Steve's Collection

Steve from GI Joburg gives a tour of his toyrooms. Warning! There will be non-GI Joe toys. And talk of potty-training.
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[@pathogenoxide6917]

Seeing this....makes me wish I still had all my old GI Joes.

[@gijoburg]

From what I can gather, you have lots of company! But the odd thing about re-buying the figures you had and lost is that you can imbue all of that history into a duplicate figure that you just bought. Particularly when the figure is less than mint. At least that's how it works for me. It almost doesn't matter that it's not the same toy you'd had as a kid.

[@pathogenoxide6917]

Aye, I guess that's how the whole nostalgia bit works eh? You attach memories to places, objects, even sounds, and just a glimpse or listen and suddenly you're right back there in that place in time. One of my favorite memories was seeing those 2000 era Joes on a couple of racks in some store, haven't seen GI Joe in stores for years until then. Missed that Laser Viper filecard, the idea that Cobra's troops were so off their rockers that they decide that testing working laser guns on each other was a good idea still makes me chuckle.

[@carolynroman3757]

same

[@honestfigurereviews]

Absolutely amazing collection , preserved from childhood immaculately. You're very fortunate to still have your childhood room available to you. As circumstances change as we grow up. My mother ended up selling our childhood home when my father died and moved back home (to another country) so yeh you are very fortunate indeed.

[@itsabroom8402]

I saw Toynami Master Piece collection figures, you are now the best person in the world.

[@gijoburg]

Ha! A Robotech fan ey? Sorry I didn't spend any time focusing on them then... wrong scale! And you heard how I am about mixing scales!

[@stevenseagal4664]

Back again to watch this video!! I love the channel! everytime I watch your videos I find myself on EBAY searching for joes to buy.

[@delvis7842]

Just saw this via the STRYDENT page on FB! Great collection, and organization! Very cool! Thank you for sharing!

[@gijoburg]

Thanks Del! Welcome to Joburg!

[@d.linkythekat2530]

what a great video- thank you.

[@porkchopsandwiches487]

Thank you for sharing with us your collection. Fantastic show!

[@gijoburg]

It was my pleasure! Thanks for commenting!

[@neildesai8561]

That's awesome - Thanks for the memories and god bless!

[@bobdobalina8910]

What a wonderful collection, it is always a pleasure to watch, see & hear someone else's love of Collecting Joe's. When I listen to a review, it brings back so many fond memories of countless hours of imaginable fun, getting lost in the universe that you built with the things that you had. Your Transformers Collection is another I fondly remember. SUPER COOL. Thank you for opening your door & allowing us fellow enthusiasts to take it all in

[@andretavares6827]

Awesome dude ones never to old for toys

[@gijoburg]

Gonna toss a few faves into my casket with me... JOKES!

[@Transfixed]

Pretty awesome that you got to keep your collection in the same place. Thanks for the tour, Steve, your enthusiasm always reinvigorates my vintage Joe love :D

[@gijoburg]

Now that's a comment I love to see! Great! And as for keeping my toys at the folk's place, I'm never going to take for granted how lucky I am at how stable those two are. It's becoming rarer and rarer. Love them, I should feature them in a vid some day.

[@bobdobalina8910]

@@gijoburg You absolutely should. My parents were together for 40 years before my Mom passed on. Dad's still in mourning, it's been several since. They gave me, and my siblings one of those upbringings that every kid can only dream of, and few get to live. Not rich by any means, just spoiled beyond belief with affection, love and always being there for us no matter what. They stepped up at every opportunity from Team Mom, to becoming a Referee & Assistant Coach/Coach on days the Coach couldn't make it, to being Team Drivers when other parents were too "busy" with their life to be involved in their kids. Then there was Christmas & Birthdays, my collection was much like yours, lots of variation and all fondly played with in scenario, after scenario, after scenario during countless afternoons, evenings and weekends. I can only hope to live up to be as good as they were with me. Get them on film, interview them for posterity and it's your history that you will always cherish, as well as a way for any future children to connect with. Thanks again.

