Tag Archives: TRU Exclusives

1989 Muskrat (Night Force)

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Nekoman

1989 Muskrat (Night Force) Collectors really suck the fun out of things, don’t we? The Night Force is one of those subjects: It’s an undeniably cool sub-team, but seeing mass produced children’s toys hit upwards of $200 makes one call … Continue reading →

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2004 Cobra Infantry Forces Trooper

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Nekoman

2004 Cobra Infantry Forces Trooper I sometimes have wondered what there is for me to say about the Toys R” Us Cobra Infantry Forces, that hasn’t already been said more cogently by someone with more relation to it as an … Continue reading →

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2004 Black Dragon Ninja

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Nekoman

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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1993 Dino Hunters Low-Light

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Nekoman

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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2004 Red Ninja Viper

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Nekoman

2004 Red Ninja Viper Most of the TRU exclusive 6-packs from ‘03 through ‘05 were invalidated by the Black Major. Many of these were and still are cool figures, though often flawed in enough ways that a few years of … Continue reading →

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2003 Dial Tone (Tiger Force)

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Nekoman

2003 Dial-Tone (Tiger Force) Hasbro was prone to some curious choices in the 2000‘s, and one clear example of that was the 2003 Tiger Force 5-pack. In general, I think you could easily regard this as a botched set that … Continue reading →

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2004 Big Brawler (Version 4)

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Nekoman

2004 Big Brawler Big Brawler’s a name pretty infamous to Joe collector’s who were around in the early 2000‘s. At best, I think he could sort of be described as a meme that represented the low-quality characters that were being … Continue reading →

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2015 Basilisk (50th Anniversary)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Nekoman

2015 Basilisk (50th Anniversary) The 2010‘s have been a weird time for GI Joe, mainly because of the movies that were meant to revive the brand, but ended up destroying it instead. The GI Joe design team at Hasbro got … Continue reading →

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