Tag: action figures

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m talking the original G.I. Joe fighter pilot. 1982 was an instant success and paved the way for more new exciting G.I. Joe vehicles and figures. The Skystriker is one of the greatest Joe vehicles ever made and the pilot did not and in my opinion, still does not disappoint. Ace was a very unique design. He has a kind of a space look to him. The cartoon version was more of a modern 1983 pilot suit and helmet which there is a really cool version of Ace that…

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m talking 1988 G.I.Joe vehicles as a whole. This year had a lot of futuristic vehicles but there was an awesome line up of staple vehicles. The Warthog was a really cool military based vehicle and came with an awesome SGT. Slaughter with a removable hat. The Rolling Thunder is an awesome vehicle and I am working on a full discussion on it for the near future. The Desert Fox is one I recently did a discussion on and just a cool vehicle all around. The Phantom X-19 is one of…

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m checking out another original G.I.Joe straight arm figure and original character from 1982. Well actually I’m checking out 2, the Cobra Officer and Cobra Trooper. The original villain for G.I. Joe. This was a trooper with a masked mouth and open eyes. Guess they were ready for Covid. These were a cool design back in the day and even now the new 6 inch Cobra Island soldier has a blue uniform and masked face. The 82 figure took different parts and made 2 soldiers with a couple…

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m getting into a very unique G.I.Joe character from 1987 ‘Fast Draw‘. Fast Draw is another character that was really cool but did not get developed in the cartoon or comics. This was a year I got a ton of Joes for Christmas and Fast Draw was one of the figures I got that year. Fast Draw is more of a futuristic looking character, and fitting for the year. I loved this figure as a kid the missiles were very cool, the triggers, and his uniform including the helmet.…

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m getting into one of the limited G.I.Joe vehicles from 1994, the Cobra Scorpion. For the longest time I thought this was a small ATV, but the other day I took a little closer look at it in a video review and discovered this a full size jeep. This was one of the most pitiful years for the amount of vehicles produced, but this one is pretty cool. It is a 2 seater and the hood lifts up forward to reveal an engine that looks like it has…