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G.I.Joe ‘COBRA BUGG.’ Discussion By Mitchell Smith!

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Today we are talking about the 1988 G.I.Joe Cobra BUGG. This is an odd looking vehicle to me. This one was definitely not modeled after a real military vehicle. There is also a very strange color scheme going on there. With that said this is one awesome Cobra vehicle, once you start seeing the play value. So I’m discussing this as a 12 year old going on 13 in 1988. The first noticeable things are the front 2 cockpits that are quite bubbly. One side is the controls to the…

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‘G.I.Joe Flamethrowers’ Discussion by Mitchell Smith!

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Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m going to talk about 3 G.I. Joe flamethrower troopers. Blowtorch, Charbroil, and Ice Cream Soldier. Blowtorch is the original flamethrower. He played a big part in the cartoon and I’m not sure about the comics, but if anyone has anything on is roll in the comics feel free to share. This is a very cool character and figure. Blowtorch has the bright orange and yellow suit with the classic style Flamethrower. He also has the cool face mask and for 1984, when G.I. Joe was expanding their palette, Blowtorch was…

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G.I.Joe ‘Mini Playsets’ Discussion By Mitchell Smith

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Welcome to the Outpost. I’m going to touch on a couple small G.I.Joe playsets that were awesome back in the 80’s. I had very few of these but I was able to get some as a collector and wished I would have had more of these as a kid. The 1984 watchtower was pretty simple but it packed a lot of play value. For a small play set this had a ladder, door to enter, sandbags, a spot light, a machine gun, and a flag. This one held 3-4 Joes comfortably, enough…

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G.I.Joe ‘Dollar General’ Figures Discussion By Mitchell Smith!

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Welcome to the Outpost. Another day another dollar. It looks like some people are getting back to work this week, and hopefully things will be back to normal soon. Today I’m going to talk about the G.I.Joe Dollar General 2012 and 2013 figures. The figures were not released with tons of weapons and gear but they were great figures. The best part about them was they were cheap. Like $6.00 cheap in my area. And these were also great for grabbing to do customizing and army build. These were a good seller…

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G.I.Joe ‘SCRAP IRON’ Discussion By Mitchell Smith!

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Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m diving into one of the greatest Cobra characters, Scrap Iron. What a great design he was. So great that most of the upgrades were just the original design with different color schemes. The original figure is classic Cobra blue with red highlight. He also has one of the coolest missile launchers for any G.I.Joe or Cobra. He was a staple in the cartoon, even though I don’t remember any episodes that revolved around him, he was always ready to fight for his team. I didn’t have this one as…

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G.I.JOE HALF THE BATTLE ‘MAIN CHARACTER MAY PT. 3′ FEATURING ZARTAN!

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On this week’s all new episode of G.I.Joe Half The Battle, it is time once again for ‘MAIN CHARACTER MAY! This week is part three of our look at Zartan. 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 ‘Backstop’ Discussion By Mitchell Smith!

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Happy Victory Day to all my Canadian G.I.Joe fans. So today I am honoring the Montreal native Backstop. Backstop is the Persuader driver. A pretty cool vehicle. Backstop was a bad ass kid. He was bored from hockey in Canada for the amount of injuries he inflicted on other players in school. His parents moved to the US where he boxed and wrestled and same thing happened he was bored from high school sports. He finally joined the Army and eventually became a Joe. Backstop has a really cool look to him. He has some…

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G.I.Joe ‘Cobra La’ Discussion By Mitchell Smith!

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Today I want to discuss what is, what was, and what should have been. The 1987 G.I. Joe movie introduced us to Cobra La. Me personally I love this movie. Back in the day we did get a nice 3 pack of Golobulus, Nemesis Enforcer, and the Royal Guard. Golobulus looks like he got a spore tested on him, but this was one of my favorite figures from this 3 pack. He was a menacing villain and he had a perfect plan to finally take over the world, something Cobra Commander failed at many…

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G.I.Joe ‘Cobra Hurricane’ Discussion by Mitchell Smith

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To start today off I want to give a shout out to Adam Jared for putting all these together, I couldn’t do it without him. Today I’m going to talk about the 1990 G.I.Joe Hurricane VTOL ( Vertical Take Off and Landing jet). This is one of my favorite jets. I love the color, the design, and the rotating wings to make it able to take off and land vertically. This is a decent sized vehicle and can rival any of the other Joe vehicles air or land. The Pilot is no…

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

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Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m going to get into another one of my favorite original G.I.Joe characters, Breaker. I did get an original Breaker as a kid. He is the original communications soldier and what made him stand out to me as a 7 year old was his mic. I believe he was the only Joe to ever have this accessory. The mic was hooked to his radio pack with the signature black hose. My older brothers were very rough on things and Breaker got lost or broken as many of our original Joes…

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NOW YOU KNOW WITH YORKTOWNJOE – G.I.JOE MARVEL ISSUE #70 REVIEWED!

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Background Issue 69 saw the beginning of a new arc. It had a great cover with Destro and his Iron Grenadiers. There was a memorable line from Roadblock. And a bit of shooting and intrigue. Feel free to check out the review of Issue 69 in case you missed it. (You can catch up on other “Now You Know With YorktownJoe” reviews there as well!) On to the issue The issue begins where the previous issue ended with the Joe’s C-130 on fire and losing altitude. Thrasher the Dreadnok is threatening Wild Bill who…

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G.I.Joe Half The Battle ‘Main Character May Pt. 2′ Featuring Zartan!

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On this week’s all new episode of G.I.Joe Half The Battle, it is time once again for ‘MAIN CHARACTER MAY! This week is part two of our look at Zartan. 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 ‘TIGER RAT’ Discussion By Mitchell Smith!

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Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m going to get into another one of my favorite G.I.Joe vehicles, the 2009 Tiger Rat. Regretfully, I passed this one up as I was strapped for cash at the time. I did get me a Rattler but the Tiger Rat is one I wish I had picked up. Not only is this one of the best vehicles for G.I. Joe but this is one of the coolest military planes of all time. I discussed the Tiger Force as a whole in an earlier discussion but this one…

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G.I.Joe ‘Tunnel Rat’ Discussion By Mitchell Smith!

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Today I’m going to get into another one of my favorite G.I.Joe characters, Tunnel Rat. Tunnel Rat came on strong as a recruit in the 1987 G.I. Joe The Movie. Right from the get go he was an instant hit for me. He was unconventional I guess, but he thought outside the box and made things work to his advantage. I had the original figure as a kid so this one was loads of fun setting up battle scenes and having him crawling through the mud. Nicky Lee, The Brooklyn boy is very unique and was…

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

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 I did not have a G.I.Joe Defiant as a kid and I have never seen one in person, but I did have a Crusader. This is one of my favorite vehicles. It’s a bit on the large side, but it does not take over a room. This is just a cool vehicle all around. The main cockpit is fairly detailed and holds 3 Joes. There is a lot going on behind the cockpit that made this shuttle awesome. The 2 door open up to reveal a mini 1 man space shuttle, I guess…

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