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Tunnel Rat: A Horrible Duty for a Soldier, But One of the Most Popular GI Goe Toys

Cole — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:31:05 +0000

I can honestly say that I may have headed for the hills of Canada and sought a good place to hide out if the U.S. Army would’ve dubbed me, Tunnel Rat. I think that may be the worst duty/position that a soldier would ever have to endure. Thank goodness I’m too tall and lanky to be crawling through tunnels and thank goodness the Iraqis did their fighting on top of the dirt instead of beneath it.

Also, it is notable that Tunnel Rat is an EOD Specialist as all tunnel rats were, especially during the Vietnam conflict. EOD… Explosive Ordinance Disposal… no thanks.

Tunnel rat is a very popular GI Joes toys action figure and was a very quick sell for Hasbro with little effort. He’s definitely one of the better looking GI Joe toys and Hasbro latched on to that coming out with 9 different versions starting in 1987 and finishing in 2005.

Tunnel Rat comes with a huge backpack, a large rifle (how he got that thing through the tunnels I don’t know) and removable flashlights.

According to Tunnel Rat’s GI Joe toys file card, he grew up mean on the streets of Brooklyn. He got a little meaner and a helluva lot tougher at the U.S. Army Ranger course at Fort Benning, GA. He honed his skills in live combat in Grenada.

Tunnel Rat joined the GI Joe team after Grenada appearing in both Marvel comics and G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987). The big rumor is that Tunnel Rat’s face was modeled after the GI Joe Toys comic writer Larry Hama.

Tunnel Rat still serves as a reservist on the GI Joes team.

Tunnel Rat GI Joe Toys Equipment

Satchel
Air Cooled 7.62mm Machine Gun with Infrared Scope
Tunnel Floodlight System with Two Detachable Halogen Hand Lamps

1983 GI Joes HISS Driver - Gotta Love Them Pirate Boots

Cole — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:59:35 +0000

One of the newest, and cooler, of the GI Joes 25th anniversary line happens to be the H.I.S.S. driver. I’m not going to try to convince you that he is the best, but he is in the top of the newer GI JoeToys as far as I’m concerned.

There is a GI joes action figure coming soon in the newer waves that just may be my favorite of the 25th anniversary GI Joes to hit the market. I’ll have to get him in my grubby hands to give you my honest opinion. So there’s your reason to subscribe to my blog and come back and see.

Back to the topic at hand, the GI Joes, or actually Cobra HISS driver. As far as value is concerned, the HISS Driver goes for about $10 to $20 in mint and loose condition. All of the pieces must be present and the Cobra sigil should not be rubbed off, as easy as that is to do.

I guess it’s the boots that I like. Now, I’m not trying to sound kinda weird here, but I do like the looks of the tall pirate-like boots. They kind of give of a Road Warrior-ish look, at least the way I see it.

The bad news, you’re not going to make a fortune by sticking your old HISS Driver up on eBay. The good news, you have one good looking GI Joes action figure if you hang on to this one and purchase the new GI Joes H.I.S.S. Driver to go with it.

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GI Joe Action Figures For Sale

Cole — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:56:43 +0000

The GI Joes Action Figure website has been a dream project of mine for quite sometime. GI Joes was my all-time favorite toy and action figure growing up as a kid. I never imagined that I would renew that desire to collect GI Joes as an adult, but sure enough, the inner-nerd has broken out and I’m at it again.

With this GI Joes website, I’m also diving into a bit more advanced coding; which is soon to come. This should bring quite a bit of good content to this little website as well as all the bells and whistles to go with it.

And last but not least…. I’ve got…

GI Joe Action Figures For Sale

I’m currently listing my GI Joe Action Figures For Sale in an OSCommerce website; which makes it free for me. However, I’m looking for something a little bit cooler and easier to manage. I would appreciate any input from you folks on this.

Thanks for dropping by and I hope you enjoy the site. Please bookmark it and come back for more GI Joes Action!

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GI Joe Toys Blowtorch - I Remember Not Liking This One at All

Cole — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:36:26 +0000

I remember when my cousin got GI Joe Toys Blowtorch. I didn’t like that action figure at all. I mean, what kind of soldier runs around in a bright yellow and orange suit. The enemy would have an easy target and he’d be belly down, full of holes on the battlefield within the first few shots of contact with the enemy.

