The Top 10 - 2018

2018 was a crazy year for me, personally.  Considering where the year started, I would have never expected to end up where I am.  That being said, though, it was a pretty strong year for the site with over 150,000 visitors.  This year also saw some posts become very popular.  Most of them were rarities that generated a lot of interest.  Here's the top 10 posts from the site from 2018.

10. Outlaw - So Cal Joe Show Exclusive

Outlaw was released to some fanfare as 2017 wound down.  I liked the figure's colors and his potential to become a younger Joe Colton.  You don't see much about this figure now, nearly a year later.  It seems his moment in the sun has passed, even though the figure is long sold out.

9. Red Laser Army Custom Muton Figure

Another Red Laser figure shows up on the list.  Which is a testament to their popularity and quality.  Muton is a fun figure and a use for the BAT mold that I find interesting.  It's been a strong performer on the site and has been popular for a while.

8.  2004 Cobra Infantry Trooper

It's tough to beat a classic Cobra army builder that's modeled after one of the most popular figures of all time.  This profile has done well as the Cobra Trooper is always something that attracts attention.

7.  2005 Comic Pack Serpentor

Serpentor is a hugely popular character.  2 of my top 9 Instagram photos of 2018 also contained Serpentor.  Old Serpentor profiles continue to perform well, too.  But, this version was among the most viewed pages on the site.

6.  JUMP Jet Pack

The JUMP is a classic from the first year of the Joe line.  It remains hugely popular, over 35 years later.  This profile performed very well and continues to garner traffic from long time Joe fans.

5.  Tiger Force Tripwire

This was a joint collaboration with Attica Gazette and the Dragon Fortress Blog.  We all reviewed the Tiger Force Tripwire on the same day.  We all had three different takes on the figure and the cross promotion lead to great traffic.

4. Rarities - Calcium Sandoz Funskool Figures

At first, this post was relatively popular, but not enough to get into the top ten.  But, as the months progressed, this post continued to garner attention and it climbed and climbed into the 4th overall spot.  For a brief time, the Calcium Sandoz figures were relatively easy to find.  But, they dried up and many new variants have since come to light.

3. 1984 Deep Six

Some popular items simply defy my expectations.  I consider this Deep Six figure to be among the worst in the entire line.  Yet, it was one of my most popular posts.  It generated some discussion and tons of page views.  Again, I don't know why.  But, this Deep Six was well liked.

2. Rarities - Carded Rubiplas Figures from Venezuela

This one is obvious.  Topson is one of the rarest figures in the world and his Venezuelan variant is even harder to find.  This carded sample shows the gear included with the figure and is a rare example of one of the rarest items in the world.

1.  Rarities - Unproduced 1995 Sea Wolf Concept Artwork

This post makes sense.  The Whale is a beloved toy.  And, unproduced 1995 items tend to be popular.  If you combine them, you get not only the most popular post of 2018, but the 2nd most popular post in the history of the site.

Thanks to everyone who stops by the site every week.  The interactions I have with other collectors is what makes this all worthwhile.  Here's to a great 2019 for everyone.  It should be a very interesting year!