[@lttlTcustoms]

awesome collection

[@lexistoyloft2641]

Cool collection! I definitely need more display space! Thanks for sharing;)

[@gijoburg]

You’re welcome! I don’t think there’s a collector among us who has all the space they need... I’m trying to trim things down to let the stuff I really treasure shine through!

[@RebornTrooper83]

Steve your collection is amazing! Love it! Thanks for the collection tour!

[@gijoburg]

You are very welcome! You might have gathered - I really enjoyed doing it! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@RebornTrooper83]

GI Joburg you’re welcome man! Great stuff 👍🏼

[@impossiblepie]

Love the framed catalogue, i plan to something like that. Fantastic collection!

[@Buck_Rail]

Love it man! Great video!

[@gijoburg]

Thanks Buck! Great artwork dude!

[@gijoespanol]

I never thought in the idea of using catalogs as poster until now.

[@brandonkeisler86]

Amazing collection man!!!

[@gijoburg]

Thank you Brandon, and thanks for the comment!

[@madg620]

Great collection dude you guys rock im subscribed👍👍👍👍

[@ronaldhof3654]

Great collection, good to know you collect Transformers Masterpiece figures as well. For me, these figures sparked a renewed interest in Transformers.

[@gijoburg]

They're great. I had to have a little selection of favourites. I'd say the best of the lot is Grimlock, what a stunning figure. Not much (if anything) I can mark him down on. He's perfect.

[@carolynroman3757]

I would say about when I was 6 the only thing I got when we went to stores word Transformers

[@harryhumstone3149]

Superb what a nice collection well displayed

[@gijoburg]

Thank you! Looking to expand someday, I’d love to breath some space between all the toys.

[@mizzikedvalle2172]

Love your collection now you got me thinking about starting mine

[@gijoburg]

Now you got me thinking, if I went back down to zero and had to start again; what would be the essentials? Probably still GI Joe 1984-1992...

[@TheSultan79]

My name is stephen to and I use to love collecting gi joe back when I was a kid and loved every minute of it sure brings back memories playing outside in my moms garden and using the garden as my jungle scene for both sides fun days they should have made a game out of it like Warhammer 40k or something

[@marcelodasilva6570]

My friend is your collection and the best of all

[@Kay-t-lynn]

Just amazing collection!

[@gijoburg]

Why thank you! I'm quite happy with this stuff. Really cool, but not gonna start obscuring the sun!

[@CO2Giger]

Very cool! ! !

[@ELKFILMZ]

Awesome tour man, i like how you try and keep everything 1:18 i do the same thing even if i find a playmobile piece like you have.

[@gijoburg]

What can I say? I like my toys to be able to play with each other without any unexplainable giants!

[@noserex9695]

Awesome!

[@thehumanmechanismmk2545]

Damn. A PTE SU-27, PTE A-10 Thunder Bolt, the Chap Mei Osprey, AND the Chap Mei Merkava? Those are some of the rarest items from their respective lines. You've been holding out on us, bro! :)

[@gijoburg]

Hahaha! Should GI Joburg do non-GI Joe reviews, in other words?

[@mightybluespider]

@@gijoburg yes!!!

[@bulkyboi8810]

GI Joburg can you tell me the names of everything on that shelf on 10:00 gotta use amazon card somehow

[@Tkshopp]

I'm a 70's 80's kid and have my GI Joe collection but this is awesome. A little of everything from the classics to the will be classics. Thanks 4 the memories. Truly amazing

[@gijoburg]

You’re welcome buddy. Thank you for commenting!

[@ooplasticjunkiesoo8936]

Very good eye candy! Love the set up and the Donald Duck pillow... haha had too. Thanks for a peek into your collection.

[@gijoburg]

No way! That pillow case sure as hell had good distribution!

