What was your favorite playset when you were a kid?
The Vintage Mego episode on the POTA Forbidden Zone and the post on the System Control Headquarters got me thinking about how much I loved playsets when I was a kid. I was a total Megohead growing up. I thought Megos were so much cooler than any other figure. I also was nuts about the WGSH playsets I had AND my brother's Enterprise. But when I think about it, there was a playset I always coveted- the GI Joe Training Center. My mother's friend's kids had a great collection of GI Joe stuff. As much as I preferred my Megos, I couldn't deny some of the really cool stuff for 12" Joe. The Training Center had so much play potential. Maybe never having it added to its allure, but I'm convinced I could've come up with a million adventures using that 3-ft-high bad boy.
Oh, and BTW... I also really covered those guys' Mobile Support Vehicle. That thing was sooooo cool!
The Vintage Mego episode on the POTA Forbidden Zone and the post on the System Control Headquarters got me thinking about how much I loved playsets when I was a kid. I was a total Megohead growing up. I thought Megos were so much cooler than any other figure. I also was nuts about the WGSH playsets I had AND my brother's Enterprise. But when I think about it, there was a playset I always coveted- the GI Joe Training Center. My mother's friend's kids had a great collection of GI Joe stuff. As much as I preferred my Megos, I couldn't deny some of the really cool stuff for 12" Joe. The Training Center had so much play potential. Maybe never having it added to its allure, but I'm convinced I could've come up with a million adventures using that 3-ft-high bad boy.
Oh, and BTW... I also really covered those guys' Mobile Support Vehicle. That thing was sooooo cool!
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