A Note About "Realism"

Hasbro has come up with some really odd and unworkable pieces over the years for GI Joe and Cobra vehicles.  I have to be honest that I'm not that big a fan of a lot of it.  I established this site with the intent of talking primarily about the equipment of the GI Joe universe and how it might fit into a realistic or quasi-realistic military setting.  As I think over what's out there in those respects, Joe and Cobra vehicles seem to fit into one of three different categories:  The first category would be vehicles that are closely modeled off of real military weaponry like the already reviewed Sky Striker, or be so obviously sound in it's design and being comparable to real vehicles like the VAMP (even if it's weapon's targeting ability is somewhat suspect).  The Second category would be vehicles that are either loosely based on real vehicles, but have enough extra-ordinary modifications and capabilities to make them somewhat unfeasible or exceptional (like the Rattler), or are certainly plausible enough as vehicles but would be nonsensical as military weapons (like the Fang, for example. Gyrocopters do exist, but it's weapons would be too hard to use effectively, I think).  The final category of vehicles are things that are both implausible as vehicles and as weapons.  The SHARC is probably the best example of this last group.  It can fly as a jet and then hit the water becoming a submersible, and take off from under the surface and become airborne again -all from a vehicle that from the appearances of the Joe-scale is not much larger than a minivan.  While I'm not averse to the use of futuristic technology, I can only go so far.

That said, there's probably reviews you won't see on this site, unless by chance I get my hands on and have the inkling to write up a review of vehicles and weapons I generally don't like.  No, I'm not soliciting free stuff, I'm just establishing parameters of what you might or might not eventually see here.  However, if anyone truly wants my non-expert thoughts on things I haven't posted on, feel free to email me or leave comments.  Since I may not have the vehicle you are inquiring about, I'll be certain to need decent quality pictures to base a post on.  However, some rules:  Any pictures you submit should be of your own taking.  I am quite disinclined to use pictures from www.yojoe.com or any other site as that content belongs to the owners of those sites.  It is both a copyright thing and a desire to be a welcomed part of the community; that means not rubbing the operators of sites everyone already knows the wrong way.

I've added a new "Contact" form at the bottom of the page.

Anyway, an odd post I know.  Thanks for reading.....