New vs. the Old

[Guest Doomsault]

Which models of GI Joes do you think were better designed, the old school or the newly released wave of GI Joe action figures?

 

Me and my brother are capitalizing on the collector's value of the new ones, I'm not gonna make the same mistake twice and lose these to casulties of: lawnmowers, extreme heights, crotch breaks, misplacement, being crushed by rocks in "landslides", or wear and tear.

[Guest Big McLargeHuge]

Someone finally brings up actions figures. Bless you.

 

I have to say that the old 80s GI Joe figures rocked balls. Of course the best feature of them was their poseability. As well as fitting almost perfectly in my Hasbro WWF ring. The vehicles kicked ass just as much. Mine wore out, and the band that held them together broke on a lot of them unfortunately. (including my Cobra Commander figure )

 

I'm glad the new ones are staying true to thier predecessors, but I don't like the limited movement in the crotch area. It's just not right. So I'm sticking with my old ones.

[Guest C.H.U.D.]

The old ones are the best for wrestling with. I even have a repair kit incase they break.

[Guest Prototype450]

I had a model of a 1985 Flint (with karate chop gotta have the karate chop) I made him swim through my oatmeal before breaking him in half.

And i had Eagle Eye from G.I Joe Xtreme.

(Thinks of G.I Joe Extreme, sighs goes and plays EWR

[Guest Black Lushus]

i KNEW i wasn't the only one that used GI Joes as wrestlers back in the day, you guys rock! I had like my own little federation complete with "weekly TV shows" and "monthly PPVs" and everything...man I was a nerd!

[Guest Spaceman Spiff]

I had them wrestle, too.

 

Destro was the monster heel. Mutt (the guy who came w/ a dog) was the face champ.

[Guest Prototype450]

was Duke the monster babyface and feud with destro?

[Guest Spaceman Spiff]

nah, I used Mutt. He had the black glove thingy (because of the dog), so that would be his finisher (forearm w/ that glove).

 

I think I used Duke for IC.

[Guest Prototype450]

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what about the Women's division.

Lady J(ane), Scarlett, Jinx and Baroness all fight for the title?

[Guest Daredevil21]

Good to know that I wasn't the only one choosing to have my G.I. Joes do piledrivers opposed to shooting others. Once I realized my wrestlers were worth something, I stopped playing with those, bought Joes and started using them as wrestlers. I always liked the beat up ones since I didn't feel so bad for playing with them. They were more fun to play with anyway. I still have a ton of Joes set up in a ring in my room, and I even bust them out once in a while and kill 20 minutes. Ah, to be a kid again.