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 has been easy enough. I still have the pieces for many of them. It’s just been a matter of getting new o-rings to reattched the three main parts – legs, waists and torsos.
Airborne has become the first of my figures to be completed.
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I decided to carry out a little experiment.
While putting Airborne back together again, I noticed something. The screws in his legs, as well as the one in his back, were covered in rust. Upon removing them I discovered that while the threads were nice and clean, the heads were pretty bad. The one that had been in his back was especially discolored.
I checked online for some possible remedies. A few came up, but the one that seemed to be the most straight forward was white vinegar.
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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 fell off some 20 years ago, back when he was regularly used. If I recall properly, he was one of my brother’s figures. I eventually adopted him.
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This orange-haired G.I. Joe is among the oldest of my meager collection, and he’s showing his age.
Rip Cord, first released in 1984, broke long ago. So long ago, in fact, that an attempt to fix him was made. I’m not sure if it was me or my brother who did it, though.
Perhaps we were lacking rubber bands at the time. The string was effective in keeping him in one piece, but he was so loose and wobbly I had to reassemble this reassembled Joe.
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