Consider all else, even Action Attack, forgiven.

It's no secret that I despised the single card release of Major Bludd in the 25th line, for reasons so oft repeated I feel no need to delve back into any of them.

Why dwell on such minor annoyances when something as wonderful as the new Major Bludd included with the online exclusive desert Cobra set exists and makes the world a brighter place for doing so?

Seriously, this thing is so close to perfect, I was hesitant to even tweak it. But tweak I did, to add articulation to the armored arm (even though on this version of the character I think it's quaint/cool that it mimics the lack of articulation from the original) and to subdue those dog tags a bit (two quick holes under the folds of his collar, two quick snips of the chains and then a double tuck makes a world of difference). But even if I'd never thought to tweak the figure I'd be pretty deliriously happy with it.

Thank you Hasbro. You listened and you made it right.

Consider all else, even Action Attack, forgiven.

Umm, pics of your fixed Bludd, plx. I wanted to get this one but when I heard it used the same arm, I quickly decided against it. How did you add articulation, Spin?

As for the how-to, I sliced off the stiff arm just above the elbow and drilled a socket hole in the remaining upper arm. Then I took an elbow joint and forearm from one of the many black CCs I had lying around and plugged that in (removing the glove beforehand). Then I cut away the excess elbow and arm plastic from the lower arm I had cut off of Bludd until all I had left was the guantlet. Hollowing that out to fit the CC forearm was probably the most painstaking part of the process. Used a drill and an exacto to do it. The arm now bends and swivels at the elbow, and swivels at the wrist as well as the edge of the guantlet. It's pretty cool.