GI Joburg

GI Joburg Episode 19

Just because we love it so much, GI Joburg is back with a second round of famous battles! Will Cobra edge out GI Joe once again? Only one way to find out! The lines are drawn. Weapons are loaded. All systems are go for all out mayhem. And ice-cream. Never forget the ice-cream.

GI Joburg Episode 18

Who has the superior vehicles? GI Joe or Cobra? In this episode the team select a handful of Joe vehicles and their Cobra equivalents for a head to head battle of technology, strategy and sheer toy enjoyment. The guys also discuss forthcoming releases including the long awaited reissue of the venerable Tomahawk, the all-new EAGLEHAWK. Yes fans, it's coming and it is beautiful. Steve has finally returned from the Far East and thankfully the audio quality is a marked improvement on the rather arduous past two podcasts. Thanks for bearing with us!

GI Joburg Episode 17

Another seemingly lost episode has been recovered! Steve makes some Mint In Sealed Box finds and begs the question: to open, or not to open? What are the rules, the do's, the dont's? Vintage sealed items are like catnip to collectors. But once you take them home, are they to be pretty wallpaper? Or do you crack those suckers open and wage war like it's nineteen eighty-four? Lot's of question marks in that blurb... tune in. Find answers.

GI Joburg Episode 16

With the absence of new GI Joe product hitting us all rather hard, the GIJoburg boys return to an earlier time when G.I. Joe toys had disappeared indefinitely. What does the self-respecting fan of the ultimate 3'3/4 inch fighting man do with no new Joes? Throw in the towel? Save some bob? Or do our attentions turn elsewhere? Rob, Paul and Steve do a retrospective on toy collecting post 1994 and draw some comparisons with this current drought. Also in this episode, two new segments dealing with the best the vintage line had to offer. And Steve sucks at remembering lyrics. Bigtime.

GI Joburg Episode 15

Can you isolate your favorite GI Joe year? Put differently, if only one series of GI Joe saw light of day, which should it be and why? Best vehicles? Most iconic characters? Personal affinity? The team wade in with their picks and also share their views on Kre-O GI Joe toys. And watch out everyone... the Fridge is coming through...

GI Joburg Episode 14

Duke drinks tiger blood! Cobra Commander sprays X-30's with liquidized pythons! Blizzard becomes a dune-skiing banana! GI Joburg claws its way back from oblivion with a discussion on the 1988-1990 redeco subgroups. Steve returns to South Africa, Paul takes a break from irradiated rodents, and Rob quits womanizing and pissups to bring you the long-awaited Episode 14. Thanks for hanging in there!

GI Joburg Episode 13

For most of us, GI Joe began with the most posable, well-equipped, 3 3/4 inch modern action figures. With swivel-arm battle-grip and snap-on, stay-on accessories, A Real American Hero set the gold standard for action figures for almost three decades with more or less the same basic construction. We all have our favourites and in this episode Paul, Rob and Steve roll off their top fives and also examine how well they have translated into the modern-era. Much talk of purple helmets, crotch shaving and elephant girlfriends ensues.

GI Joburg Episode 12

Most fans agree that the jet aircraft produced in the GI Joe line were the most well-made and enduring toys ever. Listen as three of the premier pieces engage in battle to determine which is truly the best jet. Paul adopts a rather unique debate style, opting to preempt points against his choice, Rob has an axe to grind when it comes to playing with his jets, and Steve takes everything way too seriously.

GI Joburg Episode 11

'Fighting for freedom wherever there's trouble over land and sea and air!' - in this episode Rob, Paul and Steve discuss their favourite GI Joe land, sea and air vehicles. Jets, jeeps, tanks, choppers, boats - Joe had it all in spades. Do you agree with their picks? Are the criminally omitting your favourite? Feel free to comment! They also address the plethora of Joe Convention images and Paul offloads about the his in-hand Retaliation wave 1 figures.  Rob threatens to walk out of Retaliation, Steve has bouts of hysterics and Paul bitches about the lack of figure stands. Often.

GI Joburg Episode 10

The GI Joburg fellas share their views on GI Joe: Retaliation's new release date. If you have been living under a rock, be warned that a spoiler may ensue. Paul, Rob and Steve also discuss their most burning amendments to the current and vintage toyline - items that would be that much more awesome had only a few minor tweaks been made in development. Rob decides to vent some frustration with 3D film; Paul receives some unexpected goodies from the Canadian Joecon; and Steve makes his case for the POC Blueshirt being the finest army builder ever.