 Hello everybody hooded Cobra Commander 788 here, and I am back to do an unboxing and assembly of a GI Joe vehicle It has been a long time since we've done this. It's always fun. This time we are doing something modern We are going to open a vehicle that was released this year in 2021 at Walmart This is the GI Joe Cobra his three. I have two of these the other one is Right there and since I have two of them. I thought why not? Let's just open one up and put it together. This is anything like other his tanks It shouldn't require too much assembly and it does look like it's based on the original 1983 his tank design Except it's blue. It does come with an action figure the driver code name rip it Let's open this thing up and put it together. Unfortunately. I don't have all the tools I usually use to put these vehicles together I don't have them right now or at least if I have them they're packed away somewhere And I don't know where they are so we're gonna do the best we can with our bare hands So I've cut the tape. I am opening one side of the box Looks like we have a cardboard tray in here So I believe should be able to slide this out there we go and Empty box inside Everything is in this tray So yeah, it looks like we've got the same basic pieces as the original his tank It looks like the tracks have some Like some weathering on them and that's nice. It's a nice touch a nice added detail It looks like the main pieces are tied to the back of the cardboard tray. It looks like Looks like I ought to be able to just Untie these I'd rather not cut them if I can avoid it Because I just don't want to risk cutting or scratching the plastic But if these will not untie easily, I will just cut them This one's coming. All right, no problem there And this certainly does secure the parts inside the box and that's not a bad thing But it's kind of a pain trying to get these things out Okay, this one's not coming. Let's see if I'm gonna just cut it. All right, that did cut This is a reasonably sharp knife here, but it's still Taking a couple tries to cut through this core There we go. Okay. I believe all of the Strings have been cut and we should be able to pull this out now There are the treads and yeah, it has some nice weathering on on the treads that actually looks pretty cool Not bad. It's it's a nice way to update this piece that we've gotten dozens of times on his tanks Just to make it look a little better look a little more detailed and just refresh it I see the the wheels are already attached. You do not have to assemble the wheels That makes it easier and then the main body of the tank Which is in a nice Cobra blue that looks like it should Fairly closely match the Cobra ASP So that's nice a nice Cobra blue I don't think it's quite as dark a blue as the Cobra ferret It's a little lighter than that, but it's a nice color that does look like a Cobra vehicle and then this thing the turret There's the turret And this is all black So this is very similar to what we've gotten before Looks like the basic construction is a little different Yeah, the we've got a much more sturdy a Sturdy gun elevation on there. That's not going to break as easy as the vintage one did We've got a different number of tabs on the underside to fit it into the The main body of the vehicle which means this is probably not compatible with a vintage his tank You're not going to be able to swap out parts on that so that's the That's most of the vehicle and then we have this packet here And that's all that's in there. So this packet is taped together Let's cut the tape And see what's in it. We should have an action figure in there and maybe some stickers Maybe some stickers and an instruction sheet that would be handy Okay, that is cut. Let's open it And what have we? All right We have an action figure The driver rip it who is done in the modern 25th anniversary style with that modern articulation and And sculpting so there you go. It looks like It just looks like the his tank driver, but in in blue and black instead of in red I don't think this is a new mold I'd have to confirm that i'm not an expert on modern figures, but I believe i've seen this before and it looks an awful lot like previous his drivers. We have gotten We have a canopy That's important. We have a figure stand for the driver We have Oh, yeah, the legal disclaimers and stuff We have yes the instruction sheet so It's very small. It does have blueprints But it's very small But that's fine. No problem It looks like the the construction is a three step process That'll be very easy. And then we have a sticker sheet. Oops. There we go We have the sticker sheet and the step of the classic 788 sticker for the side of the tank. We have 813 so everyone in area code 813 is today's prize winner I don't have my tweezers, which I usually use to Put the stickers on we will just have to do the best we can so Looking at the instructions. It looks like we're supposed to start by turning this over and then taking this here and Yeah, we uh, there's a A lip right here and a slot here. It looks like we slot that in and then press this down at the back and it should if I'm careful pop into place but I want to be extra cautious Yeah, this always makes me nervous. I have assembled many vintage vehicles and some modern vehicles too but This point of no return where I have to bend the plastic To fit these tabs on and it's going to be pretty much permanent Always makes me nervous. There we go. There we go snapped into place very solidly and we have The the basic structure of his tank all that's really left is the The canopy which is not the same as in the blueprints the blueprints has the The tab of the canopy extended. This is a