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07-27-2008, 10:59 PM | #1 |
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The first DVD set is the "A Real American Hero" Miniseries also known as "The MASS Device" Miniseries. This set comes with 4 figures, a small accessory, a part of the Mass Device and a DVD of the miniseries itself!
The DVD is a bare-bones version of the series in a slim case. No extras, I don't even think they used the old Rhino masters here as the cartoon itself is brighter and seems to have a little bit of film grain that un-remastered movies have. There are two options from the main menu, Movie or Episodes. You can either watch the whole miniseries as one whole movie or you can watch an individual episode. There are no commercial breaks declaring GI Joe will be right back and the only times you see the opening sequence or the end credits is at the beginning of the first episode and at the end of the last episode, respectfully. I do not know about the sound (If it's 5.0 surround or whatever) as I don't really pay that much attention to that. As long as I can hear it well, I'm happy. I have no problems with the DVD being as bland as it is because I view it as a freebie anyway. $20 for 4 figures is a deal already, now we get a movie too! Last edited by Shogi; 08-31-2011 at 06:12 PM.. |
07-27-2008, 11:04 PM | #2 |
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Snake-Eyes and Timber are recreating their fateful meeting in these figures. Snake-Eyes has a few parts made out of orange translucent plastic with a bluish-grey paintjob to simulate his appearance in the cartoon when he had radiation poisoning. The effect is pretty cool IMO, but I'm a sucker for translucent plastic. His hands are all new sculpts and no longer suffer from the folds the gloves had on the back of the hand. The only problem with this is that the left hand is made to look like Snake-Eyes is carrying the canister of radioactive crystals so it's permanently cocked at an angle that makes the Viper hands look acceptable. The canister is also made of the same translucent plastic and has some silver paint on it. Timber is the same mold we've had since the 2005 with version 23 of Snake-Eyes and I still think he looks great. Snake-Eyes comes with Timber, The canister of Radioactive Crystals, a brown Snow Job rifle and a GI Joe stand with his name on it.
The figure is still a classic and the "glowing radiation" is nice. The new hands are great, but that left hand ruins it. The figure will look good in a diorama but that's about it. Figure Rating: 6 Out of 10 Last edited by Shogi; 08-31-2011 at 06:12 PM.. |
07-27-2008, 11:08 PM | #3 |
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Stalker wearing a Jump Jet Pack is an iconic vision from the cartoon and this figure looks just like that. It's the same Stalker we've already gotten but with a new camo pattern that is exactly like the cartoon. Unfortunately the colors of this figure are a few shades too light. So now we have another yellow Stalker, but without the high price tag. All the webgear and details are the same light tan from the cartoon. The Jump Jet Pack is silver like in the cartoon and Stalker has the brown Snow Job rifle to finish off the cartoon look here. Stalker comes with the Jump Jet Pack, Snow Job rifle and a Gijoe Stand with his name on it.
Stalker is an ok figure. I feel he would have been miles better had they used some darker colors on him that closer matched the cartoon. If they had, this would have definitely been my default Stalker. Figure Rating: 5 out of 10 Last edited by Shogi; 08-31-2011 at 06:12 PM.. |
07-27-2008, 11:15 PM | #4 |
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Scuba Baroness is a figure I never expected to see. Hasbro surprised us with it and even though it has a lot of reused parts, they work out great.
The torso, arms and legs are all from Scarlett. Typically, this would be bad for the figure as it would look more like Scarlett with a Baroness head or something, but with the addition of a few parts, this becomes Scuba Baroness. The head is all new and until I was just writing this, I didn't realize that the air hose comes out of the mouth piece. The hands look to be Baroness hands with shortened wrists. The feet are completely new and the fins are molded on. Since the Scarlett torso has that shoulder pad on the right shoulder, the webgear has a left shoulder pad molded on it to make it even. This also hides the hole where the grenade used to plug into. The only drawback with this figure is the limited leg movement because the Scarlett waist is one that hasn't been retooled. The accessories are what make this figure though. The Heavy Water collector and new pistol look like they were pulled right out of the TV! Baroness comes with Clear removable Goggles, Backpack Air Tank, Laser Pistol, Heavy Water Collector and a Cobra Stand with her name on it. The figure is a great reuse of parts with new additions and wicked cool accessories. It'll be a great part of an underwater diorama or hanging off the side of a boat. Figure Rating: 7 out of 10 Last edited by Shogi; 08-31-2011 at 06:12 PM.. |
07-27-2008, 11:19 PM | #5 |
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Seems we can only get a red sigil blue shirt in multipacks and this one is no exception. The Cobra Trooper the same figure we've gotten many times over. The paint job is made to look more accurate to the cartoon but it just comes off a little too much to me. I think it may be the white pocket on the left leg, it draws the attention away from everything, even the huge Cobra sigil that takes up most of his chest. Something different I noticed was that the helmet has been retooled for the inside. Now it's thicker in the back to allow a more solid fit on the bald head.. The Cobra Trooper comes with Tomax and Xamot's gun, knife and Cobra Stand with his name on it.
Construction wise, this Trooper is solid, the mod to the helmet is a great new addition, but the paint job sorta kills it for me. Figure Rating: 5 out of 10 Last edited by Shogi; 08-31-2011 at 06:12 PM.. |
07-27-2008, 11:24 PM | #6 |
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Now we come to the push cart with the 3 boxes of Catalytic Element on it for the MASS Device. This is a great accessory that will look awesome in any diorama. The cart has 3 recessed areas in it to put the Catalytic Elements on. The only minor problem with the cart is the lack of movable wheels, but I can let that go easily.
The MASS Device part that comes with this set is the Console. Every detail about this part looks just like it does in the cartoon, complete with three removable Element Containers. These can be replaced with Element Containers that have the elements in them. The first of which we got with the Wave 8 Cobra Commander. Overall, this set had a couple of dud figures but the other figures make up for them a bit and the set is chock full of great accessories and a classic miniseries on DVD. For the price of the set, this is a great value! Last edited by Shogi; 08-31-2011 at 06:12 PM.. |
07-27-2008, 11:25 PM | #7 |
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great review. I'm getting my set from BBTS sometime this week!
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07-28-2008, 12:44 AM | #8 |
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Snake eyes doing the crips sign...he's going gangsta.
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07-28-2008, 01:02 AM | #9 |
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No knife for Stalker, huh. Way to go Hasbro! Thanks for the review Shogi. Really appreciate man!
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07-28-2008, 04:36 AM | #10 |
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try a cool pose of snake eyes dragin someone from the neck with that crooked hand.
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