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12-02-2009, 06:28 PM | #21 |
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****attention sideshow*******
make him exactly like the vintage figure (cloth mask!!!), people will love you for it...trust me. |
12-02-2009, 07:30 PM | #22 |
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I don't know why people are getting their panties in a twist over Firefly - he looks awesome. The only complaint I do have is that I wish his mask was camouflage too, but other than that, there's little to complain about here.
As for Shockwave (or Shock Wave or Shockblast), I doubt we'll see him in the next year. I still would rather see more major characters first...Flint, Scarlett, Destro and Baroness need to be done before he gets made. |
12-02-2009, 09:20 PM | #23 |
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Well I think that's what most ppls complaints are about, is the camo on Firefly's face mask, i personally have no compaints on Firefly, not even not having camo on his face mask. I relize this is SideShow Collectibles randion of these charactors, and that they will be doing other randions of these charactors, so don't expect this to be the last and only Firefly.
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12-02-2009, 11:22 PM | #24 |
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Shockwave is one of my favorites, but bottom line- he's SWAT. Other companies like Dragon, bbi and Hot Toys have been producing SWAT guys for years. I think a lot of you Tankers who didn't like their take on Firefly are going to be disappointed with SS's take on Shockwave. He's just gonna be a SWAT guy. Like I said, I like SWAT, and I like Shockwave, but anyone who thinks he's going to be colored exactly like the original is kidding themselves. |
12-03-2009, 06:24 AM | #25 |
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I'd have more faith if this was Hot Toys. IF Shockwave is released and IF I think he looks good I will not hesitate to buy one and I have not and will not buy anything else from this line. I'm a lot more particular about my considerations in the 1/6 scale these days. They take up a lot of real estate so they have to be totally and absolutely awesome for me to jump on board. I'm not really sure why it's inappropriate for people to voice their concern that characters are re imagined. Why even bother licensing if you're going to change everything about the characters appearance? Ultimate Soldier did fairly well with their Villains line without needing to rely on a tie in. Sure eventually we all know how that went but really brick and mortar is just no way to distribute quality 1/6 scale anyway. |
12-03-2009, 07:20 AM | #26 |
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lol, so would I, but he'd cost $160-180 instead of $90-120...
Besides, Sideshow is close enough to Hot Toys quality, with the GI Joe line especially. It keeps getting better (and more expensive too, but still not close to HT prices...).
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12-03-2009, 07:21 AM | #27 |
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Argh!!! ;)
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12-03-2009, 07:32 AM | #28 |
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To correct a few ppl, i've collected from SideShow Collectibles this far with all the G.I.Joe line, so far and SS are known for changing thier product so they might change Firefly. As for the Cobra Trooper, the Cobra Officer, and the new Cobra Sniper all do varie thier heads, they aren't the same heads, they are sculpted differant, for example the Cobra Trooper has more wrinkled face around his eyes, and 2 wide open eyes. The Cobra Officer has one wide open eye and one that looks half closed, like he's sqinting. I also can tell from the pictures of the Cobra Sniper's eyes are asians eyes. That's just a few differances i have noticed with the SS G.I.Joe line.
So far, the only Sideshow Trooper I have in hand is the original - I'll be getting the Officer and Sniper at some point, no doubt, but I haven't been able to check out the differences first hand yet. All in all, I suspect that Shockwave will look awesome. I don't think they'll screw him up, that's for sure. It's pretty much a given he'll be in V1 style - with the balaclava, as we all know by now they love doing the easy balaclava head sculpts (in this case - good!). He'll probably have accessories like the 25th version - gas mask and helmet in addition to his old cap, suppressed Uzi w/folding stock (although I could see them giving him an MP-5 instead) and pistol. Probably have tear gas grenades/flashbangs, couple of frags, and maybe door charges or something else that a SWAT officer might carry (pepper spray? collapsible baton?). Oh yeah, and his big f-off knife. I hope we start getting proper backpacks soon, he could probably use one. The exclusive will probably be one of those "extra" accessories that didn't come with the original figure, like the helmet/gas mask or a SWAT/police item of some kind. They might go the "big" exclusive route too (like the Ark with the Toht figure from Raiders of the Lost Ark), and have one of those door kicker robots they use nowadays, reminiscient of the one that came with his later figure. I think the big question is whether he'll be in his V1-style blue cammies, or Night Force style. I'd probably prefer blue, but wouldn't mind either way. Anyone hoping for yellow flecks (not sure who would want them...) will probably be disappointed...
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12-03-2009, 08:34 AM | #29 |
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I'll give Side Show credit for their Cobra Commander though. I was really tempted on that one. I already have too many CCs though (even the old Hasbro 12in). Shockwave on the other hand is a cool character I can count the number of renditions I own on 1 hand. |
12-03-2009, 05:11 PM | #30 |
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Sideshow could put out a Shockwave that looked exactly like the original EXCEPT for the yellow in the camo, and I bet you a Wild Bill MOC there would be pages of people bitching about it on a thread here.
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