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Funskool T.A.R.G.A.T.

Funskool T.A.R.G.A.T. So as I mentioned before I’m a big fan of the T.A.R.G.A.T. (or as I refer to him henceforth as the TARGAT). He features fun elements from the Alley Viper (flip down visor), he’s basically an astronaut, who’s … 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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Funskool Airtight

Funskool Airtight A lot of international Joe figures fall into a general category of “things that are neat to have, but you don’t really need”. That’s a shame, because used to, it was fun to collect odd color variants from … Continue reading

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Funskool Beachhead

Funskool Beachhead For whatever reason, Beachhead was among the lot of Funskool figures I had the easy opportunity to obtain, but chose to ignore in the late 2000’s. At that time, I saw Funskool figures as a cheap and decent … Continue reading

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Funskool Captain Gridiron

Funskool Captain Gridiron Paraphrasing something RTG told me once, even a bad GI Joe figure, it still a good action figure regardless. I think that’s true, and I also think it applies pretty strongly to Captain Gridiron. I actually find … Continue reading

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Funskool Muskrat

Funskool Muskrat Although not the case as much anymore, at one time a collector could acquire Funskool figures as a sort of “poor nerd’s” toys. Most collectors of the time preferred the superior Hasbro versions, so Funskool releases were seen … Continue reading

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Funskool Skydiver

Funskool Skydiver When I first got into collecting vintage and o-ring figures again, online Joe dealers still had ample supplies of Funkskool overstock. I took a pretty standard approach to this and sought out what I mainly considered to be … Continue reading

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Funskool Tripwire

Funskool Tripwire Funskool GI Joes seem to be an nearly unending source of interest in the realm of collecting. You have figures that provide high quality repaints such as the Toxo Viper, or interesting alternatives to classics like V1 Flint. … Continue reading

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Funskool Flint

With Christmas having recently passed,  I couldn’t help but find it necessary to talk about a Joe that was a Christmas present of mine. The funny thing is, prior to my teenage years I never really had any GI Joe … Continue reading

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Funskool Tiger Force Lifeline

Weird is a synonym for Funskool, and like any other Funskool figure, Tiger Force Lifeline is pretty strange. If his colors were based upon the original 1986 Lifeline, I imagine this would be a mostly mundane release, but that is … Continue reading

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