POC Desert Battle Ripcord From ws_toys

[the-hunter]

Just seen this pop up on ebay...

G.I. JOE Pursuit Of Cobra 2010 Desert Battle Ripcord Loose (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360208423584&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT)

Not sure if i'm interested though.

[Zoltron]

Finally!

I might buy this and use it as Targat. Just put it on one of the mars troopers and dremel away the logo.

Zartan should follow soon, along with Storm Shadow.

Don't expect Jungle Viper for another month, likely January though.

[the-hunter]

Sorry forgot the pic!

[samantha]

That figure looks great.

[Zoltron]

That figure looks great.

All of the figures look great. Even training Duke.

[CrimsonGuard101]

Snagged one 12.99 plus shippin not bad. thanks for the link and heads up! Gotta love our chinese connections! woot!

[Dawg99]

G.I.JOE Rise Of Cobra 2010 Desert Battle Ripcord Loose - eBay (item 360208423584 end time Dec-16-09 01:12:36 PST) (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360208423584&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT)

[VIPER 48]

Thanks for the link...I am seeing another Para Viper with bad articulation due to all of the gear...lol I will probably get one though...

[DrNightmare]

Huh. $13 shipped doesn't seem so bad.

[Dawg99]

i grabbed one looks like a pretty cool figure

[vermillion21]

Wow, looks cool.

[Ixz72]

Grabbed one. This is one of the POC figures that I was really looking forward too. Glad to see him on ebay. I might pick up another one more tomorrow. This is something I would want to troop build. Hopefully by this time next year (and Walmart is still $5 a figure) I'll have about 20 of these guys.

[wild weasel]

Sweet!

[mswi]

thanks, snagged 2

[nickvree]

$13 shipped is pretty cheap. Hopefully he'll have Jungle Vipers for that cheap!!!

[Tanksmasher]

Is this the exact version of the one that Hasbro is going to release? It looks different for some reason. Anyone have any comparision pics?

[Zoltron]

Any idea if the armor comes off and is there just an impact armor suit underneath?

[Jmacq1]

Well, that's a reasonably good sign that the PoC figures are still coming.

[JohnnyAngel77]

Dude, all this gear is going to the 7 pack Ripcord. Its amazing gear, I love it.

[plague]

these poc toys appear to be everything the roc were not. the designs seem better and the colors more vibrant. to me the roc's are kinda depressing as toys. but these, especially the jungle viper, seem a great deal more fun.

[sharky]

Finally a Ripcord that is true to his name.

[Black Llama]

Snagged one as well. $13 shipped I can live with.

[SNAKE EYES]

Sorry forgot the pic! http://www.hisstank.com/forum/attachments/g-i-joe-ebay/45098d1258368923-poc-desert-battle-ripcord-ws_toys-bfmqv2wbgk-kgrhqmh-ccerffmm1t5bl-r-2f-nw-_35.jpg


Nice find :)

[Skylancer81]

Is this the exact version of the one that Hasbro is going to release? It looks different for some reason. Anyone have any comparision pics?

Here is the link to 2010 stuff.

Link:

G.I. Joe: The Pursuit of COBRA SuperPage | Generals Joes - A blog about the importance (or unimportance) of little plastic men (http://generalsjoes.com/g-i-joe-the-pursuit-of-cobra-superpage/)

[The BLAY]

aside from being a Ripcord fig. the gear is awesome
simple head swap and he'd be golden

[BILL]

Thanks , picked up one my self , thanks for the link.

[Zoltron]

Come on. Post Zartan!

[xFlintx]

Really awesome looking figure. Itwould make a great basis for the Jet Pack General Hawk

[crackus]

Finally!

I might buy this and use it as Targat. Just put it on one of the mars troopers and dremel away the logo.

Zartan should follow soon, along with Storm Shadow.

Don't expect Jungle Viper for another month, likely January though.

yeah, I'm hoping for storm shadow and zartan as well.

[HawkHauser]

Looks pretty good, I may get it.

