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Story by Mitchell Smith Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m taking a look at a G.I. Joe figure and character that I think is under appreciated. 1987 Back-Stop. This is one I wanted as a kid but never got. A few things stood out to me and made him really cool. First off I loved his removable helmet. This was right around the time my father bought a couple ATVs, and helmets were a really cool thing. Back-Stops helmet was really cool and reminded me of what we were looking…

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Story by Mitchell Smith Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m checking out a G.I. Joe vehicle from 1988, the Cobra Adder. I never hear much about this vehicle. I always thought it was a cool vehicle. You may need a few of these as it carries 2 missiles and after that you’re heading home. Maybe there should have been some smaller side missiles or a front gun, but either way this vehicle has a cool look and is really solid all around. I always thought this would have been really…

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Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m checking out a G.I. Joe vehicle that was overshadowed in 1986, the L.C.V. Recon Sled. 1986 posted some awesome vehicles such as the Night Raven, Stun, and Devilfish, along with the Havoc, Conquest, and Tomahawk. Also Cobra finally got a base the very cool Terror Drome. One small vehicle got the old stiff arm this year though. The 1986 L.C.V. Recon Sled is one I had as a kid and was featured in a couple episodes. Right from the time I opened this one…

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Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m checking out A G.I. Joe character from 1989, Scoop. Scoop was a figure I had as a kid and was one of my favorites. Some might think he is not Joe material because he holds a video camera instead of a rifle, but he proved himself various times in the cartoon. He was working as a spy for Cobra when he learned Cobra had lied to him and joined the Joes. Recently I’ve been watching the WWII documentary “Five Came Back”. The footage they…

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