GI Joe Collector wants a Dragonfly ! Can we build one in the back?
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- GI Joe Collector wants a Dragonfly ! Can we build one in the back?
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Today a G.I. Joe collector has come in, trading some DC Action Figures, a little Marvel Action Figures, and some Transformers. All this for store credit so he can secure some amazing and classic vintage G. I. Joe action figures and vehicles!
He has his eye on the G. I. Joe Dragonfly with the pilot, Wild Bill! The problem is we have a dozen or more dragonflies in the back but none of them are complete. Can we complete one, that's in good condition for our customer?
Today you're going to learn a little bit about how to fix old toys and old action figures. We will show you how we go about restoring old toys and repairing old toys.
You'll also get to see an awesome G.I. Joe trade that we got in feature the GI Joe Whale, the GI Joe Sky Striker, and the GI Joe Cobra Rattler ! All in minty condition!
What do you think the most popular GI Joe action figure is? Did you have any of these vehicles or action figures as a kid? Did you have the GI Joe Defiant or the GI Joe Flagg Aircraft Carrier ??
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00:00 Introduction
00:10 How Many Daily Trades
00:44 The Bad Godzilla
01:19 He-Man Vehicle
01:44 HE CAME FROM NC!
02:04 GI JOE TRADE INS
03:53 BUILDING THE DRAGONFLY
05:34 TRADE OFFER $$$$
05:52 MORE GI JOE TRADE INS
06:46 PROBLEMS WITH OUR DRAGONFLIES
08:57 DID WE GET IT BUILT??
10:04 FINDING WILD BILL
12:12 HISTORY OF DRAGONFLY
13:25 ABOUT OUR STORE - บันเทิง
Do you know the co-pilot of the dragonfly?
Pretty neat bit of trivia there! I didn't even realize the name on the Dragonfly differed from that of Ace, on the box. Or perhaps I spotted it... but I never put two and two together.
@@christopherjohnson8743 yea, I think a lot of us did that!
Make a type of video like this, min 10 mins, your channel should go up faster, love your content
@@danubhrata That's what this is.
The co-pilot name is: Franklin E. Talltree "Airborne" (Helicopter Assault Trooper)
True story. Buddies of mine from college told me a story of their Dad who was an AH-1 Cobra pilot from Vietnam. Their Helicopter unit was based in New England, and in the early 80s got a call from Hasbro, whose headquarters was close by and they wanted to come out and get some photographs of the Cobras for a new toy line. So they came out, interviewed the pilots and took pictures of the pilots in their flight gear and all the helicopters on the ground and in the air. Well, one of the pictures was my friends' dad, and he wore his Cavalry Stetson and had a mustache at the time. So the theory is that he was the model for the Dragonfly pilot Wild Bill. They got a bunch of free Hasbro toys that week too. Both brothers later went on to be Helicopter Pilots for the US Army as well and flew with Task Force 160, The Night Stalkers,. US Army Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
This is an amazing story! Glad to know it!
Makes sense too cuz Hasbro was in providence Rhode island nearby
Unreal! Thanks for sharing.
Bro, I'm so glad I saw this ...amazing story , Love this ❤
It's crazy how much stuff you have in crates out the back 😅 love the production quality too, it's like a tv show.
Maybe it will become a tv show!
The Dragonfly was based on the USMC AH-1T Improved SeaCobra.
It's an attack helicopter. Although it falls in the Bell Huey family of helicopters. Most people think of the "Huey" as the UH-1 series of utility/support choppers designed for troop and cargo transport and medical/causality evacuation.
This is my favorite episodes thus far. Appreciated how you went into detail on each item and it’s backstory. Cool stuff for sure!
Love it!
I agree! This was fantastic to see you work putting a toy back together to sell/trade, and see the behind the scenes into what is involved. Then on top of that the trivia about the toy layered in, AND getting to see customers interact with you guys so genuinely is really making this channel shine!!!
It's pretty neat seeing some GI Joe history.
They have quite a history!
I LOVE these technical segments when they talk about the toys, points of articulation, breakage points, etc.
So glad it’s being received well!
The Dragonfly design is based upon (ironically) the Cobra Attack Helicopter.
Oh really?
