Ah, that makes sense. I didn't start playing until the Legion starter set came out, and didn't start seriously collecting until the DC 75th Anniversary set. I've bought a lot of older stuff, but that guy escaped my notice.
Have any of you purchased any of the Green Lantern add-on shields or weapons for Rond Vidar? I just wondered how they worked within the game.
I have the Green Power Battery, the ring and the shield from the Sinestro Corps scenario pack, and 3 participation prizes that have come out so far (crossbow, decoy, and catapult). I also bought Tomar Tu and the net construct off E-bay.
I've used them with Rond Vidar in tournaments a couple of times, and generally been pleased with the results. The battery and the crossbow in particular make him a much more effective figure. I haven't yet tried playing him with just a construct via his trait, though.
For a while, I was playing this 300 point team that I called my Do-It-Yourself Green Lantern Mon-El team. It's not a good enough team for a seriously competitive tournament, but it is a solid and fun team to play:
SLoSH 005b Mon-El: 175 points
WoL 101 Rond Vidar: 80 points
Green Power Battery + Green Ring: 10 points
Shield, Crossbow, Net, Decoy: 32 points.
Total: 297