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G.I.Joe Battle Force 2000 Discussion by Mitchell Smith!

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro, toy collecting0 comment

Today I’m going to get into the 2017 G.I.Joe Battle Force 2000 figures. I did not buy any of these but I wanted them really bad. Back in the day the Battle Force 2000 figures were all awesome. As a whole the modern set looked pretty cool. For the price though I thought that every figure should have had a removable helmet and an awesome original head sculpt. From what I can see they kind of chintzed out on this set and I thought they could have been a lot better. I…

G.I.Joe ‘Blast Off’ Discussion By Mitchell Smith!

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro, toy collecting0 comment

Last week I did an article on G.I. Joe Flamethrowers and I forgot one. Blast Off. Well I have a very good explanation why I left him off. I forgot or maybe I never thought he was a flamethrower. With a name like Blast Off I always thought he was Countdown’s Partner. 3-2-1 Blast Off. I always thought he was an Astronaut. He looks like that is what he should have been. He does have a really cool look to him and I love the Helmet. I think the spring loaded projectile is…

G.I.Joe ‘AWE STRIKER’ Discussion By Mitchell Smith!

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro, toy collecting0 comment

Rolling right along, the end of the month of May is quickly closing in on us. Today I’m going to get into the 1985 G.I.Joe Awe Striker. This is such a great vehicle and has been used for countless repaints. I had the original as a kid and I had many great hours of play with it. I ended up trading mine to my best friend for a 1982 Vamp. I don’t regret it because both were just awesome. I guess I had some nostalgia for the first Christmas that I…

G.I.JOE HALF THE BATTLE ‘MAIN CHARACTER MAY PT. 4′ FEATURING ZARTAN!

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffG.I.Joe, G.I.Joe Cartoons, Hasbro, Zartan0 comment

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 Four 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!

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

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffCobra, G.I.Joe, Hasbro, toy collecting0 comment

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…

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

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro, toy collectors0 comment

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…

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

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffG.I.Joe, Hasbro, toy collecting0 comment

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…

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

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro, toy collecting0 comment

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…

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

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro, toy collecting0 comment

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…

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

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffG.I.Joe, Hasbro, toy collecting, Zartan0 comment

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!

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

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro, toy collecting0 comment

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…

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

May 17, 2020May 17, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Cobra, G.I.Joe, Hasbro, toy collecting0 comment

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…

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

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffCobra, G.I.Joe, Hasbro, toy collecting0 comment

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…

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

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro, toy collecting0 comment

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…

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

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Half The Battle, Hasbro, toy collecting, Zartan0 comment

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!