HCC788 - 1987 Cobra WOLF and ICE VIPER - Vintage G.I. Joe toy review!
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Timmer's charity video:
• Charity Drive update !...
Visit HCC788.com!
hcc788.com/
Facebook:
/ hoodedcobracommander788
Twitter:
/ hcc788
Patreon:
/ hcc788
Special Thanks to:
Geoff Adams, Sean Dowling, Jason Galligan,
Droidwhisperer, Jeff Mills (Biggypines),
Ryan Wagner, James Swindell,
Brian Zahn, Byron Kellogg, Michael Johnson,
Ben Penserga, Mike Smith, Tyler Levens,
Shaun Drefahl, Raz Holly, David Tejerina,
William J. Stelmack, Philip Hanks
Todd Humphrey, Kurt Kesler
Information and Sources:
Cobra WOLF on YoJoe.com:
www.yojoe.com/v...
Cobra WOLF on 3DJoes.com:
www.3djoes.com/...
Ice Viper on YoJoe.com:
www.yojoe.com/a...
Ice Viper on 3DJoes.com:
www.3djoes.com/...
AT-AT Commander:
www.jeditemplea...
vintage-the-empire-strikes-back/evg/
AT-AT-Commander-Kenner-Vintage-The-Empire-Strikes-Back.html
Sai (weapon):
en.wikipedia.o...)
Image:
By Samuraiantiqueworld - Own work,
CC BY-SA 3.0,
commons.wikime...
depilate:
www.dictionary....
Ice Viper on Halfbattle.com:
www.halfbattle....
G.I. Joe Wolf & Sea Ray 1980s Commercial:
• G.I. Joe Wolf & Sea Ra...
Music:
Tied Up, by Silent Partner
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
• Wham! - Wake Me Up Bef...
G. I. Joe is (c) Hasbro.
All copyrighted material is used for the purpose of
comment and criticism, which constitutes a fair use
of such material.
This video is (c) Bryan Lower.
I got the Cobra Wolf and Ice Viper as a gift for Christmas 1987 and it was so totally awesome to have and play with. I loved everything about it and by far my most favorite G.I. Joe snow vehicle. Great review of one of my favorite G.I. Joe toy vehicle.
Awesome review, HCC. Got this for Christmas about 1988. We get quite a lot of snow in northern England so I had this straight out in the garden with the Snowcat.
This must have been really fun to play with in the snow. I don't remember playing with it in the snow. We did get snow back then, but we usually kept the Joe battles indoors in the winter.
Great review I love the cobra wolf. They desperately needed an arctic vehicle. And this was the premier one
Ah Hoodie! We love you so. And we love this toy! Bigtime. It was a childhood fave and Ice Viper, thanks to his weapons and balaclava'd head was redubbed "Ice Ninja"! So you were bang on with that explanation. The previous owner of your WOLF screwed up the sticker placement however! Those instrument stickers go on the inside of the cockpits on the flat instrument screens.
Thanks! It's always nice to get the Joburg seal of approval.
I think both are top tier.
Video idea: A look at all the figures you marked as top tier, second tier, bottom tier as of 2020. That will be nice
11:46 it also resembles a ww2 German stalhelm
I think those heads up sticker display was ment to be inside the cockpit
Love your vids! Great fun review! The Polar Battle Bear needed steerable skis in the front as their was only on set of tracks in the back. The WOLF had a set of tracks on either side, and the two joysticks confirm movement and steering was accomplished through directional rotation of each track.
Now, retracting said tracks (I will successfully suspend disbelief) leaves the occupants in a precarious situation:
"Are you sure you are pointed in the direction we need to go?"
"Yes"
"Are you positive nothing is in our path on our way down the K-12, I heard a paperboy went off a steep drop?"
"YES!!!"
"Ok, retracting tread."
"Dude??"
"Yeah"
"You were joking about using that special non-stick coating on the back skis, right?"
"........"
"Right?!?!?"
Early the next morning, Wal-mart employees arrived to find a huge hole in the front of the store and the mangled remains of what appeared to be some type of snow mobile. Leading up to the hole was 50 ft of scorched blacktop and a 10 foot wide swath which disappeared up the mountain.
I have this. Cool figure and vehicle.
The ski-pedos that came w/ the modern Ice Viper, fit on the Wolf. They are the exact same size.
Cool! Good to know!
Memories. that thing was my pride and joy!
I had the modern version which is basically the same except for color. It was more white-ish than the vintage version.👍
I have seen that one. I'd like to pick one up sometime so I can look at it side-by-side with the vintage toy.
Great review. Some how the sais don't look right with the figure. They should have given him a pistol or sub machine gun.
..late to the game but...KURT SCHNURR/Airtight (1985)...
