HCC788 - 1992 G.I. JOE HEADQUARTERS - Vintage toy review!

[@ComicTropes]

I love the big review every January. This was really fun!

[@punce]

I got this for Christmas 1992. I wasn’t a big Joes kid but this blew my mind. I don’t think I even had any authentic Joes to go with it - I think I was given a couple multipacks of Lanard “The Corps” figures to go with it.

[@bramzwingli]

That's exactly what my parents did

[@brianbuchmeier]

Good review. A couple notes: 1) The reason the alarm wasn’t working at first is because that final target was still in place. You put the switch into one of the alarm positions, then when the target is hit and the pillar is shot out, the alarm sounds. 2) You can put one of the orange missile launchers in that middle tower section if you just take the tower apart first. 3) You didn’t mention the FOOT PEGS! that are underneath the side sections so figures can stand on the outside when it is in the folded position.

[@stephenchaiser5082]

Also the gas hose nozzle isn’t the correct one. The correct one is the same green as the rest of the HQ. The hose also goes into the barrel

[@JuntoAsnani]

Woke up one Christmas to this assembled and covered in new Joes. I still have it. An absolute favorite.

[@thedarkknight803able]

THAT IS AWESOME! STARTING MY GI,JOE COLLECTION AGAIN. I NEED TO GET A HEADQUARTERS FOR MY JOE'S. I ENJOY THE VIDEO. YO JOE!💥😯👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿😁👍🏿

[@BlueMilkJedi]

This reminds me of Christmas morning

[@Savage209er]

You should do a new series on your channel as a Subscriber Showcase Series. Where your subscribers send in photos and or videos of their collections. Maybe a rundown of what we have collected, highlights of our collections, how we go about obtaining our collections and share our grails! As a way for the GI*Joe collecting community to connect and support each other. I’d love to show what I have accumulated over the years and I would like to see what everyone else has. Gooooo Joe! 🐍

[@susanlower9932]

This is a fantastic idea!! I'll make him do it.

[@Savage209er]

Susan Lower haha! That would be great. 👍🏼

[@johnsoehnlen4781]

This is amazing. I always built my own bases but I wish I would have gotten this in 1993 or 1994 when I saw it discounted. It definitely goes to show that G.I. Joe was still able to produce quality products in 1992. This playset, along with original figure molds, attests to this fact and makes 1992 a good year. It was actually 1993 and 1994 where the vintage line started to go downhill.

[@Ynffy]

I am not really a G.I. Joe fan. I had a handfull of comics and figures as a kid but this channel is damn amusing and I like to have it in the background when I do stuff. It's intriguing how much there is to know about these figures.

[@ZBR_ProXP]

I once went to a Toys R Us with my friends, these two brothers. They had Christmas or Birthday money. One of them walked out with this and built it that day. The other walked out with Final Fight SNES. Was a great day!

[@ZBR_ProXP]

Oh wait, maybe it was the general (1990)?

[@cobraisland2594]

Glad to be on the journey you inspired my journey. And channel

[@GIDOJO]

Since I was born in 1984 I didn’t really have the opportunity to own the original headquarters command center because by Christmas 87(my first Gijoe Christmas) that toy had been sold out for years. It was very exciting in 1992 to finally own a headquarters

[@guitardudeguy3139]

I am happy to be a member of the GI Joe community and we have always looked up to you for inspiration and love your great reviews! Congrats HCC!

[@isaacchristian2652]

You probably dont care but does anyone know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account? I was stupid lost the password. I love any assistance you can give me!

[@knoxcolten8910]

@Isaac Christian instablaster ;)

[@cameronstoltie5952]

i enjoy the gi joe of my childhood it was perhaps the only enjoyable thing of said thank you for letting me revisit it in comfort i am ur fan forever because of such

[@badmojo90]

I had this one growing up, I used to have it the 'Eco Warriors Cobra Toxo Lab' and the 'Swamp Thing Transducer Playset' and I would plug them all together as one huge fortress swapping out the GIJoe Logo's on the fort for Cobra.... I miss being a kid

[@bluebeard6189]

This channel is my guilty pleasure. Small snippets whether it's 5 or 10 minutes I get to remember what it was like to be a kid. God you don't know how much I need that sometimes

[@G7M9W]

What a huge start to 2020! My brother and I got this one for Christmas 1992, and loved it (despite the neon orange accessories). It not only served time as an HQ, but as spaceship, and as an orbitally dropped (not literally) landing craft/outpost. Hey -- we had to do something for all those Star Brigade figures!

