 Hello everybody hooded Cobra Commander 788 here. It's time for another donation unboxing This is all the stuff I got in the post office box in the month of April 2022 and Quite a bit of stuff as you can see here. So I do this every month If I get something in the PO box I will open it in a video like this to show my appreciation to people who send stuff to me and to the channel It's really cool. Very much appreciated and I like to thank everyone Publicly so thanks to all these people and if you would like to send something To be opened in a video like this I will put the address of the post office box on the screen right now That's where you will send it and I will get it and if I get anything I will open it up if I don't get anything well then I won't but Again as to as a way of showing my gratitude I will open anything that you send in a video like this I got quite a lot of stuff this time quite a lot and One of you Weisenheimers sent this from smell my thongs so very funny and Whoever sent this you probably thought I wouldn't open this in the video, but I will I will and And if the thongs in here Don't fit I will feel ripped off. So yes, I'm gonna open this but I'm gonna do that last first first I Have letters I have letters so I'm going to open these letters first and oh Normally I open everything before I start recording But I don't look inside the packages just because I don't want to have to cut up everything While I'm on camera, but I did not open the letters So I'm gonna pause for a second Open these letters also I like to read the letters first before I say what's in them because sometimes people do put very personal things in their letters So I'm gonna do that real quick and I'll be right back. I have not one but two letters from Gary in the UK I did read through the first one and it's nothing too personal in here. It's kind of long So I will summarize it for you guys He says he's been enjoying the classified reviews on Friday. Thank you very much And that he would like to see a classified airtight because airtight and barbecue were kind of a double act for GI Joe and yeah, I could kind of dig a Classified airtight. I think that would that would be a great figure lots of potential with that one and lots of color lots of yellow with that one and He says he liked the vintage buzzer and ripper reviews But apparently the torch was not not available for sale in the UK. That's interesting. I did not know that He goes on to talk about a couple British We're having a thunderstorm here. You may be able to hear that I can hear it some British war comic books and makes a couple recommendations for a couple comics if I'd like to see like The kind of the equivalent of Sergeant Rock for DC in the United States kind of the British equivalent of that Makes some recommendations, which is really interesting Yeah, I would I will see if I can look those up apparently Somebody's got the the rights for them and oh, there's a website right here. That's very helpful So, yes, thank you very much for this Gary. Thanks for this letter Um as always I keep every single one of these letters that I get I have a special Folder that I keep them in I will keep them forever It's very much appreciated, but you wrote a second letter So I'm gonna open that now and see what's in there Thank you again for the second letter Gary again. I will summarize it. It's a little bit long But really cool stuff in here. He talks about well first of all, um, I opened Some many figures that he sent me I opened them on a live stream. And so he saw that And that was the one I don't know if you saw it, but that's the one with the very shall we say Interesting Destro a lot of those figures were pretty good But that Destro was something else Also, he thought they were die-cast figures. They turned out to be plastic and I think that's interesting as well I think they would have worked well as die-cast figures Because then they wouldn't have gotten all bent up in the packaging. Um, so uh, yeah, um, and thank you for that Gary talks a bit about um, a No, you know gijo has tiger force And there was a vietnam era tiger force that Did not um Did bad things bad things, but there was also he has some research here on A world war two era tiger force With some information about that and some just some cultural information about Germany and japan and the united states following world war two And his interest interest in world war two literature. Well, that's that is a rich area of interest. There's so much there to to dive into so Um, so thank you for that. Thank you for this your insight is always welcome. It's very appreciated and uh, but thanks for taking the time to write It's really cool. Uh, so thanks very much gary and I hope to hear more from you in the future next I'm going to open this. This is a card This is a card and I'm opening the opening this one next because it is from our old friend Uh, brandon night, so thank you brandon and uh, I don't think I need to pause this It's short enough that I can just scan through it real quick just to make sure again that there's nothing too personal I don't