Too funny!

Seriously, you guys aint right.

John, missed them earlier, but those figures look great. Congrats on getting a Snake Eyes, but the way he's holding his ammo bag looks like he's ready to bitch slap someone with his purse.

Here's all my loot that's been waiting for me while I've been away.

Dallas- Hooded Cobra Commander was always a figure I wanted but never got. He looks awesome. And Tripwire was a figure I used alot as a kid. Who is the neon Republic Commando looking guy?

Paul - That's an '88 Charbroil (Joe). His helmet comes off and everything. Pretty crazy looking. Not your normal looking Joe.

Sweet pick ups Dallas. They look killer. That Charbroil is a weird figure in the line.

One last comment and off to bed with me.

The wierdest looking figure was that Cobra guy with the frigging tail. Whatever he was named.

Cobra-La.

Hah - yeah. That was a dumb ass figure if you ask me. Golobulus... I can see a kid getting geeked up over him though. I think he's just gross.

http://www.yojoe.com/action/87/golobulus.shtml

Man, SCREW ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR TALKING ABOUT JOES!!! I have enough shit to track down without getting caught up in Joe's too!!

Here's my little story. When I was little, like 5 and under, me, my mom, my grandma, and my 4 other siblings all lived in this little house that was in the Government Housing Project. Long story, but my mom was a single mom with 5 kids, so money was realllllllly tight. So I think between my brother and I, we had like 4 or 5 Star Wars action figures. Total. But of course, we freaking LOVED GI Joe too.

I remember one day, there was a little "gang" for lack of a better term, in the Project, that also were really just kids, and liked GI Joes too. Well right behind our little development was a strip mall with a small toy store in it called Toy Chalet. Of course, it's long gone now. Buy anyway, one day this little "gang" decided to steal GI Joes. They came back with, I'm not exaggerating, HUNDREDS of freaking Joes. I have no idea how they pulled it off, but they made sure to rub it in to all of us honest kids that didn't do it. Damn I was jealous.

In all honesty, I don't remember a lot about Joe's in general, but I remember that the one's I was DYING for were the one that changed colors in the sun, I think Zartan?, and one that was all orange and yellow and had a flame thrower. Can't remember his name. But of course, these punk kids had them, and more than one of each too. Man I hated those kids. One of my friends ended up getting the Zartan from them in a trade at some point, so on occasion he would rub it in my face and let me watch change colors in the sun.

But seeing all these Joes is making get the fever. And I don't want it. I can't afford it.

So again, SCREW YOU GUYS FOR REMINDING ME HOW COOL JOES ARE!!!!

Good luck to you guys though, and keep the pics coming. They make me get all Hung-Ho. Bada Bing!

Tad. Come on in. It's ok. Only a few. You don't have to collect them all. Join the crowd. It won't hurt. Become one of the cool kids.

The color changing guys are Zartan, Zandar, and Zarana. The latter two are Zartans brother and sister. I always liked the Zarana figure because she looked like a hot pink punk chick. I think who ever did the sculpting for the Joes had a fetish for women with Barbie-like figures. BAroness is the best example of that. The orange and yellow guy sounds like BlowTorch.

Cool story. No wonder the store is out of business. Those punks took a chunk out of theis bottom line for the next ten years I bet.

And your welcome for us reminding you how cool Joes are. But only a Hoser would fight the urge to buy some. So buy some.

Thanks for sharing the story with us Tad. My folks were broke too growing up with me being one of 4 kids. My Granddad would always find a way to get me a Joe or 2 every few months when I went to stay with him. I coveted them. I loved my SW too but all the other kids had GI Joe. I know how it feels to cherish what you have and see other punks (or wealthy kids) purposely showing off their toys in front of you. My 1 armed Grunt was cooler than any they had IMO.

So yeah - Jump on board and grab a few. They're really fun. You don't have to get them all (which is good cuz there's hundreds). A nice little refresher when your SW collecting is slowing down or you just want a break and get some other cool toys.

Paul is right - the color changing figures were Zartan and the crew. I doubt those things still change color and the stuff in them was probably cancerous, lol. The orange and yellow fig is Blow Torch. Here's mine along with a Viper:


Give into peer pressure man. Everybody is doing it... Just a few won't hurt