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03-11-2011, 10:51 PM | #51 |
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He does come with his jacket and his helmet with the goggles on it, back around december sideshow had this 12 days of sideshow and they showed a couple photes with like 3 of the new charactors, the photes revealed all 3 of the newest 12" figures along with the background being there newest envorment. They revealed Stalker, The cobra viper, and general hawk, check thier archives.
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03-11-2011, 11:00 PM | #52 |
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And sideshow still has 2 more they showed but haven't released, the Desert Cobra Officer and Grunt, they showed Zartan's head sculpt thats about it for him
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03-11-2011, 11:09 PM | #53 |
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there is NO Grunt and never was...the character behind Hawk in the sneak video is Hawk without the jacket. Also, there is no Desert Officer either...only one Desert Trooper will be issued (if you want an officer version,borrow the regular red mask like Sideshow did) and they just showed Zartan in a Sneak video that show much more than just a head sculpt...wow your so behind-see here YouTube - Sideshow Collectibles Zartan 12" Figure Production Peek Last edited by teemu8; 03-11-2011 at 11:11 PM.. |
03-12-2011, 12:13 AM | #54 |
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More likely Duke did more work by the time he made E-5 then Hawk did in his entire career. IIRC, Duke is SF just like many of the other Joes. So "working in South East Asia with anti-communists" likely means going deep cover, organizing and training a resistance. So I'm sure Duke did his fair share. People have different roles to play in wars. So is it that you hate special forces operators, white people, or blondes? Or just all the above?
Now, do I hate special forces operators; Of the very few that I know- No. Most seem pretty cool. Do I hate white people; It'd be hard trying to live a happily if that were the case. What would I do about the one that's always calling, hanging around, and sleeping over? Good thing I like her at least because if not I guess I'd be infuriated all the time. Do I hate blondes; only when they really think gentlemen prefer them. Brunettes are just as good. I can call them as I see them and I usually do.
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03-12-2011, 08:34 AM | #55 |
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Duke shouldn't be portrayed as grizzled. Historically, he was added to the toyline to be the public friendly "face". The same reason he was elevated to such a high status when he got there. Good thing he had the right "background" to do so much. The word 'grizzled' usually implies being old and tough. That was never Duke's bag and his fig shouldn't, and that's why rarely portrayed it. He should just be the pretty face.
Now, do I hate special forces operators; Of the very few that I know- No. Most seem pretty cool. Do I hate white people; It'd be hard trying to live a happily if that were the case. What would I do about the one that's always calling, hanging around, and sleeping over? Good thing I like her at least because if not I guess I'd be infuriated all the time. Do I hate blondes; only when they really think gentlemen prefer them. Brunettes are just as good. I can call them as I see them and I usually do. all 12 inches of him... Seriously, though. Most First Sergeants I had were pretty well worn, if not grizzled. I sure as hell wouldn't have called any of them pretty. I would think Duke would be more like Joe's version of "Captain American". The soldier's soldier. The guy who always did the right thing. The "boy scout". Duke in Sunbow was older. Atleast that's how he always struck me. Just the art wasn't very good, imo. To me, and I guess, the artist, Duke was always the older soldier. Like Stalker. Obviously not as old as Hawk. However, Hawk being an officer kind of cuts down on the "doing the real work", thing for me. jmo.
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03-12-2011, 09:09 AM | #56 |
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I got where you were going with that, I was just breaking your balls. You seem to be pretty hung up on Duke's appearance. Seriously, though. Most First Sergeants I had were pretty well worn, if not grizzled. I sure as hell wouldn't have called any of them pretty. I would think Duke would be more like Joe's version of "Captain American". The soldier's soldier. The guy who always did the right thing. The "boy scout". Duke in Sunbow was older. Atleast that's how he always struck me. Just the art wasn't very good, imo.
To me, and I guess, the artist, Duke was always the older soldier. Like Stalker. Obviously not as old as Hawk. However, Hawk being an officer kind of cuts down on the "doing the real work", thing for me. jmo. Lol. Sadly, the Toy Story 3 Ken does look a lot more like Duke to me.
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03-12-2011, 09:20 AM | #57 |
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Yeah. I apologize- I didn't mean to sound all racial there either. God knows we get enough of that on this site. I could've just said blonde and you guys would've known what I was getting at. The funny thing is, I like Duke more than the average fan. In fact I'm a fan of most boyscout characters, including He-Man, Luke Skywalker, and of course Cap. And I'm not saying there's no way those characters could become "grizzled", but the term BOYscout sorta sums it up.
Lol. Sadly, the Toy Story 3 Ken does look a lot more like Duke to me.
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03-12-2011, 09:22 AM | #58 |
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Looks great!
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03-12-2011, 09:33 AM | #59 |
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This^^^ I'm a firm believer that Duke is a badass, always was. As a kid, to me he always looked the part of the older veteran soldier. A real American hero. As an adult, when I read his filecard, it has Special Forces Snake eater written all over it. The part about him being in southeast Asia says "Black Ops/MacVSog" or in more modern times, dealing with Asian Triad Opium syndicates. |
03-12-2011, 11:08 AM | #60 |
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Cool face sculpt.
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