[@glennrobbins2372]

Awesome collection. I was fortunate to buy a box of Joes and a yard sale for 20 bucks for my son in 2000. Although he was too young to play with them then, I set them as well as 12" Joes aside for when he was older. I wanted him to have the same fun with the smaller Joes as I did with the older ones. There were over 100 Joes and 8 or 9 vehicles in the box. I believe he still has them.

[@gijoburg]

For a 20?! That’s incredible! Love stories like this.

[@glennrobbins2372]

@@gijoburg We wound up having to get a book on them because we had no idea who was who or what equipment belonged to which figure. There were a lot of custom figures as well and body parts. I was happy that he loved G.I.Joe as much as I did. I was around 6 or 7 when I received my 1st G.I.Joe, it was the 12" Green Beret with the bazooka. It was 1968 when I began to play with them and around 73/74 when I got out of them, so from the war era to the beginning of the Adventure Team. Which was probably Action Man for you.

[@gijoburg]

Whew, Action Man and Adventure Team were before my time. But I was raised on GI Joe in the ‘90s and the advent of the internet allowed me to expand my “back catalogue”. Haven’t got quite as far as ‘68 tho! 😝

[@Armoredarthur]

Awesome collection 👍👍👍👍

[@gijoburg]

Thanks for commenting LowLight!

[@mikesmith2718]

great collection brother i wish mine was organized like yours i just have too much and not enough space lol hope to see the rest of the teams collections

[@joachimmeier7318]

Nice greetings to GI Joburg, it's rare to have parents who keep the childroom in "such" a good condition ;-). Nice collection of classics. I enyoy that you keep the inner child allive.

[@gijoburg]

I live for this stuff, Joachim! And as for keeping the kids room unaltered, I didn't mention that it gets converted to a real kids room every Christmas when my big bro's twins visit. You best believe that the Defiant takes up a different address once a year!

[@joachimmeier7318]

This is fantastic! Maybe make a christmasspecial with your bros (when they allow it).

[@jsoto127]

nice collection!!!

[@gijoburg]

Why thank you! I'm happy with it. It gives me endless joy!

[@DREADNOK_RYAN]

I am so glad I am nit the only one who keeps the years together in my displays. Steve the collection looks awesome. It is funny that you have to keep them at two different locations.

[@gijoburg]

It is a little strange, for sure. I have ambitions to move out to the suburbs one day and give everything the space it deserves, but until then, this isn't a bad compromise. I have my weekday toys and my weekend with the folks toys.

[@mylittleponyroom8685]

Very cool collection! I love your Transformers! I remember my brother had some Transformers as he was a kid 😉

[@thebunker1618]

Love your display! I like the mix of other 1/18th figures. You have about the same space for your collection as I do.

[@gijoburg]

Yep. Working within limitations keeps our collections QUALITY!

[@jimdempsey767]

Iconicon brought me here. Robotech Masterpiece? Cool. Toynami had excellent marketing on that line. Wish the product had been better. I do credit them for getting me back into collecting. Thanks for showing us your wonderful collection!

[@michaelvegas8398]

Awesome collection!!! YoJoe!!!

[@gijoburg]

Thanks Michael! I love my toys!

[@samanthaadams619]

That is a beautiful collection, Steve! Thanks for showing. Very sweet Joe, Transformers and Star Wars goodies all in one place.

[@gijoburg]

Thank you very much! The "Holy Trinity" of surviving 80s toy properties! And I like to keep them close...

[@samanthaadams619]

Holy trinity, well said! Those were my "Big 3" growing up. ^_^

[@stevenseagal4664]

Wow sick collection man!

[@gijoburg]

Thanks Steve, this stuff is my instant happy place. No matter how crappy my day, I take something down from the shelf and life ain't so bad!

[@llovethe80s]

Awesome Collectibles

[@gijoburg]

Thanks! I agree! Thank you for watching!

