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09-11-2008, 01:31 AM
Venomfang
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HEY A Tanker from AK!!! MY HOME STATE! HOWDY! I don't have one of these but I think the appeal is a carry-over from our youth. This was the crown Jewel of the GI JOE mythos in 1985. Every kid wanted the biggest and the best toys, not only to play with, but to impress their peers as well. As adults (man-children), we still have that feeling of having it all and impressing our peers so it becomes an even hotter item due to it's age and rareness and our deeper pocketbooks as "adults". I would love to have one, if I had a much larger house but I simply can't justify it right now. Maybe it could double as a coffee-table....
LOL, a coffee stand. To be honest that's probably what mine would turn into if I ever got one (I never will, and I know my fiancee would have a fit).
I was born in '86, and I'd never even heard of this badboy until I hopped on the Tank. My neighbor was about my age and he got Joes too, but never anything larger than the Patriot, and no one ever really discussed GI Joe at school. I only ever really had a few Joes - Didn't watch the cartoon and didn't read the comics, and eventually I stopped getting them (think my last toys were the battle copters with Major Altitude and Interrogator). In fact, I think I only bought them because my dad was Army and I thought Army guys were the sh!t
And yar, I've known you grew up here too man, was just waiting for you to take note of my location xD
But yes, it's neat, and if I had a son or daughter I might consider buying a remake of this sucker for him/her, but by itself, no.
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