ACToys board member Wintergod has posted a nice assortment of new images of some upcoming Rise of COBRA figures, featuring Sgt. Stone, Paris Pursuit Snake Eyes, COBRA Commander, and many others. Check out the thread here, and check out the images mirrored below.
Big thanks to WildWeasel and HissCommander of The Terror Drome for the information.
I’ve always wanted to use the word “plethora”… :shifty:
Over the past 24 hours, new images of Rise of COBRA figures have started popping up all over the ‘net. The more I see these movie figures, the more I’m starting to fall in love with them. Check out the following links for some new images that you might enjoy:
Sgt. Stone is quickly becoming one of my favorite new figures…he makes a much better Flint figure than Flint does! Thanks to HissCommander of The Terror Drome, kingsurly crab and jumper11 from HissTank.com!
MTV.com sat down and caught up with Channing Tatum regarding his role in The Rise of COBRA as well as Fighting, a much smaller scale film on the brink of being released to theaters. In the interview, Tatum mentions he originally wanted the role of Snake Eyes and confirms that the mysterious G.I. Joe commando does indeed stay silent throughout the entire film.
To check out the full interview click here.
Coincidentally enough, this was originally reported on April 1st, so fearing an April Fools’ Day prank, nobody really reported it as an accurate story, but proof seems to have come out confirming that HissTank forum member slowrey has stumbled upon Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow from the upcoming Rise of COBRA action figure line at a local Wal-Mart in Maine, of all places.
Take the news with a grain of salt, and keep in mind this is more likely a mistake than a trend, but apparently, at least two Rise of COBRA action figures have hit the states in mass retail. Whether more will start trickling out is anyone’s guess, but official “street date” isn’t until July. However, this board member has supplied HissTank with photos of the receipt and the two figures in question.
We’ll keep you posted.
Currently in stock at Brians Toys!
I’ll admit it right up front. I’m not a 12″ afficianado, not by a long shot. I’m a child of the 80’s and my first real introduction to the 12″ scale was with the Hall of Fame figures, which, admittedly is a pretty narrow sampling to pull from. Granted, as Hasbro returned to the 12″ scale with the Real American Hero characters, I double dipped in both scales sporadically, but I’ve still never really explored just what companies do with the 1:6 scale these days. I’ve heard of Dragon, BBI, Hot Toys, and yes, Sideshow, but I’ve never really had a reason to fully explore those options.
Well, now I do. And as an introduction to the 12″ scale, I bit the bullet on the Sideshow Collectibles’ Snake Eyes…and if this is what it’s like in the 12″ world, then man, I’ve been missing a lot. Of course, when my main experience with the 12″ scale involves barely poseable Hall of Fame figures and the questionable Hasbro offerings of the past 6 or 7 years, I guess it’s easy to be impressed.