your definition of "having fun" is very, very different from my definition of "having fun". FYI, it is a typo. Toy companies do that all the time. No one's perfect and nothing is perfect.

Husker85, congrats on finding the Sky Raptor! I'm so glad you found it. I really thought Lanard had cancelled its release.

in other Corps related news:

NEW TOY REVIEWS COMING THIS CHRISTMAS!!!! ;D

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Battlewagon, is that little green buggy new in that bottom right set? I don't think I've seen it before and it looks pretty cool. Where'd you snag these?

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Battlewagon. Don't mean to steal your thunder here.
Alright, I broke the Sky Raptor out last night and here are the pics. It does have great detail in the cockpit with a control stick, rudder pedals, a tab for a throttle, and a couple of dials. The canopy has panel lines which IMO are a little detail that is always forgotten. I think the overall fuselage, main engine and rotating thrusters are awesome, but I'm not sold on the wings as I think they are little over sized. The chin gun rotates and pivots up and down. The four missiles are very nice and do not look cartoonish. They could easily fit on another Joe vehicle. It comes in two color tones which are great for the engine, thrusters, guns and missiles, but not so much for the wings and tail fins. The one great big butt kicker on this whole thing is its lack of a gear system, not even some tabs. So, it would just wobble around on the flight deck and only look good in flight. A future mod of perhaps some skis to give it the ability for a proper vertical take-off.


It does come with the standard pilot (without removable mask and lowered visor) and a weapon. It has a "Bio-tag" (just a piece of cardboard) which is neat in that it has a small plastic carabiner which could easily be used for an Alpine custom or any mountaineer figure. A great piece to cast.

And oh by the way, Ole Deep Six would have made a great pilot for this as an updated S.H.A.R.C., but nevertheless his lack of articulation in the hips prevents him from taking the seated position and his head does not sit low enough to close the canopy. I guess the suit goes back to barnacle scrapping duty on the hull of the Flagg.

Husker... any chance you could give us the UPC # on the box please.

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0 48242 33214 5

How do you use the UPC# to locate the item? Just curious.

Well for walmart anyways they can look up the UPC# and can tell you IF they have it on hand or if it can be ordered or if its been ordered and shipped etc. Since that is the only place around here that sells Corps (besides Walgreens and thats just a 2 pk figures w/motorcycle or underwater sled).

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Cool. For me the trick would be getting a department associate to do the foot work. They always seem to be busy doing something else.

Com'on Wal Mart! You always have Corps stuff. Lets get this thing on the shelves.

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Seriously. I would live to see these on the shelf
When I first saw it on their website two years ago I had visions of:
cobra model
Tiger force model
Skypatr model
Underwater version
Crimson model
And more...,,

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Yep, the green buggy is new. But there's a date of 2008 underneath it. Weird to say the ultimate least. I got these at a bootleg store.



not at all, husker85. Thanks for the pictures. I cannot wait to find the Sky Raptor.

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The best vehicle in years and most of us will never see it.

Any luck with some KC area members checking the seasonal Lanard warehouse? Mysterious Stranger once had a hookup when he lived there I believe...

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I was thinking Tsunami was saying he might be headed there again this yr...lets hope he takes request when/if he does.

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I was........plans and economics change. We called and Liz sai it is much smaller this year than in years past so I will put off going for another year.

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Marauders Stealth Copter



For $4.50, you get:
1 Marauders Stealth Copter, 1 Ravage action figure, 3 guns, 1 barbed wire fence, & 1 Bio-Tag.


Ravage's Bio-Tag



Ravage is the leader of the Marauders. I do not like this figure's design. I only like the head.



Ravage with Marauders Stealth Copter.


Rotor spins. Machine gun swivels and is detachable. Joystick is made of a bendable plastic.


The Marauders Stealth Copter has 4 missile slots (2 slots on each side) but no missiles are included. The machine gun has a rectangular gap for an ammo belt to slide through but no ammo belt is included.


Lanard also omitted the rear rotating rotor which fits inside the tail fin.




Upside down.


Big Bird's eye view.


Getting Ravage to hold both copter joystick and machine gun handle is possible but tricky.




These accessories are not included. The 4 black missiles come from the latest version of the Attack Fighter (but you can use any version; I prefer black missiles). The ammo belt is from a spare Combat Quad Cycle.


Ravage: I knew something was missing. Now that's more like it!


Army building is so much fun!


The Marauders Stealth Copter is a must have for any Marauders fan. For only $4.50, you get a ton of cool stuff. However, I'm very disappointed that Lanard omitted the 4 missiles, rotating rear rotor, and ammo belt. I would have preferred the omitted accessories to the 3 guns and barbed wire fence.

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