Knock off- GI Joe Classic?

Hi folks

I picked up this guy for a couple of quid in a recent charity shop trawl.



I was intrigued by his head sculpt , which is almost an exact copy of a GI joe ?







there are no manufacturers markings .



I scrabbled around in my spares and repairs body box and found this guy who could be his body cousin?



The screw system of body assembly/friction for posing is very 'loosely goosey' even after a few turns with the screw driver.

I'll use the heads to go with my other KO. If I remember rightly Dal did  KO crew some years back ? One of my many projects   is to get them on decent bodies and have a KO crew similar to that.



I'll use the arms as temporary ones for my VAM 64 bodies re string project. The hands are too hard for decent grip/posing .The legs are basically useless but I think I'll be able to use the feet for some muscle body EEBP restrings .

Any other ideas for these guys ? ( apart from the bin )

The Knock off- GI Joe Classic head sculpt looks like it could be a villain but that’s just my thinking . Great pick up for a couple of quid in a recent charity shop trawl Gunner .

Not too sure if he's a k/o? Bodies mods can be tricky but I find these bodies perfect for the job. In some cases you do have to cut down the neck post.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274807600536?hash=item3ffbcf3598:g:sf4AAOSwKvVhb8Pf

The first figure looks to have a Joe Classic Collection head on a knock-off body.
From the front the body looks CC, but the back shows it isn't. I've never seen
a CC body with screw holes in the back.

The second body looks to be a knock-off head, and if the body is the same with
the screw holes then it's probably also knock-off.

As far as the heads (left to right):
1: I have no idea.
2: Looks like a Tommy Gunn head.
3: I have had one of those heads for about 30 years. I would love to know where
it's from. I bought a vintage Joe body from a local flea market and it had that head.
I have since found a vintage head for that body, but I've always wondered what it's
from.
4: I've seen photos online of knock-off Joes, as I recall that head is from a cheap
blow-molded body, I'm just not remembering what name it went under.

I realize that as far as the loose heads go, I'm not much help. But I would really like
to know where head number three came from!

I too think that someone has already been playing Frankenstein with your recent find. I have that exact headsculpt several times over on original MAMs. 
I do like that ginger-haired bloke with the flat-top hairdo though!

Thanks for your interest and comments folks.

Yes looks like the head might be a original Joe on a K/O body

Dal the link to the bodies is great . I might go for these or re utilise the Cotswold bodies I have .
Oh decisions, decisions

I had the exact same fig several years ago. Mine was wearing a scuba suit for one of the Caribbean resorts. It might be that the same company that made the figs for Hasbro sold versions to other clients; kind of like those KO barbies you see at airports dressed as pilots/flight attendants or museums as archaeologists. Nice pickup either way!

-Nate

Looks like one of those KOs that were around in huge numbers about 2000 - I think the brand was "Combat King", There were also some accessory packs, with weapons moulded in some VERY soft vinyl,

As for the heads - l to r Combat King, Mintex (60s KO), Early Mintex, and the last one has me stumped!

The last head is LJN's Mr. Action, I believe.

TheNewGIjOEwithKungFuGrip wrote:

The last head is LJN's Mr. Action, I believe.

That sounds very familiar! I think you might be right.