[280-CUSTOMS]

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Originally Posted by IRON KNIFE

I'm going to put a rattle can to the Rattler in olive drab and have one of my custom green shirts pilot it. Then I'll remove Wild Weasel's helmet and force him to perform scrap stripping on captured Cobra Flight Pods. He'll get one monitored phone call a month and three square meals a day... then return to his cell with a barred window so he can view the Joes perform daily sorties on his once beloved modified YA-10B.

I like everything about what you just said , an od green warthog/rattler
would be great i remember seeing the joe warthog they made years ago but anyone remember that undersized one they made for terminator salvation that thing was real cool but so small even for 4? scale the og rattler wouldve easily dwarfed it ..

[IRON KNIFE]

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Originally Posted by 280-CUSTOMS

I like everything about what you just said , an od green warthog/rattler
would be great i remember seeing the joe warthog they made years ago but anyone remember that undersized one they made for terminator salvation that thing was real cool but so small even for 4? scale the og rattler wouldve easily dwarfed it ..

I think Kenner made one in '97 as an A-10 Thunderbolt II - had a woodland camo pattern paint scheme w/ Gen. Hawk and Ace.

I think I recall that correctly, or maybe it was just a fever dream.

[Jeffrozup]

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Originally Posted by IRON KNIFE

I think Kenner made one in '97 as an A-10 Thunderbolt II - had a woodland camo pattern paint scheme w/ Gen. Hawk and Ace.

I think I recall that correctly, or maybe it was just a fever dream.

You are correct.

https://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/97/thunderbolt/

[Cobra Agent 66]

Yeah the TRU late 90's stuff produced an A-10, it looked pretty cool and is quite valuable today if boxed.

I wish I'd bought more of that stuff. At the time I just dismissed it as "oh look it's stuff from my childhood but repainted with the wrong names", and I didn't really get back into Joe until the Valor vs Venom packs hit TRU.

The only things I had were the Cobra Polar Force 3 pack and the Vypra / Stinger (rebranded as a Rattler) box. Sold them for a lot on Ebay a few years back.

[TheSteelBrigade]

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Originally Posted by Toa Maximus

Because you might not be getting less? This vehicle is quite a bit larger than the HISS and Dragonfly.

It?s only larger than the Dragonfly due to wingspan. They are the exact same length when you see them in person. Also the wingspan does not seem ridiculously big. Seeing the Rattler in person, I think maybe people are overestimating the size.

[captain mal]

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Originally Posted by DFender

...Wild Weasel doesnt look old enough and that the bubble turret shouldnt have a joystick and other things that just struck me as so odd to complain about.

But alas, these are toys and I for one definitely complain about weird shit, ha.

I did notice in the video that the bubble turret rotates AROUND the gunner. The gunner does not seem to rotate WITH it. Minor thing, but it's definitely different than the original 84 Rattler.

[captain mal]

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Originally Posted by mistac5050

Man, WW looks so good. But he will never be displayed without his helmet on though because I just don't like his face at all. He looks too much like a Joe to me.

Maybe I can use the Wild Weasel head as my unmasked Barbecue. Paint his hair red.

[SuburbanHell]

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Originally Posted by TheSteelBrigade

I?d advise everyone to wait.

Anecdotal evidence but there are still tons of OAMCC at the Hasbro booth right now. Stacks and stacks. Same with Darth Maul and Death?s Head. I?m thinking it will be like Chuckles, being available for a days before selling out.

They stamp your badge once you buy, otherwise I?d pick some up for fellow tankers.

Can confirm anecdotally as well, my friend picked up OAMCC & Maul for me on Saturday evening and there were stacks, I think most will have a chance when they put them up on Pulse unless some crazy bastard army builds with him.

[mistac5050]

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Originally Posted by SharksAndRec

Yeah, that's always my thought when people criticize the face. He's not supposed to be a serious guy, and part of Joe pilots giving him credit for being a great pilot goes hand-in-hand with him not being a completely unhinged maniac like CC or Mindbender. He's in it for the thrills and the cash.

That's a good point, I forgot about that.

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Originally Posted by captain mal

Maybe I can use the Wild Weasel head as my unmasked Barbecue. Paint his hair red.

That's a really good idea.

[Trigger2K]

Pulse most likely already has a shitload of CCs set aside in a warehouse for online orders plus whatever didn't sell at SDCC. I doubt they brought their whole inventory to San Diego.