[@mattrepeatcollector173]

Best collection of joe vehicles I’ve seen. Amazing stuff. That defiant and boxed tomahawk 😍

[@gijoburg]

Thanks Matt! You did indeed rewatch! Good man.

[@Davidcabal]

WHOA WHOA WHOA STEPHEN! Your Transformers collection is amazing! Love those European G2! Very beautiful display man. I️ could relate with having collections at the parents house haha. Thanks for sharing! Wow man...

[@gijoburg]

So nice that we have such understanding old folks! Heck, my folks want me back at home! And as for the TF's, maybe a splinter project for reviewing them should happen. Time to think of a snappy name...

[@cobracommander9977]

i love it

[@baillergeauxvgc7207]

Bravo...!!

[@gijoburg]

Thanks!

[@Worship777]

Nice!!

[@machiwoomiapoo]

Sweet!

[@syruslanisterisgod395]

My God I love Joes. I use to hate them, but I started to like them again.

[@gijoburg]

Haha! Good luck with that! Maybe this time they will stay for good. I've never had as much fun with any other toyline.

[@jediknight73]

Awesome

[@gijoburg]

Thanks Rob!

[@rainsrandall8769]

I used to put the Joe's on Maisto motorcycles and dirt bikes..the Joe's hands can grip the cycles handlebars perfect..was awesome

[@philmunoz9269]

The Warthog was one of my favorite vehicles as a kid. I took mine in the tub and I loved putting together the ultimate team to be transported in it, of coarse with Sgt. Slaughter as the leader. I still have the Warthog but it hasn't aged well. Th plastic became brittle and the hinges on the hatches broke as did other parts. It's a real shame, even though I tried to take good care of it. However I found last year on eBay a reissue of it called the Night Rhino. It's black with gold accents and silver missiles. It is very cool. I had to have it of coarse. I got it for 50USD. It has the same stickers as the Warthog does. I again had to put together the ultimate team to ride in it, but this time modern era. I highly recommend it. By the way it come wth a repainted version of Dusty v2. That the one that came with Sandstorm originally. Great collection. I had tons of vehicles as well but not many as well cared for as your. Just a few key pieces.

[@gijoburg]

Great stuff Phil! I'm glad you have a Warthog back in your life. She's an old friend of mine too and was always the ride for the ultimate team... led by the Sarge, naturally. My buddy Paul has the black and gold version and it's every bit as good as the original. Younger too! I hope you get lots of enjoyment out of it!

[@SriPadaOfficial]

Super

[@parahthemad]

Cool!

[@sfcspectacular]

First off, Lucious BEARD sir! Secondly, my hats off to your very diverse and expansive collection. I was wondering if there would be any transformers and then BOOM! Mission fulfilled LOL!

[@gijoburg]

Haha! My subteam: Beard Force! And yes, wherever there are Joes, TF’s are sure to follow. I take it you’re a fan of the bots too?

[@H0TWHEELS]

Can't believe you painted those lol but awesome collection :)

[@gijoburg]

The Chap Mei stuff? The original deco was awful and covered in “SOLDIER FORCE” branding. It had to be done!

[@H0TWHEELS]

@@gijoburg lol

[@mgvillanmp478]

Badass collection man. ...I'm jelly LOL..man that's killer

[@gijoburg]

Thanks bud. I'm happy with it, room for expansion, but the stuff I have I treasure!

[@BKAGOSTO]

Epic collection bro

[@gijoburg]

Thanks Brian! After seeing the size of some collections, I'll take it! It might not have everything, but it's got good stuff nonetheless!

[@lucasclift419]

I have everything, like 3 of everything after my brothers didn’t want theirs and scoring a storage unit for $35 U.S. and I’m looking to sell some of them. Awesome collection my friend!!

[@skabcat242]

Those chap mei vehicles look amazing.

