Showing posts with label Captain Grid Iron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Captain Grid Iron. Show all posts
Saturday, March 20, 2021
1990 Captain Grid Iron - Around The Web
Captain Grid Iron is a silly figure. His premise is ridiculous. The yellow pants are ostentatious. And, his accessories are just so far out there that there's no justification for their existence. Despite all that, this figure isn't terrible. He is fun. And, modern collectors have taken to him and complete versions are substantially more expensive than they were seven years ago. There's a solid amount of Captain Grid Iron content out there. So, it seems he has his fans. Plus, the figure photographs very well. Here's some of the best Captain Grid Iron photos and articles around the web.
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Rarities - Funskool Calcium Sandoz Figures
Funskool is notorious for producing their figures for a variety of corporate tie ins. As they are owned by a rubber company who makes its fortune in tires, they have a bit different approach to product tie ins that a major American toy company may have. In many ways, Funskool's corporate partnerships in the 1990's and early 2000's were reminiscent of Hasbro's and Kenner's from the 1970's and 1980's. Along with Pepsodent, Complan and TV marketing deals, Funskool also worked with Calcium Valdoz for a series of figures based on G.I. Joe molds.
I'm not sure what Calcium Sandoz is. It's a supplement of some sort that was discontinued in the UK in 2015. But, in an effort to get children in India to take it, the company that produced the product worked with Funskool to offer some G.I. Joe figures as a promotional opportunity. The figures were different from classic Funskool releases in two ways. First, most of the figures are unique color schemes to the Calcium Sandoz premium. But, more interestingly, all of the figures have a new pair of straight arms on them. Below you can see some samples of the figures and the exclusive color schemes that go with them.
Hydro Viper:
The Hydro Viper is one of the best recolors of the line. This blue version would be a great crew-member on a Moray. The terrible arms, though, mostly ruin what should be a classic repaint. It's too bad that this color scheme was never offered with the swivel arms on the standard cardback.
You can see a sample of Stormshadow in the photo below. He is missing the classic cammo pattern from the 1988 mold.
You see that the arms are not the original Hasbro molds for straight arms. For some reason, these figures were all given these new arms. This is odd as the copyright for these figures is from 2003: a timeframe when we know that Funskool was still producing carded G.I. Joe figures and had full access to the original molds. Below you can see a Captain Grid Iron figure with the exclusive coloring as well as the back of the insert card showing not only Grid Iron's bio, but the copyright date, too. Also note that his colors are drastically different than the carded figure variants.
There are a lot of different figures in the set. I'm not sure of the entire roster. I have included the figures of whom I am aware in this post. But, please let me know of additional figures in the comments below.
Blaster:
Here you will see Blaster with a body colored like the "Vehicle Driver" Blaster that was found bagged inside of specific vehicles in the early 2000's. It's appearance here actually helps us understand how such a variant came to appear in vehicles. But, this figure also uses the color scheme from the 2001 Funskool General Hawk.
Deep Six:
Deep Six is colored very similarly to the single carded figure. There are some variants on this figure with plastic that's more translucent or opaque.
Desert Scorpion:
This Desert Scorpion is an interesting combo. He has unique lower arms that are still the straight arms. The figure's general base colors are similar to the single carded figure. But, the figure lacks highlights and has some color differences such as the color of the figure's head/antenna.
Star Brigade Sci Fi:
Again, Sci Fi has unique lower arms. But, the figure is colored almost identically to the single carded version of the figure.
Lifeline:
Lifeline uses base colors similar to the carded figure. But, this version is missing all the paint applications. The Funskool Lifeline has very intricate paint masks an their absence here makes the figure look unfinished.
Psyche Out:
Like Blaster, this Psyche Out is in the colors of the mysterious "Vehicle Drivers" set. But, this version has the terrible straight arms. This color scheme for Psyche Out, but with the swivel arms, has been found in Funskool Halibna and Maldova promotional figures, too.
Big Boa:
Big Boa is blue. As a figure, this is probably his best base coloring. The head is also more silver than the grey version from the single carded figure.
The Calcium Sandoz figures have gotten to be stupidly expensive. Bagged versions can run upwards of $500. But, like most foreign Joes, these guys were easier to find just a couple of years ago. And, now, many characters have all but disappeared. However, as these were 2000's era releases, it's likely that there are more of them out there that will show up as kids from that time start looking to liquidate some toys. Until then, though, these guys are hard to find and expensive.
