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01-09-2008, 03:27 AM | #1 |
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OK, so I have the Noks, Hawk/Scarlett, and Breaker/Destro.
The good: Scarlett's hair - swapped with the original 5-pack Scarlett, love it. Destro's chrome head - also swapped with the original Scarlett's stand - just says Scarlett, no "agent". Nice! The bad: Added text on some stands. Why add "Dreadnok" and "GI Joe" to Hawks, when removing "agent" from Scarlett's? Hawk and the Nok's stands look weird with the others... especially since Buzzer has no "Dreadnok" text on his stand... its just out of place!!! Also, a major worry is: What is up with Breaker's head size? Stand him next to Shippy... he looks like a cartoon! His head is HUGE! Actually, so are the 'nok's heads compared to Buzzer. I hope in the future, Hasbro sticks to the old format for stands: "Codename:name", no affiliation or rank, etc. on the stand please. And can we get a standard headsize? Breaker looks like the old Beachhead figure... goofy as all get out!!!
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01-09-2008, 03:42 AM | #2 |
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A lot of the stands have those names because, for various reasons, Hasbro cannot secure trademark rights to the names.
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01-09-2008, 04:32 AM | #3 |
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exactly.
Lanard's Corps just came out with a figure named Hawk. which would explain the G.I.Joe Hawk. (or would you rather him go back to being called Tomahawk?) My biggest gripe with the comic packs is that sttupid action poses. It screws up the plastic, (I've seen many people post pics of figures that look like they have polio) and that stupid rubber band to hold in the weapon, also messes up the hands. not to emntion, now that I see the artwork of the comic up close, its really iffy.
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01-09-2008, 04:35 AM | #4 |
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Whoa this just came as a shock. The Corps figures have names? And what do you mean the comic artwork is iffy? that doesnt make mutch sense.
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01-09-2008, 04:42 AM | #5 |
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Originally Posted by Derek2783
Also, a major worry is: What is up with Breaker's head size? Stand him next to Shippy... he looks like a cartoon! His head is HUGE! Actually, so are the 'nok's heads compared to Buzzer.
And his communications gear is like silly puddy, all soft and gooey. Not to mention, my Breaker came with Flash's backpack. Did anyone else come like this?? This isn't Breakers real backpack from the 80's! I personally think that they should not be posed in the comic packs since it bends the legs into arcs when you put them on the stands. I know the fancy posing may look attractive to the little kiddies but come on! just my rant and observations |
01-09-2008, 04:52 AM | #6 |
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Whoa this just came as a shock. The Corps figures have names? And what do you mean the comic artwork is iffy? that doesnt make mutch sense.
actually, all the corps figures had names since 1999. (large Sarge, Boomerang Billy, tracker tom, etc) as for the artwork, I thought it was a re-drawing of the original artwork. now It looks like Bill Sienkiewicz just painted over the original art,... while he was drunk.
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01-09-2008, 05:43 AM | #7 |
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The only thing that changed or the comics are the covers.. the rest is just s brightened version of the original art work.
As for the figs.. I too noticed that Breakers head was huge and I thought that the bubble was going to fit on his face some how, not have to be attached to his headset. Now on to the stands.. Why not just call him Gen. Hawk. That would work better than G.I.Joe Hawk or Tomahawk.. If they can put a rank in front of the other originals names, then why not him as well. It would just be more appealing than what they currently have. As for the dreadnoks.. it almost seems like two different sections of hasbro are working on these things. one for the carded figs.. the other for the comic packs. Why else release a buzzer with just his name on the stand and the other two with Dreadnok on it. Hmmm?
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01-09-2008, 05:51 AM | #8 |
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Originally Posted by Derek2783
OK, so I have the Noks, Hawk/Scarlett, and Breaker/Destro.
The good: Scarlett's hair - swapped with the original 5-pack Scarlett, love it. Destro's chrome head - also swapped with the original Scarlett's stand - just says Scarlett, no "agent". Nice! The bad: Added text on some stands. Why add "Dreadnok" and "GI Joe" to Hawks, when removing "agent" from Scarlett's? Hawk and the Nok's stands look weird with the others... especially since Buzzer has no "Dreadnok" text on his stand... its just out of place!!! Also, a major worry is: What is up with Breaker's head size? Stand him next to Shippy... he looks like a cartoon! His head is HUGE! Actually, so are the 'nok's heads compared to Buzzer. I hope in the future, Hasbro sticks to the old format for stands: "Codename:name", no affiliation or rank, etc. on the stand please. And can we get a standard headsize? Breaker looks like the old Beachhead figure... goofy as all get out!!! I don't have wave 2 yet but I'm starting to not want them. |
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01-09-2008, 06:42 AM | #9 |
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OK, so I have the Noks, Hawk/Scarlett, and Breaker/Destro.
The good: Scarlett's hair - swapped with the original 5-pack Scarlett, love it. Destro's chrome head - also swapped with the original Scarlett's stand - just says Scarlett, no "agent". Nice! The bad: Added text on some stands. Why add "Dreadnok" and "GI Joe" to Hawks, when removing "agent" from Scarlett's? Hawk and the Nok's stands look weird with the others... especially since Buzzer has no "Dreadnok" text on his stand... its just out of place!!! Also, a major worry is: What is up with Breaker's head size? Stand him next to Shippy... he looks like a cartoon! His head is HUGE! Actually, so are the 'nok's heads compared to Buzzer. I hope in the future, Hasbro sticks to the old format for stands: "Codename:name", no affiliation or rank, etc. on the stand please. And can we get a standard headsize? Breaker looks like the old Beachhead figure... goofy as all get out!!! |
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01-09-2008, 07:06 AM | #10 |
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I don't have wave 2 yet but I'm starting to not want them.
no, theyre still worth getting, especially if you havent gotten the first 5 pack. (and if yours isnt too warped) however, thanks to those stupid action posed, some figures can be badly mangled, like this:
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