I had the Dragonfly when I was a kid. This video was a nice nostalgia trip.
Yea!
@@toyfederation And I just remembered that it wasn't even called "Gi Joe" yet, it was called "Action Force".
Love the educational components of this episode. Keep it coming. 🤙🏼
Oh that’s so good to hear!
At mid 80's, I was in my 12 when uncle Frank came over from the U.S. with that awesome Christmas gift. Nowadays I'm a 50 grow man, and I still preserve that G.I.JOE Dragonfly XH-1 among my dearest possessions, including the box whom front cover painting is a piece of art itself. I also have saved both its Blue Prints and catalog. Action figure Lt/W. Hardy "Wild Bill" as pilot of course; and "Fast Draw" which I got it a decade later, taking the artillery back seat. Thank you uncle Frank wherever you are. Thanks Toy Federation for keep alive the kid within all of us. Greetings from Dominican Republic.
D.R.! So pretty there!
@@toyfederation Quite so! A whole year sunny paradise 😎👍
Dude with the trade left with an A-1 Dragonfly thanks to the dude with the hair. Damn that thing is cool. Winch, drooping rotors, bad ass iconography on the stickers. Standard classic Joe.
It’s really cool to see the store owner going to great lengths to make something work for their customers. I bet there’s a bit of nostalgia in bringing old toys new life.
This place looks amazing... it's like what Toys 'R' Us used to feel like (toy heaven), plus that small-business attitude where they'll work with you and help you find what you want.
Exactly the feel we want!
There is something incredibly calming about the way these guys talk and interact.
Oh wow! Thank you so much!
You all don’t need to hear it from me. However, this content is fantastic! Great details. Perfect pace. And immediately like-able/genuine personalities. Thanks for taking the time to produce for us.
Thank you for the compliments! A few people think we aren’t being genuine but we truly are!
Lol best part is Godzilla screaming with his broken jaw 1:10
My first action figure was a 3 3/4 Snake Eyes with straight arms that didn’t swivel. I still remember going to the department store in 1982 and choosing him over the other dozen plus figures available. I eventually had a room dedicated to GI Joe figs…1 side was Cobra, the other Joe…I had every figure available and every vehicle/structure (other than the air craft carrier). Soon thereafter my house burned to the ground losing everything 😕. Almost 40 years later and my home office/man-cave is full of 100s of action figures old and new…GI Joe, Legends, Black Series, Hot Toys etc. 😁😁😁
I will definitely check out your store if I’m ever in your neck of the woods!!!!!!
Oh MY GOD! I just google mapped how far I am from the shop and I'm only an hour and a half away. Yee haw
Come in and see us!
Clearly im semi binging your shows here. Lol. For a store owner you seem top notch. Overly fair on these deals. Obviously cant see the total deals.. but generally. If you had the time to do more store video cuts with edits id spend a lot of time watching! Nice job fellas. Keep up the good work.
Another excellent video. Please, PLEASE keep up the good work🎉. See you guys at the shop soon!
Thank you sir! We shall try!
FYI: the Dragonfly is just an Updated version of the Hughes AH-1 Cobra that was used in Vietnam but the Hasbro people talked to Military Expert of the Time and they were given the WISH LIST that the Marine Corps had since they were still flying the Cobra in 1986 the Marines got the AH-1W SUPER COBRA the USMC still fly the Cobra but today with the New Engines, Avionics and Weapon capability it is Called the AH-1Z Viper which is VERY CLOSE to the G.I. Joe Dragonfly. I grew up in the 80s and collected G.I. Joes and also watches the T.V. Show and had a very strong interest in Military Technology that followed me into college and into the Military where I served in the US Navy and worked in Aviation. I am a BIG Fan of the Sky Striker and got to see the last deployment of the F-14s and their homecoming in 2006. I also ordered one of the Haslab Sky Strikers that has been sitting in my desk now for over a month still in the box unopen because right now I do not have a place to put it since we are having some work done to the house and the Loft where I have my collectables is just full of the stuff from the rooms that are getting new windows and getting new paint but all the work should be done by mid-June hopefully and I will have the ability to get to see my Sky Striker a toy that I have not put my hands since 1990 when I gave away all my original G.I. Joes away when I went off to college. Looking back I should have just put all those original mint condition toys in boxes and put them in storage somewhere instead of giving them away because they are probably worth a pretty penny since I used to put the planes on the ceiling with fishing string and everything else on book shelfs behind plexiglass.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_AH-1_Cobra
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_AH-1_SuperCobra
www.army-technology.com/projects/supcobra/
Yep
Love this! Keep it up. I absolutely love what you guys are doing ❤
Thank you so much! Every Saturday Morning at 9! Hit that bell!
