Yo new folks!

The guys here thought it'd be fun to do a few projects. Take a look at the Theme Week stuff. Each week, those who want to participate take pictures of stuff that pertains to a particular theme. We started with Cobra Commander and done a few things. The most recent have been "comic scenes" and "comic covers". NOT that you can't do them on your own and post them on your own time, we just thought it would be a fun thing to do. A common goal for the week. Anyone can join in, suggest stuff. It's looking like 'cartoon scenes' will be theme in about 2 weeks. I always post the next week's theme on Thursdays, give a week to work on stuff and then post pics on Sat/Sun.

There's also the Target Range. You sign up for a specific day (it's Joe or Cobra) and choose which figure you want to post. The Target Range is the community's chance to rant and/or rave about a character and his/her figure. Sometimes they get picked on. Other times, the figure is loved! Either way, they are a target. Anyone can sign up so please do.

Just thought I should clue people in on the extra-curricular activities here. :D

An Introdution
 

Hello,
It's been a while since I posted but I'm always lurking. I hate to burst any bubbles but I turn 37 in July. You youngins might not remember them old days before the swivel arm battle grip and the Mobat was all that. I can remember the time when the figures were the only GI Joe items Hasbro released and Kenner arguably forced the Star Wars envelope with figures and vehicles that might or might not been in the movies just to stay even with the coolness that was GI Joe.
I've gotten to the point that between this forum and the Adventure Team site of Sean Huxter (12" figure dio site) I hardly go anywhere else. I've also got that pesky wife/family thing too so internet time comes less often.
As far as favorites:
Breaker - because he was the first one I ever got. These were the straight arm ones.
Rock & Roll - second one
Blizzard - A little more GQ look than the rest
Mercer - (both versions) Kinda the anti-hero
Battle Armor Cobra Commander - really don't know why
Firefly - just pure mean
Baroness - because she was hot

These are the ones I immediatley think of. There are so many others but hey you guys know what I'm talking about.

Bayer in Indianapolis

Welcome aboard Bayer, good to see someone else in the "more mature" age bracket besides me! :D

Here here. :D
Glad to see there are other who remember the good ole days of striaght arm figures.

Great to see I wasn't the only one who started collecting young and never really stopped. Welcome aboard, Bayer. I've actually seen more than one person interested in SA 1982 figures for nostalgia reasons.

And don't worry about your age, there are more than one of us in the 34 and older demographic. ;) Again, welcome and we hope you enjoy the photos, dioramas and eveything else here.

Back in '82, Flash was my fave figure. When the Swivel Arm came out, I just HAD to get him again, y'know? My old Straight ARms, by then, were in pretty bad shape. Unfortunately, other faves emerged since they were a touch more 'exotic' than that 1st series. But it was a mad dash to try and get the revamped figures that had the new articulation.

I know one thing tho. When GI Joe came out with all their cool articulation, it made me wonder just what on earth Star Wars was doing. Why didn't those figures have knees and elbow and proper shoulder joints??? And why were their detailing so poor???

Yeah, I know what you mean. The Star Wars people (was Kenner/now Hasbro) really didn't catch the train until 2003 when the latest figures started to show more articulation. The clone troopers now have some of the best articulation of any Star Wars figure in the line's history. Too bad it only took them 20 something years to see what the GI Joe line had from day one. Oh well.

Bayer

With that amount of Elders around with could star a G.I. Joe council, like in Star Wars, hehehehehe!!! :D

Do or Do Not! There is no try. Humor is with this young ToneGuns.

Please TG, you know we're more like the Jugglers. ;)




Sure as heck, we aren't the council since they all get knocked off. :p And we aren't the independent trade union duders since Darth Vader knocks all THEM off! Safer to be a Juggler since it's more fun to, uh, juggle stuff.