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01-25-2009, 10:18 PM | #1 |
Eternal F'n Toys R Us Kid
Join Date: Apr 2008
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FINALLY found that set at a ghetto TRU in Chicago...And yes, there were tons of em (Western and Belmont Chi-towners)
Picked up one for me and one for Daremo, since he was the only one of my friends that came out in a snowstorm to help me move. (I F'n LOVE you broheim!) So...Of course in the throes of enthrallment, I really didn't take as close a look at the figures as I usually do...I always make sure to find the best paint apps possible. But I simply grabbed the first two I saw. 1 was perfect AWSOME...the other... Not so much. So being the good friend I am, I'm saving the better for D. STRAIGHT out of the box...CC...His head was at a weird angle, so ok...Simple pivot...SNAP.... BLOW!!!! And the Claw??? Would it really be that much of a bother to include the tiny decal sheet? Duke...Who has an orange tongue? Whatev....Some of his lip is missing, too much teeth...No biggie... Took off the helmet...Half his hair is gone!!! WTF! Alpine...Thankfully...good. Paratrooper dude...it looks like he needs moth balls where he stashes his facemask....No biggie. I may do customs, so of course...TONS of black paint...but even this was something a black sharpie fixed. ...SO... of course ya'll are saying... Just take it back and get a replacement. No reciept. Exchange? Too late. Alpine is the only one left who hasn't had anything divied up between customs or mods. WIP...Hit n Run using the Paratrooper web gear. Mods: Duke's Jump straps are now on Grandslam, Paratrooper's head is now on the Fang pilot, and has the orange webgear from a Air Trooper to become yet another officer. "O" Face Duke is coming to work with me and adorning my computer... And after a bit of chisiling, scrapping, then finally taking a dremel too...CC's head is now on Res CC Bottom line. Epic fail. Isn't Alpine being released in a comic pack soon? Shoulda' waited.
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01-25-2009, 10:22 PM | #2 |
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there are plenty out there, just now slowly circulating. People paying $50.00+ on ebay ...please stop. you will find one, just like all the other shelf-warming DVD sets.
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01-25-2009, 10:25 PM | #3 |
Ninja Force UK
Join Date: May 2008
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ah man-my set was pretty good-CC's webgear slipped straight off and hes now my definitive CC.
Just use that Duke head for Serpentor! It works great!
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01-25-2009, 10:30 PM | #4 |
Eternal F'n Toys R Us Kid
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I got no problem with Serpy's head...just like QK, he's a back row bum for me...CC is the COMMANDER, and dude...Res CC is the difinitive CC. Toss the chromeio face on, and WOOT WOOT!!
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01-25-2009, 10:36 PM | #5 |
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Thankfully, mine is good. I found it at Target 2 days ago. Only iffy parts are a bit of CC's chrome came off, luckily right where the helmet point covers. Alpine's good, a little green paint in his hair, nothing a dab of black paint can't fix. Duke's 100% and so is Paratrooper. Somehow, all the faces are perfect, eyes are good, everything. I got really lucky.
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01-25-2009, 10:50 PM | #6 |
Ninja Force UK
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yeh that Resolute CC is pretty badass-i just gotta take what i can get!
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01-25-2009, 10:53 PM | #7 |
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i ordered two from target.com. two just in case i had to mix and match parts to get good paint apps. luckily one box had everything just about perfect. (the other went to ebay where i got enough to pay for 1 set and the shipping for both)
i liked the set way more than i thought i would. if im in store and find new Joes, and i dont have time to inspect the paint apps, ill buy every one of them. check em out at home where i have all the time i need---and bring back the ones that didnt cut the mustard. gotta love that mastercard. ive enjoyed all 5 of the dvd sets for the most part.....but i am glad the ''build-a" aspect is over. |
01-25-2009, 11:00 PM | #8 |
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I still can't find one :(
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01-25-2009, 11:04 PM | #9 |
EMPEROR, DARTH NAJA
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Gentlemen! How lucky you are to have the 5th DVD set. I still have not even seen set 3 and 4 yet!!!! What I would do to get a Cobra Commander chrome face!!! I would overpay for one on ebay, but I want to make sure he has good paint apps. Your all killing me!!!!
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01-25-2009, 11:07 PM | #10 |
Cobra Viper
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Just found my second one on Sat. Sending it to my brother in DC.
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