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07-03-2014, 08:45 AM | #31 |
Crimson Guard
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I've got to say I'm quite fond of The Corps! figures - they have detail and personality. The major problem as already noted is the T-crotch. I'm also quite fond of World Peacekeepers, but the sculpt of the Marine (if only there were a decently camouflaged base GI Joe figure) unfortunately lacks detail (and shape!)
Now I talk about detail, and fine the later Joe figures are now very detailed which is great (though often quite dull in terms of colouring detail) but it would have been great to see more detail on some of the earlier releases (e.g. very dull Deep Size/Torpedo wet suit sculpt vs The Corps! Sea Squad members, even removing moulded on weapons and kit; The Corps! Terra Team I think it equally pretty cool in terms of detail/character) Re. small children (or indeed anyone ;)) playing with figures, my nearly-3-year-old daughter is quite happy playing with a mix of Corps!, ARAH and 25th figures, and probably prefers ARAH as they have leg articulation but not so much as to be difficult to pose. The 25th onwards are realistically terrible in terms of all of the removable kit - webgear is fine, it won't fall off (and now even looks about right rather than as if it's supposed to be removable) but most helmets are best left at home to avoid their being lost and empty holsters are such a shame (as the weapons will almost invariably fall out). I think that now with a small child playing with action figures I can certainly appreciate the moulded-on wonderful detail of the ARAH line and would realistically welcome its return keeping at least some of the 25th+ articulation (double knee joints good, anything more than the standard rotating wrists fairly pointless) Let the abuse begin ;)
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07-03-2014, 08:47 AM | #32 |
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That was probably me. It actually isn't that difficult to give them lateral movement (like DCUC hips) . It would simply be better if they were that way out of the package .
And agreed. That question was primarily rhetorical . I understand Lanards perspective and considering their longevity you can't argue with success. How much more success would they have with increased articulation? While i think a significant amount perhaps it really wouldn't justify the additional tooling cost. And , yeah, outside of online reviews i've yet to see one in real life (re: Dragon Do). I would love it if they did expand the articulation range. It is my main beef with the line that the T-crotch limits their pose-ability, although even with that issue it's still possible to get them to look cool on the shelf and it's plenty to play with, I'm sure.
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07-03-2014, 08:49 AM | #33 |
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I've liked about all the new sculpt Corps figures since the new body design in the early 2000's.Sure the rainbow brigade figures from 2007 were odd but most of them make great bad guys to go along with the Maurader bad guys.
Dollar General has most of the latest offerings in 2 packs for 3 bucks.Its a good way to get the repaints without having to get the less articulated figures. And thanks for the Dollar General tip. I would quite like to get the new figures too (if only to have them and the vehicles) but my local Walmarts don't tend to be well stocked with CORPS! figures (typically, now I'm looking for them again) so it's good to have an alternative!
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