YANN’S COLLECTION
• 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
• 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.
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)
• 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.
• Changed the black sneakers for boots, added the chopped shotgun, the FN P90 and the handgun+holster
• Addition of the shirt from "Total Mission" kit (1997)
• 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)
• From the 1995 Mattel Ken accessory set / Power Team Elite body
• Only the tent / bumbag from the original release. The figure is custom kitbash.
• The sleeveless vest comes from the figure that went with the orange AM version of "Chopper Bike"
• Addition of the face 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)
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
• 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)
• Bonus figure to "Gyro Copter"
• Bonus to Desert Buggy vehicle.
• Combined with some Ken-Barbie clothes
• Two pair of glasses protected in a white cardboard box
• Head was swapped to an AM sculpt with camo on.
• 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 !)
• 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)
• 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.
• 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 a long custom sewed "Matrix-style" black vest
• Addition of knife sheath brown strap and the ammo case
• 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 goggles, the beret, the grappling hook and the 2 succion cups from Night Creeper
GI Joe Timeless Collection
Arctic Surf Bike + Polar Extreme Kit kitbash (snowshoes from "Ice Mission" kit instead of original climbing-irons)
• 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 "Ninja Set" kit
• Addition of dog-tags plates + gun and holster + machine gun plastic strap + Unofficial UN cloth cover on a secondary helmet
• 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 accessories (plastic harness, dog tags, beret, knife+sheath, etc)
• From G.I. Joe "Double Duty" series. Replaced the original body with an AM one
• 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)
• Replaced the harpoon with a blue one and completed with Swimmer Kit (1995) and knife from Lanard brand / Palms are from Mattel's KEN kit
• Addition of the stick / Initially released as GI Joe HOF in 1993
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
Mixed the 2001 and 2002 version to better suit my taste. Added the pistol+holster (Max Steel) / Added the knife + sheath
• 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"
Bonus figure of "Kart Extreme" / No tool / Added the motorcycle vest / Rapid Fire's machine gun / X-bladed axe
Bonus figure sold with Ultra Bike / Added the missile launcher (from GI Joe Roadblock 2004 figure)
Addition of the Squid from "Ocean Monster" kit (2001) and the "Swimmer Set" (1995)
Added the handgun holster / the walkie-talkie / the bulletproof vest
• Addition of the bag and hat
• Addition of the black belt and sheath
Adding the wrist watch / water container / the belt / swapped for brown boots instead of black ones
• Addition of a custom sewed bathrobe / Body with (eye of the) tiger tatoo comes from Operation T.I.G.E.R.