tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post5899814168216474933..comments2023-12-18T21:04:53.693-05:00Comments on Toys and Tomfoolery: Alexx Shorts: PoC Steel Marauder with Kickstart (7/30/10)Alexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-54325261447578340832017-03-01T15:25:35.691-05:002017-03-01T15:25:35.691-05:00I remember loving the pistons, and also the fold o...I remember loving the pistons, and also the fold out panels that covered their legs. Being a childhood memory, I have an image of one in my head I'm pretty sure didn't actually exist, mostly based off that first one I linked to.TheCynicElementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190369631956733757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-60669964119385707332017-03-01T09:59:56.843-05:002017-03-01T09:59:56.843-05:00Ha! Man I wonder if those rounds could even fit i...Ha! Man I wonder if those rounds could even fit in that gun. I would expect it would need some place to HOUSE those rounds, as well. Maybe I dunno what I'm talkin' about.<br /><br />I love it, though, when they just kinda chose a round size randomly. Just a crazy gatling gun firing rounds larger than a tank's!Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-51835034423883683172017-03-01T05:55:53.598-05:002017-03-01T05:55:53.598-05:00For whatever it's worth, 144mm seems to be an ...For whatever it's worth, 144mm seems to be an artillery shell size. Bigger than the rounds for main gun on an Abrams or (for nerdier scaling) a Zaku's machinegun by a decent amount. <br /><br />So, pretty heavy firepower, but within the known range for military equipment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-45268652731141694002017-03-01T00:26:14.516-05:002017-03-01T00:26:14.516-05:00Yeah, EXO Squad was cool as hell! I still have on...Yeah, EXO Squad was cool as hell! I still have one, and Chris had a few and one of the larger ones which were even more impressive than the one here. The EXO Squad stuff was super detailed, though. They had all these moving pistons and the cockpits always had an extending cable that plugged into the back of the figure's necks for a neural connection. Somewhere on the mechs were removable data chips, as well, which was my favorite thing.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-81917329681456841552017-02-28T20:08:05.859-05:002017-02-28T20:08:05.859-05:00I'm not sure those large missiles are quite la...I'm not sure those large missiles are quite large enough to be LARGE MISSILES.<br /><br />And a solid super punch fist bump (the cracking is the finger bone fracturing of epic manliness!/dumb) for small mechs. I'm all for packing as much mechy goodness as possible into a small package.<br /><br />Now that I see one, I'm pretty sure... Yeah, my cousin had a couple of EXO Squad toys, which were my favorite of his things to use when I went over there. Just never had any idea what they were.<br /><br />This one, which was my favorite - https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/59/2e/c1/592ec1afbcdd63dbb5b91363ca161b70.jpg<br />And this one, I think - https://img0.etsystatic.com/070/0/8681432/il_570xN.810684162_azu0.jpgTheCynicElementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190369631956733757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-8486547934983873642017-02-28T17:46:40.156-05:002017-02-28T17:46:40.156-05:00Yeah, though I didn't use missile launchers mu...Yeah, though I didn't use missile launchers much, there's still something about a gatling launcher like this that is pretty dang fun. This is still one of my favorites.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-11424965410394183052017-02-28T17:45:25.024-05:002017-02-28T17:45:25.024-05:00Glad it's on the cheaper end, 'cause it...Glad it's on the cheaper end, 'cause it's a fantastic piece and I like when I can review something old and people can go "WOW that's awesome!" and pick on up on ebay on the cheap. That's a great feeling.<br /><br />And yeah, one of my favorite things was how they redesigned the cockpit. Very well done, and like you said: the articulated controls were just brilliant. I can't even count how many vehicles I've run into over the years where the hardest thing is getting the figure's hands on the controls. <br /><br />Great idea on the claw! I often did that kinda stuff too, especially when there were no clear guns on a vehicle or ship. Just find something that looks like it could shoot and there you go! Things with claws or prongs like that are ripe for electrical discharge weapons.<br /><br />I don't think Hasbro actually owned the EXO Squad molds - the VvV mechs were unique molds just based on the same idea as EXO Squad. I guess there are only so many ways to do a mech like that. I know the molds ended up in a Kay-Bee only line awhile back, but I don't know if Playmates did that or just allowed Kay-Bee to make their own thing with the molds.Alexxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467443844522666834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-91626028230714090822017-02-28T17:22:10.979-05:002017-02-28T17:22:10.979-05:00My daughter loves to pull this one out of the ol&#...My daughter loves to pull this one out of the ol' toy room and knock down other little figures with the missile launcher. It's still a pretty impressive toy.Barbecue17https://www.blogger.com/profile/11169946891265569135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607162899803883062.post-59981617375848565642017-02-28T14:09:59.044-05:002017-02-28T14:09:59.044-05:00I sold my Marauder last year and I don't think...I sold my Marauder last year and I don't think it went for a gigantic amount of money (IIRC, 20 or 30 bucks tops), so it shouldn't be too hard to get. What a great toy, though! I really like how they redesigned the cockpit for the 4-inch Joes, especially the articulated controls. I never bought any of the S6 vehicles so it was entirely new to me, too. <br /><br />The claw always looked to me like it could emit some sort of beam or electrical weapon. I also kept the missiles out of the launcher.<br /><br />One thing that is a mystery to me, to this day, is how the EXO Squad molds ended up in Hasbro's hands. That was a Playmates toyline! IIRC they showed up in some other non-branded mech line too. Weird.Draculahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587852177919783864noreply@blogger.com