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
• The mask rubber band needs to be replaced
• Addition of the glasses (Barbie / Ken) + knee pads
• Addition of the face mask, silver shred disk, Action Man "Mission System" MS 1.1 + MS 1.8 kit ( missing the yellow pistol part and the red gun "cartridge" part ) + white helmet. Only 1 red disk came in the retail version.
(put the cartridge that is in the other skateboard figure)
• The figure came boxed with the red edition of the 4x4 car
• Not the original silver Colt gun but it is as close as the retail version.
• 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 shirt from "Total Mission" kit (1997)
• Headband is not original
• Misses the sword and specific nunchaku
• 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.
• Addition of the rope, black headband, short machete + sheath, two-man saw
• Adding the belt, the gun shoulder strap, the wrench.
• 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 bag + rifle + accessories (sleeping bag, etc).
• Removal of the original scope rifle (in favor of Sport Extreme climber)
• 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 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 !)
• 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
• From the 2002 Total mission kit (tank top + shorts)
• Red boots instead of black ( black are with figure in storage )
2002 : year of the kit's release
+ S.O.S. Kit (1998).
+ Medic Rescue Kit (1996 as AM, 1995 as GI Joe). Misses the machine gun of original kit
• Addition of a long custom sewed "Matrix-style" black vest
• 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
• 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
• 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
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)
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
From Samurai vs Robot Dr. X. Added the red gun
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
Added knife+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.