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Serpentorslair Staff · August 4, 2024

A Retrospective Look: The 1991 Attack Cruiser – GI Joe’s Oddest Vehicle

August 4, 2024August 8, 2024 Serpentorslair Staff1991 Attack Cruiser, 90s toys, collectible GI Joe, Collectible toys, drone launcher concept, GI Joe cockpit, GI Joe collection, GI Joe community, GI Joe glider bomb, GI Joe history, GI Joe lineup, GI Joe oddities, GI Joe vehicles, retro toys, thrift store finds, toy nostalgia, Toy Reviews, vintage GI Joe, vintage toy analysis0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m taking a look back at the 1991 G.I. Joe Attack Cruiser. By far this is one of the oddest looking vehicles in the original Joe lineup from 82-94. This holds 3 figures one in the front cockpit, one behind that and one off to the side. The wheels don’t line up and it makes this vehicle just look odd. The glider bomb however saved this oddity. A bit before its time perhaps but this would make for a great drone…

Rediscovering the Cobra Rat: An Underappreciated Gem of GI Joe Vehicles

April 22, 2024April 23, 2024 Serpentorslair Staff25th/Modern style figures, action figures, childhood memories, Cobra, Cobra Rat, Collectibles, commercial, discussion, GI Joe vehicles, Hasbro, high-speed attack hovercraft, marketing, nostalgia, remake, retool, retro toys, The Outpost, toy review, underappreciated0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Welcome to The Outpost. Today I’m taking a look at the G.I. Joe Cobra Rat. This one I’m going to chalk up as an under appreciated vehicle. I know anyone who grew up with early GI Joe and Cobra vehicles got to enjoy awesome vehicles. As time went on some vehicles well, got made a bit cheap. The Rat is one of these vehicles that had a great concept but just was not built right. So first off if you have never watched the commercial for…

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

December 17, 2023December 19, 2023 Serpentorslair Staff1982-1994 GI Joe, Aero-Viper, Airtight, Allie Viper, Alpine, Ambush, Barbecue, Captain Grid Iron, Christmas gifts, Christmas hauls, Christmas memories, Christmas nostalgia, Christmas presents, Christmas shopping, Cobra Condor Z25, Crusader, favorite GI Joe years, Ferret, GI Joe Christmas, GI Joe figures, GI Joe Flagg, GI Joe heyday, GI Joe vehicles, Mauler, Night Viper, Range Viper, Rock N Roll, Scoop, Skydive, Stalker, TARGAT, toy collection, vintage GI Joe0 comment

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…