Captain Carstein - Vintage box collection

[Captain Carstein]

My weekend haul! ...in from my garage. :)

I was organizing and digging around in my garage this weekend and I decided to bring in all my vintage Joe boxes I could find (Still missing the Cobra Hammerhead and maybe a few others). These pics are just the boxes. I have the vehicles stored elsewhere.

This represents roughly 1/3 of my vintage collection and most of the stuff I originally bought myself back in the day. I was collector back then too, and I kept everything as a kid. :)

http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/Joebox11.jpg

The Joe FLAK Attack Cannon was the first vehicle I bought on the day I got my first Joes.
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/Joebox2.jpg

I got my first Cobra Stinger up in Canuckland on a trip in Manitoba.
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/Joebox3.jpg

I guess I got a couple good deals at Kay Bee...
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/Joesale1.jpg

http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/Joesale2.jpg

For you Transformers fans out there.
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/TFbox1.jpg

Yep, I've been doing this type of thing since I was 5. :)
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/PMboxes-1.jpg

Thanks for looking. Hopefully you enjoy the pics and leave a little comment to bump the thread.

[Captain Carstein]

Here's a closer look at the boxes grouped by year:

'82 & '83
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/Joe82-83.jpg

'84
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/Joe84.jpg

'85
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/Joe85.jpg

'86
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/Joe86-1.jpg
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/Joe86-2.jpg

'87
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/Joe87.jpg

'88
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/Joe88.jpg

'89
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/Joe89.jpg

Not boxes, just some of the crap that came in them. :)
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/Joestuff-1.jpg

[Super Beast]

Holy hell! We would have gotten along as kids! lmao!

[Captain Carstein]

Holy hell! We would have gotten along as kids! lmao!

LOL There's a lot of lawn mowing money and slave wages from the family butcher shop in those pics! :)

[CG76]

Great stuff.

[CobraCrimson]

Nice pics and even better stuff Capt.! Love the vintage boxes!

[Zartanman]

I wish someone would make and sell posters out of all the old vintage box art.

[Outbackk]

That is a beauty of a picture. Nicely done. I have several ARAH boxes myself and have always loved the art!

[dgnr82]

nice stuff. I would kill for the Soundwave box.

[Tolan]

that first picture is beautiful

[Black Llama]

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn.

Very nice. You should leave them just like that :D

[rip_cord]

awesome photo!!!

[laurenluna1977]

That's awesome; I especially love seeing the old prices and seeing what the stuff goes for on eBay or cons nowadays. I mean $14.99 for a BUGG? I spend that much a SuperCuts and I still go away w/ a crappy haircut.

I say post that 1st pic over at some other Joe/toy website and just say your an MOC collector. LOL! It's the same thing when it comes to vehicles. I mean it's one thing collecting MOC when it's figure and you can see the toy through the blister, but MOC vehicles in closed boxes and a guy might as well collect just boxes. Hahahahahaha

[Captain Carstein]

Thanks guys!

I wish someone would make and sell posters out of all the old vintage box art.

Absolutely! I've wished that for a long time. Although I'd like to figure out a way to display these someday in a "Joe" room, I thought about cutting off the front of a few and framing them.

Very nice. You should leave them just like that :D

Yeah, unfortunately the left side of the set up collapsed about 30 seconds after I took the pic. Plus, my TV is behind there. :)

[Captain Carstein]

That's awesome; I especially love seeing the old prices and seeing what the stuff goes for on eBay or cons nowadays. I mean $14.99 for a BUGG? I spend that much a SuperCuts and I still go away w/ a crappy haircut.

Yeah, I had fun seeing the prices on a bunch of the boxes. Not only seeing some I got on sale, but also all the different places that used to sell GI Joes.

[solo0525]

Nice Cap !!

[MAJOR BLOOD]

No porn please.

That is ssuuu-wwweeeettt Cap! Those look to be in excellent shape too. The glider is the one I'm most impressed on. Nice display BTW. That really brings back some memories.

[Captain Carstein]

A little afternoon bump never hurt anybody...

[Black Llama]

Yeah, unfortunately the left side of the set up collapsed about 30 seconds after I took the pic. Plus, my TV is behind there. :)

That is more epic than anything on TV. Well, except for Fringe, and Phinneas and Ferb. Other than those 2, much more epic.

[Captain Carstein]

That is more epic than anything on TV. Well, except for Fringe, and Phinneas and Ferb. Other than those 2, much more epic.

True. :) Plus I don't have cable right now... only use the TV for movies and watch sports on the internet.

[Monkeywrench]

WOW! That is an amazing collection. Very cool looking

[Captain Carstein]

New pics added. Enjoy!

[MAJOR BLOOD]

Wow! That is effin' beautiful Cap! I like how you displayed them by year also. I have to say, they are in pretty nice shape except for the Terror Dome.

Now where are the pics of the vehicles?

[Captain Carstein]

I have to say, they are in pretty nice shape except for the Terror Dome.

Yeah, that box has seen better days. It kept many of its little brothers safe inside, but was never packed totally full. Then when my parents moved in '98, they put ropes around it and smashed in the top and bottom. :( It only had empty boxes inside, why Mom why?...

Now where are the pics of the vehicles?

Working on it...

