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04-19-2009, 05:32 PM | #4881 |
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Yeah, Duke's original design, I think, suffers from what I call the "Captain America syndrome." The designers, consciously or unconsciously, tried to make him representative of an idea and archetype (in this case, the idea of what an "All-American boy" should look like) that can hardly be contained in a fictional commercial character, which can lead to some ironically hilarious juxtapositions (i.e., Captain America becoming the ultimate expression of the the Nazi Party's vision of a blonde and blue-eyed ubermensch physically superior to all other people).
That and Captain America was a steroid user. He got his abilities from chemicals, much like steroids help out atheletes. It didn't help Duke that the original figure had an american flag sticker to go on the helmet.
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04-19-2009, 06:11 PM | #4882 |
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All of them for the most part. I typically try to get at least 5 of each, but some I have at least 20 of or more. I'm counting various versions together. Like Alley-Vipers, I have at least one of each but since there are 8 versions I have 18. Some strange ones I've amassed: Range-Vipers=25 Track-Vipers=15 Annihilators=13 Coils=18
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04-19-2009, 06:15 PM | #4883 |
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Good points.
Some more stuff (click on the images to read the filecards): Notes: Making Duke was fairly straightforward except for choosing the face. Duke is a relatively unpopular character, I find, and I think it's because he gives off the impression of "white" blandness. GI Joe toy designers get a lot of flak (and deservedly so) for making poorly researched ethnic caricatures like Spirit and Quick-Kick, but what's often missed is that they also casted the team's enlisted leader in the typical mold of the hunky, corn-fed, blonde and blue-eyed goody-two shoes from middle America. While all those design choices don't really bother me in any real sense, it does come off as a bit lazy and uninspired. Anyway, I wanted to go with a face that carried a lot more personality and exuded experience and age, but I didn't want to make him too old. I went with the "broken-nosed boxer" look a la Jack Dempsey, a face that looks "hard" but not mean or cruel. These are great. Duke looks like a real badass takes shit from no one. Flint looks age appropriate as well. Green Beret as he should have. |
04-19-2009, 06:19 PM | #4884 |
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All of them for the most part. I typically try to get at least 5 of each, but some I have at least 20 of or more. I'm counting various versions together. Like Alley-Vipers, I have at least one of each but since there are 8 versions I have 18. Some strange ones I've amassed: Range-Vipers=25 Track-Vipers=15 Annihilators=13 Coils=18
I never had the oppotunity to troop build as a kid.
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04-19-2009, 07:10 PM | #4885 |
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me neither I went crazy on ebay for about 2 years. Alley-Vipers are probably only next to Night-Vipers in what people are willing to pay more for.
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04-19-2009, 07:13 PM | #4886 |
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Yeah, I just want one of the V1 Alley-Viper and Night-Viper. Then I'd be happy.
Really the only ??-Vipers that I truly want. I'll probably get a SAW-Viper and Range-Viper but the rest I don't really care about.
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04-19-2009, 07:36 PM | #4887 |
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Yeah I'm upset about the Alley-Viper being in the 7 pack since it's harder to army build but the others besides Dr mindbender are good. Still Lampreys and Strato-vipers are not high on my army biulder list. Night-Vipers and Lowlight would have been a better fit to me
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04-19-2009, 07:38 PM | #4888 |
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Since my armies don't get to be more then 3-6, I don't mind it too much. Will have some extra Mindbenders though. And I can find uses for the Strato-Vipers and Lampreys.
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04-19-2009, 08:01 PM | #4889 |
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04-19-2009, 08:05 PM | #4890 |
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I combined both styles so I don't have to troop build the Cobra Island sets, but the new stuff has me wanting to do a little troop building. The Mars sets. I may use the Neo-Vipers as Headhunters. I need more resolute troopers though. I'm not so interested in the red versions of the Resolute troopers.
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