Twelve Inch Treasures

Stories, reviews, pix and discussion on 1/6th scale figures and other fun toys

Mar 15, 20203 min

GI Joe on the Front Lines of Medical Support

With all the concern of the current virus situation, it seems appropriate to review how GI Joe has been on the front line of medical...

Feb 29, 20202 min

Three Cheers for the Pom Poms

There were only a few GI Joe Naval artillery pieces. There was the water-cooled 40mm deck machine gun in WWII GI Joe Battleship Row...

Feb 8, 20203 min

Is Captain Kirk Just Green with Envy?

In 1979, Paramount released Star Trek the Motion Picture. This was the first film from the Star Trek franchise after Hollywood awoke to...

Jan 19, 20202 min

Inspecting Gadgets

One of my favorite toys as a child was the Mike Hazard Double Agent action figure by Marx. The figure was constructed the same as the...

Dec 29, 20195 min

The Hollywood make-over of Big Jim?

Mattel sold Big Jim, the ten-inch answer to GI Joe from 1973 to 1977 in the US. During that time, Big Jim was mostly a sportsman with...

Dec 22, 20193 min

The Answer is Out There… the Matrix figures

In 2000, a small company named N2 Toys released figures from the Matrix trilogy in various sizes, including a 1/6th scale. “N2Toys” was...

Dec 14, 20195 min

Having a Blast with GI Joe – Part 2

Part one of “Having a Blast with GI Joe” discussed the grenades and smaller explosive accessories for Joe. Part two will discuss the...

Dec 7, 20195 min

Having a Blast with GI Joe – Part 1

Vintage GI Joe Grenades – GI Joe Action Soldier Combat pack The first GI Joes that I played with were the vintage Action Marines and...

Sep 14, 20195 min

Is it Hammer Time?

When superhero action figures started to make their appearance on toy shelves in the early 1960s, they were mostly versions of little...