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somekindajoe
French Resistance
Posts : 2199
Join date : 2012-11-14
Age : 63
Location : London
|  Subject: Eye Lliner Joe  Sat Mar 22, 2014 1:25 pm | |
| My latest figure, an impulse buy from US ebay. An early 'Eye Liner' GI Joe  I'm sure someone like Joe90 would be able to accurately date this figure by the eyeliner and painted rivets but I'm pretty sure it's the oldest Joe I own!  I haven't decided what to kit him out in yet but I think he'll end up as a classic action soldier or Marine.  _________________  Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. | |
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BAMComix
Admin
Posts : 15366
Join date : 2012-11-07
Age : 52
Location : Birmingham, England
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sat Mar 22, 2014 1:31 pm | |
| A really nice addition steve, even if he was held for ransom!!, Looking forward to seeing what you do with him mate  | |
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Joe90
Eagle Eyes
Posts : 296
Join date : 2013-01-04
Age : 67
Location : Edmonton CANADA
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sat Mar 22, 2014 1:45 pm | |
| Very nice! Check out his butt... Go on, I know you want to.  It will be marked TM as opposed to R. The TM mark, along with the mild pinhead, caused from the shrinking of the plastic, are indications of his early age. He's a late 1964 G.I. Joe. The very early 1964 guys had baby feet and slotted shoulders/neck. The slotted shoulders of very early 1964 G.I. Joes is the reason why I believe that the slotted shoulders of the Star Scheme VAM are old stock bought from the USA.
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somekindajoe
French Resistance
Posts : 2199
Join date : 2012-11-14
Age : 63
Location : London
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sat Mar 22, 2014 2:03 pm | |
| I knew you'd come through Doug! - Joe90 wrote:
- Very nice!
Check out his butt... Go on, I know you want to.
It will be marked TM as opposed to R. . Yep! It is! So this guy is celerbrating his 50th sometime soon. Maybe Hasbro will send him a birthday card!  _________________ Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. | |
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BAMComix
Admin
Posts : 15366
Join date : 2012-11-07
Age : 52
Location : Birmingham, England
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sat Mar 22, 2014 2:05 pm | |
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| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:01 pm | |
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clivvers
HOME OFFICE MINISTER
Posts : 3581
Join date : 2013-02-08
Location : Between here and saving another MAM again! "That's one small step for a MAM, one giant leap for MAMkind"
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sat Mar 22, 2014 5:18 pm | |
| Nice looking veteran, Steve!  Kit the figure as a 'Basic Soldier' with cloth cap and rubber boots, definitely! That stress crack needs sorting out soon  _________________ clivvers - saviour of the huMAM race @ MAMageddon 2009 - 2099 @ clivvers MAM Nation:
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inntruderr61
Moderator
Posts : 8045
Join date : 2012-11-27
Age : 63
Location : Pennsylvania USA
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sat Mar 22, 2014 5:29 pm | |
| Nice eye liner Joe! 
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ghost recon
Painted Head (Hard Hands)
Posts : 132
Join date : 2013-01-19
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sat Mar 22, 2014 6:26 pm | |
| Great looking Joe Steve , One excuse for me now to expand. I don't have one of those yet lol. _________________ Play nicely !  | |
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| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sun Mar 23, 2014 4:05 am | |
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Hawkeye
Australian Jungle Fighter
Posts : 2314
Join date : 2013-09-11
Age : 62
Location : North Yorkshire
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:59 pm | |
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Jet-
Medic
Posts : 680
Join date : 2012-11-17
Age : 54
Location : Yateley
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:27 pm | |
| Snap!! I got one myself last week too Steve .
Picked it up from a seller in Paris .
Yours looks in great condition , nice buy.
I'll post a pic of mine as soon as I can . | |
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Jet-
Medic
Posts : 680
Join date : 2012-11-17
Age : 54
Location : Yateley
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:33 pm | |
| - Joe90 wrote:
- Very nice!
Check out his butt... Go on, I know you want to.
It will be marked TM as opposed to R. The TM mark, along with the mild pinhead, caused from the shrinking of the plastic, are indications of his early age.
He's a late 1964 G.I. Joe. The very early 1964 guys had baby feet and slotted shoulders/neck.
