HCC788 - 1993 LEATHERNECK v3 - Patron's Choice G.I. Joe toy review!

[@nerdcraftercoley7305]

This was actually my favorite action figure from the '90s I had this one up until I was an adult and then he broke and I don't know what happened to him but I always loved this figure

[@johnsoehnlen4781]

I got him for Christmas and he was the only version I had until last year. I also liked him.

[@chrisbrewer9942]

Lol at the way you have Leatherneck staring down the barrel of his launcher, and Thank you for sticking with it HoodieCoCo. Really enjoy the videos and my kids do to.

[@svenvanhoof798]

Thank you for the review, it was so entertaining that I found and bought a Leatherneck V3. Keep up the good work.

[@drctaylor66]

I couldn't stop laughing. "Leatherneck killed Geofry!!!!"

[@nyquist75]

love the new chillin' cobra commander

[@H0TWHEELS]

Hey, I got most the figures, do you have the gijoe head quarters from the early 1990s. That was my favorite. I still have it. 😀

[@jasonlothamer9259]

I got this figure as a birthday present. In about a week I had took model paint and painted his outfit black and camo green. Wish I still had the figure to show how he looked with more realistic color tones.

[@Slashman3]

Two things... 1. Had no idea they had peg stands intended for different feet. 2. That Airwave gun looks pretty cool. It's an assault rifle with lower mounted grenade launcher. They took it up a notch by adding a magazine for the grenades, thus making it semi-automatic. Therefore they had to add the bullet magazine to the top of the rifle like the British Bren gun, which this may actually be a replica of. The only issue would be that on the Bren, the shells are ejected where the new grenade magazine is located. Pretty cool concept, that's the first time I've seen it. Looking forward to the Airwave review now.

[@garethprigg1448]

Keep up the great work mate! Look after yourself!! Stay well! 👍👍

[@GRAYMATTER_235]

We love you HCC788. Thank you for everything!!

[@bubbacaine2870]

In Australia we call those hats a giggle hat... they are issued to Australian infantry.

[@DareDevilDave75]

I love the throwability of the missile launcher

[@juanelorriaga2840]

Throws the launcher at the figure that was golden haha

[@matthewsirois3705]

The original Leatherneck was a great figure! He was the marine representative for my Joe team. Gung-Ho was always off with Tollbooth, Spirit, Law, and Wild Bill performing YMCA

[@ralang999]

don't forget Shipwreck! :D

[@juanelorriaga2840]

Haha I was gonna say what no shipwreck??

[@duncanjackson4170]

Giraffes represented a major security threat back in ‘93. Has everyone forgotten?!

[@JMitsuruDavis]

They did everything to Leatherneck. Everything...

[@benbernard2134]

Awesome video thanks for bringing back the nostalgia and cool

[@edu-kt]

I had that version and never thought that it was supposed to be a exact replica of an actual marine. I was fun, having the crazy colours and designs, vehicles so different and awesome that would never exist in any real army. After all, those were toys for kids and as a kid I didn't care about realism, even then I knew no army shoots lasers.

[@ilarianannini2975]

Leatherneck quitted Marines and became a giraffe poacher.

[@jasonkerest394]

Safari Leatherneck... with giraffe pants! The one thing I can say as a collector today is that the black weapons tree has some good weapons and can be picked upon ebay for a good price. You never hear anyone say positive things about the weapons tree's, so this one is my positive thing to say about this figures weapons tree. Cheap, affordable, and looks the part!

[@Tom_Van_Zandt]

"Arise, Serpentor, Arise!" was the only really good thing Serpentor was in. The first episode of my show COBRA! is going to be called "Goodbye, Serpentor, Goodbye."

[@votefrmtherooftops3123]

Had a 1980 Chevy Malibu with an orange peel paint job. Looks similar to the texture of the launcher

[@trentavery3821]

I still remember the day I picked up v3 Leatherneck, I was like in 7th grade and I thought he was pretty cool, compare to other GI Joes around that time. Like Ice Cream Soldier.

[@SylentEcho]

7:03 that is the exact same texture pattern on the Bashasaurus from MOTU.

[@jackgoff4668]

I'm glad you put some humor in your video. You were saying in your last video i watched that you weren't.

[@Rob_Thorsman]

Duke: Cobra is weaponizing giraffes! We need someone to infiltrate their base to learn their plans! Leatherneck: ...I got this.

[@KronnangDunn]

The strange looking gun with square dual grips is actually an experimental grenade launcher from decades ago...

[@ericsonofjames4573]

This figure fits in great with Dino Hunters with those caveman pants

[@jackgoff4668]

WE GOT IT!

[@mgvillanmp478]

my friends mom had a couch with that texture

[@christianhafer9819]

He looks more like Leatherneck than V3 of Mutt you said was a good update. That you couldn't tell it was Mutt. V3 of Leatherneck definitely looks like an updated version of Leatherneck though.

[@jeromekennedy330]

U tend to your personal issues first we will be here and I will be praying for you

[@Mechaninjalo]

Brian your intro cracked me up ;)

[@MrJaneails22x]

Oh my gosh. I literally laughed out loud for 30 seconds about that Toys “R” Us Jeffrey joke. That was gold. Like Leatherneck’s pants.

