Hasbroooo! (Shakes fist) New Major Bludd & Cobra Commander

Macrossmaster · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Augggh! $14 at Wal-Mart! Thankfully found the whole wave at once and only wanted Bludd, but because Cobra Commander had a new helmet stripe and the ruby crystals of Burma (thanks for that tidbit, Sunbow) I had to shell out for him.

Do you think the actual ruby crystals would be cheaper?

And, obligatory quote:

Smithers "But he's got a new helmet stripe!"

chrysophylax · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2008 12:41 pm

That's the same Cobra Commander that was in the TRU 3-pack. Right down to the helmet stripe.

- JM

General Hawk · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

chrysophylax wrote:

That's the same Cobra Commander that was in the TRU 3-pack. Right down to the helmet stripe.

- JM

Actually, no it's not. Yes the helmet stripe is the same, but the 3-Pack COBRA Commander has much lighter strap colors (gray/white rather than black), and his COBRA logo is bigger and in a different spot.

He's actually more cartoon accurate than the Wave 4 version... :shifty:

Justin

Macrossmaster · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

And the three pack figure has that super sweet black triangle on the buckle.

ARRRRGHH

PaidLoad · **Joined:** Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:52 pm

congratulations on your $7 crystals

Macrossmaster · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

You've paid more for less.

:shifty:

AdrienVeidt · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Let's not bring Paid's 'Saturday nights down at the docks' into this, please.

Hasbro's gonna need to *seriously* get their "LASER BLAST" together in regards to the various choices they've made on these figs if they intend to keep selling them at these prices. I'm not hatin'; but if I'm gonna be paying prices for an 18th scale fig that just two years ago I was paying for an ML figure, I'm really gonna need my figs to not have pinheads and 'Jazz hands'. I passed on 3 Vipers a couple days ago because it's simply not worth the price because of all the ways it's less than it should be.

AutobotC5 · **Joined:** Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:50 pm **Location:** Home!

Macrossmaster wrote:

Cobra Commander had a new helmet stripe and the ruby crystals of Burma (thanks for that tidbit, Sunbow)

The crystals for the MASS device were radioactive and came from a cave in the Arctic. I don't think their true nature was stated. The "ruby crystals of Burma" reference comes from the first Transformers mini-series, where Megatron was after them to convert them to energon cubes. :-)

chrysophylax · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2008 9:18 pm

General Hawk wrote:

Actually, no it's not. Yes the helmet stripe is the same, but the 3-Pack COBRA Commander has much lighter strap colors (gray/white rather than black), and his COBRA logo is bigger and in a different spot.

He's actually more cartoon accurate than the Wave 4 version... :shifty:

Justin

Really? I didn't know that. Now I have to get both :rant:

And also that carded JUMP Duke which I thought would be the same as the TRU Duke :verymad:

- JM

Macrossmaster · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

AutobotC5 wrote:

Macrossmaster wrote:

Cobra Commander had a new helmet stripe and the ruby crystals of Burma (thanks for that tidbit, Sunbow)

The crystals for the MASS device were radioactive and came from a cave in the Arctic. I don't think their true nature was stated. The "ruby crystals of Burma" reference comes from the first Transformers mini-series, where Megatron was after them to convert them to energon cubes. :-)

Oooh, I got nerd schooled, old style. Actually, I am filled with shame. Clearly I must rewatch the miniseries. Yes, that's what I'll tell my wife. I HAVE to watch it again.

FFN · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2008 12:51 am

RUBY CRYSTALS OF BURMA?!?

I MUST get these somehow.

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Ruby_Crystal_Mines_of_Burma

Caravankidd · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Ha ha, yea while fussing about Dukes and Snake Eyes I find myself going darn I've got to get that Cobra Commander even though he's only slightly different than the one's I already have and because he's got something to offer Megatron since we have to mix the toy lines ourselves.

While the price is getting kind of crazy, I mean the Iron Monger sells for $9.99 with all that plastic but Joes are around $7. At least we have a wave where I'm saving a bit by having so many figures in the wave I can just pass on.

Stalker · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

I just went to Toys R Us and talked myself out of getting that Commander 3-pack on Gen. Hawk recommendation. Also talked myself out of getting Red Ninjas/Night Force/Greenshirt 3-pack/Crimson 3-pack.

I don't know, though, man - that triangle belt buckle is sweet. But I have Red Crystals on the way! Hasbro!!!! Weak...

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