[@gijoburg]

They're pretty damn substantial toys at reasonable prices. Thank goodness for brands like Chap Mei doing the impossible and getting us transport aircraft!

[@ZedKaizoku]

Wow nice collection from gi joe to transformers to marvel to dc to star wars.

[@gijoburg]

Why thank you! I'm quite happy with it if I do say so myself! Cool toys, loads of nostalgia.

[@edwardjacobs4042]

Steve wow very nice collection. Would love to fly to see it in person but I can't. Sad face. Thanks for sharing this it was really cool seeing your collection.

[@gijoburg]

Ah Ed, that would be cool dude. I always bemoan the fact that the Joe fan base is so spread out. Nothing would make me happier than to meet up with fans and mess around with our action figures. Any chance we'll see you at JoeCon? GI Joburg is trying to raise funds to get there...

[@edwardjacobs4042]

Sadly I can't make it this time around it's too expensive and I am currently not working right now so funds are very limited. Someday my friends we will definitely have to meet that's a promise.

[@edwardjacobs4042]

Too bad I can't add photos are you on Facebook

[@gijoburg]

Join our GI Joburg closed group. You can't miss us!!

[@edwardjacobs4042]

Cool sent

[@HOLD1]

Yeah miss my gi joe collection as a child

[@masonanderson8152]

The 1990s went down hill for Gi joe

[@gijoburg]

Agreed. But there are still some very worthy and fun toys released in that decade.

[@rtd1409]

Very much fun and how I would display my comparable items if I ever had the space to do so.

[@gijoburg]

A man after my own heart. I'm glad you approve!

[@marcpleass6219]

Amazing collection. Well done. Beware I know where you live 😂

[@jamesschulziii9098]

Comment from the future, the 1990 locust fits on my ttbp and looks good. 😎😎

[@samuelfawley646]

I had the Monster Blaster APC when I was a kid! I remember asking for it for Christmas in 1993 and I got it! I got lost parts and got rid of it and I don't know where it went to! I also currently own the Snowcat! I also own a Cobra Hiss Tank with a Hiss Tank driver, Destro in the Turret, and Baroness and a Televiper on the back pega of my Hiss Tank!

[@martinsluke]

Steve, I wanna buy a friend a chopper for his collection. What is the MUST HAVE if you only will ever have one chopper? Thanks so much for a great channel bud

[@ramonpas]

Wonderful Collection Steve, here in Brazil we also loves gi joe. But here we call by Comandos em Ação.

[@gijoburg]

...aaaaand you had some truly unique character releases! I would love to have a few of them. So cool that Brasil was so innovative with adopting American toys. Love it. Thanks for commenting!

[@ramonpas]

We have an online catalog similar to yojoe.com. Take a look at www.yojoebrazil.com/catalogo2/index.php.

[@shermaneagles5903]

Really awesome collection. It's to hard to collect just one toy line so I collect vintage and modern star wars plus joes also a few others

[@gijoburg]

Sounds like a formidable list of faves there! Very much in line with mine! Thanks for posting!

[@janickgoudeau6126]

I found the playmobil jetliner now discontinued, around a year ago in a rubbish bin behind a second hand shop.All pieces were present in a nice large bag. What a surprise, beautiful model in great shape, even has a proper lavatory on board with toliet paper roll,lol. Also the Captain/pilot action figure is quite handsome, with a smart blue uniform and cap. Very large scale impressive model, one day I shall hang her from my ceiling.

[@gijoburg]

That is a terrific find! Playmobil is such a premium toyline, but I suppose it’s collectibility is fairly limited as it’s more “kiddified”. All the more likely to be found turfed out! You were the right man at the right time. I wanted her as a private fast jet to get a small team of Joes across the globe quickly; it doesn’t look quite right in that role. But it’s a fabulous piece to add to a display all the same. Love the movable nose wheel for accurate taxiing.