[Zoltron]

yeah, I'm hoping for storm shadow and zartan as well.

He would be crazy not to get Zartan. But wave 1-3 are pretty much produced, so some of them might leak out pretty fast.

Makes me wonder what Hasbro has in store for us in 2010.

[Jettfire]

If I see this on the pegs, it's going home with me. I'm a sucker for all of that extra gear.

[rascal!]

I got one. I can justify paying 13 bucks for a Joe, seeing as I've paid 17 bucks for Resolute Snake Eyes and Destro respectively...

[Scotty97]

Oh, this is just all kinds of awesome. This and the Jungle Viper are the two figures I'm the most looking forward to from POC. I ordered two, and hope to get a few more when they hit shelves. The customizing potential here is off the charts.
Thanks for posting the story! I hadn't checked ws toys in a while!

[SVT_COBRA]

This gets a thumbs up from me, alone with the rest of the PoC line! Cept the garbage CC figures, apparently Hasbro is unaware of the unanimous hatred of his new design.

[samantha]

I had to pull the trigger too. I love the look of this figure.

[Steel Brigade]

This Rip is awesome sauce!!

[Zefram]

This gets a thumbs up from me, alone with the rest of the PoC line! Cept the garbage CC figures, apparently Hasbro is unaware of the unanimous hatred of his new design.

It's not unanimous unless everyone is on board, and I am one of many who think the PoC CC looks badass (who'se a mailaway BTW, so it's not like you'll see him clogging pegs anyway).

[Jediorc]

It suckered me in....

[Rulz]

ow yeah.. I want this.. do you think his web gear will fit the 25th Ripcord/ spc. altitude ?

[Zoltron]

It's not unanimous unless everyone is on board, and I am one of many who think the PoC CC looks badass (who'se a mailaway BTW, so it's not like you'll see him clogging pegs anyway).

They have the jungle CC which is a new mold. I hope to see the finished samples soon.

[gunslingercbr]

yes, I'd much rather have a 25th Freefall figure than that. http://elouai.com/images/yahoo/a30.gif

[ChaplainAsst]

yes, I'd much rather have a 25th Freefall figure than that. http://elouai.com/images/yahoo/a30.gif

Great point. You could swap heads and have an excellent 25th Freefall.

[Bernit69]

Thanks for the heads up. I snag 1 too. Free shipping made me do it.

[zpartikuz]

damn.... I just ordered one hahaha...

[DaViper]

Great looking figure! I hope we see them in stores soon...

[Dusty Ayers]

This is a fantastic figure. I love the designs of the 2010 figs. It makes me feel like ARAH at the height. I definitely want two. One as Ripcord and one as Duke. I guess it's easy to offer free shipping when you stole the figures.

[TheSpot]

these poc toys appear to be everything the roc were not. the designs seem better and the colors more vibrant. to me the roc's are kinda depressing as toys. but these, especially the jungle viper, seem a great deal more fun.

The ROC designs were done by people who had no clue what G.I.Joe was or is about(Paramount). It's a good thing Hasbro's designers are back atleast until Paramount f-ups the franchise with NATO-Joe part 2.

By the way, Static-Line looks good.

[RaygeOn]

Thanks for the link...I broke down and ordered 2!

[Sorrel_Park]

Now this is a Ripcord figure worth owning! Holy kick-ass accessories. Very cool. Looking forward to this...

[ooten]

Sweet sweet texas pete. I love it and cant wait to this wave hits the shelves. Hope i can find this one along with the Zartan with the desert gear.

[CrimsonGuard101]

This is a fantastic figure. I love the designs of the 2010 figs. It makes me feel like ARAH at the height. I definitely want two. One as Ripcord and one as Duke. I guess it's easy to offer free shipping when you stole the figures.

LOL I knew it would not take long in this post for the first poster to accuse these people of "stealing". Its so sad peopel like to plug them as thieves and what not, not even knowing how they obtain these things. Talk about informed and eductaed opinions....

