Backyard Battles: GI Joe 1982-83 Part 2
By Jason Royalty
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Cobra Liquidator
By Past Nastification Based on the real world Saab Draken, the Cobra Liquidator is also close in design to the Cobra jet flown by Major Bludd in the opening scene of Sunbow’s The MASS Device. It was probably a coincidence that Hasbro chose to source the Draken as a Cobra Jet, as Sunbow had nothing to do with the GI
Read moreRange Viper (25th Anniversary)
By KansasBrawler I don’t know why, but I’ve always had more of an affinity for the Cobra figures than the Joes. Don’t get me wrong, the Joe characters were great, but I thought the Cobra figures looked more striking. I always liked the more fantastical elements of the Joe line and, generally speaking, the Cobra figures were allowed to be
Read moreBackyard Battles: GI Joe 1982-83 Part 1
By Jason Royalty Backyard Battles’ Jason is back with another great feature with Joes in the wild! Stay tuned for two more parts of this shoot coming soon!
Read moreRetaliation Crimson Guard
By KansasBrawler I’ve always liked the Crimson Guard. The concept of elite Cobra operatives who are not only dangerous on the battlefield but dangerous inside the American home front as well is really cool. However, to me, the figure has always relegated him to the status of Cobra Commander’s bodyguard. That’s neat enough, but I’ve always thought the Crimson Guards
Read moreJoe Toys That Could Have Been: MASS Device Playsets
By Past Nastification We’ve looked at potential vehicles and action figures in Sunbow’s The MASS Device miniseries. Now let’s finish the series by looking at potential playsets. Cobra Castle: If you’re old enough to remember the wonderful Marx Toys Navarone playset, just scale it up in your mind. The Terror Drome is a great playset. However, it was designed to
Read moreFirefly (50th Anniversary)
By KansasBrawler By the end of the relaunch era, I was a bit tired of the vintage Firefly figure. I’d never had it as a kid, but I had at least three versions of it by the time that era of the Joe line had ended. It’s not a bad mold, but it had gotten awfully overexposed by the end
Read moreJoe Toys That Could Have Been: MASS Device Figures Part 3
By Past Nastification Finishing up the figures that could have been generated from the iconic first GI Joe animated mini-series. There are some great ones in this group. Stay tuned for playsets coming soon! Cobra Space Trooper: Lazy Sunbow gave Star Wars’ Stormtroopers new helmets and slightly different colors and hoped no one would notice. I noticed, but I’d be
Read moreSDCC Cobra Eel and Night Landing Craft
By KansasBrawler While I had strong childhood ties to both parts of the Joe half of the Danger at the Docks set, everything on the Cobra side was basically new to me. I didn’t have either the Eel or the Night Landing Craft growing up. I was pretty excited to get my hands on these pieces for the first time.
Read moreJoe Toys That Could Have Been: MASS Device Figures Part 2
By Past Nastification We’re back with more figures that could have been based on Sunbow’s MASS Device mini-series. Let’s get right to it! Arena Wranger: Speaking of suits from the last entry, this P90X enthusiast didn’t wear a jacket or a shirt, but check out those casual slacks- what else would one wear with a black leather hood? Cold Weather
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