What happened here? Low Light hit the hair dye. One of the strangest changes of the reimagined figures over the years, fans still wonder why Low Light went from a clean shaven blonde to a grizzled raven haired soldier. Somebody just wasn’t too concerned with toy continuity. Not surprising, since a market of vocal and nit picky adult collectors didn’t
Read moreDial-Tone was among the repaints for the Sonic Fighters sub team. His presence makes sense, as his specialty fits in with the team’s concept. Even his backpack isn’t too bad, although it is huge like all the others. That’s to be expected considering the technology of the time. Thankfully, it’s removable. The colors are quite good this time around, with
Read moreMany of my fondest memories of GI Joe revolve around trips to the toy departments back in the 80s. Just that term itself seems kind of odd now, doesn’t it? Can you really call those parts of your local WalMart or Target a toy department? The nondescript nanosections of toy product today just don’t measure up to the marvelously marketed
Read moreRepaints and variants. Who likes ’em? I do, most of the time. Well, I should explain a little. I generally like two kinds of repaints: weird, and arctic. I like weird repaints just because I’m fascinated by odd combinations of colors, especially when the toy stops trying for any sort of realism and just looks like, well, a toy. For
Read moreI was super excited for the news of a limited revival of GI Joe at Toys R Us in 1997. I had seen preview pictures in the usual toy media outlets of the day (Tomart’s, Lee’s and Previews), and couldn’t wait to get my hands on some newly redecoed versions of classic GI Joe molds. Later, I was more than
Read moreIf there’s one excellent figure in the Stars and Stripes set, it’s this Stalker. Unlike other figures in the set, that presented completely new takes on color schemes for the classic original Real American Hero Joes, Stalker retained his all-over camo. Compared to other figures in the set, especially the excerable Breaker and Rock N’ Roll, Stalker is the gold
Read moreSo where does GI Joe go from here? The second movie has come and gone, and not too long from now apparently, the associated toys as well. There’s no cartoon on the horizon, and no other toys have been revealed as yet. A third film is reportedly in the works, but that’s a few years off. Some are hopeful for
Read moreTalk about out of place. Budo has never been totally at home among his teammates, as even his original figure looked more like a traditional samurai than a special missions military operative. That’s not to say I don’t like the concept of the figure. In fact, I find it more interesting than many of the more movie based figures in
Read moreEverything I said yesterday I’d like to echo with this figure, only in cute, blockier text. I’m continually amazed how Hasbro has taken nearly every vintage figure they’ve attempted within the Kre-O line and made it work as homage as well as its own unique bricky offshoot of GI Joe. It’s the cutest gosh-darn killer robot ever made. My only
Read moreWhat could be better for an aspiring world dominator than to literally build his own army? Almost as ubiquitous a front line Cobra trooper as the famous Viper (especially in the second season Sunbow cartoon) the Battle Android Trooper still resonates with collectors. Creating an easily disposable enemy combatant, not only was a step toward answering the concerns of TV
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