Cannonball (2005)
Cannonball is another driver made entirely of reused parts. It’s not surprising considering he was released as a driver of a Direct to Consumer vehicle, the Rhino. The DTC line utilized a lot of existing molds, with some strategically inserted new parts and weapons. Cannonball’s body is made up of Barrel Roll and Switch Gears, two of my favorite figures newly created during the new sculpt era. Maybe that’s why I like this figure despite its lack of new parts. Of course, knowing me, it could be the yellow.
As drivers in the new sculpt era go, Cannonball at least has the benefit of standing out with a unique look. Cannonball’s reused bits are offset by an interesting and effective paint scheme. While yellow and white aren’t exactly the most subdued of colors, they make for a memorable figure. The doo rag look is also a nice touch, and I hadn’t realized at first that the figure had undergone a race reassignment, as the head is not new, but originally belonged to a Heavy Duty figure from earlier in the decade. Speaking of heads, a swap with the original Barrel Roll could make for a fun variant of the Joe team’s airborne sniper.
Too bad this wasn’t available at retail–I have the ROC Rhino.
Yeah, I liked the original RHINO and its driver because he’s the first Joe my home state of South Dakota ever had. It was a nice selling point to me…but not being at retail (and having gotten kinda burned by my supplier on the first wave of DTC figures) I never really went after him. The RoC RHINO is a nice addition, but I would’ve loved to have had it with the figures it was better in scale with.
It’s an okay figure, but I like the vehicle a lot more. Mind you, this sort of thing happened back during the vintage era as well. Some drivers paled in comparison to their vehicles even when sporting new sculpts.
I don’t know, I can’t stop staring at his waist, which seems to have a belt on it that’s five sizes too big.
I think DTC Alpine has the some facesculpt (but with black skin).
I like this figure, one of my fave drivers!
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