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06-26-2011, 12:14 AM | #1 |
Crimson Amoeba
Join Date: Apr 2009
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06-26-2011, 12:29 AM | #2 |
Baby Dolphin Assassin
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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I hated this when I first saw it. I was totally bored with it as well as the cobra trooper update. I cancelled my order for ten of these and ten of the troopers. I placed it before I saw them on BBTS. Now I am kicking myself in the ass up and down and in all sorts of directions. I was a fool. Great review.
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06-26-2011, 10:48 PM | #3 |
Crimson Amoeba
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I hated this when I first saw it. I was totally bored with it as well as the cobra trooper update. I cancelled my order for ten of these and ten of the troopers. I placed it before I saw them on BBTS. Now I am kicking myself in the ass up and down and in all sorts of directions. I was a fool. Great review.
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06-27-2011, 12:36 AM | #4 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: US
Posts: 1,167
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Nice review,
GREAT pics! I too was disappointed in the lack of lever arm for the "smart gun" But agree this is an excellent figure. Sadly this wave had come and gone so quickly. Good news is that it's coming around again in the thirtieth line. |
07-02-2011, 10:47 AM | #5 |
US military family
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Location: Fort Campbell, Kentucky
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“Alternative Accessories: Lets just say he runs out of weaponry, the Grenadier still has this 25th Paratrooper rifle with magazine and this retooled HD backpack that unfortunately can‘t accommodate the chain belt…The verdict: A near perfect figure for me, even with the lame accessories…”
I don’t mean to embarrass you, but the retooled HD backpack is not even intended for the Iron Grenadier figure. Hasbro was trying to correct a recent previous mistake; failing to include the ammunition backpack for POC City Strike Destro’s Gatling gun/ammo feed belt. Try it, and you will discover that it completes your Destro figure. (Now, if you army build these Iron Grenadiers, then you're going to have lot’s of extra ammo backpacks for your fodder bin.) The Iron Grenadier is not meant to be posed as a buffoon. The “Aliens” Colonial Marines M56 smart gun look-alike is not meant to hang an ammunition backpack underneath it. That defeats the purpose of the backpack, which is meant to distribute all of that ammunition weight in a centrally balanced location on the Iron Grenadier. It looks silly when it’s wedged under the weapon as an oversized magazine. Now, as to why this figure comes with an FG42 paratrooper rifle with bayonet? I don’t know. Maybe they just thought it was a neat accessory, which doesn’t require much plastic to produce. I would have preferred a grenade launcher instead. Your photography is excellent, as are your reviews. Too bad about the erroneous posing of the figure with the accessories, though. |
07-03-2011, 11:30 AM | #6 |
Crimson Amoeba
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Another great review by you, but this one demonstrates your lack of understanding about the accessories in the package.
I don’t mean to embarrass you, but the retooled HD backpack is not even intended for the Iron Grenadier figure. Hasbro was trying to correct a recent previous mistake; failing to include the ammunition backpack for POC City Strike Destro’s Gatling gun/ammo feed belt. Try it, and you will discover that it completes your Destro figure. (Now, if you army build these Iron Grenadiers, then you're going to have lot’s of extra ammo backpacks for your fodder bin.) The Iron Grenadier is not meant to be posed as a buffoon. The “Aliens” Colonial Marines M56 smart gun look-alike is not meant to hang an ammunition backpack underneath it. That defeats the purpose of the backpack, which is meant to distribute all of that ammunition weight in a centrally balanced location on the Iron Grenadier. It looks silly when it’s wedged under the weapon as an oversized magazine. Now, as to why this figure comes with an FG42 paratrooper rifle with bayonet? I don’t know. Maybe they just thought it was a neat accessory, which doesn’t require much plastic to produce. I would have preferred a grenade launcher instead. Your photography is excellent, as are your reviews. Too bad about the erroneous posing of the figure with the accessories, though. the Toy Fair 2011 G.I. Joe Show. It posed by people from Hasbro, its designed that way by Hasbro, thus I posed it same as Hasbro reps did and thats several Toy events before its actual market release, so the gun and magazine/backpack combo was meant that way (they even glued the ammo chain to the backpack to make sure)... I know the heavy magazine pack is hard to swallow, looking even at the IG's gun its past 100 lbs for the gun alone, then it has to carry an ammunition pack. Probably I might make mine pose realistic as a backpack, but hey, the large gun came with a slot and behold you can actually place it there or i could be wrong its just some design fluke. If i were a real IG i would strain from carrying a heavy ammo pack at the same time balancing a heavy machine gun, so maybe for a change shift the load all in one place and lift it with one center of gravity to contend with. Well given youre a 300lb body builder too to lift such metal. For me, the pose was prime. The reason, i find the accessories lame is that Hasbro didnt even bother to change the FG42 colors, which is similar to the original 25th Paratrooper. They could have given a black one, same as to the black and red ROC paratrooper. And i dunno, i just dont see the sense why the HD backpack which was supposed to be for City Strike Destro ended up with this IG? I mean, if I chose to not to buy an IG, I get an incomplete toy? Well hasbro could have included some note on the packaging it was meant for that. So far I havent seen a gimmick like this among POCs, even if all of the accessories are interchangeable. I hope that clears up the "erroneous" poses. Honestly, I could have written this all down, but hey I want more vivid images than text, and preserve its graphic layout for the review Last edited by danielgogeta; 07-03-2011 at 11:32 AM.. Reason: photo add. |
07-03-2011, 12:26 PM | #7 |
Crimson Amoeba
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I am also waiting for the new wave. the newer one seems to have no camo as the current IG. Thanks for viewing! I have more to come |
07-03-2011, 12:38 PM | #8 |
Banned
Join Date: May 2011
Location: The dark of the moon
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Nice, those viper looking IG's look awesome.
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07-03-2011, 12:44 PM | #9 |
NCR combat Ranger
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Florida
Posts: 472
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I want 3 of these guys. Realy I want 5 but 3 will do. I still need my squad of jungle bats, troopers, vipers, ally vipers, and steel brigade.
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07-03-2011, 12:47 PM | #10 |
Banned
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Boston, MA
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He matches very nice with that Destro figure
You don't see very often Hasbro make a faction like that that matches well and are still completely different. Who's that Viper figure in the pictures? A custom? |
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