By Past Nastification Released as “Sgt. Stalker”, this figure is a single pack repaint of the 2002 new sculpt Stalker. The colors are slightly darker and the gear is different, making this a modest improvement over the mold’s first time out. The sculpting here is solid, especially for a NS figure. Stalker has a properly sized head with a stern,
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It’s rare that I feature a figure from my collection who’s incomplete. Sad to say, since I started the blog, my disposable income has diminished, and there are some figures and vehicles I probably won’t be able to complete. Such is the case with Cloudburst, one of the fantastically colored and interestingly accessorized Air Commandos. So right off the bat,
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By Past Nastification This is the HR-14, the Rapid Deployment Force version of the Tonka Hand Commander Turbo Prop. Like the RDF figures, it’s a simple repaint of an already existing Tonka Play People vehicle to make a military version, sold to ride the GI Joe wave. Or, at least that’s what I believe it to be. I talked about
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By KansasBrawler I’ve never been much of an army-builder. I’ve never really seen the point of assembling large quantities of identical looking figures. Intellectually, I understand the appeal…there have been some great shots in Joe dio-stories of massive groups of all the Cobra specialties being addressed by Cobra Commander before his big scheme takes off. Rob’s army-building post from a
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Ouch! I don’t care what famous leaders’ DNA soup you’re made from, that’s gotta hurt! What better day than this to take a look at Serpentor’s unceremonious end in Marvel issue 76’s Battle of Springfield. After all, he shared DNA with Julius Caesar. Every time I read the issue, it’s still effective. Arrow to the eye–THAKK!
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By KansasBrawler Bear with me, ladies and gentlemen, because another vehicle set is about to get the KansasBrawler review treatment, so this could take a bit. Growing up, the big vehicles were always pretty secondary to me, but I loved the smaller sets. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the hell out of the Thunderclap I got for Christmas (probably
Read moreIt’s a busy day here at JAD HQ, and we didn’t have time for a new article. Here’s a rerun for now. Oh, and it’s also a Nice Pants feature. Enjoy Enjoy! Ssgt. Rock ‘N Roll (2008)
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We’re back again with more patent drawings from the wonderful Google Patent archive. And what could be more exciting to examine than the inner workings of the spring loaded mechanisms that collectors love so much? Plus it’s time to set clocks forward for springtime in (most of) the US. Hooray for lame date-related tie-in posts! This item from Hasbro should
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By KansasBrawler I know Hasbro always takes a lot of grief from fans (myself included) for so vehemently sticking behind their “girl figures don’t sell” line when we question their decisions to make sought-after female characters like Zarana and Jinx convention exclusives. Unfortunately, for me, Resolute Scarlett does kind of prove their point. I really wanted to like this figure.
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I miss the days of Book and Record sets.I had my fair share of Peter Pan records as a toddler, including nursery rhymes and the like. I was a bit too young to have had any of the Adventure Team sets, though I did experience the wonders of the 1980s’ spate of movie tie-in records during my grade school years.
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