want to give everybody your personal information um, but Add a quick glance Now there's nothing new personal here and this is actually short enough. I think I can just read it to you It says dear htc 788. Hello. How are you doing? Fine. Thank you. How are you doing? Keep up the good work with the toy and comic reviews It's amazing that gijo keeps trying to make new toys for a new generation and collectors Will you get the new retro o-ring figures or the sunbow slash cartoon style o-ring figures? Maybe it depends on how my budget goes, but I I'd like to get them. I'm very curious about them The cobra commander and do figures look amazing. They do That's why I want to take a look at them. Maybe you can make a toy hunt. Um, make a toy hunt videos The adventures of htc 788 and the hard to find gijo toys. That's actually not a bad idea I do go out and go toy hunting from time to time. So I absolutely could make a video out of that In the summer, could you do a review of the cobra commander and duke from valour versus venom? It would be cool to hear your thoughts on how gijo Tried to relaunch in the early 2000s with new toys and cg movies That is a really interesting era and an often forgotten era Um, I would I I don't know I want to make sure that I can do that justice And since that is an era that I'm not as familiar with it would definitely take more Research it would it would be a lot of work. So I need to make sure that I have the time and I'm prepared to do that Before I dive in Uh, I can't wait to see a review of the core toys and maybe other companies that made gijo like toys Always remember that gijo is only gi joe. Yo joe your joe pal brandon night Thank you very much branded and thank you again for all your support for so long It's very much appreciated and I hope to talk to you again soon. Okay. This one is from in I'm sorry m janak And it's in an envelope, but oh there is a letter in it. So let's open this And set this somewhere where it will be safe There is something in here, which I will need my knife, which I don't have on me Oh, I do never mind To open it. Uh, but there is a letter As with the other letters, I will read through this very quickly. Make sure everything is cool Okay, this is there's not too much personal information here. Um, I will omit Uh, a little bit at the end just because I'm not sure if you want that read on the air or not I don't know if you want your name or user name on the air, but I will say thank you to matt That's awesome. Thank you very much. It says dear hooded cobra commander. Hello from texas. Hello texas from the united states The only state that matters to texans I have enjoyed your channel from uh for the last couple years while working from home You validate my memories from childhood that the toys I used to play with actually existed It's funny how you know memory is and you know, you're not sure that the things that you remember from childhood Were actually as you remember them My question is uh, do you ever display custom g. I chose by that? I referenced the life altering ability discovered in 1990 at 10 when I found a screwdriver and made even better looking figures I used to even buy specific ones just for A head or a pair of legs Yes, uh, first of all, I I do I have gotten some customs some really nice custom figures and vehicles that other people have sent to me People are way better at customizing than I have ever been But as a kid absolutely, I did This exact same thing. Uh, this is something that uh, my friends and I discovered We would we bought like little screwdrivers, you know at the variety store And um, we take the screws out, you know initially just to replace the o-rings Yeah, we would we would get small rubber bands and just wrap them around Enough times that it would be tight enough because we didn't know where to get actual o-rings So we were replaceable rubber bands, but then Eventually we had the idea, you know, we don't have to put them back Exactly the way they were we can swap the parts around and I would say um Customizing figures kept us playing with gi joe for maybe about a year longer than it would have Otherwise, uh, we probably would have moved on maybe a year before but that Customizing the figures added Another dimension to it that we we enjoyed for a while. Yes. Um enclosed as an ak 47. That's got to be what this is I've had for 30 plus years. Hopefully you can get more use Than me having it sit in a box. Uh, yes, you can use my oh, it says yes I get you I can use your name. I missed that part. Uh, matt jenak. Um, mr. Poor scratch Um, I don't think I pronounced that right, but I'll say matt us army veteran Thank you for your service and thank you for this letter. Uh, and they thank you for this. Um, i'm going to I'm going to carefully Cut the tape There we go Uh, wait, I want to oh, there we go. I got it. I got it I got it. I know I'd figure it out. There we go There we go. Let's see now. I think Yes, yes This Look at that. That is a cobra officers ak 47 Very very nice. Thank you matt. Um, I probably have a cobra officer that could use this So, uh, thank you very much