GI Joe Combat Heroes.

Well back in June during the Comic Con in San Diego, Hasbro unveiled the new GI Joe Line Combat Heroes. Mimicking the Star Wars line and Super heroes and Transformer line that followed, these are more like Army men for kids. I didn't know where exactly I sat on the fence of these figures, I mean I had a few Star Wars ones, and a Sound Wave Transformer one, But was I sold on the GI Joes?!?!

It wasn't until I came across them at a local TRU, that I knew where I was, SOLD!!! As I left the store with the series 1 set, Now they are all over my desk at work, My favorite is Fire fly, equipped with his machine gun and six pack of explosives, these are a must have for Joe fanatics like my self. and they are a cheap alternative to the figures when it comes to getting your kid into the Joe life.

Below are series 1 and soon to come series 2 along with the limited edition Snake Eyes and Timber Comic con pack.

ENJOY.

Photos are from Hasbro and used for informational purposes only.

SERIES 1.

SERIES 2.

LIMITED SNAKE EYES.

LEGO - BLACKTRON Collection.

Lego Blacktron Collection.

I've been a Lego fan sense I was a kid. I was big into town, Castle, and Space, yet as I grew, one collection remained my favorite. That was the Space sub Set Blacktron. These guys would devastate my Lego town folk, destroy the gas station, Police station and air port, then run a muck down the lego like highway pieces blowing up cars and trucks alike. Over the years I gave or lost most of all my town collection, re- bought allot of my castle sets, still hunting for a few. and recently finally completed my Blacktron collection with a few sets I never even owned or new existed, thanks to http://www.bricklink.com/ So with out further adue, I bring you Blacktron.

I start with set number 1875 Meteor Monitor. This one I never knew existed, what is to be the last Blacktron set ever, before the retarded Blacktron II's this set was small and included instead of yellow parts that were automatically distinguishing of blacktron, came with white parts. With a little cheap purchase off of bricklink, I gave this vehicle the parts needed to blend with his brothers. the Vehicle is a great little recon craft!!!


1875 Meteor Monitor.

Next, I give you the Alienators. My first Blacktron set as a kid, I now bought two, resembling a Imperial Vehicle, I loved this craft, like many Blacktron vehicles it could break apart and become other things. the front detached to become a flying rover or, an ejection pod. The back raised up to expose tools for the pilots mission. This was a cheap and yet fun toy!!!!


6876 Blacktron Alienator.

One I did not have as a kid, infact the following three are sets still even to this day very expensive to purchase complete, is one like above has many forms, it came with a robot, and could detach into three pieces, A work pod, A flyer, and a robot like sentry flyer. Combined it resembled a what I thought was a fuel tanker set.



6894 Invader.

The Jeep of Blacktron, the bad ass, Battrax. This vehicle was hardcore. The back shot off for a flying defender, proving why against the other space lego sets, these guys were indestructible!!!!



6941 Battrax.

The super fighter, which included a small vehicle, plus a few figures (I army built more to fill all the seats) this vehicle was a no mess around attack craft, it also had folding wings, and MANY places to sit gunners on the wings!!


6954 Renegade.

then the set I loved as a kid, I re bought, the Message intercept base. Complete with a flyer, Jeep like buggy, and a few figures (I army built some more for all of the positions - plus added tools to the rack) This base was so awesome! The tower moved on tracks, the base opened to reveal a fighter, it was indestructible as a kid, and this collection warrants it's own shelf in my toy room!!!


6987 - Message Intercept base - Fighter room.


Fighter bay.


Darth Hokita - Secret Leader of Blacktron!


Moon buggy and Sweeper, where is that Treasure?!?!?


Extra tools on the rack.


The Base in all of it's glory.


The Blacktron Family.

Transformers PART DUECE.

I Love Sound wave, he was my first Transformer as a kid, I got him used, and loved that toy, simple enough for me to transform from tape deck to robot, not like his friends who pissed me off. Below is a Transformer play figure, created from the same group that did the Star wars and super heroes, plus the GI Joes coming soon, these are made mostly for young kids, I got the two pack, he came with Bumble bee, which I gave to my friend Stacey who loves Bumble bee, and I kept sound wave, these don't move but are fun looking.

Below is my sound wave I snagged this weekend for my desk. This is from the new animated show, and I love this thing because laser beek is included and is pretty bad ass as a bird. It did take me having Stacey to transform it to robot for me the first time because I was about to break it... I am just plain old bad with these I admit it. I was a joe kid, Stick gun in hand, point shoot, miss said cobra... transforming these things was a recipe for a broken arm. sad I know. But Here he is in Souped up ghetto van to Gorilla looking robot. I have not yet watched the animated series but, by the looks of the figures, it looks pretty sweet!!!

HALO McFarlane Series 1.

One thing I can say about McFarlane is they know how to make a damn realistic Action Figure. Take for instance series 1 of the Halo figures. They are fantastic and with me almost all but done collecting toys, and selling my collections off, These are the only ones left to sit on my shelf when all is said and done. Below I have all of series 1 save for the bad guys who iwasn't to into getting. The Master Chief, The two Walmart exclusives Blue. The two red Spartans. The EB Games Steal Spartan and of course, the Comic store only exclusive The White Spartan, My Battle armor!!!!!!!!
Enjoy and be on the look out for series 2 which I just completed with the aid of my Ninja Bounty Hunter Boba Cox.

G.I Joe Carrying Cases!

Well this post is of the carrying cases that carried every kids Joe's into other realms of the neighborhood or school it self. The only one I had as a kid i will start off with, it was a case that attached to your belt like a Ammo case, and held three Joe's, it also doubled as a Star Fighter for me and escape pod for the Joe's when Cobra was woopen up on em.


Case Front.

Case Open.

Case Back.

The next case made in 1984 was not from Hasbro and instead from a company named Tara Corp. it is a must in my collection not only because it was given to me as a present from my sister in law but because it's really cool GI Joe art work.


Front.

Inside and the double trays.

and the really cool back.

And last but not least a really cool addition to my collection, something I recently snagged for ten bucks is a wall mountable GI Joe original case, almost complete. What is real cool about this is the pre production paint jobs on the Joe's pictured on the back. Luckily they came allot cooler than what is pictured, but this is a great piece in the Joe room.


Front.

Inside.

And the Back. By the tare marks some kid utilized the wall mounting wholes!

Robotech Carded - Matchbox Loose - 1985

Well the long awaited last Robotech post is here. These are long gone from my collection due to bills, but I do have two left. Below are my loose collection of Robotechs for your pleasure, I have one Robotech Item left but will cover that at a later date.

Zor Prime.




Robotech Master.




Micronized Zentradi.




Rand.




Rick Hunter.




Miriya.




Lisa Hayes.

Max Sterling.

Bretai.

Corg.

Bioroid Terminator.