Monthly Archive for February, 2011

So G.I.Joe (specifically the ‘A Real American Hero‘ line) was a great part of my childhood. Who wouldn’t like articulated army men. And the vehicles! Man… good times!

The XP-14F Sky Striker with its pilot Ace was the first ever Joe vehicle and figure I ever owned so they hold a special place in my memories. Now Hasbro has announced they will re-issue it as part of 30th Anniversary G.I.Joe! HELL YEAH!

According to HissTank.com, the re-issue Sky Striker will be improved in some ways:

• Single seater
• More cockpit detail than the original, including a HUD, sidestick, ejection handles for the seat(inspired by the F-14A/B Tomcat ejection seats, the F-14D has NACES seats which look different), et al, hence lack of room for 2 figures
• Molded in light gray with white trim on the wings
• Black vertical stabilizers(the artwork on the vintage version had black stabilizers, and the early prototypes had them too, but the final production of the vintage version had white vertical stabilizers)
• Engine nozzles have the overall shape of the F-14A/Original Skystriker’s P&W TF30 engines, but surface detail reminiscent of the F-14B/D’s F110 GE400 engines
• Wings seem reinforced compared to the original(look at the underside near the body)

More pictures can be seen HissTank.com.

Pity about the single seater configuration but it’s still a must buy for me!