How dare I forget, this is not your common soldier, this is GI Joes Flamethrower, Blowtorch. GI Joes don’t get shot full of holes on the battle field. They may take a rough bump on the head and get knocked unconscious, or get blown 100 yards in an explosion, but they never get shot full of holes. I can’t believe that I actually imagined that.

Blowtorch has a couple of code names according to his file card; Pyro and Hot-Foot. He is super-paranoid about fire; which I guess a fire expert would be. He’s made a life of studying fire and all the damage it can do to buildings, vegetation and other objects. He knows fire like we know GI Joes action figures.

Tidbit of GI Joes knowledge. Blowtorch cannot sleep unless he’s near a smoke detector.

The GI Joes Blowtorch action figure had three variations; which all have about the same value.

His face can have dark or light eyebrows.
The earlier version had a stiff, hard green plastic flamethrower. The later version of this GI Joes action figure had a softer, more durable plastic flamethrower.
His helmet either comes with holes or without them; neither more rare than the other.

The holes in the helmet are assumed to be a product run that was stopped. You will find it difficult to attach a visor from the 1982 GI Joes action figures to his helmet.

The mint on card value of this GI Joes action figure is about $120. The mint loose figure is worth about $15.

The Upcoming GI Joes Have Got me a Bit Excited

Cole — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:01:16 +0000

Out of the upcoming GI Joes, I’m absolutely leaning towards Sgt. Airborne. He’s definitely be my favorite GI Joe fo this line. As for Cobra, I’m going to have to put my money on Cobra Eel. This is a rough looking guy and would not want to meet him on a late night fishing trip anytime soon.

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And there you have it. The new upcoming GI Joes line. I do have this set on the way and will be selling them at some unbeatable prices. But, my big deal of the day is my upcoming lot purchases; whcih will be known as GI Joes Fire Team specials. The fireteam special will consist of several soldiers at a discount. Build your own fireteams!

GI Joes Action Figure Reference for the 25th Anniversary GI Joes and Beyond - The Muster Room

Cole — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:35:06 +0000

My newest project is going to be an interactive GI Joes reference page within this website where I will create a list of all of the current 25th Anniversary GI Joes and tons of graphics and images to go along with them.

The interactive part of this GI Joes reference page is going to be a bit of a task and will entail so ongoing tweaks and development. The idea is for you to be able to submit images and information, preferably photos from your own GI Joes collection, to the website and they will pop-up immediately for all to see and use.

This area of the website is going to be known as The Muster Room. The Muster Room will be organized starting with the Wave 1 figures and moving on to the comic packs and the vehicles. This area will grow as more is added by me, your humble webmaster, and by you, the loyal reader.

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Xamot & Tomax - Crimson Guard Commanders and GI Joes Headache

Cole — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:25:34 +0000

The Crimson Guard Commanders are a unique pair and a ruthless adversary to the GI Joes team. These two are known for being very intelligent manipulators.

Xamot and Tomax earned command of the elite Crimson Guard giving them access to and the ability to manipulate political institutions, corporate boardrooms and financial markets. Now, that is a dangerous list of items that these two have the ability to get into.

Imagine, a pair of individuals able to manipulate a large financial market such as the oil field and energy market. They would be able to skyrocket prices and then go in and manipulate the government agency that is responsible for maintaining these things to simply look the other way. Hmmmm… wait a minute…

These two GI Joes enemies are known for finishing each other’s sentences. They are like mirror images of each other. The only distinguishing difference is the fact that Xamot has a scar on his cheek and Tomax does not.

These two come in the comic pack, “Bad Day at the Circus”. This comic was a good read and will give you a brief understanding of the role that these two, Tomax and Xamot, take in battling the GI Joe team.

I really like these two and think that this pair made an excellent GI Joes comic pack. I guess I will be coming up with a rating system for throwing out my two cents on the GI Joes action figures. I will be working on that so check back often.

Now for the good stuff. My GI Joes images of Tomax and Xamot, the Crimson Guard Commanders

GI Joes Crimson Guard Comanders

The Mercenary Destro and His Elite Trooper Iron Grenadier - Lookout Cobra Commander

Cole — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:26:40 +0000

This has got to be the best GI Joes Destro that I have seen yet. I did not like a few of the other 25th anniversary edition Destros because of the skinny legs that were designed on the action figure. The thigh-high heavy pirate looking boots rendered that problem for me on this GI Joes action figure.

