More big thanks to Big Bad Toy Store for sponsoring another Flashback Review, this time, for the second G.I. Joe Five-Pack featuring General Hawk, Flint, Lady Jaye, Shipwreck, and Snake Eyes! As an added bonus, BBTS has these for sale now for 20% off!
While a couple of these figures became somewhat redundant with the Hall of Heroes set, there is still a lot to love for a pretty reasonable price. Check out the full review right here!
Roadblock Recall from the Terror Drome has uploaded some nice pics and did a review for the so-far unreleased Scarlett done up in an homage to the Action Force Quarrel figure. Check out the full review here, and I’ve mirrored some pictures below.
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Often a sure sign that a toyline is in trouble is the quality of the toys we’re getting near the end of the toyline’s life. Even great runs like the Real American Hero seemed to suffer from mixed signals and conflicting ideals in 1993 and 1994, bringing us some oddly colored and strangely themed toys that didn’t necessarily mesh with each other. In fact, I’d argue that most of the best known action figure lines showed clear signs of their age by the time the lines faded away. Sigma 6, though, couldn’t be farther from that, in my opinion.
Simply looking at what as still to come shows that there was a lot of life still left in the 8″ line, and it’s a damn shame that it ended when it did. There was a lot of cool stuff left to come, and for today, I’ve decided to include some hefty galleries of figures that were in the works, but didn’t make the cut. This includes concept art found online, pre-production items displayed at Joe Con, and some other little tidbits. Doing this article was tough for me, as it served to be a reminder of what we didn’t get, but I think it’s worth it in the long run, and hopefully you agree. Along with this article, I’ll also have a nice surprise at the end of this whole celebration which will tie into this article as well. 😉
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After debuting the images in the last two issues of the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club newsletter, the GIJCC has now posted images of the convention exclusive Crimson Strike Team Baroness, Tomax, Xamot, and COBRA Vipers. While I’m not a fan of the conception, I do have to admit, these figures do look really, really nice. Check the following links for nice, close up images from all angles.
Hopefully we start to at least hear some details on the attendee exclusives going forward, but time will tell.
I had the opportunity to get some “hands on” time with the Paris Pursuit Snake Eyes, and damn is this one nice freaking figure. He’s definitely got the movie vibe, but he’s got enough new elements to make him interesting. The trenchcoat adds a pretty cool vibe, but the coolest thing to me is the range of motion in his joints. His arm can bend a full 90 degrees, unlike a lot of the Anniversary format figures, and I like that his facemask doesn’t have the sculpted lips.
There isn’t much detail in the paint apps, with your basic black over pretty much every bit of the figure (though that may be mostly because it’s a pre-production piece), but I love his somewhat normal looking cargo pants, and very undercover look. The sculpted hood on the trench is awesome, and the figure just looks really neat. It’s a very different look for the G.I. Joe Commando.
One caveat to the images…my particular figure had two left hands (one of the issues with buying sight-unseen…buyer beware), so I tossed on the right hand from a random COBRA Commander figure just for review purposes. Beyond that, the figure really is pretty awesome. I absolutely love his machine gun, his sword and sheath, and the pistol he comes with, too. Neither his pistol nor his knife have a spot other than in his hand (or in a drawer) which is really too bad, but the figure is still very cool regardless. One really cool accessory the figure comes with is his removable visor, which is mostly transparent, yet still has the familiar ridges etched into the surface. A very cool aspect to the figure.
I believe this figure is slated to come with Wave 2 of the Rise of COBRA single packs, and I cannot recommend this figure enough. I’ve tooled around with a number of Rise of COBRA figures so far, and this version of Snake Eyes is among the most fun. Honestly, many of these Rise of COBRA figures have provided some serious entertainment. From Destro to Shipwreck, and now Paris Pursuit Snake Eyes, the Rise of COBRA line is really a very pleasant surprise. Do yourself a favor and BUY THIS figure when it comes out. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed, even as yet another version of Snake Eyes.
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