T'Jbang's one of those figures that no one really remembers.  You probably know there is a character named T'Jbang.  And, you know he was a member of Ninja Force.  But, you probably need a reference photo to remember what he looks like.  Despite this, there's a nice batch of content on him out there.  So, check out the various photos and write ups. 1992 T'Jbang Profile 1992 T'Jbang by thedustinmccoy 1992 T'Jbang by atticagazette 1992 T'Jbang custom by jogunwarrior 1992 T'Jbang by gen_liederkranz 1992 T'Jbang custom by sintechness 1992 T'Jbang by thedustinmccoy 1992 T'J ..read more

Back in the early 2000's, I was vocal that Hasbro should release a repaint of their updated Crimson Guard mold in Cobra blue.  I was hassled for this by collectors hung up on the "Crimson" part of their name.  When the Shadow Guard were released in mid 2005, I was adamant that the set should have included at least one Cobra blue figure to lead the new legions of black clad Siegies.  More people came around on the idea.  But, Hasbro was done and new repaints of their Crimson Guard mold were not to be.  In the early 2010's, though, Black Major released his first Crimson ..read more

The 1997 Lady Jaye is a weird combo.  She features a great paint job that is a drastic departure from prior Lady Jaye figures.  But, she also features poor quality and weird plastic.  So, as an overall release, she's kind of relegated to second tier status.  Even during her release window, collectors didn't really warm to her since the quality was poor.  So, this has become the lost version of Lady Jaye.  It's not a figure you see very often.  And, the best I can tell, she has never had even an homage to this color in subsequent variations of the Joe line.&nb ..read more

The Oktober Guard Comic Packs saw a truncated production run.  This was due to the slow sales of the prior waves during the 2004 holiday season.  For about 6 weeks in the spring of 2005, you could find the October Guard figures.  But, after that, you were pretty much out of luck unless a collector had a spare to trade.  That's lead to a series of figures that tend to be fairly pricey, these days. Stormavik was my favorite Oktober Guard character.  I thought he had the coolest rifle and I loved the white and blue undershirt.    So, I was looking forward to his ..read more

As far as I can remember, I got to go to Toys R Us quite frequently when I was a child.  Part of that was that the local Toys R Us was in the same shopping center as the grocery store my mother went to every two weeks.  So, to bribe us for helping her push the cart and bag the groceries, my mother would often stop at TRU on her sojourns.  During the fall, we also had a weird conflagration of birthdays both in our family and among our friends.  So, we were always shopping for various presents.  I also suspect that my parents took us there on some weekends because it was ..read more

I'm not a fan of the 1986 Roadblock.  I've been disappointed in it since I was a kid back in 1986.  He was a figure I anticipated upon seeing him on the cardback.  But, once I saw him in person, I lost all interest in the figure.  But, I'm very much an outlier in those sentiments.  Many people love this look for Roadblock...to the point where it's the default version of the character for some collectors.  This has lead to a nice bit of content on the figure that's out there.  So, check the links below to see some cool 1986 Roadblock stuff. 1986 Roadblock Prof ..read more

If you were a kid in the late 1970's to late 1980's, you played with little green army men. Frankly, they probably pre-date the '70's and were available much later than the '80's.  The figures feature recognizable poses that haven't changed in decades and were a staple of grocery stores, discount outlets and other terrible retail options that existed before the large corporate conglomerates put them all out of business.  They are the lens through which many kids were introduced to the military and combat play.  You can convincingly argue that the 1982 Joe line was nothing more t ..read more

The Toy Fair Scarlett and Snake Eyes set was an absolute dud.  It hung around for about retail price for nearly a decade.  In the malaise, collectors missed out that the two figures in the set were actually very well done.  In fact, the Scarlett figure might be the best Scarlett ever released.  She's a great combo of the 1982 and 1997 designs.  She features amazingly detailed paint applications and a nice complement of accessories.  In short, she's anything and everything you'd want from a Scarlett figure. In the second decade of this figure's existence, though ..read more

Sky Patrol is one of those subsets that I should really like.  But, for some reason, I'm rather indifferent to it.  Sure, the figures are really nicely done...even if they are majoritively repaints.  I really like the idea of Sky Patrol and I've tried to implement them into my collection.  But, to this day, I only have two of them in my collection.  The upside is that I'm able to enjoy each figure on it's own merits rather than taking the subset as a whole.  This has lead to Altitude remaining a figure I get out for photos more often than other, similar rarity fig ..read more

Back in the mid 1990's, dealers convinced everyone that female figures were super rare and valuable.  Fortunately, Ebay proved that she was no more difficult to find than any other 1984 figure.  The market corrected and Baroness figures have never been hard to get.  But, Hasbro bought into the Baroness hype and produced nearly half a dozen versions of her over the years.  Some were good.  Some were bad.  Now, we have factory custom Baroness figures available, too.  So, if you're a Baroness fan, there's more than you could ever want from this original mold. B ..read more