Cool Links That you should know about! Sure, there are a lot of links pages out there. Some are downright HUGE. gijoelinks.com comes quickly to mind, right? Well, those "mega-lists" are fine if you have the time to work your way through them, maybe finally finding the one or two sites you really like. So we thought, wouldn't it be great if the BEST ones were on ONE list? Well, here they are. We're sure you'll be interested in the carefully selected links shown on this page or we wouldn't have bothered. All are content-rich resource sites that can help you enjoy your collection more right now. Sites that are geared toward individuals (like you) who are working on or setting up a GIjOE Collection. We've carefully hand-picked and screened all of these sites for functionality and and helpful content. So browse around and see WHY you should know about these other websites. And please notify Mark at GIjOE Collections if you find a link that no longer works or if you'd like us to consider a website to be included on this webpage. And remember, we do not receive (nor accept) any financial contributions for inclusion on this list. The descriptions and opinions are unsolicited and are our own. Enjoy! 1:6 Scale Action Figure Resource Websites You Should Know About Learn more about your favorite 1:6 Scale Action Figures (This is like going to a "Library of Fun!") Action Heroes This is a simply designed, yet very enjoyable website for action figure collectors. Reviews, GIjOE comics, TONS of supporting photos, it goes on and on. Prepare to spend quite a while looking at this one. Find it HERE Action Man Down Under This is a Rob Woozle's Australian website for fans of Action Man and GIjOE. Great reference from our friends below the equator! Find it HERE Action Man HQ This is a GREAT reference site dedicated to the vintage Palitoy Action Man of 1966-84. Totally non-commercial, unofficial and fan-supported (like THIS one). Check them out! Find it HERE Action Team Germany Fantastic website from Germany (but written in English) for Action Man fans. Cool! Find it HERE Adventure Team Headquarters This is another content-rich site dedicated to the Adventure Team Era GIjOE fans out there. Full of vehicles, photos, "how-tos" and much more. A don't miss! Find it HERE The Beachhead One of our FAVORITE resource websites for all thing GIjOE. Tons of photos of everything you love about Joe. Don't miss this one! Find it HERE Brian's Action Figure Website This nifty site doesn't look like much at first, but it actually has a lot to offer. Brian's got some GREAT display ideas for your figures, oodles of scans of the vintage GIjOE comics and much more. Two thumbs up for Brian and this site! Find it HERE Captain Action's Headquarters A fantastic resource site for fans of 'ol Cap. All the sets, all the uniforms, all the accessories are shown in closeup detail. Lots of cool graphics for fans of a great 1960s action figure. Don't miss this one! Find it HERE Captain Action NOW Find out about the current status of Captain Action at this new website. His trademark is in new hands and it looks like they're getting ready for another comeback. While you're waiting, pick up some cool CA mugs and T-shirts. Awesome! Find it HERE Dial B for BLOG This is a graphics-heavy website, primarily for comic book fans. But one section has some really cool imaginary (i.e. Photoshop creations) Captain Action comic art you have to see to believe. Fun for a few minutes if you're a Cap fan! Find it HERE Mark Cole's Custom Outfitworks Nice site for reference and customs. Check out the how-to features and the cool scans of the old Sears Catalogs. The original prices of Sea Sleds and Jeeps will just KILL you. ARRRGH! Find it HERE Doom Island Nice site simply for inspiration. Check out what "Captain Doom" has done with his figures, dioramas and models. It'll make you realize YOU can do. Find it HERE GIjOE Action Soldier Helpful site full of information on detecting fake GIjOEs, the history of certain vehicles and equipment sets, etc. Fun to browse and read. Find it HERE GIjOE Information One of oldest and biggest websites on the 'net dedicated to GIjOE from "The #1 GIjOE Fan," James Desimone. His content goes on and on, sometimes ad nauseum, but he also sells fun, repro vehicles and accessories that you can't find anywhere else in the world. Worth a visit just for picking up one of those cool repro Panther Jets! Find it HERE JoeWorld Online Another venerable site for GIjOE collectors. This one is also VERY content heavy and can