1986 Cobra Terror Drome G.I. Joe review

[@vpfan5048]

You can tell Kevin loves his hobby. Thanks Kevin! I want this item. Lost a bid for one in a sealed box about a month ago. I had the money too, just wasn't quick enough.

[@jimwells7056]

I had this and the USS Flag and my neighbor had the space shuttle base and the Joe headquarters

[@moomert1]

Oh man, I wanted this soooooo bad when I was a kid. One of many GI Joe sets I wished I could have gotten.

[@soterioncoil2163]

I had it and would have traded it for a Skystriker and a Rattler. The Firebat was the best part of it.

[@DrunkenMantisS]

I am jealous because I had one back way when but was to young to take care of it and now I'm missing it like an ex girlfriend

[@PCGamer77]

Really interesting point about mounting the C.L.A.W.s! Never had a CLAW as a kid, but I probably wouldn't have thought of it anyway...

[@neiltemple123]

I got this for Christmas 1986. I loved it even though the fuel stations were overkill. Love the Firebat and AVAC Pilot. Great review!

[@jboypacman]

Awesome review! And I forgot how massive this set was.

[@TOYMASTERFUL]

Wow...this is amazing to see. These classic GI Joe stuff brings me back to when I was kid and EVERYONE I knew just played with these figures and vehicles/playsets out in the backyards! I really wish Hasbro just Re=Released EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING of Gi Joe one more time for us Adult collectors now that we have money to buy like the Aircraft Carrier!

[@magicmitch5000]

Watching your videos while high has made for a great time. Thank you.

[@Sam_Joey_G]

Awesome review as always! Terror drome is one sweet piece!

[@MRDINO0419]

Never would have guessed about the CLAW.

[@hob976]

Something about the Terror Dome seems influenced by Star Wars. The Jail wall looks straight out of Return of the Jedi. Even the cargo ports seem like the open face landing areas on a Star Destroyer ship... . That launch opening blows my mind. I would have fixated on that for a week when I was a kid. . Your reviews really let the viewer travel into the toy. I feel like I played with it for a couple minutes! You're really good at this.

[@formbx257]

Its a custom female Cobra Trooper. Made up of a Comic Pack Baroness with painted hair plus Cobra trooper legs and a 25th anniversary Cobra trooper helmet.

[@harro123]

Thanks for the reply, I always forget to read through descriptions. I love those pictures on JoeCanuck and will check out your BLIP tv channel too.

[@juansolo3090]

I might be getting one with limited damage for 200 I hope...thanks for the review,now I know what to look for...

[@pwnn00bzorz1]

Those swinging doors fell off all the time, but the whole base was pretty sweet.

[@paulrudolph7595]

I have one in a box that I won't be able to put together and enjoy until I move in a few weeks. Thanks for showing off what I hope to enjoy!

[@retroblasting]

I still need this one...

[@Hrizzzz]

buy mine. got the box too!

[@korycanada2361]

Hrizzzz interested in selling it?

[@timsinkovitz]

I just subscribed to you cause you seem to be a gi joe guru!!!! i have a 1984 incomplete (I'm missing the gas tanks) black painted vamp.... it has the 1982 missile playset which was originally a joe pack... My aunt gave it to me for x-mas brand new. she worked at sears canada. Can you say YAH for rare Canadian exclusives??

[@formbx257]

Some can be exactly the same (except for different packaging) but some can be very different. A good example of this is the Stinger from UK's Action Force line: the first version had rubber wheels, but later versions (sold within the same year) had regular plastic ones. A good place to start looking at international variants is YoJoe website International Archive.

[@BKAGOSTO]

Hello bro just started collecting joes again. Just picked up a terror drone that’s not complete. What do you recommend I can get parts for it. Thanks in advance bro

[@mikelnator]

Great review !