I'm not sure what Calcium Sandoz is. It's a supplement of some sort that was discontinued in the UK in 2015. But, in an effort to get children in India to take it, the company that produced the product worked with Funskool to offer some G.I. Joe figures as a promotional opportunity. The figures were different from classic Funskool releases in two ways. First, most of the figures are unique color schemes to the Calcium Sandoz premium. But, more interestingly, all of the figures have a new pair of straight arms on them. Below you can see some samples of the figures and the exclusive color schemes that go with them.
Hydro Viper:
The Hydro Viper is one of the best recolors of the line. This blue version would be a great crew-member on a Moray. The terrible arms, though, mostly ruin what should be a classic repaint. It's too bad that this color scheme was never offered with the swivel arms on the standard cardback.
You can see a sample of Stormshadow in the photo below. He is missing the classic cammo pattern from the 1988 mold.
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| Funskool Calcium Sandoz Stormshadow Figures |
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| Funskool Calcium Sandoz Captain Grid Iron Figure |
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| Funskool Calcium Sandoz Captain Grid Iron Insert & Bio |
There are a lot of different figures in the set. I'm not sure of the entire roster. I have included the figures of whom I am aware in this post. But, please let me know of additional figures in the comments below.
Blaster:
Here you will see Blaster with a body colored like the "Vehicle Driver" Blaster that was found bagged inside of specific vehicles in the early 2000's. It's appearance here actually helps us understand how such a variant came to appear in vehicles. But, this figure also uses the color scheme from the 2001 Funskool General Hawk.
Deep Six:
Deep Six is colored very similarly to the single carded figure. There are some variants on this figure with plastic that's more translucent or opaque.
Desert Scorpion:
This Desert Scorpion is an interesting combo. He has unique lower arms that are still the straight arms. The figure's general base colors are similar to the single carded figure. But, the figure lacks highlights and has some color differences such as the color of the figure's head/antenna.
Star Brigade Sci Fi:
Again, Sci Fi has unique lower arms. But, the figure is colored almost identically to the single carded version of the figure.
Lifeline:
Lifeline uses base colors similar to the carded figure. But, this version is missing all the paint applications. The Funskool Lifeline has very intricate paint masks an their absence here makes the figure look unfinished.
Psyche Out:
Like Blaster, this Psyche Out is in the colors of the mysterious "Vehicle Drivers" set. But, this version has the terrible straight arms. This color scheme for Psyche Out, but with the swivel arms, has been found in Funskool Halibna and Maldova promotional figures, too.
Big Boa:
Big Boa is blue. As a figure, this is probably his best base coloring. The head is also more silver than the grey version from the single carded figure.
The Calcium Sandoz figures have gotten to be stupidly expensive. Bagged versions can run upwards of $500. But, like most foreign Joes, these guys were easier to find just a couple of years ago. And, now, many characters have all but disappeared. However, as these were 2000's era releases, it's likely that there are more of them out there that will show up as kids from that time start looking to liquidate some toys. Until then, though, these guys are hard to find and expensive.
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Rarities - European Exclusive Firing Weapons Figures
Everyone is familiar with the European exclusive Action Force G.I. Joe repaints, the 6 European Tiger Force exclusive figures and even the more obscure European variants of Mutt and Spirit. But, there were actually many more European exclusive figures. Some are just minor color differences. Some are date stamp discrepancies. And, some are exclusive accessory variants. It is the last category that is the focus of today's profile. In the 1990's in Europe, Hasbro released 15 figures who featured exclusive accessories. They are defined by the fact that the most identifiable characteristic is that most included spring loaded, firing weapons. But, these are a lot of interesting tidbits hidden within these figures that we'll look at below.
The 15 figures are all 1990 and 1991 figure molds. It should be noted that most, if not all of these figures were also released in Europe with their American accessories. But, these altered releases were exclusive to the continent. I'll start with my favorite of the bunch, the Rock Viper.
As you can see in the photo above, the Rock Viper now includes gear from the 1991 Snake Eyes figure. The backpack is in an exclusive dark maroon color. But, the thing that I really like is the neon green gun and missile. The green is a nice color offset for the Rock Viper and I don't mind neon accessories in some cases. But, this colored missile and gun are exclusive to this European version of the Rock Viper.
