24th November 2011

GeneralsJoes Reviews BBTS Exclusive Red Dog, Bull, Thunder and Road Pig

posted in 30th Anniversary, 30th Anniversary Reviews, Exclusives, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Reviews, G.I. Joe Toys |

Florida Everglades.  0325 hours.

Red Dog cursed under his breath as sniper fire rang out not too far away.

“Blast it”! He shouted as reinforcement.  ”Where was that comin’ from?”

“Don’t ask me, ‘Dog”, Bull replied in his thick Turkish accent.  He lifted his rifle.  ”Let us see if we can find out, eh?”

Normally operating as the Renegades, under the auspices of several layers of black ops protocols, their connections to the Slaughterhouse sometimes put them on operations in tandem with the Marauders, who were certainly a shade below gray themselves, but not quite as deep as the trio of Renegades.  While the Marauders were known for their quick strike ops against domestic and international targets, the Renegades were not.  In fact they were unknown completely.

Often times used in assassination plots and other unspeakable purposes, the unusually dressed Renegades chose to let their actions speak above their wardrobe.  Red Dog lifted his Desert Eagle pistol as he turned East in another flanking attempt, with Bull close behind.  They didn’t get far before the stench of motor oil mixed with sweat permeated the air.  But they could not see any vehicles…

The lacrosse stick club pounded Red Dog in the back of the head, though he had sensed it coming and was already shifting his momentum, so the blow was just a glancing one.  Bull spun rattling off gunfire from his silver machine gun.  Rounds drilled Thunder in the chest and tossed him back, but the funny looking lacrosse pads weren’t just for show.  They were reinforced with ballistic battle armor, and the Dreadnok motorhead rolled backwards into a low crouch, his teeth bared.

Bull was unfazed and started towards him, but was interrupted by a massive frame of a “man” slamming into him broadside.  Bull was no small person himself, and being the well trained acrobat that he was twisted effortlessly and landed on his feet, facing off against the mountainous Road Pig.

“Nice dodge, baldy,” snarled the monstrous white-haired Dreadnok.  Easily the strongest, most powerful, but least stable of the whole lot.  ”But lessee you dodge THIS!”

Road Pig charged forward, his cinder block hammer swinging in a low, ferocious arc.

Red Dog had recovered and turned to help his friend, but suddenly, Thunder was upon him, wrestling him to the ground.  Red Dog’s Desert Eagle barked loudly, but only hit air as he felt himself being drilled into the swampy muck.

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  • http://geekcreek.livejournal.com/ Monte

    That Red Dog head, like the Zanzibar head, is so distinctive while not being as accurate as the vintage enthusiasts would like that I’m left to assume it was meant for something else.

    Meanwhile, regarding Taurus on the Recondo body:

    Take 10 or 30 Anniversary/RoC/PoC Joes and see how far they can look up. Joe articulation is good, but it’s not necessarily great. Like I said in response to Poe Ghostal’s recent Snake Eyes review, these little guys still haven’t caught up to Sigmas. And even Sigmas lacked proper articulation at the neck; most of them can’t really look up, either.

    I just grabbed four Joes at random, along with Recondo. Recondo looks straight ahead, and that’s as high up as he can look. Guess which other figures can only look straight ahead? PoC Low Light, PoC Dusty and OMG Best Evah! PoC Snake Eyes.

    Go ahead. Try ‘em.

    There’s nothing wrong with Recondo, and by extension there’s nothing wrong with Taurus or Burnout, at least where the neck peg is concerned.

    Don’t get me wrong; Hasbro should perhaps look at changing their approach to neck pegs with their Joe series; the Star Wars figures use a larger ball joint that seems to allow for greater movement, for example.

    But Recondo and the figures who use his mold are no worse than the average Joes.

    (The only figure from the handful I grabbed who can look slightly higher than the others? Rise of Cobra General Hawk.)

  • Anonymous

    Finally, they delivered the Luis Guzman action figure I’ve always wanted.

  • Ryan( Mapleleaf )

    Great reviews. I can’t wait till BBTS sends mine out.

    Just to give you a heads up I found out a possible reason why Road Pig came with the sword and not having it with Taurus( Not calling him Bull. Too much of a reference to the Night Court character) Anyway. I looked on Yo Joe’s not produced section and Road pig was to be included in the Ninja Force line at some point. A mold was never produced but a drawing shows him holding a scimitar sword. I think it was an homage to that. However it works so much better with Taurus.

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  • Gigamach

    Of these, Taurus and Road Pig are the definite standouts. I’m loving these sets, especially as I’m growing more attached to the sub-groups that operate in the GI Joe universe, i.e. Iron Grenadiers, Steel Brigade, ‘Noks and the like. (cough*Adventure Team*cough) Can’t wait to grab my sets, but this month is crazy…too many toys, not enough dough.

  • Ryan( Mapleleaf )

    lol. I see your point. Now all is needed is the Alex sector looking beard for Night Court Bull lol

  • TheFallen

    Road Pig is absolutely awesome. That figure, for me, is the standout of both sets. The picture next to his vintage figure and the picture next to Zarana show exactly how good Road Pig is.

    I am grateful to see a picture of Road Pig with the crossbow, it really evokes the look of Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) which is what I feel this figure was inspired by. It would have been nice to see him holding the crossbow in a more posed, two handed position but I will give it a shot myself once I have the figures in hand.

    Thrasher and the two Renegades figures also look good. Now that Thrasher has been released it makes me more eager to get a retooled update of the Thunder Machine.

    Great reviews all round.

  • http://geekcreek.livejournal.com/ Monte

    My way of accounting for the corny Adventure Team name: it used to be something like Suicide Squad, but they couldn’t find many recruits.

  • Anonymous

    Ryan, you are exactly right. I’m sure it was a reference to that sword. Shame on me for not catching it! Good call.

  • Ryan( Mapleleaf )

    No worries . Glad I could help. :)

  • Gigamach

    Heh. That one was for you, Monte.

  • http://geekcreek.livejournal.com/ Monte

    Ha ha, I didn’t even realize it was you that had posted the comment in the first place, ha ha ha… that’s what I get for distractedly posting a comment before leaving for work.

  • Fogger

    Justin, just for accuracy’s sake – naming issues don’t have anything to do with copyright, since you can’t copyright a name. It’s a trademark issue.



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