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 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 1, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
The guys at The Terror Drome are continuing their great “Pictorial Reviews” this time tackling the very recently released Senior Ranking Officer 3-Packs, exclusive to Toys “R” Us. These sets each have their own unique identity with some pluses and minuses…personally, I really like the green camouflage redeco of Sgt. Stone, and I like Speed Metal as well, even if he is just a minor repaint and head swap. Love the Destro in the COBRA pack as well, very reminiscent of his video game appearence, which is great.
Anyway, you can check out the Joe review here, and the COBRA one here. Images are hosted below.
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by generalsjoes | Aug 20, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Paul Ernst from Fighting-118th.com has found the Toys “R” Us Exclusive Senior Ranking Officer figures at a local Toys “R” Us, and reports about it on his site here. They retail for $14.99, and look to have some pretty nice repaints in the packs.
by generalsjoes | Aug 19, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Toys “R” Us is coming out with a flood of store exclusives over the next year, including a pair of Senior Ranking Officer 3-packs, one from the COBRA side, one from G.I. Joe. The COBRA side features a very cool Destro repaint that is actually a nice version of how he appears in the console video game. There’s a great Elite-Viper and Neo-Viper as well (though the Neo-Viper is labelled as a Viper Commando for some weird reason).
Anyway, check out the nice post at the COBRA Collection Blog, and I’ve also mirrored a TON of images below. I’m really liking this set!
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