[nickvree]

awesome!!!

not sure if I'd pay $15 for a BUGG today even though, lol

[Tall Creeper]

That sure does put a smile on my face, nothing like the good ole memories of the first vehicles and Joes you got as a youngster!

[Octane]

Is it just me, or does the earliest stuff look a lot better than the earlier stuff?

Funny, I only have 2 boxes. You don't have either. A JUMP and a Tiger PAW, and I could get rid of the Tiger PAW.

[Captain Carstein]

awesome!!!

not sure if I'd pay $15 for a BUGG today even though, lol

Yeah, I hear ya. I guess I'm a sucker for a sale! :)

That sure does put a smile on my face, nothing like the good ole memories of the first vehicles and Joes you got as a youngster!

Working on my vintage stuff sure has brought back some memories. A lot a fun surprises found in the storage boxes.

[Darth_Risar]

I wish they would publish an artbook with all the old box and card pictures.

[Captain Carstein]

I wish they would publish an artbook with all the old box and card pictures.

That, and make a select number available as prints or posters. :)

[Cobra80]

Yeah, I had fun seeing the prices on a bunch of the boxes. Not only seeing some I got on sale, but also all the different places that used to sell GI Joes.

Holy Cow Captain, that is an Awesome collection. I just started collecting boxed vehicles. I am also a huge fan of the box art of the Joe and Cobra vehicles/planes etc. Now I am focusing on obtaining full uncut file cards with store price stickers still attached.

I agree with you I love to buy boxed vehicles and full cardbacks and seeing what store the figure/vehicle was purchased at and for how much. I think I have about 5 vehicles now with the boxes. S.N.A.K.E., Zartan, Serpentor, SkyHawk and MISB L.C.V. I would someday like to buy a H.I.S.S., F.A.N.G., VAMP and a few others.

I love the old style of how Hasbro packaged the vehicles. I do not like the new style when they did 25th anniversary of the front being all plastic and a small picture on the sides of the boxes. I like how some of the POC has the small window for the figure and the rest is box art.

I can't get over how cool of picture that is to see all those piled up. Thanks for sharing your collection.

[Cobra80]

I wish they would publish an artbook with all the old box and card pictures.

I think this would be a big hit for Hasbro. I would GLADLY pay $50 for a hardcover book that has all pictures of the box art (front, side and back) of vehicles from 1982-1990 and all carded figures (front and back). This would make a really cool book.

[Adamantite]

I think this would be a big hit for Hasbro. I would GLADLY pay $50 for a hardcover book that has all pictures of the box art (front, side and back) of vehicles from 1982-1990 and all carded figures (front and back). This would make a really cool book.


I would as well. Actually, I'd pay a lot more.


Congrats on your collection, Captain Carstein. Can't wait for the day I finally start collecting Joe art/boxes.

[Redredly]

That, and make a select number available as prints or posters. :)

good point....i would buy some for sure

[cobracobra]

jizzed my pants

[CrimsonGuard101]

That is insane, awesome and sad all at once...I had all them boxes too and my parents destroyed and threw them all away :(

Just like I did with all my vintage toys like the moron I am ....I had no idea I would be so connected to them now...damn 25th/ME bringing back the past!

[KILLZONE]

awesome collection.

[G.I.Jose]

Wow, those are nice.

[ravage28]

Thank you for the memories. It is great to see those boxes again.

[renegades]

nice

[KILLZONE]

Now you got me wanting to get more joe boxes.

[CVdelgado]

Not boxes, just some of the crap that came in them. :)
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr23/CaptainCarstein/Joestuff-1.jpg

aww man trade me some of that crap!

the little catalog type stuff. one from each year. i think i have 1986.

[Scroll142]

sick

[Tolan]

aww man trade me some of that crap!

the little catalog type stuff. one from each year. i think i have 1986.


I want to see a bit more too.

PLMK

[CVdelgado]

ive got an 83 headquarters box up for grabs.

[Big IV]

You must have a huge garage! I could never keep that much card board around in good shape.

[1982BreakerMOC]

I need that viper glider box. ITs the only thing im missing from my 83 collection.Nice collection buddy.

[Captain Carstein]

aww man trade me some of that crap!

the little catalog type stuff. one from each year. i think i have 1986.

I want to see a bit more too.

PLMK

ive got an 83 headquarters box up for grabs.

This thread where I decided to share some pics with the rest of the HT community is posted in the "Collection Showcase" forum and is not a B/S/T thread. The appropriate place for such comments can be found here:

G.I. Joe Buy Sell Trade - HissTank.com - G.I. Joe (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-buy-sell-trade/)

Thanks!

[Captain Carstein]

You must have a huge garage! I could never keep that much card board around in good shape.

Turns out most of them fit nicely inside each other and in the bigger boxes, so not too much room required. Put them inside a couple of large black garbage bags and they fit nicely in the attic on top of my little garage space. :)

[sjames90]

Very impressive.

[danielgogeta]

Amazing collection bro :) love the sight of vintage nostalgia!

[kneroh]

I'm getting a little misty. Seeing all of these classic boxes really takes me back. Great collection CC!

[crock master]

i cant look anymore, i see too much stuff i would like

[jason75]

Damn! That's nice!

[spazzy]

Great collection! Man they bring back memories.