Yeah, I know these Bronze Bombers based on Joe molds go for a pretty penny, but the blue Track Viper body plus new head equals one crazy looking figure. The head sculpt is damn goofy, and the paint apps are short. Seriously, I got nothin’ today, folks.
Determining just who's who among the helmetless Bronze Bombers of 1997 is tricky business. The small head shots on the file cards don't always help with this, either. I've found that identifying the hair style and facial hair may be the best route to avoid confusing a Shortburst with a…
Ever seen a purple Skidmark? Sorry, couldn't resist. But that's exactly what Krunch here is. Well, except for the head, of course. He hails from that strange chapter in Joe knock-off history, the 1997 Bronze Bombers. The set included twelve Hasbro driver molds, eight of which were topped with new…
Like all of the '97 Bronze Bomber figures, paint applications are at a minimum. The lack of detail color really strikes me with this figure, since the Strato-Viper mold is so full of detail. The mold origin also hinders my ability to see this as anything but a repainted Strato.…
Hmm. I ought to pick up one of those Bronze Bombers sets, and maybe an extra of a few of the figures, like the one with the green Skidmark mold and the one that used the Secto-Viper mold.
While I get that these figs are somewhat hard to find, I feel that the Bronze Bombers don’t really live up to the hype. They use a lot of odd base colors and have such minimal paint apps that they make ARAH figures from 2002-2004 look like Convention pieces. There’s a few figures that can hold their own in a Joe collection. But, figs like this one just don’t hold up. Considering the price tag for individual figures these days, I’d rather get my 20th ’83 Trooper than my first of many of these figs.
Being from the southeastern part of the United States (with our shameful history of racism), I feel like the figure’s head borders on becoming a sterotypical portrayal of African-Americans circa 1940.
Why are these so expensive? Isn’t this the set that came with nothing but Eco Warrior Flint’s hose-cannon, multiplied dozen-fold? Are they rare? And if so, who finds them so desirable as to raise the prices? I’m so confused.
Hm. When i saw these in stores years ago i wasnt that impressed. I was at a different stage in life so perhaps that contributed to that response. Now though…looking at this ‘Hard Drive’ figure i must say .
I guess Yla Eason, founder of Olmec Toys didn’t disappear. She’s got a Twitter account. https://twitter.com/ylaeason
She also seems to be currently at an advertising agency, R/GA as learning & development director.
Can’t find what happened around the end of Olmec, but obviously she’s not afraid of the Chinese Army coming to collect in blood what it lost in money or some wild conspiracy like that. It made for a fantastic story but looks to have been more fiction than fact.
I don’t think the head is goofy. I think he looks great!
Hmm. I ought to pick up one of those Bronze Bombers sets, and maybe an extra of a few of the figures, like the one with the green Skidmark mold and the one that used the Secto-Viper mold.
While I get that these figs are somewhat hard to find, I feel that the Bronze Bombers don’t really live up to the hype. They use a lot of odd base colors and have such minimal paint apps that they make ARAH figures from 2002-2004 look like Convention pieces. There’s a few figures that can hold their own in a Joe collection. But, figs like this one just don’t hold up. Considering the price tag for individual figures these days, I’d rather get my 20th ’83 Trooper than my first of many of these figs.
Hard Drive looks a lot like Chris Rock. I enjoy Chris’s work, so I would pick up a loose figure if these guys weren’t so expensive.
If that one looks like Chris Rock, which resemblances do you see in the others?
Being from the southeastern part of the United States (with our shameful history of racism), I feel like the figure’s head borders on becoming a sterotypical portrayal of African-Americans circa 1940.
Are you sure????
Lando Carlissian!
Why are these so expensive? Isn’t this the set that came with nothing but Eco Warrior Flint’s hose-cannon, multiplied dozen-fold? Are they rare? And if so, who finds them so desirable as to raise the prices? I’m so confused.
Hm. When i saw these in stores years ago i wasnt that impressed. I was at a different stage in life so perhaps that contributed to that response. Now though…looking at this ‘Hard Drive’ figure i must say .
I like it. A lot actually.
The head sculpt doesn’t look goofy to me.
Who knew?
I guess Yla Eason, founder of Olmec Toys didn’t disappear. She’s got a Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/ylaeason
She also seems to be currently at an advertising agency, R/GA as learning & development director.
Can’t find what happened around the end of Olmec, but obviously she’s not afraid of the Chinese Army coming to collect in blood what it lost in money or some wild conspiracy like that. It made for a fantastic story but looks to have been more fiction than fact.