Special Displays

Then and Now
In The Field

	This set of figures represents the evolution of the original GI Joe figure from the 1960s to the present. The uniforms are all reproductions - Masterpiece Edition, Timeless Collection, 40th Anniversary, and Cotswold.  Below is each figure broken out in more detail.  Under each figure is a repro of the sticker on the figure's box.
Sailor This is a Vintage 1960s figure with Cotswold repro hands. The outfit is all 40th Anniversary and Timeless collection save for the helmet.  This is Cotswold. Notice the cloth hat - this is a VERY nice touch that Hasbro started to include the cloth hats in the later sets.							Marine This is the Masterpiece figure (I did not like orange lips and scar and beady little black eyes) with a Timeless uniform (I do NOT like the 40th Marine uniforms - they really do not look very much like the vintage Marine uniforms.) The first aid pouch is a vintage first aid pouch. The Helmet is a Cotswold helmet. Again, notice the cloth hat.
		GI Joe            7600 ACTION SAILOR 7607  Navy Attack Set                 7610  Navy Attack - Helmet Set (1964 Vintage Figure)			GI Joe      7700 ACTION MARINE 7705 Paratrooper - Parachute Set                 7707 Paratrooper - Helmet Set (1996 Masterpiece Edition Figure)
Pilot This is the Timeless Collection figure.   The suit is 40th Anniversary (I did not like the Timeless scramble uniform - poor color.)  The rest is 40th Anniversary and Timeless collection. Notice the cloth hat. I actually had this hat before they were available in the states - I was able to get some 40th prototypes from Hong Kong.							Soldier The field jacket and the first aid kit are vintage - the rest is all Timeless Collection and 40th Anniversary. The helmet is 40th Anniversary - one of the few helmets Hasbro actually included in the sets!
		GI Joe             7800 ACTION PILOT 7807  Scramble Set                7810  Scramble - Crash Helmet 7811  Scramble - Parachute Pack (1998 Timeless Collection Figure)			GI Joe   7500 ACTION SOLDIER 7501 Combat - Field Jacket Set                 7502 Combat - Field Pack Set 7507 Combat - Helmet (2004 40th Anniversary Figure)
		LEFT: This is the box and paperwork for the soldier. The boxes for the marine, pilot, and sailor are kited out the same.  They are inside of a Cotswold display box. The catalog on top is a vintage catalog.  The "Join the G.I. Joe Club" pamphlet is a double-sided repro of the original "Join the G.I. Joe Club" brochure. The Boot Removal instruction sheet is a repro. The FM75 manual is a repro from the 40th Anniversary collection.  The actual repro box is from the 30th Anniversary set - NOT the 40th Anniversary set.  I tend to like the boxes from the 30th more than the boxes from the 40th.			RIGHT: This is the soldier in his box.  He basically keeps the paperwork upright by leaning back against it.  You can also see the twin hats - the plastic and the cloth.

Then and Now
On Parade

	This set of figures represents the evolution of the original GI Joe figure from the 1960s to the present. The uniforms are all reproductions - Masterpiece Edition, Timeless Collection, 40th Anniversary, and Cotswold.  Below is each figure broken out in more detail.  Under each figure is a repro of the sticker on the figure's box.
Marine This is the Vintage figure 40th Dress Marine uniform and shoes from the Marine Dress and Figure from FAO. The flags are from the 40th Anniversary Communications Flag Set.							Soldier This is the Masterpiece Edition figure.  NOtice how dark the skin tone is. The oufit is from the FAO West Point Figure. The flags are from the 40th Anniversary Communications Flag Set.
		GI Joe      7700 ACTION MARINE 7710 Dress Marine (1965+)                7704 Communications Flag Set (1965 Vintage)			GI Joe     7500 ACTION SOLDIER 7537 West Point Cadet (1967)                 7704 Communications Flag Set (1996 Masterpiece Edition Figure)
Sailor This is the Timeless Collection figure.  Notice the extra dark skin tone. The outfit is from the FAO Annapolis Cadet figure. The flags are from the 40th Anniversary Communications Flag Set.							Pilot This is the Timeless Collection figure.   The suit is 40th Anniversary (I did not like the Timeless scramble uniform - poor color.)  The rest is 40th Anniversary and Timeless collection. Notice the cloth hat. I actually had this hat before they were available in the states - I was able to get some 40th prototypes from Hong Kong.
		GI Joe        7600 ACTION SAILOR 7624 Annapolis Cadet (1967)                7704 Communications Flag Set (1998 Timeless Collection Figure)			GI Joe         7800 ACTION PILOT 7710 Air Academy Cadet (1967)               7704 Communications Flag Set (2004 40th Anniversary Figure)
		LEFT: This is the box and paperwork for the soldier. The boxes for the marine, pilot, and sailor are kited out the same. They are inside of a Cotswold display box. The catalog on top is a vintage catalog. The flag (the Marine figure has both the Marine Corp flag and the US Flag) are from the 40th Anniversary Communications Flag Set. The actual repro box is from the 40th Anniversary set.			RIGHT: This is the soldier in his box.  He basically keeps the paperwork and flag upright by leaning back against it.