by KansasBrawler To this day, Flint has always been my favorite Joe character. I loved his portrayal in the cartoon as someone who was kind of cocky, but he clearly had the skills to back it up as soldier and as a leader. However, growing up, I was a little too young to have had the original Flint figure. Thanks
Read moreby KansasBrawler Yipee-kai-yay, Mr. Falcon! Sometimes, a toy run surprises you. I called an audible on a trip where I was actually flying solo for a change and swung in to Toys ‘R’ Us even though I wasn’t really looking for anything. Imagine my surprise when, after all their post-Christmas reorganization, there was a fresh display of Joe figures—something I
Read moreby KansasBrawler Even though I never had it as a kid (or even knew about since this was back in the days before the Internet), I’ve always thought the Wolverine was a pretty cool Joe vehicle. Hailing from 1983, the Wolverine had a very realistic military design, yet since it was an “armored missile vehicle”, it wasn’t just another tank.
Read moreby KansasBrawler Growing up, I always loved the small Joe and Cobra vehicles. As much as I loved opening my Thunderclap when I got it for Christmas and playing with it a lot in some pretty epic battles, vehicles like the Cobra Pogo and the Joe Locust saw a lot more play time just because they were a lot simpler
Read moreby KansasBrawler Much like Ultimate Cobra Commander, I wasn’t 100% sure I needed an Ultimate Storm Shadow based on his original look. First of all, like Cobra Commander, that look kind of got done to death during the 25th Anniversary line. Secondly, I’ve always had a lot stronger attachment to his 1988 look. That is one of the three figures
Read moreby KansasBrawler It seems like one figure in every wave manages to completely blow the doors off the hinges and showcases just what Hasbro can really do and why the Joe line is still the best 3 ¾” (okay, closer to 4” or 4 ½” these days) action figure line currently on the shelves. What makes Pursuit of Cobra Low-Light
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It’s the 7th day of Joe A Day’s happy holidays happenings. Even the Friday Field Report is part of the festivities, as KansasBrawler brings us a figure from the Dreadnok 7 pack. Here’s Zanzibar.
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KansasBrawler’s Field Report for this week is Tactical Ninja Airborne. I’ve often wondered about the merits of tactical vs. strategic ninjas, but that’s a conversation for another time. In the meantime, check out Airborne right here.
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JD returns with a very cool Field Report and a great Joe memory. It’s a GI Joe plate, made by Deka back in the 80s. I have this plate too! Check it out here.
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I now have Fridays off thanks to the prolific KansasBrawler. He’s going to be providing weekly Field Reports on Fridays. What will I do with all that extra time? Maybe I can start another daily blog. Anyway, check out KB’s first regular entry, the Dollar General Snake Eyes, right here.
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