Nearly two years in the past I posted my authentic evaluation of the primary G.I. Joe Labeled Rock ‘n Roll, a determine I favored loads however had some points with some design selections. Many occasions in these two years I contemplated selecting up an inexpensive determine to customise to my liking, however I’m glad I waited as a result of this repaint did tackle numerous my points. Let’s check out the G.I. Joe Labeled Rock ‘n Roll!
The determine is an re-paint of the unique Labeled determine with nearly the entire identical elements and items, so I’m not going to be doing a full on conventional evaluation. You may try my original review if you happen to like, however I’m going to focus extra on the variations. A giant distinction proper off the bat is that is on a retro card with a Hector Garrido-style explosion background to a newly painted portrait of Rock ‘n Roll within the type of the unique cardback with some categorised gildings. It appears positive to me, however I’m not likely a carded determine man, so it’s recycled. The cardboard is admittedly sturdy.
He does include numerous the identical stuff as the unique launch, the one factor I’m lacking is the 2 bracelets the unique determine had. They don’t actually match the look of the unique classic determine, so I don’t actually miss them, although I’ve seen customs which have them they usually look cool, so the choice would have been good. It does appear to me that the plastic of the machine gun is barely stiffer on this new determine.
The principle characteristic right here is the brand new coloration scheme and Rock ‘n Roll is now decked out in that OG 13 inexperienced that hits completely for me. I particularly just like the the brilliant gold on the bullet belts and the tremendous darkish inexperienced on the belt and leg straps. Whereas I recognize the constancy to the unique determine, I’m positive with the belts getting slightly pop and eschewing the gold cargo pants pockets that I kinda forgot the unique determine had.
The pinnacle will get a brand new paintjob and I’m glad to see that the brand new one (on the left within the above images) makes the eyes a bit extra delicate than the considerably cartoonish eyes on my authentic determine they usually appear to suit the sculpt loads higher. Converesly the eyebrows do get a fairly extreme darkening and thickening that doesn’t at all times comply with the sculpting.
I can’t inform if it’s a thicker paint job or maybe a producing change, however the hair particulars on the brand new head appear rather less sharp on this determine. I feel total it’s an enchancment, however I personally would have most popular barely much less darkish eyebrows. It’s not likely a problem both means when the helmet is on.
Total the articulation works simply in addition to the unique determine. I nonetheless want the disc hinge within the neck, however this determine is from earlier than they utterly cocked up the ball and socket neck joint, so he can lookup fairly nicely and hearth from a inclined place.
I do really feel like I’m stretching the left hand previous it’s meant use putting him in a two-handed machine gunner pose, but it surely works nicely sufficient.
With Col. Hawk on the way in which, I do really feel like I’m actually near having the Authentic 13 figures that I completely want. Flash can be my subsequent highest precedence, as his bizarre pink padding and laser gun at all times jumped out at me as a child. I’m curious to see how they launch Steeler because it looks like the MOBAT isn’t the following Haslab. Total this launch fixes the problems I had with the primary determine so I’m calling this a win.
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