Tag Archives: ARAH

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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1987 Psyche Out

1987 Psyche-Out As I looked through prospective candidates for this blog post, I came up with nothing I really felt like writing about. Really, I have several Cobras that I fancy for a rant right now, but I wrote about … Continue reading

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1987 Cobra Maggot

1987 Cobra Maggot Although it gets somewhat away from any sort of real-world vehicle, a popular gimmick of the late 80‘s was vehicles that split into smaller items and battle stations. Within the sci-fantasy world of GI Joe, it works … Continue reading

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1993 Outback (Version 4)

1993 Outback V1 Outback is one of my favorite GI Joe figures. He looks cool, he has great accessories, a great character, and in general, fits the part of the kind of moive-like action hero who can sometimes fight big … Continue reading

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1986 Beach Head

1986 Beachhead Masked commandos always make for some of the coolest characters. Of course, I’ve seen some people that very much think otherwise, but there’s no doubt that the cool look plays a role in Beachhead’s popularity. And Firefly’s. And … Continue reading

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1989 Tiger Sting

1989 Tiger Sting Tiger Force vehicles! The Tiger Force vehicle colors are cool and iconic, I love them. I think at one point this used to be a cool alternative opinion that made you different from the crowd, but now … Continue reading

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1993 Law

1993 Law As it turns out, government propaganda isn’t a popular thing. Doubling a toy’s price to include a missile launcher with a light was also not such a popular thing. Because of this, the DEF line wound up getting … Continue reading

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1989 Lynx

1989 Lynx The late-80‘s repaint lines followed some simple patterns, especially when it came to the vehicles. An old toy that had been out of production for a year or two was slapped in new colors and put back out … Continue reading

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