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Post by Bravo on Nov 23, 2016 16:37:04 GMT -8
Lots of explosions happening on that Monster Blaster lolz  Trying to recreate the early years explosion background...doing it badly. I didn't know until I saw a post on a message board but the reason Hasbro switched to the digitized "explosion" background on GI JOE packages in 1986 was due to complaints of the explosion being too violent. Wow.  For something different, I have no idea if this a real Trek character I'm not familiar with or some Chinese seller's head swap nonsense.  |
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Post by Bravo on Dec 10, 2016 16:09:02 GMT -8
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Post by Johnny Turk on Dec 10, 2016 16:14:50 GMT -8
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Post by Felix on Dec 10, 2016 16:44:52 GMT -8
HAHAHA!!!! :-)
Good to see you around Mr. Turk!
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Post by Bravo on Dec 10, 2016 22:27:20 GMT -8
That's the thing I'd buy and say "I'll get the parts some day!" and in a box (of hate?) it would be tossed...forever. I still have a Shadow-Viper (astro viper repaint) with an incorrect left swivel joint I got in some random lot from China. He's still good for army building...by that I mean, standing in row.
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Post by Johnny Turk on Dec 15, 2016 14:37:42 GMT -8
Honestly Its not the worst possible thing to buy. He is a vehicle driver after all!
Felix, I like coming here, registering is a real pain in the dick so I just post as a guest though!
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Post by Felix on Dec 15, 2016 21:44:26 GMT -8
Back in 2000, I stocked up on all the HISS tanks I could buy, and all the ones my local Toys R' Us had. So I had a ton of Rip-It drivers. I thought it would be a cool figure for all of my old Cobra Trooper heads with broken bodies...it kind of worked. The shades of blue were different, and the boots looked weird, but it was cool to have Cobra Troops with a big chest emblem. As time passed I didn't like them anymore.
Don't worry about the whole registering thing, we know it's you Johnny :-)
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Post by Bravo on Feb 19, 2017 7:46:55 GMT -8
US COMMANDO SQUAD I had one of these guys, the goofy ski-masked one. But IIRC, mine came with a small diecast tank and just a bazooka. I like how the beret wearing guy has a neck beard. They were called die-cast, but only their torsos were. 
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Post by Bravo on Apr 24, 2017 18:51:37 GMT -8
Oh, Beach-Head, what are you thinking?  No idea what that all black figure is back there. Here's some fun diorama items from a Hong Kong sellers..."1:18th scale dogs" for great scenes like this...  and this:  |
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Post by Bravo on Apr 25, 2017 14:44:02 GMT -8
Hey Bravo, do decent articulated Force Awakens 3 3/4" Storm Troopers even exist? Answering this again. They can be found in lots of 5 on ebay from China for under $30. 5x Star Wars The Force Awakens StormtrooperI haven't gotten any, so...no idea if they are legit Hasbro or bootleg weirdness. Most 3 3/4" Bootlegs are obvious in their badndess. Lately it's the 6" bootlegs that prevalent. |
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Post by Felix on Apr 26, 2017 11:17:39 GMT -8
Those dog shots, lol :-)
All black figure in the post above could possibly be one of the 212* versions of Snake Eyes.
*I just guessed on the number of variants.
I bet those bootlegs just need some touch ups with black paint. I'm glad I never branched into the 6inch or 12inch scales for Star Wars.
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Post by Bravo on Apr 30, 2017 22:15:12 GMT -8
Some cheesy 80's shit I never heard of Laser Military Action Communist china laser proganda aimed at kids:  |
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Post by Bravo on May 1, 2017 14:35:20 GMT -8
That's not how you spell "heroes". I like the gritty art work compared to the bland eyeless figure. These figures were released elsewhere as MILITARY 1 and came on cardbacks shaped like the number 1. I had a few, none could hold their weapon. Their hands were softer plastic but not actually pliable like Star Wars, if that makes sense...they could still tear/crack.  |
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Post by Felix on May 1, 2017 19:29:39 GMT -8
I always hated Flints figure. His chest was awkward and the ammo straps were not tight like in the cartoon. It bugged me because so many of the 1982/1983 original line up had tight straps. I always hoped I would find a better Flint figure.
This guy isn't it, but at least he has tight straps :-)
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Post by Bravo on Jul 14, 2017 15:25:14 GMT -8
Delta Foxx! Not be confused with Redd Foxx or Samantha Fox!  Segregate the ninja! Curious modded GI JOE weapons.  Card art is hilarious. And of course, looks very little like any of the included figures. Even the guy in the beret has his going the opposite direction!  I had these guys from the early 90's Bootleg mized of modded JOE parts with COMMANDO heads.  |
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