[@cobraisland2594]

Oh my Gawd what they do leatherneck

[@dirus3142]

That first good is wonderful action fantasy. It looks like a Bren Gun had a box magazine fed shotgun, or grenade launcher attached to it.

[@mattdawg83686]

1989 was the last year I collected G.I. Joe. Looking at what came during the new decade, I’m glad I quit while I was ahead!

[@gazz_N7]

Great review as usual! But I still insist that head sculpt looks more like Bazooka than Leather Neck..

[@raycerx87]

I had him and Colonel Courage.

[@majik4007]

If they would've made the actual figure the same color scheme as the card art, I think it would've been a much better looking figure.

[@derekwilliams1660]

Man,I had leatherneck.

[@show280]

He's perfectly safe at 18.46.

[@torpedo8384]

Aww c'mon, I wanna see someone cosplay this version of Leatherneck and collect the $50 from Brian!

[@ReboottoysEllis]

The only thing I would keep blue would be the shotgun shells. At least part of them

[@cleverone1115]

He looks like v1 Bazooka in the face

[@jamespero6803]

From the waist up he's not that bad, not great, but not that bad

[@luciferlovemonkey6750]

Poor guy tried to join Tiger Force but wore the wrong pants.

[@richturner3486]

Great video I really in joy it a lot

[@f.d.english5080]

Surprised your gunna do this Leather Neck version. You know with your depression and all😛

[@MikeJMurdock]

that face on that 90s card art looks like he's trying to pass a volley of kidney stones. maybe that's the face he made when he killed Geofry. maybe he went crazy in the 90s Hench the giraffe pants and the colors

[@cobraisland2594]

That's why Toys R Us went out of business damn you Leatherneck

[@RhinoRobM]

From this day forward, taking something good, weather it be an actual item or idea, and fouling it up will be known as "Making giraffe pants"

[@onthetrailwithkevinandscot8396]

Rob M lol I’m going to do the same. 😂

[@Tr0nzoid]

I don't even remember seeing GI Joe toys in the '90s beyond 1991. I think I was a little aware of the line ending.

[@mgvillanmp478]

As long as your gonna be doing this dude you will always have my support thank you for what you do

[@troublemakertoys8654]

Keep up the great work .

[@timf7413]

It honestly never occurred to me that those pants were supposed to be some sort of camo pattern, which actually makes it make a marginal amount of sense. Still a terrible design, but once again, you've made me take a deeper look at some of these figures.

[@soterioncoil2163]

The other colors make the blue grenades really stand out so Cobra would know not to shoot them. I'm just disappointed that some poor giraffe had to give up it's life for his nonsense pants - I like giraffes! What was his color arrangement based on Kraven the Hunter (Spider-Man villain)? Seriously, so many of these later figs would look alright with better paint alternatives.

[@sirkowski]

Cobra has weaponized giraffes.

[@thephotoviper]

Of course, this version doesn't stack up to v1, but he still has alot of character. I'm still trying to figure out who I'd pair him up with, but I dig him nonetheless... 😊

[@Pegwarmers]

Great Video!

[@mikechill1880]

Will review the street fighter gi joe sub set

[@Slashman3]

Just when you think Dr. Mindbender has survived . . . he takes a thrown missile launcher to the face. Guess he'll have to warp minds another day, for him, today is lost!

[@bartdman95]

Sir. Your are very brave. I too have been making videos like you did last week. But I'm worried to post them. In a way, I don't wanna take or CAN'T take off my mask on KZbin. As I type this comment, I'm having a hard time to breath, despite my physical health being normal.

[@glennrobbins2372]

Great review, my son had both v1 and v3 in the box of Joes I git at a yard sale which made me think that they must have been handed down from older to younger siblings. My son actually had me customize that version and give him the Sonic fighter Rock and Roll's legs rather than the giraffe legs and made him a vehicle driver.

[@marceldebruijn5888]

It looks like Leatherneck is about to cosplay at a convention as at least a part of Madagascar's Melman

[@jakeproven256]

Funny how you talk about Brian being a great name then you talking about really liking Leatherneck and in the cartoon Leatherneck had a friend named Brian but often he was called " Wet-suit LOL!

[@TerryTurner]

Nice shirt @HCC788, all that's missing is a military cap.👍😉

[@delvis7842]

Thank you for another great review there, Hoodie Coco! We really appreciate everything you put into your videos and live streams, so please Don't feel bad in the slightest if you need a week off! You gave us an entire week of quickshots in January, so we owe you my friend! Have an awesome week!

[@Eviltot]

Hmmmm. The face looks more like version 1 Bazooka.

[@Bice404]

Leatherneck version 3s codename should be Steve

[@emilcorday]

One Giraffe-pants enthusiast disliked this video.