Greetings from Germany😀
Because its a 1987 release I have to admit my love hate for it. When gijoe started to fizzle for me. Except for its red missles I love this vehicle. The driver is awesome
It's not a very practical design buy I love this vehicle
hmmm i think u overpraise the driver...and under sell the vehicle. sure the vehicle has its quirks...but i kinda feel like it fits cobra to a "t" and i like its aramament. I LOVE the concealed missle rack, and while the double cockpit is weird...it does add something. bottom of the top tier to me! I honestly understand ur praise for the figure...and by no means am i saying its a bad figure..but its prolly a ninja reissue. A solid figure nontheless but not top tier material my friend!!! :-D
Lol Croc Master you are drunk go home!
There was also KURT angle
Edit: the ice viper looks like a snow nazi
Great review, you brought back a lot of good memories from Christmas vacation 1987. I spent most of that week building a Cobra polar base out of piles of snow and conducting routine perimeter patrols with The Wolf. Sounds boring but I could not have been happier. It even had its own hollowed-out hangar bay that I'd park it in while I went inside to warm up. Truly the mark of a great toyline when it allows for this kind of youthful interaction with the world and helps build these kinds of memories.
+redvitaminblue doesn't sound boring at all! Sounds like a lot of fun!
I love it! Using the snow you were able to build a Cobra base on a scale truly worthy of their grandiose ambitions!
Other than on the blueprints, I always see the gun mount angled back not forward. I prefer it angled back but maybe that's just me.
You call that dancing? No wonder Mrs Hooded Cobra Commander flirts with Sgt Slaughter lol
I had this and the snow cat ( was it later rebranded as a jungle cat in the tiger line, because I thought I had that as well?), Winter was fun in IN, my brother and I would stage epic battles out in the huge mountains of snow we built. It really was the best time to be a child
what a great figure and vehicle and an awesome review buddy! whats funny that joburg pointed out is one of my wolfs has the stickers misplaced and are on the canopy instead of the controls lol
Blizzard from 1988 was another Joe snow trooper
Before the internet was easy to use, I got myself an Ice Viper loose. I thought he was a ninja back then, coz od the Sais.
A total all time top of the top figure and vehicle for me. I never can forget how we got the set in 1987 on Hollywood Blvd at what was one of the greatest stores to find GI Joe toys in its time. This set has always been one of my favorite and most well used GI Joe vehicles!
Awesome! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for sharing your memory.
Much too funny! I got the Wolf today and another Croc master and I'm not kidding Croc Master is in the gunners seat as I watch this review!
I try to match up whomever is on the box with the vehicle.
To answer your question about the Ice Viper's Sais, I read an article that said they were used to scrape the ice off the Wolf's windows. Therefore the Ice Viper wasn't a ninja like Storm Shadow.
I always thought this vehicle was based on that 1980’s phone with the handset sitting on the right of the phone. Look at it and you won’t be able to un-see it.
Non steering skis on the Wolf is a downgrade? The Wolf is like twice the size of the Polar Battle Bear. Lol. Everything is far upgraded on the Wolf.
Hi ! If you worries about Winter don't worry on last February we had - 21 Celsius on scale & I had four hours failed trip with my friend from Kobe . It was a small disaster because we lost our train tree times & our trip ends on small cake bar on 10 PM ... So maybe next time when you will have winter season you could come here ...
Something that gets missed is the versatility of the Ice Viper helmet. It can be worn up so you can see his eyes, but you can also tilt it down so the goggles on the helmet perfectly fit over his eyes so he looks like he does on the box art.
I always loved those sorts of little details they put into some figures
Where's Blizzard in the joe winter line up?
I'm aware this doesn't answer your question, but I do like *two* versions of him - his 1988 outfit (where he has auburn hair, and wears a white snowsuit) and his 1991 UK exclusive Tiger Force repaint (where he has black hair, and, this sounds silly, wears a *yellow* snowsuit!)
Now to answer your question - yes, I do know what you mean, that Blizzard *should* be in the winter line up.
I loved this thing. I got it through mail order but mine came with a figure. No box, just a bag of parts, figure, and instructions
I guess we'll just forget about Kurt Vonnegut the great American author.
Fantastic review mate. This was a mainline nostalgia hit!!
Love it! Great work, sometimes I wish for snow for the perfect setup
Ice Viper looks more like a Arctic Color Cobra Trooper than a Viper
Now this was a cool vehicle, I would happily own ten or twenty.
Worth it just for "Flannel Viper"!
Those sai are ideal to remove ice off the windshield after a freezing rain. They are a hoot on Canada QVC. I've always thought the Ice Viper helmet was very Darth Vader-y.
Maybe that'st he idea they were going for. Not sure why you would need the shorter prongs for that. Just be careful not to jab your windshield *too* hard!
In a pre-car-remote era, the only way to unfreeze the keyhole of your car was either a Sai or Pee.
Your new camera looks great.
I’m guilty as charged, I used the Ice Viper as a Ninja.
Except for the color, it could work in the desert
Cool review Its great vehicle gald i got 2 of them from the 50th anniversary line
Thank you! I think the modern WOLF is very similar to the vintage one. I don't think they changed very much.
