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 Post subject: Re: What accessories did you use in a different way as a kid
PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2020 3:26 am 
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alleyviperelite wrote:
Blizzard's spiky snowshoes were evil ninja murder boots
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And in vehicle mis-uses, the Ice Wolf Ski-pedoes were used as rocket sleds. I could get a figure to "lock" onto the top by wedging the ankles under the top fin and their hands would fit along the front railing perfectly.


I thought that was very interesting so I actually tried it yesterday and indeed, a figure can be positioned that way perfectly! Sweet idea!

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-86 Mindbender's cattle prod was a laser. The figure held it by that little handle thing, with the actual handle end tucked under their arm. It was murder on the figure's thumb.


I forgot I did that too!

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Also, Tim, I’m seeing a trend with “time-bomb.”


Yeah, like I wrote in the first post I got hooked on time-bombs because of that particular scene in "Predator". Many weapons became personal favorites because I saw them used in action/ninja movies.

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Dodger's gun....the "missile" had to be fired first...and then it worked like a regular machine gun....this meant I had to break off the missile and not lose it....which I course did.

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If a figure couldn’t hold his or her weapon, they weren’t qualified to use it. Outback was qualified for every weapon for both hands.


That makes me curious, which figures are you talking about? I can only remember having trouble with S.A.W.-Viper, he never handled his weapon like he should. Zap V1 was before I got into G.I.Joe, I only know the thumb breaking stories from other collectors. Oh, and I was extra careful with Low-Light V1.

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PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2020 12:23 pm 
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My moms ironing board was a cobra airship.


That reminded me-- we had an stationary bike that was the War Rocket from the end of Flash Gordon. The joes were all stand ins for movie characters...although I don't remember who was used as who.... I'd say Outback was Vultan? But not sure.

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I used the Manta's carry pack to load Thunder or Recondo up with ton's of gear/guns. I used a broken parachute pack in a similar fashion, but it held files and spy maps and stuff.

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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2020 3:17 pm 
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Tim 121RVC wrote:

pluv wrote:
If a figure couldn’t hold his or her weapon, they weren’t qualified to use it. Outback was qualified for every weapon for both hands.


That makes me curious, which figures are you talking about? I can only remember having trouble with S.A.W.-Viper, he never handled his weapon like he should. Zap V1 was before I got into G.I.Joe, I only know the thumb breaking stories from other collectors. Oh, and I was extra careful with Low-Light V1.



Charbroils flamethrower never seemed to fit correctly and I could also never figure out Ambush's tent setup.

And why is Undertow's spear shaft so small?

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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2020 10:42 pm 
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alleyviperelite wrote:
Tim 121RVC wrote:


And why is Undertow's spear shaft so small?


Because the water's cold?


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PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2020 12:41 am 
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alleyviperelite wrote:
Tim 121RVC wrote:


And why is Undertow's spear shaft so small?


Because the water's cold?


Best reply of this thread LOL

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I remembered last night I used to take the little green plastic wire type vegetable/fruit baskets and wire them together using bread twist ties to make dive cages for Torpedo, Wet-Suit, and other Joes.

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I used masking tape to make headbands

Yoda's soft goods robe and the jawa's softgoods robe were used to convert Joes into fantasy characters

Shipwreck's pistol - because there were so few pistols in scale that Joe hands could hold, became my go-to blaster for any Joes I used in space adventures.

Steeler - because he had a very basic and streamlined outfit was my sci-fi avatar (ProtoKnighthawk).

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Ace was a space adventurer most of the time. Major Bludd's pistol was his laser blaster.
Hiss Driver was Spider-man.
Cobra Commander did wear Super Powers' Superman cape a lot. It even allowed him to fly one afternoon before he got eaten by a bear...

Fastdraw's backpack was a jet pack and his little controls were pistols.

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drbindy wrote:
I used masking tape to make headbands



Rip Cord got a full body cast of tape after a failed landing. I was so proud of that job it stayed that way for a month. Later on I discovered I could cut thin strips of tape to wrap the fists when my joes became wrestlers.

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I randomly thought about the Sky Patrol parachute backpacks today and how many guns I would cram in them. Looking back the unlucky carrier looked like Kevin Hart in Jumanji.

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I used masking tape to make headbands

Yoda's soft goods robe and the jawa's softgoods robe were used to convert Joes into fantasy characters

Shipwreck's pistol - because there were so few pistols in scale that Joe hands could hold, became my go-to blaster for any Joes I used in space adventures.

Steeler - because he had a very basic and streamlined outfit was my sci-fi avatar (ProtoKnighthawk).

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