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04-18-2011, 01:46 AM | #1 |
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It is very likely my customizing days are numbered with child number two expected in September, so my goal from now to then is to do as much customizing I can and finish as many projects I always planned on making as I can. And at the top of that list was modern sculpted renditions from the new sculpt era.
While the new sculpt figures are much maligned, there is no doubt that it was a retail favorite who loved the price point for two figures and were willing to supplement them with a variety of playsets and vehicles. for all it's shortcomings, the line was bigger and better in the market than the beloved 25th line and even ROC, despite having nearly nothing in media tie-ins. personally, I'm a big fan of that era, even if the figures didn't live up to the art that was provided. that's what customizing is for I suppose. Ironic, that I spent the new sculpt era customizing them into vintage designs, and now I am customizing vintage designs into new sculpt designs. oh, well, without further ado, I present to you... WET-SUIT vs COBRA MORAY probably my favorite of the group. The design for Wet-Suit is great, and is the benchmark for how far the figures strayed from what were tremendous designs. Should be my favorite, as Frostbite is a perfect rendition of the art, and arctic figures are my favorite, but it loses out on the basis of Cobra Moray being more interesting to me than the Neo-Viper HEAVY-DUTY vs COBRA C.L.A.W.S. While the design for Heavy Duty doesn't particularly capture Heavy Duty, it is still a really great modern take on a soldier. Gas mask is removable and fits over his head. None of the CLAWS figures ever came close to capturing how great the card art is. If Hasbro ever made the figure to match, it would be one of the great Cobra troops of all time. SNAKE EYES vs STORM SHADOW Who really needs more of these two? I do if they are based on kick-ass designs, and this version of Storm Shadow is fantastic; too bad the figures never came close to capturing this design. Favorite part: removable nunchuks on the left leg for SS. DUKE vs COBRA COMMANDER The art for Duke is nearly flawless as a 2001 update for the character. Then there was the awful figure. the JvC wave 4 Duke was never needed, Hasbro should have resculpted this design in o-ring construction as far as I am concerned. Cobra Commander suffers the same fate. maybe not as fantastic a design as the rest, but the figure didn't do much with it, even though it was corrected somewhat in wave 3. GUNG-HO vs DESTRO I have always loved this Gung Ho design, and the t-crotch figure is the best of the bunch, especially the art accurate clean shaven version. off all of the wave 1 figures, Gung Ho was the best done. again, why this kick-ass design didn't get an o-ring redo is ridiculous. But then you have Destro. even though the art is dynamic looking, there really isn't anything memorable about the concept. ON-CALL And last but not least, everyone's favorite horribly frankensteined mail-away G.I. Joe Reservist appropriately code named ON-Call. wave 2 coming soon. anyone that has an extra POC Zartan they may have picked up for the accessories that wants to contribute to the project, lmk. I can trade fodder or extra figures for it. Last edited by gunslingercbr; 04-18-2011 at 01:50 AM.. |
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04-18-2011, 02:05 AM | #2 |
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Congrats on your second child. I've got 2 (Boy is 5, girl almost 3). If you are a night owl like me, you may have some time to customize.
The figures look awesome as usual. Very original to go with the JvC line. Your work kills Hasbro's. Carry on, Genius.
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04-18-2011, 02:07 AM | #3 |
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WOWZER!!!
As someone who grew up with this era, i loved many of these designs. This goes to show how awesome they looked. The only problem was the poor sculpt/articulation. I hope hasbro realizes this and does similar updates. INCREDIBLE work. |
04-18-2011, 02:33 AM | #4 |
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Nice ME updates to these figures cbr.
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04-18-2011, 03:00 AM | #5 |
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That Neo-Viper is awesome.
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04-18-2011, 03:06 AM | #6 |
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And at the top of that list was modern sculpted renditions from the new sculpt era.
While the new sculpt figures are much maligned, there is no doubt that it was a retail favorite who loved the price point for two figures and were willing to supplement them with a variety of playsets and vehicles. for all it's shortcomings, the line was bigger and better in the market than the beloved 25th line and even ROC, despite having nearly nothing in media tie-ins. This is the most badass Stormshadow I've ever seen. |
04-18-2011, 03:11 AM | #7 |
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Horribly Frankensteined?, I always like G.I. Joe Reservist.
Greats Updates to some great designs gunslinger! |
04-18-2011, 03:43 AM | #8 |
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Yes! I grew up with JVC,VVV and Spytroops these rule.
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04-18-2011, 03:55 AM | #9 |
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awesome stuff i'd love to know what the CC torso is ? btw it that the really bright blue 25th cc head ? never been a fan of some of the hooded heads as some look tiny . but this looks awesome . alsio love the neo-viper i did one ages back dunno if its still here on the tank
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04-18-2011, 06:32 AM | #10 |
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this is why you havent been doing much latley lol!!! damn nice man!!! the sculpting on these are top notch!!
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