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#41 |
Gunslinger
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MidWorld
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Another vote for Serpentor. I'm a fan of the original and I don't understand why they changed him. Almost every other figure in this line is a tribute to the originals except for Serpentor and Zartan. Serps loses out because they made his figure so big, it doesn't even look like he's in the same scale as the rest. Somehow I was able to dig around and find my old golden snake for him to carry, but he really disappointed me.
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Stoopid SMOD!
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Location: Tooele (two-willa), Utah
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I have more "gripes" than dislikes.
Posture. Scarlett. I cut the neck off my comic pack Scarlett, flipped the stump around and re-glued it, looks sooo much better, I may do it to the 5-pack Scarlett. Baroness. Useless figures. Storm Shadow in his Cobra uniform is cool as hell, but the one that came with the Legions pack was pretty useless. Wobbly joints. Gung-Ho. Roadblock. Cobra Troops. Closed fists, weapon specific hands. Cobra Commander. Destro. Shipwreck. Roadblock's left hand. Footpeg hole location. All figures, (Except Lady Jaye) I can not even tell you how silly it is to have the foot peg hole on the shallowest part of a figure's foot. Why not on the heel like the old figures. I'm having a heck of a time keeping the figures on their stands. Soft plastic. It is nice to never have to worry about broken thumbs and crotches ever again, but when they can't even hold their weapon, then there's something wrong. I'm looking in your direction Comic pack Buzzer and Torch. Packing them in displayed poses. Looks cool, but messes up their weapons and hands. I took the sword out of the Cobra 5-pack and only bent it a little and I actually ended up flaking the paint off. Skinny handles on weapons. I have to use tape to bulk up Storm Shadow's swords so he can hold them. Looks gawdy. Weapon choice and construction. I guess this is subjective. But it's really weird what weapons come with some figures. It's cool that a lot of the Joes have side arms now, but I miss Buzzer's original chainsaw gun. Lady Jay's camera. Shipwreck's anchor thingy on the rope. Why are Scarlett and Beachhead's crossbows in two peices? Head sculpts. This is also subjective. I'm not a fan of Stalker's weird face. Flint's is no better. I absolutely think the face mask on the Crimson Guard is way to long. He looks like a monkey. But the rest are pretty good. I'm a fan of Serpentor once I bought him. He reminds me of a Roman general pondering over a distant battlefield. Especially when you remove his helmet and make him hold it. ![]() I'm also a fan of Shipwreck. (Except that closed fist.) I love the way he can hold his shotgun around the top. I added some V2 Alpine rope and he looks pretty good. I was also able to find a decent head paint job. ![]() I was able to get my Duke to hold his binoculars, but I agree, they are sooo small. They should've been the old school gigantic binocs. ![]()
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#43 |
Bovine Excrement Viper
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Next to my Refrigicloset©
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The size is one of the few things I like about Serpentor. There's no reason for a genetically engineered super warrior to NOT tower over his peers.
Although he doesn't like being teased about it apparently. ![]() edit: Quote:
Originally Posted by Xerofall
Footpeg hole location.
All figures, (Except Lady Jaye) I can not even tell you how silly it is to have the foot peg hole on the shallowest part of a figure's foot. Why not on the heel like the old figures. I'm having a heck of a time keeping the figures on their stands. Last edited by Hellion42; 01-14-2008 at 04:30 PM.. |
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#44 |
Destro's DJ
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Rockin' in the Free World
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Originally Posted by sarcasto66
I would've said IG Destro, mainly because I just hate the gold head, but I picked one up and replaced it with an extra silver one (from the comic pack) and he looks pretty bad ass.
I wouldn't think IG Destro would look right with a silver head, then again I always liked the gold head upgrade. Any plans for the now severed head? If not, any chance I can get it from you? I was going to get a second IG Destro just for the head to put on a Pimp Daddy Destro (so I can have a gold PDD without spending hundreds of dollars). If I could get the head alone I can leave that second IG Destro for another collector (after I find 1 for myself). |
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#45 |
Cobra Firebird Viper
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: pittsburgh, pa
Posts: 722
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Lady jay is the weakest IMO. her face looks terrible, she looks like a bootleg figure. the comic pack version of her with the 2 air troopers i always see hanging out at toys r us looks much better. Serpentor sucks at a close second, followed by flint................another figure that looks like a bootleg.
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#46 |
Cobra Firebird Viper
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: pittsburgh, pa
Posts: 722
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Xerofall,
with serpentors hat off he kinda looks like Shao Khan from the mortal kombat movie. i had no idea his helmet came off, i think it improves him slightly. |
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#47 |
Resolute = Awesome
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 3,326
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mckeesportpaguy
followed by flint................another figure that looks like a bootleg.
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#48 |
Destro's DJ
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Rockin' in the Free World
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Xerofall
I have more "gripes" than dislikes.
Posture. Baroness. Quote:
Weapon choice and construction.
I guess this is subjective. But it's really weird what weapons come with some figures. It's cool that a lot of the Joes have side arms now, but I miss Buzzer's original chainsaw gun. Lady Jay's camera. Shipwreck's anchor thingy on the rope. Why are Scarlett and Beachhead's crossbows in two peices? Quote:
Head sculpts.
I absolutely think the face mask on the Crimson Guard is way to long. He looks like a monkey. But the rest are pretty good. Quote:
I was able to get my Duke to hold his binoculars, but I agree, they are sooo small. They should've been the old school gigantic binocs.
I can get Duke to hold the binoculars too, but he can't hold them in a way that looks like he's actually using them. However, Firefly can use them so they are now his. I'll also add that Flash could have been much better. I don't like the plastic cord coming from his gun which doesn't want to bend to go into his backpack. Even if it would bend easily, it doesn't fit in the hole it is intended to go in (on mine at least) which isn't located where it is shown on the card art (on the bottom of his backpack). I also think his armor/padding should have been a separate accessory like Beachhead's vest. I don't like how it looks being in two parts if his upper body is turned. |
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#49 |
Banned
Join Date: May 2007
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Serpentor, the Cobra Legions Storm Shadow and the comic pack versions of Duke, CC and Snake Eyes are all weak. I like all the rest of the figures, though.
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#50 |
Scarred Cobra Officer
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 4,496
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mckeesportpaguy
Lady jay is the weakest IMO. her face looks terrible, she looks like a bootleg figure.
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