G.I.JOE UNDERAPPRECIATED FEATURING THE ‘VIPER GLIDER’!
Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m taking a look at a G.I. JOE vehicle that I think is under appreciated. The 1983 Cobra Viper is one of those vehicles that’s hard to find mainly because it was designed to be a glider for figures, so these thing were tossed and slammed on the ground so much many are destroyed. I never had one of these but I remember watching the commercial as a kid and thinking how cool it would be to have one of these.
To my knowledge they never made another glider like the Viper and the Joe’s Falcon. I think these would have sold well if they had remade them even for the 25th era. I don’t have a Viper but I do have a pretty nice Viper pilot. This is one I would love to see especially because it was featured in the cartoon and these are not only rare but expensive if one really wanted one.
I did find this GI Joe glider at Ollie’s last year and it kind of works for Joes with a little tweaking and imagination. Who had one of these as a kid? Who would buy one if they released them with an O-ring Viper pilot? Share your opinions with us in the comments below! Make sure to check back for our next Joe discussion.
they released the glider as a convention exclusive last year I think. I saw it online they were selling for $100 with just the glider and no pilot. I think the quality was way better then the original if I recall.