By Past Nastification Imagine taking the rough shape of a stealth bomber and squeezing it down to hold a crew of one. Add on a strange rotating “tail”. Now go crazy and deck it out with four cannons and six bombs/rockets. Congratulations, you’ve just made a Tigerhawk. Introduced in a grey camouflage pattern and then a tan camouflage pattern, the
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Like Flint, the Danger on the Docks set contained a variant version of the Cobra Eel. Where the Flint resembled the vintage figure, the Eel was the opposite. It’s not based on the 1985 toy’s color scheme. That’s at least one positive for those who couldn’t pick up the Comicon version. Funny enough, I think this variant’s paint scheme holds
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I was surprised to be able to snag both versions of the Danger at the Docks sets. I’ve not had much luck in getting the SDCC exclusives via Hasbrotoyshop, and was glad to be able to order through Toys R Us. Actually I’ve had success for the last two years, so yay! I’m hopeful that the recently announced Missile Command
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GI Joe’s reliance on new editions of the big names like Duke and Snake Eyes can get a little tiresome. While Duke can be given any number of outfits, Snakes is more limited to black and well, black. At times, his limited wardrobe changes from media are mined for subject matter. This one hails from issue 2 of the Marvel
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I will confess that I haven’t always been kind to the 25th anniversary figures here at the blog. Like most collectors, I was excited to hear about a new super-articulated series of GI Joes. The early efforts however didn’t exite mean in terms of the toys’ playability. That’s the main gripe I’ve had about them over the years. Whether it
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Determining just who’s who among the helmetless Bronze Bombers of 1997 is tricky business. The small head shots on the file cards don’t always help with this, either. I’ve found that identifying the hair style and facial hair may be the best route to avoid confusing a Shortburst with a Suppressor X. Justice’s specialty according to his card is Weapons
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By KansasBrawler Now that we’re moving into the Project: Downfall box set, you know what that means. It’s time to once again review the weakest figure of the set. Once again, I find myself focusing on a Joe figure for this dubious distinction. Drop Zone is by no means a terrible figure, but there are just enough problems with him
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By Jason Royalty
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The Snow Wolf made his appearance in the first series of Valor vs. Venom, which was sensible considering the animal theme of the Cobra forces. As troops, they’re venomized to become feral creatures with increased abilities to withstand the extreme conditions of cold weather. They’re also crack shots. Who would figure wolves for marksmen (markswolves?) The mold first appeared as
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The first Storm Shadow of the 25th anniversary line was a bit of an interesting departure from the original 1984 figure design. I think that it really showcased this series’ attempt to take the highly recognizable character designs of the Real American Hero era into a new super-detailed direction. I don’t know what constitutes a historically accurate ninja garb, but
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