What Do We Want?
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Depends on your definition of "dynamically posed".
Can you pose ANY Joe (besides Amazon SE, SS, and Red ninja) sitting in a chair, with one leg crossed over the other knee? Or sitting on the ground cross-legged? As for any standing/action poses... yes, you can technically get Joes into most common poses, but you're still very limited to how you do it, and what it looks like (unnatural). Swivel feet are not the method in which the human leg rotates.
Can you pose ANY Joe's arm where the hand can actually touch his face/head? I'm not saying we have to have double elbows, but designing swivel-hinges a little better would go a long way. The arm sculpts are to blame mostly, but when you can't even get a full 90 bend... that's ridiculous.
How about the head/neck? Can ANY Joe go prone and actually raise his head to sight a weapon? This may not be as important to most people, but it is still an issue. What's the point of having a ball-jointed head if it barely moves in any direction? Again, this could be designed better for starters, but the addition of another neck joint would greatly improve the posing potential.
Any of these 3 joints can be done, and if designed/sculpted with better forethought, would not look so obvious or horrible. So... I'd go with "limited dynamic poses" as it stands. And "limited" is not very realistic, in any book.
And when the 118th fig is released, don't buy one. You won't like it anyway!
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Agreed, and agreed.
I stand by the idea that if 12" figs can be more realistically posed, so can a 4" fig. Yes, the 12" figs benefit from wearing actual clothes to enable and hide the joints. Again... with better designing, sculpted figs could be MUCH better than what we're getting.
I would gladly pay $15 for something like this, as long as it didn't come in some
color(s).
I stand by the idea that if 12" figs can be more realistically posed, so can a 4" fig. Yes, the 12" figs benefit from wearing actual clothes to enable and hide the joints. Again... with better designing, sculpted figs could be MUCH better than what we're getting.
I would gladly pay $15 for something like this, as long as it didn't come in some
color(s).
Got word that the LP3 figures will be using an improved version of the Marvel Legends joint system.
Will be interesting to see how that works out.
Will be interesting to see how that works out.
Depends on your definition of "dynamically posed".
Can you pose ANY Joe (besides Amazon SE, SS, and Red ninja) sitting in a chair, with one leg crossed over the other knee? Or sitting on the ground cross-legged? As for any standing/action poses... yes, you can technically get Joes into most common poses, but you're still very limited to how you do it, and what it looks like (unnatural). Swivel feet are not the method in which the human leg rotates.
Can you pose ANY Joe's arm where the hand can actually touch his face/head? I'm not saying we have to have double elbows, but designing swivel-hinges a little better would go a long way. The arm sculpts are to blame mostly, but when you can't even get a full 90 bend... that's ridiculous.
How about the head/neck? Can ANY Joe go prone and actually raise his head to sight a weapon? This may not be as important to most people, but it is still an issue. What's the point of having a ball-jointed head if it barely moves in any direction? Again, this could be designed better for starters, but the addition of another neck joint would greatly improve the posing potential.
Any of these 3 joints can be done, and if designed/sculpted with better forethought, would not look so obvious or horrible. So... I'd go with "limited dynamic poses" as it stands. And "limited" is not very realistic, in any book.
And when the 118th fig is released, don't buy one. You won't like it anyway!
Exactly!...I care about this so much, that I've started adding double elbows and rocker ankles to all my customs...having feet flat on the ground with legs spread looks so much better not to mention adds stability...
*sprays soda out of mouth*
WHAT?!
If they have all or better detail/articulations/etc than say a NECA line, I'm fine with that price point.
If they start trying to pass off Wolverine or IRON MAN 3 toys.. well, no thanks.
If they start trying to pass off Wolverine or IRON MAN 3 toys.. well, no thanks.
Because a 1:18 222 would be pretty expensive, and unlike diecast cars of '80s movies and TV, there's not many who will put up the cash for one. Airwolf ain't no Ghostbusters or The A-Team.
I'd love to see someone mod an OH-58D to do a (relatively more) modern one.
NSA should get off his ass and find that one he cut open and send it to digler.
I'd love to see someone mod an OH-58D to do a (relatively more) modern one.
NSA should get off his ass and find that one he cut open and send it to digler.
OH HAILLLLLLL NO!! GB and A-team aint got sh-t on Airwolf. Well, A-team is pretty close, but still.
