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I was about to break everything down and start working on photos, and then the one last edge light on Snake Eyes seemed like a good photo opportunity.
My 1982 G.I. Joe collection restored.
Artist unknown.
G.I. Joe 1983 "To The Rescue" was originally commissioned by Thermos for their 1982 lunch box set. This poster was later available to G.I. Joe Fan Club members in 1983 for the cost of $1.99 plus 8 Flag points.
There was this card and candy shop on our neighborhood's main street. The owners attracted patrons with lottery tickets, greetings cards, and holiday of the month decorations and boxed candy. It was the final hope for those seeking last minute gifts, party supplies, and seasonal novelties. The old 1920s storefront predated the sidewalks. The streets that had since been been raised four feet, in the late '50s to accommodate modern utilities. A black, cast-iron fence and railing flanked both sides of the treacherous, hunter green, concrete steps that were crammed into the narrow trench from the sidewalk to the entrance. The railing was the only guard that kept one from the certainty of broken bones that awaited anyone who fell or slipped, below. The brass framed glass door took all of my seven year old body weight to open. My efforts were rewarded with the sound of chimes. As if the metal on metal creaking hinges itself wasn’t enough to alert the owner that someone had just entered. You were greeted by an invisible wall of dense, overly warm air, air that smelled like aging lead paint, linoleum and plastic doormats. There was never any air movement, even when the door opened in the dead of winter. An effect of the store being half way below street level. The interior looked like an old hardware store. I can recall at least three different floorings simultaneously covering various areas in the place. A well worn, dark gray painted creaky hardwood disappeared beneath mismatched linoleum patterns. Just past the register and one row back there was an aisle with toys.
One day in 1982, a display case with eight or nine military figures grabbed my attention. These weren't the typical green cast plastic army men that came in the plastic sleeve. This collection was fully painted. The figures had a cache of removable/interchangeable gear. More importantly these new figures weren’t entombed in cast green plastic stances. These figures could be posed into action. My mom must have noticed me at full attention to what was behind that glass. She leaned in and reminded me that I had one week's allowance coming.
I grew up in an exclusively blue collar neighborhood on the Atlantic coast of South Brooklyn. Much to the approval of the families who live here, it remains an underdeveloped, hidden throw back to an earlier time. To this day, the quaint coastal hamlet is an estuary of city workers and union tradesmen, home makers, nurses and teachers. Dad's spent what little free time they had teaching their kids how to swing a baseball bat, how to shingle a roof or how to fix an engine. Like any working class stronghold, most proudly served their country. In the troubled times of the late sixties and early seventies none of the men in my community waited for draft notices. Most chose to earn their uniforms on Parris Island. All wanted to do their part and live up to the momentous reputation that their fathers stamped on the sands of Normandy and Iwo Jima only a generation before. Some never came home. Those who made it back found a country they barely recognized. Those men weren’t welcomed home by a parade in The Canyon of Heroes like their fathers were. By 1979 the words nationalism and patriotism desperately hung by a thread. Then the pendulum began to swing in other other direction. The nineteen eighties began a time of renewed pride for our wounded country.
When a reinvented military toy brand with a long established house hold name hit shelves in 1982, it was received by a nation still struggling to come to terms with its recent past. The move was a big gamble on the part of Hasbro. War toys were far from the peak of popularity. Fortunately, the smaller scaled toy line was embraced by parents and children alike. The new four inch figures were welcomed for their affordability as well as their revitalizing, flag waving spirit. For us kids the blitz of commercials, comic books, coloring books, folded toy inserts, file cards, the animated cartoon a year later, and the endless merchandising in everything from Lite Brite and Shrinky Dinks, to Ben Cooper Halloween Costumes, was plenty to keep us riveted to the new adventures of The Real American Hero.
To this day I can't tell you why I chose Breaker that day, but I can tell you that thirty five years later the bearded communications officer, and his blond and raven haired doppelgängers are who I consider the "coolest" Joes. I did not have access to a comic shop in South Brooklyn until the late 80s but Toys R Us began carrying the three pack second printings of the titular comic. Those random, valueless reprints that I brought home are favorites in my collection. The introductory issues explained everything that I needed to know about the new characters.
Marvel's run expanded the universe beyond the limitations of the small, card-back dossiers. The news print provided our heroes and villains a world to live in. In those pages I explored the Arashikage Ninja Clan in Japan, Cobra Island out in The Gulf, Springfield in Middle America, Silent Castle in "Trans-Carpathia", the Florida Everglades, and The Pitt, located right across the Verrazano. Fort Wadsworth. GI Joe operated in my own back yard! The comics books strengthened character relationships with a pulp fiction style of drama. I adore my vintage issues and keep the entire run in trade paperback as well.