for that. Thank you for the letter. Thank you for watching and uh, yeah I hope you continue to enjoy the show and i'm happy you're here Okay, I set the letters and the accessory aside so I don't lose them Now I will start on these packages You last Okay, so this one just because it's on top. Um, this is from jamie. Thank you jamie Um, I did cut that open and I'm looking inside now Uh, and I oh, I have a t-shirt. All right. Just making sure I didn't leave anything in the packet I've done that before I've accidentally left stuff in the the package Uh, and I didn't realize it was in there. So now I always check So jamie sends an awesome shirt with my favorite gijo character Stalker that is so cool the red also amazing This is awesome. So thank you very much for this jamie. I'm going to set this over here I'm gonna fold it carefully fold it neatly fold it. I'm gonna set it over there Uh, and uh, yeah, I'm gonna I'm gonna wear this soon. That's what I'm gonna do Um, I I have a thing for t- for t-shirts I do like t-shirts. Um, and it's very kind of you to think of me. So thank you very much jamie I will now move on to um, yeah, let's go ahead and do this big one. Um, this big one is from Uh, john I I never know if people want me to use their full name or not So I'm just gonna say john. Thank you for this john. Uh, I did cut it open Uh, but I have not seen what's inside. Uh, another thing I try to do is like I try to cover up your return address So your return address does not get on screen Um, oh, there's a letter inside. There's a letter inside Uh, so let's look at this real quick It is a type letter. It's a good thing. I have my glasses. Uh, let's see. Um Quick read just to make sure that you know, there's nothing too personal in here Okay, this is fine. This is fine. Nothing too personal. Um, I believe since you said you wanted a shout out in here I think it's okay. I'm gonna read through this really quickly It says me and my son, uh, we're going through the garage and found my old g I chose some are in decent condition some are not I seem to remember a lot of newer ones I got second hand and weren't in good shape when I got them So many of the early 80s ones are in better shape than the later ones They have been hauled around from place to place in box In old boxes for 30 plus years and really weren't taking care of properly So me and my son decided to send them off so they could be Get back into the community and be better taken care of that's awesome. That's a really cool idea Uh, we love to channel and reliving old, uh figures and vehicles and have started a classified collection recently Congratulations. Good luck with that. That's awesome. Uh, hopefully we you can help these toys find A good home and maybe they can help your project too. They deserve better than being stuck in old boxes riding away in the garage I I understand that I feel the same way. I have too many Figures and vehicles that are living in boxes right now and I want them out to breathe. I yeah, I understand My son, uh, mason davis, uh, mason davis is 10 autistic And left a package in here for your daughter too if you could get a shout out on a video That would be great mason. You're awesome. Thank you for this and uh, Audrey, I'm sure will love it. Uh, and and thank you both for to both you and your dad for this He thinks I've spent uh too much on classified figures But he is a big fan of cobra commander too and plays with them when he doesn't think I'm looking. Well, um Maybe I shouldn't have read that part because now he knows you're looking, uh, but uh, that's awesome Thank you mason and uh, thank you john and now let's let's see what's in here Let me set this aside. I do not want to lose that. I have this handy in case I need to cut something We have bubble wrap Always can use bubble wrap Um, I see some cool stuff in here already Uh, yes, we have some classics Oh, look at that Yeah, no, um, okay. There's quite a lot in here and I'm I'm gonna go through it. I'm gonna I'm gonna set this box on the floor There we go. So that I can properly show off what's in here. Um, and See there's a firefly Uh, just popped an o-ring. I can fix that Um got his backpack. That's lovely Um these there's a stalker That is a yes With his sub machine gun You know stalker is my favorite just needs a new o-ring can do absolutely can do that And there's a snake eyes See, this is The these are not these are not bad. These are not irreparably broken and maybe after I finish this video Um, I'll just have a little bit of fun replacing o-ring. There's tomax and zamot Um, yes, both of them both of them have to check Because they're just slightly different There's airborne another one of my faves From 1983 and speaking of 1983. There's wild bill Um, these are really in pretty good shape There's a there's a frostbite and my favorite cobra army builder the cobra bat. I'm not cobra bat the um, uh, the cobra eel For some reason I just like cobra eels. I just I just think they're cool There is a scarlet a swivel arm scarlet and there's an airtight. We were just talking about airtight earlier There's airtight. There's