tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post1384103706390959062..comments2024-03-27T10:13:19.073-07:00Comments on Forgotten Figures: 1997 Alley ViperRobot_Sonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046347432548886565noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-72869122402610811992016-07-03T19:24:45.547-07:002016-07-03T19:24:45.547-07:00I remember the "black Cobra" thing. Loo...I remember the "black Cobra" thing. Looking at the figure now, I can't see how anyone ever thought that.Robot_Sonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14046347432548886565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-51644045344551495642016-07-03T15:46:04.663-07:002016-07-03T15:46:04.663-07:00The shoulders crack because the rivet size on all ...The shoulders crack because the rivet size on all the 1997 figures is slightly larger than the typical G.I. Joe shoulder rivet, in a way it sums up the whole 97 line pretty well, solid ideas but small execution problems that tend to ruin the whole thing.R.T.G.https://www.flickr.com/photos/31685635@N05/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-4200196206957978142016-07-03T13:44:43.766-07:002016-07-03T13:44:43.766-07:00True dat. In the early days of the net fandom, mos...True dat. In the early days of the net fandom, most fans couldn't give two poops about anything made after a certain date. And no one liked Python Patrol or tiger force.<br /><br />I remember fans saying this was the first black cobra, because his eyes are painting on his mask...no eye holes! He must be some kinda of deformity with a face like that.<br /><br />The downside of the 1997 figures, the shoulders are crack-happy. Okay for light display, but I've seen used samples with totally torn shoulders. A-Mannoreply@blogger.com