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01-01-2010, 07:09 PM
Tanksmasher
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I kind of wish they would update the figures with better versions of the classic looks. Let me see if I can explain. The Resolute and ROC Dukes are obvious updates and very modernized but they are not really updates of the classic styles. And the first 25th Duke is an update of the ARAH Duke but only in articulation and medium.
Here's another way to look at it. I always wanted to see what the original 13 would look like had they been redone in 1985 when characters had a lot more detail to their uniforms. Granted, Rock N Roll and Stalker and Snake Eyes and Hawk and Grunt were redone but not in their original uniforms. Hawk had the bomber jacket and Stalker was in arctic gear and Rock N Roll had some desert/legionaire looking outfit and Grunt...well Grunt just sucked, at least until I swapped out his yellow Legs for a pair from Big Ben (brown version).
I'm talking about going with the original conception of a character's look and just making it better. For instance, Grunt and Zap and Short-Fuse should have gotten the Footloose treatment but with different gear and with some unique enough features that they wouldn't all look like generic soldiers, you know what I mean, but they would still be dressed as infantryman.
Falcon and Leatherneck and Footloose and Hit N Run are all unique but they have a certain quality in their appearance that the first few years of Joes lacked. Does any of this make sense?
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