[@mrbluesteen]

Congratulations on 10,000! We love the channel here I really hope you keep making them. Thank you for bringing back all these childhood memories with G.I. Joe. Yo Joe!!!!!!

[@ianpokluda9489]

Congrats on the 10K mark! I got this base for Christmas in 1992. Still have it. So many play features and I remember vividly using the light and all the sound effects.

[@skabcat242]

I like how on the box art snake eyes is pointing at cobra commander. Like he is trying to say "He is right there! Stop shooting at random!"

[@pavandal]

I love coming across a toy review of something I forgot I had as a kid. Loved it!

[@robonintendo]

This playset was seen in the background of the original Jumanji! Weird as that movie was filmed after the toy was no longer on shelves

[@mistyknightsbionicarm]

It would have been filmed between late 93 through mid 94. Definitely not outside the realm of possibility it was still at retail.

[@edwardjacobs4042]

I was able to get a 92 headquarters partially complete from a vintage toy store that went out of business for a great price. I have been slowly buying the missing stuff to complete it. I love the foot pegs and the playability of it. I also like the 83 headquarters but like this one better and I'm an 80s fan over the 90s. But love them all nonetheless. Thanks for this review , I enjoyed it a lot.

[@G0d0fChaos]

My cousin had that when I was a kid and it was rad as hell to play on. Also the vehicle spring missiles had enough heft and power to pop those spring explosion things, the hand held missiles never had enough oomf to trigger anything.

[@KillerKrieg]

YAY THE 90'S YEAR MY CHILDHOOD!!!! Great review of an awesome playset

[@Vincent-396]

Very dramatic new intro music. I’m excited to see what 2020 holds for your channel, and us fans of your work. Keep up the great job, Sir.

[@MrGonza818]

I knew this was gonna be the first review of the year, and I couldn’t wait. This was my headquarters as a kid. I love your review. Thank you

[@mercedogre]

the platform at 16:50 is designed for the cannon to sit in when its folded up for storage

[@ExUSSailor]

Another one I wanted as a kid, but, never got!

[@abelcarreon]

I was a 90s joe era kid, i really enjoyed playing with them, never thought the colors ware too bright for war hahaha, i enjoy this channel eventhough its obvious 90s joe are hated here, but i like to see what was the best era of Joe's, the 80s! I actually own the street fighter variant and i really enjoyed it, looking forward to see more ...

[@Mecha82]

"and now least important part of review, my opinion" I believe that I talk for everyone when I say that this is big reason why we are here. To hear your opinion about vintage G.I. Joe toys and playsets.

[@eaksgeeks8674]

I wanted this for Christmas of 92 I got the toxo lab instead

[@AlanGChenery]

On many channels the home made award would be cringey as anything. But you managed to make it was endearing and wholesome. :D

[@MikeMuellnerMD]

15:04 The orange wall was painted silver on the prototype which was depicted on all catalogues from 1992. I wish Hasbro kept it this way. Also, figure mission launchers are hopeless to trigger the barrel. Gotta use the large green missiles with the set for that. 🔥

[@ibsouper]

Just discovered your channel. Really enjoying it. I had 87-89 joes. My little brother had 92-94 joes.

[@dabigork]

Congratulations on the 10k subs cool channel hosted by a top bloke

[@michaelhallen2808]

I went from Star Wars to G.I.Joe in 1982 like many of us. Had so much fun with Joes and Cobra.

[@fanboysforever]

Great job as always! I’m a huge 90’s Joe fan so I’m looking forward to this year’s reviews. Your review inspired me to take another look at the headquarters and I think the 2001 release color scheme works for me the best so that’s the one I’m picking up. Yo Joe!

[@mrdonigan]

Congrats on the Card board play button! No sooner did I say, I'd love to see a side by side comparison of the bases... and boom "let's do a side by side..." you read my mind.

[@mistermustachio336]

Congrats on reaching 10K! I noticed a shift in the audio at 20:02. I chalked it up to one of three possibilities: 1. Puberty; 2. Tom Brokaw agreed to narrate a section of the video; 3. You were suffering from a cold/ exhaustion. Also, thanks for addressing my questions about Star Brigade Roadblock in Q&A video. Looking forward to great Joe things in 2020!

