He’s also packed with a pair of sunglasses, which help to further sell the Sigma 6 feel on the design. It does at least get a slightly altered paint scheme, with a bit of graffiti on the side, which I really quite like. Roadblock is armed with the same weapon as the last time, so he’s still toting around the big rail gun thing. I don’t hate it I can kind of dig the understatement. It’s not eye-catching, but then it’s not meant to be. Roadblock’s paint helps to sell the more covert elements of this design, transitioning him to more blacks and greys. They add a bit to the sci-fi elements of the design, and also do a little more to mix up the body, which certainly is fine by me. The add-on pieces for the wrist and thigh straps are actually a bit of a preview here, initially being designed for the Gung-Ho figure that’s in the second main assortment. I like how they’ve convincingly changed so much about his appearance. It also appears that Roadblock’s been on his mission for a little while now, because he’s got a large, bushy beard, and his friendlier expression from the last figure has become much more intense and worn down here. He’s sporting a bandana and a sort of high-tech comm piece on his ear. The new head is really the star piece, and the thing that brings up the Heavy Duty/ S6 similarities. Removing the vest does a lot to change up the body from the start, but the new pieces take it even further. In order to get this new appearance, this guy uses the same core body as the prior Roadblock, but without the vest piece, and with the addition of a new head, and add-ons at the wrist and thigh. Given my vocal approval of Sigma 6, I’m definitely okay with this. It also seems to take a sizable chunk of its inspiration from Roadblock’s successor Heavy Duty in his Sigma 6 incarnation. He’s got more of a covert ops feel to him, befitting the Cobra Island mission theme of the set. While a lot of people were pulling for a Roadblock that came close to the V1 figure, this one actually moves even further away from it. Unlike Snake Eyes, who was just a straight deco change between the two figures, Roadblock’s gotten a rather adjusted design for his second outing. ![]() The figure stands 6 3/4 inches tall and he has 37 points of articulation. Roadblock is numbered figure 11, picking up from Beach Head, and by extension the whole main line. Roadblock marks the second figure in the “Special Mission: Cobra Island” sub-line of Classified Series figures, which is currently exclusive to Target…and eBay, I guess, but let’s try not to dwell. Hey, I can’t really knock it myself, especially when it means more cool toys. The line’s first retreaded character was, unsurprisingly, Snake Eyes, but the second character to get the follow-up treatment is, a little bit surprisingly, Roadblock, a character that Hasbro seems to be really getting behind for this reboot. ![]() Am I getting predictable, or is Hasbro? Probably both of us, really. Joe : Classified Series reviews I’ve got going, I’m gonna be doing some retreading….which is what I did for the second day of my last round as well. JOE: CLASSIFIED SERIES (HASBRO)įor the second day of this week of G.I.
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