By Past Nastification Computer nerds. Gotta have ‘em. Sgt. Hacker is a figure that was well done for the time, but isn’t memorable. The shortened chest/back is the only poorly proportioned area, and it’s not horrible. The figure is much better than many of the other figures from the New Sculpt era. The uniform is a light grey jumpsuit with
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By Past Nastification GI Joe in 1:18th scale has had several eras. They are ARAH, New Sculpt, 25A/Modern. The 25A/Modern Era is currently in vogue, and the ARAH will always have its place in toy history. The NS era, though, was full of mistakes and missed opportunities. It never quite landed. It’s widely disliked by collectors. As someone who liked
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Let’s hear it for new characters! I find it exciting when a new Joe or Cobra shows up on the scene, as it takes me back to the first few years of the RAH line, when every year held the promise of something new and different. I’m glad that the Joe line in the 2000’s wasn’t a slavish tribute to
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Who hasn’t wished for an army of Vipers at some point? I know I have. While I’d love to build up masses of the 1986 version, I just wasn’t in the troop building game at a time when the guys could be had cheaply. Luckily the 2000s were kind to us, if you didn’t mind a few recolored figures, like
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By Past Nastification This playset/weapon is another of the New Sculpt era’s overlooked quality items. Released as a “Gun Station”, despite its lack of any guns, it came with Big Brawler in 2003 and again with Dart in 2004. The 2003 version is pictured. The 2004 version is darker but otherwise the same. The Gun Station’s frame looks like something
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Oh, to return to the days of an incorrect facial hair color being the biggest problem in collecting new GI Joes. The presence of blond and brown haired Gung Ho figures was my most most vivid memory of this figure from its time on the pegs. Well, that and its weird proportions. His top and bottom halves appear as if
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For a costumed-themed GI Joe series, one need look no further than the 2003 Spy Troops assortments. The Joes and Cobras used disguises to infiltrate one another’s facilities, etc. Even the Dreadnoks got in on the action. New member Burn Out stood in as an MP, and honestly I liked his disguise more than his actual uniform.
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It’s fall in my part of the world. The leaves are changing color, the temperatures are getting cooler, and pop-up Halloween stores are appearing in strip malls as far as the eye can see. It’s a beautiful thing to see, especially if you grew up a monster kid. This time of year brings back just as many memories for me
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Buying a GI Joe vehicle in the 80s and 90s was akin to the experience of a plastic model kit. Not only did you have to put the vehicle together, there was also the fun of removing parts from a plastic sprue, and placing tiny decals on the finished build. What fun! Once the 2000s rolled around, the building experience
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When I started this blog nearly five years ago, much of the motivation for doing it centered on reconnecting with my collection. As I dove into the myriad figures I had available in my collection, I began to find a quickly rekindled interest in the toys from the years dubbed “new sculpt” by collectors. Produced with the same o-ring construction
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