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06-26-2010, 01:51 AM | #1 |
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And I ask that question in the best way. Whatever did happen, it was great.
The lineup for the back half of 2010 and first quarter of 2011 is fantastic. I don't even know where to begin. 2010: The figures coming out are absolutely wicked. Just a recap, because I really want to discuss these more- Alley-Viper, hell yeah. This guy is SICK. Always has been, always will be. Nice set of headgear as well. I'm loving the black and red colors for Cobra right now. I already have a nice set going with that scheme, and it looks like the set will get bigger. The new "Desert Battle/Motorcycle Jacket" Snake Eyes didn't appeal to me much at first, since I thought the Standard had already been set for SE with the City Strike version, but this one... well... it's damned awesome. If nothing else, it's quite the Urban Assault Snake Eyes. Those 2x Ingrams will be nice... Jungle Duke has got to be one of the coolest versions of Duke I have ever seen. For once Duke looks like a commando badass. I mean, he really looks like he could munch on snakes, crawl through the mud, and wipe his butt on trees or whatever it is jungle commandos do. I said it before, and I'll say it again- nearly every version of Duke I have is so that I could fill the slot with "A Duke Figure", and this one is... well, awesome. I can't wait. Firefly is, well... he's something. It's about time he got a different look to him, and I can say the bomb armor suits him. I got tired of the guy in the balaclava look, and this dude looks like he'd survive his own SVBIED. Definately wicked, but that weapon of his has to go. In the next waves, Oh wow.... The interchangeable head Snake Eyes is unbelievably badass. Frighteningly similar to the Sideshow 12" figure... down to some of the most minute details. THIS is Snake Eyes, gentlemen. Not my favorite, but definately awesome as hell. What the hell kind of Destro is this? The one with the Minigun... something about that screams "Baroness sleeping with the Commander". I have no idea why, but as absurd as the idea is that an arms dealer is out laying down $60,000 worth of ammunition per minute is not good business sense... but yeah, I really want this one. If nothing else, a head swap could make an awesome re-made SAW Viper. The Jungle Viper is awesome, hands down. Apparently, by the looks of the rifle, these guys get deployed in areas where there are armored dinosaurs or something. JESUS. Talk about overkill, man... I may have to swap this anti-materiel rifle out for something a bit less... "Holy Shit". It's hard to disguise yourself as a Christmas Tree when Grandma keeps putting ornaments on your DAMNED ANTI-AIRCRAFT CANNON. Shadow Tracker? Uh... okay. Wow. Where do I start...? This thing is psychotic. I mean, it's probably a cannibal and I don't think it has taken a bath in a long time. Either way, if this is a single character or a new troop type... I am too frightened to buy more than one of them... The bow is sick, the knives look outlawed by the Geneva Convention, and in the jungle those dreds are going to stink like the back end of a shore leave hooker. Still... awesome. Cobra Shock Trooper? He looks more like a security force. No matter what, I hope to have a couple of these dudes.... I may try a head swap on the Alley Viper with this guy... his head and gear seem suitable for the A.V., and I can find something awesome to do with that web gear. The Duke with the... whatever that is... yeah. Not feeling the Pulse Rifle. "Skydive". Okay, Hasbro. Here comes 1,000,000 screams about racism because you ditched Riptard. Consider this- I don't care what color you make the guy, an annoying and obnoxious character is bound to be hated. I'm happy to NOT be seeing this guy, and I would gladly see him replaced with Roadblock or Stalker ANY day of the week. Awesome gear, very high-tech. Something about this sort of gear for a HALO drop seems cool as hell. Recondo and Spirit both seem like they were ripped from Predator's character lineup. I am not saying that like it's a bad thing. Everything about these two rocks. Personally, I could give a rat's ass about the damned arctic. Snow is for penguins. Real men are made in the jungle, on the urban battlefield, and in the desert. Also, in the wombs of women. But these two have some EVIL gear that I just can't wait to spread around. So, back to the question- what the hell happened? Why the change from "Oh, yeah... Channing Tatum again." to "Holy SHIT!"? Did they hear us? Either way, gentlemen... we can't let what happened these last few years happen again. I'm not saying it "wasn't successful" or anything like that... but many of us were reduced to digging through racks and racks of movie figures to find one or two offscreen cool figures or something to pillage weapons from. It was bad for me, even though we got better weapons and some updated stuff... But now we gotta do our part. Army builders, go buy your armies in droves. Completists, have at it. Custom Junkies, tear them apart. Hoarders... well, you guys can still kiss my ass. Basically, we outta buy this stuff and make the best of it. We need to make Hasbro see that THIS is what we want, not the movie stuff. We need them to see that the fans respond to this. If you like it, and you can afford to, have at it. Thanks, Hasbro. Whatever you did, I am happy with it. Sorry I doubted you. But your really hurt me. Don't do that again, okay? You can't break a girl's hear like that and just patch it together every time. Promise me you won't stop loving me. I love you... |
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06-26-2010, 01:59 AM | #2 |
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i only want the snow cats and rages, and wanna rob the shit out the figures for parts and gear.. to me it's pretty much like roc all over again but this time shit looks better, i'm only in it for the classics..
