Tag: Cobra

Story By Mitchell Smith Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m checking out 1991 G.I. Joe Sky Creeper the Cobra Air Recon Leader. This is one I did not know about until I got into collecting in the mid 2000s. Funny enough I always thought this was a trooper and just recently realized he is an individual which really made me take a step back and look at this guy and say now that’s a horse of a different color. I wouldn’t say I didn’t like this guy but seeing he…

Story by Mitchell Smith Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m checking out the 1987 G.I. Joe Cobra Buzz Boar. Although this one may seem very unconventional and non military this was a fun Cobra Vehicle that I got for Christmas that year. It had a unique look and for a small vehicle this had a lot of play value. The shear thought of this massive saw coming to chew you up just made a lot of fun for my Joes trying to out run it. I’m sure someone bit the…

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m taking a look at an under appreciated G.I. Joe Cobra figure that I had as a kid and I thought he was really cool, the 1987 Raptor. I always loved the uniqueness of the characters especially in the later eighties. One of the most distinct features of Raptor is that big honking nose. I love the design of his outfit especially his cape. I always assumed he could fly with his cape but I’m not sure now, I think this is just cosmetic. It…

Story By Mitchell Smith Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m taking a look at an under appreciated G.I. Joe Cobra vehicle the 1989 Battlefield Robot Hovercraft. Not the most glamorous vehicle and comes with a less glamorous name, this is a vehicle I myself did not particularly like and I never had one at any time. Recently I came across one and picked it up just because I never had one. Now, coming into 1989 Hasbro had put out tons of awesome vehicles from the Vamp to the Condor. This…

Story by Mitchell Smith Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m taking a look at one of my favorite G.I.Joe Cobra Vipers that seemed to not get enough love, Techno-Viper. The 1987 Techno Viper is one I got for Christmas that year. He reminded me of the Cylon from Battlestar Galactica, but maybe that was the inspiration for this Viper. This, in my opinion is a great figure. I’m not sure what it is about this figure that people don’t like. First off I love the color. These are not battle…

Welcome to the Outpost. Happy New Year. I hope everyone enjoyed my favorite G.I.Joe figures discussions. Thanks to our fearless leader for having the idea of highlighting some under appreciated characters in the franchise. I will be going through some of my favorite under appreciated characters, feel free to give me suggestions on which ones you feel are under appreciated. I’m going to start the list with a cool character from 1987. Crystal Ball is a character everyone always seems to cut down. I’m not sure why. I had this…