![]() ![]() In fact, this Roadblock does not even include a filecard as he was a late addition. Mutt and Ace were supposed to be part of the set, but did not appear anywhere.except on the filecards that were included. One other black mark against the HAS set was that the figures in the set did not match the box or filecards. ![]() Of course, the reason they couldn't "find it" was because it was used in the HAS set which was hidden away under their table: hiding their shame.) (To further comment on the lies told during that convention, Hasbro mentioned that the sound attack rifle that was included with the Night Watch was because they "couldn't find" the non sound attack version. That was indicative of the crap that Hasbro was pulling at the time and only cemented this set's status as a dud. Yet, when the set appeared at retail a few weeks after the Convention, it was the EXACT same set that had been captured the first day of the Convention before Hasbro pulled it. In an effort to stave off more criticism, Hasbro went so far as to pull the Heavy Assault Set from the Convention showcase. Hasbro was not being forthright with the collector base at the time and Hasbro knew that collectors were largely dissatisfied with what was happening in the collecting world. The felt they were under pressure from fandom. (Most of the '82 figures feature a hidden "H" as well.) It shows a level of pride in the figure's design and indicates that the designers really understood the character they were attempting to re-envision.Īt the 2005 Convention, Hasbro was ducking questions galore about the future of the line. It's just a little subtle reminder that Hasbro made the figure. The second is the "H" buckle on his chest. A nice personalization that helps prevent this mold from being used on other, non-Roadblock figures. First is the obvious RB on Roadblock's belt buckle. (Granted, none of these details were painted, so they are easy to lose, but that was also a trademark of the '92-'94 figures.) You will also notice 2 Easter Eggs on the figure. Heavy artillery roadblock full#The ridged shirt, shoulder harness and belt are all full of details that give the figure a rich appearance. It benefited from 10 years of sculpting experience at the time of it's creation and that history shows. ![]() I think that most collectors will have a different favorite among these molds (I do not own a '93 Roadblock with the neon highlights and can not comment on it.) but all will agree that each figure has its own merits and fits well in certain situations. The HAS figure is more darkly colored and works great for night, jungle or urban missions. The tan pants are more visually distinctive, but could also be a detriment for using that figure in certain environments. The '92 figure is very good, but the dark blue pants offset the better torso coloring. Personally, I think this is the best version of this Roadblock mold that has ever been released. A perfect example is the Heavy Artillery Set (HAS) Roadblock. But, in these tail end duds were a couple diamonds in the rough. The TRU exclusive line ended with a whimper. As the year wore on and the line's cancellation became imminent, Hasbro got even lazier in their figure creations and produced some of the most boring figure sets in the history of the line. While Hasbro did put out several TRU exclusive sets, the figures offered in them were not up to the standards of the 2004 figure offerings. 2005 did not offer collectors much on the ARAH style figure front. ![]()
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