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05-11-2020, 07:56 PM | #351 |
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Hey all! I just purchased my booster to begin my Defiant restoration project. Happy to say the booster I purchased has already been restored to a certain degree so that makes my work a little easier...missing some pieces but nothing impossible to find for what I know so far about the piece.
Real quick, as a kid I was a huge GI JOE fan but with my father being in the military and having to move so much, I was unable to get the large items like the FLAGG or Defiant. It's only recently while collecting modern Joe figures that I was able to acquire pieces of the past I never had - first being the Terror Drome. No it's time to obtain the Defiant...piece by piece if need be. LOL! So I have the booster coming...I'll be sure to post an update once I get it in. Finish the restore then begin looking for the next piece. Going to be fun...and frustrating! LOL! |
06-12-2020, 12:38 AM | #352 |
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So being a middle child, I got the Defiant as a Christmas present in 88. I somehow managed to keep it intact through several moves and even managed to not lose Hardtops' mic and gun. Anyways. So about 7 years ago I managed to pick up the gantry and crawler of a second defiant. It must have been played with hard, put away wet then stored in a barn. There wasnt much there other than the large pieces. After many years of sitting in my Joe room starring at me accusingly I started the long process of cleaning and piecing it back together. About midway through this process I decided that the Crusader needed a way to get into space, and modified a second Crusader to be able to attach to the booster. After many trips to ebay, flea market finds, and a trip to Syracuse for the gantry doors, it is now in a displayable shape. I'm down to needing only 2 pieces. A third large cannon seat/turret and one swivel chair for inside the booster itself. I've got the airlock door, but need to repair the posts that hold it in place. I also have the small grey cannon/missile combo for the front of the booster I just forgot to put it in when i was putting it back together. It needs one final cleaning to get rid of the old stickers/residue and I have to order replacement decals for it. I've got parts and pieces left over so if anyone needs something PM me and Ill see what I have.
So here it is, sitting across from its sister ships. |
06-12-2020, 11:38 AM | #353 |
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Great job bringing that back from the dead and on the mods
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06-18-2020, 03:37 PM | #354 |
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She looks great, would not of guessed she had to be repaired.
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06-19-2020, 11:26 AM | #355 |
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Congrats on getting her almost all back together - looks great.
On a side note, it's crazy how hard those gun/chair units are to find. I have all of mine, but they all had broken tabs. Fortunately I still had the tabs to two of them and could repair them, but the tab was missing from the third when I bought it and never see them pop up on Ebay. |
06-19-2020, 02:35 PM | #356 |
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Dake:
Thanks, I've been keeping an eye on ebay for a non broken chair but am hesitant at spending that much for just the one chair that I need. I've got a couple ones with broken arms that hold the cannon, but after seeing how much pressure is placed on the arms when putting the guns on i don't think it would hold up. I really hope my issue with multiples doesn't rear its ugly head for more than two Defiant's, lol. I don't think my wallet could handle it, and I've just about run out of space in my Joe room. I'll post more pictures once I get the stickers and have them on. sapperldr: Thanks, so much dust and dirt when I was cleaning it up. Most pieces I'll clean in the kitchen sink, but the crawler had to be taken outside and hosed down. drfaireborn: Thanks.Looks better than the pile of parts on my work bench. I did end up making a dolly to go under the crawler, to keep the weight off of the axles. I've got the other one on a stationary frame, but will need to make some modifications to allow it to roll. |
06-19-2020, 11:07 PM | #357 |
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Brilliant!
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10-12-2021, 09:43 PM | #358 |
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Hi all, I have a Defiant that has been sitting in my basement forever, it is missing many pieces and is discolored. Any and all help to bring this poor thing back to life would be appreciated.
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03-10-2022, 11:58 PM | #359 |
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Tried out a new shuttle.
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10-14-2023, 08:57 PM | #360 |
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My Defiant is in such sad shape, it has so many missing parts with two broken gantry doors and no longer elevates in launch mode. As you all know parts are either hard to locate or way past my budget to justify the purchase.
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