For display, this isn't as much an issue. So, even if you open a carded figure, it's likely that the quality won't be there. Much of this is likely attributable to the poor storage conditions of the source of most of the Plastirama figures available in the U.S. It's more common, though, to get figures with bad paint, questionable joints and overall fragility. It's possible to get a very high quality figure that is nearly on par with Hasbro released. Plastirama figure quality is all over the board. Maybe that will be the catalyst for the nostalgic influx I'm searching for. At some point, I'd like to get a new version that's painted better. These were factory defects and likely sullied my take on Condor. It's likely a function of the fact that the carded version I opened was missing a paint application on the figure's knee and the insignia on his arm is blotted out. But, truth be told, Condor doesn't quite capture the magic that other foreign repaints have. Condor gave me that chance with Airborne. I've long said that the appeal of foreign Joes to me is that they allow to find my favorite figures all over again. Having a chance to get some Airborne variants was a nice way to revisit those memories. The reason I'm a collector today is due to the grip that the first Airborne figure placed over me. From that day, Joe replaced Star Wars as my toy of choice. But, when coupled with the bayoneted rifle, it opened up a new world. It was in the course of this play that Airborne's gear grabbed me. So, I grabbed my brother's Airborne figure and had him stow away on the Millennium Falcon where he was carted off to battle some space aliens. With the story from the saga pretty well wrapped up, I was hard pressed to find major adventures for many of my new toys. I had completed the run of Jedi figures as the summer came to a close. I spent the early summer of 1983 hunting down each and every new figure in the Kenner Star Wars line and was enthralled by the new removable helmets and updated cloth goods that were included with many figures. I hadn't paid much attention to Joe since the first "Return of the Jedi" figures appeared at retail in late spring. In the summer of 1983, my younger brother got an Airborne figure. But, given the preference, I'd go with the Hasbro figure due to the softer blue colors and general higher quality. Condor works fine in the Dragonfly, HQ or on his own. As such, the value of Condor is the same as Airborne: it's just a slightly different look for him. This is in line with the majority of foreign releases with the drastic repaints/amalgamations being the exception. Aside from those differences, the figures are the same and accomplish the same visual tasks. The primary differences are the much brighter blue of the Plastirama release that also covers the figure's collar and the dark, olive colored helmet. He is very similar to the American Airborne figure. With that new notion in hand, I've embarked on a 30+ year collecting odyssey with Joes.Ĭondor was released in Argentina by the Plastirama toy company at some point in the late 1980's. Airborne piqued my curiosity and I found the entire slate of 1983 Joes to be so much more entertaining than the Star Wars figures that had dominated my play patterns from May through June. Plus, the figure and his accessories were nothing short of spectacular. The swivel arm battle grip opened up a huge new realm of play possibilities. In the late, post "Return of the Jedi" summer of 1983, I was captivated by the Airborne figure. Joe figure was Breaker and my earliest memories of the line were playing with my younger brother's Clutch figure, the reality is that I am a Joe collector today because of one figure and one figure alone: Airborne. Zimmer is repped by Sweeney Entertainment and UTA.While my first G.I. Goreshter is repped by Hyperion and Stride Management. Rollins is repped by Elevate Entertainment, Innovative Artists and Meyer & Downs. Smilovic, Katzberg, Andrew McCarthy serve as executive producers, along with Shane Elrod for AT&T Audience and David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Marcy Ross for Skydance. Jason Smilovic will continue to serve as showrunner with Todd Katzberg.
Phillips will play Volk high ranking, clever and terrifying, FSB operative known as “The Grim Reaper”. Goreshter is Eketarina/Kat, an FSB officer stationed in the Russian Embassy in DC who’s grown accustomed to American ways Rollins will portray Eva Piper, a close friend of Mae and Gordon Piper’s wife.īondar will play Vasili Sirin, a colonel in the SVR. Johnson is Tracy Crane, a CIA officer within the CIC Counterespionage Unit and potential new love interest for Mae. Moore will portray Gordon Piper, a CIA officer. Zimmer will play Robin Larkin, who runs the CIC’s counterespionage uni