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Angel of Death



Absolutely one bad mother!#%$

Thanks man.
I'm on the fence on whether I should be buying a Striker but definitely am getting the CUtter.
For that price ,at least seating for 2 is mandatory buy given that's it's a new design and it sure looks badass ,i'm gonna overlook that issue.

Good idea there on the barb wire. i just dont understand why it's included in the first place.
a roll of barb wire sure aint gonna do much of anything.and i doubt Dusty's gonna carry it with him at all times.

thanks bro.
i only have 1 Night Adder but i prefer to dedicate this Fury to the AVs.
aiya, still keeping them MISB?i rarely keep my Joes MISB.

This post has been edited by darkshadow: Sep 29 2010, 11:56 PM

Today's haul .
I would prefer the Snow Serpent Officer sporting black / grey painted harness and visor instead of red .
The back of the box depicts the SS from ROC ,with camo stripes on his pants .
My other gripe being that the missile launcher's gap is slightly larger hence when attaching to the backpack ,the laucher is rather loose and easily falls off .Not a big deal though.

Other than that, this is an awesome vehicle .Yeah, seating is just for one as previously mentioned but the treads are an innovative design on Hasbro's part .
The treads move upward and forward one after the other, mimicking a chainsaw hacking manner as you push the vehicle .

The cannons can elevate and rotates 360 degrees and the windshield's wiper swivels 360 degrees as well .

The spiky treads are made of soft rubber and are removable while the huge rear tire is just a chunk of plastic .

Highly recommended to complement your Cobra arctic team .

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The paintjob is top notch but i prefer the cannons and wiper be painted black / grey.
Also, I tested the vehicle on my bed and the treads have no difficulty in movement .














This post has been edited by darkshadow: Sep 30 2010, 05:25 PM

Thanks
AWE certainly gives you more bang for your buck in terms of the figure's accesories ,which are all repacks from other figures .I just noticed that the AWE has storage space for 5 figures.
...Allrite ,I'm sold .Will get 1 AWE soon.

Indeed ,this guy is just freaking awesome .I pray we'll be getting his regular and alternate heads .

This being the definitive version and SE being my most fav. character ,I'll be getting 10 of this figure .
Insane amount of weapons and accesories (2 knives and accompanying working sheathes) ,2 handguns and holster ,an all new awesome VEST ,plus 3 katanas and 2 sheathes AND MORE!
I'm "giddy as a schoolboy".

This SE is great for customs ,ie. Black Ops ,SEAL ,commando ....

For the Shock Trooper, he looks rather lacking below the waist .No utility belt ,no holster,what's up with that?
He comes with a three part helmet consisting of a ballistic helmet ,goggles and gas mask.
I hope he comes with a backpack to store the sledgehammer.

And where's Duke's helmet ?SS is ,well nothing to be excited about. If you own Tornado Kick SE ,expect the same with this SS ,gimmick feature again ,weapons that are uninspiring ..totally weak figure of the wave .
I might pop his head onto wave 1's SS.

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Added on October 2, 2010, 4:03 pmThanks .
Well ,I don't mind if the visor is painted red ,but definitely not the webgear ,'pack and missile .
Now if Hasbro repainted the Snow Serpent in black ,he'll be known as Shadow Serpent . I kinda like that.



This post has been edited by darkshadow: Oct 2 2010, 04:03 PM

Today's non toy haul
I missed out on several of the earlier issues of Special Missions back then ,and I'm glad IDW decides to reprint them .
Gonna switch to nostalgia mode and relieve the old days while reading this tonite .

Addon:

Wave 3 is out on December and here's the case assortment ..I'm loving it a lot!!Save me time hunting them in loose carded .Will likely buy 1 case .

3x Snake Eyes v. 6
3x Duke v. 6
3x Storm Shadow v. 6
3x Cobra Shock Trooper





This post has been edited by darkshadow: Oct 2 2010, 04:20 PM

assuming there's no changes in the final case assortment of wave 3 , is it not possible to build an army of Shock Troopers?

wave 1 AV = 1 per case
wave 2 JV = 2 per case
wave 3 ST = 3 per case

chances of scoring more than 1 ST is much higher than the other 2 troopers .

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Added on October 5, 2010, 12:25 pmbased on BBTS's picture for SE ,the alternate head is included .
however ,HISStank thread mentioned that SE's case assortment will be packed in equal distribution with half sporting the visor head and the other half with his alternate head.

there's a revision case for wave 2 that includes an AV. i've forgotten if FF is also included.

This post has been edited by darkshadow: Oct 5 2010, 12:26 PM

My 2nd fav Joe gets the 1/6 treatment ,courtesy of SSC.
I'm sooooo gonna get this guy.









