By KansasBrawler Every team needs a communications expert and considering Battle Force 2000 was the Joe’s experimental weapons team, it made sense that they get their own communications expert so he can test out any experimental communications gear. His timing for joining Battle Force 2000 was kind of crappy, though, as he was released a year after the rest of
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By KansasBrawler It’s time for another KansasBrawler confession. I like a lot of early Joe vehicles, but I’ve never really liked the vintage Polar Battle Bear. For some reason, that vehicle just never really spoke to me. If I had to venture a guess, I’d say it’s probably because, growing up in a town in South Dakota that manufactures front
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By KansasBrawler When we were kids, Blaster was KansasBrother’s one Battle Force 2000 figure. From what he can remember, Blaster was a gift from one of the cousins who knew he liked Joes. I never really knew all that much about Blaster as a kid and I don’t think I ever knew his origin until I asked KansasBrother about Blaster
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By KansasBrawler Intellectually, I knew there were probably more members of Battle Force 2000 than just my Dee-Jay and KansasBrother’s Blaster. However, they weren’t ever on the pegs when I was a kid, so I never really knew all that much about that subteam. As such, the only other guy I knew was part of Battle Force 2000 was Dodger,
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By KansasBrawler Like I’ve said before, Battle Force 2000 wasn’t really on my radar much as a kid. KansasBrother had Blaster when we were kids and I eventually got Dee-Jay in 1989, but beyond that, I really didn’t know much about the team until I was in high school and started exploring the online Joe collecting community. As such, interesting
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By KansasBrawler While I’m still not sure about the execution of the vintage or modern figures, Battle Force 2000 was honestly a pretty interesting team. The specialties were varied and each member brought something unique to the team. While I didn’t know about him as a kid, when I started reading the Marvel G.I. Joe series, I was kind of
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By KansasBrawler Never really knowing much about Battle Force 2000, I’d always assumed Dodger was their commanding officer. After all, he’s the only one that ever showed up on the pegs beyond his original Battle Force 2000 release, so I just assumed that meant he was the most important member of the team. Imagine my surprise when I was reading
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By KansasBrawler Battle Force 2000 is a bit of a strange subteam for me. It was another one that KansasBrother and I only had one figure each from growing up, but it never really captured my attention all that much as an adult. However, having a brother who’s your partner in Joe crime is a bit of an interesting thing
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How can you make the Pulverizer look cool? How about sticking it in a nice diorama environment and publishing it in a seldom seen international catalog? Sounds about right to me. While it doesn’t measure up to the ludicrous brilliance of the Cobra Rat, the vehicle nevertheless piques my interest for its uniqueness.* And hey–Scoop gets some exposure as well.
Read moreBlaster is by far my favorite of the Battle Force 2000 figures. Faint praise I know considering my previous opinions of the group, but I’ve really come around to these guys. Well, maybe not to Knockdown, that poor guy is still an unfortunate mess. The more basic looking uniform coupled with some subdued color sets it apart from the more
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