Even though the Rise of Cobra movie and some of its figures didn’t impress me much, I did like some of the vehicles that arose from the line. The Snarler had a sleek look, a splash of color and came with two figures to boot. It also had a missile firing sidecar, which gave me warm fuzzy memories of the
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It’s been a while since I’ve done a video review, and I thought it might be interesting to revisit some of the earliest figures we spotlighted on the blog. More to come soon.
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I’ve long thought that the Adventure Team’s chest winch accessory was one of the most irresponsibly designed pieces of equipment in the team’s history. It’s a debilitating back injury waiting to happen. When you strap this sucker on, you might as well have the work comp doc on standby. I mean, we wouldn’t see something this kind of egregious disregard for
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I used to think this figure was a bit of a boring repaint. I guess I was usually looking at it in bad lighting or something, but I could have sworn that it was mostly grey, and covered in the same sort of washy texture that was common in previous series. I was wrong. Setting it up under the lights,
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By KansasBrawler If you’re going to make a subgroup called the Crimson Strike Team, tapping Tomax and Xamot for inclusion in the team is a no-brainer. The GIJCC did that with their first iteration of the Crimson Strike Team and it makes perfect sense for them to do it with the modern versions. The Crimson Twins are always working their
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I’ll admit that lately I’ve been lazy with updates. You’ve probably noticed the overall effect: terse articles, missed days, etc etc. Things have been busy for me lately, and I’ve also had some health issues lately, so it’s tough to keep up. I didn’t want to go another day without a post, so here’s a blast from the past. Maybe
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First, an apology is in order. This figure wasn’t properly cleaned before its time before the camera. I like to think the buried in sand look adds character. I’ll admit that I’m a lazy blogger sometimes. Okay, most of the time. Back in 1986, I picked up quite a few of the American Defense two-packs. I genuinely enjoyed them,
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As we’ve covered before, the battlefield accessories were great extras to add to your living room or backyard warfare. Hasbro spent as much effort in making and marketing these sets as they did their larger vehicle offerings. The Ammo Dump box art clearly shows all the bits in the kit, and even cross-sells Recondo in the process. Diabolical marketing strikes
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Who would have guessed that Destro would finally be unmasked as an action figure in the twelve inch format? I was all-in for the Hall of Fame series at its time of release. One the small-scale Joes left retail, I continued to collect older twelve inch Joes as well as the new Classic Collection (with much improved articulation, by the
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By KansasBrawler I’ve mentioned a couple of times already that 2009 was the first time I was able to go to Joe Con. Before that, I’d always admired their impressive figure sets from afar. However, the 2009 set was controversial for a couple of reason. First of all, it was the first time the GIJCC went with the modern style
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