What MISB ARAH Joe Vehicles would you love to have?

[WVMojo]

There are three Joe vehicles that I would love to MISB one of these days to display in my office -

Slaughter's Triple T tank - Favorite Christmas gift that didn't show up Christmas morning, but did show up in the afternoon hidden under an end table. My parents ordered it from Sears and it was guarenteed Christmas eve delivery...Sears delivered it Christmas Day around lunchtime...my parents wrapped it and hid it the room near the tree.

Tomahawk - favorite toy when I was a kid loved that box art.

Defiant - I remember the big ass box sitting on store shelves.

As far as the holy grail of sealed USS Flaggs, I do have one of those, the end of the box is open but the contents are sealed...

 

[fogger1138]

I'd be too tempted to open them.

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

WHALE...never had one, always wanted one...Night Raven...had one and it was the most glorious vehicle ever (when I was a kid)

 

[WVMojo]

I'd be too tempted to open them.

Have you checked Craigslist? Someone in Mount Airy has been posting all kinds of ARAH vehicles...or is that you.

 

[Meddatron]

I would open it, but the original Joe Headquarters is the one I want the most.

 

[fogger1138]

Not me! *goes off to check*

 

[nacho]

I'm working on a MIB collection. It's not going to be comprehensive by any stretch, just pieces I'm really interested in and can reasonably justify (i.e. I'm never spending 5k-10k on a MIB FLAGG or Terrordrome no matter how nice it might be).

Currently Have:
FLAK
HAL
MMS
MOBAT
RAM
VAMP
APC
Polar Battle Bear
Skystriker (Funskool ver)
Chameleon
Stinger
Rattler
SHARC
Slugger
Water Moccasin
Armadillo
AWE Striker
Snow Cat
Tactical Battle Platform
Air Chariot
Conquest X-30
Thunder Machine

Plan to Acquire:
JUMP
Wolverine
HISS
FANG
Dragonfly
WHALE
Skyhawk
Bridge Layer
Mauler
Moray Hydrofoil
Night Raven

 

[WVMojo]

I've got a WHALE of a tale for you...

My buddy posted a pic on Facebook at a big ass flea market not far from Philly...it was WHALE MISB and the box was in amazing shape. Sharp corners, bright colors.

He asked some of his friends on FB what they thought of it for $165. Some of his buddies said I know GI Joe and that's not worth it. You could find them cheaper. So my buddy left it. I didn't get on FB until that evening and he'd already left. I sent him an eBay listing of one in worse condition that sold for $1200 and told him I'd pay him more for it if he picked it up.

He's got some douchebag friends...

EDIT - my dollar value was a little off...here's a pic

 

[Mandingo Rex]

Did someone say ARAH F.A.G.gotry?!



I'd rather have them opened as 25th/30th updates, not MISB, but I do love the vintage artwork. To me, that's the most awesome thing about it... The storytelling on the box art.

There's maybe 5-10 ARAH vehicles that have been updated or retooled for the 25th format that I haven't bought yet (because they haven't made them), but the top of my list would be:

W.H.A.L.E. (vintage would be fine)
Wolverine (vintage would be fine)
A.S.P. (vintage would be fine)
Stun (vintage would be fine)
Dragonfly (retooled and bigger)
Ferret (retooled slightly from the modern mold)

Plus a few of the other playset bases, similar to the Wal-Mart exclusives from ROC.

At some point, Hasbro HAS to make a coffee table book of all their artwork. It's so awesome not to.

 

[Monkeywrench]

I would have to put some serious thought into it as I really don't think about old ARAH stuff much anymore.

Off the top of my head:

Whale
Zartan Skier thing
Wolverine

 

[YT1]

Defiant for the sheer bawdiness.