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TCW Capt Rex "Cold Assault"
« on: March 01, 2010, 08:05:28 AM »
hello Wraithnine here with the new capt rex as seen at toyfair a couple of weeks ago
i purchased this and Cold Weather Obi-Wan Kenobi  from Ebay seller Tunghori a week ago and they arrived this morning

This version of Capt Rex was seen in the season 1 episode "Trespass"

this version has some unusual articulation
 
 first let me dispell the rumour his helmet is NOT removable!
ARTICULATION:
Rex has a ball hinged head(not a ball joint neck) similiar to that seen on some of the imperial snowtrooper figures  also ball jointed are the shoulders,elbows and knees with swivel wrists,waist and hips ,with NO ankle articulation whatsoever!.
this makes him a bugger to stand as he has the same problem the legacy Galactic Marines had as he tends to lean backwards .
 
 
the top of his helmet IS removable which makes absolutley no sense at all!,also the backpack is removable as well as the shoulder armour which makes even less sense !!
 
The sculpt is accurate to the show altho i'm not impressed with the overly small hand sculpts as he has trouble holding the pistols/rifle. and the paint apps are excellent  altho i think that the undersuit is a tad too grey .
 


overall as a static figure its excellent figure as an action figure its a bit lacking  so with that in mind i give this figure 8/10 a not bad figure that had the potential to be so much more ....

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Re: TCW Capt Rex "Cold Assault"
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2010, 08:20:47 AM »
Great Review buddy, its a real shame about non removable helmet that is odd the way the you cant separate the head from the neck like all previous clones we have seen, it;s like they dont want us to customize these figures
A shipyard first exclusive!!! well done buddy..
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Re: TCW Capt Rex "Cold Assault"
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2010, 08:40:02 AM »
I see that Jay beat me to this one. I will post the views I have of my copy when I get it. That being said, it was as I had feared as far as the helmet goes.

Jay, does the head look like it has enough room to house a clone head, were it to be hollowed out?

Nice job on making us the first site to review this figure, Jay. Going to the front page with it, now.

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Re: TCW Capt Rex "Cold Assault"
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2010, 08:49:25 AM »
Great review, and I'm really wanting this one, as I do see some potential.  By chance could you dremel out the lower helmet and place a head on the ball joint and the helmet over the head? 
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Re: TCW Capt Rex "Cold Assault"
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2010, 08:58:47 AM »
Quote from: Clonehead on March 01, 2010, 08:40:02 AM
I see that Jay beat me to this one. I will post the views I have of my copy when I get it. That being said, it was as I had feared as far as the helmet goes.

Jay, does the head look like it has enough room to house a clone head, were it to be hollowed out?

Nice job on making us the first site to review this figure, Jay. Going to the front page with it, now.



unfortunatley mate i'd have to say no there isnt enough room to hollow out for a head

clint i ordered mine on the 22nd of february ! got it at 11 a.m. this morning
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Re: TCW Capt Rex "Cold Assault"
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2010, 09:11:24 AM »
well that sucks, then.  Oh well, I'll still probably pick up a couple of these.
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Re: TCW Capt Rex "Cold Assault"
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2010, 09:44:49 AM »
Don't care if he's crap!
I LOVE CLONES!
And I envy you for owning this one!!!
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Re: TCW Capt Rex "Cold Assault"
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2010, 11:01:44 AM »
Great pics and review, W9. kind of wondered who wopuld getr it first.
This could be the worst figure ever.... as bad as the old Snowtroopers with crappy articulation, and they would still sell.
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Re: TCW Capt Rex "Cold Assault"
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2010, 11:34:16 AM »
Shucks! Oh well, we get the skippy first from Jay. Good one.
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Re: TCW Capt Rex "Cold Assault"
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2010, 01:23:56 PM »
great figur removable helment

it had
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Re: TCW Capt Rex "Cold Assault"
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2010, 01:51:59 PM »

new vid up guys
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Re: TCW Capt Rex "Cold Assault"
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2010, 02:02:07 PM »
Lame articulation and cheap way to go on the helmet also. I was excited about this one but I'll pass for sure. The only clones from TCW line I will be getting this year are Camo ARF's and already got BLY!

Its disapointing to see figures this bad its a step back from the SA ARF mold if they only made them all like the ARF's mold I'd be buying!

Oh well HASBRO saves me money this year : ) 

Nice review though I always look forward to your YOU TUBE vids and these reviews plus your customs!!!!

Thanks Wraith9
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Re: TCW Capt Rex "Cold Assault"
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2010, 02:44:53 PM »
Oh well. Another Hasbro let down. I'll still pick some up to customize and one carded, and one loose. But still really? You'd think after most of the clone wars clones released this far a removable helmet would be part of the trend.
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Re: TCW Capt Rex "Cold Assault"
« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2010, 05:55:20 PM »
Man, did hasbro screw this one up big time.
Possibly, could have been the coolest figure in the entire cw line.

It's stoo skinny, the blue looks to bright, the grey is too lite, and the head looks really really funky imho.

Shame, hasbro seems too be keeping a lot of money in my pcket this year so far.
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Re: TCW Capt Rex "Cold Assault"
« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2010, 06:20:18 PM »
 Mandalore the skepsis ,   You and me both.  I'll save my money as of  late though I have been on a Republic Commnado buying spee. Adding several Fi Skirata's for custom builds, and AOTC Clones from E-bay. Only new Clone Wars stuff I bought this year was Commander Bly for myself and the new AT-RT however I did get my son a Commander Stone. The lack of foot articulation kills the Clone War Line for me. I really do believe this line is being aimed at Kids and not collectors. Kids don't care if the colors are right on or that the helmet is just plain stupid IMO, kids might not get so much enjoyment out of the Snow Rex once they lose that top part of the helmet. It is unfortunate that Hasbro is doing this. I have 68 TCW clones as of now but will not add to that number very much this year from what I have seen and from some of the reviews here.

Best part will be my Wallet gets FAT! Worst part Hasbro keeps pumping out this crap! I guess you can always make a custom.

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