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Cobra Officer Trooper 2 pack photos and comparison
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06-26-2022, 12:18 AM
Dusty Ayers
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I just received the Cobra officer and trooper 2 pack today, and while I was looking forward to it, I have to say I was really excited when I got these figures in hand. These really feel like great figures to me, and are my favorite of the line so far, so much so that I ordered another pack. I should have just ordered 2 to start with, but I didn't because the pack didn't make sense as army building equal parts officer and trooper, but I like them so much I went ahead and ordered another.
The image of the 4 figures show the 2 new retro o-ring figures on the left, a Black Major figure next to them, and then a vintage o-ring trooper on the far right. The most obvious difference is the more matte finish of the new figures, but I have to say that I feel they look great with the matte finish on these figures. I wasn't completely convinced with the SS SE set, but I am with this set. In a way the matte finish gives them a slight Sunbow animation vibe, cause obviously the cartoon characters were not glossy, so I don't think Hasbro needs to lay into the facial features like Duke to channel Sunbow, the matte finish kind of echos that enough. The blue color of the new trooper and officer also looks closer to the cartoon.
In hand the figures feel solid, good quality and have a similar heft to the vintage figures. They don't feel exactly the same as the vintage, because of the difference in plastic, but they don't feel cheap either, it's just more personal preference, and I've grown to like the finish. They look more matte in the photos than the do in person, and I think they've found a good balance with the different plastic while still retaining some gloss... and the plastic in person looks a lot better than how it's presented in photos IMO. Compared to the BM figures the plastic feels like much better quality, and have more heft.
The eyes also look much better in person. For some reason photos of the faces make the eyes look beady, but their look well proportioned in person. The paint apps look really good on mine, everything looks sharp.
All the joints feel tight, with the exception of the right arm swivel above the elbow of my officer, which is a little loose. The knees of the officer don't bend to 90 degrees, but to more like 60 or something, it seems like theres the way it's constructed prevents it from bending to a full 90... another reviewer noted this too, and I didn't know if it was just their's, but it seems to be on mine too.
Over all I'm really happy with these new figures, both in aesthetic, plastic and over all quality. This makes me really look forward to the other o-ring releases they have planned.
Can you identify the issue with the Officer?s knees not bending to 90? I wonder if the end of the leg joints is running into the back of the knee pad.
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