JEAUX REPORT: SieGie

[Gung.Heaux]

as i enjoy this "second coming" of GI JOE i am posting an "opinionated review" of each figure...this is "The Jeaux Report"

sorry Joes! its been a while since the last Jeaux Report....both jobs im currently working, one full, one part, are both overly busy this time of the year...literally getting home at 10ish PM and leaving at 530ish AM almost daily.....but the INCREDIBLE Crimson Guardsman has inspired me to suck up the fatigue and crank out an ALL NEW! Jeaux Report. (and i promised a double-header Jeaux Report, and i will deliver...soon as i can sleep a little!)

The Crimson Guard...or SieGie (as ive always spelled it) is, simply put, one of my top favs in the new line.

this sucker just screams intimidation. the iron mask, the all red outfit...this guy is just plain scary.
(ive always imagined these guys to be bad-ass enough to be wearing a faceplate made of IRON!)


detail out the proverbial "wazoo".
the silver snaps, the eagle emblem, the ranking tags...all great touches. the shoulder ornamentation and the golden rope over the right shoulder look fantastic.
love the fact that the revolver is now more than just a molded gun on his leg.
the guardsman's boots are like detail overflow with straps and snaps to the nth degree...okay maybe not nth, but....lots!
his weapons...straight (including the bayonet). his backpack...nice long peg, fine fit. his joints...tight.
paint apps for the most part are fine.

i know a number of Joes are a tad unhappy with the black visor instead of the original silver, but personally, i love the all black. back to that "intimidation" argument.


is it all roses though? never is...

dont like the "hollow" backpack...at all. the paint apps on the ranking tags are a bit sloppy...but its not really that bad unless youre right up on the figure.

his WORST flaw though....that is one LACKING holster for that revolver. it doesnt even qualify as a holster...its giant tool rack...there isnt even a strap to hold it on his leg!
for all the detail that was put into straps and their fastners...that "holster" is just downright crappy. and the revolver doesnt even sit deep enough in it to boot!



so, on the 1-5 Yo Jeaux! scale...

despite the minor issues and one major...i really cannot give the SieGie, a great figure in '85...a greater figure in '07......anything less than a BIG FAT 5 !!

[tile_mcgillus]

Wow! There are a lot of details I didn't see in the promo images. I am still waiting on getting my CG. Although you seemed pretty tough on the holster. Is it really that bad? It seems to work in the shots...

Anyway, thanks. I love these.

[Gung.Heaux]

in my personal opinion, yes, the holster is a big deal. obviously it didnt offend me as to not buy this wonderful figure. however, i really think it shouldve been a full holster with a strap around the thigh.

wait until you see the jeaux report for Iron Grenadier Destro and you see what hasbro did to his sidearm holster....then youll realize how crappy the SieGie's tool rack really is.

[Gentleman]

Actually, the CG's holster has a reason for being the way it is.

Look at the vintage CG art and figure. It's not a traditional holster.



Now, that being said... this is one of those cases where I don't understand Hasbro. There are things that shouldn't be improved or touched at all, but there others, like this holster, where fans would have appreciated a change/upgrade. But, alas, here we are, complaining about Hasbro being faithful to the original concept!


I can't understand Hasbro but then... who can understand US? :D

[Gung.Heaux]

Actually, the CG's holster has a reason for being the way it is.

Look at the vintage CG art and figure. It's not a traditional holster.





oh i saw it...in fact i was looking at pics of it whilst looking at the current figure, comparing the two. and i see that the "holster'' is part of his pants...like a hammer loop. thats just dumb in any era, if you ask me...vintage or modern.

i appreciate the changes and upgrades that hasbro has done...hell, i have been so PZZD off at myself for giving away my joe stuff soooo many years ago, that i would probably be buying these new figs even if they were just re-issues of the original molds.

however, no matter how much i like the changes, i cannot accept that holster the way it is...obviously, i love the figure despite this issue....i mean, you guys remember this pic...right!

(when i found him behind a cobra commander, i audibly squealed..."ooh, a SieGie!", right there in walmart's toy dept.) i love finding new joes!

[Xerofall]

Yeah the holster is not good in my opinion. The weapon feels like it should not belong there, it's loose and falls out a lot.

I'm not a fan of the boots either, they have injection marks on the front of the boots.

[Hicks_Royel]

I can ignore casting marks since that's gonna happen, the helmet's got one on each side as well. The hollow backpack is what really bugged me, it's such a lame way to cut cost.

[Monkeywrench]

Yes the CG is awesome and yes the holster sucks. Good Review.