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08-16-2009, 04:40 PM | #1 |
Cobra Soldier
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Is there anyplace I can go to find out what molds Hasbro has lost over the years, and how?
Transformers has a few places. Databases wikis etc but I can never find anything for Joes. |
08-16-2009, 04:42 PM | #2 |
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I know Funskool messed up a bunch of them including the Skystriker. The Mauler and Terror Drome base molds are broken. Not really answering your question, but that is the extent of my knowledge. I'd like to know more myself!
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08-16-2009, 04:59 PM | #3 |
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This is an awfully good question, hope some more light gets shed on the subject!
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08-16-2009, 05:00 PM | #4 |
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Not sure but it'd be interesting to know. I'm sure both the '82 Rock and Roll and Flash molds were lost. Maybe the Short Fuse/Zap too.
Hasbro said last year the reason they made a new Millenium Falcon was because the mold on the original had gotten so much use it couldn't be used anymore. I would imagine some Joe stuff has met the same fate. |
08-16-2009, 05:01 PM | #5 |
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Not sure but it'd be interesting to know. I'm sure both the '82 Rock and Roll and Flash molds were lost. Maybe the Short Fuse/Zap too.
Hasbro said last year the reason they made a new Millenium Falcon was because the mold on the original had gotten so much use it couldn't be used anymore. I would imagine some Joe stuff has met the same fate. |
08-16-2009, 05:01 PM | #6 |
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I would be interested in this info too.
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08-16-2009, 05:05 PM | #7 |
Joe trooper
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they are not lost just well hidden. someone somewhere has to have them.
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08-16-2009, 05:05 PM | #8 |
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This thing I heard is the fact that a number of molds have either been lost or damaged beyond repair. Those ARAH molds that cannot be repaired are being destroyed just to save $$$ on storage space on things they have no use for . Only a few selected molds are recovered. Perhaps most of the '90s and on.
They just euthanized the '1985 Cobra Eel mold. :( Bummer huh?
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08-16-2009, 05:05 PM | #9 |
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They probably don't want to release it because they know we'll be begging them to release the toys they have molds for. I don't buy it. Stores I've found on the net that operate out of India and won't ship outside of India are still offering Funskool Skystrikers. I think molds do break, but I think it's also a convenient excuse not to produce certain products.
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08-16-2009, 05:25 PM | #10 |
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How do molds actually look?
I've always wondered how gi joes are manufactured. I know it has to do with a hot press. |
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