Your wlecome HoodedCobraCommander788 yeah its same but some modern figures hard to fit in the gunner seat u have to find an angle or somehow bend their knees and ankles to fit them
Ah, that's a very good point. The scale difference.
Crocmaster? Odd choice. Why didn't they use another icewolf driver
Never knew ice viper could peg their sai on their leg.
I wanted that one to go against my Snow Cat as a kid, but it was always sold out.
Sorry you didn't have the chance to experience this one the first time around!
I have that tie
I always assumed the sai were used to chip away any ice build up on crucial parts of the vehicle. If I remember correctly, you can tilt the helmet down so the goggle cover the eyes
I assume the ice-chipper angle is what they were going for. But would you typically do that with two chippers at the same time?
you use one as a chisel and use the other one as a hammer to hit the handle for maximum chipping action
5 :26 lmao
Got one
The Wolf🐺and Ice Viper were awesome. I have an Ice Viper and will eventually get a Wolf🐺...if there is a category above top tier then the Wolf🐺 and Ice Viper belong there....love the Flannel Viper codename 🤣
Between me and my friends, I think we had about six of these. Had huge snow battles!
Hey, anyone care to explain how the bad guys always wind up with the cooler vehicles?
Night Raven, Rattler, W.O.L.F., etc...
I loved my Cobra Wolf & Ice Viper. Played with it In summer, fall, spring, and yes winter. The Ski-pedoes worked very well in snow and the Wolf slid down hills I built for it to ambush my snow cat. It worked very well in the Ski mode. Although I never understood why the side skis were removable. The Ice Viper had one more play feature the HCC missed. His helmet could be lowered to simulate goggles on / goggles off .
This and the warthog are most memorable for me. I must admit I had no idea this figure had a helmet! Regardless, was always a great fig
Totally agree about your review! Ice Viper may be the best Cobra driver ever!
It's a pretty sweet figure.
Very good, but I'm partial to the Strato-Viper, or Star-Viper as well.
I loved the wolf and owned 2, sadly I only had 1 snow serpent to accompany them.
the serpents were not easy to find, and although it snowed here,
in 85, I was not sure that Hasbro would expend the arctic combat theaters much,
I regretted that choice a lot when the wolf came out.
a white hiss release would have been quite smart in this period from Hasbro.
good show Commander!
I gotta disagree with you on this one Commander. TOP TIER all the way!
I thought 90s month was over but flannel viper is super 90s.
Man what a great looking figures and vehicle one of my favorites
Dear God never let me see you dance again... lol. Great review!
Muy buen video.
Thank you!
Great to see this .ive been waiting for this one! Consistent top notch reviews keep at it
One of my favorite G.I. Joe vehicles and figures. I just wish they came with two nice vipers. That would so ice.
Haha! I see what you did there.
What about sub-zero??
What about Sub-Zero?
I think he just means that Sub-Zero's one of the figures with winter-themed gear. I give Sub-Zero a faint, light brown, stubbly, full beard (possibly he'd *suit* a beard, to keep his face warm from the cold!)
Have you reviewed the Cobra Sea Ray?
Not yet. I've been trying to get to that one, but other priorities keep getting in the way. GI Joburg has a great review of the Sea Ray, though.
HoodedCobraCommander788 First of all I love your channel! It brings back cherished memories from my childhood. Secondly, thank you for answering my question. Not many TH-camrs do that. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
5:29 LMAO
Nice work .my friend ..I'm in northern Minnesota and we've already had snow here and it ain't gonna warm up again till March ....really enjoyed this one ...
Thank you! Last year we had a couple spring-like days in December. Last week it got kinda cold, but it was almost in the 80's again today. I swear, we used to have regular winters.
HoodedCobraCommander788 it seems to get colder every year here we actually having a early one here low 20's
I'd say you should be jealous of our warm weather, but frankly it's a bit weird and doesn't feel right to have warm days deep into December.
sick boy cool man ...I'm from the south man I had a couple of these and I always wanted to play in the snow with these man I bet that was badass
HoodedCobraCommander788 I would be but I love it here I'm in a real Small Town and I can't bring myself to leave
FLANNEL VIPER!?!?!?!?! 😂 😂 😂 I’m dying over here....
Kurt Roadtrip are you the Flannel Viper, or a third person named Kurt?
Troy Smith nope, I’m the Flannel-Viper! 😂 however it’s doubly funny because my wife hates Courtney Love with a passion... 😂
Kurt Roadtrip thanks Flannel Viper for your support of HCC!
i wish cobra had actual flannel vipers :-(
i loved this vehicle and figure, but the sai is not a good choice for accessory for this guy
It is kinda odd. It's almost like this figure was originally designed to be a ninja, but he has cold weather elements, too. Weird.
@@HCC788 Why? Can't you do ninjitsu in the winter? I don't see why not.