overwhelm some visitors if they try to check out too much at a time. We recommend you bookmark this one and check it out a few sections at a time to avoid "burnout." Find it HERE Karl and Larry's Virtual Headquarters A great Joe site just to have fun! Karl and Larry have created a virtual AT Headquarters you can visit while learning about the Adventure Team. It's all kind of silly, but does everything have to be SERIOUS? I mean, come on people! Find it HERE Madman's Toybox Weird name, but a great website by "Alamo Joe" that has great product comparisons, and lots of imaginative photos of customized figures. Great! Find it HERE Not Your Average Joe Another great website. This one is full of fantastic photo stories, Adventure Team artwork and much more. YESSS! Find it HERE Old Joes An amazing website for reference. Oodles of SUPER-SHARP photographs of vintage figures and sets. Wow. You won't believe your eyes. Find it HERE RandKL's GIjOE Scale Modeling Fantastic website for reference concerning working on custom projects in 1/6th scale. Lots of simple drawings and instructions for all types of projects. A great source of inspiration for Joe heads who like to work with their hands. Find it HERE Sean Huxter's GIjOE Website Sean's an amazing 3-D animator who also loves GIjOEs. His website has grown to a huge size and includes reviews, stories, references, and TONS of photos of everything you can imagine. Wait, don't imagine it...visit the site now and see for yourself! Find it HERE Toy and Action Figure Museum That's right. A museum DEDICATED to action figures. You wanna make sumptin' of it? Their site is very bare bones, but it tells you what you need to know and where to go. Up, up and AWAY!!! Find it HERE Vintage Action Man Boy, is this a BEEEEEUTIFUL website. It's features smooth-as-silk flash animations, gorgeous graphics...you'll just want to STARE at this thing for hours. Have fun, oh Action Man fans while you read all about your favorite 1:6 scale hero. This site is a "DON'T MISS!" Find it HERE Vintage GIjOE Ads This website sells original Joe ads clipped from the insides of old DC comic books. They're mounted and matted and ready for framing. But it's fun to look at all those old ads even if you can't afford to buy them. In fact, go just to LOOK. It's great just as a reference site! Then, if you've got the bucks... Find it HERE Small-Scale Action Figure Resource Websites You Should Know About Learn more about your favorite Small-Scale Action Figures! (Because great toys come in sizes other than 1/6th scale.) Big Jim's Headquarters Yup. Big Jim's got his own website and this is it. A nice resource site for fans of Mattel's eternal woodsman and camper. Find it HERE Complete Guide to GIjOE: A Real American Hero Strictly for fans of the little Joe, but the amount of work involved in this website is simply mind-boggling. A staggering amount of data and resources await you here (if the 1980s Joes are your thing). GO JOE! Find it HERE Keith Meyer's The Space Station Great reference site for fans of Major Matt Mason. Complete descriptions, TV commercials, and on and on. Superb Site! Find it HERE Major Matt Mason Another great reference site for fans of 'ol Matt. There's lots to look at here, plus links to suppliers and advice galore. Have fun! Find it HERE Super Joe Command Center Fans of Super Joe will be glad to find this one. Great layout, great graphics, a lot of fun to peruse while you learn about SUPER Joe! Find it HERE Wildtoy's Major Matt Mason Another great reference site for MMM. Plan on spending a lot of time reading this one. NICE! Find it HERE Customizers, Repair Shops, Dealers and Suppliers You Should Know About Patches, Decals, Custom Uniforms, Gear, Diorama Supplies & More (Because great toys deserve great detail!) Patches of Pride A great site for GIjOE customizers and kit-bashers of all things 1:6 scale. Full of custom cloth patches and decal sets for use with 12" action figures and vehicles, plus assorted custom vehicle conversion kits, gear, weapons and other unique diorama accessories. Free shipping on most orders. Many items are exclusives that cannot be found anywhere else on the Internet. Check them out! (see banner ad at bottom of this page) Find it HERE Classic Plastick Captain Action fans take heart! Here's a fun little site currently offering custom uniforms, masks, weapons and more for your favorite multi-hero. Fun site to visit, and the prices are reasonable for the work being created. Give them a look! Find it HERE Club Hair for Joe These guys