Another installment of "Why does a Star Wars site get to ask GI JOE Questions".....
1) Can you provide some more details on the upcoming HISS tank? It looks
> like it is a decent size, and very much a modern version of the old school
> 80s tank that we all know and love. Can you provide any new photos of
> this, and perhaps a comparison of it next to the old mold?
Generally speaking we do not release images of works in progress, as
details can change. We will be showing the new H.I.S.S. Tank at Toy Fair
in February when more details will be available.
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> 2) The 25th styled figures with ROC-ish Paint jobs are some of JD.com
> owner Paul's favorites in the line (Cobra Paratrooper in Black is superb),
> is this something we can expect to see more of in the POC line and if so,
> is there anything that would determine who gets the crossover treatment?
Alley Viper is planned to be released as a single carded figure with
updated gear and deco - watch out for him in the Pursuit of Cobra line!
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> 3) The weapons for some figures seemed "differently" scaled compared to
> their real life counterparts (the ones that exist anyway), are weapons
> sculpted by the same sculptor who does the figure or are they done by a
> separate sculptor? Are some hands sculpted to specific weapons?
We try to mix fantasy and reality when designing figures and their
accessories. While some items are represented to scale other items may not
- this is left to the vision of the designer. In some cases they may
sculpt an accessory to fit into a figure's hand and vice versa.
I will apologize to the Joe faithful here for not asking about canceled vehicles or distribution or why can't I find City Strike Snake Eyes questions, we will leave those to the "real" Joe sites.
I do like that Alley Viper is getting a single card and new gear. I don't recall hearing that before...
