G.I.Joe 

G.I.Joe Snow Serpent Discussion by Mitchell Smith!

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m getting into another G.I.Joe cold weather character that I did not have as a kid but oddly enough, but I had the accessory pack with his blue snow shoes that I still have and that is Snow Serpent. The 1985 Snow Serpent was the first Cobra Snow Trooper. Leading up to 1985 there were many snow battles and G.I. Joe had Snow Job and Frostbite so it was only fitting Cobra had a snow-trooper to fight in the cold weather. The original Snow Serpent looks awesome. He is completely…

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G.I.Joe 

G.I.Joe ‘Sub Zero’ By Mitchell Smith!

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m talking about a G.I.Joe figure I did not have as a kid but he is one of my favorite cold weather characters, ‘Sub-Zero‘. Sub-Zero came out in 1990 just on the tail end of my Joe days as a kid. When I started collecting, Sub-Zero was a figure I bought off eBay complete. I like the uniform he has and there is a good number of weapons and accessories that comes with this figure. Surprisingly there is only 1 other version a dark blue one from 1993. I…

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Half The Battle 

G.I.Joe Half The Battle Discusses ‘Snow Serpent’!

On this week’s all new episode of G.I.Joe Half The Battle,we take a look at the classic G.I.Joe action figure ‘Snow Serpent’! 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!

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G.I.Joe ‘2008 Vehicles’ Discussion by Mitchell Smith!

Welcome to the Outpost. 2007 was the launch of the 25th Anniversary modern style G.I.Joe action figures. This was a great year and the new style figure looked awesome. With the success of the 2007 figures came a new wave of 25th style Vehicles in 2008. This year was packed with classic vehicles and pretty much every one was awesome. To kick it off there were a number of Target exclusives including the Ultimate Battle Pack. This came with a Mobat, Red Hiss, and flight Pod. This also came with a number of figures…

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‘G.I.Joe Detonator’ Discussion By Mitchell Smith!

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m getting into the 1993 G.I.Joe Cobra Detonator. This is a large vehicle packaged with the Nitro-Viper. This is the only figure in the 82-94 run to come without a file card. The figure itself looks cool and may be a bit bright for some of the Joe fans but I think it looks pretty cool. The vehicle is a pretty good size vehicle with a large foam missile on top and a gnarly looking ram cage on the front. The vehicle holds 6 sitting and…

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G.I.Joe Holiday Cartoon’Cobra Claws Are Coming to Town’ By Mitchell Smith!

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m going to get into one of my favorite holiday episodes of G.I.Joe, Cobra Claws Are Coming to Town. This is a great episode that puts some of the best early characters together at Christmas time. As the Joe team seeks to spread holiday cheer with gifts for the little ones, Cobra infiltrates the Joe base and set out to give G.I.Joe a bad name by attacking the city with Joe vehicles. The Joes rally with Cobra vehicles and a very large Polly to clear their name and save…

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New G.I.Joe Retro ‘Destro’ Discussion by Mitchell Smith!

Welcome to the Outpost. Over the weekend I was able to get my hands on the new G.I.Joe retro Destro. From what I can tell this is a repacked 2014 figure, so I don’t see what is retro about that other then the packaging he comes in. I’m not complaining about the figure as this is a great looking Destro and I did not buy this back in 2014, just the retro part throws me off. This figure comes with a cool briefcase and a very cool pistol with a removable scope. Over…

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G.I.Joe ‘2006-2007 Vehicles’ Discussion by Mitchell Smith!

Welcome to the Outpost. This week we are discussing G.I.Joe vehicles from 2006 and I’ll lump in 2007 as well. G.I.Joe had made a full come back earlier in the decade and 2006 had come to a slow down only producing 5 vehicles. Although there were still quite a few figures many Joe fans were unsure of the future of G.I. Joe. I know I was finding some of the early 2000 figures at secondary stores and I wasn’t really into collecting vehicles at the time. The first vehicle was a repaint and the only…

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G.I.Joe ‘Phantom X-19’ Discussion By Mitchell Smith!

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m getting into one of the coolest G.I. Joe jets ever made, the Phantom X-19. Not as recognizable as the original Skystriker, or even the Conquest, as both of these were heavily used in the cartoon especially for the intro scenes, but just as awesome as both of them. Phantom X-19 is still a very cool jet, and holds it’s popularity today. My 2 older brothers were well into their teen years in 1988, the year this was introduced. I was still young enough to get one of…

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G.I.Joe ‘Dial-Tone’ Discussion by Mitchell Smith!

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m getting into another 1986 G.I.Joe character, ‘Dial-Tone‘. This is another figure my brother had and I was able to get plenty of play time with him. This is a great looking figure. I love his uniform. The black beret was brilliant on this character. Dial-Tone also comes with one of the most unique and most recognizable radio packs. The nice thing about this is the mic was made pretty meaty compared to other character’s mics so this mic is one that normally is still attached if you…

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Half The Battle 

G.I.Joe Half The Battle Reviews G.I.Joe Marvel Comic Issue #58!

On this week’s all new episode of G.I.Joe Half The Battle,we take a look at the classic G.I.Joe Comic Book issue titled,’Desperate Moves’! 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!

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G.I.Joe ‘Mainframe’ Discussion By Mitchell Smith!

Welcome to the Outpost. Today we are talking about the G.I.Joe Team’s first computer specialist, ‘Mainframe‘. Mainframe came on the scene in 1986. Up to this point there were communication specialist such as Breaker and Sparks, but computers even though they had been around for decades, had only started to be made compact in the seventies, and they really didn’t catch on till the eighties. Although there could have been a computer specialist earlier in the franchise I think Mainframe represents the birth of the computer age. My brother got Mainframe that year for…

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Half The Battle 

G.I.Joe Half The Battle ‘BONUS EPISODE’!

This week we are blessed to have a bonus episode of G.I.Joe Half The Battle, where we take a look at toy collecting during the covid lockdown! 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!

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Outback’s Outpost ‘G.I.Joe 2005 Vehicles’ By Mitchell Smith!

Welcome to the Outpost. This week I’m taking a look at the 2005 G.I.Joe vehicles. I was 1 year a new father and that put me back in toy aisles and stores like TRU. There were lots of good stuff this year and I bought a vehicle for the first time in my life. All the other vehicles were all gifts. There were 4 convention exclusives this year. The Cobra Stealth Moray which is a blue and black version. This one looks really cool. Iron Grenadier Stealth AGP. This is a cool…

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G.I. Joe Classified 

G.I.Joe Classified ‘Flint’ and ‘Lady Jaye’ Figures Revealed!

The Hasbro Pulse event today has brought G.I.Joe fans some exciting news. We have the reveals for the all new G.I.Joe Classified ‘Flint‘ and ‘Lady Jaye‘ figures. These offerings will be available first for pre-order today through the Hasbro Pulse Website. In the meantime, check out all the images of these 2 iconic characters below and let us know if you will be picking them up AFTER THE JUMP! G.I.Joe Classified ‘Flint’ and ‘Lady Jaye’ Figures Revealed!

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