Continuing in my look back on the march to 1,000 posts, here’s another that stuck out when I was perusing the older entries. The Rise of Cobra didn’t leave me with a whole lot of figures I’d call all-time favorites, but Kamakura comes close. I think he was also an inspiration for Nice Pants Week. Take another trip in the JAD Wayback Machine and check him out here.
Who'd have thought that Kamakura, Snake Eyes' green garbed apprentice would show up wearing electric blue? But that's what you get with Sigma 6; it zigs just when you think it will zag. Since his introduction to the GI Joe mythos, Kamakura has been the victim of both odd color…
Kamakura had quite a bit of exposure during the 2000s relaunch line. In just three years, he had three small figure releases, plus a 12 inch figure. His first version, the dreaded banana headed, Action Attack monstrosity, stands as one of the downright goofiest figures of the era. This one…
Snake Eyes' apprentice seems to be quite popular when it comes to movie lines. His Rise of Cobra figure was one of my favorites of that line, and made for an excellent substitute for the lack of a modern styled version of the character. This one, from a Retaliation three…
I cannibalised nealry all my R.O.C stuff to make into customs. It was no real loss as the first wave stuff shelf warmed chronically down here. This turned out to be a bit of a blessing in disguise for me though. With no new products being relesed here since 2009, i have a big affection for what i have now in my collection. Collecting G.I.JOE figures [especially ARAH ones] has replaced collecting Transformers as my hobby.
@Acer
Oh no, i havnt abadoned Tf’s or Starwars or 40K. Transformers and Gijoe have simply swapped places on my pecking order list. Transformers are very easy to collect here so if i’m at a collectors fare, i will give priority to any A.r.a.h stuff i come across as its becoming harder to get down here.
I would be adding more Transformers to my collection if i could find someone who wasnt Bumblbee or Laserback
Nice Pants!
I cannibalised nealry all my R.O.C stuff to make into customs. It was no real loss as the first wave stuff shelf warmed chronically down here. This turned out to be a bit of a blessing in disguise for me though. With no new products being relesed here since 2009, i have a big affection for what i have now in my collection. Collecting G.I.JOE figures [especially ARAH ones] has replaced collecting Transformers as my hobby.
@Skymate
Hopefully you didn’t abandon the TF’s you already had….
This Kamakura is one I hope to get at some point. He really does look like a good figure.
This is probably the best look I’ve seen so far for Kamakura. The olive green drab doesn’t quite work on a ninja.
The head looks like it would be good for a red ninja.
@Acer
Oh no, i havnt abadoned Tf’s or Starwars or 40K. Transformers and Gijoe have simply swapped places on my pecking order list. Transformers are very easy to collect here so if i’m at a collectors fare, i will give priority to any A.r.a.h stuff i come across as its becoming harder to get down here.
I would be adding more Transformers to my collection if i could find someone who wasnt Bumblbee or Laserback
Great figure!