tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post5250665638933341576..comments2023-12-18T21:04:53.693-05:00Comments on Toys and Tomfoolery: Alexx Shorts: RoC The Doctor (8/21/09)Alexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-66342513131671775892016-09-15T11:18:29.036-04:002016-09-15T11:18:29.036-04:00This is going to sound morbid, but I actually have...This is going to sound morbid, but I actually have a little note written out for my wife in one of my Joe storage boxes on what to do if she ever has to sell everything without me, y'know... around.<br /><br />(One of the lines may or may not be "Contact this Alexx guy, he might be a good resource.")<br /><br />I'm actually mostly okay in that I think the rarest figure I've got is, like, Lifeline, and he's safely in a baggie. Really, the problem would be trying to place a value on my fumbling attempts at customs.GeoffDesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-35989899523727470462016-09-15T11:12:10.105-04:002016-09-15T11:12:10.105-04:00I would lay good money that about 30% of the Jungl...I would lay good money that about 30% of the Jungle Duke figures in existence have seen their heads sacrificed for Solid Snake / Naked Snake customs. That bandana's just too obvious not to re-use.<br /><br />And, yeah, he's a great figure besides that. They keep re-using the webgear (Stalker, that recent Dusty... who lasted about three seconds with me before being turned into Muskrat) and the underlying body is aces.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748824534161540923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-60557300905146543732016-09-15T01:48:05.087-04:002016-09-15T01:48:05.087-04:00COMBOS JOOOOOOKES!! You know the way to my heart,...COMBOS JOOOOOOKES!! You know the way to my heart, you charmer you. <br /><br />Anyway, that's one of the things I'm not looking forward to when it comes time to sell things. ALL the accessories are in little separated drawers (like a thing made to hold screws 'n nails and manly stuff, instead of toys) so I'll have to look up each and every figures to find out what they had originally come with and DIG IT ALL OUT AHHH.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-1156558234370158252016-09-14T15:42:49.240-04:002016-09-14T15:42:49.240-04:00"Sir, we finally found the Doctor's secre..."Sir, we finally found the Doctor's secret evil warehouse where he keeps his evil wares!"<br /><br />"What evil wares did you confiscate?"<br /><br />"That's just it...it was all Combos...NOTHIN' BUT COMBOS!"<br /><br />Anyhow I had this figure and I also bought it entirely for use of the body parts. I gave him Cobra Island Mindbender's cape and head, creating a pretty great 21st century Mindbender. He went into the sale bin earlier this year, though, and I had to finally separate them back into their original parts. Draculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587852177919783864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-5142710223215976612016-09-13T23:23:12.731-04:002016-09-13T23:23:12.731-04:00One of the best!One of the best!The White Comethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527427481939910162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-59081926468380415262016-09-13T20:00:14.984-04:002016-09-13T20:00:14.984-04:00Yeah, you can't go wrong with the white coat v...Yeah, you can't go wrong with the white coat version! And like you said: The Cobra Science Nerds are SO easy to make! Especially since the 25th series made some goofy head sculpts that work perfectly as nerds (like Breaker's I'm-in-the-middle-of-chewing-gum headsculpt). Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-79130869003675761052016-09-13T19:58:19.640-04:002016-09-13T19:58:19.640-04:00Right, the movies had some interesting ideas that ...Right, the movies had some interesting ideas that I was sorta willing to follow, but they did so terribly that it all went down the drain anyway. And yeah having JLGL play him was....well, actually, the best part! He played the Doctor SO WELL, and was probably by favorite part of the film. Kinda like how Frank Langella as Skeletor was the best thing about the old He-Man film.<br /><br />And man, I am not surprised Jungle Duke is hard to come by. Not at all. Just...a STAND OUT figure amongst even the strong offerings from most of Pursuit of Cobra. I'm still sorta surprised I didn't buy a second one of him.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-87150818190024967962016-09-13T19:55:10.469-04:002016-09-13T19:55:10.469-04:00Yeah this guy just seemed like a bundle of homages...Yeah this guy just seemed like a bundle of homages! If I could say something was missing, it would be the monocle from the movie, but like you said: WHO CARES. This figure is so awesome, and I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people had multiples of this figure.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-19661998185173875692016-09-13T19:22:57.227-04:002016-09-13T19:22:57.227-04:00I don't think I ever found a Black coated vers...I don't think I ever found a Black coated version, just the White coat and arms, which I got a few because as you so wonderfully illustrate he's a fantastic figure with so many uses.<br /><br />Mine was COBRA SCIENCE NERDS with a simple headswap. Dr Synhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662331056153128519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-28849308355947592892016-09-13T15:40:03.265-04:002016-09-13T15:40:03.265-04:00Another one that I love a lot. Sure, he makes mor...Another one that I love a lot. Sure, he makes more sense as movieverse Mindbender than being Cobra Commander, but, hey, they fixed him well enough in the sequel.<br /><br />(Still weird that it's JLGL under the makeup, though, isn't it?)<br /><br />Heh, I need to do that Psycho Mantis thing. Especially since I just FINALLY finished off my Snake custom (do you know freaking HARD it is to find people willing to part with Jungle Dukes?)GeoffDesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-34779823179078186682016-09-13T15:04:18.469-04:002016-09-13T15:04:18.469-04:00This is a figure that screams 'ignore the fict...This is a figure that screams 'ignore the fiction, just enjoy the toy'! Mad Doctor is such an easy stereotype to build a character off!<br /><br />Also his spiked gloves remind me if Scarecrow from the Arkham games. Wouldn't be the first time G.I.Joe has thrown out a good homage!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12474378833672206463noreply@blogger.com