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Jinx723 · Corporal Joined: 24 Jun 2006 Posts: 72

Hey everyone, I was just over at Yo Joe.com, I was checking out the Stars & Stripe set (which I never got Sad

) We all, well most of us, wish that Uncle Hasbro would release the orignal thirteen. I was just wondering Hasbro is so obsess with the 25th Anniversary mold of Snake-Eyes, why can't they do another Stars & Stripes box sets. It's actually the tenth anniversary of the S&S box set. Hasbro could even do three box sets. One box set can have Grunt, Breaker, Stalker (w/ the S&S camo pattern), and Rock & Roll with the RAM. The other set would include Steeler, Clutch, Scarlett, and Grand Slam (w/ JUMP Jet Pack). And the third box set would include Short-Fuze, Zap, Flash, and Col. Hawk w/ the stand and flag that came with the orignal Stars & Stripe set. They would all be in olive drab molds, no comic colors!!! Hasbro would make a killing with these packs, all they have to do is come up with new head molds and two web gears. Though I would like to see how they'd handle Clutch & Steeler' s torso. Notice how I left out Snake-Eyes, yeah all we need is another Snake-Eyes ver.139254867 Wink

. But they'll be using the Snake-Eyes mold what more could they want.
Anyways, just my thought for the day, I guy can dream can't he?
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General Scarlett · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:40 am Post subject:

Personally, I'd LOVE a redux of the 15th Anni. S&S.........I wish that I had bought more than the one I did......

But Hasbro's into the 25th line right now, so this, I'm afraid, is a pipe dream....... Sad

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FirstReality · First Sergeant Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 1508

General Scarlett · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:47 am Post subject:

Beach-Head · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject:

The "Stars & Stripes Forever" set was the ultimate case of "great idea, awful execution," at least as far as G.I. Joe is concerned.

Stalker was the only good figure in the set. Zap and Short-Fuze were okay, Scarlett and Snake-Eyes were passable (if nothing special), Grunt was bad and Rock & Roll and Breaker... *shudder*

To make it all worse, the cool-looking Flash that was shown in the promo art was nowhere to be found, the plastic for all the '97 figures was ridiculously soft, and the flag had something like 55 stars.

No one should feel bad about missing out on "Stars & Stripes Forever." Laughing

That being said, I agree that it would be nice if Hasbro saddled up and did it right, either with ARAH or 25A sculpts. Very Happy

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Lt. Falcon · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:12 am Post subject:

I would love a 13 figure set of the Original Team and what would be really great would be if they had a Mail-In coupon for a Gen. Flagg figure!!!!

Red Sox · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:34 pm Post subject:

A Stars & Stripes set done right with all of the Original 13 looking the way they should and in the 25th anniversary style would be incredible. Cool

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Chainsaw Viper · Master Sergeant Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 941

I don't think I'll ever get what the big deal about the original group was. Most of them are just dull as dishwater to me.
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Maxtype · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:10 pm Post subject:

Ya know..........we are unlikely to get a SaS Boxset-but it would NOT be difficult to sculpt a hill-top out of styrofoam covered in plaster bandage and use a small Flag.................... Very Happy

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Lt. Falcon · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject:

They are what started it all... Hasbro used the same molds for all most all the figures so I guess looking back at it they where "dull" however for there time they where awsome no other toy was like G.I. Joe: ARH the other 3 3/4"-4" scale figures had at the most 5 points of atticulation G.I. Joe had the O-ring plus knee and elbow joins and little holes in the back to attach gear to.

The original team also gave us some of the most popular character's in the Joe universe... Hawk, Snake-Eyes, Stalker and Scarlett and one of my favorites Clutch. I think the original team is really key to the Joe verse and I for one wish they would put out an original 13 box set (with a mail-in Gen. Flagg figure... I know I am hopping for too much with that)
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