Thread by @itpw

For #YoJoeJune this year, I wanted to contribute, share & detail my own #GIJoe journey — a 🧵

By the time 1982 had rolled around, I had aged out of toys in favor of skirts, booze and cigarettes. However, I did watch the cartoon ...

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... when I got home from high school, and had picked up an ’84 Storm Shadow (MIA) because … ninjas 🥷🏾 were cool.

In my 20’s, I revisited my old collecting habits, and my vintage #StarWars. I kept tabs on the Joe toys because ...

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... I appreciated the wealth of world-building and articulation.

Fast-forward another 20 years, and I am keeping tabs on the toy industry as a whole while focusing on that galaxy far, far away. Fast-forward another 10 years, and @super7store is releasing ...

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... a nostalgic take on the #GIJoe line that is a great jumping-on point!

Then the Pandemic hits, and I find myself gravitating towards, and following more and more #toyphotography accounts. #GIJoePhotography is dominating, nostalgic 3.75” o-ring lines are popping up ...

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... on Kickstarter (Skeletron, @OperationRecall, @callsignlongbow) and last spring I started seeking out, and subscribing to #GIJoe podcasts, and following accounts. My interest is ↗️.

I eventually backed those KS projects, and made plans with a local collector ...

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... to trade some of my #StarWarsBlackSeries for his vintage Joes. But then, he ghosts me and my impatience gets the best of me. So I decide to take the plunge, and picked up my 2nd & 3rd vintage Joes, an ’85 Alpine & ’86 Motor Viper. Now I am off to the races!

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11 months later (as of June 1) I have welcomed to my HQ:

Totals = 128 figures
Vintage = 112
Millennials (‘95-‘06) = 9
Customs = 7
Playsets = 3
Vehicles = 6 + 1 (import)
File Cards = 54

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Over the month of #YoJoeJune I plan to share with you my own photos of my #GIJoe journey. Please check back and let me know your thoughts, experiences, etc.

I am coming at this from purely a toy / sci-fi nostalgic perspective & appreciation.

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I don’t remember the cartoon storylines, I haven’t read the comics (except the recent Issue 300) and I just watched Rise of Cobra & Retaliation last month. I have made mistakes along the way, but I have a great imagination, and I have learned a lot from you all.

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I want to thank @GIJoeRepairShop & @caesarmoo for the friendship and for sharing your knowledge;

I want to thank @YoJoeCom, @3DJoes, @HISSTANK, @SerpentorsLair, and @AtticaGazette for the references and education;

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I want to thank @orderofbattlepd, @Diagnostik80, @TheFullForce, @PitPodcasts, @AnythingJoesPod for providing the enthusiasm and soundtrack to my journey.

And at the risk of forgetting someone, I want to thank @BoilandPop, @GiCanadian, @DokSewage, ...

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... @TitusL32, @JoefestToyComic, @PG_Toys, @mkgijoestuff, @SciFiWayne, @MadZepeda, @PaddyLennon1, @hjmuk24, @TheGhostMachina, @JHRLevine, @ChaplainJoePod, @EmilyLikesToys, @LadyJayeRAH, @h5os_toys, @TrooperLaser, @iggaryv, ...

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... & @ClassicGIJoe for the added inspiration & enthusiasm!!

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