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04-20-2008, 12:06 AM | #1 |
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I was just looking through some of my newly inherited collection. My friend Matt really liked the IG alot, and had quite a bit of stuff. I had gotten out of Joe the first time before IG had come out, so it's all new to me.
Most of those designs are really out there. Completely over the top. I suppose that's what Destro was going for? Sell the more standard stuff to consumers but make your own stuff look like it came from 200 years in the future? I'd like to hear some opinions on the IG stuff. Sound off troops! |
04-20-2008, 08:43 AM | #2 |
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I liked the idea of the IG, but like a lot of the Joe stuff at the time, the designs were getting a bit outlandish and over the top. Gotta admit, the uniforms and color scheme for the IG was cool as hell. Destro knows style...
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04-20-2008, 10:29 AM | #3 |
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yep the IG Destro is my favorite version.. hands down!
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04-20-2008, 10:35 AM | #4 |
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Well, when it comes to IG designs, I think minstrel hit the nail right on the head. At that time, Joe was starting to get a bit more "futuristic". The IG was originally intended to be the "bad guys" that face off against Battleforce 2000.
Although the vehicle designs were out there, I absolutely loved them. The DEMON just looked mean. Plus, the fact that Destro's Despoiler could dock with it...that was just awesome. The Dominator was pure WIN. A tank that turns in to a helicopter? WORD. The Razorback? My only gripe was that the toy was hollow. Felt cheap to the touch. Other than that...sweet. Darklon's Evader....hmmm...Well, as long as Darklon doesn't get shot at from side...he's alright Now...vehicles are one thing...figures, completely different story. Voltar + Pink Costume = Fail. |
04-20-2008, 10:51 AM | #5 |
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thought u liked pink????? j/k
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04-20-2008, 12:38 PM | #6 |
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I thought Voltar was in Purple. The color of Royalty.
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04-20-2008, 08:28 PM | #7 |
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I think his outfit was magenta (kind of red, pink and purple combined).
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04-20-2008, 08:37 PM | #8 |
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Voltar was hilarious.
He looked like a Giant, futuristic, one-eye cossack with a (tiny) condor. In Magenta. Classic example of a figure that could have been saved with a simple color alteration.
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04-20-2008, 09:10 PM | #9 |
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Yeah, I think if they remade Voltar with a darker red (more like the new CG's color) you'd have a really good looking figure. Although part of me kind of likes the figures to match their original appearance including paint deco/colors.
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04-20-2008, 10:15 PM | #10 |
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Quote:
The swapping of the Python Patrol Officer and Soldier for example. I don't think Voltar would suffer if he was darkened to a shade like, say, PDD's colors. (Sans leopard print)
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