It's sad that Red Laser Army is no more. While they did feature a lot of repetition of both molds and color schemes, those similarities dissipate over time and collectors come to appreciate each figure on its own merit. While some people fawn over army builders, I found that my most used Red Laser Army figure is The General from 2017. This figure is based on a comic appearance of Hawk. And, it's a huge upgrade for Hawk's pre-1986 look. The black shirt with brown and green highlights offset against the green pants makes for a stark visual presentation. And, it makes Hawk worthy of his rank. Fortunately, there's a good amount of content out there on the figure as he was pretty popular at the time of his release...which, unbelievably, was more than 5 years ago!
The General at The Attica Gazette
The General by 00zxcvb at ARAH Gallery
The General by gen_liederkranz
The General by actionfigurefotos
The General by specialmissionforce
The General by The Dragon Fortress
The General by gen_liederkranz
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ReplyDeleteYou not real Joeski...
I replaced his head with the comic pack Hawk. I took a few pics of it about a year ago.Looks MUCH better. I thought RL's head sculpts were kinda soft and lacked detail.
ReplyDeleteDidn't Red Laser Army take people's money and never deliver product? I mean, not as a scam but his factory in China screwed him over or something? A good lesson for collectors about putting money upfront for a shaky enterprise. But people still do it.
ReplyDeleteRLA lost his money when the molds "disappeared". But, he didn't do pre-orders, so no collectors were out money.
DeleteThe COIL Con guys did take pre-orders. But, they were a third party and really screwed over a lot of people...me included.