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08-26-2008, 05:15 PM | #1 |
Iron Grenadier
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I saw this mentioned in another thread and now I've forgotten which one--fill me in on this lameness!
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08-26-2008, 05:16 PM | #2 |
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its in the next DVD packs
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08-26-2008, 05:27 PM | #3 |
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Yep, he's suppose to match the later cartoon adaptations. Where the character did sport a purple/blue hue. This is Hasbro's clever attempt to get a Snake-eyes of every color out there... Like Stikfas figures* and My Little Pony, uh Ponies.
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08-26-2008, 05:29 PM | #4 |
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Oohh, can we get a yellow one? Or something in mauve?
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08-26-2008, 05:41 PM | #5 |
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While I always wondered why SE was purple in the cartoon, it was definitely to stand out and show detail, as black would be too, well, black, and gray would be too desaturated. The purple never bothered me as a kid, as I saw it as gray.
But it IS cartoon-accurate, I guess. Why they didn't release this mold in gray/charcoal/black colors to begin with, I don't know. Not that I minded the original SE with Timber, it's one of my favorites. So at least we're getting an ORIGINAL Snake Eyes w/Timber updated in the right sculpt... just... 2-toned purple? I don't hate it, but I don't like it either. At least it's not a direct repaint, like most of the other Snake Eyes. You have to give them that (?). |
08-26-2008, 05:53 PM | #6 |
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08-26-2008, 06:18 PM | #7 |
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They'll probably release it in black later (Maybe in the Hall of Heroes line?)
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08-26-2008, 06:22 PM | #8 |
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I agree with Shogi, you can probably bet the farm on it that Hasbro will re-release this figure in his more realistic colors somewhere down the line.
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08-26-2008, 06:34 PM | #9 |
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So what if it's "the wrong color", just drop in a simmering pot with water, black dye, and a wee bit of acetone...problem solved. This isn't rocket science.
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08-26-2008, 07:16 PM | #10 |
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While I always wondered why SE was purple in the cartoon, it was definitely to stand out and show detail, as black would be too, well, black, and gray would be too desaturated. The purple never bothered me as a kid, as I saw it as gray.
But it IS cartoon-accurate, I guess. Why they didn't release this mold in gray/charcoal/black colors to begin with, I don't know. Not that I minded the original SE with Timber, it's one of my favorites. So at least we're getting an ORIGINAL Snake Eyes w/Timber updated in the right sculpt... just... 2-toned purple? I don't hate it, but I don't like it either. At least it's not a direct repaint, like most of the other Snake Eyes. You have to give them that (?). All I do see is GRAY. I was born color blind at least to my knowledge. I don't know what I would do if I saw colors. But enough of the repaints of the same guy.....let some other character come into the line! |
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