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Sneak Peek's Dumb Periscope Thing
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03-10-2021, 12:16 AM
HitandRun
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V1 Sneak Peak' s cardart was odd...he wasn't an awful figure or character really. Incidentally, never released in the UK or EU for that matter I'm sure - except as a Euro/UK Tiger Force exclusive in the 1990s. I bet Sneak Peak's cardart was based on a likeness of Stephen Kings son as he was a big fan of the brand. We all know about how King wrote Crystal Balls filecard and created the character, part of the deal was creating a figure named after his son. I will say that V1 Law looked terrible sans his helmet. He had a real "Bowl Cut" hairdo.
And before anyone says it, yes, Deejay had terrible boots. However, I've come to wonder whether the mould was originally meant to be a new Tele Viper but became Deejay. I like the figure now.
I reckon Deejay was a delayed BF2000 figure, hence not being released with the others. Also, Recoil - he's shown driving the Pulverizer on the boxart. I reckon he was meant to be another BF2000 character...
One thing, why are there so many barrel chested figures in BF2000? What went wrong during sculpting? Then there's Knockdown, Maverick and Charbroil having used a similar mould for their heads...
And finally, speaking of Charbroil, I reckon he was meant to be another BF2000 character...
I also reckon Sea Slug was meant to be a Cobra La character for some other unmade vehicle. Just look at him and his gun....reeks of Cobra La....Afterall, Nullifier was actually meant to be the driver/pilot of the Cobra La Insecticycle that never reached full production.
I never had a problem with the Sneak Peek figure. He looks very good as a part of a tank crew.
Regarding the original BF 2000 Figs - their construction is pretty solid. It seems very rare to come across a BF 2000 fig with a broken crotch piece or cracked elbows. The vehicles are hit or miss but I have become a fan of that sub team.
Dee Jay is another story - issues with cracked elbows and broken crotch pieces abound. Very odd design and I feel didn't fit in great with the original BF 2000 team. Interesting theory on Recoil - I do not think he was intended for BF 2000 though. Sometimes the main figures would show up on the box art of sub team vehicles.
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