G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra toys have finally been released at Retail!
…and I do not mean the special expensive retail shops ;)
I have made it a habit to take pictures of Joe store displays at retail as, sooner or later, some evil munny-grabbing Terry the Toy Terror Taliban will use his mummy’s ill-gotten blood munny to hoard these…
I always wanted a challenge.
My Cobra Battle Barge saw use as a towed gun platform since it did not always flood at home and I wanted Cobra personnel to have a seat when it is time to bug out. It was made from rubber band, a frame, wheels, and a slip knot device so that it could unhitch from the Cobra Stinger anytime it wanted. As the old British Army recruiting advert stated, there’s less foot slogging in today’s army.
I wanted something similar with my new 25th Anniversary line and my thoughts, once again, turned to my missed opportunity to get a Rolling Thunder decades back. This battleship on wheels had the floor space to carry troops, in addition to 2 ballistic missiles, and the firepower to be almost unstoppable. Assuming, that is, its transparent canopies is shatter proof and bad guys could never do head shots.
G.I. Joe Rolling Thunder during its Glory Days
Toy Fair 2009 was a chance to take a gander at the upcoming releases from Hasbro. I was not so keen on the GI Joe Pit Mobile Headquarters as it is essentially, a playset.
