Zartan: Master of Disguise, Commander of Your Wallet
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?It’s been a while since I featured one of sideshow’s 12-inch G.I. Joe figures, but when ToyNewsI put up these pics of Zartan, I felt I should because GUUUHHH SO PRETTY. It’s due late fall/early winter, will be limited to 750, and will come with the insane amount of extras that most Sideshow figures come with (a list so long I’m just putting it after the jump, along with a pic of some of them). But the second best accessory is an in-scale replica of the bearded mask that the original figure came with — you can see it on the next page, and it’s outstanding. It even comes in Zartan’s special mask backpack or whatever the hell that was. But as I said, it’s only the second best, because if you order the Sideshow Exclusive version, you also get an Evil Duke mask.
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?It’s Duke! And he’s evil! He may be about to sing a Billy Idol song! I’ve gotta admit, I’m impressed. Of course, you can’t get the Sideshow Exclusive Zartan anymore, because the pre-order is already sold out. You can go here to try and get on the wait list, though. Isn’t collecting fun?
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?Zartan stats and accessories:
Articulated Prometheus 1.2 body with over 30 points of articulation
Newly developed and sculpted arms and neck
Highly detailed and hand painted Zartan portrait
Fabric Hooded Jacket
Fabric Shirt
Fabric Pants
Detailed and sculpted Chest Armor and layered Shoulder Armor
Fabric Belt with sculpted Skull Buckle
Fabric Magazine Pouch/Holster Belt
Four (4) Belt Magazine Pouches
Drop-Leg Holster
Laser Pistol
Fabric Shoulder Bag
One (1) pair Wrist Gauntlets
One (1) pair gloved fists
One (1) right gloved bow hand
One (1) right gloved trigger hand
One (1) left gloved tight trigger hand
One (1) right gloved single point hand
One (1) right gloved double point hand
One (1) right gloved thumbs up hand
One (1) pair gloved large C grip hands
One (1) left gloved small C grip hand
One (1) right gloved cupped hand
Two (2) Mines
Sculpted Mask
Functioning Back Pack with Mask Storage
Skinnin’ Knife
Knife Sheath
VSS Sniper Rifle
Long Range Sight
Red Dot Sight
Five (5) Rifle Magazine
Compound Bow
Five (5) Arrows
Newly developed sculpted buckle boots with shin armor
One (1) pair standing bottom buckle boot
One (1) pair action bottom buckle boot
1:6 Scale GI JOE Figure Stand with COBRA logo
Sideshow Exclusive: Highly detailed, hand-painted “Evil Duke” mask portrait
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