by generalsjoes | Sep 6, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
The Terror Drome continues its impressive streak if pictorial reviews for recently released Rise of COBRA toys with 4 out of the 5 figures from Wave 4! These are just hitting retail now, only having been spotted in select Toys “R” Us across the country. Every figure except for the Nano-Viper is featured.
I’ve also hosted a number of the great images below.
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The winner of this wave is far and away, the Night Adder. Love the tats (COBRA La! Sweet!), love the use of the Roadblock tooling, and just love the overall attitude. He could definitely give Croc Master a run for his money. But I especially love the new characters and new “history” we’re seeing woven into the movie line, too. It’s like the “glory days” of Spy Troops and Valor Vs. Venom all over again. I know there aren’t many fans out there who would consider the new sculpt age as the “Glory Days” but for those of us who value story and characters as highly as great toys, those were cool times. We were seeing NEW G.I. Joe history written on a daily basis, and getting new things to incorporate into our Joe universe, and I feel the same way here. It doesn’t hurt that the toys are really kick ass as well.
Still not sold on Charbroil. He actually looks a bit cooler to me without the Blowtorch vest, but overall kind of a “bleh” figure. Kamakura rocks my world, too. I actually really like his short stature, too, it accentuates the “apprentice” angle, making him look quite a bit younger than a lot of the other Joes. Red Fang Ninja is hit or miss. I like the idea, not crazy about the MARS Trooper base figure for a ninja (especially one that’s supposed to be freelance), but the use of the Resolute Trooper head sculpt and the Comic Pack Storm Shadow webgear is pretty interesting.
All in all, a repaint heavy wave, yet still some nice new elements, just like Wave 5. Don’t get me wrong, I’m itching for some really new stuff when the Pursuit of COBRA comes, but considering the techniques, I think we’re getting some very neat stuff even with the repaints.
by generalsjoes | Sep 4, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Rulz over on HissTank.com got his hands on the upcoming Toys “R” Us Exclusive COBRA 5-Pack (to go along with his G.I. Joe 5-Pack) and has posted images here, which I’m also mirroring below.
As cool as the G.I. Joe 5-Pack is, I find the COBRA pack pretty underwhelming. Sure, it’s great for army builders, since there are few changes to any of the troopers within (save for Elite-Viper’s COBRA symbol), but I’m not crazy about those two MARS Trooper/Officer figures, and I certainly don’t need a sixth Neo-Viper necessarily. I wouldn’t mind another Elite-Viper, and that infiltration Duke is completely bad ass, but I don’t see myself paying $20 just for those two figures. I’ll probably crawl eBay and see who’s dumping that Duke and keeping the troopers.
Interesting that the Joe set seems full of creative thinking and new characters, while the COBRA set just seems to be rehash central. But again, for an army builder pack, maybe that’s what folks want in a COBRA set…we’ve already got plenty of Skittle-Vipers as it is. :shifty:
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by generalsjoes | Sep 3, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Paul Ernst from the Fighting 118th has reported that Rise of COBRA Wave 4 as well as the Wave 3 “The Doctor” and “Arctic Storm Shadow” variants have hit retail at his local Toys “R” Us in California! He also posted images, which I’ve mirrored below. The hunt continues…
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by generalsjoes | Sep 2, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Our man cmderinchief is back at it again, with some more breakdowns of recently released and soon-to-be-released figures! Over at JoeBattleLines, he’s posted a couple of very nice galleries of the upcoming Tunnel Rat/Monkeywrench Wal-Mart 2-Pack as well as the not yet released Bench-Press Toys “R” Us Exclusive. Check ’em out below!
Wal-Mart Tunnel Rat/Monkeywrench
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Toys “R” Us Bench-Press
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by generalsjoes | Sep 2, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Reviews, G.I. Joe Toys, Rise of COBRA Reviews
I know my reviews have slacked a bit, but only because I couldn’t find these items in stores! Finally got my hands on what I wanted, though, and the most in depth reviews you’ll find anywhere have been posted to the Rise of COBRA Review Page! Also, follow the links below.
Two VERY cool figures. Awesome additions to the already impressive Rise of COBRA library.
by generalsjoes | Sep 2, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
A big thanks goes out to Dennis of the COBRA Collection Blog, who has done a review and kindly shared a wealth of images for the upcoming COBRA Mantis vehicle w/ Aqua-Viper. Part of the Alpha series of Rise of COBRA vehicles, the Mantis is a repaint/re-release of the Valor Vs. Venom Sting Raider, and actually fits in with the movie style pretty well. The movie deco Lamprey repaint (now with a cool removable helmet) finishes off the package very nicely. Check out the images below!
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