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Thank you!! 🙏

@@GIDOJO 💚

Oh is this from your TH-cam channel? If so I LOVE your work!! 💪🏻

I would assume his assembly is much like this quicksilver. If you can use plastic tools to pry on him, it should pop apart without damage. Unfortunately, there are almost no tutorials, so that’s why I made this video.

@@GIDOJO I saw your video and this figure is quite different. It even has a quite complicated mechanism from what I see.

I ended up using a molotow liquid chrome pen and it still looks good over a year later 👌🏻

He has no current video up on his channel, that he could point to as the original 🤷 Anyway even though there has been “beef” between Michael Mercy and some retroblasting allies, I didn’t post this to harm Mercy in anyway. It’s just up to illustrate that retroblasting wasn’t the only person “promoting”(not really promoting just basically mentioning the existence of) this failed kickstarter.

@@GIDOJO yeah that’s what I figured. (Regarding no video to point to) Yeah I totally get it. 👍🏼

Thank you, brother!

Yea I was lucky to find one 45 minutes away and the guy cut me a deal because it was dirty and needed a little work. If you ever want one they are smaller than the internet says but still huge obviously. It was just small enough to fit in the spot I had for it

No, Sir.. only reproductions of the vintage 3.75” “a Real American Hero” line that ran from 1982-1994. At this point 4” G.I. Joe is a dead line, but it’s only been off the shelf for 2 years so it could make a comeback 🤔

@@GIDOJO I was a Collector's Club member for a number of years and also had the 25th line. I regret I sold that when I moved residences and have been slowly buying it back. I guess there's plenty for me to collect with Classified, Reaction, 4" and 3.75". I had a few Threezero 12" when it came out.

@@SpineTicks oh yeah, I love the 25th line when it came out. I was on board 100% but sold them a few years later. That was definitely a High Point for G.I. Joe though. The retaliation movie line was good also. I was in the club for about three years but I got 12 inch figures each time. Definitely a ton to collect. Now is probably the perfect time to buy back all of your 25th stuff that is going for very cheap. The “FSS” will probably always be expensive though

@@GIDOJO I have a decent size JOE "Mail Call" for my livestream tomorrow if you drop by. Would be very interested to read your comments about my recent pickups. I have some JOE collectors in the Live Chat and the Panel from time to time so I'm excited for toy conversations with knowledgeable guys like yourself!

@@SpineTicks oh yea I’ll be there 👌🏻

Yea super7 gets a lot of hate in general, but in this case I feel it’s unwarranted. I like these Gijoe reaction figures quite a bit and I love that they pair well with gijoes British cousin, “Palitoy Action Force”. These are pretty cheap now also. Several good lots of them on eBay 👌🏻

@@GIDOJO I told myself I was only gonna collect 25th Anniv and Collector's Club for modern 4 inch but then I started re-watching the cartoon. And I'm still collecting Classified. Oy, there's no room for all this but I can't stop.

@SpineTicks haha yea I collect a little bit of everything from G.I. Joe even going back to 1964… space is an issue for sure :P These are a hard sell at 19.99, but now they are selling for as low as $5 I’m on board for sure 😋

@@GIDOJO keep on rocking! I do comics, cards and toys. I have a community of Collectors on my Saturday night livestream, very interactive. You might find new friends/subscribers in the Live Chat and I'd certainly recommend your channel. My buddy and I even play a GI JOE themed Role Playing Game like Dungeons & Dragons. YO JOE!

@@SpineTicks​​⁠thank you! I’ll check it out for sure 🤩

All the channels I featured on here are still active and really good. Some of them have hundreds of videos. I would recommend starting with retroblasting. Also “it’s chad” is a fun gijoe channel, valaverse is a cool behind the scenes channel that primarily talks about their own toy line “action force”. Toy Polloi has like 1000 videos and you can learn sooooo much…. Super entertaining I

@@GIDOJO wow, alright. Quite a list to delve into. Thanks!

Thank you, sir! Once I get a tactical vest for him, it’ll be amazing looking

Hey, we live and we learn… I think Michael just needs to shift gears and not give these makers a platform anymore. At least not his platform. he’s a big proponent of “the fans are doing the best work”, which is true but there’s too many Shiesty people out there unfortunately. In both scenarios, Michael French personally lost money just like everyone else. I learned not to back projects like this in 2010; an extremely reputable guy in the Atari community was developing an expansion module for the Atari 7800 game system…. I was insanely close to putting down $100. Well a year passed, then another, then five, then 10… then the guy actually died. every time I logged on the Atari forum I would check on the progress and every time I was happy I hadn’t backed the project.

The only "apology" I've seen from Mars was from 5/10. Is there a more recent one from that clown?

@@bradlanghorst6269 i’m not on Facebook and I assume all of the action is going on over there but maybe the person above can enlighten us

@@bradlanghorst6269 The Mars con-man deleted all his posts on his FB page the last time I checked. He just took the money and ran off, more or less. What a crook.

