I'm free. Do you?

[ToneGunsRevisited]

Well,

It can sound a little "gay", but let's get to it. No I'm not gay, LOL. I want to talk about the bright G.I. Joe colors. I just opened my mind and I can live with some of them. What means I don't need to repaint every bright color. Ex.: Capt. Grid Iron and Voltar. Others I can't stand like Ice cream soldier. Tracker with yellow pants...

And you? Have you a need to repaint everyone of the bright colors?

[Outrider]

Luis, I think you know what I'm going to say....bright colours must die! :D

[Urban Saboteur]

A flamethrowing commando decked out in bright orange and yellow.. :o
a PT instructor decked out in leopard skin neon pants.. :rolleyes:
How can we even take Hasbro seriously anymore?

I think neon was the work of the devil!!

Yes all neon should be abolished from army/military figures.. and those with a sore eye colour selection should be taken to mcdonalds and fed a mcfiery.. ;)

Horrible.. just.. just horrible..

[silentdusty]

Bright colors make Hulk very angry! :D

[Rambo]

IMO not all the neon are that bad... let me think which one is ok.... :confused:

[Bayer]

Camouflage has been a formal military standard since the days that colonial farmers would need to fight the natives off and would counter-attack and "hunt" the natives down after a raid or whatever. From the days of colonial rangers, Apaches, Zulu warriors, Boers, German DAK, Marine Raiders, British Commandos on into "modern" warfare. The only time a neon battle uniform should be issued is if the soldiers are attacking the Las Vegas strip.

[yorktownjoe]

Neon uniforms works great if you are trying to thin out the active duty roster to cut payroll.

;)

[lehsreh]

[COLOR=Red]sci-fi=awesome. nuff said.[/COLOR]

[Bayer]

[QUOTE=yorktownjoe]Neon uniforms works great if you are trying to thin out the active duty roster to cut payroll.

;)[/QUOTE]

That is absolutely true. The Ohio cell of Cobra for instance has nothing but neon Chartreuse uniforms. Many casualties and MIAs....terrible stuff..... :D

[yorktownjoe]

[QUOTE=Bayer]That is absolutely true. The Ohio cell of Cobra for instance has nothing but neon Chartreuse uniforms. Many casualties and MIAs....terrible stuff..... :D[/QUOTE]

Awesome. The CG in charge of this division also works a day job in payroll accounting. He's getting a big bonus, and kickbacks from the local mortician for all the extra business. Sadly, Cobra also figured out that taking out term life insurance on employees was a way to supplement organizational income even after devastating losses.

Neon uniforms = higher casualty rates

:eek:;)

[Sgt_DP]

I liked Neon missles... it helped my mom avoid them while vacuuming ... the neon guns too...

Now with my own place and aged eyes... I hate vacuuming up marauders highly detailed guns... :(

LOL

[bartus]

I left joes as a kid just before the "neon invasion" (and the ninja invasion as well!)... my last Joe at that time was a BAT v1.

So the neon joes are not a part of my childhood memories.

Apart from some specific cases as the Sci Fi v1, Alley Viper v1 and others, I really don't have much love for neon. And since I'm not the "completist" type collector, I normally pass on them.

But now, seeing what you guys can do customizing vehicles and figures that had a nice design, but awful colors... I'll probably think twice next time I have a chance to get an old neon character/vehicle, because I know it can be "fixed" ;)

[nando]

Bartus but you have 1 neon leatherneck remember lol , banana pants in the :cool: house

[ToneGunsRevisited]

[QUOTE=bartus]Apart from some specific cases as the Sci Fi v1, Alley Viper v1 and others, I really don't have much love for neon. And since I'm not the "completist" type collector, I normally pass on them.[/QUOTE]

That's what I'm talking about, the specific cases. There are some neon colors that we can live with. In my case I can say are the Capt. Grid Iron and Col. Courage. Maybe there are others, but I just can think about them right now.

[ender098]

Camoflauge works on 99% of figures. guys Like BBQ, his job isn't just combat..it's firefighting. And Charbroil, Blowtorch and Ice Cream Soldier use flame throwers...a very mission orientied weapon. They are used to take out bunkers or in urban warfare. They are close range weapons that run out of fuel fast, so sneaking up on someone with flamethower and hitting them and then getting out without being seen....aint gonna happen!

So for them to be neon is ok....as for the rest and the "Banana Pants"...Burn them (The Pants....not the figures...Damn...too late...Craig is Torching Comic Pack RoadBlock!)

[bartus]

[QUOTE=nando]Bartus but you have 1 neon leatherneck remember lol , banana pants in the :cool: house[/QUOTE]

Hmmm... you're right... those "giraffe camo" pants might need an upgrade ;)

[guiltridden]

I must say it is a case by case basis some guys it wotks for and some are just plain horrible paint them if need be if you can make it work leave them go.