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04-28-2009, 07:02 PM | #1 |
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ZARTAN: ***1/2 (3.5 out of 5) Coming in at #9 for the fan vote for the "Hall Of Heroes" line was Zartan. Now the one that actually WON this vote was the Wave 3 Zartan with the "Devil's Due" style body, but Hasbro changed it up before release to what seems to be the preferred '84 Zartan that they issued with wave 11. Now HoH Zartan is one that looks better in person than any of the online pictures I have seen. His face paint is the single pronged look & has a bit more coverage on this version around his white eyes, & he has silver trim (shin + leg pads & backpack) instead of the gray that is on the other 2 releases of this figure & that really makes him pop. He also has the weathered shoulder pads that the 5-pack version has but in addition his chest armor is also weathered, this time both armored parts in a creepy green color. The only draw pack to this paint scheme is that the belt has very little detailed paint (more than the 5-pack version) but still mostly retains the reddish pants color & I think that cheapens it. For many this will be a redundant figure after the single pack, although this one contains all 3 masks (original, Duke, & Storm Shadow)... as well as the storage backpack (which you can actually fit all 3 masks in), knife, oldskool pistol & the Devil's Due version's sniper rifle. He does not include the Swamp Skier/Chameleon that the w11 "Swamp Patrol Zartan" had though & to many fans that may be welcomed, nor does he change color. He is also the only HoH figure to have an obvious mistake, & I can verify this as I have all the figures sealed & opened, plus other reports on the net have shown that the HoH Zartan comes with a gold G.I.*Joe stand instead of a Cobra one... um, whoops. HoH, Cobra 5-pack #3 (~animation enraged), '84 Swamp Patrol/Wave 11 *Package error on all HoH Zartans, a gold G.I.*Joe stand Last edited by Steel Brigade; 05-06-2009 at 11:18 PM.. |
04-28-2009, 07:21 PM | #2 |
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Thats dissapointing, Zartan is one of my favorites.
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04-28-2009, 07:34 PM | #3 |
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what about the fact that this one has a skin tone arm joint. this makes the shoulder pads look unfinished. the prior versions are black so it looks nice and with arms up looks like he has arm pit hair. the black is the better way to go but they dident do that here.
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04-28-2009, 07:38 PM | #4 |
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^ Yes Bill that is a very good catch!!
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04-28-2009, 07:58 PM | #5 |
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I do agree that the online pics of this fig, just do not do it justice. I saw him at Suncoast and in hand I must admit he looks much better. I still passed on him because the wave 11 zartan is perfect for me, but part of me still wants to go back and get him anyway lol
Is this version taller than the previous wave 11 one?
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04-28-2009, 08:00 PM | #6 |
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Zartan is a favorite of mine but I will also pass on this one
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04-28-2009, 08:02 PM | #7 |
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I like the metallic brushed armor
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05-09-2009, 01:25 AM | #8 |
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I think his backpack, on all versions, sits a bit too high on his back.
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05-09-2009, 06:02 PM | #9 |
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^ I agree that it sits a bit high, but at least the later editions of the Devil's Due, & all the Swamp Patrol, 5-pack (enraged), & HoH releases close properly. The very first wave 3 Devil's Due Zartan's backpacks would not stay shut at all, & Hasbro quickly fixed this production error.
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09-22-2009, 01:07 AM | #10 |
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Seconded
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