Category: Joes Unfinished

I don’t recall being all that big on Shipwreck back in the day. But I’ve come to appreciate him more as I’ve gotten older.

Mutt and Junkyard are together again.

Back in 2014, I posted a short item featuring Mutt. It was just his torso and his legs.

Junkyard had gone missing. He’s a odd one, that Rottweiler. He’s floated around for years. I’d find him in random places, tucked away in a box or somewhere in a sock drawer. Never quite understood why or how that would happen.

Some G.I. Joe figures are more challenging to reassemble than others. A few have small parts or accessories that are often the first things to vanish when you first get them.

Barbecue was one such figure. An early favorite of mine, I played with this particular character a lot. He was one of the early, more unique looking Joe figures I can remember owning. I loved him because of the axe. It was just cool.

I couldn’t tell you when his pieces vanished.

It’s funny, this is one of those characters I didn’t care much for when I was younger. Couldn’t really tell you why exactly.

Now, I look at Beachhead as being a badass. The character is always depicted as being a little too by the books, but still, tough guy.

Unfortunately the years have claimed his waist, along with his submachine gun.