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April 2018

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March 2018

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Snake Eyes Was Made To Save Money

March 3rd, 2018 - by Alyssa Shea

Many of you remember how awesome the G.I. Joe figures were back in the day, especially Snake Eyes. Did you know he was actually designed to save money?

It’s hard to believe that such a widely known and purchased toy was created out of many different parts from other figures of the series. His head, though, was pretty unique.

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Photo © Flickr User JD Hancock

“He shared many parts with other figures of that series, except for his unique head sculpt. He was designed to save Hasbro money in the paint application process, as his first figure was made of black plastic with no paint applied for details, and his head did not require any detail because of the mask.”

Usually, things that are cheaply made aren’t successful. Hasbro figured out how to turn something that may have been a failure into a success!

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