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08-20-2008, 07:44 PM
Scoop
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I'm totally happy when we get new figures, but I also get very picky about the parts Hasbro chose to build them with. The 2 figures that I'm most excited about during this wave are Mainframe and Scrap Iron. I think the job that Hasbro did on them looks great, but it also can't make me wonder about the "what if" when certain other parts could have been used to enhance their looks to resemble their ARAH counterparts.
Mainframe aka and I gasp, Dataframe:
I feel that Hasbro could have used the Viper's torso and upper arms to make Mainframe look more like his 1986 counterpart. Maybe even Duke's torso. Other than that I think he looks great except for having Dial-Tone's gun. The original Mainframe didn't come with a gun. It's nice of Hasbro to to make sure he was "packing heat" but if that was the case I feel that a pistol would have been sufficiant. Hey maybe there is hope for a Dial-Tone now that his gun has been re-molded.
Scrap Iron:
I have a similar issue here concerning the choice for Scrap Iron's torso. I'm wondering if a Shipwreck or Ace torso would look better here if Hasbro could have painted on his red undershirt. I also think that Ace's lower torso could have been painted up a bit in the crotch area to resemble the red outline that the original 1984 Scrap iron had in that same area. Even better than that would have been some sort of webgear similar to the straps that Snow Serpent has around his crotch piece. Another minor change that I might have made would be to give Scrap Iron the red holster on his right leg. This might have been done using Shipwreck's upper right leg if it lined up with the lower leg of the Cobra trooper. Or even a Beachhead/Firefly upper right leg. Maybe they could have even used a similar style webgear belt and holster that came with Wave 9 Hawk to go around Scrap Iron's waist.
Ok that's enough nitpicking from me for now. In any case I am very excited that we are getting these 2 figures. They pretty much come close to resembling their original ARAH counterparts as it is.
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