The 2010 Convention Flint is a weird figure. The coloring is amazing and gives him a look that's fun, unique and interesting. Sadly, the parts aren't a perfect match with the larger 1993 body feeling a bit out of scale with the head that was based on the 1985 figure.
Back in the days closer to this figure's release, content featuring him was a lot more common. These days, you just never see the figure. He's fallen into that realm of figures that's too far removed from their release to be popular and a bit too scarce for others to really showcase him. When he does appear, you notice him. It's just not as common as it used to be. So, enjoy the content below and check one of the more distinctive figure of the repaint era.
Great cool figure.
ReplyDeleteHate the stupid price
I don't have one, but I can appreciate him. Initially, the idea of Flint in bright orange seems ridiculous. However, it starts to make more sense when you remember that he's also a pilot and could conceivably have a legitimate reason to dress like this. Plus, he's definitely more interesting than another straight-up '85 Flint repaint would have been.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first got back into ARAH/3.75 collecting in 2016 one of the first things I did was review each year's figure lineup on yojoe.com. In the early 2000s I was not so much invested in these Convention exclusives and the last one I was aware of in real time was the 2004 exclusive with the Dreadknoks. As I was playing catchup I noticed the Con exclusives from all those lost years for me when I just focused on the modern era stuff.
ReplyDeleteThis Flint certainly caught my eye, I liked the orange jumpsuit and immediately associated it with him being a warrant officer/helicopter pilot. On top of that Flint was always one of my favorite figures. I don't know why I did not purchase him back in 2016 (I hit the Tanks for the Memories, Iron Grenadiers and Cobra Coil Troopers hard) because the figure is absurdly priced now on the aftermarket but I must have had my reasons.
Love the pics, especially with the Badger, Dial Tone and MM Clutch.