blowtorch a figure that I have not reviewed yet, but I need to Uh, there's a uh A trip wire Trip wire There is a mud and junkyard mud and junkyard Um, well, this this is a great era. There's a snake eyes and timber Snake eyes and timber and timber looks to be in pretty good shape. Yeah, he's got all his feet. That's excellent Here are a couple of rickondos Uh with accessories lovely lovely lovely Yeah A couple rickondos We've got uh our old friend and nemesis Destro And this is just like a trip down memory lane here. This I love this Um, because I've reviewed already a lot of the 1984 and 83 guys I don't really get to take them out and look at them all that much and this is This is just so nice to be able to see them and right there. You've got you've got flash Uh, you've got a straight arm 1982 flash Uh as well that that was awesome. Uh, I will now Uh, open the next bag. I want to keep these together. I don't want to lose anything They're they're nicely packaged neatly put together um With all their stuff. So that's great. These are nice and well organized and I'm going to keep them that way um, and and here Oh, we have quite the variety Um We have some accessories Um, yeah, some accessory pack stuff Um, I actually I had thought of doing oh and some some original stuff too. I had thought of doing, um a review of the accessory packs and Believe it or not. I've been trying to complete the accessory packs But there's there's actually like that's an original Destro pistol Um, that is an original Alpine submachine gun Um, and there and there's a there's a star wars laser rifle in here, too So that that'll get some use as well. Uh, so what do we got? What we got? We've got, um The sea slug and um lift ticket lift ticket being the only Joe from oklahoma. He's from lawton. Uh, when I reviewed that figure I thought about like hey, why don't I review the figure from lawton? Drive out there and then I looked on a map and I'm like, I don't really want to drive that far Um, that's the ferret from iron grenadiers Um, the last figure I ever purchased In the vintage era Was rock and roll version two We've got skidmark, but we don't hold that against them Skidmark, um, we've got Uh, psych out and Uh, and uh, and iceberg who's who's seen better days a battle worn iceberg nothing wrong with that He's just seen a lot of action. We've got maverick from battle force 2000 We have, uh, this dude Oh, what is um, this is the pilot of the condor and I am blanking on that guy's codename I feel bad. I should I should have all this memorized right? There's monkey wrench Uh, and there is Quick kick There is, uh There's a televiper There is Um, that's naga hide again, you know battle worn battle worn, but that's okay Uh, there is There's a beach head It doesn't look like he had his Waste piece, but that's okay beach head is rather notorious for having broken waste pieces Um, and there is stalker version two The tundra ranger Oh, there's a mine bender There's my I'm so tempted to shoot a missile atom, but there's dr. Mine bender Uh, here we have oh, hey, it's a hooded cobra commander a hooded cobra commander So somebody sent off for the mail away cobra commander and there is that is, uh, thunder the driver of the slugger And looks like this is the last one and it's a good one. It's a classic It is flint Flint Another really awesome bag and there's so much more in here. I got to roll through this or i'm not gonna get through them all What am I talking about? I'm gonna get through them all I can do this video for as long as I want and I dropped one Um, but I want to I want to show respect for the stuff that you sent I want to make sure that I take the time needed to properly Show it and oh this okay. This is the stuff For audrey. Um, and I can tell already She is going to love this stuff. So thanks for this. I'm gonna set this aside. I'm gonna let her open that That's a that's a cool little bearing is there. I'm gonna set that aside. She's not here right now She's in school because she's a child But she'll be back and I'll show that to her. Ah file cards file cards and catalogs These cat I do like these catalogs There's a lot of great information in these catalogs and um flag points And um, yeah Yeah Yes, yes You've got the destro with the variant with the cobra symbol tomax and zamont um Wild bill. We got some more flag points. I don't always fly points Um tripwire a lot of the cards for the guys that you sent frostbite um cobra eels and And copper ant so this is awesome as You may have noticed I do like to include the file card with My reviews. Oh, there's a vehicle There is a snow catch Um needs to be cleaned and reassembled, but I'll do that I'm a fan of the snow cat Um, and the the ski missiles are in there Oh, I okay, and and and the often missing windshield wiper Um, I want to keep this together. So I'm not going to pull it out of the plastic right now I want to keep it together so that I can reassemble it looks like the missiles are in there Nice nice, uh, that's awesome. Let me slide this for a second Oh, look at this. This is here's a non-joe thing We've got the silver