What was the point of Tiger Force? |
11-11-2008, 01:48 PM
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| | Cobra Viper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Corpus Christi TX Posts: 149 | TF came out to remarket older vehichels but they painted them to fool the consumer to thinking it's a new toy. That is it! | 
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11-11-2008, 01:57 PM
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| | Cobra Viper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: WI Posts: 395 | I'm still waiting for Tiger Force Tony the Tiger... that would be Grrrrrrrrrreat!
I was out of Joes by the time Tiger Force hit and swore I'd never have anything to do with that or Python Patrol. Of course now I have 2 Tiger force figures and a couple Python Patrol... Lousy Hasbro... | |
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11-11-2008, 02:09 PM
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| | Iron Grenadier Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hollywood Posts: 671 | to rob ur parents blind
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11-11-2008, 02:09 PM
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| | Iron Grenadier Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hollywood Posts: 671 | Quote:
Originally Posted by mackdawg77  TF came out to remarket older vehichels but they painted them to fool the consumer to thinking it's a new toy. That is it! |
it fooled me i had em all ;)
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11-11-2008, 02:20 PM
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| | Crimson Guard Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Concord, NH Posts: 2,247 | Cynical reason is to make more money.
Conceptwise, Tiger Force was the Joe team jungle combat/survival specialists (hence the name Tiger). The camo pattern was to blend into the jungle.
They did appear in the comics, a single issue of G.I. Joe Special Missions in the Marvel run. The funny thing, in the comic issue they weren't in the jungle, they were in the city.
Now why the line included Frostbite, that I don't know. But the idea was to create a force of Joe Jungle Fighters.
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11-11-2008, 02:37 PM
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| | Elite Cobra Eel Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pana, IL Posts: 1,470 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Troynos Cynical reason is to make more money.
Conceptwise, Tiger Force was the Joe team jungle combat/survival specialists (hence the name Tiger). The camo pattern was to blend into the jungle.
They did appear in the comics, a single issue of G.I. Joe Special Missions in the Marvel run. The funny thing, in the comic issue they weren't in the jungle, they were in the city.
Now why the line included Frostbite, that I don't know. But the idea was to create a force of Joe Jungle Fighters. | Hmm, does neon orange & yellow really run rampant in most Jungles?
Some of those vintage TF figures are just horrendous. | |
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11-11-2008, 03:03 PM
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| | Cobra Soldier Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 13 | Ooooh MaiLai
Now my TF group is going to have a real edge...taking Cobra Ears and Fingers. I always thought they looked funny, but now they'll have a new Edge. Thank You Hasbro...and Thank You Vietnam. | |
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11-11-2008, 03:16 PM
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| | I ride with Claymore!!! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 962 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ewokhunter92 Hmm, does neon orange & yellow really run rampant in most Jungles?
Some of those vintage TF figures are just horrendous. | Well, Tigers blend in pretty well to the Jungle. And in a lot of environments Jungle aren't always consistently green. I'll admit, it's a bit of a stretch.
I suppose the concept of a Jungle Team for G.I. Joe appealed to me so much that I ignored, or overlooked, what they lacked in execution. Some of the figures were pretty good: Flint, Recondo, Duke, Roadblock. Bazooka was cool to see in different colors.
I sort of used the Python Patrol idea that the Tiger paint made them invisible to radar. But for me, Tiger Force is permanently stationed in Sierra Gordo (the fictional South American Country in the old Marvel comic). That's the permanent G.I. Joe presence in South America, like the 7th Special Forces Group in Columbia during the 80's.
I think G.I. Joe needs a Jungle Team - and if you can get past some of the colors, and just go with the concept, Tiger Force is pretty cool.
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11-11-2008, 03:26 PM
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| | Crimson Guard Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Concord, NH Posts: 2,247 | Yeah, I never said the execution was perfect, just what the concept was supposed to be.
Why a jungle troop would need an attack jet.....
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11-11-2008, 03:29 PM
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| | Elite Cobra Eel Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pana, IL Posts: 1,470 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Troynos Yeah, I never said the execution was perfect, just what the concept was supposed to be.
Why a jungle troop would need an attack jet..... | or a snowcat :/ | |
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