always loved that his early filecard said he's of Trinidadian descent (where I'm from).
Always stuck out to me as a kid, got to ask Mr. Hama himself later on in life as to why such a random piece of trivia and he said one of his friends growing had Trinidadian parents.
Love the character and love the little linkage. Eagerly awaiting mine.
Good review Man! He was originally a pass for me but his short stature is so unique that now I need to add him to my Joe and Action Force collection.
I never liked the weaponry Tunnel Rat was given due to his mission from the Vietnam era, though the weapons do look cool. I’ll be loading him out with more sub machine/ pistol hardware.
Coincidentally enough, I’ll be flying into NYC/ Brooklyn tonight 👍🏾. Thanks again for the review.
I'd like to have Duke, Scarlett, Roadblock, and Tunnel Rat in their Renegade looks as GI Joe Classified variants.
I could see Tunnel Rat, Low Light, and Sci Fi as a hit team trio.
Lady Jaye too.
The satchel would carry explosives specifically C-4. Hence the satchel charge.
The Gun's a M60, D, it just has a Scope for long distance. Tunnel Rat's always a marksman.
Subscribed! Smooth review! Great camera, good mic placement. Your backdrop is spectacular! I like your progression: right into the articulation; other reviewers know it's what we came for and they're like "you can't have your desert if you don't finish your vegetables!" So they make us wait through the miscellaneous bullshit. I'M NOT GETTING THE FIGURE FOR THE BOTTOM PANEL OF THE BOX; IM GETTING IT FOR THE FIGURE! GUESS WHAT, NO FIGURE, I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE THE PACKAGE! 🙄lol oh yeah, it was fun seeing the comparisons even when they're not G.I. Joe Classified. Thanks for that.
Wow! (As a classified collector but non-Joe fan) I had 0 interest in this figure when this was announced but I'll definitely be getting this.
I love the colors and how they work together, I love the accessories (like the pouch, the NVG quads), and I love how he scales. Makes sense that someone digging through tunnels would be smaller. It's also a great consideration on their part to put in that boot swivel at the ankle so you can really get this guy laying flat. Well done, Joe team!
Also, his rifle looks to be modeled after a light-machine gun, the M60. It's a bit goofy though because they threw a scope on it, but a gun like this is for heavy suppressing fire and also loud as heck (even with a suppressor on it). Weird weapon choice here for somebody that would be stealthily digging behind enemy lines. This gun is more for somebody like Rock n Roll, but even then, you wouldn't throw a huge magnifying optic on it. And then lastly, the revolver isn't technically a Colt .45. It might be a Colt revolver (kind of looks like a Colt Python) but a Colt .45 is a semi auto pistol (more similar to the handgun that came with Grunt). I know that guns aren't your thing though and I respect your humility to accept as much. No shame in that!
Def not a 50cal, but looks more like a MK22
Aliens with the Joes and Cobra? Cobra- La?
"most importantly, snacks" lol😃
Amazing. Best GI Joe reviewer hands down.
I can’t wait to get this figure, been waiting for them to make him since the beginning of this line. I will say I’ve never understood the choices Hasbro made with this character, tunnel rats were a real thing, they cleared out the vast tunnel networks in Vietnam, so smaller guys were chosen and they had minimal in amount and size of gear since they were crawling around in tunnels, and yet this Joe has a huge gun, big ole backpack etc etc. I’ll be modding him right away to fix those flaws when I get him. His base is still dope though, he will make a great modded figure.
They should have given him a little sawed off shotgun.
@@radarlovedrI'm just going to give him the short barreled Benelli M4 shotgun that comes with General Hawk.
Also, remember that Tunnel Rat is E.O.D, meaning he probably has the scoped machine gun to simply shoot some enemy explosives to set them off from a safe distance, a tactic used in real life.
When he's in the actual tunnel I assume he leaves the rest of his gear and only brings his flashlight, .357 and knife.
