This has been a rather hectic week of G.I.Joe the Rise of Cobra (ROC) toys sale shopping for me. I’ve been asked to buy some heavily discounted ROC toys from our local departmental stores for an overseas collector. In a way, I enjoyed the thrill of the hunt, but not so much the lugging of the bulky toy boxes home, LOL! Here are some of my ROC toy hauls that I “netted” for him from OG.

ROC Cobra Gunship @ SGD 29.90 each.

I wonder why they call this vehicle a “gunship”? If you didn’t watch the movie and look at this toy alone, you would have thought that this is a kind of submarine. Instead, it’s some sort of futuristic helicopter that flies without using rotors.
This is easily one of the coolest vehicles seen in the ROC movie, and it’s also a personal favourite of mine, together with the Night Raven and Steel Crusher APV. I bought the APV too, but the photo turned out blurred. I’ll take another photo and post it here when the natural lighting at my “toy photo studio” is good!
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ROC Rockslide ATAV @ SGD 17.90 each.

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I could barely remember this vehicle until I rewatched the ROC movie on DVD recently. For a long while, I thought that the larger ROC Ice Dagger vehicle was the one portrayed in the movie. Anyway, the Rockslide toy (I think “Snowslide” sounds like a more appropriate name for it) sits only 1 figure, unlike what you see in the movie where 2 people could fit into one such vehicle.
By the way, my friend asked me if the ROC Arctic Snake Eyes figure can fit into this Rockslide vehicle. I’ve seen a video review of this toy on YouTube and it shows that the accompanying “Snow Job” figure (above) is quite a tight fit in the cockpit of the toy. I think Arctic Snakes Eyes (who looks bulkier due to his eskimo outfit) may not fit in. Can anyone who has these 2 toys loose, confirm this? Thanks!

ROC Mantis Attack Craft @ SGD 17.90 each.

This ROC vehicle was a surprise catch. I think the most suitable place I have for it is the BBQ pit! Well you see, BBQ stingray happens to be one of my favourite local food. The Joes can grill this “Manta Ray” during their camping trips by the sea, and down it with beer, LOL!
Then the Cobra forces would de-fin the Joes’ ROC Sharc submarines (named after and shaped like sharks) and sell the fins on the black market for exorbitant profits in revenge! Tell me who’s smarter? Haha! So far I haven’t seen any ROC Sharc toys here yet. I think they are a “highly endangered species”!
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ROC Night Raven @ SGD 29.90 each.

The Night Raven is another impressive vehicle in the ROC movie. Too bad the jet in the movie had to be sacrificed in the end to save humanity. Anyway this large toy comes with electronic features (batteries not included) that gives out lights and sound effects, unlike the smaller ROC vehicle toys. In a way, it reminds me of the Blackbird Jet from the X-Men movies, but much slimmer in built!
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The above is just “part 1″. Part 2 is coming up in my next post! Come back again tomorrow to see what other interesting ROC toys I managed to haul in with my “nets”!
Update: The above toys were indeed there on sale as of 12 January 2010. On any date after that, I cannot guarantee. You’ve got to go there and find out yourself.