I've been dreaming of this for a while...with a hidden box that plays the theme upon liftoff
...seriously though, I would want that...
A while ago Someone built an Air Wolf out out of a world peacekeepers helicopter, While obviously not 100% accurate, it at least looked the part. Can't find the picts now.
I've been dreaming of this for a while...with a hidden box that plays the theme upon liftoff
I know what you mean Eddie, the way companies have stayed away from making it for so long you would think the helicopter has HIV or some shit.
I know the show was pretty popular back in the day, they need to do one.
I've been dreaming of this for a while...with a hidden box that plays the theme upon liftoff
MP3 player. I remember a sweet Vietnam M113 custom that had an MP3 player loaded with period music.
But fer Sirius, the 58 is the closest were gonna get to a Triple Deuce, so might as well upgrade that shit.
Another company that's putting out a quality (maybe even superior,) product and is a legitimate threat to Hasbro. Not so say I want to see Hasbro go out of business, quite to the contrary. I feel that if Hasbro has legitimate competition in the marketplace, that will light a fire in their R&D department and they'll be forced to give the public what they want as far action figures and accessories. If this were to happen, then that would mean more figures, weapons, and vehicles for us all.
Oh crap, your right they changed up after a few season's. I agree
http://youtu.be/HBd6ighzqYA
whichever one that one is, is the one I want
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OH HAILLLLLLL NO!! GB and A-team aint got sh-t on Airwolf.
You better be talking about Filmation's "The Ghost Busters".
You better be talking about Filmation's "The Ghost Busters".
If the parts ever happened (I.E. head sculpts, proton packs and traps) I'd seriously consider putting out the dosh for Hot Wheels 1:18 Ecto-1.
Didn't Slayer do resin proton packs a while back? I wish another caster would re-release them.
No shit man...I'd be all over that and I'd display it next to my original figures and Ecto 1.
Gigabread needs a 3-D printer at his house along with some casting equipment.
You better be talking about Filmation's "The Ghost Busters".
Dude, I never really got into Ghostbusters anything for some reason. The fig's were cool but never on the same level as Joe's.
Don't get me wrong I grew up watching the sh-t like most of you but never got too into it.
Figures are not high on my priority list.
I want a Hind in 1/18th scale so I do not have to build it.
I want a Hind in 1/18th scale so I do not have to build it.
Body - wild Bill comic pack
proton pack - Sandtrooper backpack
heads - TBD
That's at least a workable start. (almost did this but the pack packs dried up at the local TJ Maxx)
They did. I talked to DW about them this past weekend, actually. The original for the proton pack was in wax, which often doesn't survive the molding process, and he doesn't presently have a copy to mold from. But hopefully soon, and then hopefully they'll show up in the store again.
At the time I was planning it, (never happened) I was trying to work with the parts I had available, & since it would require painting (GB suits are grey) anyways WB seemed to fit the Bill.
If I did it today there are better choices.
Figures are not high on my priority list.
I want a Hind in 1/18th scale so I do not have to build it.
I second that notion, but it would have to be the really cool looking Hind from the original RedDawn not the other one that's ugly as sh-t.
The helo in Red Dawn wasn't a Hind, it wasn't even Russian, it was an SA 330 with a mock Mi-24A greenhouse and wings bolted on.
EDIT for PITCHURS!
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The helo in Red Dawn wasn't a Hind, it wasn't even Russian, it was an SA 330 with a mock Mi-24A greenhouse and wings bolted on.
EDIT for PITCHURS!
SA 330 then, please
Just looked at some pics of the SA 330 and that thing looks nothing like the badass in Red Dawn. They modified the f--k out of it. So what do you think K-tiger you gonna try to do one?
When whoever it is makes a Hind, be it true scale or something like a PTE underscale.
Then they should do the basic frame and plan in advance the various versions of it. Two types of fronts (one for the the A's glass house and double bubbles for the rest) those square boxes (engine filters or something) on later models. The D chin turret or the F's side mounted cannons.
And finally the sweet Super Hind that South Africa.
Then they should do the basic frame and plan in advance the various versions of it. Two types of fronts (one for the the A's glass house and double bubbles for the rest) those square boxes (engine filters or something) on later models. The D chin turret or the F's side mounted cannons.
And finally the sweet Super Hind that South Africa.