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What secrets lurk in the filecards?
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07-07-2009, 12:44 PM
fogger1138
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oliverbox
Well I just picked up 5 of the new ROC figures this evening: Desert Duke, Shipwreck, Deep Six, Cover Girl, and Sgt. Stone.
I really liked the Sgt. Stone figure, but I was disappointed with Shipwreck. I may have just gotten a bad figure, but the hands on mine will barely hold his weapons and the way the torso aligns makes him look a little pot-bellied.
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oliverbox
Now to two figures that I want y'alls opinions about... Desert Duke and Zartan.
They're listing Duke as a Major. He's no longer a First Sgt., he's an officer. And the figure looks a lot like Channing Tatum, that is to say: he doesn't look like any Duke I've ever seen. Now don't get me wrong, it's a great figure. But it doesn't seem like Duke.
I'm torn. On the one hand, I'm a little disappointed that they didn't make this Duke a little more like classic Duke. On the other hand, I'm really impressed with the figure, and we need more combat/Special Forces Officers, and in honor of John Wayne's character, maybe Striker should be a Recon Marine Officer. Opinions?
So here's what I think: Maybe this is a new character in my Joeverse. Coming up with a reasonable code name is going to be a challenge, but I was thinking of "Striker". Here's why: We all know that Duke's name was an homage to John Wayne. John Wayne's character in "The Sands of Iwo Jima" is Sgt. Striker. This movie figure is wearing Desert Camo, so he'll blend in with the Sand... anyway, it makes sense to me. And there's never been a character named Striker. So I think Major Striker will work OK, but what do you guys think?
About Zartan, this new figure has some of the same problems for me. It looks like a neat figure, but it doesn't really say "Zartan" to me. I'm thinking of troop building this figure, and using it as the MP's of my Joe base. What do y'all think? If I use his disguise head, I think it would work pretty well.
Well, I'm very interested in what you guys think. These ROC file cards are the pits, but the toys aren't bad at all. We could have ended up with a lot worse. I'm thankful and counting my blessings.
I'm hoping to army build both Zartan and Desert Duke (assuming I like the figures) as generic troops, probably with some headswaps.
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