Random pictures

Just some random pictures...

Some Cobra Troopers observe GI Joe activity off in the distance.

Flint's SkyHawk is downed by enemy fire and he waits for his pick up.

Rebel Pilot signals the rescue ship while his patient R5 unit waits.

Classic goodness - my two surviving "Heroes in Action" figures from the 70's.

Wall-E just wants some new friends, but they just walk by, ignoring him.

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Friendship 7 Mercury Space Capsule - Yard Sale Goodness!

I stumbled upon this today at a yard sale. It's from a Timeless Collections set that was released exclusively at KayBee Toys back around 2000. It's a little banged up, but still in decent shape. The kid had a tub full of mangled, mutilated 1/6th GI Joes that was just a sad spectacle to behold.



Here's the beauty of today's find - I asked the kid how much? 50 cents! Sweet!

G.I. Joe: Resolute - Duke

Duke has long been a less than favorite character of many GI Joe fans. Most of his original versions always had that same grinning goofy headsculpt. Not the look for one of the most widely made figures throughout the history of the G.I. Joe:A Real American Heroes characters.

The new animated version of Duke in "G.I. Joe: Resolute" took the bland, blah Duke and made him into a serious bad-ass. The toy version kicks butt as well. One of the best figures of the new 25th style figures.

Duke deals with the new Resolute Cobra Trooper, another outstanding new figure from the G.I. Joe line.

Beach Head gets the Resolute treatment courtesy of the unmasked Beach Head sculpt and an extra Resolute Duke body.

Duke steels himself, as Cobra troopers block his only way out. Lego has amazing uses!

My Resolute team grows - (from left to right) - Clutch, Flint, Duke, Beach Head, and Rock n Roll.

A lucky shot knocks out Flint's SkyHawk and his rescuers finally show up.

Resolute Duke gets a spin as a 1/6th scale version. Not the same as the 3 3/4" version, but it gets the idea across.

Joelanta 2009 Highlights!

Stopped by Joelanta 2009 today for a couple hours - checking out the vendors and their assorted wares. Lots of cool stuff - way too many boxed WW2 German figures for my tastes! Not much of interest in the 12" scale for me this year.

Every year, the local club creates a massive diorama. This year, the theme was War of the Worlds. Here's the massive tripod they created - easily 12' tall!

The aliens were attacking this building, ripping it open and pulling out people. There's even a guy sitting on a toilet on one floor! Not as ambitious as the zombie project from a few years ago, but still pretty cool!

Just some random shots of the dealer floor follow. Lots of cool stuff from a wide variety of old toy lines.

This is a 1/6th scale R/C assault vehicle. I saw them online at an incredibly low price a couple years ago. Awesome to see it for real today. That would be so much fun tearing around the backyard, but a bit pricey!

Excellent custom vehicle! An alternate universe Nazi Luftwaffe speeder-bike thingy. Based off of the Kenner 1/6th scale Speeder Bike from several years ago. Very slick!

One of the entries in the Iron Joe competition. The two competitors had the park bench as their "secret" item. I liked this one the best - some odd-ball low level superhero perched on the bench. "Will chirp for food." Times are tough for even superheroes!

A couple more random shots of the dealer room. Lots of cool stuff here, but a bit too pricey for my budget!

Awesome 1/6th Little Bird helo!

Some excellent custom 1/6th scale soldiers. Excellent work, very expensive!

Overall, I had some fun. It was great to see some of the local club guys, I haven't seen them in a couple years.

My 14 year old daughter went with me. She had a pretty good time, humoring her goofy dad. I bought her a couple items that sparked her eye. This was the best part of the day, some fun, silly father-daughter time!