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On this week’s episode of G.I. Joe Half The Battle, It’s All 1993 GI Joe Street Fighter figures Ranked ! Check out this week’s video below and join in the conversation. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of G.I. Joe Half The Battle, It’s PART 2 where I rank all 1993 GI Joe figures! Check out this week’s video below and join in the conversation. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!
Read MoreStory by Mitchell Smith Welcome to The Outpost. Super7 is putting out some really cool O-Ring G.I. Joe figures. Although the price is a bit steep these figures are definitely plastic crack. In an attempt to find the illustrious Fatal Fluffy I landed Ramar and Duke from the original mini series. I Really love these modern O-Ring figures even though they are not quite the same as the original eighties and nineties figures, it’s nice getting some of the great characters we never got as kids. The Duke and Ramar…
Read MoreStory by Mitchell Smith Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m taking a look back at the nineties as a whole but especially G.I. Joe. The colors started getting brighter, and funky mixed matched uniforms were a norm. Many people have complained about the figures and how they looked non military. Dissecting the pop culture at the time really makes GI Joe a real time capsule and nineties fashion was really captured in them. I was in high school from 90-94 and fashion took on a new look as we broke…
Read MoreStory by Mitchell Smith Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m taking a look at the the 1986 episode 1 of the 5 part miniseries Arise, Serpentor, Arise! At this point in Gi Joe history there were many great characters established. Even some of smaller characters had action figures with file cards and may have had a larger part in the comics. At the time it was hard to believe there could be a lot of new and exciting characters created. Millions of kids like me had become accustomed to characters…
Read MoreStory by Mitchell Smith Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m taking a look at the 1989 G. I. Joe Iron Grenadiers Razorback. For those who loved the realistic military vehicles, this one probably wasn’t on your wish list. It looks much more like a moon rover, but it is really cool especially if you had one as a kid like I did. It is futuristic looking and can roll over some tough terrain. Hasbro was always trying to add a lot of moving features to vehicles as well as having…
Read MoreStory by Mitchell Smith Welcome to The Outpost. Today I’m taking a look at GI Joe episode 1 “The Cobra Strikes”, originally airing on September 12, 1983. I can’t remember as an 8 year old if I caught that first episode or not. One thing is for sure it didn’t take long for me to be excited to get out of school and take that hour bus ride home to watch Scooby Doo and GI Joe right after. I just rewatched episode 1 and right from the get go there…
Read MoreWelcome to the Outpost. As most of you may know my first GI Joes were the 12 inch Joes. I have enjoyed being able to hunt down many of the ARAH style Joes and one that has always left a void is Scarlett . I even made a crude but likable custom Scarlett. The other day I stumbled upon a 1/6 scale Scarlett by BBK. It is the first time I have heard of this company but since it was on Amazon I ordered one to add to my collection.…
Read MoreWelcome to the Outpost. Today I’m taking a look 2008 as a whole. This was a stellar year. Anybody who enjoyed the 25th style Joe from 2007 better have had their pants strapped on because there was a GI Joe explosion about to happen. Filled with comic packs, DVD battle packs, and filled with the iconic vehicles that helped make GI Joe so popular to begin with. I was able to pick up a great deal this year including all the DVD packs and most of the comic packs. Some…
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