Like Masters of the Universe I was entrenched with G.I. Joe long before the animated cells graced the screen. The exciting box illustrations and serious high stakes characters portrayed on the file cards will always be what the toy line is to me. For hours my brother and I would pour over the tiny thumbnails of new figures teased on the back of the new cards. GI Joe wasn’t the first to include inserts in the toys' boxes but nothing held our attention like those little pack in catalogs displaying the new toy. They are some of my most treasured pieces of my vintage collection.
One day in 1983 I ran the ten city blocks home from school. My mom said there would be a cartoon. I sat in front up the old television set with my Mobile Strike Force Team logo ironed on tee-shirt, Army green brass latched buckle belt, red white and blue wrist bands, matching head band, dog tags, whistle, and marksman pins. I held my membership card in my hands. Written in child’s penmanship I had filled in the name on the white card with a blue marker, "SnAke EyeS." The the cartoon opened with a defining phrase and a song. I'll be singing that jingle on my death bed. The phrase became so ingrained in our culture that I can confidently assume anyone reading this already knows it. You’re singing the song right now too aren't you? I am too.
G.I. Joe had endeared itself to us more than any other toy line. The toys, the characters that they represented, the cartoon, the comics and the file cards hit on all points. I can recall countless adventures in our driveway sized back yard or on the living room floor of our tiny inner city home. The many Christmases and birthdays of pent up anticipation for the new Joe items. It was an emotion was so strong that years later I would have these reoccurring dreams. Dreams replicating that rush of excitement that my young self would experience when I turned into that isle in Toys R Us and found freshly stocked pegs and shelves of new Joes. As adult collectors I know many of us pursue the hobby especially for that sensation. I can't express to you how disappointing it was to wake up and realize that it was only a dream. Until one day, it wasn't.
Twenty five years later in 2007, I was in my local Toys R Us. The store of my childhood. I wasn't collecting then but would always venture down the action figure aisles, for old times sake. That day something magical happened. As I turned into one of the action figure isles I froze. My hands began shaking. Staring back at me was a 1982 GI Joe Stalker card with silver foil edging and a figure in the bubble. It wasn't the exact same toy but it was the Stalker that I new at the age of seven. What the HELL was this?! Was it real? And Stalker wasn't alone. I ran to grab a cart. But that's a story for another album.
The tireless dedication of Hasbro’s 1980's R&D team is legendary. If any of them should end up reading this, your work made lot a of children very happy. I know. I was there. I was one of them. Even today I still spend indefensible amounts of income trying to recapture that nostalgic feeling. I one of thousands who do. Thank you for the memories and the amazing childhood. To all of you, and for any who have forgotten the decade defining phrase, YO JOE!
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Canon 400D + EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, natural light + 580 EX II
Session: 18.08.2009 r.
Model: Medeah
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Custom action figure
Hand sculpted chest plate, shoulder & thigh pads and glove cuffs. Pants dyed. Custom made hood. Hand painted eyes, makeup, chest, chest plate, pads, gloves.
RAH Series, 2004
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Back view to see HIS cool tanto (a tie to Scarlett) and the custom-printed "Ninja" morale patch on his pouch.
Rear-view. I'st dominated by the medical backpack, but you can also just make out his pistol, the only weapon he is willing to carry.
Rear-view. You can see some of the old ACU camo gear on the back, along with two different color tans for his pouches.
My 1986 G.I. Joe collection restored.
Original Image by Hasbro Inc.
As I put the finishing touches on my 1985 collection my thoughts turn to my many fond memories of the 1986 line up. I was eleven when this wave hit store shelves. Sadly this was the last year that I was all in for G I Joe. I had already turned my back on Masters of the Universe and Transformers. Star Wars had come to an end. It is only right that I held on with Joes until the bitter end. GI Joe was my favorite. To this day I can’t say if I just out grew toys or if the brand had gone too far off the rails for my tastes. I think it was a little bit of both. After 1986 I would discreetly pick up random figures or vehicles for a couple more years but I had already checked out. As my interests deviated to more preteen appropriate ventures I resisted the urge to turn completely away and draw my childhood to a close. I held on as long as I could but the proceeding waves of GI Joe didn’t help. Maybe I kept a little something back, tucked away in my heart, all this time.
Like the previous album I cannot label this album as complete. I never wanted nor cared for the Sears exclusives. If they weren’t on my list at the age of eleven then they aren’t on my list now. When it came to toys I was a Toys R Us kid and I only covered items that I saw in the inserts. I hope you’ll enjoy this album despite the few missing Dreadnok exclusives.
10.4.2020.
Yo Joe.
Wave 2 Walmart exclusive 2020.
I love the idea of the line. I hate the execution.
The card is ok but the enlarged, cropped off art feels unfinished. I prefer the 25th Anniversary line for both the card and the card back. The file cards on these are disappointing.
