Hey great comparison video! I just recently "finished" my VAMP custom, so I completely disassembled it to do a full repaint and concerning the rear gas can holder you reference around the 2:00 mark, I wouldn't try and pull it out without being able to access the inside. The clip method they use looks like it could really mess up if you didn't know EXACTLY what you are dealing with. It still wasn't super easy with the access but with a little persuasion with a flat head screwdriver for the top clips helped.
I am a Army Builder😊 and a photographer and I will be building displays in my backyard I will be weathering these vehicles with mud and dirt for realism photography with hundreds of Troopers that I have purchased over the years😊😊😊
Yeah Hasbro pulse cut corners on the snap the whole stinger and vamp I put together very incredibly cheesy for some kid to play with it but not for us adults for a display piece😮
And the driver has two trigger hands which is ridiculous for trying to put around the steering wheel and the gear shift they should have included a couple gripping hands as well😢
Word correction Yeah Hasbro pulse cut corners on the snap the whole stinger and vamp put together very incredibly cheesy for some kids to play with but not for us adults as a display piece
They should have put a insert point in the blast effects at the end smoke to attach to the rocket launcher itself to give an effective that it's firing but instead they just put it in the Rockets for the beginning of the firing but not going anywhere😮😢
You've done a darn good review I agree with you 100% except on pulling the HMS with the Stinger that doesn't look right to me as I explained but one can do what one would like to do in this fantasy world of ours with Cobra😊
If you want to customize the Stinger or vamp there is a way to tighten the tires and there is a way to affix the spindle for the rocket launcher or the machine gun to sit solid and never come off but it requires dismantling the body itself and that is not an easy process but I have done it😊
Only in theory blueprints body has to be taken apart a certain way and then going into the cavity to affix the spindle I'm thinking about attempting it for real but I haven't decided yet if I want to go this far with it😅
That's the only way to get a squad of 8 vipers that sit in the Stinger and they look like vipers to me and then two extra for an officer and turn the other one into a techno Viper😊
I’m very curious what Grid Iron comes up with for Stinger. The tires are insanely cool! Love the roll bar. There is a lot. I want a bad ass crash bar/cow catcher type thing. Scary ass front. Hasbro started down the path but Grid Iron can go all the way. If this is a troop carrier it needs a bar for the troops to grasp. Sure they can’t fire off the rockets/missiles while they ride. BBQ baddies. But at least give them a chance to hold on. We’ll see. Get the tires though. They are amazing.
But for me everything has to be done in a reality sense would Cobra actually carry the HMS on the back of the Stinger in cartoon Cobra reality I would have to see it done in the cartoon to be able to I'll fix it to the Stinger in display😮
The Joes do need a substantial vehicle next year as they are getting outgunned by Cobra. Skyhawk would be a great option. I think a Slugger could also work at this price point.
Unfortunately they really aren't children's toys as poorly designed that they are for aggressive play😢 like I said they're more or less a display piece for adult collectors and even then one has to be careful with it😅
To solve the wobbly Rocket launcher or machine gun turret, use Teflon tape (plumbing tape) just two passes around the peg and voilà! By the way, that is a non-permanent solution for tightening that feature.
Great review. The turret for both dont bug me that much because I've learned to turn the turrets by holding the base to turn it then to elevate the guns/missiles hold the base and elevate with your other hand. The one thing that I still maintain is the missiles are backwards. Now I know if you look at the Vintage 84 Stinger box and instructions the missiles are positioned where the middle two are further forward but if you do that with the Vintage 84 Stinger the missiles cant elevate up. so on the Vintage 84 Stinger you have to reverse them and have the middle two missiles further back so the rack can elevate up. I'm thinking about modifying my missiles and see how it looks with them the other way.
@Toybountyhunter1974 ohhh wow good call. Appreciate the education on the rocket alignment -- I had no idea! And I will def hold the base of the turrets from now on, too :)
Great review as usual Travis! Loving the stinger though a bit sad the driver has only 1 skin option. Wasted opportunity that i cant army build him that way :(
Mine actually arrived today after saying it was originally gonna be sept 9th then said August 27th and then got a notification it shipped yesterday and arrived today. I’m kinda partial to the stinger as well it seems a small advantage over the vamp. I’m so ready for an AWE striker. And we need an ASP for the stinger to tow.
