European Exclusive Rock Viper - Spring Loaded Accessories
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2d ago
Back in 2017, I published one of the most popular posts in the history of the site.  It was a write up on a series of late run European Exclusive Spring Loaded Accessory figures.  The figures in the set are incredibly obscure.  And, most of the interest in them stems from carded samples.  You rarely see loose figures offered for sale: mostly because they're not easy to find and sellers usually don't get interest in them since few collectors know of their existence.  The figures are the same as the more common, North American versions.  But, they include many exclu ..read more
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2018 Black Major "Purple Haze" Snake Eyes - Around The Web
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5d ago
Back when this figure was released in 2018, it was quite popular.  And, in very short order, the strong Joe photography community used him in tons of various photos. Now, though, I can't find any of them! Attica Gazette's look at the Desert Version of this Snake Eyes this week brought back the memories when the latest Black Major figures appeared in photos by all the Joe creators of the day.  Now, though, the day of big set pieces and action poses are all but gone.  And, the online Joe photography community has gotten much, much smaller.  It's a sad state of affairs and th ..read more
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1987 Taurus
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2w ago
When I first saw the 1987 catalog, it was full of toys I wanted.  Two oddball items stuck out to me, though.  The first, obviously, was Cobra La.  I wasn't sure what the hell that was supposed to be.  So, the companion three figure set also seemed weird.  At some point in the summer of 1987, I found the two three packs at the local Toys R Us.  There was no way I was buying the Cobra La set.  So, I bought the Slaughter's Renegades set while my younger brother purchased the Cobra La figures.  Once opened, I still didn't really understand the Renegades.&nbs ..read more
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2003 Black Dragon Trooper - Convention Exclusive
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3w ago
If you collect ARAH style Joe figures, 2003 is kind of the lost year.  In 2002, Hasbro produced 2 full waves of ARAH style figures.  Plus, there was a gift set as well as army builders and oddball characters that were included in the standard retail line.  2004 saw the proliferation of the Toys R Us 6 figure sets, vehicle/figure combos and the arrival of the Comic Pack figures.  2003, though, was actually somewhat sparse when it came to classic style Joe figures.  There were the two, initial, Toys R Us sets.  And, TRU got quite a collection of exclusive vehicles t ..read more
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2018 Shadowtracker - Around The Web
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3w ago
In regards to the comments on the Fail Safe profile. For the past few months I have been very down on Joe.  There are a variety of reasons for this.  First and foremost is that I'm simply getting bored.  Since the fall of 2015, I've posted an average of 2 posts per week.  That's thousands of photos of action figures.  And, it's the equivalent of several novels.  In short, I'm out of things to say.  I've told my stories.  I've expressed my likes and dislikes of the Joe line.  And, I'm just at a point where my collection has not kept up with my conte ..read more
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1993 Crimson Guard Commander - Random Photos of the Day
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3w ago
On February 29, 2000, I posted a profile of the 1993 Crimson Guard Commander.  I wanted to get a post published on leap day.  So, 24 years later, why not come full circle and post up some random photos of the 1993 Crimson Guard Commander on leap day? So, here's some photos of the figure.  My army has grown by a small amount.  I bought two of these guys at retail and it took me more than two decades to really expand upon that initial force.  You don't really see this figure army built all that often.  It's a function of the figure being labeled a commander as well ..read more
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2023 Fail Safe
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1M ago
I regret backing the Skystiker.  It's been a year since it shipped and has now aged into the community.  And, I should never have bought it.  At the time, I thought that several of the figures from the set were going to be $100+ on the secondary market.  That didn't happen.  In fact, many of the figures are stupidly cheap.  So cheap that many people who speculated in the set have stopped selling the figures because some were selling for below the retail cost of Pulse era retro figures.  As such, the $500 I spent to get two of the Skystriker sets would have be ..read more
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1993 Frostbite - Around The Web
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1M ago
I really enjoy the 1993 Frostbite figure.  The mold is solid and the colors are great in the snow.  He's got a decent weapons tree.  And, he has a cool snow mask that can be used to both anonymize the figure or make him incredibly unique.  There's some decent content featuring the figure out there.  So, check some out now that the winter is, hopefully, winding down. 1993 Frostbite Profile 1993 Frostbite by _toyler_ 1993 Frostbite by jogun warrior 1993 Frostbite by recondo martin 1993 Frostbite by slipstream80 1993 Frostbite at Joe A Day 1993 Frostbite by thedailyscoop1 ..read more
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2005 Comic Pack Cobra Commander - Clear
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1M ago
The Star Wars line has long been about scene specific figures.  Collectors clamour for their favorite characters as they appeared in just a few seconds of screen  time.  For the first 20 years or so of the Hasbro Stars Wars renaissance, Hasbro was happy to oblige.  One of the weird offerings, though, came in the line's earliest days.  You could buy some Lay's chip brands and send away for a clear "Spirit of Obi-Wan" figure.  Personally, I didn't really see the appeal of such a limited figure.  But, I was a sucker.  And, I mailed away for one of the figur ..read more
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1990 Freefall - Random Photos of the Day
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1M ago
In a lot of ways, Freefall is a better skydiver than the 1984 Ripcord.  In other ways, he's not.  Nothing will ever beat Ripcord's original HALO rig.  But Freefall makes a valiant attempt.  Sans his parachuting gear, though, Freefall is the better figure.  He has more accoutrements on his mold and just works better once he's on the ground.   It's somewhat baffling that Hasbro released a parachuting figure in the standard 1990 carded line and, then, released an entire series of 6 figures with working parachutes in the Sky Patrol subset.  Joe got a lot of ..read more
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