Scrap Iron (2005)
Was the designer of this Scrap Iron a fan of Warhammer 40,000? The shoulder pad shape, and the multi-piece armor remind me of that war torn grim future’s Space Marines. Mix that look with a head and helmet reminiscent of manga art taken into three dimensions, and you’ve got a truly different take on one of the classic named baddies of Cobra.
The file card pretty much follows on from the personality put forth in his original portrayal, describing him not only as a weapons designer for Destro, but also as a man who detests imperfection. He always struck me as a real bad tempered bruiser type in the Sunbow cartoon, but maybe that was simply due to the voice actor’s consistently gruff line reads.
Visually, there aren’t too many similarities between this figure and the usual look for the character. The helmet continues the tradition of the old version, with a cobra sigil front and center. Overall though, this is a more ostentatious look than one would expect, with Cobra motifs prominent all over. The old Scrap Iron design was quite utilitarian, and not exactly what I would call flashy. I have to wonder if it was originally intended to be Scrap Iron at all. The portable missile launcher is gone in favor of what is apparently a pretty mean looking over/under heavy machine gun with rocket launcher. Even though it looks unwieldy, it seems like a weapons that will blow stuff up real good.
His armor is full of dents, scrapes and dings, which would stand to reason for a guy whose business is to blow up everything in sight. However, the state of disrepair of his armor has got to cause problems with his perfectionist mentality. Maybe he just gets out some Bondo after each battle and smooths it all out.
I think he was originally intended for the Robot Rebellion line.
Funny, my first thought was “he’s missing his scarred face”. Then I checked the original and realized it didnt have scars either:
http://www.3djoes.com/scrap-iron.html
Which let me to the 25th annoversary comic two-pack that introduced the head sculpt with scars and a dead eye:
http://generalsjoes.com/reviews/2008/anniversary/Comic_Packs/wave6/wildbill_scrapiron.html
I think all scrap iron figures going forward should have this detail.
Speak of the devil. I’m working on a Joe Imperial guard army
Not bad, not perfect. I like the details, the scraps, etc.
I had a bunch of these (back in my army building days) and called them Scrap Vipers, they were Scrap Iron’s troops.
That is bad ass. I never got this figure when is was out. Maybe I should have.
I got this guy as part of a carded lot not long ago. My only issues with him are the shoulder pads and skinny waist, all of which are very loose. He does remind me of Scrappy in a weird way, though.
Love that 70’s Disco collar.
Love that 70’s Disco collar!
I was glad this was one of the few DTC figures I ever got my hands one. He was a neat design and I always liked Scrap Iron and was happy to get him in any form.
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