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07-29-2015, 12:52 PM
Davestro
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Brownsville, TX (Home of Iceberg!)
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I picked one up at TRU recently, along with the bridge layer tank.
I love getting this stuff for the following reasons:
1. These are vehicles we will never see remade by Hasbro again in the G.I. Joe line because of cost for new molds or old molds lost/destroyed. Plus, kids (and fans) just don't buy large scale vehicles anymore.
2. I don't feel so bad about painting up these toys versus buying a Hasbro G.I. Joe (or a high priced Club version) because they are usually at a much lower price point.
3. It gives me a different or more modern version of an old Joe vehicle. Why have my Joes flying vintage F-14s when they can be in an F-22?
4. Stickers can make these vehicles the next best thing to an actual Hasbro made Joe vehicle. I have added repro decals from Cobrastickers for years to recreate my versions of the Mauler and Dragonfly, plus never before or thought of vehicles such as a a Cobra sub, a Russian IPV and Hind-D chopper for the Oktober Guard, and a AH-130 gunship and SEAL boat for the Joes.
5. The quality is actually pretty good on many of these and hold up just as well as some of the recent Joe stuff.
6. They are great for dioramas where you don't have a vehicle or playset to really set the tone. Sometimes the scale is way off, but how your frame the picture sometimes makes all the difference.
7. I can always buy a vintage vehicle if I want some that is a true G.I. Joe product. Chap Mei, BBI, True Heroes, The Corps just allow me to extend the story and universe for my Joes.
I'll be getting the Hovercraft and making a customized version of the Whale. Not sure what I'm gonna do with the tank yet...might become a faction vehicle for maybe the OG or a desert tank for the Joes.
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