Hello, Range Viper here. Born in 1979, live in Oregon and am a warehouse grunt. Sort of had a family farm untill a couple of months ago with my mom and sisters a big part of which I had a small morgan horse breeding program. Sombody altered our land contract and we lost it all. I'm a certified equine massage specialist though I'm not using at the moment. Been a huge joe fan all of my life and have a collection as well as alot of guys just waiting for action. I have three sister 12 to 18 years younger than me and I have made them 80's kids as well. They all have their own joes and collections and huge fans too. You can hardly go anywhere in the house without a joe lurking somewhere! I got my digital camera back in 2004 and the joes have been photo stars since. We all take alot of pictures of our joes though we are very novice and are terribly out classed here. We have been issuing joe photo chalanges to eachother as long as we have had the camera and I have been running my own joe story since 2005. I didn't realize other people did the joe dios thing untill recently. I need to learn how to do them right and publish them on the internet. This site looks like a perfect fit for me ! I lost my camera in the move so I'm kind of stuck untill I can get a new one. Maybe I'll post some of my old ones. I work alot of thirteen hour days so my picture taking is sparatic but I hope to participate as time alllows.

Benvenuto!
 

Welcome!

Long time lurker...


I am Gyre-Viper. I'm a preproduction collector. My focus is basically GI JOE history and GI JOE history-in-the-making. I don't care as much about owning anything as I do just KNOWING about things. Knowing how and why and when and where things were made throughout the history of GI JOE and WHO was behind it all. And then of course being able to share it with the hobby and community at large.

I'm a booth staff/contributor/volunteer for Joe Declassified as well as the "main" host of the Joe Declassified: SPEC-OPS podcast (jdso.podbean.com). I don't like listening to podcasts so if you don't like listening to podcasts... you should check ours out. heheh.

So you're the guy who's always getting the newest stuff before the rest of us. Welcome to joedios!

Joe fandom's greatest spy has arrived! :cool:

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Welcome again!

Hey everyone my name is David Pruitt and I grew up in the groovy 60's and 70's. My first Joe was the Air adventurer which I got Christmas morning 1972. My two brothers and I cleaned up that year. I got the mobile support unit and my brothers got the training center and helicopter along with the pigmy gorilla and white tiger sets. It was one of my favorite Christmas times.

Of course I grew up and became a design engineer which has evolved from pencil drawings to 3-D modeling, FEA Analysis, mold flow, etc. Which is a fun and creative job.

I got married to my wonderful wife and had three sons. This is when I got back into joes with my oldest son in the 90's. I collected alot of 80's stuff which was bought at yard sales and flea markets dirt cheap. My boys enjoyed me building outdoor trianing camps and forts for them to play joes. Their favorite was a homemade zip line that ran about 20' across the yard to a safety zone. All of this was sold off after they outgrew them.

Then the 25th anniversary joes landed and it took me back to when my fourth brother was a child, he was 15 years younger and grew up in the 80's. His first joes arrived the Christmas of 82 and he scored big that year including the cardboard missile command set. This retro release got me hooked on collecting the 25th series which continues on through today. I enjoy kit bashing, customizing, and taking photo shots.
I picked all this up surfing the Joe message boards. My favorite 3 3/4 release is hands down the Adventure Team. You get the best of two worlds with them. You get the bearded retro 70's joes small enough to utilize all the popular 1/18 scale vehicles, playsets, and accessories.

Never grow up!
David

Welcome!
 

