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03-09-2009, 11:50 AM | #3731 |
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There are plenty of characters beyond the original 13 that are far cooler, but I think its nice to have all of the founding members. Especially since Zap was the only one left. For me, it's not that Zap is one of my favorites, he'd be pretty low on the list actually, but I'd hate to have 12 of the original 13. I feel the same way about the '83 Joes. It stinks that Cover Girl is the only one left without a figure.
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03-09-2009, 11:56 AM | #3732 |
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I always figured the promotions were to get the original 13 "out of the way" and make room for stories involving the newer guys (Rock 'n Roll gets replaced by Roadblock).
I remember Hawk giving the promotions and those Joes being relegated to desk jobs. It didn't last long though. Scarlet=Lady Jaye Stalker=Beachhead Grunt=Footloose (or Ripcord according to the comic) Rock'n'Roll=Roadblock Flash=Sci-Fi ShortFuse=Downtown (With blonde hair even?) Zap=Bazooka Clutch=Crankcase (Hawk spends a lot of time rolling with Crankcase like Clutch was chopped liver) Steeler=Heavy Metal Breaker=Dial-Tone Grand-Slam? Well we got Thunder for what is a limited role in the joes to begin with. Snake Eyes and Hawk got new outfits so they replaced themselves. Still all the originals had great characters and half their replacements weren't as good. |
03-09-2009, 11:59 AM | #3733 |
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There are plenty of characters beyond the original 13 that are far cooler, but I think its nice to have all of the founding members. Especially since Zap was the only one left. For me, it's not that Zap is one of my favorites, he'd be pretty low on the list actually, but I'd hate to have 12 of the original 13. I feel the same way about the '83 Joes. It stinks that Cover Girl is the only one left without a figure.
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03-09-2009, 12:37 PM | #3734 |
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Yeah, they had to save some cool figures for the first post-movie wave to get people excited again. That's why I was surprised to see Recondo and Chuckles in the 7-pack together.
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03-09-2009, 03:03 PM | #3735 |
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By the way, Loose Cannon, there's a custom Claymore figure on ebay right now. He's wearing something similar to his original costume. You're welcome to it... I prefer mine from Marine Deadpool.
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03-09-2009, 03:34 PM | #3736 |
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Surprised? Yes. Pleased? Absolutely! These two were on my list of the last guys I really wanted... Low-Light is the next guy on that list.
By the way, Loose Cannon, there's a custom Claymore figure on ebay right now. He's wearing something similar to his original costume. You're welcome to it... I prefer mine from Marine Deadpool. Yeah I think I'll leave the yellow alone. Yeah yours is way better. I guess I'll have to live with mine for now. I wish I could paint, but I need to take my extra Stalker and find a decent head sculpt that just needs a mustache, or wait till they make a footloose figure. I don't know. I guess I'll keep my ARAH headswap custom. |
03-09-2009, 03:45 PM | #3737 |
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Yeah I think I'll leave the yellow alone. Yeah yours is way better. I guess I'll have to live with mine for now. I wish I could paint, but I need to take my extra Stalker and find a decent head sculpt that just needs a mustache, or wait till they make a footloose figure. I don't know. I guess I'll keep my ARAH headswap custom.
There is one custom figure on ebay right now that I am going to bid for... that Cobra S.A.D. figure with the skull mask. I need that guy to lead my Para-vipers. I have like 18 Para-Vipers... it's a little intense. I'm dividing them into 3 teams of six and I'm going to customize each team by painting the crazy orange knee and elbow pads a different color. Probably gray or black or OD green. I think that will work pretty well. I really love those Para-Vipers.
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03-09-2009, 03:49 PM | #3738 |
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Yeah I was just looking at him. He looks pretty good. 18? Wow. I stopped at 5 and I haven't opened them all. But I still want more, but at $8 a pop it's gotten steep lately.
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03-09-2009, 04:06 PM | #3739 |
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I only have 2 :(
But I keep my troops down to 6 of the regular and 2-3 of the elite and non-standard troops (EELs, Para-Viper, bazooka, etc..) due to space/storage issues.
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03-09-2009, 07:41 PM | #3740 |
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I just wanted to chime in on the questions for Mr. Hama. I would love for a Snake -Eyes related question, something getting to the heart of what his exact qualifications are. Obviously we KNOW his Ninja qualifications, and I argued earlier about believing he was beyond Ranger, possibly Green Beret, or maybe some sort of CIA operative, and had some allies, and opponents to this theory.
On his v1-v3 filecards he is listed as being Ranger and Recondo (from Nha Trang even) qualified. He has EXTENSIVE training in mountaineering,underwater demolitions, and jungle, desert and arctic survival. He is also the ONLY Joe whose name , birthplace, and ssn are CLASSIFIED. It really seems to me that he is more than "just" an elite Ranger. |
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