I was abent-mindedly playing with some Beachhead figures (the POC versions,my faovorite) and snapping his poor little head off and popping someone elses's head on,when it hit me. I'm a customizer. Not a good one of course. But it's as good a reason to play with my toys as any. What if Shipwreck were assigned a mission with Beachhead? Wouldn't he look a bit more like a SEAL/commando and less like a longshoreman? Say, that looks ok...what if the TRU Benchpress also got the gig? OH MY!!! These guys look like death from the sea! So what's that? Low Light in a gray outfit with a big red patch on his shoulder? (I know, it's his shooter pad. Or an "aim here" marker.) Anyway, so off whith his head, and that little bearded watch capped head landed on another Beachhead. BAM! Pop another POC Duke head on and now my little 4 man Recon/Hit team is ready. Ok, so any 10yr old can do that. My original plan for getting into 1/18th scale was to pose,fill in the joints and paint the figures. My eyes just aren't what they were, and 1/35th scal stuff is tiny compared to 1/18th. And expensive. And then there's the patience thing. But after spending 6,7,8 bucks a figure, and trying out pose after pose , I realized I couldn't commit to the cause that much. Saym ever look at a ROC Viper and go, all these sockheads (skimask) need to go on something? I love the movie vipers. Can't get enough. But what if a regular guy is a viper and not a genetic freak? Put a sockhead on him, and he becomes WAY more useful.
Anyway, while a whole lot of you mix and match body parts like underroos, I threw away 2 figures I had trashed. Others of you, do incredible jobs painting your figures. and then you don't touch them again because the paint comes off. Me? I'll just customize my guys constantly while watching videos on my pc.
Showing posts with label ROC. Show all posts
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
ROC Cobra Gunship
So, I have one of these and it's been modified (like most stuff, not finished).
But since Wally World is selling these things a bit cheaper and at least mine is covered up in them, I thought I throw my 2 cents on the table. First off, there are "2 different figures" in the stores. I will find out soon if they are really different or if it's just the helmet. In any case, the vest is a nice near copy of US Navy survival vest, and my first one went to my Will Smith pilot figure (Rip Cord with odds n ends).
I might as well get another in case I ever get the f14 or F18. Moving on, it's just a blah figure.
The biggest issue we have with the gunship is size. In the movie, it's a 2 place bird, with a big enough cabin to hold 5 people. Not real comfortable, but it will do. So the gunship needs to be the size of the Power team Dauphin/ChiComm gunship (in the US , Gunless Ship). BAM!!! perfect repilica!!! They got the look down with Cobra's Gunship (also might be known as a Razor).
And the Dauphin, likely made at the same factory as the Razor, was cheap. And sells out FAST when ever and where ever it shows up. So Hasbro misses the boat by penny pinching and giving us a 1/35th scale toy. But, this is a 46 year old boy review sooooo.....
The Bird looks GOOD. It has 2 working missile launchers that look ok. It comes with a figure (Firefly? huh?) and you generally get your choice, red or black helmet. The thing can carry 3 more figures in the cabin if you're careful. 4 if you're not picky. So an Air Assault is out, unless you buy an armful of these things. I see THIS toy as a scout (cobra has lots of "scouts") vehicle or a small delivery craft of the REAL Firefly. The new Firefly looks really good with this thing what with all the angles and colors,or a recon/commando team.The bomb dropping is ok, better than a Fury/Rage can lay mines in any case.
The 46yr old man, says, well made,solid, will survive most play dates. the 2 rocket pods are solid, will fire most ROC missiles. Awww, wait...Ok, the pods are good, but, the movie pods were multi shots,finer,more aerodynamic affairs...oh well.
The cockpit can be broken easily, but looks good, even if it's 1 man and cut off from the cabin. In the movie, 2 neo vipers are flying it and they can be seen from the rear of the cabin.
The color is off, but uniform and fitting. The landing gear is wrong. but sturdy. This toy is pretty good, especially when compared to the Joes gunship, coming next.
Finally though, as this thing comes from MARS , it of course can fly. It flies, hovers, thrust vectors...HOW??? I think I see nozzles on the sides and it has big intakes.. but dang, Joe needs to up his purchases from MARS, since it seems like everything comes from MARS.
But since Wally World is selling these things a bit cheaper and at least mine is covered up in them, I thought I throw my 2 cents on the table. First off, there are "2 different figures" in the stores. I will find out soon if they are really different or if it's just the helmet. In any case, the vest is a nice near copy of US Navy survival vest, and my first one went to my Will Smith pilot figure (Rip Cord with odds n ends).
I might as well get another in case I ever get the f14 or F18. Moving on, it's just a blah figure.
The biggest issue we have with the gunship is size. In the movie, it's a 2 place bird, with a big enough cabin to hold 5 people. Not real comfortable, but it will do. So the gunship needs to be the size of the Power team Dauphin/ChiComm gunship (in the US , Gunless Ship). BAM!!! perfect repilica!!! They got the look down with Cobra's Gunship (also might be known as a Razor).
And the Dauphin, likely made at the same factory as the Razor, was cheap. And sells out FAST when ever and where ever it shows up. So Hasbro misses the boat by penny pinching and giving us a 1/35th scale toy. But, this is a 46 year old boy review sooooo.....
The Bird looks GOOD. It has 2 working missile launchers that look ok. It comes with a figure (Firefly? huh?) and you generally get your choice, red or black helmet. The thing can carry 3 more figures in the cabin if you're careful. 4 if you're not picky. So an Air Assault is out, unless you buy an armful of these things. I see THIS toy as a scout (cobra has lots of "scouts") vehicle or a small delivery craft of the REAL Firefly. The new Firefly looks really good with this thing what with all the angles and colors,or a recon/commando team.The bomb dropping is ok, better than a Fury/Rage can lay mines in any case.
The 46yr old man, says, well made,solid, will survive most play dates. the 2 rocket pods are solid, will fire most ROC missiles. Awww, wait...Ok, the pods are good, but, the movie pods were multi shots,finer,more aerodynamic affairs...oh well.
The cockpit can be broken easily, but looks good, even if it's 1 man and cut off from the cabin. In the movie, 2 neo vipers are flying it and they can be seen from the rear of the cabin.
The color is off, but uniform and fitting. The landing gear is wrong. but sturdy. This toy is pretty good, especially when compared to the Joes gunship, coming next.
Finally though, as this thing comes from MARS , it of course can fly. It flies, hovers, thrust vectors...HOW??? I think I see nozzles on the sides and it has big intakes.. but dang, Joe needs to up his purchases from MARS, since it seems like everything comes from MARS.
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