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This is a very random bunch of thoughts based from my collecting of GIJOE: A real American hero figures and vehicles. Contained here are memories, experiences, recent thoughts, completely random thoughts, and other random things on top of that. While one company has made, and makes, our shared interests, we all add into that interest with our own creativity. You, the reader, will find many, many, excellent sites among the links to see what other GIJoe fans are doing, hit them up! For GIJOE stuff that is more random in topic, you'll find it here.

3.11.2018

late 1995



There's the new header for the HQ.     Except for the shell of the Stargate All Terrain Cruiser, all of that has been gone for several years.    The old header along with many images were blocked by 3rd party hosting source that I had put many pictures on, so I thought I would grab this scan and use it for awhile.

Not unlike the last entry that was looking at an old film picture, this picture of my old Headquarters is in the same sense.  Not only does it bring back memories of the cool stuff that I don't have any more but also brings back the challenges of reality and being happy with what I had.

On the reality side of the topic is that shelf underneath.  There were two of these small 3-1/2 foot high units that gave me three shelves plus the top, unless I stacked these.  But the potential of the shelves tipping over was too much for me to want to risk.    Of course, these were given to me, used, but that's what the resources for me were like in those days.   Had to get inventive with what was laying around was the mission for the day.

In the picture, the cardboard is supporting the Headquarters, it is almost a "PIT" set up when I was never thinking in those terms in those days.

Major Altitude almost looks really good on his way to the Sky Hawk that sits on top of the landing pad that is covering the jail.

I can only guess if I had any Cobras in the jail cell now, but I think I do as you can see my Crimson Guard Commander "army" and Firefly are after something...., and Pathfinder was taken out already.

To the right of Firefly hidden behind the Headquarters front wall protrusion it almost looks like the Ninja Force Night Creeper.   I am not certain it is but I am shocked that a figure that I really didn't love was used here.  But options were more limited and maybe I just really needed that sneaky ninja to lead the rest?

Dusty and Gung-ho are on the wall and the Badger is in the bay.    Above on the wall is a poster of an SR-71.



Good times.   

I haven't been able to re-capture any of this lately.  Not having hardly anywhere near what I had before does limit potential options but I just haven't been able to get that spark of a simple set up or a few minutes of creativity to just flow.

I could get more stuff but I would not want to get more stuff if it doesn't bring a strong amount of enjoyment?