YANN’S COLLECTION
• It's a mix of the Driver Pilote (2002) (without helmet) + the complete speedster spy kit (1999)
• Put he original helmet (in hand). Helmet must be found
• The mask rubber band has been replaced.
• One spare missile added in storage
• One dart more than the retail version
• Addition of the spy case-to-concealed-gun accessory. Not sure if the glasses are the right one (gold instead of silver ?)
• 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
• 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 !)
• 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)
GI Joe Timeless Collection
• 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
SPAS shotgun is added as well as the wrist watch and glasses
• Added a yellow rope
• Addition of the submachine gun, other handcuffs, blue gun and leg holster, map, sunglasses.
• Black leak on bulletproof vest, must be cleaned.
🇫🇷 Section d'élite / Not the right type of boots but there are present / Black shotgun is added.
• And holsters and 2x grenades
• Original boots (black, short) not pictured but included in storage with the figure.
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.
Inspired by original GI Joe climbing claw figure (The Adventures of GI Joe 2010 series)
• Addition of the beret
• Addition of the elbow pads / watch / hammer and axe / periscope / Green beret
• Combined the figure + the kit and added grenades and pistol + leg holster / removed the black P90 gun of the figure
• 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
• 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
• Adding the belt, the gun shoulder strap, the wrench.