Where is the love for Remco 3 3/4 figures???

[bayushigemma]

They have decent figures a step or more below the Joes but a step above Lanard why isn't there any info on these guys to be found?

[10incher]

Yeah, its pretty tough finding info on any of the 3 3/4" Remco GI Joe like figures. I have found some info on Sgt. Rock and the Bad Guys, but almost nothing at all outside of Yo Joe on any of the other lines.

[bayushigemma]

admin said:

Yeah, its pretty tough finding info on any of the 3 3/4" Remco GI Joe like figures. I have found some info on Sgt. Rock and the Bad Guys, but almost nothing at all outside of Yo Joe on any of the other lines.

Even Yojoe.com seems to have gotten rid of what little info they had.

[wildfire]

I wish they were as easy to find as corps figures are, I don't know if it's a question of quality or quantity, I do know that I've looked for general information, and there's not a lot of collections that are shown other than the ones here.

[dannyrand]

I personally don't collect them (but think they're cool as hell)The few Remco 3-3/4 collectors I know of have amazing collections. I've been lucky enough to see picutres of the collections. The thing that I find so crazy about this line is the sheer number of variants out there. You got to have a lot of patience if you want to complete the set (if it's even possible).

[pallidmask]

I loved the handful of Remco figures I had as a kid, particularly Martial Master and Karate Star. They weren't as flashy and cool as Snake-Eyes, Storm Shadow or Quick Kick, but they were always there right in the thick of battle kicking ass regardless.

When I started collecting GI Joe again, two of the first figures i sought out were these two no-frills butt-kickers, and they're proudly displayed right alongside the rest of my Joes.

As an aside, when I was younger I always thought Karate Star looked more hispanic than asian, so I played him as a Central American bad-ass named Jose.

[3 3/4"collector]

remco had some really cool soldier figures as well as really cool lines like the universal monsters and crystar.

[bjack]

It is a shame that there's not a more in depth place that covers the original CORPS figures from 86 - 92. I've searched high and low for a checklist that covers which version of several figures were made in which series. But no luck.

However, this guy here writes 5 articles about CORPS figures which is pretty helpful (with pictures).

toysfromthepast.blogspot.com/2013/05/278-corps-waves-2-and-3-i-1990-and-1992.html

toysfromthepast.blogspot.com/2013/05/279-corps-waves-2-and-3-ii-1990-and-1992.html

toysfromthepast.blogspot.com/2013/05/280-corps-waves-2-and-3-iii-1990-and.html

toysfromthepast.blogspot.com/2015/08/578-corps-wave-3-iv-brickwall-crusher.html

toysfromthepast.blogspot.com/2015/08/579-corps-wave-3-v-lightning-mobutu.html

[bjack]

Grrr, sorry, meant to post that reply in a similar thread about LANARD figures, not REMCO. Hopefully people still find those links useful.

Sorry again, but I agree on the REMCO stuff as well. I've found sites, but none of them with super detail.

[plasticproblem]

I have some REMCO Sgt Rock figures that I love! Since almost all of my figures have sonic welded torsos (as opposed to a rubber band torso like Joes and the later Remco soldiers) the Sgt Rock figures fit in well ascetically. EVen thought I don't collect them, I have so much respect for the rubber band torso Remco figures- some really cool designs. My favorite is the clear figure-