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December 2019

There were 4 posts published in December 2019 (this is page 1 of 1).

The Hollywood make-over of Big Jim?

Mattel sold Big Jim, the ten-inch answer to GI Joe from 1973 to 1977 in the US.  During that time, Big Jim was mostly a sportsman with the last two years being a pseudo-spy adventurer with “Big Jim’s Pack.”  Big Jim continued in International markets into about 1988, but there was one more push for […]

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The Answer is Out There… the Matrix figures

In 2000, a small company named N2 Toys released figures from the Matrix trilogy in various sizes, including a 1/6th scale. “N2Toys” was originally founded as “Warner Brothers Toys” by one of the Kenner Executives.  Most of the staff had worked at Kenner at one time also. At the time, it has a loose association […]

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Having a Blast with GI Joe – Part 2

Part one of “Having a Blast with GI Joe” discussed the grenades and smaller explosive accessories for Joe. Part two will discuss the larger ordinance. GI Joe Bomb Disposal bomb Although this figure was a higher price point and targeted to collectors, I pushed for making the bomb have a feature while keeping it still […]

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Having a Blast with GI Joe – Part 1

Vintage GI Joe Grenades – GI Joe Action Soldier Combat pack The first GI Joes that I played with were the vintage Action Marines and Action Soldiers. Of course, they were not vintage at that time. During my backyard battles, front yard battles, vacant lot battles, and alley battles, grenades were indispensable equipment. At least […]

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