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05-22-2008, 04:52 PM | #1 |
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Did anyone else notice that the Python Patrol Officer/ Trooper now has a fixed crotch? I bought some of these today and didn't notice the crotch until I was cutting the bubble away from the card.
I hope this means that the red sigil trooper on a single card recently "revealed" in the wal-mart computers will be fixed now. I *Heart* fixed crotches. Just as a side note, Hasbro sure does "fix" a lot of stuff and chalk it up to "listening to fans." Anyone get the impression that they screw stuff up only to "fix it" later and look like champs? I'm probably just being an ass, but it happens so often with such simple things you have to wonder. I know the trooper is a hold over since day one, so I get that this one needed to be fixed because they never anticipated vehicles, but still I know a new Viper will come out in six to twelve months with "fixed hands." Anywho, as you can tell by my signature the crotch on these regular troops has been bothering me. Sadly, no news on the arms front. I give that "fix" twenty-four months. *wink*
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05-22-2008, 05:16 PM | #2 |
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Just as a side note, Hasbro sure does "fix" a lot of stuff and chalk it up to "listening to fans." Anyone get the impression that they screw stuff up only to "fix it" later and look like champs? I'm probably just being an ass, but it happens so often with such simple things you have to wonder.
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05-22-2008, 06:17 PM | #3 |
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It was half sarcastic. That's why I used the operative phrase "I'm probably being an ass," because I was. Try not to take it so personally. I love these things as much as the next guy. I was mainly excited about fixed crotches. See that part with me *hearting* them.
Everything will be alright, just breathe... but... To spur further argument out of the dedicated Hasbro masses... the profits to resell you 25 new "fixed" figures, when you already bought 25 of the old figures are even greater. Plus to retool just hands or something like a crotch isn't as expensive as doing an entire mold, plus they can reuse the mold on like 496 other "fixed" figures. and further on that subject... Remember that these are just plastic figures, nothing to get religiously fired up about. But I will say that the more we scrutinize their processes, the more we can curtail "fixes" in the future. Never give any company that you give money to a "pass", no matter how hard they work. Always bust there balls, it keeps them on their toes, especially as artists, all the time and makes them want to produce better results. If we all said, Duke arms are ok, at least we have new figures, nothing would ever change. No one has to be angry, but keep the discussion and debate "active", and get those comments back to Hasbro. to continue... I mean really, come on, was the viper hand not caught at the prototype or engineering phase? When the QA guy put the gun in his hands didn't he say "Wait, this may not work?" Or was the hand made at the behest of bean counters who decided it could be reused on the tele-viper pilot? Besides, they could always spend a bit extra next year, when the budget allowed for a correction, to re-tool the viper hands and re-release it in an exclusive TRU multi-pack next year. Ok, I'm really just being an ass at this point. *Kisses*
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05-22-2008, 06:42 PM | #4 |
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It was half sarcastic. That's why I used the operative phrase "I'm probably being an ass," because I was. Try not to take it so personally. I love these things as much as the next guy. I was mainly excited about fixed crotches. See that part with me *hearting* them.
Everything will be alright, just breathe... but... To spur further argument out of the dedicated Hasbro masses... the profits to resell you 25 new "fixed" figures, when you already bought 25 of the old figures are even greater. Plus to retool just hands or something like a crotch isn't as expensive as doing an entire mold, plus they can reuse the mold on like 496 other "fixed" figures. and further on that subject... Remember that these are just plastic figures, nothing to get religiously fired up about. But I will say that the more we scrutinize their processes, the more we can curtail "fixes" in the future. Never give any company that you give money to a "pass", no matter how hard they work. Always bust there balls, it keeps them on their toes, especially as artists, all the time and makes them want to produce better results. If we all said, Duke arms are ok, at least we have new figures, nothing would ever change. No one has to be angry, but keep the discussion and debate "active", and get those comments back to Hasbro. to continue... I mean really, come on, was the viper hand not caught at the prototype or engineering phase? When the QA guy put the gun in his hands didn't he say "Wait, this may not work?" Or was the hand made at the behest of bean counters who decided it could be reused on the tele-viper pilot? Besides, they could always spend a bit extra next year, when the budget allowed for a correction, to re-tool the viper hands and re-release it in an exclusive TRU multi-pack next year. Ok, I'm really just being an ass at this point. *Kisses* |
05-22-2008, 06:50 PM | #5 |
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i like the fixed crotch and 'release' of the new red logo trooper.
however i dont like the big ass cobra logo makes it look like he is wearing a t-shirt. its "to cartoony" I am glad I purchased a bunch of the '25th 5-pack version' but to those who don't have them this is a good way to build your ranks and make it more "anime" official" |
05-22-2008, 07:23 PM | #6 |
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Something was just posted on the front page about new wal-mart listings. i know the trooper is the red sigil trooper, but i wonder if it will be the big cartoon cobra logo shirt, or the proper, original version. Hmmmm... their bastards if they made it the big concert shirt version...
Lets trash the place!
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05-22-2008, 07:34 PM | #7 |
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yeah, he's talking about the theoretical wave 12/13 version. we don't know for sure that's what it is, but that's the logical guess at this point.
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05-22-2008, 07:54 PM | #8 |
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My PP doesn't have a fixed crotch.
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05-22-2008, 07:56 PM | #9 |
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Hey a post about crotches!
Really!? That is weird.
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05-22-2008, 07:57 PM | #10 |
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Just go say that out loud to a random person...LOL !
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