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REVIEW – HASBRO GI JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES – COVER GIRL

Posted by Mighty Mike on October 16, 2026
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Cover Girl is a skilled G.I. Joe mechanic, vehicle specialist and driver, best known for operating the team’s powerful armoured vehicles. Originally a fashion model before joining the military, she combines her mechanical expertise with strong combat skills and is a dependable member of the G.I. Joe team.

Name: Courtney “Cover Girl” Krieger
Line: GI Joe Classified
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Released: 2025
Price: $49.00
Scale: 6 inch
Accessories: various accessories included 

I’m trying to stay away from collecting GI Joe Classified and just stick to vintage GI Joe figures. However, once Hasbro started releasing Ninja Force figures the dam finally broke and I’m slowly buying the figures I like one by one.

Cover Girl retro card-back version, being the first of possibly many to come. I had held off buying her, but at least in the box the figure really looked good. I’m not a fan of the older classified head sculpts but everything newer that Hasbro is putting out just looks so much better and that makes it very hard to say “no” to them.

SCULPTING

The sculpting of this figure is pretty good! In my opinion it’s definitely an improvement from the previous version and lately Hasbro have been doing a lot better with their female head sculpts. This is supposed to be Cover Girl from the animated series of GI Joe, so she’ll look a lot different. The clothes have plenty of fine detail and creases and the hair is nicely done too.

PAINT

The paint application is what we would expect from Hasbro. It’s nice and neat and used only when needed. 

ARTICULATION

 Cover Girl has great articulation, double jointed elbows and knees, butterfly shoulder joints and ankle rockers etc, means you shouldn’t have too much trouble posing her. Her long hair can get in the way of her head articulation though. But, everything else work just as expected and is good.

ACCESSORIES

She comes with a few accessories, a rifle, hand gun, wrench, sledgehammer and display stand, as well as alternative hands and head sculpt.

The extra head sculpt is the obvious stand out here. You can choose whether you want her smiling or serious and change your hair preference too. It’s great and gives you more options with how to display her.

All the other accessories are great and fit in her hands without too much trouble as well.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Nothing to worry about with this figure.

PRICE

I paid what would be considered retail price in Australia. I had a friend of mine pick her up from Kings Comics for me as I didn’t buy her last time I was there, and changed my mind. Even though the box had a light layer of dust on it when I was there, she was worth picking up. Definitely a good deal for retail price or less.

OVERALL

Technically I would say Cover Girl is my first GI Joe Classified series figure purchase. I’ve been on the fence for a long time about buying any classified figures. But, perhaps I might buy more now. They are very enjoyable figures – fun to play with and photograph and come with plenty of accessories. I’m really liking this figure of Cover Girl and enjoyed taking photos of her, I guess she lived up to her model backstory, as I felt she was very photogenic. I would definitely recommend picking her up as she has a lot of fun play value and improves upon the previous release greatly.

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REVIEW – HASBRO GI JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES – NINJA FORCE – T’JBANG

Posted by Mighty Mike on October 9, 2026
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Ninja Force was a martial arts-themed sub-line released in the early 1990s. The GI Joe Classified toy line started in 2020 and has slowly been releasing retro version of various figures from the original GI Joe: A Real American Hero toy line in a 6 inch scale. Recently, Hasbro has slowly been releasing updated characters from its Ninja Force sub-line.

Name: T’JBang
Line: GI Joe Classified (Ninja Force)
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Released: 2026
Price: $99.00
Scale: 6 inch
Accessories: Various accessories 

The second figure included in the recently released Ninja Force two pack is T’JBang. Apparently he’s Storm Shadows second cousin and has taken an oath of silence. I’ve always thought he looked pretty cool even if I didn’t know much about the character. I liked his mask and blue and yellow colour scheme and it’s good to see he’s retained his tan, even if it could have been a little bit more darker.

So it’s great to see both T’JBang and Scarlett under the Ninja Force label in GI Joe Classified. I’m really looking forward to any Ninja Force figures that are produced, but top of my list is NightCreeper. So hopefully we don’t have to wait too long to receive a toy of him.

SCULPTING

Just like Scarlett, the sculpting on T’JBang is excellent! I feel Hasbro is doing a pretty good job at updating the character’s designs from 3.75 inch figures to 6 inch sized figures and modernising them as well. It’s a very detailed sculpt and you will be quite happy with the amount of detail, yet it still matches the original toy very well.

PAINT

Most of the time Hasbro do a pretty good job with their paint applications. I really think they are making their figures look really collector friendly with top notch paint applications and T’JBang is no different.

However, what I don’t like is that his mask doesn’t appear to be separate from his head so his eyes have been painted on over the yellow of the mask – once you notice it, you can’t unsee it and it takes away from the figure a little bit unfortunately.

ARTICULATION

 T’JBang has a lot of articulation and most of it works pretty well. However, his lat muscles really limit how much you can pose his arms, unfortunately. He definitely can’t hold any swords to his chest with two arms. Other than that, the rest of articulation works well and you can pose him pretty easily. I was even able to recreate his pose on his original box art without too much trouble as well.

