Yep, I cancelled my entire Hasbro order after learning about Indy's
gimmicks
but after seeing the Swordsman in the store a few times I figure I will
probably end up picking up
that particular figure at some point.
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"John Lukasiewicz" <luke65@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> ...from the Indy collection has a SA Joe body. I hadn't seen that posted
> anywhere, so that was a pleasant surprise when I opened the package. He
> has a light brown skin tone, so if you're looking for an ethnic SA body,
> this might be it.
> Overall, it's a nice set. You get 2 s****s, a cobra and a rattler, that
> are molded plastic, not bendy. Both are menacing looking. The cobra has
> blood on his fangs. The sword is pretty well done, looks like it might
be
> in scale or close. He comes with a set of generic looking boots, that
> could fit well in a medieval/fantasy setting. And a black robe that
would
> work well for any number of bad guy applications. The red sash is so-so,
> but it works well for the fig. And of course he comes with the
turban/head
> wrap thing.
> The face is a snarling dude with beard and short hair.
> It may seem kinda weird, but this figure could work as-is as an Al-Qaida
> in Iraq type. Complete with sword for decapitation.
> The only real negative I can see is that some of the silver paint from
the
> sword bled onto his hand from being packaged with it so tight. But, that
> should come off with no problem.
>
> Overall, this is a solid A, IMO. I wish they had done the Indy's more
like
> this, instead of with the gadget-bodies.
>
>
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