[@ericb8217]

I found one of these at a thrift store about 17 years ago for $25. It was still in the box and in perfect condition. I always wanted one as a kid and now my son and I have a lot of fun with it.

[@JohnZeeX]

Congrats on that button! I'd give you one made of that cool swirly metallic looking plastic with assorted orange accessories if I could. Love the channel and appreciate your passion for the hobby I love..

[@DasNordlicht91]

I kinda think the Fort America vehicle in its outpost configuration would look cool displayed with Headquarters '92. Maybe as a defense outpost to stop enemy invaders as the first line of defense.

[@JMitsuruDavis]

Thank you for taking us on this journey!

[@stevendunkley8890]

Congrats on your 10k subscribers HCC. Onwards and upwards. Think this is going to be a great year.

[@anionhero]

Great review. This came out after I stopped playing with the toys, so I have never seen it before. But it looks good.

[@impossiblepie]

You deserve 300,000 subscribers!!! My friend Yo Joe!!!

[@JurassicRod]

Having the 83 Command Center alongside this as one huge base would be awesome.

[@Vincent-396]

Great review. I just one, yesterday. I can’t wait for it to arrive.

[@ericfields7324]

Shout out hcc👍👍👍👍💯💯💯🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@WWJD85]

Thank you for the posting this HCC788, especially so close to my birthday. I remember getting this playset back in Christmas 1992., along with Fort America and the Cobra Earthquake. Congrats to on 10,000 Subs.

[@justanothertoyreviewer]

Great review! The jail cell combination made me smile. 841 or upside down, Ih8.

[@Bathingape888]

Thank you for creating this awesome content, you deserve all the subscribers you have and heres hoping for many more

[@affoster79]

My elevator doesn't go to the top floor either so I know the feeling ;)

[@fakename2212]

I loved this toy, it kicked so much ass. I got it on Xmas morning. I could have sworn that it came with a Gung Ho figure with a strip bandana. I must have just also got that figure at the same time. I never knew what to pretend the brown rear section was, though.

[@jasonhare8540]

We used a dresser as a base . Pulled the drawers out and used army men battlefield clutter and decoration and some dollhouse furniture to make a multi-story base ..... I would see these in the catalog and just wonder what they wanted all that money for .

[@vald666]

Had this set growing up and loved it.

[@ethancampbell297]

I had this base, ( incomplete ) I sent it to GI Joeburg along with some other 90s gems. They did the unboxing after they got back from 2018 Joe Con. It was really cool to see them enjoy it so much. Shorty after, my life took a turn for the worse. But still have my Joe's! One day at a time.

[@Canoby]

The 2001 recolor was SUCH an improvement

[@chrismayer3919]

I use my (brown/green) '01 HQ back-to-back with my '83 HQ; they look GREAT together!

[@BBOKIDS]

I just got this a few months back! Missing the jail door the missiles to the cannon and all the orange guns, but I’m still appreciative of what I have, brought for 55 dollars

[@pixelforge4858]

what a playset. went insane when i got it as a kid

[@RemyJackson]

I grew up with the 80s HQ, but being a reader of the comics, I knew it wasnt the actual PIT HQ, but a prefabricated base that could be delivered by helicopter and assembled in the field

[@RemyJackson]

@VT Alt it did, and it worked for the cartoon. In the comics, the Pit was so well hidden, the military base itting on top of it didn't even know it was there. I have the comic that featured the toy HQ. It was when the Joe's had captured Cobra Commander but considered him too much of a security risk to take to the pit, so they called in the prefabricated command center. I remember seeing and thinking "Hey, that's the toy!"

[@RemyJackson]

@VT Alt it does make sense though. GI Joe was like S.H.I.E.L.D in the secrets department. The regular soldiers having no idea there was an entire underground base under their motor pool, or why the Chaplain's Assistants high such a high casualty rate with names like Quick Kick or Thunder. Even Ripcord wasnt allowed to tell his own girlfriend his real name. She had to just call him Ripcord.

[@georgelea4297]

Thanks for another quality video as always Brian can't wait to see you review the 90s toys👍

[@speedlgt]

I have both playsets. I think this one is a better toy than the 83 HQ.

[@jakeproven256]

supplement toys me to.

[@sirgrunt99]

Sweet I hope you get a real one someday for your Vintage toy review rockssssssssss

[@p.mc.4449]

Great video. Found mine at a con in Dallas for a great price. Hate to tell you this, but, the decade starts next year.

