[Lt.Steeler]

This figure is based on the upcoming movie, right? If so, why does he have "old" looking eyes as opposed to Joseph Gordon-Levitt's (Cobra Commander's) "young" eyes?

[metaphorge]

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Originally Posted by Lt.Steeler

This figure is based on the upcoming movie, right? If so, why does he have "old" looking eyes as opposed to Joseph Gordon-Levitt's (Cobra Commander's) "young" eyes?

It's not based on the movie. This is what Sideshow's design team came up with, which was then approved by Hasbro.

There's a pretty thorough video about the design process for the Joe line at Sideshow's site.

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Originally Posted by DavAnthony

Depends on how much they are trying to rip us off for this go around. Sideshow used to be one of my favorite companies but they must have new management-they've become ridiculously "over-enthused" with their pricing. Don't feel like I'm getting what I'm paying for with their new price perspective.

Couple of things here: first off, a lot of the most recent price changes at Sideshow are because they are trying to improve their products to match the 1:6 industry leader (and their often business partner), Hot Toys. The Joe figures utilize a brand new body, the Prometheus, which looks to be comparable to the best in the industry. None of the figures using this body have shipped yet, so it's not entirely possible to rate the value of these items yet.

Secondly, haven't you noticed the general surge in pricing on action figures industrywide in the last couple of years? $7.99 for modern RAH figures or Star Wars figures is now the norm, so the general price increase for Sideshow products is roughly in line with this.

Did we really think our plastic pretty plaything were not going to shoot through the roof prce-wise when we started running out of oil? We're getting hit twice, once for manufacture, once for shipping.

(Worth noting: while I may be coming off as a blanket apologist for Sideshow, this is far from the case. I've been very vocal about getting Sideshow to improve the quality of their basic body and paintwork for several years now, and figures like Snake Eyes and Cobra Commander and Indiana Jones and Obi-Wan Kenobi in Clone Armor are the fruit of this. Better product is going to net you a larger price tag.)

Sorry if this is overly pedantic, as you may know all of this already, but I figured the exposition was worth it since many RAH collectors are brand new to the world of high end toys, even if you're not.

[slim19722]

CoolToyReview has full body pic's of the Commander and I'm liking this fig even more. Already have SE preordered.

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Originally Posted by slim19722

CoolToyReview has full body pic's of the Commander and I'm liking this fig even more. Already have SE preordered.

That's really nice. Now if only it came with the battle helmet....

[sharke]

holy crap he even has the hair dryer lasr gun!

[DESTRO]

Keep checking the front page uploading our Images of Cobra Commander and the Hasbro Booth now.

[RolandofGilead]

I'd say that the helmet would make a nice Exclusive item, but that would barr Sideshow from milking us for a second Cobra Commander.

And as far as price being the cause of inflation and better parts, I point you to Sideshow's latest SW figure, Jedi Master Ki-Adi Mundi. The figure has no extras, is using the same old body as the rest of the SW line, there is nothing special about his robes, yet he costs TWICE as much as I paid for Jedi Luke, Anakin, or Obi-wan at the start of this collection. That's a huge jump in price with no advance in design. I didn't realize inflation was that bad.

[Joebiscruml]

When do you think we will be able to Pre-Order CC.

[DESTRO]

Pics up...........

http://www.hisstank.com/gi-joe-news/...r-images-7505/