Forgotten Figures

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...

I've had this profile scheduled for months.  It was just the way it fit into the schedule with various other figures and the fact that t...

I have always been a fan of the Python Officer.  Sure, he's the Cobra Trooper mold.  So, I have always used him as a Cobra Trooper inste...

1989 saw the advent of the first set of repainted Cobras.  Python Patrol brought back a slew of classic Cobra molds, including the best army...

Sometimes, a repaint just makes no sense.  And, when the color of the uniform you wear is part of your name, changing that color seems like ...

The Python Patrol Major Bludd figure was not well liked upon his release.  Many collectors disdained the figure for simply not being an army...

So far, 2019 has been light on new factory custom figures.  We've gotten a ton of Snake Eyes repaints as well as some configurations f...

2017 was an amazing year for factory custom figures.  Dozens upon dozens of new figures were released and collectors had choices of inc...

There are many good repaints in the Joe line.  In many cases, a figure has a repaint that is either equal to or, sometimes, better than ...

In a lot of ways, the early 2000's were the heyday of G.I. Joe collecting.  The community was the largest it's ever been.  Hasbro we...

The Python Patrol set in 2003 received mixed reviews.  Collectors loved the fact that you got 5 unique army builders.  They also loved that ...

The Python Patrol Officer was released in the U.S. in 1989.  This repainted Cobra Trooper utilized the card artwork from the original relea...

In the 2000's, Hasbro reused many molds.  Starting in 2000, though, they would, periodically, skip the paint application for a figure...