“They have all the best stuff in the back. They should have a store and just call it the back”
Entertainment and education in the same episode. What more can a guy ask for?
Glad you approve!
A complete dragonfly is just gorgeous!!
Yes it is
Been enjoying collecting vintage GI Joe. Still my favorite cartoon ever too
I would love to see dudes personal collection
Oh man great memories. I had the dragonfly and flew that thing all over the neighborhood!
Love these videos! Makes me feel like I’m there in my favorite shop!
Yay! Mission accomplished!
I have personally watched a comic and toy store start up from the ground and continue to grow. Its so hard to keep an eye on where everything goes. Nice shop and id like to come see it one day.
Come see us!
Subbed you guys a while ago and I’m finally checking out a video. I will now be going through your back catalog haha.
I loved this so much I’m already a sucker for “behind the scenes” type of content and for it to be about a toy store makes it a perfect combo for me. This is seriously awesome.
Well thank you so much!
This video is a good example as to why you shouldn't throw out toy parts.
Yea!
Awesome episode! My favorite one so far!!!
Yea? Awesome!
Awesome store, wish I was closer to visit! Keep the content coming!
You can always come to our Toy Convention in November!
Man this video made me feel like a kid again! also realized toys are not like they used to be haha
You Gentlemen who are trying to complete the collection are doing The Lords Work. It comforts Me to know Your preserving dear Childhood Memorys. GI Joe episode. Then School. In that order. If SGT Slaughter ordered Me to skip class, I would have yelled "Yo Joe!"
Skipping class for our show!?
The best gi joe toy i ever got was the cobra bugg
I love me some Joes!
Goooooooo Joe!
I NEED that GI Joe Python Patrol CONQUEST.
Yes you do!
Most of my playsets and vehicles came from yard sales. Nice to see these things with all of the pieces and parts.
My little brother had most if not all of the GI Joe toys from the 80s.
Including the dragonfly.
Bet he wish he had held onto them
Don’t we all!
Wow! I just love this.
Love the whole pawn star vibe with the videos! Keep them going!
Thank you and will do! Every Saturday morning at 9! Hit that bell!
Absolutely love the videos and would love to come visit the shop. I'm so glad Froggy led me to your channel. 👍🤘
Come to the shop!
I was born in 1974, and I amassed a pretty huge collection of vintage Star Wars, He-Man/MOtU, Transformers, and GI Joe figures, accessories vehicles, and playsets over the years. And I was always VERY careful to make sure I had all pieces, parts, weapons; and I kept things really organized. Even as a young kid, from age 9-10 or so, I was more into having a complete collection moreso than actually playing with the toys All the stuff was in my parents' attic, carefully and neatly organized in boxes. I always thought it would be stuff I kept my whole life, maybe even pass on to my own kids if I ever had any. I came home from college one Christmas break around 1993 or 1994, and decided to pull the stuff out and look through it all for fun. I couldn't find the stuff anywhere in the attic, so I asked my dad about it. He said he had been organizing the attic to make more space, and he threw all the stuff away because it was junk. I was livid. The worst part was that there wasn't even a lack of space in the attic. My dad just always thought that keeping the stuff was childish and a waste of time, and he didn't like that I was keeping it all. He always brought up I Corinthians 13:11 -- "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things." Just thinking about it still makes me so angry all these years later.
Cool
@@toyfederation Which part? That he chucked my collection? hehe
Looks like a great toy store.
Thanks! Glad you think so
I have the 3 inch GI JOE base. Been in a box for decades. Saved it from being thrown out.
Nice!
The dragonfly from g.i. Joe is based off was based off of the Marine Cobra attack helicopter in the early early 70's and 80s in the late nineties they started upgrading the cobra attack for the Marines
Oh wow! Thank you for that! Maybe we need you on the show when we do Joe episodes!
