Outback is to me one of the most compelling figures of 1987, the year in which I stopped collecting GI Joes. Other interests began to grab my attention, and toys fell be the wayside. That’s not to say that I wasn’t impressed with my last childhood hurrah for the toy line. Outback is a figure whose packaging art is just
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It’s been a while, but we’ve finally finished our look at the Kre-O Terrordrome released last year. Will and I put together the base and top this time, and we took a look at the special features. We can’t wait to stage a massive battle around this cool Cobra set. Thanks again to the ever capable Will for his thoughts
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By Jason Royalty Joe fan Jason returns with another impressive series of dio shots. This time he’s incorporated practical effects. I’m digging the smoke. Great stuff, Jason!
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By KansasBrawler I’ve always had a weird affinity for the Skyhawk. It’s a neat Joe vehicle and I’ve always thought it was a little more iconic in the cartoon that even the Skystriker. While that may have just been a function of me having a Skyhawk as a kid and noticing it more than the Skystriker because that came out
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Wow, this was a surprise! If you thought Kre-O was dead, you’ve got another think coming, in the form of Slaughter’s Marauders vs Iron Grenadiers at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. I’m not only very surprised, but also very impressed. Hasbro really knows how to pull out all the stops when it comes to the presentation of their SDCC
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The Takara GI Joes of the 80s have always fascinated me, mostly because of the strikingly different package design. The explosion concept was changed into something a little more slick than its American counterpart. What I hadn’t seen back in the old days of Toy Shop and Tomart ads for these figures was the back of the card. What a
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We’re on a roll with the new That’s How I Found It (THIFI for short) video feature, showcasing items just as I’ve found them. This time, I’m looking at the Chinese release of Duke, from that strange discount store find of the 90s. I’ve had this figure since I bought it back then, but hadn’t located it in a while.
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The 50th Anniversary GI Joe offerings were, taken as a whole, a mixed bag for me. Along with cool previously unreleased figures such as Flint and the Ice Viper and vehicles like the VAMP Mark II and Cobra WOLF, there were some almost straight-up re-releases. Disappointing? Yes, particularly when these figured took up slots that could have been occupied by
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See what I did there? Anyway, today’s thoughts about Father’s Day take me back to the first carded GI Joe figure that I got back in the 80s. My Dad and I made many trips to Montgomery Ward back when I was a little guy, mainly to buy paint for the house or tires for the car. Fortunately for a
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By YT Like most 1/6 scale fans, I was stoked when news of a Hot Toys Joe Colton broke. A licensed Bruce Willis had never been produced in the scale before. This figure did not disappoint when it came to the outstanding sculpt resemblance and paint quality of Hot Toys. The cut and sew and accessories also live up to
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