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Pursuit of Cobra Iron Grenadier
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07-02-2011, 10:47 AM
Playful
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danielgogeta
“Alternative Accessories: Lets just say he runs out of weaponry, the Grenadier still has this 25th Paratrooper rifle with magazine and this retooled HD backpack that unfortunately can‘t accommodate the chain belt…The verdict: A near perfect figure for me, even with the lame accessories…”
Another great review by you, but this one demonstrates your lack of understanding about the accessories in the package.
I don’t mean to embarrass you, but the retooled HD backpack is not even intended for the Iron Grenadier figure. Hasbro was trying to correct a recent previous mistake; failing to include the ammunition backpack for POC City Strike Destro’s Gatling gun/ammo feed belt. Try it, and you will discover that it completes your Destro figure. (Now, if you army build these Iron Grenadiers, then you're going to have lot’s of extra ammo backpacks for your fodder bin.)
The Iron Grenadier is not meant to be posed as a buffoon. The “Aliens” Colonial Marines M56 smart gun look-alike is not meant to hang an ammunition backpack underneath it. That defeats the purpose of the backpack, which is meant to distribute all of that ammunition weight in a centrally balanced location on the Iron Grenadier. It looks silly when it’s wedged under the weapon as an oversized magazine.
Now, as to why this figure comes with an FG42 paratrooper rifle with bayonet? I don’t know. Maybe they just thought it was a neat accessory, which doesn’t require much plastic to produce. I would have preferred a grenade launcher instead.
Your photography is excellent, as are your reviews. Too bad about the erroneous posing of the figure with the accessories, though.
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