*sigh* I am scared I won't get mine. Something's wrong with Pulse's IL FedEx location. I was supposed to get my Sgt Slaughter's Mad Marauder on the 17th. It's still stuck in it's origin location in IL. The Stinger just shipped yesterday on the 22nd. As of right this second....it's still sitting in IL and supposed to deliver tomorrow. Obviously it won't. That's two in a row that won't move past IL. Either someone is stealing shipments coming out of that warehouse....or FedEx is up to some tom-foolery. Either way, I am out $150 with no products to show for it. Pulse keeps saying, "wait another few days and call us back." They don't want to send me a replacement....
Same thing happened to me a few months ago . Waited for a while then called. Followed the tracking and it was stuck too. Called after a while, they shipped out the same items not long after.
It's horrible and Pulse is extremely strick with replacements, discounts, etc. They must've lost some money during Covid sending out replacements or something. I'm sorry this is happeing to you 😥😥
@@Plissken303 Contact them and force them to send you replacements. I had to wait until the 10th day undelivered to force them to ship me a new product.
Just have to throw in a couple more things the blast effects are total cheese with the Stinger😢 and you did put the tires on correctly they're just wobble City😅 and one tire has to be taken off and turned around to correct the tread pattern😅
Not trying to correct you but it's not a repaint it's a replastic Gray and black plastic as opposed to green and black plastic and that part to me is awesome because I don't have to worry about the paint scratching off😮
I noticed your turbo on the hood didnt lay flush. I thought you either didnt set it firmly or had a defect. I got my Stinger today and my turbo is a little warped and the right side keeps popping back out. The plastic is thin enough that a little heat will make it pliable enough to bend, press on and down, cool... and now mine stays. Just an FYI for any viewer who encounters this problem as well.
@liquididentity101 good looking our! It looks fine to me I guess? 🤣 but it's possible when I did the swap I didn't secure it back in for the rest of the vid?
Frustrated with the way the tires bow out on the stinger and the vamp and the Machine Gun or rocket holder don't go on with a snap they just go into that Peg and can fall right out if banged too hard
Tires are very Loosely fit on the snap in they definitely don't fit firmly they just wobble all over the place and when the vehicle sits on the pavement or the carpet or wherever you said it the tire is bow out for display purposes I have to straighten them out so they look normal I know Hasbro pulse was saying they made the tires like that so they would look real going over rocks but that much attention to detail is unnecessary unless you're going to perfect it correctly because the tires Do not sit normally as a real vehicle would so I'm thinking this idea with😢 the toy is just ridiculous😢
I'll fix it to the Stinger if I saw it done in the cartoon reality even though that reality is just fiction and one can do what they want with their Cobra Troopers and armies vehicles but unless I see it in the cartoon reality I'm unable to display it that way in my own reality if that makes any sense what does make sense in our world anyway😂
Like I said is a display piece for us adults some very aggressive kid playing with it in the backyard it would fall apart in 2 days probably 2 hours😢😅😂
Towing the HMS is ridiculous that's a job for the hiss tank the Stinger already Harbors missiles it wouldn't be carrying the HMS missile launcher in reality perhaps in fantasy😮
Both VAMP/Stinger turrets and the rear "trunk" section are an embarrassing design. If these were just kids toys, no kid would be able to play with them because theyd quickly fall off or break. Both vehicles are a little bland in the paint apps, but it stand out with the Stinger. The design team is learning as they go along with these vehicles but considering the price, I honestly hope they find ways to improve. There are many places to start.
Yeah, I am sure few kids are getting these. They are destined for shelves or never leaving boxes. Probably Why Hasbro did not give a better post for the turrets.
0:51 Finally, Someone shows the HMS with the Stinger properly in the same frame!!! 😎👍👍
Hey great comparison video! I just recently "finished" my VAMP custom, so I completely disassembled it to do a full repaint and concerning the rear gas can holder you reference around the 2:00 mark, I wouldn't try and pull it out without being able to access the inside. The clip method they use looks like it could really mess up if you didn't know EXACTLY what you are dealing with. It still wasn't super easy with the access but with a little persuasion with a flat head screwdriver for the top clips helped.
