Joes Reassembled

[...] is ready for battle. The ultimate goal of this project is to not only fix the broken G.I. Joe figures from my childhood, but to find their original accessories, as well. So far fixing the figures [...]

[...] The screws found in the back of G.I. Joe figures often vary. Just wanted to share as I found it interesting. As I’ve taken apart different G.I. [...]

[...] Spirit is set and ready to go. Over the years my G.I. Joe figures have been tossed around, moved around, forgotten, broken and discarded. Yet somehow Spirit has [...]

[...] Ever wanted to learn more about the history of G.I. Joe figures and the people who made them? This insightful documentary does just that. This lengthy trailer [...]

Deep Six teaches an admittedly not very bright kid that swimming in a pond while there’s lightning is a shockingly bad idea. [...]

Mutt is talking about actual dogs. But honestly, I think this holds true in a metaphorical sense, too. [...]

Ain’t that the truth, Quick Kick. This might explain why my tree house fell apart. Of course, I never had a tree to put it in.   [...]

Don’t run! Spirit gives a careless kid some much needed advice on a very HOT topic. [...]

[...] Cobra Commander v3 demands to be fixed. While this site is dedicated to the reconstruction of my G.I. Joes, [...]

[...] of this began in 1989, but really took hold in the years after. Snake-Eyes went blue. Cobra Commander got some strange orange face mask. The B.A.T. got lime green highlights. These ridiculous& [...]

[...] I particularly cared for. He always had a bloated sense of self importance. Sure, Cobra Commander had the same failing, but there was something comical about it. Serpentor, on the [...]

[...] has seen better days. It is probably the second most common ailment the 3 3/4-sized G.I. Joe action figures: Crotch Breakage. I can’t say when Airborne originally suffered from this horrific [...]

[...] series she’s gotten an entire backstory in a rather well-crafted story. Fire and G.I. Joe action figures don’t mix. Yet this figure just never captured that for me. This explains the hand. [...]

[...] of the first TV commercial hyping the release of the very first series of pint-sized G.I. Joe action figures. [...]

[...] . Airborne has become the first of my figures to be completed. Airborne’s case of crotch breakage has been cured. As I mentioned last week, he suffered from a few things. The worst of [...]

[...] days. It is probably the second most common ailment the 3 3/4-sized G.I. Joe action figures: Crotch Breakage. I can’t say when Airborne originally suffered from this horrific disease. It likely [...]

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[...] is ready to hit the slopes. As such, Snow Job became my first completely rebuilt G.I. Joe figure that was not part of my personal collection. Still, it felt satisfying to get this guy [...]

[...] . The audio cassette tape screw (right) doesn’t quite measure up to the one from a G.I. Joe figure. I’ve read in several places that you could mine old cassette tapes in order to get the [...]

[...] that I had Roadblock’s torso and his legs, but was missing the poor guy’s waist. A few eBay purchases later, and I not only had the waist but a few duplicates of his heavy machine gun. Thanks for [...]

[...] he suffered from a few things. The worst of it was crotch breakage. Thanksfully through a few eBay purchases, I was able to obtain a replacement waist (and end up with two complete Airborne figures in [...]

[...] or take them apart. As such they generally remained in good order and unfrayed. Some suffer rusty screws. Some of this is simple age, but they were played with in water, so that likely explains much [...]

[...] . I was able to put him back together regardless. Law also got a little special treatment. His rusty screws were given a vinegar bath. [...]

[...] , was just uninspired. The hair is very manly, her uniform a bland tan and brown. In the first G.I. Joe mini-series, she’s featured in a small role. Only in the series she’s [...]

Doing something a little different this Friday. Instead of a PSA, we’re offering up a video of the first TV commercial hyping the release of the [...]

[...] ’s than mine. Based on his condition, he didn’t get a lot of playtime. However, his leg screws were down right rusty. I do believe he spent a fair amount of time under water. Rusty leg [...]

[...] almost immediately. While it took nearly a day for the back screw to be cleaned, the two leg screws were ready to go after just a few hours. Wiping each of the screws with a paper towel, the rust [...]