The USS Flagg was a GI Joe toy and was an aircraft carrier that you could land your planes on and defend from the evil forces of Cobra, a terrorist orginazation bent on taking over the world.
This brought back some good memories on when I was able to find and OWN it years later as an adult.
About 10 years ago or so I was in a local toy shop that carried toys from my youth along with comics and the owner was pretty cool. After talking he said he had just gotten a few things in that he did not have time to put out and if I wanted a look.
Umm HELL YA!!
Now to give a bit of back story I used to be one of THOSE toy collectors. It started with getting back a bit of my childhood (as messed up as it was) and to get back the few things that brought me joy in a fracked up household.
Star Wars, GI Joe, Transformers, comics exc.
THen Star Wars started to release new toys. I then went to classic and new along with the McFarland toys Spawn and his sports figures (which rock)
Then I went cold turkey and sold all of what I had after about 10 years of collecting.
But back to the toy store... looking in the back room thee were a few toys that I immediately put aside for myself and damn the wife back at home. THis stuff was MINE! He then pointed me to a box in the corner and told me that it was a bit pricey but to take a look.
Now people see the commercials with the kid freaking out at X-Mas and that is funny put picture a 26-28 year old doing the same!!
He had a USS Flagg in the box!!!
Here is a pic and to give credit the blog link is at the bottom of mine
Now this thing is HUGE!! and as a kid this was the holy grail. I did not know one kid that had it and even the rich ones.
Now my friends and I created our own but they were pathetic and not even close. I had all of the tihings that are on the picture BUT the Flagg.
Flash forward to then and me holding the box making little noises that REALLY scared the toy shop owner and in a voice (loking back it must have been like Gollum from Lord Of the Rings) asked how much? Bracing for what may lead to my divorce, the price was agreed and the box (with other toys) was loaded up.
Now True Believers the SIZE of this thing cannot be understated. Opening up the box and starting to put this together i had to use an old door that we had. Yes you read right I had to use a DOOR to have this rest on.
The rest is stuff of legend.
I played for like 2 hours and of course the ex was ticked but for those 2 hours I was 10 again and battling the forces of Cobra!
Whew back again.
Ok so long story short I owned it and for just a little bit I was transported to that magical place that we go as kids that is not here in reality but to a place where all troubles, evils, and horrors are gone.
The link
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