[@H0TWHEELS]

Only flaw I seen with the Gijoes when I play with them. There pee pees break off😂🤣

[@mgvillanmp478]

Alright a rant video I've been looking forward to this nice work 👍👍

[@autoneurotic]

Another great video Brian. I had this figure as a kid - got him in around 1994, either from a friend or from Goodwill, I can't quite remember. No accessories or anything. I always remember being a bit miffed with him. I didn't know about the original Leatherneck (or that this character was named such) but I just hated the colors they used. I wish more latter day Joes actually looked like they belonged in the military, and not on safari.

[@blackcondor208]

I'm an unabashed 90s fan. I like this figure's accessories a lot (in many ways, the accessory trees were a godsend for kids who were prone to losing or breaking weapons), and I find the figure itself amusing. But I have to admit that it definitely does not work as the character of Leatherneck. When I was a kid, I somehow owned an original Leatherneck even though I was probably 2 years old when it came out. Must have been a hand-me-down from some other kid or just found somewhere. He was definite;y the oldest Joe I owned until adulthood.

[@TerryTurner]

Didn't know they make giraffe pants. Poor creature, should have ran faster. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@johannesmakila2459]

Too bad no giraffe can run as fast as bullet since most likely Leatherneck killed that poor giraffe with gun.

[@TerryTurner]

Johannes Mäkilä 😂😂😂😂😂

[@joejupiter4138]

I had this figure, when I was a kid, as well as most of the figures advertised on the back of the card. I liked it, then, because it looked distinct, and I thought the animal print was a fun touch. It's worth noting, however, that I wasn't into G.I. Joe as a franchise, but merely as characterless toys. Nowadays... yeah, this is not a good entry.

[@adamverwolf9499]

Giraffe Pants LOLOLOLOL Leatherneck Killed Geofrey Unemployed Was bad enough now he's Leatherneck's Pants good that your not leaving. Now go on a mission Steve

[@joshuachristian5443]

The "real" Leather Neck? Lol

[@MadisonCarter]

Pants? More like pajamas.

[@THEWATCHERISLOOKING]

These figures are awful. But I got him because he was missing in my collection. Then eBay came along. Changed everything. These 90 versions I use them to hang around the headquarters or extra characters to shoot at for the Joes and Cobra.. Not sure what he was trying to camouflage. It's insane colors.

[@cobraisland2594]

Brian he meant fifty push-ups not fifty bucks

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

Damn you Leatherneck, why did you kill Geofry?!!! Great to see you back to being your normal comedic self.

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

bryon jackson Lol. He's the reason for the demise of Toys R Us.

[@piotrdepta6398]

love that coment... :D !!! OMG !!!

[@ReboottoysEllis]

#Giraffe force

[@RogueTwo]

Ah, version 3 Leatherneck. I always felt that he, like many 90s GI Joe action figures, had a pretty darn good -- if a bit overly beefed up -- sculpt... And God awful colors. As I really got a lot of use out of Leatherneck as a character, and my version 1 figure was showing a lot of wear, I got this one and used him, but really hoped for a better repaint. I continued to hope throughout the late 90s Toys R' Us 3-packs, the early 00s 2-packs and New Sculpt era 6-packs. It's sad that we'll never see this toy done justice. Ah well. On the plus side, at least his weapon tree was in black, and not the yellow or brown I feared. And the Airwave rifle does appear to be a futuristic assault rifle/grenade launcher combo, not too far removed from his original M-16 with grenade launcher. At least somewhat appropriate I thought. To each their own.

[@Taskforce-bx9du]

Xm25

[@chesterobergthejesusfreak1039]

Hey just take off all the yellow and bright blue of him he actually wouldn’t be that bad of a figure

[@sergioflores2666]

ha ha.brian christ

[@uhhuhhuh100]

I think they could've done better with this version of Leatherneck. Why would they give a marine the stupid giraffe camouflage? This figure is one of many reasons why G.I. Joe figures and vehicles looked awful in the 1990's!

[@josiahalcorne7568]

Ouch!!! That was a bad figure. Way to turn make chicken salad from chicken spit. Lookin9 forward to next video in two weeks. See you then.

[@roberttowle7120]

#5 is not a revolver it is like ?? a 9 mm or a 45mm !!!

[@jakeproven256]

I think this figure does look like leatherneck but in a stupid uniform.

[@cookiemadison8529]

drop and give me 50....nice

[@orcatwar9810]

what have they done to Leatherneck??!!!!

[@ludicrousslim]

"Orange Missile Launcher"... You're quite right HCC, the US military did not begin issuing Orange Missile Launchers until 1996. Up until then, Yellow Missile Launchers would have been standard issue, starting in 91. Of course, it would make sense that an elite unit like the Joes would have had access to the more advanced Orange Missile Launcher prior to... Oh the hell with it! He has giraffepants for cryin' out loud, there's no saving this figure! 90's Joes were an affront to any military or aesthetic sensibility. Don't sugarcoat, don't play the mediator, and don't hold back- UNLEASH THE MONSTER INSIDE!!!!

[@mgvillanmp478]

Ugh he's way too bright ....wow

[@travismoore7938]

Great review and great to see you! Awful figure. I bet Ron Rudat made them change the head sculpt so he would not be forever linked with that figure.

[@thesnook666]

#giraffepants

[@mgvillanmp478]

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