Next up is the Night Creeper you see below.
The main reason I like this version is because I like the Night Creeper in general. This version, though, includes the backpack and launcher from the 1991 Mercer figure in a dark purple to match the Night Creeper figure. He also includes an exclusive silver missile.
Next up is Ambush.
The obvious difference in Ambush is his accessories. He now includes the backpack and missile launcher from the 1991 Snow Serpent in an exclusive light tan color. He also have the Snow Serpent missile in red. But, if you look closely, the figure itself is different. Instead of dark brown cammo on his body, this Ambush features a brighter, lighter brown that has an orange-ish hue. It is definitely a variant to Ambush. Though, I'm not 100% certain that this cammo variance was exclusive to Europe or was also available elsewhere. This European figure also features exclusive card artwork.
The 1991 jet pack General Hawk stands out because he does not include a spring loaded weapon.
As you see above, Hawk includes the launchers and missiles from the 1991 Crimson Guard Immortal figure. They appear to be in the same color as the CGI weapons.
Next, we have Bullhorn.
Bullhorn is still the same great figure. But, this version includes the 1991 Snow Serpent missile launcher in an exclusive maroon color. He also has a neon green missile.
The most famous figure from this crop of missile launching figures is the 1991 Dusty. This is because Dusty was also released in Asia with the same accessory configuration. (There were some other figures in this series that also saw Asian releases with the alternate gear including Range Viper, Laser Viper and Desert Scorpion.)
You see Dusty includes the 1991 Red Star AK-47 and missile launcher. The figure also features unique card artwork that showcases his alternate inclusions.
The 1991 Low Light follows the Dusty.
Low Light also includes the 1991 Red Star launcher and missile.
Up next is the Laser Viper.
This Laser Viper variant includes the missile launcher and missile from the 1991 Sci Fi figure.
Pathfinder shares a detail with Laser Viper:
Pathfinder also features the 1991 Sci Fi missile launcher. These accessories appear to be unchanged from the American Sci Fi figure release.
Captain Grid Iron makes the Sci Fi launcher reuse a trifecta.
Captain Grid Iron, though, also features exclusive card artwork to help make him a little more interesting than just the reused launcher.
Metal Head brings us back to exclusive gear.
Metal Head includes a golden launcher from the 1991 Cobra Commander figure. He also includes the standard 1991 Cobra Commander gun.
The final four figures are all Cobra army builders.
Range Viper:
The Range Viper also features Red Star's AK-47 and missile launcher. He includes an exclusive golden missile, though.
SAW Viper:
The SAW Viper includes the gear from the 1991 Incinerator figure. He also features exclusive card artwork that showcases his different accessories.
Desert Scorpion:
The Desert Scorpion includes the backpack and missile from the 1991 Mercer figure. The only exclusive part of the figure is the card artwork that shows an oddball configuration for the new gear.
Undertow:
The Undertow figure also uses the gear from the 1991 Snake Eyes figure. But, it's in an exclusive red color meant to mimic the Undertow's colors. He also features an exclusive grey missile.
As accessory variants don't tend to command great attention as opposed to figure variants, these European figures remain very obscure. But, they are generally hard to find and carded figures can command a premium in the right setting. I'd love to track down a few of them as the offbeat colors are right up my collecting alley. But, the general rarity of them makes them another fun subset in foreign Joe collecting. One final picture is from a European catalog that showcases several of the figures in their alternate accessory configurations.
The 15 figures are all 1990 and 1991 figure molds. It should be noted that most, if not all of these figures were also released in Europe with their American accessories. But, these altered releases were exclusive to the continent. I'll start with my favorite of the bunch, the Rock Viper.
As you can see in the photo above, the Rock Viper now includes gear from the 1991 Snake Eyes figure. The backpack is in an exclusive dark maroon color. But, the thing that I really like is the neon green gun and missile. The green is a nice color offset for the Rock Viper and I don't mind neon accessories in some cases. But, this colored missile and gun are exclusive to this European version of the Rock Viper.
Next up is the Night Creeper you see below.
The main reason I like this version is because I like the Night Creeper in general. This version, though, includes the backpack and launcher from the 1991 Mercer figure in a dark purple to match the Night Creeper figure. He also includes an exclusive silver missile.
Next up is Ambush.