I'd rather them steal them and sell them to us whenever then for it to sit on a dock in a store room for years and never get put out by our lazy retailers...

[DPrime]

Interesting... I'm not really sure if I like it yet or not, but it's interesting...

[Zoltron]

I bought it.

It's a chance to see what the PoC stuff is like. I just hope that armor isn't molded on.

[Boombatty]

Great point. You could swap heads and have an excellent 25th Freefall.

Ah...but what head?

[Colt Blue]

I like this figure, great gear and very detailed. I got one, thanks for the link guys.

[Beckley]

Whoever said this would make a good T.A.R.G.E.T. custom figure was friggin' brilliant, how cool would that be?
Get repaintin' Hasbro!

[ChaplainAsst]

Ah...but what head?

Looks like a slight change in the hair color (brown to blond) would allow a Blowtorch head to make a pretty good Freefall.

[el kabong]

Snagged one, first time from overseas. Not happy about the month wait but if it means I'm not hunting through stores than I'll deal.

If he's a cool as he looks, then PoC is off to a good start.

[Zoltron]

Whoever said this would make a good T.A.R.G.E.T. custom figure was friggin' brilliant, how cool would that be?
Get repaintin' Hasbro!

That was me.

And that's what I'm using it for.

[JoeMama]

wait... so this is Lamprey's helmet, paraviper's outfit, ripcords' busted head, and a mod'ed spring loaded jetpack / storm shadow sword pack?

lame, lame, lame.
Pegwarmer.
Fo shizzle.

[Reaper_SE]

Finally! I was afraid they weren't going to release anymore of the new hero of G.I. Joe! I feared they would just keep making lame old Snake Eyes and Duke and them. But THANK GOD another Ripass has made its way to release. I would SOOOO much rather get this figure with all his cool gadgets and super powered armor than any of the figures most people want. I want this figure SO BAD.


Since its hard to read sarcasm, yes this is meant to be EXTREMELY sarcastic. As if the acting, plot, scripting, and character changes didn't already ruin the atrocity that is "G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra", making the new hero of the series a nothing character who could be marketed towards drawing in certain demographics and replacing fan favorites just serves to kick fans in the mouth. Just my opinion though, I know some people liked the movie.

[flash70]

Man this is gonna be a sweet custom...one word TARGAT!!!

[Dusty Ayers]

LOL I knew it would not take long in this post for the first poster to accuse these people of "stealing". Its so sad peopel like to plug them as thieves and what not, not even knowing how they obtain these things. Talk about informed and eductaed opinions....

I'd rather them steal them and sell them to us whenever then for it to sit on a dock in a store room for years and never get put out by our lazy retailers...

His ebay store is called black sheep toys. He is in China and they are not yet available in the states. What is you educated opinion on how they were obtained? LOL

[M. Aster Karver]

"His ebay store is called black sheep toys. He is in China and they are not yet available in the states. What is you educated opinion on how they were obtained? LOL" I ask you the same thing, where is your proof. 100% solid, inarguable, incontestable, irrefutable, unquestionable PROOF. Until I see that, please zip it.

Figure-wise, not in my taste. I am glad the new ones are coming out though and I'll buy some of the other designs.

[Joecom]

Looks pretty awesome!

[topnotch97]

hmmmm.... Gundam Ripcord Destiny :D

[Fierce Krypton]

wait... so this is Lamprey's helmet, paraviper's outfit, ripcords' busted head, and a mod'ed spring loaded jetpack / storm shadow sword pack?

lame, lame, lame.
Pegwarmer.
Fo shizzle.

wait...
-ok
so this is Lamprey's helmet,
-nope
paraviper's outfit,
-nope
ripcords' busted head,
-yup
and a mod'ed spring loaded jetpack / storm shadow sword pack?
-nope

lame, lame, lame.
-nope, nope, nope
Pegwarmer.
-nope
Fo shizzle.
-my nizzle.

