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02-27-2010, 05:18 PM | #1051 |
W.O.R.M.S. Commander
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I've been watching your Photobucket account Zulu and you are making guys i was just thinking about that are sorely missing from the ME lineup. Still with all the figures they haven't made, would you guys be happier, with say a kitbashed Lifeline in totally new (Awesome camo), or does it have to be true to ARAH?
I mean there's at least a 7 pack exclusive of missing Joes who with very little change would be great addition. Say Mission Brazil: Claymore(Better Colors); Footloose(Correct colors); Muskrat; Pathfinder; Recoil(Fix the hat); Spearhead (Zulu style); Ambush(Fix the head/helmet) But I'd be happy with TRU kitbashes if they could give us some old characters. I think the last one failed in so many ways but they are trying however poorly to crank out the missing Joes. So I'm hoping for a Team Rainbow in better colors, like a Lifeline, Scoop, Sci-Fi, Lightfoot, (INSERT FAVORITE NEON COLORED JOE) But another 5 pack for them which they sort of did before: HEAVY ASSUALT TEAM: Rampart Salvo Backblast Capt Grid-Iron (89 Rock'n'Roll) or (Repeater if you haven't made one from the TRU 5 pack) Who am I missing? |
02-27-2010, 06:03 PM | #1052 |
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Weird weapon for a chaplain assistant, too, when you think about it. Although I never owned the figure as a kid, I liked the character because of how funny he was portrayed in the comics.
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It's with the 25th/ME retail figures that I sometimes take issue with when it comes to design. I don't really mind if they make wholesale changes to characters (changing the gender and/or ethnicities of certain characters, changing their "specialties," etc.) as long as it's clear from the outset that these versions of certain characters belong to an interpretation of the property that's divorced from the original one (such as RoC, Resolute, PoC, etc.). But if Hasbro is going to label a particular figure as "25th Anniversary," I expect a certain level of faithfulness to the original ARAH design. |
02-27-2010, 06:42 PM | #1053 |
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Yeah. I'm the same way. The Footloose/Repeater/Law in the TRU 5-pack doesn't bother me cause it's not a 25th figure and doesn't have to be vintage looking.
It's like the upset over Monkeywrench. Hasbro never said they were giving a 25th Monkeywrench, so there's nothing wrong if it looks different because it wasn't supposed to be the vintage look. They gave us Monkeywrench, just not a 25th Monkeywrench.
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02-27-2010, 06:47 PM | #1054 |
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New image:
Blackout Design notes:
Updated images: Backblast, Fast-Draw, Tripwire
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02-27-2010, 06:53 PM | #1055 |
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More updated images:
Recoil, Heavy Metal, Dodger Design notes:
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02-27-2010, 06:57 PM | #1056 |
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More updated images:
Red Mack, Bench Press, Hit 'n' Run Design notes:
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02-27-2010, 07:00 PM | #1057 |
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Recoil looks awesome. Like the Fast Draw redo. The perspective on Backblast is awesome.
Blackout kicks ass. Yeah, it was weird that "normal" guys in the Cobra Hierarchy got unique names. Works having them be contractors. In my verse I have Black-Out being CC's right hand man, that's why he gets the special name (I'm trying to make him similar to the assassin in Serenity, a Believer). Love Red Mack, Bench Press and Hit&Run. Very nice updates/redos.
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02-27-2010, 07:03 PM | #1058 |
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Yeah but Monkeywrech wasn't to much of a divorce from the original design. But I don't care about the 25th label anyway whatsoever at all. I like the updated looks. But I never stopped collecting so I'm use to updates and sort of expect it. Plus if the newer look is better than the original I'm totally happy. For example V2 Rock'n'Roll is better than Version 1. Same with Hawk V2, and Roadblock kept getting better over the years.
Of course V3s seem to take a step back sometimes. But I love seeing and old favorite with a new look that may correct a glaring color snafu. |
02-27-2010, 07:09 PM | #1059 |
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Ooo Nice Zulu. Love em all. Can't to see what you have in store for Cobra.
Still you just made a list of the sorely missed from Hasbro. Dodger I love. I don't think BF2000 needs to be revisited but I think most of the characters have plenty of potential. But Salvo, Backblast, Recoil would br something I'd buy. |
02-27-2010, 08:44 PM | #1060 |
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Great work as always ZD. I really like your new take on Bench Press. This is how I always pictured him, RocknRoll's nephew following in the family business of being a SAW gunner.
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