The slotted shoulders of very early 1964 G.I. Joes is the reason why I believe that the slotted shoulders of the Star Scheme VAM are old stock bought from the USA. Thanks for the info joe , my figure matches your description with the slotted shoulders . I didn't realise how much smaller the heads are ! | |
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Joe90
Eagle Eyes
Posts : 296
Join date : 2013-01-04
Age : 67
Location : Edmonton CANADA
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:02 am | |
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- Thanks for the info joe , my figure matches your description with the slotted shoulders .
I didn't realise how much smaller the heads are ! Is your a ™ stamped butt G.I. Joe or a Star Scheme VAM? The earliest G.I. Joes actually had large heads -- maybe bigger even than the 1968 head sculpts. The Hong Kong producer of the heads was inconsistent with the amount/quality of plasticizer used in the recipe and that affected the shrinkage rate. Here's the difference. Note the early eyeliner paint on these figures in a light brown. You will see large, extremely spongey head sculpts...  Heads that have shrunk a little bit and are often mistaken for the 1965 HardNoggin. The pulling up where neck and post meet is an easy indicator...  Heads that have really shrunk...  By 1965 the recipe was stabilized and the heads didn't shrink. And only the upper eyelid was lined  The 1965 HardNoggin (I've often heard it called the first run VAM head sculpt) is somewhat smaller than an intact 1964 SpongeHead and a 1968 SoftHead. | |
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Ddaydawson
Painted Head
Posts : 84
Join date : 2012-12-29
Age : 57
Location : Australia
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:08 am | |
| Great Figure, SKJ and Joe90 you are a wealth of information. Gotta love that blonde shrunken head, my god that is one shrunken head. | |
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somekindajoe
French Resistance
Posts : 2199
Join date : 2012-11-14
Age : 63
Location : London
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:10 pm | |
| - Jet- wrote:
- Snap!! I got one myself last week too Steve
Great minds Jet....great minds! ..although yours has got slotted shoulders too??  That's next on my list! _________________ Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. | |
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Jet-
Medic
Posts : 680
Join date : 2012-11-17
Age : 54
Location : Yateley
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:40 pm | |
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somekindajoe
French Resistance
Posts : 2199
Join date : 2012-11-14
Age : 63
Location : London
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:51 pm | |
| That's one amazing looking Joe! A great addition. An impulse buy like mine or were you looking for one? I'm supposed to be on the waggon re:AM but looking at your pics I NEED a slotted shoulders guy too! _________________ Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. | |
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Jet-
Medic
Posts : 680
Join date : 2012-11-17
Age : 54
Location : Yateley
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:03 pm | |
| I was searching eBay more out of interest than a purchase, but once I found this one, I had to buy it . It was £42 including postage. | |
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| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:12 pm | |
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BAMComix
Admin
Posts : 15366
Join date : 2012-11-07
Age : 52
Location : Birmingham, England
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:46 am | |
| awesome looking Joe Jet!, great addition | |
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thierry
Sabotage
Posts : 864
Join date : 2014-03-18
Age : 58
Location : charleroi
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:05 am | |
| Gi Joe are my favorit figure....Great figure friend!!!!! I have one like this with sloted shoulders....Very nice::!!!!!!!!! | |
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Joe90
Eagle Eyes
Posts : 296
Join date : 2013-01-04
Age : 67
Location : Edmonton CANADA
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:18 am | |
| Very nice, Jet! Does he have a slotted neck?
He's got a nicely shaped head. It has shrunk somewhat but retained the proper dimensions. And no stress cracks! | |
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ghost recon
Painted Head (Hard Hands)
Posts : 132
Join date : 2013-01-19
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:22 pm | |
| Very nice Joe Jet , Slotted shoulders too lucky bugger. _________________ Play nicely ! | |
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TheOneManKid
Red Devil
Posts : 941
Join date : 2013-09-06
Age : 63
Location : North Londonshire
| | Subject: Re: Eye Lliner Joe Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:32 pm | |
| That is a work of art! Cool... _________________ RalphMe? Well, I live life vicariously! My Action Man? Well, he lives life victoriously! See my photos @ Flickr | |
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