short tab But it looks like it should go in like any other his tank canopy and again This has to flex a little bit in order to get slotted in So I'm going to carefully work that in carefully carefully All right, and then yeah, okay. Wow. That was easy His tank with canopy and finally the The turret which looks like it goes exactly like that and then it should turn We have an assembled his three Nice just needs some stickers. So let's get that started stickers and uh, this has A a guide for the stickers. So I'm going to start on my side. I'll turn it around so you can see But we're going to start with the 813 Where is area code 813? Hey, if you are in area code 813 in the united states, let me know where you are just out of curiosity I could google that but But if you live there and you're watching this then you already know And you can just tell me and I don't have to google it These stickers are not wanting to come off this sheet very well. These stickers are pre-cut, but They uh They're not cut very well So let's get this on That's to be placed pretty well right about there Okay, so there is 813 and then let's see uh this uh 2 slash 21 whatever that means goes in That little space right there Because the text is Black and the blue is kind of a dark color. You're not going to be able to see this very well If they had done that in white It would have shown up much better So like so this sticker here. Can you even see that? Maybe I'll hold it up really close um That that does that that's very low contrast Uh, okay. What else we've got a cobra emblem Uh that goes on this side toward the back Like so Okay, so there we go getting closer Looking more like the real deal all right, um Yeah, we've got these uh these little diagrams of the His tank here and they go kind of on the underside of the Cockpit, so let's Pull one of these off and these are not identical. They're facing in opposite directions. So I have to make sure I get the right one So this one will go on the side that is facing me right now And it really does not want to come off Usually placing the stickers is one of my favorite parts of assembling a video, but This is not Making it very easy. Okay. Here we go. All right got it and this goes Right there. This is another low contrast thing And that doesn't even necessarily have very much space for it So I'm going to put this on here as it shows on the blueprints, but Look at this this sticker right there. Can you see that? That's um It's I mean it would be a nice detail if you could see it Okay, let's let's keep going. Let's keep going. Um any more on this side? Yes, this little v sticker and the sm8a the v sticker, okay the The v is in blue, but it's going to be on the the tracks. So that'll show up a little better At first. I thought the blue v was going on on the blue Body but that is not the case. It's still a dark color on a dark color. So Uh, I don't think it's going to stand out very well. This goes right there Yeah, so A v Right there And finally a last sticker on this side is going to go Basically in this spot right here. Uh, and that is another dark color on a dark surface I just don't think these stickers were thought out very well Um, it's a good thing the vehicle is blue and not the original black because then these stickers would be totally invisible As they are now they are just mostly invisible Uh, so that goes Right there That's easy enough Um, but look really like there's a sticker right there It is black on blue and Honestly, it's so hard to see that If the sticker were not there, I don't think you would notice. Okay, so let's move on. Let's go to the front. So that's the Those with completed stickers on that side. I'm going to do the front now that includes this, um, headlight piece Uh, which is Kind of a black and white grid surrounded by red and um I think this should look fine. I think the red against the blue is very classic cobra As long as the sticker fits well enough If it fits Then it's great. If it doesn't fit then we got a problem. It doesn't fit Come on guys. Come on. Um, this is this is a problem Like the sticker is too big if the sticker were too small That would be all right because you know, at least it would not overhang um Can I like slide it under this is this is going to be a problem This is going to be a problem. This is going to be a problem I gotta I gotta Need to have a talk with hasbro hasbro if you're seeing this we need to have a discussion Because you made this sticker In the one and only way you could have made the sticker so that it doesn't work It is too wide All right, if if it were too narrow We could just it would you still get the effect. We just need to to center it in that space But to make it too wide Means that it's going to overlay which is exactly what it's doing It's all the way up there as far as I can get it And it's uh, it's hanging over I'm not sure you can see what I mean, but the sticker is like It's overhanging. There's like an overhang of the sticker Down below the edge of the front of the vehicle that that doesn't work guys That doesn't work um nice try but uh But uh very poor execution on that it really this is not hard This is not hard. All right. This doesn't cost any more money It doesn't you have you printed the sticker you die cut the sticker It doesn't cost you any more money to just cut it the right size And and you should know what the right size is because you know, you you made this vehicle It's been around for quite a while. It is not it is not new Um, okay. All right. Sorry enough enough bitching it has bro. Let's keep moving. Let's uh, let's see There's a small cobra emblem that goes on the turret I was so nervous about scratching the plastic