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Review: Skeletron Red Shadows Assault Trooper

Review by @GIJoeRepairShop They’re finally here! Those evil minions of Baron Ironblood, the classic Red Shadows troopers, have finally made their appearance in the SKELETRON line of figures. While Red Shadows Wolf troopers are fantastic, a lot of fans were waiting for the classic Red Shadows look to emerge from the depths of SKELETRON’s secret lab. The Red Shadows Assault Trooper is probably one of the worst-kept secrets in GI Joe/Action Force collecting. Anyone who bought a Roboskull MK II flight stand also got a deck of Roboskull MK II…

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G.I. Joe Storms New York Comic Con 2025: Classified Reveals Take Center Stage!

The G.I. Joe Classified Series just dominated New York Comic Con 2025, and fans couldn’t be more excited! The panel wrapped up, leaving collectors buzzing with anticipation as Hasbro unveiled a slew of incredible new figures and vehicles from the ever-growing Classified line. Among the showstoppers was the all-new Arctic H.I.S.S. Tank, a reimagined cold-weather Cobra battle machine ready to roll into any frozen battlefield. Sleek, imposing, and loaded with details, it’s already one of the most talked-about reveals of the convention. But that’s not all—Cobra-La Royal Guard officially joins…

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Unveiling 2009’s Toy Marvel: The Rise of Cobra, Must-Have Figures, and Vintage Vehicles!

Story by Mitchell Smith Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m taking a look at the G.I. Joe toy line of 2009 as a whole. This was an interesting year as marketing became the driving force for toy sales. Hasbro now knew they had the kids from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s with 2 successful years of selling figures and vehicles. Now they wanted to draw in those kid’s kids. The original Joe line was so successful that it would be nearly impossible to match that with the kids from the…

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“UNWRAPPING NOSTALGIA: RELIVING THE BEST G.I. JOE CHRISTMAS HAULS FROM 1989-1990 WEEK #3!

Welcome to the Outpost. Sliding hard into Christmas, does everyone have their shopping done yet? This month I’m taking a look at my best Christmas GI Joe hauls from 1982 – 1994 ranking my personal Christmas hauls from not the best to the greatest ever. So I went over my 6 least favorite years for Joe hauls the last 2 weeks, so this week I start with 1985. Now these are only based on my personal hauls for each year, it doesn’t have anything to do with figures or vehicles…

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Unwrapping Memories: GI Joe Christmas Hauls 1982-1994 Revealed! Join the Festive Countdown as I Rank the Best to Greatest Toys.

Story by Mitchell Smith Welcome to the Outpost. Wow December is upon us. Can I finally listen to Christmas music without being shamed LOL? This month I’m taking a look at my best Christmas G.I. Joe hauls from 1982 – 1994 ranking my personal Christmas hauls from not the best to the greatest ever. So I think my least favorite year for Joe hauls was 1983. I had received a lot of cool 82 stuff and although there were several new figures and vehicles none made their way under the…

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