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04-09-2009, 11:57 AM
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I was basing this solely on vehicles. Hasbro was always more miss than hit, and alot of the continued "love" for them is nostalgia and blind devotion. Nothing wrong with nostalgic love, but some of the fanboying is ridiculous.
The Bbi Kiowa is loads more detailed than the 21st Huey, but there was a good 4 years in between their respective creations, and it's things only "rivet counters" would really nitpick. Facial sculpts by Bbi are better, as are their fine detailing, but they're t-crotch really hurts them. still, i can get interesting stances that i can't from modern joes ( or should say can't get quite as nicely)
Plus, Bbi can make an in-scale Holster. Hasbro has been doing the scale for over 25 years and still fucks it up.
In the end if it's PTE or better i can find a use for it. Hasbro can keep it's 12 releases of tired ass, fanboy love-driven molds.
Yeah I'll agree with most of that. I think if you are into GI Joe, FOR GI Joe and not necessarily the 'real life' military aspect, then the Joe (and Cobra) vehicles are more than adequate, just as much as a Star Wars vehicle or whatever. It's fantasy. I think Hasbro did a good job on the Mauler (and seeing the real-life version, they came pretty close) and a few others.
You are right about the holster, when I first started getting BBI/21st figures, I couldn't figure WHY they made the damn pistols so small! Then I realized the Hasbro ones were WAY to big. I'm guessing this dates back to when Joes were for KIDS and kids tend to lose tiny parts.
It's strange I don't like the BBI land vehicles (LAV/M1/"Hummer") but love the air vehicles. I suppose its partly due to the fact that there is more choice available with land vehicles compared to air, but it seemed like they put a lot more effort and detail into the planes/choppers.
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