tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post1868240939758898203..comments2024-03-27T10:13:19.073-07:00Comments on Forgotten Figures: 2004 Comic Pack Double ClutchRobot_Sonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046347432548886565noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-58287457688669271922019-09-13T15:27:37.333-07:002019-09-13T15:27:37.333-07:00I never understood that comic book Grunt, without ...I never understood that comic book Grunt, without at least a Wingfield figure, what is Grunt going to infiltrate? It would almost be a good civilian figure except he's got that big ammo belt.scockeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529455395117665960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-67965199492698355772019-09-13T15:26:10.636-07:002019-09-13T15:26:10.636-07:00If only Mace's chest wasn't so big. It'...If only Mace's chest wasn't so big. It's odd how some comic pack figures had alabaster skin and others had that waxy tan they used on the Toy R Us 6-packs.scockeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529455395117665960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-7549756991265364622019-09-12T03:25:59.875-07:002019-09-12T03:25:59.875-07:00The comic pack figures were good, even if some had...The comic pack figures were good, even if some had tiny heads. <br /><br />The supersaturated green used is too "forest ranger" and it makes the shoulder holster/belt/boots look more yellow than they really are. To be fair, it is a good match for the green used in Marvel's GI Joe #1, but something gets lost in translation back to action figure form. Using a shade of green even half a step closer to olive drab would've really improved the overall appearance.<br /><br />That is a great headsculpt, though. Past Nastificationnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-42474266016805482172019-09-10T13:47:43.087-07:002019-09-10T13:47:43.087-07:00In defense of the 2001 heads, they were made to fi...In defense of the 2001 heads, they were made to fit the ARAH bodies and out of hard plastic. The comic pack heads were done in new sculpt style and if they could fit inside the vintage torso, then it was good enough. Never mind it they didn't function well.<br /><br />It wasn't merely the green/yellow comic scheme that soured the comic pack line it was the fact that many had defected to new sculpt entirely and the ORIGINAL 13 were overrated. Duke and Roadblock are more recognizable than most of the 1982 bunch but didn't appear until wave 4, along with Destro and Storm Shadow. How did they make that many comic packs but no Gung-Ho? Imagine the club's ball jointed "Gaucho" Gung-Ho v1 head used. Also, really they should've made new sculpt comic packs sooner, even though I preferred ARAH. <br /><br />A-Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-76023737338149922162019-09-10T13:37:57.992-07:002019-09-10T13:37:57.992-07:00That weird stockless M-16 thingy! Such a weird gun...That weird stockless M-16 thingy! Such a weird gun for them to include. How do you fire a grenade launcher without a stock?<br /><br />I've still never acquired this figure as the proportions and colors were too much of a turn-off for me. But he does indeed look decent, so maybe I'll keep a look out for him since Joes are so hard to come by right now. These days I get bored and just want new stuff.Nekomanhttp://viperpit.xyz/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-83008110927098476042019-09-10T13:29:17.154-07:002019-09-10T13:29:17.154-07:00Given how Clutch also used an uzi in the comic, I&...Given how Clutch also used an uzi in the comic, I'm surprised that they didn't give him the 1991 Low-Light uzi (which would've been better than the Spy Troops Torpedo gun they gave him). Ironic, considering the convention version (which also used this headsculpt) did come with it.Mr. Acerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10751958390143980888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-27733366642898120242019-09-10T06:14:54.677-07:002019-09-10T06:14:54.677-07:00the definition of a “decent” figure, this was amon...the definition of a “decent” figure, this was among some of my last retail purchases and years later i don’t really see a use for this figure or it’s packmates. the convention clutch is better in every way. the comic pack green and yellow motiff never worked for me. however the nam-era M-16s were some of the better guns from the 2000’s, another good example of hasbro occasionally getting it right. <br /><br />i don’t think hasbro had favorite weapons, they were just insanely lazy when it came to accessories 90 percent of the time and when it came to anything that was a vintage mold forget it. PAINT-WIPEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882474234690207223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-42424847153799085122019-09-10T05:14:12.934-07:002019-09-10T05:14:12.934-07:00I really liked that Hasbro was attempting at this ...I really liked that Hasbro was attempting at this point to get out some of the original Joes in their more comic based looks. Of course, they also went and released some of the 013 in alternate uniforms (Grunt in the red fatigues, Flash in the Space Suit) meaning you really couldn't build a standard 013 from this set. And yeah, everyone got Big Ben's machine gun, didn't they? There were definitely some weapons Hasbro seemed to love and that was one of them!Barbecue17https://www.blogger.com/profile/11169946891265569135noreply@blogger.com