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07-22-2009, 06:03 PM | #10771 |
DeceptiGrenadier
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Sucks for those paying top dollar on ebay for the vintage Cobra Surveilance Ports!
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07-22-2009, 06:04 PM | #10772 |
Mortal Enemy
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I got 3 for $15 a while back. I'll gladdy buy 4 more though.
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07-22-2009, 06:05 PM | #10773 |
DeceptiGrenadier
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Same here, although the Roadblock isn't too bad. Still, only need 1 of him though
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07-22-2009, 06:28 PM | #10774 |
Darth_Henning
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Canada
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OK, I just got on. Anyone else going crazy over the new stuff for classic lovers?
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07-22-2009, 06:37 PM | #10775 |
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07-22-2009, 06:44 PM | #10776 |
Darth_Henning
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Shocks right. I'm going to go through the entire tank and count avatars and sigs. Nickel per use.
DH - 4,842 - $242.10 SV - 1,600 - $80.00 FP - 3,572 - $178.60 the big winner VQ - 9,069 - $453.45 Any images quoted from my original posts will be exempt from royalties and be deemed as "free use". I accept paypal. Quote:
Hope everything is worked out with insurance soon. Quote:
Quick 7-pack review. The Cobra pack is the hands down better pack. Every kitbash works out really well.
Alley Viper is the star here with all his gear and new vest. I won't go over what other Tankers already have but this guy rocks. Only thing is I can't figure out how to keep his grapple hook gun attached to his backpack. I ended up just using one of the clear rubber bands to keep it pinned down. You can store his baton in the inside of his shield, that's a wicked touch. Strato Viper is another winner. I have to check it against the vintage one, but the torso and up are great renditions of the original. Range Viper is cool too, great re-use of the Resolute Trooper Torso. It would've been cool to have all that brain-like sculpting on the helmet, but it looks fine without it too. Lamprey is another great figure, the translucent plastic on the visor is a great touch. THe right shoulder on mine was loose though. Night Creeper is ok, the headgear thing kinda kills it for me. His crossbow is badass though. If only they did a cloth part for the headgear like on Dusty. I'm not sure if other people are knocking Mindbender, but I think he's actually pretty spot on. The monocle rocks! For real though, his cape's pretty cool. It's soft goods with a cobra sigil ironed onto it. Quote:
Quick Joe pack review.
Wet-Suit's the clear weak link here. A recoloured EEL helmet would've done wonders. I know it was supposed to be a diver Duke figure, and the face sculpt looks like the old anime style Duke. At least it's not the Torpedo face though. His sled thing is pretty cool too. Altitude/Ripcord was a mixed bag. I like the sculpt and all that, but the fact that the Blowtorch hose goes nowhere is odd. And I didn't know this til I took the helmet off, but it's Red Star's head under there. I think that's funny as I always thought of Ripcord as a pretty boy and I also think that Red Star's pretty fugly. I'm not shallow towards my plastic men or nothing, I'm just saying. Hit and Run's also hit and miss for me. The vintage version of this guy was a favourite of mine as a kid, just because of the awesome paintjob. I like the webgear on him and the Airborne helmet's a pretty good sub for the original. I just wish they did more black camo on the green like the original. I asked my wife which one she liked better and she thought the vintage was nicer too. The eyes on mine weren't done well, so he's got a cross-eyed look going. Outback is nice for a Night Force version, nothing to complain about here. I don't remember if the FLAK version has the same vest, but if he does, I'll keep that one off to show off that SURVIVAL print on his shirt. Recondo's a good fig too, he just looks kinda bare with his rifle when guys like Hit and Run are packed with gear. I think I got a spare Marauder's machete that would look good with him. Zap's nice too. The bazooka shells in his backpack are pretty cool, and just seem to work a whole lot better than Bazooka's. I don't know what the vintage Zap's backpack looks like, but this is a great update. The only thing that kills mine is that his eyes aren't painted all that well either. One eye looks like 20 minutes after he's dipped into Footloose's secret stash. The other looks perfectly sober. All in all, nice fig still. And finally, Chuckles. I hated this guy as a kid, I just didn't get him. But now that I'm older, I think he's a badass character. He's kinda bare too, with Destro's MARS briefcase and pistol that fits inside, but the new headsculpt and Hawaiian print shirt make him a winner for me. The only thing I don't like about him is the Spirit/Mainframe left hand. The fig's a straight repaint of Mainframe, and he looks a whole lot better than Mainframe, but that hand's pretty useless. Quote:
Is Repeater African American???? STOP CHANGING CHARACTERS FOR THE HELL OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote:
Looks like he's molding. Both YAHOO happy - for the playsets and F*** they screwed up on Repeater/Dial Tone/Footloose/Law |
07-22-2009, 07:34 PM | #10777 |
Darth_Henning
Join Date: Jul 2008
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OK, Good news Bad news from SDCC so far.
Snow Cat with ??? - pure awesome - getting 3 Footloose - he wore green, with plants stuck to his outfit to hide him. The new guy is in tan - OK, we can live with that. The new guy has a vest that is nothing like the original, and has weapons that aren't similar either. The only thing slightly similar is the mustache. And that hardly defines the character. Law - a Military Police Man. WTF is he doing in desert gear? He would hang around the base in comfortable garb (like his original) all day. Repeater is actually pretty close and probably therefore the biggest oddity- tan camo, vest, big gun. But now he's African American???? WHY? There is no logical reason for that change. Female Dial Tone - I'll call her Busy Signal. Problem solved Outpost Defender, LAW, Survelience post, Cobra MMS - pure win. Not a great day due to the 5-pack screw ups, but OK. My BIG beef is how everything looks to be an exclusive at somewhere I'll never see them. Sigh - E(Vil) bay, here I come.... |
07-22-2009, 08:08 PM | #10778 |
Reverse Mercer
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Frisco, TX
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DH, you oughta pull rank and get the Joe US-Canada Connection going. You'll get guys to look out for you here!
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07-22-2009, 08:34 PM | #10779 |
Banned
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Texas
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Just got updated pics on there and now those 5-packs look like they will be TRU exclusive Troop Builder sets and sell for $19.99 each! Out in October it looks like too.
The mini-playsets are Walmart exclusives and come with 2 figures each(?) and will be $17.99 and out in November. Cobra Surveilance Port (Tele-Viper & M.A.R.S. Trooper) Cobra M.M.S. (Scrap-Iron & Neo-Viper) Joe L.A.W. (Hawk & Hit & Run) Joe Outpost Defender (Roadblock & Tripwire) |
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07-22-2009, 08:43 PM | #10780 |
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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^Check out the pictures that Destro put up on the SDCC and you will see what he is talking about as far as the prices listed^
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