Also, of interest to me as well, my VAMP's rear view mirror did not have the "mirror", now ill have to see if both of my Stingers do!
@@vonnyrotten living dangerously, I see! Appreciate the kind words and insight!
I also bought several Vamps five all together😅 you know the Stinger is a captured GI Joe vamp that Cobra just redesigned😮
But it looks cool on their nevertheless😊
I am a Army Builder😊 and a photographer and I will be building displays in my backyard I will be weathering these vehicles with mud and dirt for realism photography with hundreds of Troopers that I have purchased over the years😊😊😊
@@ToddWhite-oc9il 😮😮😮😮
Yeah Hasbro pulse cut corners on the snap the whole stinger and vamp I put together very incredibly cheesy for some kid to play with it but not for us adults for a display piece😮
Everything is broken down into squads😊
And the driver has two trigger hands which is ridiculous for trying to put around the steering wheel and the gear shift they should have included a couple gripping hands as well😢
Agreed
Word correction Yeah Hasbro pulse cut corners on the snap the whole stinger and vamp put together very incredibly cheesy for some kids to play with but not for us adults as a display piece
They should have put a insert point in the blast effects at the end smoke to attach to the rocket launcher itself to give an effective that it's firing but instead they just put it in the Rockets for the beginning of the firing but not going anywhere😮😢
You've done a darn good review I agree with you 100% except on pulling the HMS with the Stinger that doesn't look right to me as I explained but one can do what one would like to do in this fantasy world of ours with Cobra😊
If you want to customize the Stinger or vamp there is a way to tighten the tires and there is a way to affix the spindle for the rocket launcher or the machine gun to sit solid and never come off but it requires dismantling the body itself and that is not an easy process but I have done it😊
Only in theory blueprints body has to be taken apart a certain way and then going into the cavity to affix the spindle I'm thinking about attempting it for real but I haven't decided yet if I want to go this far with it😅
I can talk all day about this I love this subject but my ha texter is running out of ink LOL
Oh damn. I'm not that motivated haha but I love seeing others get down to the body!
That's the only way to get a squad of 8 vipers that sit in the Stinger and they look like vipers to me and then two extra for an officer and turn the other one into a techno Viper😊
Great review once again.
Thanks!!! 🙏🙏
Another great review Travis!
@joseespinoza6676 thanks a ton, Jose! It was a blast! 💥
That platform on the back is how scrap iron got his scars. 😂
@@jtscustomcutlery317 🤣🤣🤣
My stinger will be coming this week! Great comparison Travis!
Thanks a ton; hope you have a good time with it!
Fun vid, man. I actually passed on the Vamp... in my head cannon, this vehicle is a M.A.R.S. design exclusive to Cobra! 🐍‼️
@PaulGallianoChannel oh wowwwww!!!! I def dig that and hey you saved yourself $100 bucks! Lol
I have 300 Troopers made up in all divisions of Cobra😊😊😊
I’m very curious what Grid Iron comes up with for Stinger. The tires are insanely cool! Love the roll bar. There is a lot. I want a bad ass crash bar/cow catcher type thing. Scary ass front. Hasbro started down the path but Grid Iron can go all the way. If this is a troop carrier it needs a bar for the troops to grasp. Sure they can’t fire off the rockets/missiles while they ride. BBQ baddies. But at least give them a chance to hold on. We’ll see. Get the tires though. They are amazing.
@prophet924 love the feedback. Def going to soup up these vehicles w some new GS goodies! 💀🔥
PS since cobra has captured a vamp and redone it the same can go for Joe capturing a stinger and adding the armor doors and roof on the vamp😊
Absolutely!!!!
Awesome review mine gets here Monday
@@jtscustomcutlery317 hey thanks and let me know what u think when u get the Stinger!
@@AToyKindaMood got here today and it’s freaking amazing
I can talk all day about this subject but all my texting can be boring to some oh look my texter is running out of ink LOL
Good review!!!
Thank you, Todd!!
Dope review brother 😎 as always 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾! Mine will be here next week
@@chadkinsler9865 thabk you, Chad!