ACCESSORIES

Just like the original toy, T’JBang comes with a lot less accessories than Scarlett. He comes with his two swords, that can be combined together and a single ninja claw and hook. He also comes with a mask accessory, but I don’t much care for these at all. It would be nice if he came with a second claw and another sword he can use for himself. Otherwise the amount of accessories is fine.

I didnt bother changing his hands over from the gripping hands to the included extra fist hands, because he really doesn’t need them at all and they become a bit of a chore with his bracers on his arms already getting in the way too.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Nothing to really worry about with this figure. Perhaps a bad paint job if you are unlucky and can’t get one in person.

PRICE

I paid the Australian retail price of $99 and was happy with that. Honestly the prices for single figures aren’t too bad either at about $49.00.

OVERALL

This is a great update to the original T’JBang figure that was originally released. It’s not perfect, but it does its job. I think the lack of extra accessories bothered me the most and the poor choice of painting the eye sections of his mask are my only issues really. He’s still a solid addition to the ever growing Ninja Force sub-line of GI Joe Classified Series of figures.

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REVIEW – HASBRO GI JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES – NINJA FORCE – SCARLETT

Posted by Mighty Mike on October 2, 2026
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Ninja Force was a martial arts-themed sub-line released in the early 1990s. The GI Joe Classified toy line started in 2020 and has slowly been releasing retro version of various figures from the original GI Joe: A Real American Hero toy line in a 6 inch scale. Recently, Hasbro has slowly been releasing updated characters from its Ninja Force sub-line.

Name: Scarlett
Line: GI Joe Classified (Ninja Force)
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Released: 2026
Price: $99.00
Scale: 6 inch
Accessories: Various accessories 

It wasn’t too long ago, I finally got around to posting my Ninja Force Scarlett review for the original toy released way back in 1993. Hasbro have been going strong with their GI Joe Classified line of 6 inch figures and announced new version of this figure to be included in a two pack with T’Jbang which was released recently. Being a fan of these two characters and Ninja Force, obviously I was looking to pick one up, if just for the new Scarlett figure alone.

SCULPTING

Let’s start with the best part of this figure: the new Scarlett head sculpt. It’s amazing! Hasbro has done a really good job here. It’s definitely the right balance of tough, determined and beautiful. The rest of the figure is also just as nice. Good proportions and nice detail all over the figure. Apparently there is reuse for this body, but it all works really well to make the figure look original.

PAINT

Paint application overall on this figure is pretty good. The paint application on the head sculpt is excellent. It definitely adds more to an already excellent sculpt. The rest of the figure appears overall nice and neat. Nothing too unusual here.

ARTICULATION

 Hasbro’s GI Joe Classified Series features a ton of articulation for its 6 inch GI Joe figures. Double jointed elbows and knees, butterfly joints in the shoulders and deep ankle pivots in the feet among your standard expectations for modern articulation. 

I didn’t have too much problems posing Scarlett how I wanted, once the joints are freed up she’s fairly easy to pose. I just wish her pony tail would have been a ball joint not a swivel. 

ACCESSORIES

You get a number of ninja themed accessories, but one thing I noticed from the original release – no nunchucks! Which is a shame. Other than that you get a good number of weapons for Scarlett to weld – a sword, some extended claws, kunai knives and an alternate head sculpt too. They all fit in her hands without too much trouble and add to your display options.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

I can’t really see any issues with Scarlett, Hasbro did a pretty good job with the overall product and quality control.

PRICE

I paid the current Australian retail price of $99.00 which is fair. It’s not an exclusive here and can be found in most Zing/Eb Games stores and other various retailers like The Gamesmen or Kings Comics.

OVERALL

I think this is an excellent update for a figure that was originally very underwhelming when released. Hasbro has really put a lot of effort into updating the Ninja Force Scarlett figure. Definitely a must have, figure if you are a Ninja Force fan.

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RETRO REVIEW – NINJA FORCE – SNAKE EYES

Posted by Mighty Mike on September 8, 2026
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Ninja Force was a martial arts-themed sub-line released in the early 1990s. The toys featured built-in spring-loaded “Real Ninja Action” that allowed them to perform kicks or chopping attacks. The toys also featured bright colours and divided fans at the time as it moved away from more realistic military style toys.

Name: Snake Eyes
Line: Ninja Force
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Released: 1993
Price: Then: $4.99 USD, Now: $30 – $100 USD
Scale: 3.75 Inches in height.
Accessories: Multiple weapons

When I was growing up, I didn’t get any GI Joe figures until about 1992/1993. Considered the “worst” years by most GI Joe collectors. I also didn’t get a lot of figures from these two years either. I didn’t have too many characters besides Firefly V2, Night Creeper V2 and Astro Viper V2 that I remember and a few vehicles.

But I did enjoy their small size and articulation. Fast forward to later in life, and my fondness for the Ninja Force figures has grown, so I wanted to collect the whole line and buy a lot of the toys I didn’t have. 

Thankfully at the time, these toys were still very cheap and unloved, making it not too hard to buy and complete the series.

