Forgotten Figures

I guess it's tradition to post up the Flying Scorpion every 5 years.  Today, though, marks 25 years since I first posted my original pro...

Cobra's iconic army building duo of the Trooper and Officer were exported all over the world.  Versions of them were released in Argenti...

The Wolf has an argument as the best Cobra vehicle ever created.  I'll explore that statement sometime next winter when I profile my chi...

Most collectors are familiar with the Brazilian Tiger Force exclusives.  The Tiger Force Shipwreck ( Marujo ) and Airtight ( Ar Puro ) have ...

Muralha is, basically, Flint.  Without context, a photo of Muralha would easily be mistaken for a standard Flint.  Some people might think t...

When the first factory custom Cobra Troopers appeared, there was one, single design that I wanted to see: an homage to the Brazilian Cobra S...

While Estrela produced around 150 total figures in their exclusive Comandos Em Acao line, they  had intended for there to be more.  In the 1...

Gatilho has been part of my collection for over 20 years .  In that time, he has been a major player, minor annoyance and, now, part of my c...

We all know about the Estrela toy company from Brazil.  They were Hasbro's partner to release licensed G.I. Joe figures in their native ...

The 1993 Outback is actually an excellent sculpt.  It was never, though, released in really nice colors...at least by Hasbro.  In a rare oc...

Today marks the beginning of a few days of Flash.  Flash was released around the world.  So, I'm going to showcase each of his releases....

Estrela released about 150 unique figures in Brazil.  Most of them were very similar to the Hasbro figures.  But, every figure had subtle di...

Estrela produced about 140 unique figures in their Comandos Em Acao line.  While collectors really focus on the amalgamations and drastic r...

The 1985 Flint is my favorite figure in the Joe line.  Fortunately for me, very similar figures were also released in India and Brazil.  Th...

Brazil released nearly 140 figures in their line.  While the Brazilian exclusive figures get most of the attention from collectors, the vast...

While collectors focus on the Brazilian figures who feature drastically different paint jobs or new construction that was not available in t...