@@GIDOJO If only Michael apologized in the first place about promoting the fraudster then a lot people wouldn't blame him in the first place. Like the other poster has said, he was deleting comments of people who criticized the shady nature of the Airwolf project instead of trying to look at their perspective. He should have been humbled from the Bantha experience but he obviously never learned from it like the arrogant, self-righteous prick that he is. I've seen how this guy has acted from his tantrums of the HasLab Sail Barge, his tantrums from losing a debate to Spector Creative that he made a video of it on another site, getting angry at his wife in a stream just because his toy got malfunctioned, doxxing someone who angered him over the Sail Barge..... Trust me, your opinion of Michael will falter to the ground had you read some of his other online shenanigans.

mike is the man!!!👍

Definitely haven’t experienced anything like that over the years with skates, but I’ll report back if I see anything. I’m displaying it on a white figure stand so if the dye bleeds out I’ll be able to tell 👌🏻

I tried at length to remove the cover and scratched the heck out of it… I’d suggest taking it to the fossil store and having them replace the battery. I hate even suggesting this because I absolutely hate when products are designed to be unserviceable, but gotta tap out on this one 🤷

Wow thank you 🙏😁

A TH-camr called “Michael Mercy”. He’s been criticized by several big TH-cam channels for putting on a fake “1000% I am a positive dude” act, while being perceived as quite toxic if you know his real takes on things. Kinda the whole Kumbaya, positive vibes only type fake persona. Analog toys had major issues with him. This video, however that I made is only to talk about the failed kickstarter. I would suggest making your own opinion on Michael Mercy. Maybe he’s a good guy I don’t really know.

Thank you for always watching 💕 you are the man!!

Yeah, exactly. It would be like you and I getting mad at ABC News because we saw the Tesla cyber truck on there and then it never came out after after we pre-ordered 🤷

Michael French is not to blame for people buying the product and I've personally not seen anyone say they blame him, though I'm sure they do exist. Where RB went wrong and what made most angry that I've heard from: 1) Ignoring people telling him Mars was lying and deleting comments or trying to roast those people in the comments. I mean, the signs were super obvious here. 2) The biggest issue was the follow-on video he did with Conrad. I appreciate the fact he did the video - I was one who requested it. However, watch the video again - you'll note that Conrad was allowed to bash his customers (and, IIRC, even threatened physical violence to one) and RB was also deleting comments of one of the people in the live video who received an awful kit and this person was one of the customers Conrad was bashing. That person (YT) went on to make his own video proving Conrad was lying.

Wow, thanks for the detailed and well thought out comment, Brad. That makes perfect sense. I still don’t agree with the hate towards Michael, However, if what you say is true I understand why people feel that way.

Mind boggling people cant accept Retroblasting promoted this & is partly responsible, please explain to me how he is not? Not his fault it failed but how in the world can people say he didnt promote it? He made a video on it basically talking about how cool it was & clearly from reading these comments has far more influence than "the other guy"!

@@bradlanghorst6269 I distinctly remember because it made me angry in the live chat when he had Mars on people telling Michael about what the guy was doing to them & it went ignored & deleted, dont anybody be fooled by what the Retro crew are trying to do, talk about selective memory

Yeah, I’m not trying to criticize him necessarily just showing that he did in fact, cover it. Also, the video doesn’t exist on his channel, so he can’t point to an original source that I am “stealing”

@@GIDOJO just because it doesn't show up on his channel doesn't mean it's not still there. It's just private or unlisted

@@Stiffkittens01 smart! Thank you 🙏

Thanks for the comment! I definitely need to look up a photo of that figure. I’ve seen it but it’s been years.

Thank you!! I’ve been needing to unbox him for awhile

@@GIDOJO 💚

I appreciate you going through the back catalog brother. Should have some new videos up next week.

@@GIDOJO copy that looking forward too it!

I sold this set back in October and I am definitely regretting it. If you find the Air Force parade dress, definitely hold onto it! 😁

@@GIDOJO copy that!👍

Oh yes the Hasbro and Palitoy versions are very close! Thanks for the comment!!

Yea I’ve been over looking them for too long. Actionjoefigs really shed a different light on them for me 🤩

Thank you! Lately, I’ve been regretting not picking up more classic collection as a kid. I only had one Vietnam Boot Camp classic collection. I still have him though! 😁

@@GIDOJO i love the classic collection dudes!

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super spicy!!!!!

Thanks Adam! We should be making a follow up soon 😁

@@GIDOJO maybe a parachute drop...😲

@@g.i.joethelostchronicles6807 if you look way back, I did a pretty epic space capsule parachute drop! I need to bring it out again, though, with a bigger drop because it has more time to decelerate

@@GIDOJO I'll have to check that out!

Seriously they are!! I regret not picking up a few more

@@GIDOJO Yeah, I looked at them long and hard and didn't pick any up. Was very tempted but I was trying to avoid a new rabbit hole.

flyingonblades@gmail.com still have 2 of em

@@GIDOJO thank you! By the way there's someone in Covina CA selling GI JOE collectibles is that you?

@@robertoacevedo6247 no, sir North Florida

@@GIDOJO oh ok cos I live in West Covina CA, most of my family live between Miami, Palm Beach,Kissimmee, Orlando, and tampa, I go visit every year sometimes twice a year, I'll check what you still have and I hope that whatever your going through economically you can overcome it soon.

@robertoacevedo6247 thanks brother. Did pretty good on the sales. Just getting ahead on bills because I work for the school system and I am bracing for the summer. It’s my first year so just getting use to the staggered pay, etc. Plus it’s an opportunity to get away from the 40th stuff and go vintage 😁

Sorry Warren, the Mountie has been snatched up. Only Mike Power, Air Adventurer and Urban Adventurer remain

@@GIDOJO Okay, thanks anyway

Email me flyingonblades@gmail.com

Yea have a few sales already 👌🏻 at the end of the day I’m doing better than most and I’m very fortunate, just trying to plan ahead. It’s gonna be my first summer as a school crossing guard so no pay during summer vacation 😂 I’m sure you can relate because you are an educator

Haha…. I can do 40 plus actual shipping 😋😉

@@GIDOJO Mike, that's an amazing deal (prolly comparable to what it originally cost, adjusted for inflation), and I wish I could take you up on it, but hopefully somebody else can. I simply don't have the space. =-[.]-=

I paid $49.99… 🤔 I could do $40 shipped to the lower 48 states. Email me flyingonblades@gmail.com