Very early on I assumed as many did, that we'd get a new Scarlett and Duke for tis line, as opposed to figures like Destro and Gung-Ho where we knew more or less what to expect. I felt that Scareltt and Duke would define what this line would be. This sort of landed as a No At Bat for me. It's not bad, it's not great. The head sculp is really nice, the parts choice for the legs and torso work for me, but the gray on the neck line needs to come down more to break up that yellow. The ony thing that prevents this figure from being a total win for me is the loss of her iconic gloves. I can live without the throwing stars on them but she needs those longer gloves. That massive crossbow is terrible. The 25th crossbow worked so much better. It’ an improvement over all but the lack of her gloves is holding it back from being a home run.
A resin cast custom Destro in an all black suit.
As Destro is a Businessman, I thought he'd look cool in a more realistic, corporate look, albeit one with an edge...hence the silver Uzi and grey metal armoured gloves ;)
He also has a metallic (bling?!) techy attache case (it doesn't open....)
I plan on painting the tie blood red and add a silver dot a la a tie pin on the tie. Some of the joints need the flash shaved off and I may try and trim down the tie knot with a sharp craft scalpel...My thanks to Dennis Plorde at vortiouscustomaccessories.ecrater.com/ for making this all for me...Hope you like it!
He also made me some custom cast G1 Transformers guns for Weirdwolf (which I wasn't expecting) and one for Skullcruncher (to complete my figure) and a resin copy of a Rock Viper head (for when I get hold of a 50th Cobra Rock Viper to improve the figures look) as well as a few other silver cast Joe / Cobra small arms, I wanted a selection so as to best choose which fitted and suited this custom Destro the best...However, I wasn't too happy about the Parcel Force Customs Charge which I was forced to pay to receive my items....grrrr...
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Wave 3 shared exclusive 2021..
I’d like to formally thank Hasbro for offering these figures on their website in addition to the joke of a retailer who initially had these are exclusives. Initially I passed on this figure because I was fed up with the retailer. Seeing this later on Pulse I decided to grab it. Not that I don’t have a love hate feeling on this execution.
This is an example of the most recent build not always being the best. The Retaliation Ultimate CC would have been a better choice for the build, and like Destro the altered paint deco would have made this figure out shine the previous amazing release. Instead Hasbro went with the 2017 SDCC exclusive Missile Command Cobra Commander build. It’s a kit bash of the Ultimate and I believe 25th torso. It is not by any means a bad figure, but it is not as impressive as the earlier release. What I do love about the figure is the lighter blue and the red stripe down the legs. It’s the little paint touches that do it for me. The Ultimate release was more accurate to the hooded version but the blue was a bit too dark for the helmeted first release. Why I don’t mind the build as much is that the 2017 release intentionally has the Mickey Mouse logo on it. This, being identical save the corrected Cobra emblem, will complete that other figure very well. Over all it’s a nice figure and on the vintage card. The figure blows the 25th release out of the water so it’s a win and I’m happy that I had a change of heart and bought it.
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G.I. JOE: RETALIATION - Red carpet movie premiere tonight, Event Cinemas, Sydney, Australia - 14th March 2013...
With Dwayne Johnson aka 'The Rock' (WWE Champion)
Finally The Rock has come to Sydney, Australia (as they say in pro wrestling WWE style).
Thousands of Dwayne Johnson and G.I Joe movie fans lined the red carpet and George Street, as security was at an all time high with dozens of police officers and security guards taking care of business (and helping protect some of the hottest movie stars on the planet).
Dozens of news media were there, all jockeying for position.
Some fans waited over 5 hours for a top position, and one lucky fan had his hand crafted oil painting of 'The Rock' autographed. He was lucky... there were simply too many fans there for Rocky to sign everything presented.
In between celeb appearances, masked Ninja warriors performed fight scenes and stunts that kept everyone entertained.
Dozens of other celebrities showed up to walk the red carpet, but only ROCKY got his name chanted. Rocky showed us in person why he is also known as "The Peoples Champion". Did we mention Rock showed up in some sort of armoured tank... that's what his early tweet was about.. #WhoTheHellNeedsLimos
Music News Australia and Media Man International would like to thank Paramount Pictures, Event Cinemas, and all the helpful PR, media and security people who looked after us so well.
This movie has smash hit written all over it. Whether your a ROCK, wrestling, G.I Joe or action movie, chances are you are going to love this movie.
This was a contender for 'Australian red carpet event of the year', and if you like action blockbusters, also add in 'movie of the year'.
We hear it's one of those movies that are totally awesome on the big screen, so if you don't usually go to the cinemas to see movies, seriously think about seeing this one, and the good news is that Aussies will be able to see it from March 28.
Media...
Paramount Pictures is proud to present the Australian premiere of GI Joe: Retaliation with special guests Dwayne Johnson, Byung-Hun Lee, Adrianne Palicki, D.J. Cotrona and Director Jon M. Chu.
