History of Palitoys Red shadows 1983/84 updated

[@MikeWalker75]

I really enjoy all of your Action Force history videos! It’s crazy to think that there’s whole other versions GI Joe characters out there! I love the video where you talk about coming to America, and your grandmother got you GI Joe figures. I can’t imagine what it would be like to find out some of your favorite toys are completely different, in another country. Especially when you’re a kid!

[@Randomgijoecollector]

Thankyou I am glad you are enjoying them! That first time I saw a whole Isle dedicated to gi joe blew my mind I was a gibbering wreck!🤣 I was very lucky and the timing was just right!

[@yaboym3247]

Great video. The reason Action Force was my favourite toyline and the reason I always secretly rooted for the Red Shadows is that the comics really brought the various characters to life and fleshed them out.

[@Randomgijoecollector]

@yaboym3247 Thank you. i am glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for your comment. Nice a fellow Action Force fan! 👍🏻 yes, the stories were done very well, and as you say, they did a great job of fleshing out the characters! BLOOD FOR THE BARON!!!

[@yaboym3247]

​@@Randomgijoecollectorhave you seen that Super7 are doing a G.I Joe Ultimates 7 inch Red Jackal figure? It looks kinda incredible 😍

[@Randomgijoecollector]

@yaboym3247 I have heard about it, but not seen it! I think I may have to start collecting super 7's then if that's the case 🤣 I will look it up! Thanks for the heads up on that one! 👍🏻

[@DSPIC444]

13:31 just received the bbts exclusive action Force monster force figs today( 2 sleepwalkers and a Delta Red trooper). And I gotta say they pair well with the g.i.joe classified series figs. Highly recommend.

[@Randomgijoecollector]

@DSPIC444 ahh thank you. I have seen some pics of someone who looks like the Baron, I didn't know about the size comparison, nice 👍🏻

[@Rakerong]

They are terrific figures! I have the same figures and I was actually hesitant on getting the Crimson Moon Division guard but they're going heavy on the Red Shadow inspired characters in the Classified scale and I had to get it. Lots of exciting news from the company Fresh Monkey Fiction. Though, it seems like it's mostly in concept stages and won't be actual figures until much later. I think Series 2 is due out in mid to late 2025,

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

Thank you for the information. I grew up in the US. The Red Shadows were not part of the Cobra that I knew. I'm interested in the Red Shadows because of the Operation Monster Force line. I bought the Crimson Sleepwalker figure and love the look. It's a shame that Hasbro doesn't care about the faction.

[@Randomgijoecollector]

@perceivedvelocity9914 my pleasure, i hope it helped. Yes, there is something iconic about the red shadows with thier nazi like uniforms, they did look cool. Yes I have seen alot about the Crimson moon, they do look good! And yes I really think hasbro have missed the mark on this. Thanks for the comment and for watching

[@banzaibobA7V]

The Red Shadows are my favourite baddies of all time (well, maybe just after The Empire from Star Wars). My wife got me the brilliant 7" Red Jackal from Super 7 for Christmas last year. It's a fantastic tribute figure. Pity he's likely the only Red Shadow they'll release. And he's bigger than Classified and Valaverse figures so won't fit in with those displays. I absolutely dig him though. I'm still waiting on the 4" and 6" Eagle/Monster Force figures that are coming out this year. Along with the not-so-far-off-now Roboskull Mk II, these should scratch my Red Shadows itch.

[@Randomgijoecollector]

That's cool! Yes, both were very good! Nice, I have seen that figure. He does look good, it's a shame about the size being bigger like you say, but I bet he makes a great stand alone figure! The Roboskull Mk 2 looks amazing ❤️ That's some itch you have lol! Thank you for watching and your comment 🙏

[@cobraking1419]

I would like to see a war between Cobra Command and the Red Shadows

[@Randomgijoecollector]

@cobraking1419 it's does happen later on, in a issue called school for snakes, which I will cover eventually! Lol! Thank you for your comment 🙏

[@boywondertoys4142]

Great video! Love the inclusion of all the comic pages, I hadn’t seen any of those before. Fresh Monkey Fiction has you covered for 6” versions of Red Shadows. They previously did Red Shadows “homage” figures in their 4” Eagle Force line and look to be continuing that trend in their 6” Monster Force line. They’ve already got a couple Red Shadow troops up for preorder. Plus there’s the Roboskull MK2 kickstarter that also offers 6” scale Skeletron and Red Wolf figures.

[@Randomgijoecollector]

Thankyou! I am glad you enjoyed it. And thank you for the heads up, I will look into it, more money to burn 🤣 and yes I had heard about the Roboskull I wish they had done this earlier!

[@zandorvorkov7257]

This was very enlightening. I didn't know about any of this.

[@Randomgijoecollector]

Hope you enjoyed, thank you for watching 🙏

[@sparkster1701]

I may have to look into making some of these in LEGO form. I've built the HISS tank and the HAL, and have designed the SNAKE armor so making recolors of those as Red Shadow versions should be simple. All that would be missing is a way to see some of their stickers so I could make them.

[@Randomgijoecollector]

That sounds amazing, i love lego. I like to see what you have done, do you have an I.G account.? As for the stickers check out B.F.T.B.com and look under toys and then AF 1983-84 then look up the vehicle and scroll through the pics and the stickers are there on most vehicles! Good luck 👍🏻

[@sparkster1701]

@@Randomgijoecollector I have a playlist for some of them on my KZbin channel, and would love for you to check them out and leave your thoughts. I hope to post more videos of my fleet, but having the time to film them has been a chore lately.

[@Randomgijoecollector]

@sparkster1701 Great I will have a look and check them out!👍🏻 I am in the same position, it's tricky finding the time, hence why my output of videos isn't great lol.

[@darren2514fv]

Hasbro were able to integrate the Red Shadows into GI Joe through the acquisition of Palitoy/Kenner in 1991 hence the Devil's Due revival in 2005

[@Randomgijoecollector]

Hey Darren, thank you for that bit of information, I knew they had a distribution/licensing agreement back in the day. You learn something new every day! Thank you for the comment 👍🏻

[@Lazrael32]

I'm still hoping, as we have gotten most of the popular cobra characters, that classified starts dipping into the red shadows. i know they can't call anything action force, but they could still do a lot with it.

[@Randomgijoecollector]

I am with you there 👍🏻, there are some nice customs about, but I would love a red shadow to be done! Thankyou for watching 🙏

[@Chris-dz3rs]

I would have had the Red Shadows become the Crimson Guard.

[@Randomgijoecollector]

Good idea, it could have been interesting 👍🏻

[@Chris-dz3rs]

@@Randomgijoecollector Thanks. Crimson Guards are usually portrayed as being personally loyal to Cobra Commander himself ,BUT what if they are actually USING him . Baron Ironblood was able to brainwash the Black Major and Anton ( aka Red Jackal), so how do we know that Cobra Commander himself is also a victim of the Baron's mind washing ? Perhaps Cobra Commander is himself merely a puppet , with the Baron simply watching.