GI Joe Antique Mall Find.....

[fortapache]

May not look like much but it is the Marine Jungle Fighter a fairly rare figure. At under $75 with tax it was a fairly good buy.


I had everything that was missing but the patches in my spare parts.


a parting view, I should have gotten a shot of the flame thrower tanks. Perhaps later.

[fortapache]

Also I need to fix the snaps but at least they are all there.

[savewithdave]

Congrats My Friend Thanx for sharing!

Dave & Donna (X)

[terryschimm]

Good score at a good price! The MJF is one of my favorite Joes, but so far I only have a kitbashed repro. If you're looking for the patches, I think Cotswold's has them.

Terry

[fortapache]

OK I fixed the snaps and issued him an M16 to make him the $300 figure that he is.




the army insignias work well for now


view of the flamethrower tanks.


Next step is to order the proper patches from cotswold. I have been dealing with them since before there was a net as they used to do toy shoys in so cal.

[jayworld]

Great, great pickup and great figure! Worth much more than the $75 you gave. Very rare and in great condition.

Cotswold is the best. I have not ordered from them since about 1996, way before the internet when they were in Toy Shop magazine and had their own catalogs....

[fortapache]

Thank you Jay. Cottswold used to do Toy shows back before the days of the internet in Southern California. Glad to see they are doing well now.

[jayworld]

Cotswold is still going strong. Their bread and butter seems to be their custom Elite Brigade line of action figures, all nominally priced:
www.gijoeelite.com/f_home.asp

They also still have some vintage GI Joe sets, as well as more recent sets. The vintage market looks to be drying up somewhat since I collected GI Joes "hot and heavy" from 1991-1996 as a resurgence from my collecting as a kid in the early 1970s.