Great review. I love how the TBP was pivotal in the Cobra Island issues. One aspect of the toy, which I personally loved, was the land bridge could be lowered to the water to retrieve the Devil Fish, or the WHALE sea sled. The WHALE would frequently fall under attack, get damaged, and be stuck pier side in some Gulf Coast town. The underside of the bridge is angled to allow it to sit flat on the floor when lowered for launch or recovery. It also allowed for quick launch of the Devil Fish, as the Devil Fish fits perfectly in the recessed area left behind.
Wow remember watching all those play sets on catalog and the.Bozo show . Ate my heart out every time there were giving away .Thanks Tony for the review
Great review. I remember waking up one Christmas morning and this bad boy was under the Christmas tree! Brining back great memories when I was kid with GI joe..God bless the 80’s.
Always wanted this as a kid, but was never fortunate enough to get one back then... NOT that I'm complaining, because I'm definitely not. My parents chose to get multiple figures and various sized vehicles FOR those figures, instead of ONE very nice playset and maybe a few figures and/or vehicles... So, I'm actually really grateful for everything that they were able to get me and my younger brother (who was big into MotU). I have no complaints there. Back around Christmas time this past year (2021) though, I was finally able to add this awesome Platform playset to my GI Joe collection. Good thing I'm patient, lol. 😅😅😅 It's complete except for the rifles, which I have plenty of replacement rifles, so no problem there. Great job on this review!
I got one of these last year on E bay for quite a bit of money. I never had one as a kid, but my friend had it and I loved it. I found one in my attic TODAY. I have no idea where it came from. I think there is a G I Joe headquarters up there too, and I never had one of those either. I have no idea where they came from, but I'm not going to ask any questions.
Your reviews are always fantastic and this one is no exception. Informative and fun, these reviews are among my favourite of any posted to TH-cam. Please, keep 'em coming!
The battle platform wasn’t $11.99 in the US. I think it was over 20 USD. The VAMP and the Water Moccasin were $9.99 each, and The Pit was $24.99. Was the exchange rate between Australian and American currency differ that much back then?
This toy was awsome, and easy beats anything made today. But every time I see these great retro toy reviews I can't help but ask what happened to toys and how have they fallen so far since the mid 90s?
Love the review. I was only about 3 when this play set came out, and this is the first I'm hearing of it, but it certainly looks like great fun! As a kid I only had some vehicles and figures for GI Joe, I never had any play sets. The scale and versatility of this one is really impressive.
Play sets like this are just fantastic fun as a kid (and adult) Sadly I think the retailers don't want to use all the shelf space these days and as such kids today miss out.
I totally agree with the score I army build so I have three of these and besides the guns they are really easy to complete or restore and this is crucial for the battle scenes in the water but also on land as well
An informative, and well put together video! Thank you for sharing! I wish I had known about this back in the day! It looks like it would have been a lot of fun!
It really is a shame that I chose the Skystriker over this toy. No, I take that back, I loved my Skystriker. This was a triumph of a video and I really am enjoying your uploads. Thanks for your hard work and looking forward to your next video.
I'm truly baffled ! I don't remember this at all . Not even a commercial for it . I've owned or seen everything else in the vintage line back in the 80's as a child and as an adult collector . So , where here the heck ?!?? ....
I used the Robin Hood Prince of Thieves fort as a base, but it was also a Ewok village LOL, I also had The Toxo-Lab which was kind of like the Battle Platform, but it had a tube you filed with water
I got this for Christmas one year can't remember what Christmas it was but it was sometime in the mid eighties out of the all the GI Joe toys I used to get the cobra stuff the most cuz it was cheaper
11.99! omg i wish toys were at that price and at that quality! sigh i wish hasbro still made Gi joe at 3.75 like the modern ones 25th and 50th anniversary; i know not all like those ones. i just really enjoyed them while i was enlisted and picked up my hobby of toy building.
Well, to be fair, depending on where you lived growing up, they weren't necessarily available on shelves in certain areas (like my small town), and we had no Wal-Mart, target or TRU's close by... Plus, as someone said here, in the States it was more like $20 back then, which essentially made it a "$75-100 toy" compared to today's prices. Inflation SUCKS!😅😅😅
Love this thing! I got one for Christmas '85. It was the biggest Joe playset I had so it became my default HQ.
I wish toys like this were available these days. My son would LOVE to play with them.
I remember this in the comics but never realised it was an actual toy. Off to ebay I go.....
Great review. I love how the TBP was pivotal in the Cobra Island issues. One aspect of the toy, which I personally loved, was the land bridge could be lowered to the water to retrieve the Devil Fish, or the WHALE sea sled. The WHALE would frequently fall under attack, get damaged, and be stuck pier side in some Gulf Coast town.
The underside of the bridge is angled to allow it to sit flat on the floor when lowered for launch or recovery. It also allowed for quick launch of the Devil Fish, as the Devil Fish fits perfectly in the recessed area left behind.
Wow remember watching all those play sets on catalog and the.Bozo show . Ate my heart out every time there were giving away .Thanks Tony for the review
Great review. I remember waking up one Christmas morning and this bad boy was under the Christmas tree! Brining back great memories when I was kid with GI joe..God bless the 80’s.