have been around forever and are still repairing and reflocking old GIjOEs. If you've got a pile of old AT guys with thinning hair, check these guys out! Find it HERE Cotswold Collectibles What list is complete without these guys? They just keep growing and growing. Great place to buy figures, supplies and more (but you know that already). Find it HERE Fuzzhead Films Home-made, original GIjOE videos. Creative, fun, often hilarious to watch. We LOVE these DVDs. Highly recommended! Find it HERE The GIjOE Medic Complete repair and reflocking facility and boy, are these guys GREAT! Highly recommended by numerous customers. Pay them a visit! Find it HERE Good Stuff To Go Like Cotswold, these guys seem to get bigger and bigger. They've got figures, supplies, diorama stuff, you name it! Check them out! Find it HERE Modeler's Loft (UK) Fantastic retail outfit for Joe and Action Man fans living in the UK. Great picture reference of a lot of sets. Nice store too, if you happen to over there. Check 'em out! Find it HERE Monkey Depot Great selection, good prices, nice website. We've purchased from them before, no problems. Don't miss the Monkey! Find it HERE Old Joe Infirmary (OJI) One of our favorites! They do it all. Repairs, figures, clothing, supplies, gear, on and one. Another DO NOT MISS! Find it HERE Project ARE Action Outfitters These guys are great. They make custom clothes and accessories for your Adventure Team that you can't find anywhere else. Superb quality! Find it HERE Toy Replicas This is the place to go for replacement parts for Major Matt Mason action figures. Astro Trac tires, Captain Lazer wands, etc. WOW! Find it HERE The Vintage Toy Room Wonderful website selling reissues of the classic Johnny West "Best of the West" action figure line since 1997. There's a lot of great information and product here for collectors. Don't miss this one! Find it HERE Discussion Groups & Forums You Should Know About Talk to others--about what you love to talk about! (Groups are available for fans of GIjOE, Dragon, Major Matt Mason, etc.) The Sandbox This is the world's #1 GIjOE discussion group. It's a highly-rated, venerable and wide-open Google group with archives of past threads going all the way back to 1995 (so you know it's the place to read and be read). It's also the friendliest place on the 'net to discuss Joes and action figures in general (unless a "troll" tries to stir up trouble) and there are no subject limitations. You can't post photos, but you can post a link to an image you want to share and the gang will find it in a flash. So enjoy! Find it HERE The Dragon's Den This is the exclusive forum for fans of Dragon-Models 1:6 scale action figures ONLY. As you might suspect, they're really serious about detail and some of their discussions may fly right over you, but they're there to help. So jump right in and check 'em out! Find it HERE The GIjOE Realm This is an exclusive forum for fans of the small scale GIjOE action figures including the RAH and Sigma Six lines. Nice graphics, simple to use. Very active and lively place to discuss your "Little Joes" (no, not the guy from Bonanza!). Find it HERE One-Sixth Warriors This forum caters to the serious detaillers and customizers out there. Nice, clean design, rarely "buggy" or offline. Sign up now and "get ta readin'!" Find it HERE The Sixth Division This forum caters to the hard-core WW2 1:6 realists out there. You know who you are. You love to get that tiny button just right, match that helmet netting perfectly with the original, sew in tiny details that only a microscope can see. You know, the perfectionists! Great forum with tons of helpful threads you can read for months and never catch up. Enjoy! Find it HERE The Trenches After the Sandbox, this is probably the most popular place to discuss 1:6 scale. The main difference (besides format) is that you can post photos to this forum. All the cutesy avatars, happy face icons and other stuff can quickly become tiresome and seem pretty juvenile at times, but the Trenches have a steady following nonetheless. Some browsers may find it a little buggy as well, but try it out. Many discussion threads are unique to this site. Find it HERE Do you know of or have a website that you think should be on this "Best of the Web" list? If so, please send us an email and tell us the URL. It's free! And Don't Miss... Collections Indoor Dioramas Outdoor Photos Custom Figures Custom Vehicles Tips & Tricks Club Websites Feedback Submit Your Collection About GIjOE Collections Cool Links HOME