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Post by jestergoblin on Jun 5, 2010 19:39:31 GMT -5
So I was at Target today and found this: A brown Whiplash variant! Pack of packaging  Difference in product number  Front  Back  So it looks like Silver/Gray Iron Man all over again. |
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Post by the7thcynic on Jun 5, 2010 20:20:12 GMT -5
Nice find jester!
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Post by legofan25 on Jun 5, 2010 20:28:44 GMT -5
This is weird, why would they make a brown suited Whiplash if the movie one was an orange suit?
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Post by jestergoblin on Jun 6, 2010 9:52:36 GMT -5
What's really weird is that the figure is still painted orange underneath. I just grabbed this set because I am working on an Armored Whiplash custom.
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Post by jestergoblin on Jun 6, 2010 18:53:22 GMT -5
The plot thickens...
From Hot Toys:
"According to Marvel, there are legal implications regarding the orange-color of the pants as shown in the movie. Therefore, the pants’ color in merchandise would vary from that in the movie and would be tuned to brown color accordingly."
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Post by weslae on Jun 6, 2010 19:13:04 GMT -5
If I remember correctly, the brown pants version was also on the back of the Iron Defense Squad box.
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Post by the7thcynic on Jun 15, 2010 18:00:34 GMT -5
Just wanted to add that its the 1st time Ive seen a Whiplash @ a store (Target) and sure enuff he had brown pants. So for those that were able to get the orange pants, looks like they got the rare fig.
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Post by the7thcynic on Jun 19, 2010 11:59:23 GMT -5
Hey jester, I just mentioned this variant on the wiki. Think we can use youre side by side pic for reference?
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Post by meetthyreaper on Jun 19, 2010 14:15:04 GMT -5
Legal implications? Who the heck would make a fuss over the colors of a jumpsuit?
Very interesting...
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Post by jestergoblin on Jun 21, 2010 14:39:38 GMT -5
Yeah, go ahead and use it 7th. As for the legal implications, there are several colors that are copyrighted. I think I figured out who is making the copyright fuss: Orange. Orange Telecommunications is located in France and is the 5th largest telecom operator in the world. So when Whiplash infiltrated the Circuit de Monaco in an orange jumpsuit, guess what color he was wearing. But it wasn't that he was just wearing orange, he was wearing Orange's orange. Which means they get to say who gets to be that color. www.bureauofcreativecommerce.com/alllogos/Color.htmen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_SA |
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Post by schoolhater18 on Jun 21, 2010 21:51:51 GMT -5
I have the orange Whiplash. When i first saw him It was the orange pants and this was at walmart.. i went to another walmart and they only had orange pants .. then i went to target and for the first time i saw the brown pants variant..
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Post by jestergoblin on Jun 22, 2010 8:57:13 GMT -5
It's looking like the orange suit was the first release that was then changed to brown for all other releases. I currently have one orange and two brown Whiplashes. I've seen 4 additional brown ones since, I have no seen any orange ones in stores.
This looks like a running change and the brown version is now the normal one.
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