Great video.. i got my battle platform christmas 1987 and still have it and still complete
I had it in 1985 and as of last Christmas, I have it again. All of your Naval personnel have a good home. 😎😎
Always wanted this as a kid, but was never fortunate enough to get one back then... NOT that I'm complaining, because I'm definitely not. My parents chose to get multiple figures and various sized vehicles FOR those figures, instead of ONE very nice playset and maybe a few figures and/or vehicles... So, I'm actually really grateful for everything that they were able to get me and my younger brother (who was big into MotU). I have no complaints there.
Back around Christmas time this past year (2021) though, I was finally able to add this awesome Platform playset to my GI Joe collection. Good thing I'm patient, lol. 😅😅😅 It's complete except for the rifles, which I have plenty of replacement rifles, so no problem there.
Great job on this review!
I got one of these last year on E bay for quite a bit of money. I never had one as a kid, but my friend had it and I loved it. I found one in my attic TODAY. I have no idea where it came from. I think there is a G I Joe headquarters up there too, and I never had one of those either. I have no idea where they came from, but I'm not going to ask any questions.
The Tactical Battle Platform could withstand attacks from COBRA; but, sadly, not from my younger, toddler brother. RIP TBP 😢
my God! I'd forgotten all about this toy, I had this as a kid and was always a great addition to playtime
Your reviews are always fantastic and this one is no exception. Informative and fun, these reviews are among my favourite of any posted to TH-cam. Please, keep 'em coming!
Recently bought one and it looks great! All my loose Joes love hanging out on this barge.
The battle platform wasn’t $11.99 in the US. I think it was over 20 USD. The VAMP and the Water Moccasin were $9.99 each, and The Pit was $24.99. Was the exchange rate between Australian and American currency differ that much back then?
This toy was awsome, and easy beats anything made today. But every time I see these great retro toy reviews I can't help but ask what happened to toys and how have they fallen so far since the mid 90s?
Love the review. I was only about 3 when this play set came out, and this is the first I'm hearing of it, but it certainly looks like great fun! As a kid I only had some vehicles and figures for GI Joe, I never had any play sets. The scale and versatility of this one is really impressive.
Still got one of these in the box but my favourite play set is a toss up between the action force headquarters or the z force command centre
I had this Play set. It was used when I got it and missing most of it's accessories, but I still had a lot of fun playing with it. Great review!!!
Play sets like this are just fantastic fun as a kid (and adult) Sadly I think the retailers don't want to use all the shelf space these days and as such kids today miss out.
I totally agree with the score I army build so I have three of these and besides the guns they are really easy to complete or restore and this is crucial for the battle scenes in the water but also on land as well
An informative, and well put together video! Thank you for sharing! I wish I had known about this back in the day! It looks like it would have been a lot of fun!
It really is a shame that I chose the Skystriker over this toy. No, I take that back, I loved my Skystriker. This was a triumph of a video and I really am enjoying your uploads. Thanks for your hard work and looking forward to your next video.
Watch out John Wild, the Skystriker is going to be my next video...
Great news!
Wish I had this! Nice PSA with Torpedo!
It was a great set; especially paired with the Whale.
I forgot all about this! I loved this set!
Excellent review.. Just got the 1986 conquest X-30.. Now Need to get my hands on this one..
I'm truly baffled !
I don't remember this at all .
Not even a commercial for it .
I've owned or seen everything else in the vintage line back in the 80's as a child and as an adult collector .
So , where here the heck ?!?? ....
I was just reading the issue that introduced the toy. Awesome.
I used the Robin Hood Prince of Thieves fort as a base, but it was also a Ewok village LOL, I also had The Toxo-Lab which was kind of like the Battle Platform, but it had a tube you filed with water
Once again: great video, thanks for the work!
I loved my Dragonfly helicopter gunship - and my COBRA Fang.
Great Review Tony
Am loving your shows and Chanel!
Thanks for watching
i had that, i loved it
I got this for Christmas one year can't remember what Christmas it was but it was sometime in the mid eighties out of the all the GI Joe toys I used to get the cobra stuff the most cuz it was cheaper
great video gi joe had it all
I just discovered your channel, so I subscribed.
I’m surprised you kept the box, if that’s same one that you had when you were a child?
I totally agree bro. 👍
Man. Great video.
11.99! omg i wish toys were at that price and at that quality! sigh i wish hasbro still made Gi joe at 3.75 like the modern ones 25th and 50th anniversary; i know not all like those ones. i just really enjoyed them while i was enlisted and picked up my hobby of toy building.
Is there anyway to find out what other playsets and vehicles cost when first released?
www.yojoe.com is a fantastic resource for anything G.I. Joe related, including a lot of first release pricing info.
I had it was awesome
Nice ps did it come with any figures
SoldierBoy Productions no it didn’t come with figures
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No 5/5 because of the fact that the us coast guard uses these and that they are also so cool!
Seeing that price I feel like my parents could have stepped it up. I always thought it was one of the cooler playsets..
I think we're pretty much the same age. 1974 here
Keep my sky striker, X-36 and rattler. That's what I got instead of this for Christmas.
$11.99? My parents really were cheap. I got no playsets as a child.
Well, to be fair, depending on where you lived growing up, they weren't necessarily available on shelves in certain areas (like my small town), and we had no Wal-Mart, target or TRU's close by... Plus, as someone said here, in the States it was more like $20 back then, which essentially made it a "$75-100 toy" compared to today's prices. Inflation SUCKS!😅😅😅
I have that
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@@timothyward8695 But...I thought knowing was half the battle?