I just couldn’t leave the brand’s most forgotten and oft-ridiculed segment out of this week-long celebration of all this buckle-ish. Shipwreck naturally lends himself to seafaring imagery, and it’s no surprise that an anchor would make several appearances upon his person. The decorative buckle, however, is a change for the Sigma 6 line. Most of the series’ figures were equipped
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The Firebat Jet is one of the most impressive-looking Cobra jets of all time. Too bad it’s 2.5 inch scale. Regardless, it’s still a cool toy.
Read moreIt’s convention time again. Unfortunately, I’m not able to attend this year. However, I thought I would take the time to catch up on a couple of subjects I haven’t covered in a while: one of which is convention items. Today, it’s just a taste of what’s to come. Starting tomorrow, I’ll be spotlighting a selection of vehicles–also convention exclusives.
Read moreDelving into the JAD archive yet again for a Sigma 6 figure, this is one that I think deserves a second, third, fourth, fifth, etc. look. It’s Lt. Stone, one of the coolest action figures ever, in my opinion. Check it out here.
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Not only is this another Sigma 6 entry, but it’s also a flash back to one of my earliest posts covering the series. My opinions haven’t changed in regards to the sometimes derided detour in Joe’s storied past. Reading back over this post, I have to disagree with my past self, and say that, having seen a custom of
Read moreI’m giving the Joe Moment of Zen a bit of a hiatus for a while, in favor of focusing once a week on an area of GI Joe that I really enjoy and that hasn’t gotten enough coverage from me: Sigma 6. One of the points of starting this blog was to reconnect with my collection. As an avid toy
Read moreSigma 6 was unique in its strategic incorporation of cloth accessories along with traditional molded details. Not every figure was equipped with a soft goods jacket or pants. Snake Eyes only had two figures with “real” pants, and this version, part of the Ninja Showdown two pack along with Storm Shadow, was one of them. Snake Eyes doesn’t always get
Read moreDestro has always been a villain with a (shiny) head for totalitarian high fashion. Not that his sense of it is grounded at all in the real world, but you have to credit him with being bold. In the world of Sigma 6, bold is a good fit. The enemy weapons supplier dresses to impress in a blue/grey rather than
Read moreEven though Sigma 6 ran a bit short on the villain side, the figures that were released impressed. Keeping the Cobras focused on a core group also gave the line a nice appropriate focus, considering it was primarily figure centric. Though there were a few classic personalities I would liked to have seen (Baroness, Major Bludd) I’m happy with what’s
Read moreFor your consideration: Toxic Zartan. Before you hit the ‘Back’ button on your browser, for a moment, take Sigma 6 out of its place in GI Joe history as the line that supplanted an improving small scale line in 2005. Put the mostly god awful cartoon series out of your mind. Look at the figures purely from a toy perspective,
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