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Red and black cobra trooper are they bootlegs does anyone know for sure
« on: May 06, 2009, 12:51:32 PM »
Hey does anyone know if the Red and black cobra troopers that where being sold at the show that many or us picked up that where molded in the 1982-83 cobra mold are they bootlegs?  Plus Does anyone know for sure what they are, I was told buy the guy selling them that they where unreleased figures. On yojoe.com they insited they are bootlegs.
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Re: Red and black cobra trooper are they bootlegs does anyone know for sure
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2009, 01:27:46 PM »
They're bootlegs
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Re: Red and black cobra trooper are they bootlegs does anyone know for sure
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2009, 01:32:13 PM »
Probablly bootlegs, do you have pics of them?  Just curious how they look
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Re: Red and black cobra trooper are they bootlegs does anyone know for sure
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2009, 01:33:46 PM »
Like Nova stated, they are 100% bootlegs.
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Re: Red and black cobra trooper are they bootlegs does anyone know for sure
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2009, 01:39:40 PM »
Good to know they are cool either way, plus I would have bought them either way wish I could get more for cheap.
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Re: Red and black cobra trooper are they bootlegs does anyone know for sure
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2009, 01:48:34 PM »
Also does anyone know when they where made?
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Re: Red and black cobra trooper are they bootlegs does anyone know for sure
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2009, 02:44:25 PM »
I can confirm 100% that they are bootlegs. Hasbro also confirmed this on Saturday
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Re: Red and black cobra trooper are they bootlegs does anyone know for sure
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2009, 02:54:32 PM »
I saw Viper's set, they looked pretty decent, but obviously nothing official about them, :(

maybe lunchtime troopers?
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Re: Red and black cobra trooper are they bootlegs does anyone know for sure
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2009, 04:42:35 PM »
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I can confirm 100% that they are bootlegs. Hasbro also confirmed this on Saturday

No offense, but hasbro always calls these type of things bootlegs.  If you call them bootlegs I give more credence to you on the issue than hasbro.  I guess a question to better clarify it is:  were these made in a Hasbro factory or outside of a hasbro factory. 
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Re: Red and black cobra trooper are they bootlegs does anyone know for sure
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2009, 06:01:07 PM »
100% without a shadow of a doubt these are unofficial figures made without Hasbro's permission or knowledge. They are bootlegs in every sense of the word.
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Re: Red and black cobra trooper are they bootlegs does anyone know for sure
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2009, 08:20:07 PM »
I bought 2 of them without being 100% sure they were bootleg (ok, 99% sure). But they look very cool. When I came back home, I made 2 serious tests:

1. Back hole
2. Feet hole

In previous 1983 Bootleg Blue Cobra soldiers I got (without knowing they were bootlegs  >:( ) their holes (back and feet) were smaller. So, they can't hold on stand's peg and they can't have a backpack in their back.

The 3rd test was about their rivest arms.  The bootleg Cobra soldiers I have, have their elbow rivest backward.

So these we saw at the con (Red, black and tan... yes they also got a tan version...) had none of those problems. So they are bootlegs, but very well done bootlegs.

Martin
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Re: Red and black cobra trooper are they bootlegs does anyone know for sure
« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2009, 08:58:40 PM »
Gah!  I didn't see the tan ones.  Does anyone have any extras?
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