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08-02-2009, 11:15 PM | #1 |
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So this is my first review, bear with me.
I wasn't originally going to get this, but then I decided, what the hell, the figure was growing on me the more I looked at it. So I opened this and it was a PAIN IN THE ASS to get out. The plastic is kind of molded around the missiles, so you have to spend alot of time and effort to get it out. First the figure: I know some of you don't like the colors, but they grew on me. I like the gun he comes with. It's an odd color choice, but it isn't as bad as I first thought. I have no clue what the parts are, I don't pay attention, but I'm sure others will be able to pick 'em apart. I do like that he has a knife sheath on his ankle. The big "ugly" is that the head sits really high on the neck and the neck looks very spindly. It's a long and thin neck. Very weird. I give the figure a 6 out of 10. The colors do kind of keep it from going higher, I'm definately not troop building this, but at the end of the day they didn't keep me away either. As you can see in the above picture, the CLAW comes with ALOT of missiles. You can mix and match with a couple of different possibilities. Looks like you can have a air to air set up and an air to ground set up. That's a big plus. Unfortunately, that's about the only plus this thing gets. Unlike the original CLAWs, this one is all one piece of plastic, except for the handlebars, just like the 25th. The handlebars do move back and forth, but the rest is one piece. They didn't even make the wings solid looking, they're hollow with the indent from the mold. I never opened my FANG/CLAW pack (only found 1 at retail) so didn't realize the 25th was the same way. Very disappointing. The other 10 buck vehicle packs, at least those vehicles had some detail and some heft to 'em. This thing looks very bendable, another reason you have to take so long and be so careful getting it out of the package, don't want to bend it. I give the CLAW a 3 out of 10. I suppose it'll look okay in a dio, but only if you don't look too closely at it. The black is a good color for it, but that's about it.
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08-02-2009, 11:16 PM | #2 |
#voteblackjack
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08-02-2009, 11:46 PM | #3 |
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Huh, another sorta old weapon. Looks like the one that originally came with Big Bear in 1992.
Looks like the same mold as Avac (Hiss Driver Torso, Zartan Legs, new head) but with the Resolute Cobra Trooper arms now I still can't believe that they keep trying to pass that Claw from the DVD 5 pack, off as an actual vehicle. In my book, it's a figure accessory and nothing more |
08-02-2009, 11:50 PM | #4 |
a series of tubes
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Pass on this. I hate the AVAC head sculpt... heck, even the design sucks. I can't imagine a human skull being inside that helmet.
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08-02-2009, 11:55 PM | #5 |
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wasn't too crazy for it when i saw what figure came with it some time ago.thanks for the review.will be passing this one up.
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08-03-2009, 12:41 AM | #6 |
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Quote:
I still can't believe that they keep trying to pass that Claw from the DVD 5 pack, off as an actual vehicle. In my book, it's a figure accessory and nothing more
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08-03-2009, 02:33 AM | #7 |
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No decals for the claw? This is was already a pass for me, but now I feel like I won't even pick it up to look at it.
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08-03-2009, 02:56 AM | #8 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Dec 2008
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No, decals do come with it. They are similar in type to the ones that come with the Air transport attack vehicle thingy that comes with firefly. No round numbers, but a 6(backward)3K sticker for the top of the left wing.
It also has enough extra missiles to fill the slots left vacant by the previous releases. I believe you get 4 CLAW small missiles, 2 FANG long missiles, 2 FANG bombs and 2 Ghost Hawk Missiles. That said, I like this unit so I may be biased. |
08-03-2009, 03:20 AM | #9 |
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Sighhh Pass as well. Thanks for the review though.
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08-03-2009, 08:39 AM | #10 |
#voteblackjack
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It does come with decals, I just didn't put 'em on.
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