This particular GI Joes Destro action figure represents Destro as a once major supplier of advanced weapons and vehicles and advisor to the Cobra Commander. At this point, he has created his own army of Iron Grenadiers to carry out his plans.

Destro’s loyalty sways back-and-forth in serving Cobra Commander and his desire to remove this incompetent from command of the Cobra forces.

The Iron Grenadiers is an awesome group of adversaries to the GI Joes teams, and according to the comic book that comes with this comic pack, Move and Countermove, they are also a nuisance for the Cobra Commander as well.

The Iron Grenadiers are trained to infiltrate an area and spread chaos and panic creating a need and desire for arms, which Destro supplies, of course. This is not a good thing for the GI Joes teams.

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The Iron Grenadiers are also Destro’s main force for his plans to take over the Cobra outfit. Very ambitious Mr. Destro.

I must say that this Destro did come out very nicely. But, again, I find the skinny legs problem with this Iron Grenadier. I’m really bothered by this as I really like the black and red paint job on this trooper. I am definitely adding these two GI Joes figures to my collection, but it was absolutely because of Destro.

GI Joes Destro and Iron Grenadier Pics

GI Joes Bazooka - Missle Specialist - This Guy Must Work Out

Cole — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:04:22 +0000

The GI Joes Bazooka character is one that I was kind of wishy-washy on but have grown a bit fond of him. I’ll give you the scoop on that here shortly.

This GI Joes action figure was done very well. The body style seems unique and not like many of the repaints. Hasbro put some guns on this GI Joes team action figure. They did an excellent job of designing a muscular anti-armor expert. You’d think all anti-armor experts would be muscular. But, I assure you, they are not.

Now why would I comment on how real world anti-armor experts aren’t muscular like this GI Joes Missle Specialist? Well, because I was the anti-armor guy when I was with the 24th Infantry division as a collateral duty. In other words, I had to carry that huge friggin’ tow missile system, also known as the Dragon system, with me at all times. And at that point in my life, I was a scrawny young man who could never get enough to eat. Thank goodness, my anti-armor days were short lived.

GI Joes team Sgt. Bazooka’s real name is David L. Katzenbogen. I see why he goes by Bazooka. He started off as a tank driver, and that’s why I took the picture of the boots below. All of you “tanker” types will identify the footwear. Bazooka drove an Abrams tank for the 3rd Armor initially and transferred over to become a Dragon missile specialist/Milan missile specialist/LAW rocket trained/recoilless rifle/and every other Warsaw Pact RPG system. He also qualified as an EOD expert or known as explosive ordinance disposal. That’s a GI Joes asset if you ask me.

Besides GI Joes team Bazooka, I have had the pleasure of meeting three different EOD experts. I don’t want to judge them all by these three, but if my thinking is correct, these guys have several screws loose or as the cowboys put it, somebody stole his rudder.

GI Joes Bazooka Pictures

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GI Joes Action Figure - Cobra Polar Assault - Snow Serpant

Cole — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:04:55 +0000

This has got to be one of the coolest GI Joes action figures, from the Cobra side of the house, to hit the GI Joes market yet. I guess it may be the “fullness” of this action figure that I like. He doesn’t look all weird where the legs meet the torso like some of the other figures.

The GI Joes action figure Cobra Snow Serpent is the infantry arctic operations expert. These guys are the arctic specialists of the Cobra frogmen. They undergo the same tough training that the Eel troops go through with the addition of a six-month long cold weather curriculum. This isn’t easy stuff so this type of training spits out tough troopers.

I really like the accessories on the GI Joes action figure. The backpack is detailed well and so is the little belly pack strapped to his gut. This looks like a back-up parachute but I’m not really sure. The gloves are pretty neat as well as the fur lined parka that he’s wearing. Good job on this one Hasbro.

GI Joes Cobra Polar Assualt Snow Serpant Images

These GI Joes images go a lot further than any words I could muster up to say about Cobra’s Snow Serpent. Regardless, I believe he may have moved into my number one spot for the Cobra team.

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