tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post5603050566234938262..comments2024-03-27T10:13:19.073-07:00Comments on Forgotten Figures: 2005 Cobra Imperial Guard - By Past NastificationRobot_Sonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046347432548886565noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-10513601459174099062020-12-27T00:12:19.831-07:002020-12-27T00:12:19.831-07:00I actually really like these guys, and didn't ...I actually really like these guys, and didn't have much of a problem with them not coming with weapons, I just gave them whatever seemed appropriate from the extra box, mostly clonetrooper rifles.<br />I kind of think the Range Viper head was wasted on just the wilderness boys, so seeing it on a cool Crimson Guardesque re-release was neat.Crazy Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096040522466427330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-15580609846525442512020-12-22T13:24:15.568-07:002020-12-22T13:24:15.568-07:00The CGI mold was mostly used for the 2005 Conventi...The CGI mold was mostly used for the 2005 Convention Destro. Wasn't there some sort of arrangement that Hasbro wouldn't use a mold around the same time the Convention people did? That might be why the CGI was "unavailable" here. General Liederkranzhttps://www.instagram.com/gen_liederkranz/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-35926901793203979522020-12-22T13:18:14.740-07:002020-12-22T13:18:14.740-07:00The Crimson Guard were inspired by the Imperial R...The Crimson Guard were inspired by the Imperial Royal Guard, I think. Some early designs had the "Elite Troopers" wearing blue, though. The Emperor's guard were cool but absurd if you thought about it, as they couldn't move their heads!<br /><br />No weapons, obviously this was not Hasbro beeing skimpy (yeah, right) but the fact the guards are human shields, notice they lack any weapons on their person at all. This is because they could be infiltrated by enemies. So the Imperial Guard's duty is to DIE protecting their leader not kill for him. I'm giving this set more thought than Hasbro did.<br /><br />Yes, it's hard to see past Range Viper's head. And one wonder where the heck the Crimson Guard Immortal mold was! It had been used recently. So the laziness or budgeting using all recently reused molds would've remained.<br /><br />Early unpainted test shows used Range-Viper arms. That might have looked better. There's something odd about the fully-armored arms compared to the rest of the figure.<br /><br /><br />Funny these were eventually clearanced at $4 a pack! But now it can sell for $70 mint. Loose guards can go for $8. That's not a whole lot for a 15 year old toy, but consider Imperial Procession was the black sheep of the Cobra 6-packs, the current after market prices are finally pushing it up. <br />A-Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-28871624295966910612020-12-22T07:33:26.385-07:002020-12-22T07:33:26.385-07:00What I remember about this set was when only the n...What I remember about this set was when only the name was leaked/known, some big shot "everybody listen to me" GI JOE fans at the swore up and down that IMPERIAL PROCESSION had to be a Star Wars set and not GI JOE, despite it being listed as such. <br />And of course, did everyone make them eat crow after its reveal? No. People kept on listening to those schmucks. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com