surfer Um, I I never had any of these But I kind of dig them. There's the silver surfer Um with this surfboard Yeah, no dig it Dig it Yeah, let's see his feet go in like Like how like like this Yeah, like this. So now yeah, check that out Silver sur, I'm I'm keep I'm silver surfer is gonna hang out here with me. He's we're just silver surfer And I are gonna be pals We've got a cobra snake armor Cobra snake armor lots of pieces. I want to keep that in the plastic because that will go everywhere. Um, and Yes, we have the jump jet pack with the little laser gun the often missing laser gun and the pack itself Awesome. Um, I I am partial to the jump jet pack because I didn't have it at the time. We have a buda Hey, that's cool um Search for the soul stolen idol classic gi joe. So this is like 70s adventure team stuff Um, and this is new for me because I've not had 70s vintage Adventure team stuff. Um, this I know what this is. These are missiles for What is right down here that I want to get out without damaging it The gorgeous the beautiful dragonfly Check that out. Um, the canopy needs a scrub, but that's easy enough Um, I love the dragonfly. I'm a big fan of it. Um, in fact, um By the time this video goes up, I believe you will see My love for the dragonfly in an upcoming video. This is Oh, I know what this is. It's the slugger the slugger a great vehicle Or a great vehicle um Yes, one of the very rare gi joe vehicles With paint it had paint applications on it. Um, that is so cool I am trying to be really careful with this stuff and not have all of the bits go everywhere like Like that I'm really doing my best to respect your stuff And not losing you. Okay. I think we have reached the bottom. Yes. Uh, and then there is whatever this is Let's see and this is Uh, okay. Okay. This these are parts for the dragonfly. So these are parts to be uh, to be Repaired so for the dragonfly. Let's keep these in here. Um, so thank you for this And thank you to your son. These are awesome And uh, I know I only have so much time right now to go through these through these But this is going to be a lot of fun. I will spend some extra time going through these Super cool box. Thank you very much. Okay. I think I have everything safely put away. So nothing will break Next You last You last We have a bar a box here from mark g fit and fire. So uh, let's see. Um Have that Glasses handy in case I need them because we do have a letter. Let's check the letter Um, it's uh, let me read this first. Uh time out. Let me read this Oh, it says right at the first line You're more than welcome to read this. Um on your live unboxing live stream So let's go ahead and read it. It says I've been following you for over three years and really enjoy all the videos Thank you very much Uh, the little historical and contextual details has increased the love I always had for gi and joe. Cool. Thank you Um, I once was a patron uh patreon member but decided no longer support their platform Do you have other ways you could financially support your channel? I do there should be some links There will be some links Anyways, I was at target the other day and saw this cobra commander Immediately thought you could use this for class of fridays I know you have done a snake supreme snake supreme co-work commander However, I would love your thoughts and opinions on the regular version From one youtuber to another. I am humbled by your steadfast support of your channel Your fans and your passion for gi joe watching you really reminds me of days I got to buy or unbox a new toy keep up the good work ps if I um, you already have this cobra commander Please feel free to use it as a prize for a giveaway or any other many you wish Thanks mark g fit and fire. Thank you mark. That's awesome. So now I know what's in here So now I'll show you what's in here again making sure I didn't leave anything in the bottom of the box I've made that mistake before So, okay, so this should be then Our old friend Cobra command So, yeah, you're right. I haven't done this for class of fridays and I should I should I've done the deluxe version But not the regular version. So yeah, I will use this specifically for that purpose And thank you for this And thank you for all all your support. Um, you can support the channel just by being around I'm just happy to have you here. Uh, it's cool to have, you know, additional support if you can do it But honestly, I'm just happy to have you around and I appreciate it And I appreciate everyone who has sent stuff. Uh, it's really super awesome So thank you for this fit and fire. Uh, and I'm gonna keep this as well and I will Open that guy up and look at it in the near future Let's look at this one. This one is from um This is from amazon. I don't know who sent it. It was specifically sent to me Uh, I cut it open and there's a box of some kind inside and ah A bamboo stand hands-free stand for hard covers paper. Okay I I think I know what you're getting at here. Um, it is uh, it's not tape It has a Yeah, okay Okay dig that. No, this is This no, this is this will be useful. Oh, sorry. Uh, I can I can use