You don't know what you got, 'til it's gone. Yeah, it's a song and sentiment, one that hits me every once in awhile. Unlike years ago, even when most or all of my GIJoe vehicles were packed in Rubbermaid boxes, I could still go dig one out if I had the urge to do so. Usually this urge would be brought on by some online discussion, or a review, or even a diorama style picture or custom.
Part of why I trimmed vehicles out of my collection (of which I am still probably more of a vehicle fan, than figure fan) was that I just didn't feel like I was getting maximum enjoyment out of what amounted to crowded shelves or stacks of packed Rubbermaid totes. It was just a mass of stuff, so while I still don't miss that mass of items, I have found myself sort of wanting to get some of those vehicles back.
As things evolved for me, I thought the best way to go was to keep some more mid-to-large vehicles to cover the basic land-sea-air adventures that could be had with the vehicles. It was down to Hurricane vs Conquest, WHALE vs. Moray, DTC HISS vs Equalizer, plus with some smaller vehicles, but that was kind of it.
However, even most of those were chopped in the last trimming, mostly due to the size and the influx of reality on my imagination. The Conquest, for example would need a runway and facilities for upkeep. I still feel ok with making these vehicles cuts.
As I've re-evaluated, as I'm always doing it seems, I wanted to bring my GIJoe world back down to the ground. So, instead of a Conquest, I'm interested in something that can operate imagination-wise world wide from a dirt road; maybe a Mudfighter? Perhaps since Cobra no longer can maintain a Night Raven in my world without getting tracked back to their hideout base, Cobra has to get smaller, sneakier.
And so the smaller vehicles have been more appealing to me as of late.
And here is where I think I made a bad call for myself in going with the bigger, more "capital" sized vehicles for keepers. Many of the smaller vehicles I had cut previous.
Some of those, I should have kept. They are still pricey to obtain, especially in an army-building style.
Cobra is where I think the small vehicles really stand out for me right now. I'm talking Ferrets, Fangs, HISS tanks, and even Stinger jeeps. The Hydrofoil is great, but I think the Piranha in multiples would give GIJoe a run for the money.
So, I made the call and trimmed things away. But with much fewer vehicles and hopefully soon more space, I would like to start building up my motor pool with more directed focus.
Do you have small vehicles you would like to give up?
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