Tag Archives: Spy Troops

2003 Crimson Guard Immortal

2003 Crimson Guard Immortal If you just went by names and themes that seem popular with collectors, it’s hard to imagine that the 2003 CAT II and it’s driver, the Crimson Guard Immortal, have spent most of their lives languishing … Continue reading

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2003 C.A.T. II

2003 C.A.T. II In terms of Hasbro’s 2000‘s failures with GI Joe, few items strike me as more of a flop than the KB Toys exclusive Crimson Attack Tank. Mind you, I didn’t watch that go down live, as in … Continue reading

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2018 Red Laser’s Army Blackout

2018 Red Laser’s Army Blackout The Spy Troops line from 2003 is remembered for it’s terrible sculpts, goofy gimmicks and relatively brightly colored toys. In many ways, the line was poorly done, but in others, it’s still worth remembering. If … Continue reading

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2004 Heavy Water (Glow in the Dark)

2004 Heavy Water (Glow in the Dark) The Spy Troops Heavy Water was a pretty cool looking figure, but as a character, was pretty much the same thing as the Sludge Vipers and Toxo Vipers before him. And, in a … Continue reading

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2003 Wreckage

2003 Wreckage I recall the 2000‘s as an era of mostly missed opportunities for Hasbro and GI Joe. There was some nice stuff, but more that often missed the mark. This is certainly not the case always, and one example … Continue reading

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2003 Overkill

2003 Overkill In the early 2000‘s, I was still a kid. So the online exclusive BAT 6-pack was an item I had absolutely no clue existed. Had I known about it then, I can guarantee you I’d have passed on … Continue reading

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Neo Viper V6, Spy Troops 2003

The “New-Sculpt” era of Joes has a funny relationship with the general GI Joe collecting community. To my understanding, the new designs were met with a lot of hype at the time, and hailed as the superior design for GI … Continue reading

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Circus Tigers

Rather than disabling a trap, Tripwire sets one under Stalkers orders. Though he’s uncomfortable with the task, the Tiger Force will break the rules if it means beating Cobra. Decided I’d introduce a little vintage fun to the blog. The … Continue reading

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