[@janickgoudeau6126]

@@gijoburg the boys mostly use it for the corporate and VIP transport trips etc, It has also been known to make stops in Nicaragua and the Cayman Islands, For financing independent And confidential missions.. Think Oliver North and Ronald Reagan in the eighties.. Well it's a good plane, you know these executives they live hard.. Unfortunately I cannot share any more of the flight logs with you as there was some speculation of it having spent some time in little Saint James Island no further comment..

[@gijoburg]

😝

[@thefantasticdrill788]

Steve is the BEST

[@gijoburg]

🤗

[@OldmovieMike]

Nice collection steve I started in 1983 first figure was gung ho stopped collecting in 1990ish still have all my figures and weapons file cards etc. but vehicles and playsets got sold by parents later on (awwww) do you have the cobra terradome? I played with that alot of course the flagg was my dream toy back then!! cheers mate

[@gijoburg]

Damn! I’m sorry to hear that your folks did that. Seems to have happened to more than a few collections. Boo! I do not have a Terrordrome actually. Legendary toy alright; but I’d always pick a vehicle over a base anyway!

[@joefan82]

Awesome collection Steve! Too big for just one location! I've also got a variety of G.I. Joe, Transformers, and superheroes, but much fewer than you.

[@gijoburg]

I'm sure your collection is coming on nicely joefan82! I just had a head start...

[@nabarunchakrabarty5712]

Awesome, loads of nostalgia. I had the joe "mean dog" and the cobra "imp" tank. Possessing a vehicle bigger than the mean dog was my ultimate childhood dream! Are any of these things still available? Best wishes from India :)

[@gijoburg]

These toys are available, at a price. And a prohibitive international shipping charge most likely coming from the USA. But they can be had on the secondary markets of eBay and various Facebook and Insta groups. It's how I've been building my collection all this time. Best wishes to you from a South African in Australia.

[@nabarunchakrabarty5712]

I see, thanks!

[@kentucky_bandit3493]

How to tell when a collector has no cats... see video... How are you dealing with dust? Love the video!

[@gijoburg]

The cats all died! And as for how I deal with dust? Weekly! With a Tamiya model cleaning brush! Thanks for the comment!

[@trentavery3821]

That collection is like canned awesomesauce.

[@gijoburg]

My favorite flavour! Thanks Trent!

[@michfrikistudios5116]

Saludos soy de México y pertenezco al club mex. Joes. Felicitaciones por tan grandioso colección

[@gijoburg]

Muchas gracias! Siempre estoy tan gratamente sorprendido de que GI JOE se haya abierto camino en todo el mundo. ¡Ahora tienes un amigo en Sudáfrica!

[@lonelyme9914]

I want that Skystriker

[@chrismayer3919]

yes, the MORAY was most iconic...next to, the KILLER WHALE of course!

[@gijoburg]

Whew. A pair of ace aquatic craft right there. Peerless.

[@alvinguzman9985]

Al vin Gu zman love you man

[@gijoburg]

Love you too guy! Thanks!

[@NodDisciple1]

You ever thought of teaming up the Thunderclap, Mean Dog, Slugger, and the one w/ the ICBM (I forget it's name atm) to form an Artillery Battery? The Mean Dog has a horrid stand for it's weapon and it's main gun really isn't an artillery piece, but I thought it was a better fit w/ an artillery team than w/ a group of tanks. Plus, Artillery Batteries do need troops and vehicles to protect it.

[@gijoburg]

You’re absolutely right, I do view the Mean Dog as more artillery than anything else. Probably since it shared the same gimmick as the Cobra artillery vehicle from the previous year. And I do intend on featuring all of those vehicles in a major land battle one day! Throw in a few frontline vehicles like the Raider versus the HiSS II and some FANG and Mudfighter air support and will have quite a time!

[@tooslow4065]

Wow, nice. My collection is probably twice the size, just in vehicles. but i dont have the defiant nor the non-joe jets. then i have about 400 figures.