A follow-up to the 2009 worldwide blockbuster G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, which grossed over $300 million worldwide, Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Skydance Productions present, in association with HASBRO, a di Bonaventura Pictures production: G.I. JOE: RETALIATION.
In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. The film stars D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, Ray Stevenson, Channing Tatum with Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Jon M. Chu, and produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Brian Goldner, from a screenplay by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick based on Hasbro’s G.I. Joe® characters. G.I. Joe Retaliation opens in Australia in real D 3D & Digital 3D on March 28th, 2013.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1rflrKcWtc
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Photos of Kirk Rambow's epic G.I. Joe collection icluding the legendary U.S.S Flagg- The G.I. Joe aircraft carrier. I'm pretty sure this is the largest child's toy that has ever been made. Very few of these things left in the world. Pictures feature the process of building the U.S.S Flagg step by step. This is one of he most complete examples of the U.S.S Flagg left in existence, it has every imaginable original part, and is missing only 3-4 deck pins ( the clips that hold the runway down to the skeleton of the U.S.S Flagg ) . This thing should be in a museum, filed under " Most awesome toy ever" .
1971 G I Joe Signal Flasher set on Sea Adventurer figure. It is fortunate that it still works after so many years. At the back of the Flasher there is Morse Code on the back panel.
2 Joe troopers (one is being sexy) Outback (might rework him when this year's Shipwreck gets released) and Chuckles who will be retired when the new one comes out with the F.O.E Striker.
Wave 3 shared exclusive 2021.
I’d like to formally thank Hasbro for offering these figures on their website in addition to the joke of a retailer who initially had these as exclusives.
I covered this in my 1985 Vintage Joe album, but for those who haven’t read it, and for those who were no around in 1985,
Traditionally a cartoon for a toy line would pop up a year or so after a toy line proved profitable enough to pay off the labor intensive hand drawn animation. I think Transformers may have broken that mold in 1984 but the toys were already popular under their original Takara banner (See the essay in the cover art photo in my Transformers album). The 1985 Gi Joe line up was the first time the soon to be released new characters were introduced on screen before the toys shipped. This created a massive headache for me, as a kid, and I fear did some disservice to one of the new stars on the Joe team.
More than any other figure in that line up, Lady Jaye’s cartoon self strayed from the action figure. And while she was great on the Sunbow show, I fell that the difference in the ascetic of the toy may have turned off some cartoon fans. It did for me. I didn’t get a vintage Lady Jaye until I ventured back into vintage collecting in 2012. And I have to say that I really missed out. I have come to very much appreciate the vintage toy outfit. It isn’t as dashing as the devil may care wind swept hair style and popped collar look on the cartoon but I do love the one piece jump suit with the harness and cap look.
Hasbro didn’t disappoint here. I think we all knew this was the figure that we were getting but the fear was that Hasbro might go cheap on the paint apps and the new release would not look as good as the 50th (originally Concept Vault) figure. This is actually an improvement, paint wise. It seems like the flesh tone on the head is painted on. This looks so much better as opposed to that waxy look of molded skin tone plastic. Unless Hasbro found a better way to execute the flesh colored molded plastic? Either way it’s an improvement. The green on the jump suit may look a bit bright to military historians but to me it looks closer to the tone on the vintage figure than the previous release. As a MoC collector I can’t speak to the quality of the plastic. The only thing that would have made this figure even better would have been the back pack that the 25th release had, and maybe the vintage camera. I can get those accessories loose myself with no problem but as a MoC collector it would look great in the bubble with the figure.
It’s a nice figure, especially if you don’t own the 50th Anniversary release.
I grew up with AT and my childhood without them would be unthinkable. This one is the Sea Adventurer and 12 inches tall. This Hard Hand and life-like hair and beard version series figures were first released in 1970.
I modified the VAMP II by painting the lights, adding some rucksacks to the bonnet and side and swapping the claw for a more realistic looking hook.
I've had the concept for this one in mind for a while to accompany a Desert Ops Snake Eyes, but only got down to brass tacks with her recently. Here's G.I. Joe Scarlett getting rigged up for desert ops.
Base body is ZC Sniper Wolf, with ZC Oakley hands. Flight suit is from the BBi F-14 pilot, with the patches removed. Boots are Toy Soldier. SPIES rig is Toys City from the Navy Corpsman.
Scarlett and Snake Eyes before Snake Eyes suits up.
Snake Eyes so far is a Toys City body (which is carefully explaining to me why I should probably not use a Toys City body), DML chocolate chip BDU, Crazy Dummy Oakley boots, Soldier Story MOLLE belt. Pouches and other gear is all Soldier Story, ACE, or Playhouse. Not sure who did the goggles, but they look like either DML or Toys City.