SCULPTING

This is at least the fifth version of Snake Eyes that had been released up until that point. Overall, it’s not a badly sculpted toy in my opinion. He’s not entirely covered in all black for once. This makes it easier to see all the sculpted details on the toy.

Snake Eyes doesn’t come with the standard GI Joe legs either as the legs he does have make it easier to perform his “Ninja Action” feature. I’m curious as to if he came with the standard legs if this would make a lot of difference or not. Other than making it more difficult to use his action feature.

Comparing him to previous releases, I don’t think any of them strike me as definitive, sculpting-wise. With the exception of V2 Snake Eyes.

PAINT

There’s a little bit of blue and silver paint to break up the black plastic and highlight some details on the toy. I think it looks alright, but perhaps a darker shade of blue might suit the toy instead. However, I’m well aware that these particular GI Joe toys around this time went for brighter, the better colour schemes.

ARTICULATION

Snake Eyes has pretty much the standard GI Joe articulation with the exception of his legs. He’s still pretty easy to pose and I enjoyed playing around with him when taking photos. His “Ninja Action” feature is a  “ Basami Slice” where you squeeze his legs together and his arms will move.

ACCESSORIES

You get a number of swords and other weapons for Snake Eyes and a stand for him too. The weapons mostly fit into his hands without too much trouble, but, sometimes won’t always stay there when played with. For example, the claws don’t really like to stay on. 

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

I don’t think you will have too many issues with Snake Eyes. Unless you are buying a loose version and either he is not complete or his action feature could be broken.

PRICE

I got my Snake Eyes for a reasonable price off eBay, MOC and promptly freed him from his plastic prison. Just pay a price you are happy with.

OVERALL

This is a good figure, but unfortunately could have been better without a “Ninja Action” feature gimmick. I really think it takes away from the play value instead of adding to it. It’s still a very nice Snake Eyes toy, and I wish they had released it in all black at some point, too. I would say not essential to your GI Joe collection, unless you are collecting Ninja Force toys like me.

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RETRO REVIEW – HASBRO GI JOE NINJA FORCE – SCARLETT

Posted by Mighty Mike on July 22, 2026
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Ninja Force was a martial arts-themed sub-line released in the early 1990s. The toys featured built-in spring-loaded “Real Ninja Action” that allowed them to perform kicks or chopping attacks. The toys also featured bright colours and divided fans at the time, as it moved away from more realistic military-style toys.

Name: Scarlett
Line: Ninja Force
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Released: 1993
Price: Then: $4.99 USD, Now: $30 – $100 USD
Scale: 3.75 Inches in height
Accessories: Multiple weapons

When I first saw the Ninja Force toys in store, I was drawn towards them by the hot pink packaging. I picked up Night Creeper as my first figure from that series, as I really liked the look of the character, and he remains one of my favourite GI Joe toys ever.

I didn’t get too many more of the Ninja Force figures when I was younger, unfortunately, but did collect them later in life. 

I intend to cover most of the Ninja Force figures on my website at some point, and I’m starting with Scarlett.

SCULPTING

This is probably going to be a general complaint of GI Joe female toys – most of them really didn’t look that good, and Scarlett unfortunately doesn’t look as good as she could be. Compare her to the Chun Li toy also released around the same time, and they could have done a little bit more to make her look better, like they did with that figure. 

The body, however, is pretty good! Plenty of small details all over. I kinda think this was a missed opportunity to make a female asian ninja character instead. But it is what it is. 

I’m not a fan of the figure’s head sculpt, but the rest of the figure is good.

PAINT

Paint is mainly used for the details on the costume, and it’s used fairly well. You have the dark green and flesh tones, as well as black and gold for the armour. Overall, it’s very neat and not too sloppy. But sometimes you will get a bit of slop here and there.

ARTICULATION

Scarlett has most of the standard GI Joe articulation – except when it comes to her legs, which have her “real ninja action” feature of being able to kick. This limits her leg movement a little bit. Which is a shame because these figures would benefit from the standard GI Joe articulation the most.

You can still get her in a good number of poses, and she can hold most of her weapons quite well. No problems standing up either.

ACCESSORIES

Scarlett comes with a lot of weapons that are all cast in bright yellow plastic. They stand out a lot, but also some suit her too. You get a number of swords and other ninja-themed weapons. There’s a good amount of choice here.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

I don’t think you will have too many problems with this figure. The Ninja Force toys can’t be taken apart easily due to having spring-loaded features inside them. Which is a bit of a let-down, but I can understand why that is the case. However, that will make it pretty much indestructible.  

PRICE

I got Scarlett for a good price loose, and she’s not too expensive carded either, compared to other figures. Considering that Ninja Force is not necessarily liked by GI Joe fans, I don’t think you’ll have too much trouble tracking this figure down.

OVERALL

This is a good figure, but not a great one. There are things I like about it and things I don’t. It’s not the worst figure ever made, but I think a lot more work should have gone into its design. I think it’s only worth picking up if you are putting together a Ninja Force collection and aiming for completeness of that collection.

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