[@TheLakeeriemonster]

I think the seats were ment to move due to the blast off of the fire bat

[@hugohernandez1111]

where buy it I want one Im from México

[@formbx257]

Sorry about the late reply! I did a written review exclusively for JoeCanuck (the Canadian forum) with lots of photos. Also, I did a short play scene at the end of the Blip TV version of this review you should check out. - links in the description.

[@harro123]

Great review! Awesome toy! Will you pleeeeese video or post pics of a diorama with Trouble bubbles in the garage, Gliders on the walls or whatever you come up with? I have never seen one of these set up "for play", only for display by collectors.

[@snuggles7498]

i think that first room is the racket ball court.

[@CashlessCollector]

Which fig is that on the right with Major Bludd @ 9:20 Kev?

[@ryanbarker5217]

three fuel stations and no armoury or medical bay?

[@soterioncoil2163]

I hear ya. I had the Terror Drome and it just needed more.

[@chrismayer3919]

I'd remove one fuel station for a B.A.T. repair bay; AWESOME

[@franzyland]

Why not a throne room! Or a bunk house or torture chamber. So many options other than repeats. They must have been in a rush towards the end. It's the only explanation for this laziness. Can you imagine the epic battles for the throne between Cobra Comander, Serpentor, or Destro!

[@epitaphb30]

Excellent review! I'm looking buy one in future to add to my collection. Will you review the Cobra mountain playset from the Spy troops line? It looks like an interesting display piece.

[@formbx257]

Thanks for watching! I'm not sure if I will buy anything as modern as the "Conquest of Cobra Mountain" playset (2003). It does look very nice, even better than it's Star Wars design origin.

[@hi-fye7365]

nice review

[@diosoth]

At least for those of us without the money or room for one of these, there's the Kre-O version. Which isn't a bad representation of the thing, really, with some enhancements to the lower level and about as faithful as it can be within the Lego-type medium. Funny you'd depict Serpentor in the center, when Serpentor and the chariot are included with the set. Pity the Firebat is in a separate set but it does fit on the lift. I've been getting the Kre-O stuff lately, since the sets are fairly cheap now. The Terror Drome seemed well worth it at the $60 it goes for.

[@astrotrainreviews1355]

Cool! This is one of my favorite Cobra toys! I do not have one yet! Do you have one for sale or can you part with one???

[@alopez9709]

gijoe ended with the movie 1987

[@julianbryantjb]

It was billed as cobra prefabricated battlestation cobra island was littered with them with tunnels roads and large interconnected underground headquarters as the backbone of it all.

[@MrIvanyes]

very nice review. felicitaciones mi amigo

[@Ben82077]

I had the hardest time putting this together when I was a kid. I never could get the Fire-bat launch platform to retract right.

[@algierssolja]

You were not the only one. I couldn't keep those little teeth on the launching pad area. Loved playing with it though. Man I miss these days.

[@sivasubramanian7493]

How does the launcher s Work

[@paulcohen8866]

hello can you help me i want to shop flagg us gi joe not very expensive thanks

[@worsipper]

They don't even have this in Amazon.

[@boduke1310]

Is that a 24 inch turntable?

[@sgf129]

hi kevin, just a quick question, do you have any suggestions on how to get rid of yellowing on the cobra terror drome? did you ever take one apart, I really need to clean mine, and was wondering how hard it would be to take apart and put back together.

[@formbx257]

The only way to get rid of yellowing is to use hydrogen peroxide, but I always get inconsistent results on plastics that aren't originally white or off-white (shades of blue or grey may or not lighten evenly). I wouldn't use the liquid-only method on something as big as the upper parts of the Terror Drome - you may want to look into paste/soapy cleaner types like retr0bright. I assembled my Terror Drome here: ...So I Bought A Cobra Terror Drome and here are photos of disassembling the launch tube: facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.718980044788500.1073741856.295471453806030&type=1

[@sgf129]

thanks kevin, I was looking at your pics for taking the terror drome apart, I have hands of poop when it comes to working with tools and such, but I am going to try and clean it as soon as I can. do you have any reason why the plastic turned yellow, I have one that was mint in the box, never displayed, I kept it in the box, away from light, and I opened it up the other day, and it had a few yellow spots, it drives me crazy when I can't keep my toys in mint condition, anyway thanks for your help kevin, your a great guy and gi joe collector.

