[IzzyTipsy]

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Originally Posted by captain mal

The JUMP platform was always one of the dumbest 'toys' to me. It's just a piece of plastic. Does nothing. And it doesn't make sense. You have a jetpack that can fly ANYWHERE. Why do you need to take off from the platform? What does the 'control panel' control?

I just never understood the JUMP.

I always assumed the console was a charging station for the pack and laser weapon. Granted, this would make these things sitting ducks on the battlefield unless these jetpacks have some kind of extreme range to them that the platforms can be stationed far behind enemy lines.

[IzzyTipsy]

Speaking of OG GI Joe, as a kid, a good chunk of my hatred for the first two years was simple - they're army men. They're clearly a specialized military unit with a guy or gal each having their own unique place on the team.

...and they're facing some homegrown terrorists who control one lone town in the Midwest? Didn't help by '83 Joe was kitted out with even more specialists and jets, tanks, bases, and Cobra has...some crappy looking helicopter, what looks like an 80s car converted into a "tank", and a glider. Oh, and a mercenary to bolster their forces.

GI Joe felt like absolute overkill against Cobra. Surely a bunch of grunts could root out these Cobra dudes? Thank God for '84 and the rise of more Cobra weapons!

[Spidermaniac]

According to the blueprints, the JUMP console is a charging station for the jetpack and its attached laser blaster and also serves as a communications and radar station -- very important features in any aerial deployment system. There would likely be an operator coordinating with the JUMP pilot when they are deployed.

The jetpack itself has an operational capacity of two hours with a maximum speed of 150 MPH. The laser blaster has an effective range of 100 yards, so it's very much a close-range weapon system. I could easily see the JUMP pads being deployed in the vicinity of the FLAC, HAL, Whirlwind, and MMS.

As for the launch pad, a stable platform is just easier to take off and land from and it also links the pack with its ground crew. I don't think the toy initially conceived the JUMP to be as easy to use as it ended up being portrayed in comics and cartoons.

[Rooted]

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Originally Posted by IzzyTipsy

Speaking of OG GI Joe, as a kid, a good chunk of my hatred for the first two years was simple - they're army men. They're clearly a specialized military unit with a guy or gal each having their own unique place on the team.

...and they're facing some homegrown terrorists who control one lone town in the Midwest? Didn't help by '83 Joe was kitted out with even more specialists and jets, tanks, bases, and Cobra has...some crappy looking helicopter, what looks like an 80s car converted into a "tank", and a glider. Oh, and a mercenary to bolster their forces.

GI Joe felt like absolute overkill against Cobra. Surely a bunch of grunts could root out these Cobra dudes? Thank God for '84 and the rise of more Cobra weapons!

To be fair, this is every day police; military; special forces (go down list) vs gangsters; crime lords; terrorists lol

Balls or stupidity still exists. Ego is a hell of a drug.

[Jeffrozup]

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Originally Posted by SuburbanHell

I still hope they give us a re-release of Breaker, I didn't get him with the cycle back in the original release because I was avoiding the CI stuff but now it seems like that's the only way we're going to get Breaker at all...

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Originally Posted by DPrime

I could see a Retro/cartoon-accurate Breaker being done at some point, easily.

And include the BUBBLE GUM!!

[Rooted]

Breaker has seen an increase in his value too. Up to $75 US now. 6 months ago he was still available for close to cost.

[theNAMmagazine]

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Originally Posted by IzzyTipsy

I mean they looked the same...then you had Scarlett and Snake-Eyes. Which immediately balls up the "uniform military guys" look they were going for.

That was the point, that they looked the same. Even though Snake Eyes was all black, like Stalker who was camouflage, and Zap who was a different shade, the uniform was pretty much the same. They felt like a cohesive unit/Special Mission Force. I agree, Scarlett was the stand-out, but that's what made her awesome. You gotta remember the timeframe and where Joe had come from. The "uniform" aspect was the perfect gateway to attract kids who'd had 12" GI Joes, to ARAH. "This is still GI Joe, just a little different."

You almost seem annoyed for some reason, that people actually dig the O-13. lol

[cobraviper72]

I liked the OG13, while as I have said, i didnt have many i still enjoyed them, i was to young to get all upset they essentially looked the same, that was the point right, while they were elite they were still US military and had different military specialties which in 1982 made sense, plus Cobra was the nameless terrorist group made up of thousands of troops, you didnt need diversity to understand what Cobra was.

[captain mal]

We had 'some' of the OG13 - but not many. Hawk was my first figure - and my brother had the VAMP. Then, I think we had Short Fuse and Flash.

Things started to pick up with 1983 and on. Storm Shadow, Destro, Drednoks, Baroness, etc really blew the lid off GIJoe.

We also had hooded / gold trim CC. Was that 82 or 83? I can't remember. Got him by mailing in flagg points if I remember correctly...

[cobraviper72]

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Originally Posted by captain mal

We had 'some' of the OG13 - but not many. Hawk was my first figure - and my brother had the VAMP. Then, I think we had Short Fuse and Flash.

Things started to pick up with 1983 and on. Storm Shadow, Destro, Drednoks, Baroness, etc really blew the lid off GIJoe.

We also had hooded / gold trim CC. Was that 82 or 83? I can't remember. Got him by mailing in flagg points if I remember correctly...

I agree 83 is when things took off, but 82 set the groundwork for that success, like i said, my 82 collection was limited, as i only had 3 joes and 3 vehicles, i remember getting Major Bludd via mail order, never had hooded cobra commander but never cared for that version, so never missed it