[Rocky]

Great find Sam............

[Big IV]

The line has come a long way since then.
I still maintain these figures look the way I remember them looking in my childhood, not how they actually looked, but how I thought of them in my mind. These toys gave me what I wanted. Nice.


And ya'll are right, the I would have expected this to be a longer thread.

[DPrime]

Seems like the 'Tank really took off after these came out. I was only vaguely aware of it prior to the 25th line coming out.

It probably would have been a longer thread, but most GI Joe collectors at the time were on other forums. I suspect the vast majority of posters here came onboard after the 25th line came out.

I remember seeing these pics on TNI and Yojoe. There was a lot of excitement over them. A fair bit of controversy, too, since EVERYONE at the time was an "o-ring collector". You got the odd "I'm boycotting everything made by Hasbro" post, much like today with the movie stuff. Heh, everything's cyclical...

I remember clamoring for them. They weren't released in Canada (except specialty shops). I think I paid quite a lot for the Joe set at a specialty toy store in Victoria, just so I could "have it now". Got a couple Cobra ones at a pretty decent price on Ebay shortly after. Remember everyone thinking (even Hasbro) that there was was only going to be 25 figures total? lol...

[PitViper]

I just saw this thread for the 1st time and almost sh*t my pants when I was the title!

Good stuff.

[swafus]

this is a classic. vintage 2007 when we were happy to just be getting 25 figures total instead of crying that Hasbro hasn't given us a Airtight or Zarana yet. I still remember that feeling of finding the 25th figures in the wild for the first time. I immediately felt like a kid again and you can't bottle that feeling.

[sparks007]

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Originally Posted by swafus

this is a classic. vintage 2007 when we were happy to just be getting 25 figures total instead of crying that Hasbro hasn't given us a Airtight or Zarana yet. I still remember that feeling of finding the 25th figures in the wild for the first time. I immediately felt like a kid again and you can't bottle that feeling.

I disagree my friend I have bottled that feeling and I'm selling it for $49.99 a bottle :p I call it sparkys magic kid feeling elixer(I have my marketing team working on a better name)I now blame Destro for my plastic crack addiction.

[NAJA EMPIRE]

Great thread!!! I bet even Hasbro had no idea this line was going to take off the way it did. I remember buying all the single pack cobra troopers. Love it.

[Foolproof]

I can't wait for these to be released!

[FireFly201]

The good old price $4.88 from Walmart was just right!

[macstavern]

i wish, this time was happening all over again!!! i so miss the days of going into the stores and seeing 25th goodness everywhere!!! now we get the roc!! yay!! boo!!!