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06-09-2008, 03:47 PM | #1 |
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Looking the box for the Japanese Rattler, on the back there appears to be a large silver cobra base in the "action" scene. It doens't look like background, but an actual production toy. What IS it? I've never heard of it and can't seem to find anything in Google about it. You can see the photo here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ultra-Rare-Takar...2em118Q2el1247
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06-09-2008, 03:51 PM | #2 |
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Maybe the long lost Cobra Island playset that never came out.
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06-09-2008, 03:54 PM | #3 |
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it almost looks like a tacticle battle platform in different color scheme. I can't get a clear pic here at work, but that's my guess anyways.
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06-09-2008, 03:57 PM | #4 |
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06-09-2008, 03:58 PM | #5 |
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Looks like they took the main sections from the Joe headquarters, turned them upside down, and put the helipad on top. Instant Cobra base.
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06-09-2008, 04:00 PM | #6 |
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No it looks like they took parts of the first Headquarters and the Battle Platform and mix matched around..... if you look at the very front , it's actually the front of the Headquarters flipped over...and on the top it looks like the Helipad from the Headquarters.
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06-09-2008, 04:07 PM | #7 |
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It looks like it has swiveling turrets on top as well. This thing must have gone into production, if it's so prominently shown in the "available toy montage". I'm dying to find out the story on this one. Maybe I'll have my buddy in Tokya do some snooping...
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06-09-2008, 04:12 PM | #8 |
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I wish.
Odds are it was kit-bashed just for the action scene, although I agree that it would have been a great base set. Back in the 80's the Japanese toy companies like Takara, Tomy and other really made some great dioramas for their action toylines. Their boys toys catalogs read like military model magazines and made American toy catalogs look like pamphlets. |
06-09-2008, 04:13 PM | #9 |
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yup I think you nailed it, poor sales on the larger playsets prevented the Cobra Island playset from ever being released. Wow cool to see what Hasbro had mind. or maybe Homie is right, That it's just a Joe base upside down.
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06-09-2008, 04:14 PM | #10 |
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It's not a production or prototype at all. It's just pieces slapped together for the photoshoot. It's not something that was ever mentioned before. When I was in Japan at that time though, I swear I saw the USS Flagg behind the counter at a store before, but maybe it was a US one (or I just dreamed it cause I was only around 15 at the time). There are rumors about the USS Flagg being a promotional item in Japan, but there is nothing to back that up if I'm not mistaken. But that Cobra base, I think it was just whatever pieces they had availalble to use was used to make that.
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