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View Poll Results: Best Figure of 2001 (A-K) Poll | |||
Big Brawler (v1) | 6 | 28.57% | |
Cobra Commander (v10) | 1 | 4.76% | |
Cobra Fast Blast Viper (v1) | 4 | 19.05% | |
Cobra Laser Viper (v2) | 2 | 9.52% | |
Crossfire (v1) | 6 | 28.57% | |
Destro (v6) | 0 | 0% | |
Double Blast (v1) | 2 | 9.52% | |
Gung Ho (v7) | 0 | 0% | |
Voters: 21. You may not vote on this poll |
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04-09-2024, 07:37 AM | #1 |
Dark Lord of the Mods
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2001 and the second wave of the Real American Hero Collection is here! Similar to 2000, there is a lot of repainting here, although there are also a few new head sculpts, as well! They also took some previously released figures and gave them new names, like Fast Blast Viper (Heat Viper, with a new head) and Double Blast (Roadblock), among others.
For this poll, I had a hard time choosing, because none of the designs looks particularly inspiring, but I ended up choosing Fast Blast Viper. I like the black repaint of the Heat Viper... too bad they didn't give him a Heat Viper helmet to go over the basic black mask. Link to L-Z Poll: https://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-j...-2001-l-z.html Link to Vehicle Drivers and Manimals Poll: https://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-j...-manimals.html
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04-09-2024, 09:15 AM | #2 |
Fartbutt McGillicuddy
Join Date: Jul 2020
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i was really active on joecustoms when the 2000's gijoes came out. big brawler was turned into a meme because hasbro desperately tried to make him super bad ass fantastic awesome best gijoe that ever lived ever of all time in our lives and he had such a fucking stupid name. it was funnier than the rumbler peach pants thing to me.
anyway, i was also making a buttload of superhero customs. outback's torso was perfect for that. then came along big brawler who now doubled my odds of getting that torso (i would not use a nightforce outback torso for customs). i also wanted a more realistic looking gijoe team and his legs were good for that (i grew out of that phase fast). i could use quite a few more torsos of either, because i dont know how to cast things and i dont have a 3d scanner to scan the one i have. this is not a 35 dollar just for his torso figure to me. |
04-09-2024, 10:03 AM | #3 |
Crimson Guard
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Anyway, from this batch it's a toss-up for me between Fast Blast Viper and Laser Viper. I ultimately voted for Laser Viper. |
04-09-2024, 11:24 AM | #4 |
Fartbutt McGillicuddy
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yeah i remember his face being modeled after someone too, but i couldnt remember if it was a hasbro person or what so i didnt mention it.
that multiplies how bigly stupid the brawlin one is. |
04-09-2024, 02:40 PM | #5 |
Crimson Guard
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Big Brawler (v1) - Homage to another bad fan. If this figure had been an Outback recolor, the contest would be over.
Cobra Commander (v10) - Suffers from the 1997 mods to the mold, missing peg on helmet and the modded neck is especially bad. Also so close to 1987 release as to be a remake. Where's his pistol? Cobra Fast Blast Viper (v1) - People were in love with balaclava look for baddies, so Undertow head on HEAT-Viper V1. It looks cool but doesn't hold upon scrutiny. All this detail on the body and the high tech weapon system, but he's got a ski mask on. Should've stuck with full HEAT-Viper repaint. Cobra Laser Viper (v2) - Strange, strange idea. They had the original Laser Viper mold as we learn later. But they modded an Undertow's head to look like a Cobra Trooper's but with wrinkly mask, and stuck in on Sci-Fi v2. It was really popular for a time because it was the closest thing to a Cobra trooper remake. But it's not that good, largely because of the wrinkled mask. Crossfire (v1) - So generic one can forget he exists. Lazy parts combo from wave 1 releases that don't tie in well visually. New head is just some average dude. No actual machine gun, no helmet, just that Dusty V3 smg we'd get tired of. So phoned in. Destro (v6) - I never much liked this mold and this was almost a reissue of 1992 with red placing the orange. Improved but...still not a fan. Double Blast (v1) - A fan tribute file name but without a new head, existing probably only because a trademark lapsed. It's hard to remember the character exists because the name is dumb and he's Roadblock. Mostly great accessories, why didn't they reuse that helmet? Bummer the peg on the pack is missing. Gung Ho (v7) - He's good, but the 1992 release was fine. Does this bring much new to the table, softer hands, which is good. No US flag, which is a shame. Relunctantly going with Double Blast for being a Roadblock V1 whose fingers won't break easily. Waves and 3 and 4 really faltered for ARAHC. Their Cobra choices weren't great (Why CC again? why those troops?) and too many fan tribute characters and cheap kitbashed joes, made worse when we later discover how many great molds they were sitting on. Last edited by Sean_C; 04-09-2024 at 02:45 PM.. |
04-09-2024, 08:28 PM | #6 |
Cobra Viper
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Big Brawler! That Outback body looks so great in a generic green army t-shirt. I bought a dozen of these guys and gave each a new head, then geared them up with vests and belts and such. I don't army build, but I made an exception for this guy.
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04-10-2024, 06:33 AM | #7 |
Dark Lord of the Mods
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I always look forward to seeing Sean C's breakdown!
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04-10-2024, 01:26 PM | #8 |
Iron Grenadier
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I voted Big Brawler. It took a damn-near perfect mold, gave it a good repaint, and a unique head that, while not everyone's cup of tea, was distinctive. If you don't like the character, the figure still makes for a good background character of fodder for grunts (lowercase "g").
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04-10-2024, 09:14 PM | #9 |
Grail Knight
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Relunctantly going with Double Blast for being a Roadblock V1 whose fingers won't break easily. Waves and 3 and 4 really faltered for ARAHC. Their Cobra choices weren't great (Why CC again? why those troops?) and too many fan tribute characters and cheap kitbashed joes, made worse when we later discover how many great molds they were sitting on.
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04-13-2024, 12:19 AM | #10 |
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Not sure who I want to vote for on this one. Leaning towards Crossfire or the Fast Blast Viper.
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