Once again, GeneralsJoes contributor Mysterious Stranger comes through with some very nice, well detailed reviews of recent Sideshow Collectible releases. Knowing I don’t have the budget to get my hands on this stuff these days, he’s right on the ball, this time covering the Sideshow Cobra Officer and Cobra Sniper all in one shot.
Click the “Read the Rest of this Entry” link below to check out his review!
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Along with the release of the long-awaited Flint pre-order, the latest Sideshow Collectibles newsletter also debuted some very nice looking desktop wallpapers featuring their 12″ Firefly figure! I’ve mirrored the images below, but be sure to check here for all different sizes.
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When Sideshow gave us the sneak preview of their 12″ Flint last week, they mentioned that you would be able to pre-order with the launch of the newsletter today, January 28th! I will try to be as on top of it as possible…click the banner below to check out Flint’s entry on SideshowToy.com!
EDIT – As GeneralsJoes contributor and Sideshow expert Mysterious Stranger points out, Sideshow’s language might be a bit flawed. He’s thinking that perhaps the pre-order information will be in the newsletter today, and the actual pre-order might happen later on. I’m starting to think he’s right, because so far, this hasn’t followed Sideshow’s typical MO for pre-order process.
Stay tuned…
Infinite Hollywood has been posting some great reviews of G.I. Joe toys amongst other things over the past few months, and just put up a review for the recently released 12″ Rise of Cobra Destro figure by Hasbro. In fact, this is the only version of a movie accurate suited Destro you’ll see on mass retail shelves. I’m pretty surprised at how nice this figure really is. The 12″ scale isn’t usually my bag, and the Rise of Cobra toys hadn’t changed my mind to this point, but Destro actually looks pretty neat. I’ve got the SDCC Baroness, so I might have to snag this guy to go alongside her if I see it at retail. Pretty cool. Check out the review here.
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I haven’t really been a fan of recent 12″ Hasbro figures, but the Rise of Cobra ones are actually drawing me in, if only a little bit. I’ve seen Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Duke, Cobra Commander, and Ripcord, and they all have some sort of limited appeal which I cannot really describe. They still have the silly, scrawny body types, sculpted uniforms, and general goofiness, but for whatever reason, I still think they’re kind of neat. Not nearly neat enough to drop $16 on ’em, of course.
Regardless, for those folks who are into them, apparently the latest wave has started hitting retail according jroosa030 on HissTank. He just scored the Destro and General Hawk, and I’ve mirrored images below. I think both of these figures look pretty neat and fit into the RoC aesthetic remarkably well. I dig ’em.
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