earlier and now I'm just tapping the Plastic with this plastic or tapping the plastic with this knife As if I don't care. All right, there we go. Now this it's this is a nice classic Cobra emblem. I like it. Let's get it lined up. Let's get it as straight as we can Like so All right, not bad. And then finally um this guy Goes on the tread. All right, and here's here's the thing about that This is Uh, a mostly black Uh box with some white lines And a little bit of a blue design on it It's bad enough when The black is on the blue. That's hard to see but now we're going to have black on black You will be able to see the white lines But there's absolutely no point in having the black box behind the lines because It's it's black on black. You could have just made it clear with white lines Waste of ink I guess but there we go Next we need to move on to All right, so we've we've done this side. We've done the front now. I've got to do I've got to do this side. So let's do that This is going to be mostly the same as the other side Um, and then we do the back and we're done and then we will Take a little look at it and see what we think we'll put the driver in Uh, make sure he fits. There's another eight one three. Everyone in eight one three gets a no prize That's right There is no prize Let's try to line this up with where the other one was that's pretty close right there Okay, well that is not even Let's try to get that A little more level that's not bad not perfect, but it's not bad All right, and we have Another cobra emblem on the back side So now you can see this side So it really doesn't matter What i'm doing on the side you can't see because it's essentially the same thing I'm just making this side look like the other side. There we go cobra emblem What's the other one here we go this black on dark blue Yeah, the decisions uh made on these stickers a little questionable I I get you know the budget issue. I understand this is a A classic vehicle reissued it's going to have a limited Marketability you're essentially Marketing this to older folks like me who already know about this vehicle and And so we're really going to be the only ones buying it. So it's it's got to be Produced, you know relatively inexpensively But that's not that's not the problem Yeah, it can be produced inexpensively, but if you're printing stickers That you can't see Then you are Wasting money You are wasting effort on the production of those stickers And that I I guess I don't get that. I guess I don't understand that I'm so glad to get back to doing gijo videos. There's a lot that I need to do I need to get back into the groove of doing vintage gijo toy reviews I also want to pick back up on the comic book reviews. We kind of left off on those At a pretty good spot. We need to pick that up and carry on. We were in a good place in the comic book series Okay, now the back. So yeah now I've got Same stickers on both sides The front is covered as well as it can be Now let's do the back. There are only two stickers that go on the back There is this cobra emblem That goes in the center there Let's try to get it right That's pretty good And then we've got this control panel sticker that goes on the turret Again, it's uh It's black on black, but at least there are some white buttons and gauges that will show up on that black background And come on. There she is. Okay Now we have completely assembled and stickered the 2021 gijo cobra history It is done. I do think it looks pretty good overall. I like the blue. I like the Weathered and distressed tracks. That's just a nice touch on those old classic parts So that looks good Stickers are a little questionable though. I'm not gonna lie. Let's finish it up by putting the driver in the driver's seat He has a figure stand There we go But of course if he's in the driver's seat, he doesn't need the figure stand. Okay, so there's the driver And we are going to just pop him in here. I believe he goes straight-legged. You cannot bend his knees Um, and then nope, that's not gonna work because His head is in the way. So he's got to slouch a little bit But I think we got there we go. We got some driver is in the vehicle. Uh, this is dark tinted glass Uh, or plastic really it's a dark tinted plastic Uh, because of that you can't see the driver in there. I mean, it's Blue on blue you wouldn't be able to see him very well in any case That's one of the reasons why a red uniformed driver for his tank is ideal It's because you can see the guy in there um, and I guess For this figure stand. I think you can put it in the turret um I believe the uh, the 50th anniversary His tank the orange one came with both a driver and a gunner. So that was nice This only comes with a driver And uh, if you don't want to lose his figure stand, you got to put it in there somehow That was my unboxing and assembly of the 2021 cobra his three I hope you enjoyed it and if you're thinking of getting one of these things I hope this was helpful. I do think it looks nice The blue color is a nice cobra blue very much looks like a cobra vehicle The stickers are a little questionable, but overall the vehicle looks nice. I I really can't complain It doesn't really stack up for me with the original his tank that black is beautiful And you really just can't replace the black that's gorgeous But you know the second place is a nice blue if you like this Please subscribe to the channel for vintage gi joe toy reviews I have a huge back catalog of toy reviews and I've got a lot more coming Also, please support the channel on patreon if you want to help me continue doing these videos Thank you very much for watching. 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