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Title: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: 5h4rK on October 14, 2010, 09:42:53 PM
I bought these recently on the net and yes I love 'em.. and at 40$ for the set it was a steal! As you can see G.I. Joe was probably a big inspiration for them at that time.. they were made in '92. But the funniest thing about them is the filecards.. God, you have to read those! I thought I was bad in english  ;D
Here's some pics:
(http://http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac177/rickman-12/DSCN0442.jpg?t=1287106291)
(http://http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac177/rickman-12/DSCN0443.jpg?t=1287106347)
(http://http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac177/rickman-12/DSCN0444.jpg?t=1287106449)
(http://http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac177/rickman-12/DSCN0451.jpg?t=1287106552)
(http://http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac177/rickman-12/DSCN0450.jpg?t=1287106588)
(http://http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac177/rickman-12/DSCN0449.jpg?t=1287106615)
(http://http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac177/rickman-12/DSCN0448.jpg?t=1287106643)
(http://http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac177/rickman-12/DSCN0447.jpg?t=1287106686)
(http://http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac177/rickman-12/DSCN0446.jpg?t=1287106714)

What do you think of them? For me it's hilarious but priceless..  ;D
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: latinjoe22 on October 14, 2010, 09:57:59 PM
I L-O-O-O-O-O-VE THEM! (your boots, your clothes, your power commandos, give them to me...now! ;D)
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: bandonov on October 14, 2010, 10:11:31 PM
I love them and the File Cards too... Did they have a TV show or a Comic?
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: latinjoe22 on October 14, 2010, 10:15:01 PM
BTW I don't have any favorites. These figures kinda all rock and suck at the same time, which is the awkward winning formula for a knockoff toyline - Woohoo!
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: 5h4rK on October 14, 2010, 10:18:49 PM
Quote from: "bandonov"
I love them and the File Cards too... Did they have a TV show or a Comic?

I don't think so.. but I know that there's a second wave of figures! I'm hunting them since last year but I don't want to spend too much $ on them..
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: latinjoe22 on October 14, 2010, 11:26:20 PM
I like how X-Ray Eye swings a kick behind Submarine's back! It makes the two-pack artwork even more dramatic than any of Hasbro's offering, IMO.
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: bandonov on October 15, 2010, 10:04:25 AM
All I can find on ebay is a loose X-Ray Eye for $20...
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: turner on October 15, 2010, 01:43:53 PM
Never heard of these guys.  Crazy to see them with birthplaces of other planets.
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: Sundance on October 15, 2010, 02:31:00 PM
the crazy part is the guy born on a sun!
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: Raptor on October 15, 2010, 03:19:52 PM
Those guys are actually worth a fortune - particularly in that condition. You really scored finding them mint on card at those prices.

That is the find of a collection...

- R
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: morgardee on October 15, 2010, 03:42:06 PM
I love it. Can we see the full back of one of the cards? It looks like there is a picture of the figures in action.
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: 5h4rK on October 15, 2010, 03:52:54 PM
For those of you interested in a set.. I just found them on eBay for 70$US (6 figures). There's 8 sets available in Mexico!!! They're not under the name Power Commandos so..
Here's a link: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... K:MEWAX:IT (http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190434745438&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT)
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: morgardee on October 15, 2010, 04:03:04 PM
Quote from: "5h4rK"
For those of you interested in a set.. I just found them on eBay for 70$US (6 figures). There's 8 sets available in Mexico!!! They're not under the name Power Commandos so..
Here's a link: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... K:MEWAX:IT (http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190434745438&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT)

Cool. You get a timbit for helping out.

Too much for my blood, but good for you for sharing.
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: 5h4rK on October 15, 2010, 04:06:46 PM
Quote from: "morgardee"
I love it. Can we see the full back of one of the cards? It looks like there is a picture of the figures in action.

Sure, I'll try to post a pic tonight.. if I'm not too drunk  ;D
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: 5h4rK on October 15, 2010, 05:04:50 PM
Quote from: "latinjoe22"
BTW I don't have any favorites. These figures kinda all rock and suck at the same time, which is the awkward winning formula for a knockoff toyline - Woohoo!

Well, my favorite is Condor Strike.. man, he goes on the battlefield with a baseball bat.. hehe!
''With the help of his Laser Rod wich can paralyze his enemies during close combat, Condor Strike is a sure winner''  :lol: priceless
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: bandonov on October 16, 2010, 05:17:21 PM
Everybody knows that X-Ray Eye is really Cobra Commander in disgeise!
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: 5h4rK on October 17, 2010, 05:01:08 PM
Quote from: "Sundance"
the crazy part is the guy born on a sun!


 :lol: ;D
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: 5h4rK on October 17, 2010, 06:11:01 PM
If you look closely you'll see a lot of similarities between these figures and some Hasbro figs from the 80's..
Red Raven and Submarine torsos--------- '86 Viper
Mummy mask and X-ray Eye torsos--------- '85 Tele-Viper
Metal Hawk and Submarine lower and upper arms----------- '86 Viper and Zartan
Condor Strike and Red Raven crotch pieces.. they remind me of a certain figure but I don't remember wich one?? (I got it!: Cobra Eel)  ;D
Btw here's some cardback pics:
(http://http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac177/rickman-12/DSCN0501.jpg?t=1287351827)
(http://http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac177/rickman-12/DSCN0502.jpg?t=1287353044)
(http://http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac177/rickman-12/DSCN0503.jpg?t=1287353160)
If some of you have some infos about the Power Commandos's 2nd wave, please lmk where it is possible to find them.. as I'm very interested in completing the set! thx!
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: B on October 17, 2010, 06:40:57 PM
Quote from: "5h4rK"

Condor Strike and Red Raven crotch pieces.. they remind me of a certain figure but I don't remember wich one??

I just know there's a joke here.  :lol:
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: 5h4rK on October 17, 2010, 06:47:59 PM
Quote from: "B"
Quote from: "5h4rK"

Condor Strike and Red Raven crotch pieces.. they remind me of a certain figure but I don't remember wich one??

I just know there's a joke here.  :lol:
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: Kronser on October 17, 2010, 06:52:31 PM
Those Guys From the Other Galaxy has to be one of the best taglines of all time. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Title: Re: Power Commandos.. knockoff at it's best!
Post by: 5h4rK on October 17, 2010, 10:29:26 PM
Quote from: "Kronser"
Those Guys From the Other Galaxy has to be one of the best taglines of all time. Thanks for sharing this with us.

No problem man.. always cool to share some pics of a line in wich you can find an infantry soldier who sports a baby blue helmet and a pair of rollerskates..  ;D :P