altcunningham
Laura Rings Enthusiast
Yeah that's what I expected with the dog. Thankfully I only want one
G.I. Joe Classified Series
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Well I’m glad the Internet worked to collectively lower my expectations for the SNAKE, because I just popped it open and it is AMAZING. Waaaaaay more range of motion than I was expecting in the upper half. It’s so much fun to mess with and it’s big but light. The Legacy cops are already getting squished and fried and tossed around by this big boi.
Desert Scorpion just showed up on my doorstep. I didn’t even know this was an ARAH era character, so I had to do a bit of reading. This is a really cool interpretation of the original figure.
He seems a bit sparse on survival gear, which I believe is part of the “punishment” of being a Desert Scorpion. Of course, I’ll be using him as an individual specialist, rather than a member of a squad. I’m impressed that his grappling gun comes with an actual thread between the hook and the barrel. I’ll be giving that to Alpine, thank you very much. The spear is nice and has a bunch of paint apps that they didn’t need to include. He’ll be using the fist daggers and keeping the mask on rather than showing off the blue-eyed, bearded likeness that I wish could be used elsewhere. I dig the old equipment look of his backpack. The tube connecting his helmet to the pack attaches a little too loosely. It plugs into the helmet male to female, but plugs onto the pack female to male peg that’s a bit too small, so the tube pops off easily.
The mutant scorpion is insane. For now I’ve got him wielding the machine gun because why the fuck not at this point? He’s already dinosaur-sized, he might as well be sentient. It’s got plenty of articulation in those delicate legs, ball/sockets for the tail and claws which can open slightly and close.
So he’s part of the same vintage series as Big Ben, Heavy Duty, Snake Eyes v4. Makes him feel far less out of left field for me. These later years are pretty foreign to me, but I appreciate what we’ve been getting beyond the original collecting window of my youth. This is a simple figure with an animal companion that could easily overshadow him. But I dig them equally.
He seems a bit sparse on survival gear, which I believe is part of the “punishment” of being a Desert Scorpion. Of course, I’ll be using him as an individual specialist, rather than a member of a squad. I’m impressed that his grappling gun comes with an actual thread between the hook and the barrel. I’ll be giving that to Alpine, thank you very much. The spear is nice and has a bunch of paint apps that they didn’t need to include. He’ll be using the fist daggers and keeping the mask on rather than showing off the blue-eyed, bearded likeness that I wish could be used elsewhere. I dig the old equipment look of his backpack. The tube connecting his helmet to the pack attaches a little too loosely. It plugs into the helmet male to female, but plugs onto the pack female to male peg that’s a bit too small, so the tube pops off easily.
The mutant scorpion is insane. For now I’ve got him wielding the machine gun because why the fuck not at this point? He’s already dinosaur-sized, he might as well be sentient. It’s got plenty of articulation in those delicate legs, ball/sockets for the tail and claws which can open slightly and close.
So he’s part of the same vintage series as Big Ben, Heavy Duty, Snake Eyes v4. Makes him feel far less out of left field for me. These later years are pretty foreign to me, but I appreciate what we’ve been getting beyond the original collecting window of my youth. This is a simple figure with an animal companion that could easily overshadow him. But I dig them equally.
docsilence
Dungeon Daddy
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I hemmed and hawed about changing the order for the cops long enough they sold out on Amazon, so I guess I'll just keep the BBTS order. Really truly not in that big a rush, just had the whole get it while its hot FOMO. It's listed as a #1 seller and I don't know how to parse that out.
I thiiiiiink Desert Scorpion is supposed to arrive today. It's either him or Emma Frost. One of them from Fedex. I hope.
I thiiiiiink Desert Scorpion is supposed to arrive today. It's either him or Emma Frost. One of them from Fedex. I hope.
One of the rare times I bought a too-big toy item and was actually HAPPIER with it than expected. It has so, so much more articulation than I anticipated. And it's LIGHT, so I don't feel like I'm doing to wipe out a whole bookshelf standing him up on there. I had regerts when it shipped but those are gone.
Chooch555
Thoughtful
Woo-hoo! Got Dial-Tone today. Poor guy must have had the worst travel experience. I got his wave mates months ago.
dude same, my first new GI Joe that wasn't a garage sale find. i didn't even know this guy was available without mailing in until today, lol.
omg these 9am EST preorders SUCK! can't wait to lose sleep and stress out for no good reason
