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Favourite figures: '82-'94
« on: December 29, 2012, 06:35:48 AM »
Following on from the conversation in the Joe Nerd review of Sub Zero, what's everyone's favourite figures from each year of RAH?

for 1982, I'm going to say the swivel arm versions of:
Rock'n'Roll
Stalker
Cobra Trooper
Cobra Commander

1983
Ace
Airborne
Snow Job
Tripwire
Destro
HISS driver

1984
Recondo
Ripcord
Baroness
Firefly
Storm Shadow
Wild Weasel

1985
Airtight
Dusty
Flint
Footloose
Lady Jaye
Snake Eyes
Crimson Guard
Eel
Snow Serpent

1986
Beach Head
Dial Tone
Leatherneck
Lowlight
Roadblock V2
Sci-Fi
BAT
Viper

1987
Backstop
Falcon
Law
Outback
Tunnel Rat
Battle Armour Cobra Commander

1988
Hit&Run
Muskrat
Repeater
Shockwave
Storm Shadow V2
Iron Grenadier
Hydro-Viper

1989
Recoil
Rock'n'Roll
Stalker V2
Steel Brigade E.
Alley Viper
Night Viper

1990
Ambush
Freefall
Sub Zero
Undertow
SAW-Viper

1991
Big Ben
Dusty V3
Red Star

1992
Big Bear
Wet Suit V3

1993
Cobra Commander V6
Ace V3

1994
Lifeline V4
Shipwreck V2
Stalker V5
Joe Colton
Action Pilot
Action Soldier
Action Marine
Action Sailor
Action Astronaut


What's your opinion?
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Re: Favourite figures: '82-'94
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2013, 05:59:50 PM »
That is a lot of favourite... hihihihihi

I will pick my all time '82-'94 favourite for Joe and Cobra:

Joe: 1988 Night force Outback
(other favourite are: Stalker, Falcon and Shockwave)


Cobra: While I love Storm Shadow backpack with all accessories fitting inside, I will pick the 1986 BATS
(other favourite are: '83 Cobra trooper, '85 EELS, '85 Snow Serpent, Baroness)
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Re: Favourite figures: '82-'94
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2013, 08:01:31 PM »
My all time faves...

cobra trooper
cobra officer
bats
firefly

beachhead
nf shockwave
thunder
dusty
lowlight
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Re: Favourite figures: '82-'94
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2013, 08:59:28 AM »
my favorites are :

joes
87 Outback
87 shockwave
92 Snake eyes

cobra
82 swivel arm cobra commander
86 bats
88 storm shadow
92 headman
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Re: Favourite figures: '82-'94
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2013, 11:01:52 AM »
Well it's never easy choosing a favorite Joe there are just to many cool figures to choose from.
I tried to narrow it down a little so here it is, my top 5 vintage Joe's and my top 5 cobra figures

Gi Joe's
Snake eyes v2
Falcon v1
Fast draw
Airtight
Ripcord v1

Cobra
Cobra officer v1.5
Night viper
eels
crimson guard
A.V.A.C


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Re: Favourite figures: '82-'94
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2013, 01:30:57 PM »
Well, If I do abstraction of what are the best action figures out there, and simply count those that still have a hot spot in my heart since I started my collecting journey, I'd say they are:

1982-83: Cobra Commander v.1 (Swivel arm)
1983: Destro
1984: Duke
1985: Shipwreck, Lady Jaye, Snake Eyes & Snow Serpent, and pretty much the rest in this line that are second favorites
1986: Sci-Fi, BATS & Vipers
1987: Law & Order , Jinx & Techno Viper
1988: LightFoot, Blizzard & most Tiger Force figures (except for Recondo who I always found looked too weird because his lower body colors radiated of TF, the top not really, and nowadays I find that this figure looks more like a half TF/ half NF)
1989: Rock & Roll, Snake Eyes, Stalker & Captain Grid Iron
1990: Updraft, Decimator, Major Storm, Cold Front (this year was my favorite for vehicle drivers)
1991: General Hawk
1992: Roadblock
1993: Snowstorm & Cyber Vipers
1994: Carcass, Predacon, Lobotomaxx & the Action Pilot Astronaut

I can say that a lot of my favorite figures came more from 1985 and 1988.
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Re: Favourite figures: '82-'94
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2013, 05:05:44 PM »
 After recently rekindling my love of Joes (after a couple years absence), I was thinking similarly along these lines, which ones do I love the most, both from nostalgia and genuinely great figures. I guess this is a perfect excuse to finally start posting on here.  ;D
 
My Personal Favorites:
1982: Short Fuze, Cobra Commander (swivel arms versions)
1983: Major Bludd, Airborne, Doc
1984: Firefly, Mutt, Recondo
1985: Footloose, Tomax & Xamot, Crimson Guard
1986: Leatherneck, Beach Head, Zandar, Iceberg, Viper, Serpentor
1987: Croc Master, Battle Armor Cobra Commander, Falcon, Chuckles
1988: Destro v2, Muskrat, Star Viper, Repeater, Storm Shadow v2, Night Force Tunnel Rat
1989: T.A.R.G.A.T., Rock 'n Roll, Downtown, Night Viper, Recoil, Deep Six v2
1990: Undertow, Freefall, Bullhorn, Overlord, Ambush
1991: Dusty v2, LowLight v2, CG Immortal, Mercer, Cloudburst, B.A.T. v2
1992: Headhunters, Roadblock v4, Mutt v3, General Flagg, Dice, Gung-Ho v3
1993: Dr. Mindbender v2, Cobra Commander v6, Bazooka v3, Alley Viper v2, Gristle, Headhunter Stormtrooper
1994: Shipwreck v2, Lifeline v4, Duke Star Brigade v6
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Re: Favourite figures: '82-'94
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2013, 12:18:28 AM »
Hard to nail down a definitive list, but these guys come to mind.

1982 - Cobra Commander
1983 - Duke
1984 - Firefly
1985 - Snake Eyes w/ Timber
1986 - The Fridge
1987 - Jinx
1988 - Shockwave
1989 - Recoil
1990 - Rampart
1991 - Lt. Falcon
1992 - Storm Shadow
1993 - Sci-Fi
1994 - Flint
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