Welcome on Joedios!

elmobfaelnar15 = elmo faelnar

long time lurker. first time member

Im a 32 yrs old Married Filipino Electrical Engineer living in Australia. Been collecting mostly G.I. Joes (and a few odd Transformers every now and then) since grade school but stop collecting when my mom gave away half of my joes to my cousins. I disposed of the remaining joes and went to comic books till i graduated. My second foray is in 2004.It was the height of JvC / VvV era and my first purchase is an MOC Alley Viper pre 1990 for $4 and a Shipwreck vs Overkill Spytroops. It peaked my curiosity but not enough to sustain it. Then in 2009 i "accidentally" bought a 25th anniv snow job because of that fancy new trend called the internet and it showed me that the Joe landscape has drastically changed, and 300+ figures later I havent stop buying ever since. Because of this i blame Neapolitan Joe (for his awesome collection, God i envy you :)), Monte (of JBL / Hiss Tank for his awesome outdoor pics), Justin (GeneralsJoes) and Alexx (JBL) (for their reviews and cool posings) for reducing me to a giddy gradeschooler when im in a mall looking to expand my collection. i lost a lot of money because of you guys :)

Ciao!
 

Welcome!

Wellcome to Joedios!

Long time lurker joined awhile back but haven't commented or posted any pics YET.I have a you tube channel and Comic Vine account under the name mrdecepticonleader a TFW 2005 account under the name mrdecepticon and a Terrordrome account and Hisstank account under the name mrcobra.
I mainly collect Transformers Star Wars Marvel Legends and some of NECAs figures too.Im big into customizing as I live in the UK GI Joe stuff gets released very rarely with the last stuff been early Rise of Cobra stuff,so the majority of my Joe collection is made up of customs I make other customs as well though.

Just wanted to say hello and there are alot of great pics and dios on here.
:)

Welcome, we would like to see your customs.

Thanks I will work on getting em posted.

Welcome to Joedios. Nice to see another Brit on the site. Looking forward to seeing your custom work.

Hi!
 

Welcome!

Hello everyone, my name is Don Maue. My user name is derived from my USMC nickname combined with the highest rank I attained whilst serving as an infantryman in my beloved Corps. I am a life-long Joe fan that abandoned the hobby upon reaching 'adulthood'. I returned to the brand at the tail end of the 25th Anniversary line. I am a collector, a customizer and as of late, a writer, as well. My custom works, as well as some by my wife and children, can be seen at Our Basement Workshop. My writing can be found at Tales from Castle Destro.

Hi Don, welcome to JD!

I've been after you for months to get your butt in here. :rolleyes:

Welcome Don, it's great to have more fans and hobbyists here :)

Welcome Don!

Stalker
 

My name is Rob. I am a long-time "Stalker" on this site, and other Joe forums.

I took Lonzo's name because he's my favorite Joe, the heart of the Marvel continuity, and nobody else wanted to be called (a) Stalker. He was also my first Joe along with straight-arm SnakeEyes, Scarlett and Flash.

I gave all my toys away around 1993, frustrated by the changes in the line. There were a lot of things (characters / vehicles) I wanted to add to my collection that I had missed out on in previous years, but rather than rerelease them, Hasbro always seemed to Neonize them, Pythonize them or Tigerize them. (Or Mauraderize).

I got back in at the end of 2005 when I found out about the comic packs and finally could get my original 13 Joes with red collars. Also the TRU trooper six-pack (the first thing I got when I got back into collecting) was awesome and is probably still the best O-ring army builder of all time (give or take some issues like glued torsos).

GeneralsJoes, ViolentFix, Outrider and others inspired me to do dio-stories and photos. My efforts never lived up to my vision, but I am finally getting to the point where I am taking the pictures I want to take and I hope to revive my "Dio-verse" where it left off.

I have a website for these stories (cobracy.com -- an anagram of my name). I recently put my first and second comics back up. Take a look if you haven't seen them. I try to make them replete with "Easter Eggs." I hope to get more stories up by the end of the year.

Make mine G.I. Joe!!!

I thought I had posted on this thing but I guess not :cool: My name is Jon I go by Figureware I have collected Joes on and off since the ARAH kick off! I am married, no kids, semi retired = bored= going back to school! Ever since I saw the making of Back to the Future I have wanted my own set so in my house I have a Joe room which has a complete Springfield town! It also has several shelves with different dio's as well as a backlot for temporary dio comic sets. I love GI Joe and also collect any 1/18 and 3 3/4 figures that will work with my Joeverse! I also have over a hundred 1/18 cars nearly 300 1/18 motorcycles and over 30 treehouse kids trucks! as for figures Ive lost count! The room has departments (boxes) of interchangeable props and set pieces. To all Welcome to Joedios! I love this site and I know you will too! look forward to seeing your stuff! :D

Welcome
 

Welcome aboard mate!