But for me everything has to be done in a reality sense would Cobra actually carry the HMS on the back of the Stinger in cartoon Cobra reality I would have to see it done in the cartoon to be able to I'll fix it to the Stinger in display😮
Love both of them....I like the stinger a little more but my only beef is how EASILY the missle racks fall off 😤...great vehicles
@BillLionaire12 yeah some stuff is loosey goosey... but overall great rides!
The Joes do need a substantial vehicle next year as they are getting outgunned by Cobra. Skyhawk would be a great option. I think a Slugger could also work at this price point.
Good stuff man. Mine gets here tomorrow.
Thanks dude!
Nice shout out haha
@@BaldyLockz don't send me a copyright infringement! 😭
@@AToyKindaMood haha only jaded little b’s do that haha
Regardless of the cheese I purchased 10 stingers five from Hasbro pulse cuz that was their limit and five from bbts😊😊😊
But it should have stated that on the box adult collectible only will fall apart in 2 hours for aggressive kid play LOL
Lol
I have a Gridiron rollcage and turret to put on the Stinger.
Ohhh schnapps!
Unfortunately they really aren't children's toys as poorly designed that they are for aggressive play😢 like I said they're more or less a display piece for adult collectors and even then one has to be careful with it😅
Lol
For the first time ever the figures actually fit right in the stinger
To solve the wobbly Rocket launcher or machine gun turret, use Teflon tape (plumbing tape) just two passes around the peg and voilà! By the way, that is a non-permanent solution for tightening that feature.
@@kingvagar thank you!
@@AToyKindaMood ✌
Great review. The turret for both dont bug me that much because I've learned to turn the turrets by holding the base to turn it then to elevate the guns/missiles hold the base and elevate with your other hand.
The one thing that I still maintain is the missiles are backwards. Now I know if you look at the Vintage 84 Stinger box and instructions the missiles are positioned where the middle two are further forward but if you do that with the Vintage 84 Stinger the missiles cant elevate up. so on the Vintage 84 Stinger you have to reverse them and have the middle two missiles further back so the rack can elevate up. I'm thinking about modifying my missiles and see how it looks with them the other way.
@Toybountyhunter1974 ohhh wow good call. Appreciate the education on the rocket alignment -- I had no idea! And I will def hold the base of the turrets from now on, too :)
Great review as usual Travis! Loving the stinger though a bit sad the driver has only 1 skin option. Wasted opportunity that i cant army build him that way :(
@Venom-cd7tw yeah, could've gave 1 alt sculpt...
They should have put the gun/missile turret on like the original. Keyed in
@@davidliskey3553 absolutely.
Mine actually arrived today after saying it was originally gonna be sept 9th then said August 27th and then got a notification it shipped yesterday and arrived today. I’m kinda partial to the stinger as well it seems a small advantage over the vamp. I’m so ready for an AWE striker. And we need an ASP for the stinger to tow.
@@scottyphillips7799 👏👏👏👏
*sigh* I am scared I won't get mine. Something's wrong with Pulse's IL FedEx location. I was supposed to get my Sgt Slaughter's Mad Marauder on the 17th. It's still stuck in it's origin location in IL. The Stinger just shipped yesterday on the 22nd. As of right this second....it's still sitting in IL and supposed to deliver tomorrow. Obviously it won't. That's two in a row that won't move past IL. Either someone is stealing shipments coming out of that warehouse....or FedEx is up to some tom-foolery. Either way, I am out $150 with no products to show for it. Pulse keeps saying, "wait another few days and call us back." They don't want to send me a replacement....
Same thing happened to me a few months ago . Waited for a while then called. Followed the tracking and it was stuck too. Called after a while, they shipped out the same items not long after.
It's horrible and Pulse is extremely strick with replacements, discounts, etc. They must've lost some money during Covid sending out replacements or something. I'm sorry this is happeing to you 😥😥
I hope you get yours they lost 2 Ferrets that I ordered from Pulse.
@@Plissken303 wtf and what is cust serv gonna do?
@@Plissken303 Contact them and force them to send you replacements. I had to wait until the 10th day undelivered to force them to ship me a new product.