I've traded and bought a lot with you guys and y'all are hands down the best folks to do business with! Best toy shop around these parts!
Wow! We really appreciate that!
Oh yeah, i had that Tiger Force version of the Dragonfly, loved that thing.
Oh! Very nice!
Love this shop when ever I’m in town it’s a must stop for me
OMG the GI Joe space station and shuttle! I will never forget my dad getting me that for Christmas. That box was so big I could fit me and 3 of my friends in it. We would even play GI Joe in the box!
Ha! That’s great! Should we do an episode on it?!
@@toyfederation I will probably shed a tear if you do….just sayin.
@@gagelindell271 Ha! That's great!
Nice video. Having re purchased as many Joes as I could from my youth in early 2000-2002 on eBay, it was sort of refreshing to see you fretting over getting a complete intact dragonfly for that gentleman, as well as seeing that you wanted to work on making the Whale complete. I bought many of these items with a small defect here and there due to budget constraints. It galled me at times because I learned my lesson as a kid when I started collecting Joes and was very protective of them when I played with friends. I had seen kids break other kids Tonka trucks, Star Wars toys etc, and when I sold my Joes to a kid two grades below me in high school, they were as close to new condition as you could get out of the package. I did play with em, but I tried to make huge set piece battles and by time I set em up, it was usually time for something else like dinner or riding bikes, etc. when I repurchased on EBay, it was very hit or miss on finding vehicles and playsets in really nice condition.
Oh wow! A story we hear a lot unfortunately!
Super cool that you have bins of parts.
I wish vintage toy shops here would take walk ins for trades instead of appointments only
Well, come see us! Haha
@@toyfederation I'm in Baltimore unfortunately or else I'd be there!!
@@KirkLee1983 only 8 hours! Have you been to Eternia Dreams?!
@@toyfederation yeah a bunch they are about 40 mins from me. They don't have any Python Patrol Conquests in store unfortunately. I'm looking for carded 80s Joes also I bought what they had up. They make you do appointments for trade at Eternia Dreams. I traded Eternia Dreams a cardboard cut out of wwf Shawn Michael's from the early 90s that's in their store.
@@KirkLee1983 Oh nice! Yea, we have a lot of carded 80s joes.
Only toy I'm interested in are STREET SHARKS.
Even though it was the 1998 version, I was still glad to see that Godzilla made another appearance.
Ha! Knew that was coming from you!
I'm just glad these dudes exist and are doing yeoman's retro action.
Oh?
Great show and insight into y’all’s world . Loved it and enjoyed getting to watch y’all get creative .
Thank you so much! We love hearing this!
Collector's bs all of us we play it when no one see us😂
We play
very nice collection! Back in the 80s i bought around 75% of everything they had out. Even a few duplicate figures and vehicles. But during the 90s i left my daughters(who were under 10 yrs old) play with them and they went to war, literally! Lol They were dismembering the guys, burning up jeeps, choppers, snowmobiles, and maybe a few Cobra guy were torched. I think my daughters were harder on toys than my sons were? lol
I think I still have a few remnants of the stuff but mostly worthless. Oh i do have a bag of weapons, lots and lots of guns.
Tragic story we hear a lot
Killer place brother 🤘🏻 nothing but the best for you guys
We really appreciate the support and the use of the word "killer"!
The best way to fix plastic that is deformed by storage is to boil some water and let it sit for a minute or two, then dip the deformed part in the water until pliable then, bend it carefully to the right shape.
Yes it is.
Do you guys ever do a "liquidation sale"? I bet there is some AWESOME gems in that back room!
Unfortunately no but yes there is a lot of good stuff in the back!
holy crap, as a previous joe collector its so cool to see a bunch of the backstock
That’s great you could build one.
Happy Saturday from Atlanta Georgia brother!! Man I need to come check out your store!! Have a blessed day and keep on collecting!!🙉🙈🙊
Please come in!
That’s great that you brought together the Dragonfly’s to build one that’s super cool bro. Yo Joe!!
So organized. So clean. So amazing 😂
Thank you!
