… Wherever There’s Trouble… (pt.2) — Arctic Assault Squad Review

EXTREME CONDITIONS PACK (2 of 2): COBRA ARCTIC ASSAULT SQUAD

This review covers the figures found in the second set of the online exclusive multipacks. In my opinion, this is the better set of the two mainly because it contains the debut of Scrap-Iron, albeit in winter-blue tones; also, I find the Snow Serpents and Vipers more visually interesting than the Crimson Guards and Cobra Troopers of the Desert Assault Squad. Finally, they come with a ton of cool accessories which elevates these figures from just being re-packaged and repainted toys (I’m looking at you Star Wars and Transformers!).

1) Cobra Viper — Heavy Weapons Trooper

• Head: Cobra Viper (w7)
• Upper Body: Roadblock (w8)
• Lower Body: Copperhead (cp w4)
• Weapons: Snow Serpent (w9) / Roadblock (w8) / Copperhead (cp w4)

An interesting re-use of parts combining the upper half of a G.I. Joe member with the lower half and head of Cobra figures, the Heavy Weapons Trooper makes for a visually stunning toy. The color scheme here really works in favor of the Cobra trooper. This guy also comes with a bunch of weapons to choose from, though I prefer to keep him mobile without the machine gun. The only perceptible flaw is that he inherits the wide hands of Roadblock, has difficulty holding weapons, and has shirt sleeves that are painted on rather than molded. ***

… Wherever There’s Trouble… (pt.1)

Cobra Extreme Conditions multipacks have arrived! This is the second set — the Arctic Assault Squad. Figure reviews to come in a follow-up post.

Extreme Conditions Pack (2of 2) — Cobra Arctic Assault (front)

Extreme Conditions Pack (2of 2) — Cobra Arctic Assault Set (back)

Heavy Weapons Trooper — Cobra Viper (art detail)

Heavy Weapons Trooper — Cobra Viper

Polar Assault Officer — Snow Serpent Officer (art detail)

Polar Assault Officer — Snow Serpent Officer

Polar Combat Specialist — Snow Serpent Trooper (art detail)

Polar Combat Specialist — Snow Serpent Trooper

Anti-Armor Specialist — Scrap-Iron (art detail)

Anti-Armor Specialist — Scrap-Iron

Polar Heavy Weapons Specialist — Snow Serpent Trooper (art detail)

Polar Heavy Weapons Specialist — Snow Serpent Trooper

Arctic Trooper — Cobra Viper (art detail)

Arctic Trooper — Cobra Viper

Arctic Communications Specialist — Tele-Viper (art detail)

Arctic Communications Specialist — Tele-Viper

G.I. Joe — The Rest of Wave 9

I realize that I may have been stingy when I just put up the images of Major Bludd a couple of posts back. So, in fairness of equal time, here are the rest of Wave 9 — definitely some of the cooler sculpts and characters to come out of the revamped G.I. Joe toy line.

Barbecue — Firefighter

Barbecue (close-up)

General Hawk — G.I. Joe General

General Hawk (close-up)

Sgt. Bazooka — Missile Specialist

Sgt. Bazooka (close-up)

B.A.T. — Cobra Android Trooper

B.A.T.(close-up)

Snow Serpent — Polar Assault

Snow Serpent (close-up)

Storm Shadow — Ninja-Ku Leader

Storm Shadow (close-up)