I had to use gripping hands off of another figure for the Stinger driver
Just have to throw in a couple more things the blast effects are total cheese with the Stinger😢 and you did put the tires on correctly they're just wobble City😅 and one tire has to be taken off and turned around to correct the tread pattern😅
Not trying to correct you but it's not a repaint it's a replastic
Gray and black plastic as opposed to green and black plastic and that part to me is awesome because I don't have to worry about the paint scratching off😮
@@ToddWhite-oc9il they were like that already -- I guess I have to change them 🤦♂️
My view of this is awesome for an adult display and super duper cheese for a kids play😅
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@@ToddWhite-oc9il thanks man!
Good review for what you're talking about😊 I just had to throw in my two cents how about these vehicles😅
You know more than me haha thanks man. Will have to catch up to it all! 📝
Stinger is great. Tough choice Trav.
Great review. What head sculpt are you using for the blue cobra officer?
@@davidr8389 Scarface custom from IBMMT on Ebay
I noticed your turbo on the hood didnt lay flush. I thought you either didnt set it firmly or had a defect. I got my Stinger today and my turbo is a little warped and the right side keeps popping back out. The plastic is thin enough that a little heat will make it pliable enough to bend, press on and down, cool... and now mine stays. Just an FYI for any viewer who encounters this problem as well.
@liquididentity101 good looking our! It looks fine to me I guess? 🤣 but it's possible when I did the swap I didn't secure it back in for the rest of the vid?
Technically it's just a display piece if some kid tried to play with it in the backyard it would fall apart in 2 days with aggressive kid play😢😅😂😂😂
@@ToddWhite-oc9il 🤣🤣
Standing behind rockets when they’re fired will drastically shorten your lifespan
@@curseoffenrir 🤣🤣🤣👀 exactly why I have zero clue why those pegs are there on the rear bumper stand lol
Stinger marginally better than the VAMP? Sacrilege! #VAMPSPAM
@@jasons2755 😂😂😂😂
Frustrated with the way the tires bow out on the stinger and the vamp and the Machine Gun or rocket holder don't go on with a snap they just go into that Peg and can fall right out if banged too hard
@ToddWhite-oc9il exactly my main issue....
Tires are very Loosely fit on the snap in they definitely don't fit firmly they just wobble all over the place and when the vehicle sits on the pavement or the carpet or wherever you said it the tire is bow out for display purposes I have to straighten them out so they look normal I know Hasbro pulse was saying they made the tires like that so they would look real going over rocks but that much attention to detail is unnecessary unless you're going to perfect it correctly because the tires Do not sit normally as a real vehicle would so I'm thinking this idea with😢 the toy is just ridiculous😢
@@ToddWhite-oc9il 😔😔😔😔dammmm
I'll fix it to the Stinger if I saw it done in the cartoon reality even though that reality is just fiction and one can do what they want with their Cobra Troopers and armies vehicles but unless I see it in the cartoon reality I'm unable to display it that way in my own reality if that makes any sense what does make sense in our world anyway😂
No the gasoline rack was affixed already to the vamp
Yes the rear bumper stand does not fit firmly very cheesy along with the spike Grid in the front barely bump it and it falls right off😢
Like I said is a display piece for us adults some very aggressive kid playing with it in the backyard it would fall apart in 2 days probably 2 hours😢😅😂
Towing the HMS is ridiculous that's a job for the hiss tank the Stinger already Harbors missiles it wouldn't be carrying the HMS missile launcher in reality perhaps in fantasy😮
Gi Joe is a lil of both tho isn't it lol
Both VAMP/Stinger turrets and the rear "trunk" section are an embarrassing design. If these were just kids toys, no kid would be able to play with them because theyd quickly fall off or break. Both vehicles are a little bland in the paint apps, but it stand out with the Stinger. The design team is learning as they go along with these vehicles but considering the price, I honestly hope they find ways to improve. There are many places to start.
Yeah, I am sure few kids are getting these. They are destined for shelves or never leaving boxes. Probably Why Hasbro did not give a better post for the turrets.
😢
And how about these vehicles are poorly put together
Both vamp and stinger are the same vehicle smh
@@bronxrob1552 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@AToyKindaMood you would think there wud be some kind of difference in them
@@bronxrob1552 you would think!!
This dude is annoying. And kinda lazy. Didn’t do any prep, why am I watching? Pass.
Don't you have any other accounts to go troll?
@@wesleyryannicholas appreciate the kind words!! 🙏🙏