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04-03-2024, 11:36 AM | #21 |
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04-03-2024, 11:40 AM | #22 |
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What are the functions of the green pieces on his legs and chest? Guessing more than design, what is their purpose?
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04-03-2024, 11:41 AM | #23 |
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04-03-2024, 01:09 PM | #24 |
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Initially I'd have said retro will be closer to the OG ARAH looks with mainline being updated, but as you said, Shipwreck, Quick Kick and Torpedo sorta fly in the face of that. I think they'll blur the lines where needed, but Retro will mostly be a way to toss the 1:1 collectors a bone while maximizing mold use. But at the same time, if there's a character high in demand, they might throw him in the mainline, too.
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I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see him as a retro-inspired release in the mainline, much like Quick Kick. Not sure how they'd modernize his look other than release him with more muted tones or the brown & green look of his v5. But thinking about it, like BBQ, the palate fits the character, so they might just go with the OG coloring.
It's already been confirmed that Blowtorch is in the main line Wave 19 along with Frag-Viper and two others still not revealed yet (2nd wave of 2024, there will be four main line waves in 2025 instead of three). On the AIC podcast when Blowtorch was revealed, Lenny said this about Blowtorch: LENNY: He's got all the bells and whistles, um, we updated him a little bit but nothing too crazy. But like, just kind of like realizing some of his armor. If you guys recall, he had like those kind of like circular medallions all over it. So we've kind of like...we're leaning into it a bit. AIC: Like lots of gauges. LENNY: Yes! So excited to bring him to the line. Judging from Lenny's comments he will be in his iconic yellow and red outfit. Maybe they can release the original concept art brown and green deco version in retro later on down the line though? According to Ron Rudat in the Creating GI Joe books, they were supposed to be heat resistant protective armor padding.
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04-03-2024, 01:38 PM | #25 |
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Always feltlike the OG colors made more sense simply because looking like an army or jungle fighter makes his real purpose clear and that might not fly too much these days.
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04-03-2024, 01:41 PM | #26 |
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I think the red and yellow makes sense from a camouflage standpoint considering he would be surrounded by flames and infernos, whether he's burning vegetation or blowing up explosives/munitions on a Cobra base.
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04-03-2024, 01:50 PM | #27 |
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Also seems odd they're going to turn the fire retardant armor into "lots of gauges and switches".
Doesn't look good on Lenny and the design team there that he doesn't even know what the hell the armor was - just "circular things". Do they even consult ever with Rudat? |
04-03-2024, 01:51 PM | #28 |
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Thanks for clarification on outfit; and I hope he is red and yellow. I fall into camp of thinking colours got out there in late 80s but strangely, still found room to love Blowtorch! I am here for original colours with an updated Classified touch for this figure. Lets go!
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04-03-2024, 01:55 PM | #29 |
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04-03-2024, 02:43 PM | #30 |
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I don't necessarily agree. We've come a long way with technology from those days and have fabrics that can do what the "futuristic" armor plating did back then. On Blowtorch, I'll take a wait-and-see approach, as his role will likely also be redefined (even though most of us had him blasting Cobras and Drednoks back in the day lol).
And again, shows the schizo way this line is, being half "we updated it" and half "1:1 ARAH baby!". Wish they'd pick a lane because it's starting to become like Marvel legends, where I'm segregating MCU and Comic figures because they don't remotely look right together. |
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