Firefly (1998)

Repaints and variants. Who likes ’em? I do, most of the time. Well, I should explain a little. I generally like two kinds of repaints: weird, and arctic. I like weird repaints just because I’m fascinated by odd combinations of colors, especially when the toy stops trying for any sort of realism and just looks like, well, a toy. For

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Blizzard (1997)

I was super excited for the news of a  limited revival of GI Joe at Toys R Us in 1997. I had seen preview pictures in the usual toy media outlets of the day (Tomart’s, Lee’s and Previews), and couldn’t wait to get my hands on some newly redecoed versions of classic GI Joe molds. Later, I was more than

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Stalker (1997)

If there’s one excellent figure in the Stars and Stripes set, it’s this Stalker. Unlike other figures in the set, that presented completely new takes on color schemes for the classic original Real American Hero Joes, Stalker retained his all-over camo. Compared to other figures in the set, especially the excerable Breaker and Rock N’ Roll, Stalker is the gold

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Air Adventurer (2010)

So where does GI Joe go from here? The second movie has come and gone, and not too long from now apparently, the associated toys as well. There’s no cartoon on the horizon, and no other toys have been revealed as yet. A third film is reportedly in the works, but that’s a few years off. Some are hopeful for

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Budo Samurai Warrior (2013)

Talk about out of place. Budo has never been totally at home among his teammates, as even his original figure looked more like a traditional samurai than a special missions military operative. That’s not to say I don’t like the concept of the figure. In fact, I find it more interesting than many of the more movie based figures in

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