this for a number of things I have no idea who sent this Yeah But check that out. No, this is uh, this is practical. This is very practical thing Um, so, uh, yeah, thanks for this This is that's cool. That's very thoughtful That's very thoughtful. Uh, thank you very much and um, I can actually think of several things I can use this for right now So, uh, thanks to whoever sent this, uh, and it's very much appreciated The next one is from chris peers chris peers from the youtube show comic tropes Not the last one. You're last Um, so this is I've just cut this end open So I am looking peeking at it now and oh By peeking at it. I know what it is. Uh, so I think it goes this way Uh, let's see Uh, so if you haven't checked out the youtube show comic tropes It's a big channel much bigger than mine Really great stuff and chris has been a really good friend over the last several years So thank you chris for this, but thank you for everything you do and this Is not something I had before this is Gijo mission cobra hq game. It's a milton bradley game I Am incredibly curious about this. Um, it is taped and I don't know if I should Open it now. I'll just I'll just peek in I'll just peek in now. This is something Uh, this is something that we could Maybe play on a live stream possibly. I'll have to check the rules and see if that's something that can be Done Uh, dig the the 90s artwork though. Check out that, uh, or wait, is this 90s? Maybe this is post 90s. Where's the copy right on it? 2002 check out this 2002 this early 2000s artwork dig that Um So, yeah, we've got Yeah, we've got the pieces We've got the pieces We've got the dice The nice dice And we've got the board. Oh, and there's and Uh, there is a copy of Uh, the gijo saturday morning adventures issue number two. I do have it. Oh, actually I have issue number one Right here. Um, and I have been wanting to follow the Uh, the gijo saturday morning adventures series based on the animated series And uh, but my local comic shop doesn't carry it. So, uh, chris has been very helpful By sending hard copies. So that is great. Thank you very much chris. But mostly thank you for Uh, your support. Thank you for your friendship. Uh, you've been a really great guy and I can't express how much I appreciate Everything you've done. So thank you. Thank you for this I'm afraid That means there's only one left It's time for this one All right, I got the scissors because this envelope is kind of uh thick and it might be too thick to cut through with the knife Um, so, uh, this is from smell my thongs Obviously some kind of weisenheimer sent this to me and he even has some some lacy bits dangling out Very funny very funny and uh, and you probably thought I was going to be embarrassed No, I won't be embarrassed. What I am prepared to be is disappointed because there's no way you checked my size Before you sent this and if I can't wear it, what good is it to me? But let's see. Let's see Snipping that open Um careful not to cut any of the contents inside And let's see There's uh Uh, there there seems to not be any thongs in here. So what did I say? What did I say? I'm prepared for disappointment Um, look it's a card and Whatever this is a sticker the ultimate prank the ultimate prank. Um, maybe Maybe it's kind of a tall. It's a sticker. Um, maybe a like that. Where am I gonna put, you know, maybe They that would fit on the surfboard. Okay, that would fit on the no. No, I'm not gonna put it on the surfboard. Um, and um and candy grape flavored in a card, um Yes, um, so Uh vehicle alert notice, uh vehicle owner ilan musk Um, look at that. It's from john doe Uh, very courageous of you to put your name on there. Um And uh, yeah, so Um, this is helpful. It's time sensitive A notification deadline in the year 2069 69 um Yeah, so, um Yes, I this prank was ordered at smellmythongs.com roses are red violets are blue I think you're weird and now the postman does too All right, so that's a fine way to end this unboxing video So thank you all for the kind words and the gifts and the package and the stuff This is really nice of you. Uh, sometimes I need to Remind myself that, you know, we are all in this together and this really helps me keep that in mind I forget that sometimes I shouldn't But I do and this this makes a big difference to me. So Thank you and you all make a difference to me. Whether you send something or not just Being here Makes a significant impact on my life. So thank you Uh, thank you for that and um, yeah, we will We will do this again next month if I get anything once again po box is on your screen right now Feel free to send something if if you don't want to send anything or if you're in any way unsure That i'm the person you would want to have those things Don't send anything you don't ever have to feel like you should send something like you have to send something never feel obligated Uh, but if you do I will open it like this I will put it in a video and I will express my thanks and appreciation. So thank you everyone and um, I'll see you soon with vintage gi joe toy reviews until then remember only gi joe is gi joe