The Flak Viper is one of my favorite Cobra army builders. His design resonates with me. And, I pined for him for years as his retail absence mocked me from the cardbacks of his casemates I could track down. While I love the colors on the 1992 and 1993 releases, they still left a lot of potential in the mold for repaints. And, in 2004 Hasbro delivered. Renamed as the Nullifier, the Flak Viper mold was released in Cobra Blue and black. The result is one of the best army builders of the 2000's. Sadly, he didn't include any proper accessories. Fortunately, in the 2010's, there were plenty of Flak Viper rifles available for cheap prices from Asia. So, if you have any army of them, you can outfit them with proper weapons.
This is one of the few army builders of the repaint era that I still use with great frequency. Sadly, the figure's upper arms are extremely prone to discoloration and they will turn a dark blue that gives the figure two-tone arms. So far, I've been able to ignore this, though.
I would have liked a silver visor on this guy. The entirely black helmet loses some of the depth that existed on other Flak Viper mold uses. Aside from that, though, the figure does everything he is supposed to do. He's a mid tier figure from the 2000's when it comes to his popularity. You see him often enough. But, he's not ubiquitous like some other figures from that time period can be. Check out all the content below to see how others use the figure in their photos.
2004 Nullifier - Around the World
2004 Nullifier at JoeBattleLines.com
2004 Nullifier by joerizzo2025
2004 Nullifier by Night Force Tunnel Rat
2004 Nullifier by gen_liederkranz
2004 Nullifier by relena_warcraft
2004 Nullifier by dreadnokdread
2004 Nullifer by gen_liederkranz
2004 Nullifier by classic_gijoe
2004 Nullifier by dreadnokdread
2004 Nullifier by gen_liederkranz
I knew there was a great use for the silver Flak-Viper rifle from the movie M. Bison figure.
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