YANN’S COLLECTION
• A better body needs to be found (head articulation, red tank-top texture, etc)
• Need to check the year on the box : 1995 or 1996 ?
• Mixed the 2001 and 2002 version to better suit my taste. Added the pistol+holster (Max Steel) / Added the knife + sheath
• Put the original black trousers back (need to be found or purchased)
• Put the knife sheath + pistol holster to a custom yellow velcro belt instead of the actual golden yellow string
• Combined the figure + the kit and added grenades and pistol + leg holster
• Add the black P90 gun back.
• Addition of the diving hood under the helmet.
• Swap the red missile for an orange one (matching the ones on the Thunderwing Jetpack)
• Addition of a spare missile
• Addition of some black missiles (2x more)
• It's a mix of the Driver Pilote (2002) + the complete speedster spy kit (1999)
• Completed with Swimmer Kit (1995) blue edition and knife from Lanard brand / Palms are from Mattel's KEN kit
• Addition of the wrist watch (Ultra Corps)
• The missile launcher is not working
• Addition of the life jacket (Fabbri accessory)
• Replace the leg straps of the knife sheath with new ones
• Only AM figure
• Addition of the Black V-neck T-Shirt
• 2x2 added oars are not original. The original is the dark red thin one
• Addition of grenades, white necklace compass, binoculars, black knife, backpack.
• Addition of belt, holster and black pistol.
• The mask rubber band has been replaced.
• Addition of the orange goggles and vest + grenades and backpack
• One spare missile added in storage
• Quad Assault (2002) / Battle Force (2005)
• One out of 4 missiles is broken at one end (needs replacement)
• Addition of black trousers (not included in kit)
• One dart more than the retail version
• Bonus figure to "Gyro Copter"
• This is the very first version from 1991
• Misses 1 side gun and 2 (or one?) red missile(s).
• 1994 as GI Joe / 1998 as Action Man
• Weapon shoots only 1 missile at the time, secondary tube is jammed
• Addition of the black vest + beret
• Released as GI Joe in 1995
• Addition of dog-tags plates + gun and holster + machine gun plastic strap + Unofficial UN cloth cover on a secondary helmet
• Addition of P90 sub-machine gun + sling backpack and black secondary weapons on the belt (were purposedly missing on original retail figure, it's really a shame !)
• Additional dinosaurs are not original, they come from another brand (Schleich)
• Red diving vest has been replaced with a neoprene version (much more time-resistant)
• First released in 1993 as GI Joe "Army Boot Camp Gear"
• Addition of camo cap and vest (Mortar Combat) + dog-tags plates + shotgun + non AM black glasses
• Grenades need to be swapped to black
• Addition of the black T-Shirt + AR15 / switched the ID dog-tags plates to AM black ones (from Operations Kit)
• Original boots are tucked inside the box
• Swapped with an Action Man figure / Added the belt and binoculars of "Desert Patrol"
• Is it with original vintage box repro ?
• Added some equipment (beret, belt, gun and body strap)
• 1993 is the year of release of the GI Joe Marine Parris Island gear
• Addition of knife sheath brown strap and the ammo case
• Outfit like original box art illustration / Armor come from V.R. Warrior
• Is the black stand included ?
• Weaponry swap / Adding the black cap / Has only binoculars and compass (from the 1994 Outdoor Survival Kit) and a map, in backpack.
• This is my childhood original figure.
+ S.O.S. Kit (1998).
+ Medic Rescue Kit (1996 as AM, 1995 as GI Joe).
• Misses the machine gun of original kit --> Need to equip
• Trousers comes from Action Man vs X
• Addition of the shovel and yellow holster + pistol
GI Joe Timeless Collection
• Combined with some Ken-Barbie clothes
• Two pair of glasses protected in a white cardboard box
• Addition of the camera, the harness+bungee rope, the headphones and the parabolic dish mic gun, binoculars, wrist watch. Have to check if the sliding line is still in the case
• Jumpsuit is not original and comes from Lanard Ultra Corps (as well as boots)
• Addition of accessories (plastic harness, dog tags, beret, knife+sheath, etc)
• Total Mission clothes (2003) + Arctic Mission (2001) (in bag) + Polar Mission Kit (2001) (in bag)
Initially released as GI Joe HOF kit in 1995.
• Addition of the gloves and the harpoon
• Boots + trousers + shoulder bag come from Beachhead GI Joe 2008 https://www.yojoe.com/12inch/08/beachhead.shtml
From GI Joe Adventures kit (2002) / Trousers from Beachhead 2002 https://www.yojoe.com/12inch/02/beachhead.shtml / Boots + ski mask from Action Man Sand Boarder Extreme (2001) / Vest from Arctic Adventure Set (1998)
• Same figure as the illustration of the kit. Base figure is : Polar Mission (1998)
• Addition of the shirt from "Total Mission" kit (1997)
• Addition of the bag + rifle + accessories (sleeping bag, etc).
• Removal of the original scope rifle (in favor of Sport Extreme climber)
• Addition of the rifle
• Addition of the sniper rifle, the map. Display stand (1996)
Addition of the vest
Addition of the weapon and leg belt from the 2000 version
Addition of the belt and holster with ice pick
• Addition of the stick / Initially released as GI Joe HOF in 1993
• Mainly from the G.I. JOE SPY MISSION (v1) kit (without the helmet that has been equipped to this figure : https://www.action-man.eu/cobra-copter-attack/ ).
• Addition of : the gauntlets + long silver & black vest / forearm decoration from Dr.X v1 + Pistol + leg holster + brush for the ponytail + Cobra silver knife
Bonus figure of "Street Biker"
• Changed the black sneakers for boots, added the chopped shotgun, the FN P90 and the handgun+holster
Added the handgun holster / the walkie-talkie / the bulletproof vest
SPAS shotgun is added as well as the wrist watch and glasses
• And holsters and 2x grenades
• Original boots (black, short) not pictured but included in storage with the figure.
• Addition of the "Ninja Set" kit
• Addition of the black belt and sheath
• Addition of the knife, belt, wrist watch, shoulder sling instead of leg velcro for the Luger holster.
• Addition of the rope, black headband, short machete + sheath, two-man saw
• Addition of the brown cap (Mission Extreme), the wrist watch, shoes (not included in the kit !), the belt, a custom backpack sewn by my grand-mother (!) to carry the OG crossbow + OG compass + a rope, a mini-UZI submachine gun, a map, a camera, a flask.
• Addition of the grenades belt + 3x grenades (from Operation A.T.A.K.) + Knife sheath and dogtags.
• Needs a next-generation bearded head on an articulated body
Added the binoculars
2002 : year of the kit's release
• From the 2002 Total mission kit (tank top + shorts)
Adding the wrist watch / water container / the belt / swapped for brown boots instead of black ones
Shirt, pants and hat sewed by my mother & grand mother in 1996. Originally I put a Ken "Fashion Avenue" brown velvet jacket. Still with figure but replaced by a brown leather jacket more faithful to the character. Replacement dark reddish brown shoes with real laces are also included in the sealed package in storage.
• One spare sandbag is added
• The sling attached to the rifle is an addition + the beige watch
• Adding the belt, the gun shoulder strap, the wrench.