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06-26-2010, 02:02 AM | #3 |
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Wait...wait!
What's happening?? Are they switching back to Tatum's head for PoC?
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06-26-2010, 02:03 AM | #4 |
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The new "Desert Battle/Motorcycle Jacket" Snake Eyes didn't appeal to me much at first, since I thought the Standard had already been set for SE with the City Strike version, but this one... well... it's damned awesome. If nothing else, it's quite the Urban Assault Snake Eyes. Those 2x Ingrams will be nice...
i felt the same way at first and now i can't put the thing down. The Jungle Viper is awesome, hands down. Apparently, by the looks of the rifle, these guys get deployed in areas where there are armored dinosaurs or something. JESUS. Talk about overkill, man... I may have to swap this anti-materiel rifle out for something a bit less... "Holy Shit". It's hard to disguise yourself as a Christmas Tree when Grandma keeps putting ornaments on your DAMNED ANTI-AIRCRAFT CANNON. it is based on a dream that John Warden had... so that's pro'lly why it seems a bit over the top.
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06-26-2010, 02:07 AM | #5 |
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"Skydive". Okay, Hasbro. Here comes 1,000,000 screams about racism because you ditched Riptard. Consider this- I don't care what color you make the guy, an annoying and obnoxious character is bound to be hated. I'm happy to NOT be seeing this guy, and I would gladly see him replaced with Roadblock or Stalker ANY day of the week. Awesome gear, very high-tech. Something about this sort of gear for a HALO drop seems cool as hell.
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Like I said in numerous threads, I have nothing against personal opinion as long as history isn't getting rewritten. I genuinely feel for people who wanted no part of RoC toys, but I always knew it'd come back around and we'd get classic-inspired stuff again if we were patient. Quote:
But now we gotta do our part. Army builders, go buy your armies in droves. Completists, have at it. Custom Junkies, tear them apart. Hoarders... well, you guys can still kiss my ass. Basically, we outta buy this stuff and make the best of it. We need to make Hasbro see that THIS is what we want, not the movie stuff. We need them to see that the fans respond to this. If you like it, and you can afford to, have at it.
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06-26-2010, 02:11 AM | #6 |
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gyre refreshed my memories, i wanna build the jungle vipers... i forgot about them..
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06-26-2010, 02:12 AM | #7 |
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hell yeah, i can't wait to get some new joes on the shelf.
that said, i really dont want much in the first wave. maybe firefly and some others for parts..good thing i'm broke. but come march- i'm troop building those destros with hiss driver heads. they won't even need tanks!
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06-26-2010, 02:15 AM | #8 |
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[QUOTE=Zefram;1768665]Not from me. I got my Ripcord from my Chinese Connection, and Skydive, having different colored gear, will make a great wingman for him.
this actually sounds like a pretty good idea, too.
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06-26-2010, 02:19 AM | #9 |
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Like you, i'm excited about the new toys.
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06-26-2010, 02:25 AM | #10 |
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Well, since Skydive doesn't reminds me on anything the original (not that i care), he's going to be my default Para-greenshirt. My OCD was screaming for a match for Cobra's PV.
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