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Not to happy with the ROC Night Raven !
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07-07-2009, 06:29 PM
Creeping Death
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I understand what you're all saying but I beg to differ. The Night Raven is the only vehicle that I purchased and the only one that has any appeal to me from the ROC line.
I have to be honest though and say that I like it. I really like its looks (with the exception of the small wings) and color scheme. I collected the vintage line as a kid and had the original Raven (which broke of course like so many of the original vehicles back then even with minor play). I think we all need to realize that the days of large scale vehicles are long gone. That play pattern just doesn't work any more for kids today, plus the increased price for materials and labor would make them prohibitively expensive.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love Hasbro to reissue the original Night Raven, but hell would have to be freezing over for this to happen. I see the new Raven as a reflection of today's increased prices and Hasbro's unwillingness to make any real playsets, with the exception of the Pit, of course. I'm also a Star Wars collector, and fans have been asking for new playsets for ages and every time in their Q&A's, Hastro has said that they WILL not be making any (and Star Wars is a much more recognized toy line than G.I. Joe). My feeling is that if the new Raven were called something entirely different, then collectors as a whole would like it a lot more although I completely agree that $40 is too much.
Bottom line for me is that if once the new Raven is accepted for what it is as a sign of the times and how toys as a whole are a heck of a lot smaller than they were in the 80's, it's actually a pretty cool addition to the collection.
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