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G.I. Joe- 3.75 Division Episode : 12 "More Than One Way to Skin a Cat"

 Okay this episode, this one is a fun one and the genesis of the main concept was my wife Beth's idea. 

I had a TMNT 1994 Scratch figure 100% complete and in loose condition. We were in need of money and the vintage TMNT market spiked like crazy in 2021 and I went on eBay and saw how much this guy was selling for: upwards of $1000 bucks just LOOSE. 

So I couldn't justify hanging onto him at that price and let him go. My wife said I should take photos of it before I sold it and make a story with him while I had the opportunity. That sparked something in my brain and I had a great idea, which became this episode. Enjoy.

Oh and be sure to click each image to expand it for easier viewing and check after the last photo for some more Director's commentary!











This episode came together REALLY quickly and is one of my favorites out of the series so far. I really enjoyed having the opportunity to once again further expand on the Secret World of Toyeboxia lore and also include another Hasbro toy: a C.O.P.S. figure! Including Nightmare (aka Cyrus Borg) was really a no brainer for me because C.O.P.S. figures are basically HUGE G.I. Joes and a cyborg toy can very easily be re-programmed by Cobra for their own use. 



Toy Scalpers carry a different meaning here in the real world, but in the world of Toyeboxia it refers to toys that hunt, capture and sell other living toys for financial gain. 

Naturally the Dreadnoks were the perfect Cobra operatives for this. Hell they are practically made to do this type of stuff. 

The Road Pig figure who makes his debut is actually Sonic Fighters Road Pig from 1992 (but the cardback says 1990, so go figure).


I remember the 1988 version being cool but I never got him. Well in spring of 2021 I had an opportunity to score this Road Pig and I was so excited to add an actual Dreadnoks member to my Joe collection. I've had a Dreadnoks Swamp Fire since I was like 6 or 7 years old (and beat the tar out of it too) so now I had someone to ride it.

Little known fun Fact? If you get the 1993 Battle Corps Night Creeper Leader (the orange and black one), he comes with the 1988 Road Pig's Spiked Battle Shield and High-Powered Crossbow accessories....which (by accident or design) go perfectly with Sonic Fighters Road Pig.



These accessories were molded differently by the clips so you gotta use fun tack or some other tricks to get them to stay on right. I was stupidly excited when I found this all out because it was just too perfect a pairing. Then I went on eBay and bought his cinder block hammer loose and bam: meet "California Beach Punk Road Pig"!

I totally fell in love writing for these two characters and as you read the series, I use them again often. The Jail Bird Air Speeder vehicle that Cyrus Borg drives is actually perfect for the world of living toys too so every thing in this episode just lined up too perfectly.

Onto the next episode!

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