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Judging by images of the upcoming Gung Ho, these are both removable parts included with that figure, which is an aspect of this line that I love.

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This version of Roadblock has a great forearm guard on his right arm, and a thigh pad full of grenades, neither of which were included on the first figure. The sculpted earpiece communicator is a great touch and those removable sunglasses? Chef’s kiss.Īnother benefit to this larger scale is that Hasbro can make pretty seamless secondaries that replace existing parts and look like they were made for the figure. The basic facial features for Roadblock look the same beneath that bushy beard and bandana, but he has a very gruff look about him, looking like a special forces operator who has been in the wilderness for a long time. First and foremost, obviously, is his new head sculpt. On the surface, nothing really to write home about.īut, they do some really fun things. He’s a guy wearing a t-shirt and bandana, evidently caught behind enemy lines after spending a little too much time on COBRA Island. Okay, I admit, Roadblock is nothing special. They definitely did that with Roadblock.įirst of all, the design.

Feeding us secondary versions of existing characters, but giving them life in new and interesting ways. Joe: Classified doing something that I really loved about Sigma 6. In spite of that, I think he has some great redeeming qualities and truly goes above and beyond a mere “repaint” or “rehash”. Roadblock does seem like the odd man out. Beachhead is a new character with some great new tooling, COBRA Trooper is a highly desirable army builder (and looks bad ass to boot), and of course The Baroness– well, she’s The Baroness. But for everyone raving about the COBRA Trooper, Beachhead and the Baroness, they were clearly turning their nose up at Roadblock, and in many cases writing him off as “Heavy Duty” instead. They dropped suddenly one random night and my Facebook feed was suddenly inundated.

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I think it’s safe to say the revelation of the Special Mission: COBRA Island series took everyone by surprise.

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Now I just need to figure out how to get me a small squad of Troopers…īut I gotta save that “Trooper” talk for a different review. I don’t have any Targets near me, but thanks to some great friends, I’ve still managed to get caught up. Scalper bots are clearing them out before normal collectors can even add them to carts and the furor seems to have reached a fever pitch.Īs I write this, I have been watching friends from afar, quietly jealous that they actually have the ability to walk into Target and search, even if they’re not having much luck.

Six inches wasn’t their scale, the figures weren’t strictly based on classic designs, etc…įast forward a few months and suddenly everyone and their brother is waiting in an hour-long line outside of Target before they open just for a small sliver of a chance to buy some of these figures. What I found interesting upon initial reveal was just how lukewarm so much of the Joe community was at first. Joe: Classified over the past six months, going from whispered rumors, to sneak peeks, to Deluxe Snake Eyes blowing peoples doors off. It’s been fascinating seeing the evolution of G.I. Give it time… I have no doubt that will change.

Joe: Classified line, but I’m finding it pretty awesome that there are already just as many versions of Roadblock as there are of Snake Eyes. Granted, it’s still very early in the G.I.