[Vick Viper]

Nice find. The only Ripcord fig I ever planned on buying. Going to swap extra greenshirt heads and build a squad of these.
Fo' shizzle


wait...
-ok
so this is Lamprey's helmet,
-nope
paraviper's outfit,
-nope
ripcords' busted head,
-yup
and a mod'ed spring loaded jetpack / storm shadow sword pack?
-nope

lame, lame, lame.
-nope, nope, nope
Pegwarmer.
-nope
Fo shizzle.
-my nizzle.

^roflcopter

[dawingster]

Nice sculpt. Can't wait to see these at retail. I don't mind giving Hasbro my money for cool POC figures.

[SNAKE EYES]

Ah...but what head?

You could also use the Aqua Viper Officer (Red Lamprey) head.

[martinjdekay]

That is a sweet figure, I can't wait to get one! Love the Metal Gear-esque wing pack.

[Dusty Ayers]

"His ebay store is called black sheep toys. He is in China and they are not yet available in the states. What is you educated opinion on how they were obtained? LOL" I ask you the same thing, where is your proof. 100% solid, inarguable, incontestable, irrefutable, unquestionable PROOF. Until I see that, please zip it.

Figure-wise, not in my taste. I am glad the new ones are coming out though and I'll buy some of the other designs.

If you don't have proof that it is not stolen you should zip it too. Can you give a realistic example of how these figures could have been obtained without stealing them?

[l2c]

Best looking Ripcord so far :o

[spacemonkey]

Simple head swap of your choosing and it will be a winner!

[jestermon]

It think he looks nice, but as mentioned the Ripcord head is a draw back, though I think the large jetpack would make a horribly loud noise and kick up alot of sand out in the desert.

[Dusty Ayers]

Simple head swap of your choosing and it will be a winner!

I couldn't agree more. A Duke and General Hawk would look cool too. Maybe even a random trooper head. It would be sweet to have a little platoon of these guys.

[Rulz]

If you don't have proof that it is not stolen you should zip it too. Can you give a realistic example of how these figures could have been obtained without stealing them?

guess we shouldn't bring this on here,
the point is, this is the new fig, and its a matter of us as collector like this fig or not..

sometimes I don't even care if its stolen or not,
but how come someone steal a big quantity of one fig such as 50 and above with all the accessories ??

I dunno, maybe its just a market test from them..
how much collectors would spend for this fig,
so they could calculate for how many quantity of the item that will be produce.. well.. I just thought that this seller quite helpful for me, because it's kinda hard to find Joe's around here.. and that's why I don't really care where this stuff came from.. as long as the price is in my range, I'll buy it for sure..

[Rulz]

You could also use the Aqua Viper Officer (Red Lamprey) head.

That's what I have in mind :)

[steve2477]

This figure dont look too bad.

[CrimsonGuard101]

You could also use the Aqua Viper Officer (Red Lamprey) head.

Yeah this is what head i was going to use instead of ripcords on this figure. I put ROC Flashes head on my Lamprey officer looks better then that goofball head they tried to use on the Lamprey officer lol...

[Trooper618]

aside from being a Ripcord fig. the gear is awesome
simple head swap and he'd be golden

that is what i am planning

[Grippen]

He just listed the other 3, Storm Shadow, Zartan and Snow Job also for $13 I just grabbed the first 2 for me.

Just a small remark on the stolen issue. Sadly I cannot go to a store a pick these guys out. Hasbro does a terrible job shipping them to Portugal all I can find here is still wave 1 it sucks big time.

So basically I have to buy them from US or China. From US the contacts I have also struggle to find figures sometimes and on top of that I always have to pay shipping. So for me buying them from China or US is almost the same.

And even if I could find them here probebly the price would be the same or costly they are selling wave 1 figures for 11€ here

[Zoltron]

You know ws_toys just put up the Zartans. Damnit! I bought one from handytoy.

Glad b-day money is financing this.

