The Power of Packaging: 1987 Raptor
What can I say here? Raptor is fabulous. Absolutely fabulous.
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More Customs from LoucoPorBonecos
Felipe from LoucoPorBonecos has sent along some more examples of his custom clothes (and figures). This time Falcon is joined by outfits inspired by Super Joe, Action Force and more. Check out his clothing store at his site and also over at Cotswold Collectibles and Hobby Crash.
Read moreNFL Super Pro vs — Quick Kick?!
Hey, it’s the Big Game today here in the US–not that I really care, since my hometown team, in typical fashion, whizzed it down their leg in their first playoff game. Anyway, I came across the following comic when perusing auctions a while back and was amazed to see a familiar name in the issue of NFL Super Pro. And
Read moreBackyard Battles: Snowing is Half the Battle Part 1
By Jason Royalty
Read moreBilly Arboc
By KansasBrawler Once again, I find myself talking about a figure that I think is great and is controversial even though it shouldn’t be. This time around, it’s Billy Kessler (sorry, GIJCC, I refuse to use the name “Billy Arboc” for him—it’s just not a good last name). When Billy was announced for FSS 4.0, there were a lot of
Read moreJeff (Fisher-Price Adventure People)
By Past Nastification The Adventure People predated GI Joe’s A Real American Hero 1982 rollout by several years. They provided great “civilian” figures for the Joes to rescue. As best I can find, this figure’s name is Jeff, from the 1977 TV Action Team news van playset. In 2017, it’s unbelievable that a toy company once thought that an action
Read moreSteel Brigade (30th Anniversary)
By KansasBrawler Every now and then, the folks at Hasbro make a brilliant decision. The last wave of Pursuit of Cobra had some really great army builders, but the whole wave was really hard to find. To rectify this, the army builders from the last wave of the Pursuit of Cobra line were carried over into the first wave of
Read moreColoring Time: Darklon and His Evader
Time to get out the crayons and join us for some coloring. Be sure to stay within the lines!
Read moreCobra Shadow Guard (Infrared)
By KansasBrawler When Hasbro created the Crimson Shadow Guard set during the end of the Valor Vs. Venom era, I was pretty unimpressed. It was just six Crimson Guards decked out in black and carrying ninja weapons for reasons that were never adequately explained in the filecard. I wasn’t really clamoring to see this concept revisited (though I did eventually
Read moreShark vs Ninja
Much more interesting a battle than pirate vs. ninja.
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