The obvious difference in Ambush is his accessories. He now includes the backpack and missile launcher from the 1991 Snow Serpent in an exclusive light tan color. He also have the Snow Serpent missile in red. But, if you look closely, the figure itself is different. Instead of dark brown cammo on his body, this Ambush features a brighter, lighter brown that has an orange-ish hue. It is definitely a variant to Ambush. Though, I'm not 100% certain that this cammo variance was exclusive to Europe or was also available elsewhere. This European figure also features exclusive card artwork.
The 1991 jet pack General Hawk stands out because he does not include a spring loaded weapon.
As you see above, Hawk includes the launchers and missiles from the 1991 Crimson Guard Immortal figure. They appear to be in the same color as the CGI weapons.
Next, we have Bullhorn.
Bullhorn is still the same great figure. But, this version includes the 1991 Snow Serpent missile launcher in an exclusive maroon color. He also has a neon green missile.
The most famous figure from this crop of missile launching figures is the 1991 Dusty. This is because Dusty was also released in Asia with the same accessory configuration. (There were some other figures in this series that also saw Asian releases with the alternate gear including Range Viper, Laser Viper and Desert Scorpion.)
You see Dusty includes the 1991 Red Star AK-47 and missile launcher. The figure also features unique card artwork that showcases his alternate inclusions.
The 1991 Low Light follows the Dusty.
Low Light also includes the 1991 Red Star launcher and missile.
Up next is the Laser Viper.
This Laser Viper variant includes the missile launcher and missile from the 1991 Sci Fi figure.
Pathfinder shares a detail with Laser Viper:
Pathfinder also features the 1991 Sci Fi missile launcher. These accessories appear to be unchanged from the American Sci Fi figure release.
Captain Grid Iron makes the Sci Fi launcher reuse a trifecta.
Captain Grid Iron, though, also features exclusive card artwork to help make him a little more interesting than just the reused launcher.
Metal Head brings us back to exclusive gear.
Metal Head includes a golden launcher from the 1991 Cobra Commander figure. He also includes the standard 1991 Cobra Commander gun.
The final four figures are all Cobra army builders.
Range Viper:
The Range Viper also features Red Star's AK-47 and missile launcher. He includes an exclusive golden missile, though.
SAW Viper:
The SAW Viper includes the gear from the 1991 Incinerator figure. He also features exclusive card artwork that showcases his different accessories.
Desert Scorpion:
The Desert Scorpion includes the backpack and missile from the 1991 Mercer figure. The only exclusive part of the figure is the card artwork that shows an oddball configuration for the new gear.
Undertow:
The Undertow figure also uses the gear from the 1991 Snake Eyes figure. But, it's in an exclusive red color meant to mimic the Undertow's colors. He also features an exclusive grey missile.
As accessory variants don't tend to command great attention as opposed to figure variants, these European figures remain very obscure. But, they are generally hard to find and carded figures can command a premium in the right setting. I'd love to track down a few of them as the offbeat colors are right up my collecting alley. But, the general rarity of them makes them another fun subset in foreign Joe collecting. One final picture is from a European catalog that showcases several of the figures in their alternate accessory configurations.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
1990 Captain Grid-Iron
Sports themed Joes are not overly common in the line. But, they do exist. Hardball was a baseball player. While he wore a baseball cap and jersey, his overall theme was not overly tied to his baseball past. The Fridge and Sgt. Slaughter were both fashioned after real people, so their sports ties were necessary for their characters. In 1990, though, Hasbro took the concept to reductio ad absurdum with the Captain Grid Iron figure. Not only did Grid Iron feature a name directly from sports, he sported a helmet based on a football helmet and even carried football shaped grenades. (While not as bad as the Fridge's football on a stick, they are still pretty awful.) The result should be a terrible figure. And, in a lot of ways, Grid Iron is a terrible figure. But, when you take some time to review him, you realize that Captain Grid-Iron was given the same level of attention and detail as the other, less outlandish 1990 figures.
Captain Grid-Iron suffers from a fatal color flaw with bright yellow pants. Take those out of the equation, and you have a figure that is very realistically colored. The dark green flak jacket covers a lighter green cammo undershirt with sleeves. His boots match the arms and he has olive half-gloves on his hands. He has a light grey belt and boots that match his accessories. Really, if you take the yellow away, this isn't a bad figure at all. But, Hasbro decided to use the yellow pants and an otherwise strong figure was rendered largely useless because of it. I find the general look of Captain Grid-Iron to be very reminiscent of Backstop due to the yellow, grey and green mixture that forms the bases for each figure and the two would fit well together as the crew of a Persuader.
