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09-14-2008, 01:58 AM | #71 |
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Well the original molds for the Skystriker were destroyed by Funskool. So unless they make new molds like they have for the Vamp, Water Moccasin and Sky Hawk.. I wouldn't expect one.. plus they have to pass a durability test of a 30 ft drop.. we all know that the Skystriker would not do well in a test like that. And we would all complain if it were made out of the same material that the Target exclusives were made from.
That is the reason why the new jets feel so cheap.. the plastic they are made from are able to withstand a fall from that hieght with minimal damage. As for the Flagg.. they would have to remake molds for it as well. They have the molds for the flight deck, but everything else is sitting on the bottom of the ocean in the ship that was carrying them over which caught fire.. then sank. wow, that's pretty dramatic, is that true? you could make a damn good documentry about that event. i never knew that tidbit in mold history. how ironic in so many ways. |
09-14-2008, 02:00 AM | #72 |
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Am I the only one who thinks that the prices on the Modern Era vehicles have been extremely reasonable? I would expect this stuff to cost more.
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09-14-2008, 02:58 AM | #73 |
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It is all straight from Hasbro's mouth A.V.A.C. Funskool messed up several molds when they had them due to their cleaning techniques.. thus they ended up flawed and eventually unusable.
It wasn't until recently that hasbro made mention that they didn't have all the molds to redo a Flagg. they found that all the molds they had were only for the Flight deck.. and that the rest of the molds and molds for several other things they were unsure of at the time of the announcement either were destroyed when the ship caught fire and of course lost when it sank. they still aren't sure what all molds are missing. I believe this is the reason why we are seeing a lot of remolded vehicles. Well that and some of the older vehicles won't support the new figs. Like oh.. maybe the Rattler.. Grrr.
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09-14-2008, 03:27 AM | #74 |
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I would love to see the flag's drop test.
I hope the skystriker makes a new appearance, I never associated any other jet as gijoe's workhorse and advesary to the waves of cobra rattlers.
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09-14-2008, 05:55 AM | #75 |
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I would expect this stuff to cost more.
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09-14-2008, 10:47 AM | #76 |
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mattel used vintage he-man figures to recast them for the 2001 re-release..
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09-14-2008, 10:56 AM | #77 |
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The skystriker was the joes main jet. I have the original, and it's BIG compared to the conquest and the rattler (twice as big). So, yeah, it'd cost more, probably $40-50, minimum.
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09-14-2008, 11:15 AM | #78 |
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They leave the door open and if it really takes off around movie time they will open up the line up even more. I hope the movie does well , that would mean even more joes.
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09-14-2008, 11:22 AM | #79 |
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well i am pretty sure they had to remake the mold for the skyhawk and moccasin so i dont see why they wouldnt do it for the skystriker which is a all time favorite. i can see hasbro playing dumb like no where not making it just so we think its never going to get made and then BAM!!! just like that, we will be hearing about it on the tank, hasbro has new pictures of the upcoming skystriker!
this jet would not only be awsome for us joe collectors but if a kid seen a skystriker sitting in the store, they would be all over it. i think thats what drew in alot of us as kids was all the sweet vehicles gijoe offered. so i would think that we will see one down the road. |
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09-14-2008, 11:26 AM | #80 |
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or we could all go scuba diving for the old skystriker mold as well as the mold for the original light blue battle mask cobra commander which is also at the bottom of the ocean,
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