I've been a joe fan since i was about five years old in 67, i believe i have one of the really early Joe's. Thanks for the information it's rekindled my hobby.
Thank you for the very informative video! I became the second inheritor of a vintage Joe and this was a great resource. I might have had a GI JOE in the 90s but I really didn't know much about them, especially the original and vintage stuff.
Another great video! Only have a couple early items myself, an "no country of origin" Scramble Pilot jumpsuit and a round lug M1 helmet. Always fun ones to find.
Loved the video. I grew up into 80's Joes, but even back then I wanted some 12" stuff that I had heard about. I would like to collect more 12" stuff, and it's very cool to get some detailed history on some of this stuff. Thanks for the video, and would love to see more! :)
Great episode and information. I've mainly just known more about the Adventure Team GI Joe line, but great to hear and see more about these first figures and accessories 👍
@@cotswoldcollectiblesllc Thank you for the compliment! 👏 You've got a great business, this episode showed up in my suggested videos to watch. Happy I did and subscribed, looking forward to catching up on your videos.👍
Talking about knockoffs at the end. I have left handed holster that I think is a knockoff, but it's identical to the Hasbro. Sometimes I'll display a Joe with both. Just found the channel, doing a bit of a marathon and enjoying it. Thank you for efforts Gregg.
I have several Joe "knockoff" accessories but as a Kid I had some knockoffs too. They were a whole lot cheaper than authentic Joe items back then. I feel they have a place in my collection.
Great informative video, I grew up on the adventure team Era, awesome toys, love those adventure team sets in the background, the artwork was superb, you can just stare and read those boxes for long periods of time 😊, a review of the adventure team sets would be awesome
I have a question on a early Joe. I have one with the rubber diving suit, but it is so brittle anytime I go to remove any portion it starts to crack. Is there something I could do to revitalize the rubber enough to get it off or should I just leave it alone.
Really like the content and knowledge of the speaker, but I wish there were better and longer close ups of the items he was explaining about to see the differences and details. Other than that, I really enjoy your videos and have been a customer since 1990.
The reason the Joe faces changed from heavy eyeliner to more normal eye paint is simple. The original Joe faces were painted by hand in Hong Kong. The later faces made in U.S.A. Pawtucket, RI were spray painted using a mask/stencil so that all of the faces would look the same.
I'm sure it wouldn't take up an entire episode, but I'd love to see something about how to identify 40th Anniversary/Timeless pieces from vintage. I know most are clearly marked, but I think some aren't?
Interesting stuff. I have a lot of vintage accessories, but I never paid much attention to which ones were early issue or not. From your examples here, I don't think I have any of those early issues. Regarding knockoffs mentioned at the end, I know I have some of those. Even as a kid I had some because they were a whole lot cheaper than authentic Hasbro, and I didn't have much money as a kid. . But some of the knockoff accessories were pretty cool, as there were some that Hasbro never made.
The coarse material on canteen covers and other accessories was NOT necessarily first issue. Thje Coarse weave material was simply made in Hong Kong. The finer weave materials were made in Japan. I have proven this with sealed packages.
Very fond memories of GI Joe
I'm 63 and I've been collecting Gijoe on and off forever. Love the content.
I've been a joe fan since i was about five years old in 67, i believe i have one of the really early Joe's. Thanks for the information it's rekindled my hobby.
During the intro, David put the S in stoic!! Just funnin' yall. Great video!
Awesome video! Love this historical information about how G.I. Joe toys have changed and evolved over time. Seeing the variations is fantastic!👍
Great guys!!!
Thank you for the very informative video! I became the second inheritor of a vintage Joe and this was a great resource. I might have had a GI JOE in the 90s but I really didn't know much about them, especially the original and vintage stuff.
Another great video! Only have a couple early items myself, an "no country of origin" Scramble Pilot jumpsuit and a round lug M1 helmet. Always fun ones to find.
Yes . Want a dog tag video. Love your company and the great videos. Please keep it up.
Loved the video. I grew up into 80's Joes, but even back then I wanted some 12" stuff that I had heard about. I would like to collect more 12" stuff, and it's very cool to get some detailed history on some of this stuff. Thanks for the video, and would love to see more! :)
Great video. Please make one on why Cotswold moved to Texas. And talk about the future for the elite brigade.👍😉👍
Love it, thank you for the knowledge, now I have a bit more info when I hit the tag sales.
