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05-18-2009, 12:03 PM | #5501 |
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That would be cool.
Those BBI vehicles are amazing. They're almost too realistic for me. Joe vehicles were always just a little fantastic - just a little step away from completely realistic, especially later in the line. I kind of like having just a hint of fantasy in my Joe vehicles. |
05-18-2009, 12:07 PM | #5502 |
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I can support both the realistic 1:18 scale stuff made by BBi and 21st Century and the Hasbro stuff. I like it all!
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05-18-2009, 12:28 PM | #5503 |
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I think the Cobra vehicles should lean more towards sci-fi/futuristic. Afterall, they use their own weapons developer that can come up with anything he wants and they really don't care about the same issues as defense contractors (okay, ignoring the fact that defense contractors don't care about anything but bottom line).
I like Joes vehicles realistic with a hint of fantasy. I think Joe should always be the underdog.
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05-18-2009, 12:31 PM | #5504 |
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Hey Troynos, got your other short Joe story. I haven't been around much to comment but I'm liking the direction you're taking. Any plans to finish the ones you started? Are you going to use the Flagg as the HQ in your stories or a PIT like the one you're creating with that design software (which looks pretty awesome btw)?
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05-18-2009, 12:32 PM | #5505 |
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Yeah I think "hint" is the key word there. Cobra vehicles seemed to mostly fall under that category. The Rattler, Hydrofoil, HISS tank and Night Raven have some sci-fi-ish techno advancements. But the Joe vehicles that closely resembled actual military equipment were my favorite: VAMP, Skystriker, Tomahawk, Hovercraft, Dragonfly, Flagg.
I guess there's just something weird about having a vehicle that is dead on perfect and then loading it with a guy wearing a white T-shirt that says "Survival", and two guys that can't even keep the color of their berets straight.
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05-18-2009, 12:41 PM | #5506 |
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Things like the HAVOC and Raider were a little too out there (even though I really like the Raider, I don't know why).
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05-18-2009, 12:52 PM | #5507 |
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The Mauler, and later the Patriot Grizzly were great. The Night Attack Chopper is awesome. Just a hint of fantasy... they're realistic, but you know they're not real.
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05-18-2009, 12:55 PM | #5508 |
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I'm excited about this new RoC Cobra Hummer. That thing looks cool, and it will be great for Alley Vipers on urban operations...
Awhile back, they were saying that Hummer would unveil it's new vehicle, the Hummer CX (or something like that), in the movie as a Joe vehicle. Has there been any mention of that Hummer CX being offered as a new toy? It looked pretty cool.
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05-18-2009, 12:57 PM | #5509 |
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I never liked that the "drivers" in the cockpit looked down and laid down. That made no sense to me at all.
And to be so exposed in the gunner's seat? Yeah.. I want that job.. I do like the Mean Dog, even though that gatling gun is so damn huge... But things like the General, Rolling Thunder, Thunderclap and MCC... those were great and all but not very realistic. How do you move those things around? The RHINO and ROCC at least could be transported by helicopter.
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05-18-2009, 12:59 PM | #5510 |
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I'm still not sold on the RoC Cobra Hummer. It just looks too CORPS for me.
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