This could be the original Airborne, or it could be his alternate Sky Patrol namesake. Since he was released as part of the Retaliation movie line, and therefore has no file card, you’re free to choose who you want it to be. Maybe he’s a third version of the code name; a new guy whose secondary specialty is immune system
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Battle Kata Roadblock falls under the gaze of the prolific KansasBrawler in his latest Field Report. Watch out for tiny knife blades while you check it out here.
Read moreI’ve been a bad GI Joe blogger, in terms of cataloging all of the various accessories included with the figures I cover. I suppose I could make excuses, and say that I’m not supposed to be an exhaustive guide site, like Yojoe.com or a type of online museum like 3DJoes. Of course, I am neither of those, but as a
Read moreA while back, I covered Steam-Roller, the driver of the Mobile Command Center, and a gem of a figure that I hadn’t really appreciated before taking a look at him for the blog. I’d like to say the same applies to Armadillo, but for the most part, I still find him uninspiring. He has a few vestiges of personality as
Read moreAs much as Duke gets grief from collectors now and again, I’ve not really had a problem with the character. Maybe that comes from being a fan of the Sunbow cartoon, and the great voice acting of Michael Bell. Now that I’m thinking about it, Duke really didn’t do much in those first few mini-series until later in each one.
Read moreTorpedo was one of the first GI Joes I bought myself. After getting Cobra Commander in a school trade, and Flash from a trip to Wards with my dad, Torpedo was one of the new for 1983 figures that caught my eye. I picked him up at the same Wards from which I had acquired Flash. He immediately got regular
Read moreThe 25th anniversary series mainly appealed to me as a way to obtain some of the old card art without paying out the wazoo for them. Card art was probably as big a factor for me in what made GI Joe stand out from other toy lines as the figures themselves. The individual portraits were eye-catching and held the promise
Read moreWhat’s preferable on a GI Joe figure: molded flesh color or painted? That was one of the debates raging during the relaunched GI Joe era of the early to mid 2000s. I really didn’t cone down on either side of the argument, but I think now that the pure toy loving side of me would prefer the molded flesh color.
Read moreBig Brawler seems to inspire me, so today, it’s another Joe A Day haiku. Enjoy. Variant Brawler. His force, a tiger’s fury. Why orange hair, bro?
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What you see before you can best be described as excitement on the go. Can you imagine being able to carry three of your favorite GI Joe figures with you wherever you go? How about unleashing three (okay, two) highly desirable figures from a fairly nondescript looking black plastic case? You can even look super cool while doing so, because
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