somehow I had all the tiger force stuff as a kid, but none of the python stuff, lol.

Which is ironic, since now and then my cobra army outnumbers the joes 3 to 1, lol.

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How many Wild Bills does this make? 4 or 5? Either way, it's too many. Skystriker should be the pilot.

As for the Python Conquest, why not make the Wild Weasel or Avac figures into a pilot? A Viper doesn't fit the concept in the least.

dude. i'd rather have one of yours -- your paint jobs are better.

and i'd rather have one of carn's tigerforce vehicles..

these hasbro offerings are truly meh for me... i've totally passed the pokemon phase of 25th...

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Bah. These are both weak offerings...

Had they done something with that new Water Moccasin though... THAT would have been money in the bank.

Ah well. That's $50 saved.

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I've definitely reached the saturation point for buying vehicles, most of which I already have in multiples, plus I have no space to store/display what I already have!

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I think its a good thing they didnt do them in reverse, some of us may have already pythonized a Rattler

Oh man my two favorite sub teams, and a Viper to boot. I am gonna be so so broke in 2009.

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100% agree.

I never got any PP or TF stuff back in the day, and I still don't want any.
Good for those who can now get it cheaper than on the secondary market, but it is an EASY pass for me.

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I'm generally pretty easy going about collecting, and up 'till now the 25th line has been something that was pretty easy to be a completist about without any major annoyance.

But I can't believe the put the PP Viper in with a vehicle that size, I'd have loved to see him carded.

I know they're trying to get the most out their retooled molds and such, but I agree there are so many ways to have made these more appealing.

Still, they're probably gonna end up on my shelf...

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Seems like a wasted opportunity.

If they're going to take the time to repaint/recast/repacked these old molds, thats fine. However, why not at LEAST do this crap is better colors to appeal to more people? For example, a black Rattler with silver trim might look good, or even a crimson Rattler would sell better than a Tiger Rat that we've had access to for 20 years.

Same with the Conquest. Redo a Conquest in a desert scheme and I'm sure everyone would want one.

Bah, what do I know.

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Better yet... scrap these altogether and give Target the Stinger and Arctic Hiss and Flak.

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I wonder if they went for non-window boxes because of either vandalism or product spoilage in shipping? Anyway, the artwork looks pretty impressive.

I may get these when they come out if I have the $$$. I was able to get the Rattler and Conquest, and was pleased with those, and I do still have my originals.

I can't argue part of Lance Sputnik's comment, though. I don't want to see these planes scrapped, but I would like to see SOMEONE get the Stinger and the Arctic HISS!

If you look at the boxes it says "Some Assembly Required" and "No Tools Needed" So Hasbro is going back to letting us put the vehicles together! Which is cool, as it also means I can put the stickers on right and not have to worry about finding one where the stickers were just slapped on!!



Don't worry about the Singer and Hiss, they are coming. It will just be a little while longer and probably in movie packaging. But for these I am on the fence on getting them. If I have the funds I will get the PP Conquest, the Tiger Rat, I just do not know, if it came with some one other then Wild Bill (Skystriker or Sabertooth/Wreckage) or a diffrent Wild Bill ( and by diffrent I mean a new kitbash) then I would be a little more excited.

Michael
Bulletman Big B

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They really need to put stripes on Wild Bill and the python web pattern on Python Viper. They just don't fit into those subsets otherwise.

I think swapping the teams is a good idea, but would have been met with a lot of whining. I am up for a black Rattler, but I think that over the years we have already had a decent variety of colors on these two molds. I like that they are included in the 25th line, but I really think that the pilots could still be better, either with better paint ops or with different characters altogether.

Both are a pass for me, i do like the PP, but the Tiger force colors are a shame and to bright.

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