Welcome to the collection of Matt Peregoy Owner: Matt Peregoy, Retail Mgr., Orange, VA E-mail: n/a, Website: n/a I'm into ALL 12-inch action figure toys, as long as they look cool or have a cool theme to them. As a kid, I had Big Jim, the 6 Million Dollar Man and of course, GIjOE. Joe really stuck with me though because he had all the neat vehicles and equipment sets, and every kid I knew at the time was also a fan of Joe. I received my first GIjOE collection from my brother when I was 12. He was moving out at the time and passed them on to me. Of course, my friends and I proceeded to destroy most of them. I remember when GIjOE was originally canceled (by Hasbro) and seeing all of the equipment sets at stores on clearance racks. Oh, to know then what I know now! I got back into collecting in the early 90's. Partly because of nostalgia for my childhood toys and partly because the first ones were given to me by my brother. The first GIjOE I bought was a carded Atomic Man found in Toy Shop Magazine. Much of my stuff came out of that magazine and off of eBay. I'm strictly an AT collector, and I use a big old jewelry case to display the "cream of the crop" items, plus some assorted bookshelves for the rest. I would love to find another jewelry case, but I have no place to put it, so... Since I've been collecting, I've joined the GIjOE club, which is a very cool organization. I've been to one convention (which was awesome) and I have a lot of fun "treasure hunting" (as I call it) for my favorite childhood toy. Hope you all like my pics. Thanks! ---Malt Peregoy "These are two of my favorite vehicle sets. The Mummy's Tomb set is complete, but I wish the box was a little better. And one of the A.M. reissues (great work on those). I use open bookcases for display, so I have to control the dust problem." "Here are some of my boxed figures, plus a muscle body commander which was restrung by the Medic. It's a nice figure, I just need to get his voice box redone. Hiding among them is an Unknown soldier (another cool figure). I never had a Training Tower as a kid, but it's a neat set (mine's complete minus the snake). The Seawolf submarine wasn't a favorite of mine as a kid, but I wanted it now anyway (it's complete in an excellent box). The box for the Action Soldier on the bottom shelf was signed by Sam Speers, Don Strivers, and Sam Petrucci (I hope I spelled that right) at the 2004 national convention!" "The Desert Patrol set is complete. The Avenger aircraft is mint in its box. Even its decals are still mint on their original sheet! On the bottom-left is the national convention set from 2006. I replaced the figure with a vintage." "These are some of the 'cream' of my collection: Two never-played-with AT helicopters (decal sheets still complete) and the Capture copter was still sealed but I removed the cellophane (dummy, I know)." "More of the cream...a boxed Black Widow set (but the box is a little crushed) and a Fate of the Troubleshooter set (the talker box works now, thank you Medic)." More 1:6 Scale Collections Return to Collections Index 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 Address any questions or comments to webmaster Mark Otnes, at 303 E. Sherwin Drive, Urbana, IL 61802, or Phone: 217-337-1706 or Email: sterling@shout.net