I
have a huge backlog of modern G.I. Joe vehicles that I still have to
acquire and they're all from Cobra's side of the fence. As of this
writing, the only POC Cobra vehicle that I own is the Doom Cycle. No, I
don't have a HISS v.5 and I certainly don't have a Fury. What's even
worse is that I also haven't bought a single Cobra vehicle from the 30th
Anniversary line! I'm not sure why, but the Joe vehicles seem to appeal
more to me than their Cobra counterparts do. Maybe it's because of the
fact that the Joes' stuff are more military in nature but I can't really
say for certain. Today, we've got the 30th Anniversary V.A.M.P. MK-II
and it's here to show why I don't often miss out on Joe vehicles!
The
V.A.M.P. MK-II is just a recolor of the Pursuit of Cobra V.A.M.P. but
it's a great one at that! I've always considered the POC V.A.M.P. as one
of the best G.I. Joe vehicles in recent memory and this recolor takes
things a notch higher by improving on some of the POC version's flaws.
The V.A.M.P. is finally back to being green and this time around, it's
no longer sporting the red suspension that turned a lot of fans off. The
ill-designed rear-mounted chain gun is still present but it's not
really an issue to me since I don't have any plans of using it on my dio
shoots. I have yet to apply the decals on my set due to time
constraints but I hope to accomplish that task next week.
Yes,
the V.A.M.P. MK-II is absolutely fantastic but the fun doesn't stop
there as the vehicle comes with arguably the best figure pack-in in the
franchise's storied history, the Steel Brigade Delta trooper. The figure
is just a repainted Cobra Shock Trooper given a new head and slapped
with POC Beachhead's vest, two knives, a machine gun, and a freakingly
cool new helmet but the combination works to perfection. It's worth
noting that the head seems to be an unproduced Snake Eyes mug but it
somehow suits the body well. The green-gray-dark brown color scheme is
ideal for jungle operations and I can't think of a better color palette
for the figure.
I
bought this set for only 1300 bucks (USD 30) at GreatToysOnline and I
definitely got more than my money's worth. I will probably get another
set if ever I end up with some spare cash after our upcoming Singapore trip.
Right now, I have two requests though: a single-carded release of the Steel Brigade Delta figure, and a black (Night Ops) recolor of this Multi-Purpose Attack Vehicle.
Hasbro, if you want my hard-earned cash, you know what to do.
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