Why can't Bulletman keep it together

[Bionic Joe]

I've been looking to start collecting GI-JOE ADVENTURE TEAM and i started checking E-BAY to get an idea price wise and conditions, During my checking i've noticed that every Bulletman i see his arms are detached as is his head.
So what gives? i know Bulletman was one of the last in the line but i don't see the same problem with MIKE POWER who came out roughtly the same time

[Godzilla]

All the GI Joes made with muscle bodies like Bulletmen suffer the same fate. The rubber they used to make the joints regrades with time. They're easy to re-string though. Costwold collectibles sells an easy kit for $15.

[kingdom warrior]

Yup! They Break apart very easily as I found out as a Kid......Mine didn't last long when i sent him crashing into a wall....... That's why the one I own now is basically look no touch....

[generic]

I've been looking to start collecting GI-JOE ADVENTURE TEAM and i started checking E-BAY to get an idea price wise and conditions, During my checking i've noticed that every Bulletman i see his arms are detached as is his head.
So what gives? i know Bulletman was one of the last in the line but i don't see the same problem with MIKE POWER who came out roughtly the same time

Mike Power was made like the older Joes rather than the muscle body guys that broke apart.

[kryptosmaster]

And they still go for big bucks as a pile of parts, too!
I've been trying for one for awhile.
Hey, all you other guys, he's a piece of crap. Stop bidding on him.
Rich

[cjefferys]

And they still go for big bucks as a pile of parts, too!
I've been trying for one for awhile.
Hey, all you other guys, he's a piece of crap. Stop bidding on him.
Rich

Same thing happens with Super Joe auctions too, even ones that are in pieces (i.e. most of them) usually sell for a decent amount of money.

[Neutron X]

Hasbro did such a bad job that many of these figures broke just sitting MIP on the shelves in the 1970s.

[kryptosmaster]

Same thing happens with Super Joe auctions too, even ones that are in pieces (i.e. most of them) usually sell for a decent amount of money.

Yeah, I've tried on a few of those, too. You'd think they were made of gold.
Rich

[rche]

Yeah, I've tried on a few of those, too. You'd think they were made of gold.
Rich

Maybe not gold, but that vacplated chrome sure is shiney.

mmmmm, pretty

[cjefferys]

Yeah, I've tried on a few of those, too. You'd think they were made of gold.
Rich

The sad thing is that some people probably buy them thinking they are an easy fix but they are not. Certainly impossible to do without the know how, and I don't even know anyone that currently fixes these 8" ones (unlike the 12" muscle body Joes)

[kryptosmaster]

The sad thing is that some people probably buy them thinking they are an easy fix but they are not. Certainly impossible to do without the know how, and I don't even know anyone that currently fixes these 8" ones (unlike the 12" muscle body Joes)

I know how to fix the 12" guys. I've never seen an 8" one but to be honest I've had the same attitude you just mentioned, "I can fix it" but haven't ever got my hands on one to even try so....who knows?

Rich

[Bionic Joe]

How hard is it to fix Bulletman? I'm seriously thinking of skipping Bulletman and just getting the reg JOES adventure team and a MIKE POWER

[SpaceCrawler]

It's very easy to restring muscle body Joes. You can either buy the kit from Cotswold (http://www.gijoeelite.com - they are on back order right now) or you can do the cheapo method of stringing elastic cord (from fabric store) around elbow rivet, through upper arms, out neck hole through neck post and tied off atop neck post.

Sean

[cjefferys]

I know how to fix the 12" guys. I've never seen an 8" one but to be honest I've had the same attitude you just mentioned, "I can fix it" but haven't ever got my hands on one to even try so....who knows?

Rich

I'm not sure if the Super Joes have the same fix method as the 12" muscle bodies, I've never done either. I have a restored Super Joe Commander, and it looks like his original rotted joints (elbows, knees, etc) were replaced with new nylon ones, and parts of the figure had to be sliced open at the seams in order to put the new connecting parts in, and then reglued shut. And he has Mego hands replacing the originals, as I don't think anyone makes repro Super Joe hands. So between finding the replacement parts, and literally slicing open the figure at the seams, it doesn't even sound like anything I would want to even attempt.

[rche]

you have to split the AT bodies and arms to fix them as well. Not so bad with the regular joes, so to speak, but the chrome on Bman chips and scratches pretty easily. You have to have a very steady hand.