By KansasBrawler General Hawk from the Eagle’s Edge three pack was the only Pursuit of Cobra re-release that I didn’t have in some form. That meant I definitely had some pretty high expectations for him. I liked this look for Hawk back in 2011 and I was honestly pretty disappointed I was never able to find him at retail. This
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I became fascinated with the DIC cartoon series for some strange reason back in the early 2000s. At the time, I was delving more deeply into the toys that I had missed between 1988 and 1991. The cartoon was a bit of a revelation in that it featured animated versions of later toys. That in itself was exciting, even if
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No matter how many Kre-O figures I cover, or how long it is between them, I still enjoy revisiting these little guys. They’re just pure joy to me; nice little blocky breakdowns of the toys I loved as a kid. The class of 1986 was the last set of Real American Hero Joes that I connected with on the same
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Hasbro attended the GI Joe Collectors Club Convention this year, and today revealed product to be released later in 2015. It looks to be a thematic continuation of what began last year with the 50th Anniversary. Items will be available via Toys R Us, with exclusives at San Deigo Comicon as they were last year. It’s good to see some
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In honor of this year’s convention set theme, I thought I’d post a throwback to an old post that’s appropriate, I think. Enjoy… Who do you think would be the least likely member of Tiger Force, the Joes’ jungle specialist team? How about a guy who drives a huge gantry that launches a space shuttle. Right. Wow, the color scheme
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For a guy who originated as a cereal mail-in, Starduster sure got some play during the 25th Anniversary series. It stands to reason, as there is a ton of nostalgia that surrounds the original figure. One of the senior ranking officer sets featured the character, albeit with a modified code name. Clad in a brighter blue camouflage that mimicked the
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The battlefield accessories concept of the Real American Hero era was a brilliant little example of Hasbro’s marketing its revamped GI Joe line in new and interesting ways. The small size and small price point items really recalled the diorama-like accessories of the 60s as well as the small action packs of the 70s. For just a bit of money,
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What did the Easter Bunny bring you this year? A sealed case of 1984 carded figures? A sealed contents USS Flagg? Perhaps some rare pre-production art? No? Me neither. Maybe you ended up like me, with a house full of hyped-up kids on a sugar rush after a day of downing handfuls of chocolate and jelly beans. Oh yeah, and
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Sometimes toy companies reuse molds in an effort to cut costs. This practice sometimes gets under the skin of toy collectors. I can understand why, particularly when a well-known character is used to portray another. It’s not bad when bits and pieces end up contributing to other figures, but when an entire toy gets a fresh paint job and new
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By KansasBrawler I know Rise of Cobra wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I thought it was a fun Joe movie and the action figure line had a lot of hidden gems. If you could find her on the pegs (which was at least initially no easy task), Reactive Armor Scarlett was one of those gems in my opinion. She
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