What would you think about a new transportable battle base for your GIJoe team?
I think it would cool. I think back to years ago on forums where a new '83 HQ-style base with modular components was floating around. Even those random topics where a new or re-issued '85 TTBP would be welcomed.
I think something like this would be fun, but I would like it to be as all new as possible. As much fun as it is seeing the past come back in some new shape in retail or exclusive on cycling basis, I think a new, transportable base would be very useable by all.
How would a new battle base look in your imagination?
How about one small polygon foot printed shape, perhaps a pentagon, to invoke that sense of military into the scheme. In the center of that Pentagon, perhaps the HQ center is the high-tech satellite up link central communication intelligence (etc, etc. whatever...) where there are five seats all surrounding this machine. And then on top of it, to provide a little shelter is a roof over hang, which permits antennas and radar dishes, balls, cones, and other technical looking stuff.
And the from there, other pentagon shaped base parts with their core components, like a vehicle lift in the center, or a centered prison cell, or a centered medical bay, or a weapons storage locker in the center, or even a raised platform with a ladder stemming from the center for a helipad. Core parts, all with their own unique little fortified feature where figures are interacting within the space. All the outer edges would have armor-emulation walls. Surround an entire section by itself with its walls and doors, or combine components and mix and match doors and walls. Or leave connected pentagon plates open with each other and only wall the outer edge.
Or, utilize the steel beam parts and stack the base plate units on top of each other!
And then, with that same pentagon shaped base, one needs the offensive and defensive components to augment those utilitarian pads. These would be like individual bunker battle stations, unlike the utilitarian sections, with the little overhangs and somewhat open tops (mostly for play purposes) would disappear and armored shells and forms would support such things as a double barreled "double devastation cannon." And a flip up auto radar controlled missile launcher, perhaps a tank turret style anti-aircraft gun, and others.
And I wouldn't stop it there, much like the '83 HQ, I think tow-able weapons could be made so that they not only serve as individual field weapons towed by other vehicles, but they all interact with the base to enhance a users set up.
Not unlike the BF2K concept, and not too unrelated to the interchangeable "DTC" weapons (such as the humvees, Rhino, etc. weapons.).
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