“Destroy the foundation, and the rest comes tumblin’ down.”So, yeah. It’s a vicious feedback loop. I watch some G.I. Joe cartoons to get some context on some G.I. Joe Classified figures I wanted. This exposes me to certain characters, characters who have their own G.I. Joe Classified figures I now want to get. For example, the three core Dreanoks: Torch, Ripper, and Buzzer.
I mean, I also want a Zartan, but the retro Zartan is long gone and pushing 60 on eBay so hard pass. Ripper and Buzzer are at BBTS so no urgency, but the only place I could find Torch was Wal-Mart, and as I’ve learned the hard way recently, when a thing goes from being available one or two places to no places, it becomes more expensive. So I grabbed him. A week before he went on sale, of coursee.
He is, however, a fantastic figure. Tons of detail extrapolated from the cartoon, the whole flamethrower setup is exceptional with three flame pieces (the one in the pic, a more poofy one, and an idling pilot light one), the extra flame pieces for the skull eyes, all the way to the backpack. It’s not really meant to be held in two hands even through it looks like it would have to be, which is a weird minus, but other than that, just a great figure.
The picture recreates a moment from the early cartoon where Torch shows a Cobra Trooper how to properly burn down a building. I thought Crash Bandicoot crates (from my 90’s toy collecting days, ah, Resaurus, you were ahead of your time) were appropriate. Flames lifted from the cartoon and applied liberally, orange glow added in post.
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