Where Grid-Iron succeeds is the general sculpt. His arms feature a texture to them that adds depth to an otherwise mundane shirt. The cammo pattern is subtle, but enough that, again, it adds some visual excitement without becoming an integral part of the overall design. The raised, quilted collar helps to hide the figure's neck beneath the helmet and creates a buttoned-up look for Grid Iron. When you add in the flak jacket with the oversized buckles, you have a general figure that could be very useful in a military or urban setting. His belt and legs have enough detail that they aren't bland. But, they aren't overdone. The simplicity of the figure is very different from the designs of prior years and works on it's own.
Grid-Iron, though, suffers from other flaws. The football motif was simply taken too far. The figure has a helmet that is based on a football helmet with the grid facemask. (There are 2 helmet variants: hard and soft plastic but neither seems to have any advantage over the other.) However, with the clear visor over it, the helmet is actually OK. It's not too over the top and looks like the type of helmet that could be plausible. The figure then features a nice cadre of grey colored weapons. Grid-Iron includes a small pistol with a silencer on the end. It's a strong accessory and one that I co-opted for Cobra when I first got this figure. He has an olive backpack and two wrist shields that are colored yellow. From here, though, the figure goes off the deep end. Grid-Iron's primary weapon is a large rifle with two handles and a scope. It's out there, but not beyond the extent to which designers were coming up with Joe weapons at the time. The folly of the weapon is that it features 4 missiles that connect tot he barrel. So, Grid-Iron would fire these missiles from a hand held weapon with no shielding. The visual of the missiles on the gun is acceptable, even if the reality would be one use and Grid-Iron would sport a burned stump where his hand used to be. The too far item, though, is the football grenades. Grid-Iron includes three of them. The notion that some defense contractor was paid to produce explosives that resemble a football is ludicrous. And, the figure suffers for it. But, the fact that the bombs attach to both the figure and his pack brings a level of utility to them that salvages them to a degree.
From a collecting perspective, I don't have much use for Captain Grid-Iron. He survived my collection purge mostly due to the fact that he was a 1990 release and I kept all my figures from that year. As a crew member of a vehicle such as the Battle Bunker, General or even Whale, Grid-Iron can be an acceptable figure. The helmet obscures his face and allows for anonymity while the vehicle would obscure his brightly colored pants. The general look of the figure could be customized into a riot police type figure. The helmet, visor and flak jacket, colored in an urban theme, could make for a good base for an updated Shockwave or Bulletproof. With these colors and without the football gear, the mold and helmet would be more realistic and likely a figure collectors could enjoy.
Captain Grid-Iron was released in the U.S. in 1990 and 1991. In the late '90's, the mold started to appear in India. Funskool produced a carded Captain Grid-Iron through 2004. These figures are even more brightly colored than the American version and are so bad they have a coolness to them. There are several variants of the Funskool figure, some harder to find than others. I've always found it odd that a country where the populace would have no real exposure to American football had a figure produced that was based on the sport. It would be the same as if Hasbro released a Cricket playing Cobra villain. But, that is part of the charm of Funskool. The mold seems to have died in India as no parts ever appeared again. It's probably OK, though, as this isn't a figure that too many people would want to see return in any form. Though, I imagine that a few collectors might be interested if they could order an example in the colors of their favorite football team.
Like many 1990 figures, mint and complete with filecard Captain Grid-Iron figures can be problematic to track down. The abundance of accessories and later release date tend to make the 1990 series of figures not as common as those from even one or two years prior. Fortunately, no one likes Captain Grid Iron. Mint and complete with filecard figures sell in the $4-$6 range and carded figures can be purchased for around $15. That's definitely cheap, but in line with the figure's popularity and generally ridiculed theme. Had this figure not been released with the yellow pants, it is likely that collectors would not ignore it to the level they do. But, he was released with yellow pants and this figure's legacy will forever be determined by that one, seemingly innocuous decision nearly 25 years ago.