[enrico0819]

I bought desert ripcord yesterday and I just bought zartan and storm shadow today.. I couldn't resist. :)

[CrimsonGuard101]

Hes got like 200 of each of these...I am gonna wait a bit on em no rush yet, but WS_TOYS picture of Zartan looks really good! Changed my mind on him but holding out the tirgger till he falls about 100 figs LOL. The other 2 are still meh...storm shadows gear could be useful for my real resolute Storm Shadow and the other arctic guy I have not figured who he can be yet, maybe Coldfront since were not going to get the real deal for him ever...

[Axelay]

I just bought Snow Job. I love arctic-themed characters as well as characters which come with a crap ton of well-designed gear, and this Snow Job fits that bill perfectly. Top it off with $13 and no shipping charge, and I'm all over it.

[TYPHUS]

whoop!!!i just ordered zartan from ws toys,thanks for the tip-off guys!!!!! for what its worth,when i can buy a figure from a guy in china for less than i can get it in store,i couldnt give a rats ass if he ran up to a kid in beijing whacked em with a shitty stick and snatched it outta their hand!!!!!!plus i feel better knowing some (probably) poorly paid guy is getting the benefit of my hard earned cash rather than the corporate whorage that is hasbro!!!!

[Black Llama]

Woot just sold my old headlights on craigslist for 75 bucks! So i ordered a SS and Snow Job.

Why does that sound like something you would get from a Chance card in Monopoly?

[IIIzoeIII]

am I the only one who would like to see a t.a.r.g.e.t made out of him?...just a thought...........................

[dai-low]

Here in Oz, i know we've got no chance of seeing these as we didn't even get some of the later waves of RoC and the ones we do have are already on clearance so i'm glad i can get the latest and greatest figs for a reasonable price from this w_stoys, on the other hand I do wish and hope that Hasbro is aware of this and that they're maybe getting some of the money because seeing how these sorts of figures are received is the only way we'll continue to get great toys.
Thanks for the heads up

[Xsoldier]

This figure is sick, i will probably do a headswap but the gear is just insane, this will be my newest Joe member, Condore

[Zoltron]

am I the only one who would like to see a t.a.r.g.e.t made out of him?...just a thought...........................

My T.a.r.g.a.t recipe

Head- Black Mars trooper head
Lower arms + Armor + helmet + gear- Desert ripcord
Body + legs= Flash with all the gear removed.
Jetpack= Blue Hawk

Why Flash's body? I always thought Targat was poorly armored. It is just a guy in a flight suit. This may work with the claw and jetpack operators. But Targats are emerging from high in the atmosphere. Thus, they need a ceramic flight suit for the protection of re entering the atmosphere.

[TheRealDubya]

Went ahead got one Ripcord and one Snowjob. $13 shipped just isn't that bad.

[CrimsonGuard101]

My T.a.r.g.a.t recipe

Head- Black Mars trooper head
Lower arms + Armor + helmet + gear- Desert ripcord
Body + legs= Flash with all the gear removed.
Jetpack= Blue Hawk

Why Flash's body? I always thought Targat was poorly armored. It is just a guy in a flight suit. This may work with the claw and jetpack operators. But Targats are emerging from high in the atmosphere. Thus, they need a ceramic flight suit for the protection of re entering the atmosphere.

Thier file cards read as much but its not represented well in the figure. The back pack alone could not shield (its a tad small anyways as the legs are exposed) them from the re-rentry heat, nothing would wihtout being a large ship or troop transport, so the point is kinda silly in any regard. A lower altitude where they would not burn up on re-entry makes more sense... you could encase them in titanium and they would still melt into a slug and be a flying bullet..be dead before any of thie rlife support systems could help keep them alive so oxygen/notrigen mixer tanks would be uselss to begin with. My TARGATs never re-entered the atmospehere, they always stayed in orbit to help defend MARS/IG Sattelites/Space Stations and such, I could not get over the conept of them being marshmellows with jet packs LOL so they stayed in orbit till someone came and got them.

[Ixz72]

Got an email from WS_toys that my stuff shipped today. I can't wait to get this figure!!!