[@willwaggenspack6411]

I love to see a Destro demo review or rolling thunder review

[@triple6758]

The Flag...mount to plywood, add casters to bottom. Still bulky, but movable.

[@gijoburg]

Ha! Sounds familiar!

[@H0TWHEELS]

Wow a Captain Power Jet. I have a figure in the original pack from Captain Power.

[@gijoburg]

Were they pegwarmers? My Power Jet was bought for $20 in 2014 and was unassembled and stickers unapplied! So close to MIB.

[@H0TWHEELS]

@@gijoburg yes, it was a flop, the series only lasted a few years. The TV series and toys. However due to that. Its pretty hard to find the toys. I only got the one figure lol. Never found a loose one.

[@ralang999]

the Warthog looks soooo much better without the big yellow missiles!

[@MARINJOE87]

Vaya colección hermano

[@gijoburg]

Graçias wuala wuala!

[@markblah9893]

Wow

[@markblah9893]

From where can I get these. ....most of my collection are lost ....

[@secaII]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing! Please consider reviewing your Transformers collection.

[@gijoburg]

Transformers you say? Maybe as a once-off! Any more than that and we'll have to change our name!

[@aliasangelalias]

wow... that's a lot of stuff! how do you clean off the dusts with this amount of stuff on display?

[@gijoburg]

Stuff that sees regular use doesn't get too dusty. It's mainly the stuff that's harder to get to that gets a fine dusty coat. So on principal, every time I visit my folks I take a vehicle down and wipe it with a damp cloth before using it on maneuveres! I also have a really cool Tamiya cleaning brush that I can do some quick ad hoc dusting. But because both spaces are very much "lived in" and not loft or basement, regular vacuuming and dusting keeps airborne dust to a minimum.

[@aliasangelalias]

I see, that's good man! Way to keep the dust away. :) Keep that collection growing, Yo Joburg!

[@MadSUPANOVA]

G.I. Joburg show us how you painted your custom Chap Mei helicopter. Please. :))

[@gijoburg]

Would you believe I just hand brushed it with some matt black Humbrol model paint? I was about 16 years old and wasn't into airbrushing yet! When in doubt; paint it black! The original colour was lime green as it was from the "Wild Quest" sunset.

[@TheRackits]

how much did you get the tomahawk for?

[@gijoburg]

The MISB one? A whole $25 in 2011!

[@ProfessorHurt]

Huh you need a Cobra Maggot eventually plus an Ultimate Cobra Commander. Cause once you get the Ultimate... he will replace every other CC you own. Save Armor Cobra Commander-- who you designate as the lowly Fred pretender! Or when CC thinks he can take on Snake-Eyes. I really wish I kept my Vintage Joe collection in such order as you did. I can only think of the numerous vehicles I had, the memories/battles they had. Of course sadly how they all got broke, were traded away to friends, or left behind/probably dumped. Still, such a nice collection. Did you glue your MU Falcon's wings together?

[@gijoburg]

This Falcon comes from an animated series figure wave, he's great - better than the MU one. And the wings sprout from his forearm and his tricep and overlap nicely and don't get in the way of articulation! Win win win! I'm sorry about your childhood stuff, it seems to be the tale many can tell. But the cool thing about rebuying old toys as I have found (not all of my childhood stuff survived!) is that it almost doesn't matter that it's not the same toy. That's just a bragging right. I can imbue my childhood nostalgia and memories into a classic figure I just got in the post. It takes me back to all the instances I played with the duplicate of that figure. It's awesome.

[@johndiramio]

Add them in video s

[@speedlgt]

how did you light the shelving hardware

[@gijoburg]

LED strips stuck on the inside of the standard metal wall banding. Can be a bit fiddly to run them thru but the effect is kinda cool.

[@speedlgt]

excellent setup! you have inspired me to rebuild my display

[@joeblaster8770]

I love to mix up the years a lot.