GI Joe Airtight Action Figure

Released in 1985 by Hasbro was the Action Figure Airtight from the GI Joe Real American Hero line of 3.75 inch action figures. In the figure card at the back, Airtight's description is listed as Hostile Environment.

GI Joe Mutt Action Figure

Released in 1984 was the Mutt action figure for the GI Joe Real American Hero toy line of Hasbro. Mutt came with a dog figure named Junkyard. Also included with the toy was a rubber leash for Junkyard, a face mask for Mutt, an Ingram submachine gun, a stick like accessory (whose purpose I don't understand) and a helmet.

GI Joe Roadblock Action Figure

Released in 1984 by Hasbro is the 3.75 inch Roadblock figure from GI Joe Real American Hero. Roadblock was always one of my most favorite characters from the cartoon series. Chiefly because I liked his disposition and the rhyming nature of his speech. Helped too that he carried a Browning 0.50 cal as a weapon *snicker*.

GI Joe Destro Action Figure

Released in the early 80's was the Destro figure by Hasbro for their GI Joe Real American Hero line of 3.75 inch tall action figures. GI Joe was one of the toys I loved as a child growing up and served as one of the major pillars of my childhood.

Cobra Jet Pack

Released in 1987 by Hasbro for their GI Joe toyline was the Cobra Jetpack. The toy didn't come with a figure. I always considered this to be the upgrade to the old Cobra CLAW that Cobra used for infiltration. In the literature it was a one man jet pack armed with machine guns and air to air rockets.

GI Joe Tunnel Rat Figure

Tunnel Rat was part of the 1987 GI Joe Real American Hero toy line up of Hasbro. He had the designation of being the EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) of the GI Joe team. Makes me wonder however why he seems to be equipped to install bombs rather than to dispose of them *snicker*

GI Joe Bazooka Figure

1985 figure of Bazooka from the GI Joe Real American Hero toy line of Hasbro. Call me weird but when I was choosing GI Joe figures as a young boy I chose based on a "tactical" requirement. By this I meant that I bought Bazooka because I wanted somebody on "my squad" to have massive firepower when needed.

GI Joe Lady Jaye Figure

My most favorite character in the GI Joe series was Flint. You can't have Flint in your collection without also having Lady Jaye in there as well since they were a "couple". Weird reason really for buying a toy at such a young age but because of the nature of the storyline, it just made sense *snicker* The Lady Jaye figure was part of the 1985 line up of GI Joe Real American Hero toys by Hasbro.

GI Joe Low Light Figure

When Low Light came out in 1986 I quickly snatched it up together with Leatherneck. Low Light at that time was my most favorite figure till Lt. Falcon came along.

GI Joe Quick Kick Figure

Probably one of the most coolest figures that came out in 1985. I remember us thinking that finally the Ninja, Storm Shadow, would finally have a worthy counterpart from the GI Joe side. That's because in the TV series it was the Indian Tracker, Spirit, who was matched up with Storm Shadow and more often than not he would get his ass kicked. Later on we found out from the comic book series that it was actually Snake Eyes who was Storm Shadow's nemesis.

GI Joe Cobra Ferret ATV

Cobra Ferret from the GI Joe Real American Hero Toy line that came out in 1985. This is a Cobra All Terrain Vehicle that came with no figure. According to the literature in the manual, the Cobra Ferret is powered by a 16 valve liquid cooled 115 HP 4 Cycle Fender Engine with 6 Forward speed transmission. It also has a free floating suspension that was implemented in the toy design.

Bootleg VF-1S Valkyrie from Macross DYRL

Back in the 80's, my brother got a bootleg VF-1S Valkyrie for Christmas. At that time he was already going towards highschool so he had no desire to play with toys already. Luckily I was into toys at that time (even up till now *snicker*) so I was able to inherit this toy from him.

1/55 Takatoku VF-1S Strike Valkyrie with GBP-1S

Was playing around with the camera settings, this time I used the 1/55 VF-1S Strike Valkyrie by Takatoku that I had since I was a boy in the mid 80's. Metaphorically speaking, the 1/55 Takatoku VF-1S was my Buzz Lightyear while my GI Joe's were my Woody...just a little Toy Story analogy. I already made a review of this before, you can find it here

GI Joe Tomax and Xamot Figure

Designated as the Crimson Guard Commanders, twins Tomax and Xamot came out in the 1985 GI Joe Real American Hero Toy Line up of Hasbro. The twins were sold as a two figure set and came with 2 pistols and a skyhook.

GI Joe Crimson Guard Figure

3.75 inch Crimson Guard figure from GI Joe Real American Hero made by Hasbro. This figure came out in 1985 and was officially called as the Crimson Guard: Cobra Elite Trooper.

GI Joe Cobra Night Landing

Cobra Night Landing Craft that was released by Hasbro as part of their GI Joe Real American Hero toy line up in 1985. Purpose of the craft was for night time stealth insertions.

GI Joe Vipers Figure

I guess its safe to assume that the Vipers that came out in 1986 from GI Joe Real American hero 3.75 inch action figure was the upgrade to the Cobra: The Enemy action figure. This was the "new" cannon fodder Cobra trooper that GI Joe trained their sights on during battle.

GI Joe Snow Serpent Figure

In a nutshell the Snow Serpent (Cobra Polar Assault) from GI Joe Real American Hero toy line are Cobra EELS that have arctic training to allow them to survive and fight in the harsh arctic climate. This figure, that came out in 1985, is probably one of my most favorite Cobra Trooper figure based on the large amount of option parts that come with it. Included with the kit are snow shoes, an AK-47 rifle (foldable stock variant), back pack, parachute wrapped that can be worn around the waist and an anti-tank rocket with stand that can be attached to the backpack.

GI Joe Tele-Viper Figure

Tele-Viper figure from GI Joe Real American Hero. This particular dude was one of many that formed the Radio Telecommunications corps of the Cobra forces. They are part of the expansion of the "cannon fodder" units of the GI Joe series that came out in the 1985 GI Joe toy line up that included the snow serpents, eels, etc.

GI Joe Recondo Figure

This was my brother's favorite GI Joe Figure from the Real American Hero series. Code name Recondo with the designation of being a Jungle Trooper. According to Wikipedia *cough* *cough*, Recondo stands for RECONnaissance and DOughboy. Sculptor Bill Merklein mentioned in this interview that he was the one who designed Recondo as well some other GI Joe figures.