Cobra's GI Joe collection

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:21 pm

Thought some of the Joes fans out there might appreciate this

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:43 pm

Dude, that is SO FREAKIN' AWESOME!!

iccarus · Post by **iccarus** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:43 pm

Where' the MOC Cobra Commander?

Those look nice. I just rescued my tub of GI Joe toys from my parents. Sadly, none of mine are that cool looking.

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:46 pm

I'm not sure what it is about EELS but that's one of my favorite Cobra figures ever. I got my first one for Christmas one year. My grandma used it as a stocking stuffer. And since the carded figure wouldn't fit in the stocking, she cut the card vertically leaving basically the figure in the bubble on a little sliver of the card and discarded the rest. So the file card was destroyed and I didn't get the flag point. I was bummed about that, but the figure was just so awesome I quickly forgave her.

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:48 pm

iccarus wrote:Those look nice. I just rescued my tub of GI Joe toys from my parents. Sadly, none of mine are that cool looking.

That's a shame. It sounds like the only thing you can really do with them now is send them to me...

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:36 pm

Heath wrote:I'm not sure what it is about EELS but that's one of my favorite Cobra figures ever. I got my first one for Christmas one year. My grandma used it as a stocking stuffer. And since the carded figure wouldn't fit in the stocking, she cut the card vertically leaving basically the figure in the bubble on a little sliver of the card and discarded the rest. So the file card was destroyed and I didn't get the flag point. I was bummed about that, but the figure was just so awesome I quickly forgave her.

Same here. Eels is one of my all time favourites

No CC Moc. I need that, a Snake Eyes and a Storm Shadow to round out the collection. But it won't be anytime soon.

I'll post a few more pics in a sec.

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:37 pm

I'm really suprised no one's commented on why I have an Elizabethtown dvd. Must be a lot of Orlando Bloom fans in the house

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:00 am

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:06 am

rlute11 · Post by **rlute11** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:38 am

So, do you need a Unity Red and a pink harby? Because I have extras!

Seriously, I'm in the middle of selling some things so I can start collecting these.

Firefly, Eels and Snow Serpent. My three all time favorite figures. Thanks for showing all three at once.

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:59 am

rlute11 wrote:So, do you need a Unity Red and a pink harby? Because I have extras!

Seriously, I'm in the middle of selling some things so I can start collecting these.

Firefly, Eels and Snow Serpent. My three all time favorite figures. Thanks for showing all three at once.

Got a Unity Red already and Harby pink already. Sorry

The Eels are prob the toughest to come across I haven't seen many of them...the Snow Serpents I didn't see many for awhile either but there've been a few on sale and they come up pretty regularly I guess. This is the peach file cards I'm talking about, if you want the grey f/cs they come up a bit more often

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:17 am

Ahh these bring me back. As a kid my mom would never let me have these as they were to "violent" I had 20 or so figures that I had to hide from her. Thanks for posting these.

buff-beardo · Post by **buff-beardo** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:48 pm

Those are some awesome Joe's. Brings back good memories. I had this when I was a kid, but it perished in my parent's basement.

Too bad they made it out of cardboard. At least I still have the figures.

http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/82/cobrahq/

Ben(inabox) · Post by **Ben(inabox)** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:11 pm

Reminds me of when I was little. When I could say "Snow Job" and not snicker a little

IMJ · Post by **IMJ** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:26 pm

Oh man, those are awesome, CC!! Once again someone on these boards makes me want to start another collection. 80s stuff like that is dangerous though because it's so darn expensive...

Those are total eyecandy though. Thanks for posting them.

ibreakhorses · Post by **ibreakhorses** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:35 pm

Cool photos! Thanks for posting.

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:39 pm

Glad everyone's enjoyed the pics

Jeez, looking at these pics myself I really want to get a couple more

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:43 pm

Wait - these aren't VALIANT comics???!!!???

-slym

iccarus · Post by **iccarus** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:40 pm

cobra_commander wrote:I'm really suprised no one's commented on why I have an Elizabethtown dvd. Must be a lot of Orlando Bloom fans in the house

I noticed it, but let it go because of the awesome Cobra action. I figured any man with that kind of fighting force in the house is not to be messed with.

Also, Heath:

I did manage to rescue this little number...

http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/87/mobilecommandcenter/

Sadly, I'm not sure if all the parts are still there. It's a little dirty as well and requires a special cleaning job at some point.

tarheelmarine · Post by **tarheelmarine** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:09 am

Crimson Guard was always my favorite.

TKWill · Post by **TKWill** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:52 am

iccarus wrote:
cobra_commander wrote:I'm really suprised no one's commented on why I have an Elizabethtown dvd. Must be a lot of Orlando Bloom fans in the house
I noticed it, but let it go because of the awesome Cobra action. I figured any man with that kind of fighting force in the house is not to be messed with.

Also, Heath:

I did manage to rescue this little number...

http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/87/mobilecommandcenter/

Sadly, I'm not sure if all the parts are still there. It's a little dirty as well and requires a special cleaning job at some point.

Is that a Jawa Sandcrawler? I thought this thread was about G.I. Joe.

Unblessed · Post by **Unblessed** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:59 am

Sweet. A 1st series Rock 'n Roll

I have a 1st series Zap (no swive arm grip, too!)

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:32 pm

cobra_commander wrote:Glad everyone's enjoyed the pics

Jeez, looking at these pics myself I really want to get a couple more

Dude. You need to post all of your toy collection.

Love to see what else you have.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:49 pm

I had all the early GI Joes as a kid, but of course nothing stayed with the box. I remember sending in for the Cobra Commander figure. Fun times...

IMJ · Post by **IMJ** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:21 pm

Does the GI Joe aftermarket really thrive on MOC Figs, or is there a healthy market for loose figs too?

I've got a really great collection of GI Joe loose stuff that I need to move. They are almost all complete and I keep them bagged using their file cards (which I clipped as a kid) as backing boards. Makes for a really cool display...