So I found my old G.I. Joes...

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

I'm an adult. Why am I so tempted to set them all up in some sort of grand battle scene on top of my bookcase? Damn, I have a shitload of G.I. Joes. My fucking sister broke some of them back in the day though. That little bitch. I still have their little broken bodies. I wonder if they can be fixed...

[Indy_Dem_Defender]

1. If you decide you don't want them

put them on eBay. I found some of mine in the parents attic a few years ago and I had no use for them so I stuck them on eBay and made a little bit of change for them.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

2. Nah, I think I'll keep them.

I have a weird thing about action figures. I still buy them on occasion, mostly as gecko tank accessories or just because they're cool looking.

[TheMightyFavog]

3. Ahh Yes.. G.I. Joe...

My Dad didn't allow me to play with them or watch the TV show as a kid.

However, they do hold a place in my heart as the subject of one of the dumbest arguments I've ever had on the internet. Which G.I. Joe characters are gay?

[Ravenseye]

4. The old big ones or the newer smaller ones?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

5. I have...

The old big ones (which had belonged to my mom)
The small ones from the 80s (plus about a dozen vehicles and boats)
The new big ones from the early 90s

The actual "new" small ones suck and are like cheap rip-offs of the small ones of the 80s

[Ravenseye]

6. Is it the small 80's ones that are broken?

I had all those as well...well not the new big ones from the 90's but the old big ones, and the 80's ones.

Here's what you do if it's the small ones. Go get some of those really tight small hair bands. Like...ones you'd use on a little girl's hair, that unstretched would go around maybe youre pinky and stay on. Then, the arms and legs all have these little hooks on them. If the hooks are intact, then loop the band around one hoop and then jury-rig something to get the band through to the other side....A paperclip bent to have a hook on the end would work. Loop that on the other arm and..snap..they're back together. If the band is too tight, the arms and legs will actually not hang normally, they'll be spread eagled. If so get a looser band. If the hooks are gone, you can go to home depot and get these really tiny hooks that have screws on the end. A little work will get those in and work.

As far as setting them up in a battle scene...I used to have that but my wife made me take them down. After I refinish the basement I'm allowed to put all my crap in there. Big G.I.Joe battlescene will resume. I might even make props and diorama stuff.

As far as setting them up, I forget the size of the nail, but there is a size of nail you can get that works perfectly on their heel hole to keep them stable. I have a ton of the old plastic bases but not enough.

So, I say repair your broken ones, go to Home Depot and get a decent sized plank, paint it olive green, get some of those nails, and set up a massive battle scene.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

8. Cool. Thanks!

[flvegan]

7. Mine are in my garage.

I found them in my mom's attic when I helped her move last year. Mine are the 80's small version (most with, but some without the kung-fu grip).

Snake Eyes was always my favorite. Any battle scene I might do today, he's still going to be kicking Destro's ass.