Great! Keep them coming!
Great information! Love this series.
Thank you guys!!
Theses videos are great. Always happy to learn more about Joes.
Makes me want to dig through my parts box.
Great information. It’s good to see 😊
Love this series of videos. Keep em coming
Cool stuff!
Great video, like to see more videos like this one.
Wow! Great vid.
Thanks so much for the video, guys!
Man I been a joe fan since I was born and I heard stuff in this video I never heard before outstanding video👍👍
Love these videos!!!
Great episode and information. I've mainly just known more about the Adventure Team GI Joe line, but great to hear and see more about these first figures and accessories 👍
Hey, thanks for the compliment. Love your TH-cam channel by the way. Awesome stuff! :-)
@@cotswoldcollectiblesllc Thank you for the compliment! 👏 You've got a great business, this episode showed up in my suggested videos to watch. Happy I did and subscribed, looking forward to catching up on your videos.👍
Good to know!
Talking about knockoffs at the end. I have left handed holster that I think is a knockoff, but it's identical to the Hasbro. Sometimes I'll display a Joe with both.
Just found the channel, doing a bit of a marathon and enjoying it.
Thank you for efforts Gregg.
I have several Joe "knockoff" accessories but as a Kid I had some knockoffs too. They were a whole lot cheaper than authentic Joe items back then. I feel they have a place in my collection.
Great informative video, I grew up on the adventure team Era, awesome toys, love those adventure team sets in the background, the artwork was superb, you can just stare and read those boxes for long periods of time 😊, a review of the adventure team sets would be awesome
Thanks guys! Very informative!
Keep up these videos, would like to see more frog men Joe's.
I wanna see y'all review some of the vehicles and playsets and talk about the parts after we review
Good information. More close up of items
Yes please more educational videos
excellent vid fella
I have a question on a early Joe. I have one with the rubber diving suit, but it is so brittle anytime I go to remove any portion it starts to crack. Is there something I could do to revitalize the rubber enough to get it off or should I just leave it alone.
Once they go brittle, there is pretty much not a lot you can do. 😞
Great info guys!! David Howard that's an awesome shirt. Anywhere we could buy one like that?
Last I remember, he got it like 15 or so years ago at a Spencers or something similar.
Who made the reproduction cloth cartridge belt? Wish you would make the cloth cartridge belt I would buy a dozen!
Unfortunately, David couldn't remember, nor could I. Up close, they looked super nice.
Really like the content and knowledge of the speaker, but I wish there were better and longer close ups of the items he was explaining about to see the differences and details. Other than that, I really enjoy your videos and have been a customer since 1990.
Hi Herbert. If you pause the video on what you want to look at then you can also zoom in and see the detail.
The reason the Joe faces changed from heavy eyeliner to more normal eye paint is simple. The original Joe faces were painted by hand in Hong Kong. The later faces made in U.S.A. Pawtucket, RI were spray painted using a mask/stencil so that all of the faces would look the same.
I'm sure it wouldn't take up an entire episode, but I'd love to see something about how to identify 40th Anniversary/Timeless pieces from vintage. I know most are clearly marked, but I think some aren't?
From France 👍
Would love to know your opinion on Target Duke Special back in early 1990,s. Two versions of the head mode.
Interesting stuff. I have a lot of vintage accessories, but I never paid much attention to which ones were early issue or not. From your examples here, I don't think I have any of those early issues. Regarding knockoffs mentioned at the end, I know I have some of those. Even as a kid I had some because they were a whole lot cheaper than authentic Hasbro, and I didn't have much money as a kid. . But some of the knockoff accessories were pretty cool, as there were some that Hasbro never made.
Conventions and places web sites to purchase joes
www.dfwjoeshow.com/
www.joelanta.org/
www.kygijoe.com/index.html
These three shows are the ones we attend each year.
I bought the majority of my vintage GiJoes from Cotswold. Back when Dick and Tina were the owners.👍
The coarse material on canteen covers and other accessories was NOT necessarily first issue. Thje Coarse weave material was simply made in Hong Kong. The finer weave materials were made in Japan. I have proven this with sealed packages.
Good to know - thanks for sharing. 🙂
What about buying them off of eBay how do you know they're legit, I had the Kung Fu grip one the atomic Mike my mom made me sell them when I got older