Captain Grid-Iron suffers from a fatal color flaw with bright yellow pants. Take those out of the equation, and you have a figure that is very realistically colored. The dark green flak jacket covers a lighter green cammo undershirt with sleeves. His boots match the arms and he has olive half-gloves on his hands. He has a light grey belt and boots that match his accessories. Really, if you take the yellow away, this isn't a bad figure at all. But, Hasbro decided to use the yellow pants and an otherwise strong figure was rendered largely useless because of it. I find the general look of Captain Grid-Iron to be very reminiscent of Backstop due to the yellow, grey and green mixture that forms the bases for each figure and the two would fit well together as the crew of a Persuader.
Where Grid-Iron succeeds is the general sculpt. His arms feature a texture to them that adds depth to an otherwise mundane shirt. The cammo pattern is subtle, but enough that, again, it adds some visual excitement without becoming an integral part of the overall design. The raised, quilted collar helps to hide the figure's neck beneath the helmet and creates a buttoned-up look for Grid Iron. When you add in the flak jacket with the oversized buckles, you have a general figure that could be very useful in a military or urban setting. His belt and legs have enough detail that they aren't bland. But, they aren't overdone. The simplicity of the figure is very different from the designs of prior years and works on it's own.
Grid-Iron, though, suffers from other flaws. The football motif was simply taken too far. The figure has a helmet that is based on a football helmet with the grid facemask. (There are 2 helmet variants: hard and soft plastic but neither seems to have any advantage over the other.) However, with the clear visor over it, the helmet is actually OK. It's not too over the top and looks like the type of helmet that could be plausible. The figure then features a nice cadre of grey colored weapons. Grid-Iron includes a small pistol with a silencer on the end. It's a strong accessory and one that I co-opted for Cobra when I first got this figure. He has an olive backpack and two wrist shields that are colored yellow. From here, though, the figure goes off the deep end. Grid-Iron's primary weapon is a large rifle with two handles and a scope. It's out there, but not beyond the extent to which designers were coming up with Joe weapons at the time. The folly of the weapon is that it features 4 missiles that connect tot he barrel. So, Grid-Iron would fire these missiles from a hand held weapon with no shielding. The visual of the missiles on the gun is acceptable, even if the reality would be one use and Grid-Iron would sport a burned stump where his hand used to be. The too far item, though, is the football grenades. Grid-Iron includes three of them. The notion that some defense contractor was paid to produce explosives that resemble a football is ludicrous. And, the figure suffers for it. But, the fact that the bombs attach to both the figure and his pack brings a level of utility to them that salvages them to a degree.
From a collecting perspective, I don't have much use for Captain Grid-Iron. He survived my collection purge mostly due to the fact that he was a 1990 release and I kept all my figures from that year. As a crew member of a vehicle such as the Battle Bunker, General or even Whale, Grid-Iron can be an acceptable figure. The helmet obscures his face and allows for anonymity while the vehicle would obscure his brightly colored pants. The general look of the figure could be customized into a riot police type figure. The helmet, visor and flak jacket, colored in an urban theme, could make for a good base for an updated Shockwave or Bulletproof. With these colors and without the football gear, the mold and helmet would be more realistic and likely a figure collectors could enjoy.
Captain Grid-Iron was released in the U.S. in 1990 and 1991. In the late '90's, the mold started to appear in India. Funskool produced a carded Captain Grid-Iron through 2004. These figures are even more brightly colored than the American version and are so bad they have a coolness to them. There are several variants of the Funskool figure, some harder to find than others. I've always found it odd that a country where the populace would have no real exposure to American football had a figure produced that was based on the sport. It would be the same as if Hasbro released a Cricket playing Cobra villain. But, that is part of the charm of Funskool. The mold seems to have died in India as no parts ever appeared again. It's probably OK, though, as this isn't a figure that too many people would want to see return in any form. Though, I imagine that a few collectors might be interested if they could order an example in the colors of their favorite football team.
Like many 1990 figures, mint and complete with filecard Captain Grid-Iron figures can be problematic to track down. The abundance of accessories and later release date tend to make the 1990 series of figures not as common as those from even one or two years prior. Fortunately, no one likes Captain Grid Iron. Mint and complete with filecard figures sell in the $4-$6 range and carded figures can be purchased for around $15. That's definitely cheap, but in line with the figure's popularity and generally ridiculed theme. Had this figure not been released with the yellow pants, it is likely that collectors would not ignore it to the level they do. But, he was released with yellow pants and this figure's legacy will forever be determined by that one, seemingly innocuous decision nearly 25 years ago.
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