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Realism? Or Futuristic?

12-04-2006, 08:26 PM	#1
ender098 Veteran Offline --> Posts: 3,665 --> Join Date: Dec 2005	Realism? Or Futuristic? So, Would you rather see the Joes vehicles and wepons more realistic (Night Force Humvee) or more futuristic (Hiss MKII) ? Pro's Con's?

12-04-2006, 09:48 PM	#2
Outrider It's been a great ride! Offline --> Posts: 14,302 --> Join Date: Jun 2005	No question - realism! I just love the down and dirty real world (or real world plausible at least) vehicles like the Humvee, Warthog, etc, especially for the Joes. As for Cobra, I can handle a slightly more futuristic feel, but once you get into Star Wars territory, you've lost me. Nothing looks better than a realistic military vehicle modded to look battle worn and dirty! __________________ "The future's uncertain and the end is always near." - The Doors "Roadhouse Blues".

12-05-2006, 01:08 AM	#3
Lightning LA Member Offline --> Posts: 55 --> Join Date: Oct 2006	Definitely Realistic! Outrider's opinion is the same as mine,the real looking vehicles for Joe's,and just a little different looking vehicles for Cobra without going to overboard.I also like using modern vehicles for Cobra to,you can't beat a Hummer with a nice coat of Cobra Blue paint. Last edited by Lightning LA : 12-05-2006 at 01:24 AM.

12-05-2006, 04:01 AM

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Definitely Realistic! Outrider's opinion is the same as mine,the real looking vehicles for Joe's,and just a little different looking vehicles for Cobra without going to overboard.I also like using modern vehicles for Cobra to,you can't beat a Hummer with a nice coat of Cobra Blue paint.

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12-05-2006, 04:34 AM	#5
phu Veteran Offline --> Posts: 271 --> Join Date: Feb 2006	I do like the HISS, but the realism does it for me as well. I have two night ops humvees, and absolutely love them; I really, really wish Hasbro would get their act together on that end. __________________ KungPhu (personal site)

12-05-2006, 05:43 AM	#6
silencer Veteran Offline --> Posts: 1,046 --> Join Date: Sep 2006	If I had to choose one or the other, I'd go for realism, but I don't so my answer is both. If the design, or attention to detail (in the case of realism) is good, it's fine by me.

12-05-2006, 08:00 AM

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If I had to choose one or the other, I'd go for realism, but I don't so my answer is both. If the design, or attention to detail (in the case of realism) is good, it's fine by me.

I'm with Silencer. For the most part I like realism on the Joe side, but there are some futuristic-styled Joe vehicles that are just too cool to ignore, even if they are kind of silly. One that comes to mind is Hot Seat's vehicle. Can't remember what it was called, but it's really neat.

However, on the Cobra side, I think anything goes, from HISS tanks to Pogos and everything in between. I see it as Cobra Commander's own little eccentricities influencing his weapon/vehicle designers.

12-05-2006, 09:34 AM

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same here

12-05-2006, 12:16 PM

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same here

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12-05-2006, 12:16 PM	#10
Sonneilon aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;) Offline --> Posts: 7,751 --> Join Date: Jul 2005	Personally I tend to separate it all. In terms of 3.75", it needs the right balance. I like the militaristic feel of GI Joe w/ slight sci-fi (Rhino & ROCC) but when it comes to Cobra, ugg. Trouble Bubbles? Pogos? HellBoars or whatever those thingys were??? I dont' mind that Cobra is a bit whacky, but there seems to be more weirdness. Personally, I loved the realism as a kid because it got my mind juices in creative mode. I'd see the F14s in movies, I'd want the toy too so I can make it do what I want. Can't say that about a Pogo. I don't mind sci-fi elements to the storylines either. It's how they are executed (looking at the Sunbow cartoon). Sigma6-wise, I understand that it's futuristic so I'm fine with that. And think of it this way. Would you want Sigma6 and their suits and funky vehicles to be 3.75" or would you rather have them at 8" scale so it doesn't destroy your smallverse? I tend to keep the two pretty separate.