[@formbx257]

sgf129 A slight chemical vapor is emitted when plastic ages. Trapped in a box (or sealed in bags) it creates an atmosphere inside which discolors the plastic on a molecular level - not just on the surface. Certain plastic colors Hasbro used are more susceptible to discoloration than others, and moisture/sunlight/temperature are just accelerants, rather than the only cause.

[@sgf129]

thanks kevin that's good to know, and knowing is half the battle, sorry I had to do it, a little corny, but really thanks for the help

[@Jewell579]

LOL. This made me chuckle. A co-worker of mine (who is also in his mid-to-late 30's) and myself will say this if we show each other how to do something the other didn't know.

[@forza8012]

hello nice reviewdo you know what are the dimensions from the box LxWxDthanks

[@formbx257]

+davy Heyman Sorry, I don't have the box! You should ask on the collector forums (like YoJoe or HISSTank) I'm sure a member has one.

[@ericroberts4282]

Who is the blonde Cobra up top at the end of the movie?

[@formbx257]

+Eric Roberts That's a custom female Cobra Trooper (mostly made from a 2004 Comic Pack #1 Baroness with hair painted blonde like Leyla from the cartoons).

[@kennethmalone4689]

What figure is that next to Major Bludd?

[@formbx257]

The blonde female Cobra is a custom I bought at a toyshow. It's made from a 2004 Baroness figure.

[@f.d.english5080]

Who is the blonde cobra chick standing by Major Bludd?

[@chuuska1972]

who is the blonde Cobra character???

[@formbx257]

Did you mean the figure on the right at 9:16 and onward? That's a custom female Cobra Trooper (mostly made from a 2004 Comic Pack #1 Baroness with hair painted blonde like Leyla from the cartoons).

[@chuuska1972]

formbx257 Thanks...Nice touch to it.

[@philipwilcox6864]

thanks for another great review! you keep saying it's unfortunate that the pegs only work for vintage figures... i disagree! never liked 25th, and i wish hasbro would simply have decided to do new sculpts in the vintage style! though they ARE much better than the VvV or JvC figures that were really just too cartoonish!

[@grotezakhooi]

whos that blond cobra trooper next to the major?

[@formbx257]

+Lego Forestman That's a custom female Cobra Trooper (mostly made from a 2004 Comic Pack #1 Baroness with hair painted blonde like Leyla from the cartoons).

[@grotezakhooi]

nice ! hehe

[@maxcado]

what kind of watch do you have is it an omega

[@formbx257]

+maxcado It's a Bulova. Cheap but very high quality.

[@maxcado]

bulova isnt cheap

[@formbx257]

+maxcado well... cheap in comparison. An Omega goes for $3000. A Bulova with the same features goes for $300. But then again, there's probably a Timex with the same features for $30. ;)

[@maxcado]

still not every one buys a 100 dllr plus watch unless its an apple watch but bulova has diamond really little but not every one has one,

[@expos4everac]

I wish there would be a seperate show about that wonderful time piece ur wearing...its a very handsome watch..

[@jangosix6]

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[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

that jail cell is clauterphobic :O

[@mightbegenius]

Wanted this so bad when I was a kid and never got it. Now it looks kinda cheap and chintzy. Its funny how cool things seem when you're a kid and then you grow up and they just seem lame.

[@soterioncoil2163]

I feel the same way viewing reviews of the Flagg. Our imaginations made them great!

[@algierssolja]

Looked a lot cooler back then. Now it looks kinda cheap and kinda crappy. Talk about how a cartoon and commercial can make things look better. Just showed my oldest kid this thing and she said "that's it?" LOL.