This was probably the best video you guys have done yet, really liked just seeing one story focused on a specific customer and one line they were interested in told all the way through with little interruptions, felt way more easy to follow then some of the videos have and it gave a better idea of what going to the store is like then usual too!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good job on getting that guy his dragonfly toy fed!
I enjoyed meeting Arthur Burghardt aka Destro at Retro-Toy Con. You guys put on a great show!
Thank you! And he’s great!
These videos are sooo cool! I mainly collect power rangers stuff but this channel is soo fun and interesting
We have tons of power rangers!
@@toyfederation Well well! You have my interest even more LOL
You have a phenomenal phenomenal store but the best part about your video this one right here is your customer so calm collective I can only imagine what his collection looks like at his house again I love your videos sending support from Newton New Jersey
I want a Mint Dreadknok ThunderMachine!!! 😎 👍
Yea buddy!
I love ur attention to detail and knowledge , it’s the main reason I watch. Your need to make things complete and perfect soothes my OCD. Keep it up!
That’s it I’m making the drive from Raleigh to come see y’all. Y’all look amazing prepare to the shops around us.
That's awesome! Let us know who you are when you stop in!
Have you been to Toymeister in VA Beach?
@@toysorbust I haven’t. I also want to go to yester toys up there too. VA beach is on my list of go to.
I didn't go crazy on Joe's because they break so easy, but damn if they aren't cool.
That was a great episode and loved the little hidden Easter egg of the co pilot being the designer of the dragonfly
Glad you loved it!
You're channel is so well produced i can't believe you have less than 12k subs
Us either! hahaha
Jesus, those are some awesome toys. I love that hovercraft. Wish I could get stuff that quality in a couple of my favorite franchises.
What are your favorite franchises?
This program is awesome, cool guy with a cool shop, best regards from a fan in Denmark, Europe🙂
Really enjoying the videos. I love visiting my local shop and have made trades and sales with him in the past. Keep them coming.
Appreciate the support!
Just subscribed, Being a collector I love watching videos like this.
Thank you for susbscribing!
There is 3D printing now we all should be able to make all these old toys we need to start making plans for Al these old toys and make it happen for everyone
That mini bike inclusion is actually really sick funny they would be using ww2 tech in the 90s tho.
fantastic!
Thanks!
The dragonfly and cobra coppter was the most play with toy for us. Litterly we blew it up qith fireworks😂
That’s awesome!
i absolutely love this channel
Awesome!
Thank you!
Your channel is great my friend it not boring and scramble when you made the video it's clean and clear and enjoyable to watch keep it up from Philippines 🇵🇭
I believe the dragonfly helicopter is based on the Bell AH-1 Cobra. They look very similar.
Yes!
Draconian fighter in the foreground at the end made my mind melt back to 1984
The dragonfly and sky striker were my first joe toys I got for Xmas around the time they came out
That’s a great Christmas!
@@toyfederation sure was when I first saw the cartoon I was hooked I collected them up until I was 15 and when i had friends over and they saw that i had action figures and vehicles either displayed on shelves or hanging from ceiling they would bust my chops i said u guys don’t understand I don’t play with them I did when I was little I just collect them as a hobby I only regret not keeping them longer I would have gotten a ton of money selling on eBay cause I never played rough with them
Love your video and your store from here looks awesome. I could imagine in person..🤯
We would love for you to come see it in person!
@@toyfederation I think I will. I'll have to plan it and see when. Awesome👏🏽
@@eljibarocaptainwepa8198 Sounds fantastic!
I used to flip through popular mechanics in teh 80's and 90's and you would see many inspirations for GI joe vehicles. So that being an unreleased design makes sense.
Biggest thing i had was the tactical battle platform. Still have it complete but no boxed. Most of my figures are early 80s on. Uk based
Heck yes!
I need the landing skids and rotor blades to complete my restoration of my Dragonfly!! How do I get them from you??
Unfortunately we don’t sell parts
The conquest X38 was my fav gijoe plane outside of the twin seater jet vtol craft, can't think of name
The Sky Striker?
@@toyfederation the skyhawk
@@Barbariandisks Oh that one is really cool!
Another awesome episode!! We need more than 15 minutes tho!! 😂
WE JUST GAVE YOU OUR LONGEST EPISODE!!!!!!!!!!!