Rise of COBRA Reviews updated – Nano-Viper and Charbroil
I’ve rounded off Wave 4 of the Rise of Cobra reviews with Charbroil and the Nano-Viper. Check ’em out on the Rise of Cobra page, or the links below.
Wave 4 and Wave 3 variants are hitting retail at Toys “R” Us!
Paul Ernst from the Fighting 118th has reported that Rise of COBRA Wave 4 as well as the Wave 3 “The Doctor” and “Arctic Storm Shadow” variants have hit retail at his local Toys “R” Us in California! He also posted images, which I’ve mirrored below. The hunt continues…
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA Wave 4 coming soon at HasbroToyShop
HasbroToyShop’s G.I. Joe section has posted “Coming Soon” links for the upcoming Wave 4 G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA action figures. Check out the links below…these items are not currently in stock, but looks like they could be coming very soon! In fact, the estimated arrival date on the site is September 14th.
Even with a lot of reused parts, this is a pretty neat looking wave. Some new characters, some new ideas, and figures to look forward to. I especially dig Night Adder, that is one sick looking COBRA security guard! Thanks to The Terror Drome for the info, and don’t forget to use the gijoe10 code for 10% off!
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Some updated G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA Product Images
Yet more figure news out of HissTank this morning as they’ve gotten their hands on some product images for upcoming G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA action figures. These are thought to be from Wave 4, but that’s not known for certain. Shown in the mirrored gallery below are:
- Charbroil
- The Doctor (White Labcoat)
- Nano-Viper
- Kamakura
- Night Adder
- Red Fang Ninja
Check out the original thread here, and take a peek at the images below.
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A ton of reused parts and pieces…lots of Resolute Duke and Blowtorch for Charbroil…Nano-Viper is a straight up Viper Commando repaint. Kamakura is pretty much all repainted parts. Night Adder has Resolute Roadblock’s body and vest, though he has a new head. Even the Red Fang Ninja looks to have the RoC Viper body, and maybe just a Resolute Trooper head with sunglasses. They are mixing them up well, and the result is decent, but they’ve definitely got this formula down.
Even more SanDiego ComicCon news from HissTank
Well, not a whole lot of new news, per se, but some nicely clear images of figures we knew were on the horizon. During SDCC, they gave out a G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA catalog, and HissTank’s got some nice images of what was shown inside, including clear pictures of:
- Kamakura
- Nano-Viper
- Night Adder
- Red Fang Ninja
Also an image of an upcoming Ninja Battles Scene Pack is shown as well, with Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow repaints packaged with the Valor Vs. Venom Arashikage Temple playset. Some cool stuff. Check the mirrored images below.
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Also shown at SDCC were images of some more upcoming 12″ product including:
- Destro
- Hawk
- Heavy Duty
- Duke (Reactive Armor)
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My thoughts on this stuff (well, the 4 inch stuff, anyway) are pretty positive. A lot of remixed parts, but remixed in a GREAT way. Anyone who reads my diatribes knows that I love new characters, so with Night Adder and Red Fang Ninja (did I actually call him Red CLAW Ninja last night? Oops…) I’ve loving what I’m seeing. The fact that Night Adder uses Resolute Roadblock’s tooling is icing on the cake. Some great stuff to look forward to, hopefully we get some nice, clear pics of the product shots in the next few days.