This post has been edited by darkshadow: Oct 7 2010, 12:33 PM

SS 1/6 figures are based on ARAH version but with some modifications / updates.
hence ,Dusty does bear resemblance to his 80's version.case in point, he sports the same helmet ,goggles and helmet cloth style and he wears tan camo uniform .as for his weapon ,that's the FAMAS rifle used by ARAH Dusty.

google pics of ARAH Dusty and you'll know what I mean.
although POC Dusty is awesome, i still prefer the original Dusty.

My much awaited haul has arrived .

These 2 sets never made it to Malaysia .
IMO ,they are much better than the Resolute 7 packs .









More wave 1 POC plus a CS CE





Some loose figs bought el cheapo...and my 4th CS SE



25th DVD Pack Dusty (s)




and lastly ,a non Joe haul .Of all the MOTU CLassics figures ,Trap Jaw is the one I wanted the most.
bought him at a reasonable price of RM128 .

thanks.
those aren't Resolute packs but the Assault and Defense of Cobra Island packs .
yeah ,4th CS SE as i bought 2 few months ago.

Thanks.
I agree they are awesome since 6 of the figures are various Cobra troopers.
The BAT comes with a battle damaged extra head and extra damaged chest piece plus the vine thingy.
The Strato Viper only comes with a pistol and vest ,rather lacking in terms of accesories.

Wow ,preordered in advance eh?It was estimated to arrive in December.
I still havent scored enuf of wave 2 yet .
If Wave 3 arrives this month ,then 2011 will have only 1 wave left..

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Added on October 12, 2010, 1:07 amI notice 3 AVs there.
who's driving the Fury?


This post has been edited by darkshadow: Oct 12 2010, 01:07 AM

thanks.
ok i'll do the review, but give me a few days.

as for AV and FF,it's obvious that they were "sapu-ed" by other collectors..
the clever distribution technique by Hasblow of 1 AV and 1 FF per case definitely dont help matters.

and those peg warmers like Duke and SS ,naturally there are "lots" of them coz there's 2 per case.

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Added on October 12, 2010, 3:48 pmsum other AVs i just keep it MISB
this means u have quite a few of them la..10 maybe?
also perhaps u are the one to sapu those AVs from Isetan eh?


kerberos, u want to sell any of the extra AVs?

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Added on October 12, 2010, 3:50 pmcuri from him lo..

This post has been edited by darkshadow: Oct 12 2010, 03:50 PM

it's actually 8 ,4 from POC ,2 from 25th and 2 AV Officer .

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Added on October 12, 2010, 5:11 pmnaturally it's almost impossible to happen .Hasbro would have done it with the 25th BATs and 25th Vipers 5 packs .It was announced last year that both packs will get green light for release and even pictures of the sets were shown.
but instead they were cancelled.



This post has been edited by darkshadow: Oct 12 2010, 05:11 PM

the Baroness is really out of place with the other 3 beauties .the other 2 sexy babes ,are they statue or do they have articulated body covered by rubberised skin?

This week's haul ,which is my last POC Wave 1 haul .
Now ,to focus on hunting AVs .

thanks!
yeah bro ,just a paltry 6 .
still no sign of revision wave 2 case ,which consists of 1 AV.

Will there be any way of telling from the box which color HISS Tank V5 you are getting once the running change in color(black) starts to happen, and when will it hit retail?

A) The Black HISS will be packed in the same package as the previous version. This is what is known as a "running change:" a change that was made in reaction to fan-feedback which demanded an "all-black" version. We're sorry, but packaging will not reflect which versions are black and which are Burgundy.

As we all know from the Pursuit Of Cobra line, plans change. Though Pursuit Of Cobra was meant as a filler line between the Rise of Cobra movie and the Renegades cartoon, has any thought been given to extending Pursuit Of Cobra beyond 4 waves? Or is the strategizing and marketing of this current line basically over and done with?

A) After we started this line, we have been overwhelmed with the response. While we can not promise anything, there are many additional figures that we want to do and we are currently looking to see if we can fit a few more waves into this line.


courtesy of Hisstank.com

more on black Hiss tank

"This running change of the HISS Tank V5 is reportedly shipping in the latest Pursuit Of Cobra Bravo Vehicles revision cases. While the box art is unchanged, the assortment number(s) may be different.

The product number is 02381. "

This post has been edited by darkshadow: Oct 25 2010, 03:50 PM

Ah yes, Pursuit Of Cobra wave 3. Sure, we've seen Pursuit Of Cobra Wave 3 carded images before, but it was not until recently that we found out Snake Eyes would no longer have a variant. Both the V2 style knight visor and V1 Commando goggles head sculpts will be included.

courtesy of Hisstank


good news indeed