Tag: toy collecting

Welcome to the Outpost. September already, it is hard to believe this year is flying by so quickly. Today I’m bringing a double feature, the 1991 G.I.Joe Badger and the 1993 Crimson Cruiser. These 2 used the same mold but created 2 different vehicles. The Badger is a vehicle I just got for the first time in a Marketplace find last week. This is one of those vehicles I would not have tracked down, but since I found it in this vehicle lot I had to do some closer inspection of the vehicle.…

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m Getting into the 1986 G.I.Joe medic Lifeline. Lifeline was a figure my older brother bought so I did have some play time with him as a kid. This was a really cool figure when it first hit shelves. The figure had a ton of detail and of course the signature white Rescue down his left leg that really jumped out at you. Lifeline came with his signature medic rescue case with the respiratory mask and a pistol. The pistol ended up not making sense after an episode where Lifeline refused…

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m checking out another G.I.Joe medic, the 2006 character Med Alert. I bought this figure at TRU and passed up the 2006 Cover Girl because money was tight back then. When I saw this figure it was really cool and I thought he would look great next to Lifeline. Med Alert didn’t have a lot of accessories, but I loved his removable helmet and that was a huge selling point for me. I’m not sure if this character was ever used in a cartoon or comic, but it’s…

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m checking out a 1990 G.I.Joe figure that doesn’t get much attention. Stretcher is one of those characters that wasn’t used much in the cartoon if at all. I’m not sure but it looks like he may have appeared in the comics but I’m not sure about that either. I did not have Stretcher as a kid so my love started for him as a collector. There are a lot of colors in his uniform but the figure has a nice look to it. His hat really…

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m getting into another G.I.Joe Pilot and this is another one I love and perhaps the replacement for Ace. When 1986 rolled around G.I.Joe was in full stride. The characters were being cranked out and along with them came figures and vehicles. The Conquest is another one of my favorite jets. I had one as a kid and I have 1 modern one and several 1986 shells with one in pretty good shape. With this awesome jet came another one of my favorite figures. The 1986 Slip-Stream just has a killer…

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m talking the original G.I. Joe fighter pilot. 1982 was an instant success and paved the way for more new exciting G.I. Joe vehicles and figures. The Skystriker is one of the greatest Joe vehicles ever made and the pilot did not and in my opinion, still does not disappoint. Ace was a very unique design. He has a kind of a space look to him. The cartoon version was more of a modern 1983 pilot suit and helmet which there is a really cool version of Ace that…

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m talking 1988 G.I.Joe vehicles as a whole. This year had a lot of futuristic vehicles but there was an awesome line up of staple vehicles. The Warthog was a really cool military based vehicle and came with an awesome SGT. Slaughter with a removable hat. The Rolling Thunder is an awesome vehicle and I am working on a full discussion on it for the near future. The Desert Fox is one I recently did a discussion on and just a cool vehicle all around. The Phantom X-19 is one of…

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m checking out another original G.I.Joe straight arm figure and original character from 1982. Well actually I’m checking out 2, the Cobra Officer and Cobra Trooper. The original villain for G.I. Joe. This was a trooper with a masked mouth and open eyes. Guess they were ready for Covid. These were a cool design back in the day and even now the new 6 inch Cobra Island soldier has a blue uniform and masked face. The 82 figure took different parts and made 2 soldiers with a couple…

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m getting into a very unique G.I.Joe character from 1987 ‘Fast Draw‘. Fast Draw is another character that was really cool but did not get developed in the cartoon or comics. This was a year I got a ton of Joes for Christmas and Fast Draw was one of the figures I got that year. Fast Draw is more of a futuristic looking character, and fitting for the year. I loved this figure as a kid the missiles were very cool, the triggers, and his uniform including the helmet.…