[@FlexLuger87]

I'm a huge fan of this channel bro and thanks for the upload🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍

[@gerbill13]

Hay man just found your channel while looking up GiJoe toys for a thing.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

Awesome review I used to dislike this playset but after your review I think it's pretty cool, would be a nice display piece....🏛

[@edghlover7535]

Dude, you're great. Thank you for all your hard work. I wish you a great 2020! Hope to see more 1994 Star Brigade reviews this year :)

[@SargentRock-v8f]

Had the G1 headquaeters , childhood memories .

[@theygone6962]

Wow what a away to open up the new year. I like the new intro

[@matthewsirois3705]

My friend had this HQ and it was awesome!!! A lot of play value. We’d have Cobra launching assaults with HISS and RAGE tanks, since we each had two. Massive battles with mass destruction. I’m surprised it was only worth 5 Flag points!?! They were getting stingy with those at the end

[@skylon83]

Great review! I had this as as a kid and a couple things: I feel like if the targets could have been triggered by the actual spring loaded missiles of the era they would have been like hair- triggers. As it was, getting the prison wall to stay in place was a pain and mine seemed to pop out if you looked at it wrong. Second, you got the wrong gas pump. It looks like yours is from the MCC. The original was green and looked a lot like a typical gas pump that you would find at a gas station. The peg that goes into the hose on mine broke, so I am not sure how that part did at surviving play. Lastly, I had no clue that brown part in the rear was meant as a vehicle service bay until I read about this playset online recently. Apart from storage for the missile launcher I imagined it as the generator/reactor for the base as a kid.

[@KillerKrieg]

Congratulations man!!! a much deserved 10k

[@woofan25]

Congrats on 10k and great review!

[@joejupiter4138]

I like that revolving missile launcher in the front. It carries on the fine G.I. Joe tradition of a completely unprotected gunner, crying out to be shot.

[@ariesgarin5213]

We all appreciate you! Thanks!

[@dal5x5]

Congrats on the 10k!

[@ProfessorGalileu]

That's a very cool playset and specialy for me here in Brazil with only the 83 hq.

[@Roche_Furman]

Bright orange, the top choice of frontline military bases worldwide.

[@ARCWuLF]

It kind of reminds me of the G.I.Joe/Cobra Battle Game... I wonder if the heavy foam darts from that item would activate the spring loaded targets...

[@BennyLlama39]

Congrats on 10K. 😀

[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

the way its designed and the color choice it seems like a custom build rather than an official release..interesting choice

[@Deadduck2pt0]

Seeing this after FormBX's review helps cement his theory that this playset was scaled down from its intention. Especially that jail and service bay. If it was doubled in size, a lot of those issues disappear. But then you have something that a child can't fold up and take to their friends. Let alone, put away in a closet.

[@cowpuddles4851]

At least you like decent pizza. Marco’s is the way to go! But seriously Hoodie Coco, your channel is great. Thanks for investing so much time and effort.

[@510newguy]

Pizza Box award was awesome! haha

[@gazz_N7]

That's a massive play-set!! Wonder what its like compared to the Flagg? Great review Hoodie!!

[@anurag8792]

Great video...😍👍..luv n respect from India

[@lonesquiff6551]

Just found your channel and enjoy your humor and wit. Keep up the great work! Despite the sounds I subbed up lol. Have you done a review on the General mobile command base?

[@jasonking3182]

The 83 Headquarters is so modular that you can combine both for a super headquarters

[@MotiviqueStudio]

So much firepower. So few targeting systems.

[@woodman29]

Great review HCC congrats on 10k.

[@Michael_Johnson_5446]

I'd be tempted just to buy that bunker section at the front. That would be a great playset in its own right.

[@nicholasbiermann8007]

Great review! I didn't even know this existed! So cool & a great way to kick off the 90's year! Only one thing missing.... showing all 50 figures on the foot pegs foot pegs foot pegs!

[@Pegwarmers]

Go 90's! Nice review.

[@Payne-ted_Plastic]

This was a bit after my time, but after seeing this....i may try to add it to my collection. Colors & sounds aside, it looks pretty cool!!

[@wayne8833]

Does anybody think they will ever bring the joe toy line back?

[@lazarus30001]

It's been a hell of a ride ;-)