Can't wait for them to bring in Bazooka old buddy Alpine. If they have already let me know.
Great review and photo shoot. I love how the Classified team made this figure actually shorter. And it is substantially shorter to the bigger Joes.
Nasty outro D as always it was kick ass.
❤Shawn Michaels pose
I've always loved the Tunnel Rat character & figure. But the one thing I've never understood is that why someone who is meant to squeeze through tight places has a massive machine gun & backpack? Also the revolver - wouldn't another pistol with a silencer make more sense?
Cause he was in demolitions. So cause a ruckus and distraction was also a big part of what he does. Guerrilla style tactics
How about Zartan vs predator?
I would watch a super cut of all your end of video photography all night long, would you ever consider that?
Speaking of small Joes have they brought in Jinx yet?
Thanks for the review. Shout out to my other fellow kids from Brooklyn Tunnel Rat and D Amazing can't wait to receive this figure.
5:36 you CAN snipe with a 50 cal. Rifle 👍
Appreciate all the clean Classified reviews, I’ve preordered them all, and these reviews and shots are all helping with the anticipation.
Where Brooklyn at#!!!! Great fig just not feeling the rubber feeling guns last two classifed fig i got weapon are warp as hell
I don't have a Crimson Guard in hand yet. 12:22 is that first release or Retrocard?
As always great video. Always look forward to the ending photography.
It makes sense that the figure is smaller since traditionally tunnel rats would have to be small enough to crawl through enemy tunnels. I never thought the large back pack and rifle made sense but I won’t complain about more accessories.
The night vision goggles I am familiar with require some ambient light to function so they wouldn’t be useful in a fully blacked out tunnel but again are a cool add on.
just got mine, the colors dont match on his shirt/sleeves, the bullets n magazine for the gun arent the right size and they dont match those on his bandolier/belt. the hoaky communicator on his kit was way unneccessary. 6 out of 10 only because i like the character and to your point the articulation is epic
His stuff is all baggy on him and don’t fit right because he’s a smaller fig and it’s reused or it’s going to be reused on other (bigger) figs ,guarantee that chest gun holster and revolver come with general hawk
Tunnel rat could be a kamen rider lol
I believe it's a m-60 machine gun
And a Colt Python .357 not .45
Cool figure, and I will buy on release. Just can't help but feel the design doesn't really suit someone who crawls through the sewers to get into the enemy base. Would have preferred him to have things like C4, wire cutters, and smoke bombs over a high calibre rifle and a bandolier.
Dude, I love how this figure looks so dope bro.
I love his clothes man.
I just wish everything that's supposed to be black were, instead of grey !
Thanks for another fun, informative review. Thanks for all u do
Am I the only one that has seen reviews where tunnel rats shirt is alot brighter sometimes???? Also the reason he has a giant backpack an giant random gun is because people would b an complain he doesn't come with enough
With every release they make marvel legends look bad, they need to send some guys on the joe team to the legends team
I can’t wait for these figures to come out!
Very cool figure. Tunnel Rat is the character who represents the own Larry Hama.
Showing grunt before you’ve even posted a review lol. and man is he a great figure, I’ve compared him a lot to buzz lightyear.. he’s got a lot that works with him, like a Swiss Army knife…looks ready for anything
Awesome looking Figure tunnel rat is one of my favorite 👍👍👍👍 keep up with the good reviews on your channel have a great day sir
He has a funny style, looking good. I still don't quite see how the drop-down hips add that much more for a forward kick. Good review!👍
Hes not your boy toy. Sexxy boyyy yoy. Lmao @ Shawn Michaels Pose. You coined it D and now it;s your copyright lmao. The all new Shawn Michaels HBK pose for action figures.
Gun is not a .50 cal. It’s a .308 (or could be a more specialized larger caliber) DMR.
Bazooka is closer to Tom Selleck or Don "The Predator" Frye than Freddie Mercury.
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