Painted head vs fuzzy head GI-JOE

[Man of Action]

[spockfan74]

Originally Posted by Raydeen1

I never knew the painted head Joes existed as a kid. I have most of the AT guys now and a few repro painted heads. Honestly though, it's AT all the way for me...Just need an AA Commander and a talking Astro and I'll have them all.

Well you can get an all most exact repo of the AA talking commander from the GI-JOE collecter club which is as close as i'll proably ever get to having one

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I had both so i like them equally.

[david_b]

Originally Posted by HardyGirl

I prefer the fuzzhead Adventure Team Joes. I'm a 70s baby and those are from my era. I do have quite a few of the newer ones from Hall of Fame, and Classic Collection, and some knockoffs like RDF figures from the early 90s w/ painted heads. But I have more originals and repros of the fuzzheads.

Same here for me.. I remember seeing the commercials for the first fuzz heads, then my mom surprising me with a talking commander, when all I had before was a Captain Action.

All I had were 3 fuzz head as a kid, just prior to going Mego, but once I started collecting all the Joe stuff in the early 90s, I went more for the painted heads and their detailed outfits.. Like the first astronaut outfits, fighter pilot, etc..

Adventurers...? YES, I loved 'em, but production of cool items slid a bit during their tenure, compared to the 60s stuff, obviously due to the declining sales and production costs. The cool exceptions were the Mobile Support Vehicle, ATV and Helicopter..

So I basically like both types for different reasons. Luckily they all get along on my shelf at home.

david_b