I always wondered just what the acronym AVAC stood for. I didn’t notice anything referring to its meaning until the release of this figure in the first lineup of 25th anniversary vehicles. Air Viper, Advanced Class is referenced on the newer file card, and that makes perfect sense in light of the original figure’s file card. It referred to the
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By KansasBrawler Greetings Joe Fans– The photos from Day 3 are here, but there a couple photos that I didn’t mention in the After Action Report. I spent some time talking with the cosplayers from The Finest along with a cosplayer already dressed up as Stiletto. The JoeCustoms guys were as friendly as ever as was Dan Klingensmith, who has
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By KansasBrawler Greetings Joe Fans– Before I get into the nitty gritty of Day 3, just a slight programming note. Digital cameras are wonderful things, however the batteries conked out just after the GIJCC panel and the computer I’m on doesn’t have a card reader. Therefore, there won’t be pictures…today. KansasBrother and I will be leaving fairly early in the
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By KansasBrawler Greetings again, Joe fans– Following Day One, my brother and I spent time back in our hotel room inspecting our figures. My box set was all in one piece and had everything, but his bagged Skydive was missing his jetpack. So, today, we started off around 10:15AM (Thursday was a long day and while I heard Adam Riches’
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By KansasBrawler As you all know, Joe Con kicked off on Thursday. After a five hour drive from SD to Colorado, my brother and I touched down in Loveland. Joe Con was a belated birthday present for him and so far, it’s been a blast. We were in the first round of non-Golden Ticket pickups and thank the maker for
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By KansasBrawler Once again, I saved my favorite figure from a con set for last. Considering how much I loved the original General Mayhem figure, it should be no surprise that I’m really sold on this one as well. I know some circles of the Joe collecting community don’t like it when the GIJCC creates its own characters and then
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I have a pretty vivid memory of picking up my first Snake Eyes figure. I came into the GI Joe line sometime in 1983, and had already found a few refitted 1982 characters, but I had trouble tracking down Snake Eyes. Say what you will about him nowadays, but back then almost every kid I knew wanted him. How could
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During the new sculpt and 25th anniversary eras of GI Joe, it took Hasbro two tries to get a nice Baroness on the pegs. The 2002 relaunch version netted us this weird robotic looking version of Cobra’s leading lady. There was much weeping and gnashing of teeth until she surfaced again in the Valor vs. Venom series. By that time,
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When I started this blog nearly five years ago, much of the motivation for doing it centered on reconnecting with my collection. As I dove into the myriad figures I had available in my collection, I began to find a quickly rekindled interest in the toys from the years dubbed “new sculpt” by collectors. Produced with the same o-ring construction
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