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2010 Cobra Deviant

2010 Cobra Deviant In 2010 fresh after the retail disaster of GI Joe: Rise of Cobra, Hasbro had to drastically overhaul the GI Joe toy line. All traces from what would’ve tied Pursuit of Cobra back to the film’s toy … Continue reading

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2004 Black Dragon Ninja

2004 Black Dragon Ninja The Ninja Cobra Strike Team set from 2004 should’ve probably been Hasbro’s second best 6-pack from the era. Sadly though, poor mold choices, bad accessories and most of all, absolute shit quality control takes what should … Continue reading

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1998 Heavy Duty

1998 Heavy Duty The 1998 Joe line was small, but probably the best collection of post-1994 repaints ever made. The decos were elaborate and good looking on every figure released in the year, although that amounted to only a set … Continue reading

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2007 Lt. Clay Moore

2007 Lt. Clay Moore Tank shenanigans aside, the best convention set ever made was probably the 2007 “Tanks for the Memories” set. I say that, because most of the convention sets strike me as boring retreads of old molds and … Continue reading

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1987 Dreadnok Cycle

1987 Dreadnok Cycle I think in a general sense, 1987 is a very underrated year when it comes to vehicles. Compared to ‘86, you have more fun and better looking vehicles from ‘87, and the only real loss is the … Continue reading

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1988 Spearhead & Max

1988 Spearhead & Max I’ve not put enough time lately into writing and taking photos. Part of that is because I’ve been going through tubs of childhood toys looking for lost vehicle parts, and usually finding everything except the one … Continue reading

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1987 Techno-Viper

1987 Techno Viper At a glance, I would’ve one time told you that the worst year of ARAH figures was 1987. It’s a very unique line-up of toys, as in the course of about three years you go from mildly … Continue reading

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1993 Dino Hunters Low-Light

1993 Dino Hunters Low-Light Dinosaurs were to the nineties what ninjas were to the eighties. This is mostly caused by Jurassic Park, and in short order you saw Hasbro branch out and make an exclusive set of figures for Toys … Continue reading

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Funskool Scrap-Iron

Funskool Scrap-Iron Scrap-Iron’s always been a favorite character of mine, which I mostly attribute to this Funskool figure I got cheaply early in my collecting years. As a child I was somewhat of a germaphobe, and going into my early … Continue reading

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1982 Rapid Fire Motorcycle (RAM)

1982 RAM The RAM is a very simple toy, but probably the best motorbike released in ARAH. It scales well, it has weapons, and enough detail to make it interesting. It’s also very iconic (hate that word, so overused) for … Continue reading

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