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On this week’s episode of Half The Battle, I take a figure that is NOT G.I.Joe. This week we look at the MOTU Origins ‘Goddess’ figure? Check out this week’s video below then MAKE THE JUMP to the forum and join in the conversation or join in the comments below. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!
Read MoreWelcome to the Outpost. 1994 was the year I graduated and went off to college. G.I. Joe was well into my rear view mirror so far I couldn’t see it any longer. Obviously I had not forgotten it, but it was in the past. It was actually not even a Joe that got me collecting again, it was a Han Solo figure I found at a flea market in Vermont for 1 dollar. It was the best and worse dollar I ever spent. 1994 was going to be the end…
Read MoreWelcome to the Outpost. 1993, what can I say about this year? G.I. Joes didn’t really look like a military line anymore. There were a bunch of mail away figures, Street Fighter, Ninja Force, Star Brigade, and very bright Mega Marines. Desert Storm was fresh in the minds of Americans and Hasbro did not jump on making the characters in desert garb. They went a different direction and seemed to try and separate from the military. This is an interesting line though. I like a lot of the figures like…
Read MoreToday Ken from ToyKennections gives us a review of his exciting new custom G.I.Joe Classified ‘Steeler’ figure with loadout gear from Grid-Iron Studios! Check out the video below then tell us what you think by commenting below! As always be sure to subscribe to ToyKennections channel on YouTube for all of Ken’s latest videos!
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of G.I.Joe Half The Battle, I take a look at the Cobra vehicle driver figure, “Rip-It“? Check out this week’s video below then MAKE THE JUMP to the forum and join in the conversation or join in the comments below. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!
Read MoreWelcome to the Outpost. 1992 was an interesting year for me as far as G.I.Joe collecting goes. I had gotten interested in many things. I was in drama club, chorus, played soccer, basketball, and baseball, joined the volunteer fire department, and still held down my job where I was washing dishes and learning how to cook as well. G.I. Joe was still cranking out some cool stuff that I was completely oblivious to. As I mentioned before I was extremely lucky to pick up this line in a collection I…
Read MoreHot Toys has released photos and details for their new Wenwu from Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Wenwu (Suit Version) 1/6 Scale Figure. Wenwu stands 11″ tall with 30 points of articulation. The figure includes a fabric suit, multiple interchangeable hands, interchangeable arms with and without the Rings of Power, a chest with the Rings of Power, a lightning effects piece, and a display stand. Pricing and pre-orders are not yet live. This offering is slated for release between the second and third Quarters of 2023. In the meantime, check out more details…
Read MoreOn an ‘EXTRA’ episode of G.I.Joe Half The Battle, I take a look at the Deadpool Rainbow action figure 5 pack? Check out this week’s video below then MAKE THE JUMP to the forum and join in the conversation. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!
Read MoreHot Toys has released photos and details for their exciting new Spider-Man: No Way Home – 1/6th scale Spider-Man (New Red and Blue Suit) Collectible Figure. Spider-Man will have a standard as well as deluxe version that will be priced at $280 and$345. This offering is slated for release Q1/2 2024. Pre-Orders are not yet live. In the meantime, check out the photos and more details below and let us know what you think of this offering in the comments! Spider-Man: No Way Home – 1/6th scale Spider-Man (New Red and Blue Suit) Collectible…
Read MoreWelcome to the Outpost. 1991 was the first year since 1982 that my brothers and I didn’t get something G.I. Joe. So it wasn’t till around 2015 when I bought a collection that had pretty much every figure from 1990 to 1994 in it that I got a figure from this time frame. It was a whole new world for me and I had not payed much attention to the nineties stuff so there were many new characters and many new versions of characters I had grown up with. There…
Read MoreIn celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Hot Toys is updating and reissuing their Anakin Skywalker 1/6 Scale Figure, and their Padmé Amidala 1/6 Scale Figures. Anakin stands over 12″ tall with about 30 points of articulation. The figure includes a fabric outfit, multiple interchangeable hands, two LED Lightsabers, Lightsaber hilts with interchangeable blades, an interchangeable mechanical hand, a display stand, and a retro inspired window box. Padmé stands a little over 10.5″ tall with 28 points of articulation. The figure includes a fabric outfit, multiple interchangeable hands,…
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of G.I.Joe Half The Battle, I take us back in time with a compilation of my ‘Winter Is Coming’ video arc from 2015? Check out this week’s video below then MAKE THE JUMP to the forum and join in the conversation. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!
Read MoreWelcome to the Outpost. 1990 was the dawn of a new era not only for G.I. Joes but for humanity itself. We were in the dwarf stages of a technological explosion. Yes we had plenty of electronics in the eighties but the internet and cell phones were on the verge of changing the world. This just happened to be the last year I would receive Joes for Christmas. There were still some solid Joes like Salvo, Sub-Zero, and Rampart non of which I got this year. I did get some…
Read MoreToday Ken from ToyKennections gives us the grand tour of the iconic toy shop and toy museum, ‘Cherry Bomb Toys‘! Check out the video below then MAKE THE JUMP to the forums and join in the conversation. As always be sure to subscribe to ToyKennections channel on YouTube for all of Ken’s latest videos! Be sure and leave a comment below if you enjoyed the video!
Read MoreWelcome to the Outpost. 1989 was another crazy year for me. Life started moving pretty fast. I was making some pretty good cash working at the restaurant at this point but there weren’t any stores within a half hour of me so I wasn’t going out and getting every G.I.Joe I wanted. So once more I would bank on Christmas Day and this proved to be another great year. There were some cool G.I.Joe sub teams like Python Patrol, cool vehicles like the Crusader, (I still have my original), and…
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