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Hasbro’s #1 G.I. Joe Fan,” James DeSimone, to Host “Action Figure & Toy...
The cover of James DeSimone’s first GIjOE guide has almost become as iconic as its subject matter. While not 100% accurate, it’s nonetheless quite handy and widely respected among collectors for what...
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Fans & Collectors Celebrate “The Sweeter Side” of G.I. Joe Fandom With Custom...
GIjOE fan, collector and dealer, Irving Santiago, was recently surprised on his birthday with this outstanding GIjOE hovercraft cake. The colors and details are right on, and everything you see is...
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TJR’s Video Pick of the Week #13: “TV’s Original Batmobile Sells at Auction...
While collectors and fans of 1:6 scale continue to wait patiently for the arrival of Hot Toys’ new 1:6 scale ’60s Batmobile, we thought you would enjoy seeing the real thing selling at a recent...
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Adventure Team Fan Creates His Own Toys Using 3-D Printing Technology;...
David Pruitt’s groundbreaking custom 1:18 scale Mobile Support Vehicle is the first of its type produced by a GIjOE fan using 3-D printing technology. The one-of-a-kind (so far) MSV features a...
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New “Flying Car” Prototypes Have Potential to Revolutionize GIjOE’s Personal...
Great for land AND air exploration, this yellow-n-black RC version of a new flying car practically SCREAMS “Adventure Team.” Its unique propellers-in-the-wheels design is a significant technological...
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Fans Learning to Collect 1:6 Scale “On The Cheap”
Tony’s persistence and tenacity often pays off big time. Here, he sets a GIjOE doctor figure inside the garage sale Barbie van he found (just $10) and then customized into an Adventure Team Emergency...
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Don’t Throw It Away! Recycling 1:6 Scale “Junk”
Customizer Gary Stair utilized a wing from a 1970s Avenger Pursuit Craft to create this all-new “flying wing jet pack” for his GIjOE and Captain Action figures. Note the addition of a safety harness,...
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USAirsoft Expo “Weekend of Heroes,” June 7-9
Airsoft, militaria, vehicles, toys, the WOH show has it all! (Photo: Doktor von Evil)Click to enlarge. Are you of the generation that can still remember playing “Cowboys and Indians” or “Army” as a...
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TJR’s Video Pick of the Week: “My D-Day Tribute”
GIjOE fan and collector, Glen Hettrick, has just released a new video in tribute to those who fought and died on the beaches of Normandy, France, exactly 69 years ago today. We couldn’t have put it...
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TJR Providing FREE “Calendar Event Modules” to GIjOE Collector’s Clubs & Toy...
Screenshot of a sample “Calendar Event Module” now offered as a free service by The Joe Report to all collector’s clubs and toy-related organizations. We rarely talk about ourselves, but in this case…...
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New Jersey-Based G.I. Joe Fan to Appear on Episode of Canadian Television’s...
This is the playful photo that caught the eye of a Canadian TV producer of ABC’s TV show, Collectors; netting GIjOE fan Neil Uricoli an upcoming appearance on the show. (Screenshot: GIjOE Collections)...
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Holy, Sticker Shock! 1975 NRFB “Magnum Power” G.I. Joe Uniform Set Sells For...
This is what $13,200 worth of GIjOE equipment looks like. The eye-popping auction price of this Magnum Power set shocked many fans, prompting such intellectual reaction as, “WTF?!” (Photo: jelibeli)...
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Real-Life “Adventure Team” Succeeds in Raising Downed WW2 German Bomber From...
This painting shows how a recently recovered Dornier Do-17 bomber would have appeared before being shot down by RAF fighters during WW2′s “Battle of Britain.” (Artwork: hyperscale) Search for Last...
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Eternal Con 2013 “Pop Culture Expo” To Be Held Saturday, June 15th in Garden...
Dealers of GIjOE and other toys will be selling their wares at the Eternal Con 2013 Pop Culture Expo, this Saturday, June 15th, in Garden City, NY. How could ANYONE pass this up? (Photo: Eternal Con...
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UR Professor Researches G.I. Joe Collecting and the Internet’s Original...
Renowned University of Richmond professor (and toy collector) Dr. Joe Essid, works surrounded by assorted action figures from his extensive vintage toy collection. “The Action Man on the left was one...
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First 1:6 Figures Based on 1960s “Batman” TV Show Receive Lukewarm Reception...
The cowl, cape and tights all have great kitbashing possibility if transferred to a different figure. But Ken’s boyish face and rail-thin bod make him too much of a “pencil-necked geek” to be Batman....
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New figures from “Super System Toys” will be direct challenge to “M&C Toys”...
The new figure sets from Super System Toys (SST) feature superb SA bodies, 3 pairs of interchangeable hands, realistic head sculpts, excellent uniforms and well-sewn equipment vests. The accessories...
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New England and Central Illinois Divisions of GIjOE Collector’s Club host...
Members of the New England GIjOE Collector’s Club gather around to discuss their favorite topic at a recent club meeting in Providence, RI. (Photo: NEGCC) Proud logo of the NEGCC. A quick glance at the...
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Seller of $13,200.00 Magnum Power Uniform Set Admits He “Had No Idea” of...
Outdoor auctions (such as this one) are completely weather-dependent. Recently, a rare “Magnum Power” GIjOE uniform set was sold just moments before a heavy cloudburst struck. (Photo: wildrosefarm)...
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“Dark Days” Ahead for Action Figure Collecting?
In a recent article, renowned seer and soothsayer of all things pop culture, Rudy Panucci (shown above), warns that action figure collecting may be entering its “dark days.” (Photo: shoutandholler) A...
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