YANN’S COLLECTION
GI JOE Hall of Fame Mission Gear
• 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)
• 2x2 added oars are not original. The original is a dark red thin one (to add, OK)
• Addition of grenades, compass, binoculars, black knife
• One spare missile added in storage
Addition of the belt and holster with ice pick
• The mask rubber band needs to be replaced
• The black laptop is missing
• Addition of the orange goggles and vest + grenades and backpack
• Additional dinosaurs are not original, they come from another brand (Schleich)
• One spare sandbag is added
• The sling attached to the rifle is an addition + the beige watch
• 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.
• Red diving vest has been replaced with a neoprene version (much more time-resistant)
• Misses 1 side gun and 2 (or one?) red missile(s).
• Addition of the snake, the ID metal dog-tags, the belt and belt accessories/weapons.
Frogman suit has been replaced with a more resistant full neoprene version
• Addition of the shirt from "Total Mission" kit (1997)
• It's a variant of an AM kit (SWAT Police, 1994) but made earlier for G.I. Joe (1993)
• Are the trousers the GI Joe version ?
• Addition of the belt, holster, side pistol and leg knife
• Without the jetski, figure only.
• Armor and red belt from "Tokyo Kit" (2001).
• "Tokyo Mission" accessories (2001)
• Weapon needs to be replaced with GI Joe Operation Shadow Ops black/red scope rifle
• 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
• Addition of the crowd control helmet (ULTRA ATAK kit) + Submachine gun (Island X Assault)
• Addition of the face mask
• Tiger Strike clothes + figure (2005)
• Wrist Torch accessories (1999)
• GI Joe Beachhead gun+hat
• The grappling launcher with 3 blades is not working > needs replacement
• My original "Battle Force" figure with the Green Beret kit sheath, "Jungle Patrol" vest, "Underwater Attack" mask
• 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
• Addition of the sniper rifle, the map. Display stand (1996)
• Added the sling for the gun
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.
• This is the very first version from 1991
• All the missiles + 1x spare
• Addition of the rope, black headband, short machete + sheath, two-man saw
• Adding the belt, the gun shoulder strap, the wrench.
• Same figure as the illustration of the kit. Base figure is : Polar Mission (1998)
• And holsters and 2x grenades
• Original boots (black, short) not pictured but included in storage with the figure.
• One dart more than the retail version
• Addition of the Jerrican + Toolbox (only 2 tools inside)
• Trousers comes from Action Man vs X
• Addition of the binoculars + the black pistol.
• Snakes are unofficial
• Unofficial UZI
• Needs to be boxed with the empty box I have / Swap for a better Gangrene mummy / needs addition of the OG mini-UZI
• Addition of the bag + rifle + accessories (sleeping bag, etc).
• Removal of the original scope rifle (in favor of Sport Extreme climber)
• Misses 1 silver grey machine gun (there is one the combat kit and another in basic training kit)
• Addition of one arrow and the double-bladed weapon that comes from kit.
• Is the concealed spring-loaded forearm dagger present ?
• Bonus figure to "Gyro Copter"
• With spare and replacement parts from other same helicopters
• Bonus to Desert Buggy vehicle.
• Addition of the sand goggles, harness & belt and adding the gun that is pictured on the carded illustration of the kit.
• The wrench of the kit is the wrong one (it's a Dr. X model that doesn't fit in the tool case). Needs to be replaced.
• Combined with some Ken-Barbie clothes
• Two pair of glasses protected in a white cardboard box
• Addition of palms and knife from "Aqua Mission" (2002) and watch from 1994's "Scuba Diver"
• 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 !)
• Check is harness is still in good shape and not crispy / damaged
• 1994 as GI Joe / 1998 as Action Man
• Addition of the Black V-neck T-Shirt and shoes (like the vehicle box art)
• Gun is black instead of silver (like the vehicle box art)
• The jeans are not original but from "X-Catcher" figure
• Weapon shoots only 1 missile at the time, secondary tube is jammed
Initially released as GI Joe HOF kit in 1995.
• Addition of the gloves and the harpoon
• From the 2002 Total mission kit (tank top + shorts)
• Hasn't got the original grappling / Addition of knife and machine gun
• Added some equipment (beret, belt, gun and body strap)
• 1993 is the year of release of the GI Joe Marine Parris Island gear
GI Joe Double Duty. Addition of the binoculars, removal of the ice pick, the body strap, the face mask.
2002 : year of the kit's release
• Total Mission clothes (2003) + Arctic Mission (2001) (in bag) + Polar Mission Kit (2001) (in bag)
+ S.O.S. Kit (1998).
+ Medic Rescue Kit (1996 as AM, 1995 as GI Joe). Misses the machine gun of original kit
• The missile of the rocket launcher is missing.
• Swapped with a Duke camo HOF figure
• Addition of the knife, belt, wrist watch, shoulder sling instead of leg velcro for the Luger holster.
• Dressed according to the card art of the original kit with custom elements ( including a Max Steel blue belt and harness )
• 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 Green Beret Kit (released as AM in 1996 and in 1993 as GI Joe)
• Addition of the GI Joe stand
• 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
GI Joe Timeless Collection
Arctic Surf Bike + Polar Extreme Kit kitbash (snowshoes from "Ice Mission" kit instead of original climbing-irons)
• Released with a painted and unpainted (fluo pink-orange) O² tank carrying vest. 2 versions in box.
• It's a mix of the Driver Pilote (2002) (without helmet) + the complete speedster spy kit (1999)
SPAS shotgun is added as well as the wrist watch and glasses
• Addition of the black vest + beret
• Released as GI Joe in 1995
• Swapped with an Action Man figure / Added the belt and binoculars of "Desert Patrol"
• Outfit like original box art illustration / Armor come from V.R. Warrior
• Is the black stand included ?
• Is it with original vintage box repro ?
• Jumpsuit is not original and comes from Lanard Ultra Corps (as well as boots)
• Addition of the shovel and yellow holster + pistol
• Grenades are changed to other versions, more textured.
• 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
• Addition of the helmet, binoculars, black gun, yellow rope, succion cup launcher, wrist watch
• From G.I. Joe "Double Duty" series. Replaced the original body with an AM one
• Weapon comes from the kit and not the action figure (black color instead of dark grey)
• Not sure about the release year, 1999 or 2000 ? The gun in the right hand of the figure is added from a World's Peacekeeper Space figure.
• Boots + trousers + shoulder bag come from Beachhead GI Joe 2008 https://www.yojoe.com/12inch/08/beachhead.shtml
Addition of the vest
• Addition of the rifle
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)
• Added the bag and 2x black hand grenades. Originally released in 1994 as GI Joe HOF.
• Addition of the stick / Initially released as GI Joe HOF in 1993
Initially released as GI Joe HOF Kit. Missing the 2x black hand grenades ?
Addition of the weapon and leg belt from the 2000 version
• Combined the figure + the kit and added grenades and pistol + leg holster / removed the black P90 gun of the figure
• 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"
Addition of the Squid from "Ocean Monster" kit (2001) and the "Swimmer Set" (1995)
• Addition of the black belt and sheath
Addition of the snake around the neck and the knife in the boot
Adding the wrist watch / water container / the belt / swapped for brown boots instead of black ones