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02-23-2009, 06:18 AM | #3011 |
I Ride with Claymore!!!
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I got to get my hands on those. I was watching the military channel last night about the German GSG-9 and I don't remember the Joes on too many Hostage missions which I would assume they would be ideal for. Well I have like 4 or 5 Special Missions. I feel like I was cheated in my youth.
How was that GSG-9 Special? Was it good? Those GSG-9 guys are supposed to be the read deal. I've always thought it would be cool to have one on the Joe Team. My understanding is that their sort of a SWAT/Anti-Terrorist Unit? Like Delta/SAS? How did the Military Channel portray them?
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02-23-2009, 06:56 AM | #3012 |
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I hear you, man. This is another one of my favorite gripes: The home towns of G.I. Joe need to be more evenly spread around over all 50 States. I could even see some States with bigger populations getting a few extra Joes, but having so many from the Northeast is a little ridiculous.
By the way, I visited Montana once, and it's one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. I stayed for a week in Billings... I'd go back in a heartbeat. On the subject of the new 5 packs the only one I'm gonna pick up is the resolute one. All I usually buy are Cobra figs. but this new Duke (both versions) is really striking a chord with me, if/when they make more resolute figs I hope the Joes keep turning out this awesome cause I may have to start getting them too... On second thought, my wallet might prefer if they didn't.
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02-23-2009, 09:03 AM | #3013 |
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The thing I really liked about Special Missions was that they were "missions". You saw operations from start to finish. You saw intelligence being, you saw all aspects of an operation.
And I like how some of 'em were even "dirty". #7 comes to mind. The Joes used the Sierra Gordo revolutionaires as a distraction so they could plant a bug on the Cobra Consulate. I hate to say it, but some of the missions in the main book were kind of cartoony and out there. The Special Missions were all down to earth and had a grittiness to them. Would have loved if the new IDW was more like that, but I can see that not being a big seller. So I'm fine with the IDW as is, as long as it doesn't get too soap opery
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02-23-2009, 09:06 AM | #3014 |
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I have the Resolute 5-pack. Haven't opened it yet.
I'm kind of upset that the Cobras came in red. What's up with that? We already have blue troopers and CC. So why make the red ones? And to make the Officer red is really bad. He doesn't mix well with the blue troopers already have. Jet Pack Duke is cool. The Black B.A.T. is cool looking but a little disappointed that the only "resolute"-tion that the B.A.T. got was a color change. But the red troopers really irk me. Now have to build 2 troops, red and blue? No thanks, I'm all set with that. They should have replaced CC with a new figure, preferably a Resolute Joe, and made the Officer and Trooper the blue. That would have been a kick-ass 5-pack. An officer to go with the Troopers. Another Trooper to add to the army. A B.A.T. to put into the army. And 2 Joes.
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02-23-2009, 03:35 PM | #3015 |
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I have the Resolute 5-pack. Haven't opened it yet.
I'm kind of upset that the Cobras came in red. What's up with that? We already have blue troopers and CC. So why make the red ones? And to make the Officer red is really bad. He doesn't mix well with the blue troopers already have. Jet Pack Duke is cool. The Black B.A.T. is cool looking but a little disappointed that the only "resolute"-tion that the B.A.T. got was a color change. But the red troopers really irk me. Now have to build 2 troops, red and blue? No thanks, I'm all set with that. They should have replaced CC with a new figure, preferably a Resolute Joe, and made the Officer and Trooper the blue. That would have been a kick-ass 5-pack. An officer to go with the Troopers. Another Trooper to add to the army. A B.A.T. to put into the army. And 2 Joes. I am excited to see the new Duke.
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02-23-2009, 03:43 PM | #3016 |
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I just wish they had kept the same colors for the box set.
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02-23-2009, 03:49 PM | #3017 |
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Hey guys, what about these new Marvel figures? I pick up Iron Man the other night, and they fit in really well with the Joes. Will any of you be using them in your Joeverse - if so, how will you adapt the character? Will you alter them or create a file card for them?
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02-23-2009, 03:56 PM | #3018 |
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02-23-2009, 04:11 PM | #3019 |
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I probably won't be using 'em with my Joes, but I'll pick up the ones I like. Can see using Ronin with the ninjas and the Hand with the Red ninjas. Hydra Soldiers would make good terrorist figures to make another faction.
The X-Men Origins: Wolverine figures look pretty badass as well. I can see using some of those with the Joes.
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02-23-2009, 04:52 PM | #3020 |
BRUCE FOXTON'S HAIR
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I missed so many of those great special missions comics. Did they hire an outside worker to do that? Maybe they didn't write their own stuff but gave Larry the BS they wanted him to add. There is an unproportionately large number of joes from RI. Maybe it was like the weekly raffle at Hasbro. Like how Dusty's file name was from a Hasbro employee.
Dusty's filecard was not just any employee, it was a guy who was really god damn important too the G.I. Joe line (his face was sculpted and used as Leatherneck's) Maybe Larry Hama just wrote that because ya know it gave the figure character and would make him seem cool to the target audience (8 year old boys)
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