Welcome on Joedios! We'd love to see your joe room pictures, sounds really awesome!

Welcome Rob!

A bit about me...
 

Hello to one and all,

I am Ben aka HeelJoe and a fresh faced newbee. I am a Physical Education teacher to 11-16 year old children in the UK. I am Welsh and proud but reside in England with my lil lady who recently became my wife. I am a bonefide big kid and collecting toys has become a passion over the last few years. The majority of my GI Joe collection from when I was little kid has been lost and/or broken in numerous house moves. I am a now able to collect as many as I like with my specialities being wwe and of course GI Joe. With random other toys entering the fray like Star Wars for Whacky Wednesday and other silly dios. I'm really enjoying creating dios right now and drawing inspiration from others work - special mentions to the folks on here! Currently having a bash at story board dios and improving my photo/computer skills. Umm,... that's all I think, unless anyone has some questions for me as I've missed something out or questions need answering for this welcome thread.

Nice one.

Hi!
 

Welcome!

Squintpictures=Greg

Hey all. Let me start by saying I dig Joedios. I was really excited when I stumbled across it. It mixes two things I really enjoy photography and joes. I live in Arkansas and I am a Director of Photography for a film and video post house. I have a beautiful little girl and a lovely wife of 14 years now.

I'm loving all the great pics you guys are posting! Keep 'em coming.

Welcome on JoeDios, I believe your skills will bring us some fantastic pics!

Hey!
 

Welcome!

I post mostly on The Fighting 118th. A long time ago a gentleman named RogueTiger invited me over here via a PM at Joe Customs. I registered and lingered. Looked at alot of the great stuff, saved a bunch of peoples dio-artwork and loitered. I finally decided to post and am happy I did. See ya out there.

Welcome aboard!

Benvenuto!
 

Welcome! Great times for us! Finally...

Land fall.
 

Hello, recently joined after i discovered, much to my own amazement, the wonderfull world of Gi Joe. In later thread i will tell more about my interest in this hobby but now a bit about myself.

I was born and raised and have lived all my life here in Holland. Lovely little place and i would not change it for the world. Presently living in a tiny house, single and out of work for more then two years. Not that i have been sitting around doing nothing. On the contrary, i have been more busy then when i was working. Go figure!

Visualising my fantasy and making them come to life has been with me since childhood and after a period of not doing anything with it, it's back. In force. And that is also the reason for venturing into the world of the Joes. Not so much for collecting as well for, finally after many years, having found the perfect vehicle to play out all of those stories that, like videoclips, are running in my head.

Of course there's lots more to tell. So questions are cordially invited and will be answered in a likewise manner. Take care, be well. Recon14

Hey recon! Nice story you share with us. Welcome aboard!

Welcome!
 

Welcome on the best G.I.JOE site.

Okay!
 

Well, after my introduction i got some realy nice replies and i already feel at home. As the whole Gi Joe thing back here is very slow and not very alive, i hope to find some friends and like minded people on here. Also i have a lot of questions mainly concerning with the maintenance of the Joes. But also on subject of customizing them. Looking forwar to learning, enjoying and developing the hobby. Take care, be well. r14

WOW! This place is awesome! So much talent and creativity here! I love creating stories and dioramas, and I'm hoping to learn and grow from all the experience on this site. I have a little work with stories/dios but this is my first real go round with GIJOE's. I grew up watching Joes but was more of a star wars/wrestling kid. With my interest in the movie, so to has my interest peaked in doing a joeuniverse. SO a new endeavor from me, but I've been really inspired by the work on here. Any tips, advice on filming, stories, setups, etc will be greatly appreciated. Thanks for having me :)

Welcome!
 

Welcome, the best of the best is here.