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Title: October Newsletter Is Online NOW!
Post by: Stealth Viper on October 23, 2008, 08:23:24 AM
International BAT review/information, the Love/Hate relationship with Tiger Force and more!


Check it out here:

http://67.212.190.228/JoeCanuck/OCT08.pdf (http://67.212.190.228/JoeCanuck/OCT08.pdf)

Previous issues can be found here, at the top of the page:

http://www.joecanuck.com/miva/merchant.mvc (http://www.joecanuck.com/miva/merchant.mvc)
Title: Re: October Newsletter Is Online NOW!
Post by: BHMike on October 23, 2008, 08:38:55 AM
You beat me by 10 minutes... while I was updating the main page and sending out mailings!  :lol:
Title: Re: October Newsletter Is Online NOW!
Post by: Canuklehead on October 23, 2008, 11:03:36 AM
Love the Tiger Force Point/Counter Point article.  Personally, I always liked Tiger Force...  I was young and it seemed like a cool idea.


And I have to agree - the 25th BAT is among the top, if not the top, of my list of all-time favorite figures
Title: Re: October Newsletter Is Online NOW!
Post by: Scramble on October 23, 2008, 11:30:25 AM
Quote from: "Canuklehead"
Love the Tiger Force Point/Counter Point article.  Personally, I always liked Tiger Force...  I was young and it seemed like a cool idea.

If Raptor busted out the "Tiger Force characters dye their hair" point, I'd have been without a counterpoint. It's always dumb when a character's hair colour changes. Different shade is fine, but totally different hair colour, like Frostbite v1 versus Tiger Force Frostbite? Completely illogical.
Title: Re: October Newsletter Is Online NOW!
Post by: Raptor on October 23, 2008, 01:57:07 PM
Aw man, I knew I missed something. I don't think I even have a TF Frostbite. Couldn't ever justify him for his desert fur.

And I know it gets cold in the desert at night, but not *that* cold...

- R
Title: Re: October Newsletter Is Online NOW!
Post by: xhairs on October 24, 2008, 04:33:22 AM
very cool and congrats on the wedding. so i take it that it will still be in the falls????
Title: Re: October Newsletter Is Online NOW!
Post by: BHMike on October 24, 2008, 09:24:19 AM
Quote from: "xhairs"
very cool and congrats on the wedding. so i take it that it will still be in the falls????


??????????????????????????????????

I'm gonna assume someone just "skimmed" over the article.  :shifty:
Title: Re: October Newsletter Is Online NOW!
Post by: B on October 26, 2008, 08:28:36 AM
Excellent newsletter overall.  I really like that little statement from Hasbro that they will continue to make classic figures in the 25th style after the movie. Yah!

 I never cared for Tiger Force or Python Patrol as a kid,  I have some of those figures and vehicles only because of my older brothers and cousins.

 The articles on the Bats are excellent as well. I do disagree slightly with Andrew about the Bats backpack, not being able to have all three accessories in the backpack is a major complaint in my book. I'm likely to be lose the piece that doesn't have anywhere to go.

Keep up the good work guys, I appreciate it
Title: Re: October Newsletter Is Online NOW!
Post by: joss789 on October 27, 2008, 07:54:07 PM
Great work.  Always a pleasure to read the Newsletter.
Don't give up guys!
Title: Re: October Newsletter Is Online NOW!
Post by: BHMike on October 27, 2008, 08:53:01 PM
Quote from: "joss789"
Don't give up guys!

I think if this past weekend has shown anything, we're far from giving up and fighting hard to share this and all future issues. :-)
Title: Re: October Newsletter Is Online NOW!
Post by: akpayne on October 27, 2008, 08:59:57 PM
This issue was probably my favourite so far.  I love the look at the BATS - some of the stuff I knew but I learned a crap load about the two FunSkool version I never knew.
I also thought the Point/Counter-Point view on Tiger force was great.

I would love an in depth look at all of the sub sets in future issues.