Seen in the G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra trailers, and used to invade the PIT, the Mole Pod with Terra-Viper is one of the 1st alpha vehicles from the movie line. Prior to the trailers, this vehicle was shown on displays at licensing shows and conventions.
So how did the toy turn out? Click on the discuss button to find out!
Shogi says
Anyone growing up watching the old GI Joe cartoons would notice that many times Cobra had some form of a vehicle with a giant drill on the front of it for making tunnels in the earth. I always wanted one of those as a kid and wanted it even more in later years after seeing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles use and make a toy of the same thing. Well now we have a one man version of that for GI Joe! The Mole Pod looks very small at first but the Terra-Viper fits into it nicely. The vehicle is nicely detailed with a drill that spins as you roll the Mole Pod along the floor. It has a nice looking control panel as well and the top half of the cockpit opens up as the canopy to allow easy access to the seat. The treads are simplistic, but nicely done.
The bad of this vehicle is mainly the end of the drill bit. It’s a spring loaded missile. Sure missiles sell to the kids but I would have liked the huge drill bit on the front of the vehicle to have a point, not a rounded missile. Another place where there could be a little improvement is on the control panel in the cockpit. A sticker for the view screen would have been the perfect touch to an already nice little vehicle. The various stickers for the Mole Pod have some nice details as, like with the 25th vehicles, Hasbro has included a lot of the smaller print rather than just some white lines like they did in the old days.
Vehicle Rating: 9 out of 10
Shogi says
The Terra-Viper is a frankenjoe repaint consisting of Croc-master’s torso and head (including breather tube backpack) with Serpentor’s arms and legs. The paint job is pretty bland but it makes Croc-mater’s torso look like steel rocks now, which fits well for someone named Terra-Viper. The head is painted just like the torso with a black wash over silver plastic to give it a steel look. The overall look of the figure matches the Neo-Vipers but is different enough to make it interesting. Terra-Viper comes with a Backpack.
This figure has grown on me much more than I thought it would. The use of Croc-Master’s torso made up like rocks just fits the idea of who would drive a rock drilling machine like the mole pod perfectly. It’s interesting to note that the box and file card art shows the figure as a Serpentor body with no belt and Croc-Master’s head.
Figure Rating: 8 out of 10
Firefly007 says
Nice review. This is a nice comic book and cartoon rendition come to life. I am waiting for the next version with Toxo-viper to come out.
Gyre-Viper says
if it didn't have the missile and maybe a LITTLE more detail i would have
bought one. (and my prototype wouldn't be on ebay).
that being said i think itz a classic vehicle theme-wise (i.e. TMNT etc)
and I'm glad it exists in some form. I'm sure there's room for some real cool customs.
Dealer Destro says
I don't see a figure review......
tycondrius says
yeah i really want that one with the toxo-viper or what ever they will call him when he gets released
xxxx says
i saw these at t r us this morning, the terra-viper shown in the pics has a silver head and chest plate but in the ones i saw the terra-vipers are all black with red detail on the head and chest plate. possible variants?
tycondrius says
pics please
that sounds a hella lot cooler looking ,oh and can you get me one ?
babyjelly says
The figure photo on the back of the pack is different still. I'm wondering if something in ther missile hole would work, made to look like a diamond tip?
foor says
It's a fitting repaint, but I just see Croc Master everytime I look at the figure.
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