The customizability of the valaverse Action Force figures is really spectacular. They’re easy to disassemble, their parts are all compatible, and their noggins are both the size/scale and neck construction of a large number of Marvel Legends. Can’t say any of that about most other companies. And I can’t wait forever for Hasbro to dribble…
Category: G.I. Joe
Arise, Serpentor! Arise!
G.I.Joe Classified figures evoke the best of 80’s nostalgia from me, and when new figures start showing up, I start getting visions of the setups I might have made (or wished I could make) as a kid back in the day. Sometimes on a lazy, rainy saturday, you just feel compelled to see if you…
GI Joe 1/12 MASS Device
The pictures tell the story, but if you want to know how I got here… keep scrolling 😉 One day I was perusing Aliexpress, looking for 1/12 accessories to enhance any dio scenes I might be making for Joe, Marvel Legends, etc, and I ran across some 1/12-scale bell jars. I immediately thought that they…
Classified Customs
While the GIJoe Classified line is slowly finding its footing, many collectors still wish it were a little less “reimagined” and a little more reminiscent of the classic 80’s figures we all grew up with. I must admit that the designers have made strides in this direction with each passing wave, but we’re not quite…
GI Joe Classified: Firefly
GI Joe Classified is a line that elicits a lot of love and hate from collectors. Many (myself included) have been clamoring for 6″ scale Joes for several years, and when they were announced, enthusiasm was through the roof. In reality it’s been a mixed bag. The sculpts have been excellent, while the decos have…
Mega Joe Project: Cobra Hydrofoil
Cobra was very Jealous that Joe had a Hovercraft, requiring that I give the baddies some sea-worthy hardware. Thus the Hydrofoil was the obvious build target. Sharp readers will be quick to point out that my build doesn’t actually have the hydrofoils, and that’s on purpose. I always considered this just a fast attack boat,…
Mega Joe Project: New Joes, Dreadnoks, & Oktober Guard
I’ve gotten behind on posting updates to the Mega Joe Project, but I haven’t slowed down on the progress, so here are three new groups of figures I’ve added to the collection. First, Zartan needed his Dreadnoks because who else is going to sit around in an abandoned cabin or gas station with him drinking…
Mega Joe Project: HISS
While recent Mega Joe builds have focused on getting the GIJoe motor pool filled out, Cobra was hard at work on some new hardware too. Not to be outdone, they needed an upgraded HISS tank to replace the sad Kreo version. While the scale is a bit on the large side, I wanted it to…
G.I. Joe – Mega Bloks: AWE Striker
More MB Joe vehicles! Don’t ask me why, but the AWE Striker was always a favorite vehicle of mine. It didn’t have much use in a battlefield setting, but for small recon teams and harsh terrain, it made a tad more sense. My grandfather had a street-legal dune buggy when I was a kid, and…
G.I. Joe – Mega Bloks: Killer WHALE
After a healthy break to focus on some other priorities, the long winter gave me ample time to get motivated to pick back up with the Mega Bloks G.I. Joe motor pool project. I had barely begun on the base of the WHALE when I took some time off from customizing, and I wanted to…
Gone, But Not Forgotten: Part 4 – 1985
Before I get into the pictures of Part 4, I want to share a little story. Recognizing that nostalgia is a powerful drug, I would argue that 1985 was the high-water mark of GI Joe. Not that I didn’t love additions to the lore that came before or followed in subsequent years, but 1985 was…
Articulated Icons – 6″ Feudal Series
When I learned of The Fwoosh’s attempt to make their own line of Marvel Legends-esque figures, I was intrigued. This was quite an undertaking that had the potential to be great or a spectacular mess. They wisely made the figures distinct and tried to build their own mythology, yet simultaneously made the figures modular and…