Those GI Joe building sets have been spotted it’s discount retailers for months now. They seem to fall apart easily. Many are buying them just for the box art. Also, that helicopter is not the Dragonfly.

 

That's a Jurassic Park head? Kind of looks like a knockoff Paris Hilton   

 

In one of the cartoon episodes I think it was “Twenty questions” there is a scene where the joes are in Athen rec room and Cover Girl is watching TV and spider man is on it.

 

Do you think we will get a retro vehicle in the spring or is HasLab Skystriker all they got cookin?

 

If a retailer picks up the line I’d say vehicles are a coming.

 

Hopefully since the actual 40th anniversary of ARAH is next year and the Haslab Skystriker won’t be out until the year after.

 

Which vehicles could Hasbro actually reissue, anyone know which molds are still available?

 

Well, remembering the past decade or so of releases...I know they reissued the SHARC, Rattler, FANG, CLAW, MOBAT, AWE Striker, HISS Tank, Conquest, Cobra Stinger, VAMP, RAM, Trouble Bubble, Sky Hawk, Serpentor's Chariot, Armadillo, Firebat, Flak Cannon, Sting Raider, Snow Cat, Sky Striker, Cobra WOLF, and did a new version of the Tomahawk (now called Eaglehawk)

As for if they have any of the other molds from the past...couldn't say.

 

How much was the rattler? Somehow I am thinking the Amazon price of $20 is not retail

 

That’s hard to answer because most of the surviving tooling was either in or moved to China. From what I understand, new tooling used in the Walmart retro line was manufactured in Vietnam. IIRC the 25th - 30th anniversary lines were all manufactured in China. It costs more to produce there now hence why I think production shifted to Vietnam. With that said, I don’t know if older tooling was transferred from China to Vietnam or if new tooling was made for the previously released figures/vehicles that were repainted for the retro line.

Even if the older molds/tooling are still useable, Hasbro may no longer have access to the factories that they’re stored in.

 

I'm pretty sure that was $20 at Tuesday Morning, but had an "original price" of $30, for what it's worth.

Yeah, clearly not anything resembling the Joe version, but that's what they were promoting it as.

 

Another simple repaint for sh!ts and giggles.

 

I have an extra BBQ. I may do that too or do a tiger force lol.

 

I've seen that helicopter toy at Five Below and Ollie's as well.

 

Got some lighting in my new case today, not the best pic, but definitely makes the shelf look better

 

If I were the Joes, I would keep my eyes on that dude toward the back with the dreadlocks.

 

  they've got a spy in their midst