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Post by Bravo on Jul 15, 2021 10:20:59 GMT -8
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Post by Swindle on Jul 15, 2021 14:54:33 GMT -8
Yeah, there's a lot of untapped things that could be done in GIJoe lore. This stuff.. I will pass on collecting. I can barely afford what I am collecting as is.
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Post by Felix on Jul 15, 2021 14:55:17 GMT -8
I hate the 5 point articulation on G.I.JOE.
Love that they nailed the look though, even gave Destro a puffy collar!
The 6" line looks good...Cobra Commanders emblem is too small though.
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Post by Bravo on Jul 15, 2021 15:08:04 GMT -8
The Ultimates are 7 inchers, though, aren't they? Heck, you'd know. That makes them frustrating for 6 inch fans.
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Post by Swindle on Jul 15, 2021 15:17:04 GMT -8
They are 7 inch. So, they'd only work with other Ultimates or whatever other 7 inch line is out there.
If Lady Jaye looked great down the line... maybe I'd get her. But we are talking a huge price for one figure. There's better value for a 20 dollar 6 inch figure.
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Post by Felix on Jul 15, 2021 22:40:21 GMT -8
Cobra Commanders gauntlets also look like they are too close to the elbow.
Still, I'll probably end up ordering the 7" ones.
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Post by Bravo on Jul 16, 2021 10:18:31 GMT -8
Why there's no Hooded head for CC. toynewsi.com/9-39572I guess we can speculate on the reasons why. Or say it would be irrelevant to point out that hoods predate the KKK by hundred of years or more. Or that CC's hood never had a pointed top. Oh, well.
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Post by Swindle on Jul 16, 2021 10:50:22 GMT -8
The reason why is that a hood can/could be seen as a symbol of the KKK.
I remember way back when the Rise of Cobra was being made and the creative forces behind that talking about what the hood could be seen as (And they gave us a horrible fish bowl helmet for CC).
This is were we are at, brands aren't going to bring racial critique on their product if they can avoid it.
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Post by Johnny Turk on Jul 16, 2021 11:12:25 GMT -8
If the fact the hood could be mistaken for the KKK, then why the fuck is Super7 releasing an Agnostic Front figure from their album with some pretty racist lyrics?
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Post by Bravo on Jul 16, 2021 11:31:32 GMT -8
Because welfare cheats like you need to be called out, Johnny. LOL.
I never heard of Agnostic Front.
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Post by Swindle on Jul 16, 2021 11:51:16 GMT -8
Because its Hasbro's policy and Super7 is playing by their rules with GIJoe.
Collectors just gonna have to make 3D prints of a hooded CC for their Ultimate figure(s).
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Post by Felix on Jul 16, 2021 14:08:08 GMT -8
Thank cancel culture guys :-) Because welfare cheats like you need to be called out, Johnny. LOL. I never heard of Agnostic Front. but this is better...
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Post by Felix on Jul 16, 2021 14:28:17 GMT -8
The problem with doing a line devoted to the cartoon, is you run into problems with the animation as an action figure. Do I really want or need a blue/purple Snake Eyes? Maybe. But I think why there is no Destro yet, is because he has eyebrows in the cartoon. That just doesn't transition very well to a figure. This is why the original card art is the best model to use for A Real American Hero. Destro's card art, as well as every single 80's G.I.JOE/Cobra is amazing.
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Post by Swindle on Jul 16, 2021 15:42:52 GMT -8
I'm actually wondering why there's no jet pack for Duke.
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Post by Felix on Jul 16, 2021 20:55:09 GMT -8
I could see some potential using the Reaction figures in vehicles.
Hiss tank and Skystriker come to mind.
I hope the next wave of 7" is
Destro Baroness Scarlett Pythona :-)
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