The Eaglehawk has an interesting improvement in the cargo bay door: foot pegs! A figure can stand on the opened cargo bay door. Great position for a "tail gunner" like Roadblock or Rock'n'Roll. Fantastic review as usual!
To me the Tomahawk is one of the crown jewels of all G.I. Joe vehicles. I was so happy to have this one as a kid. It was my go to every time the team needed to be dropped into a mission or rescued when things got too hot. My full Tomahawk crew was Lift-Ticket and Wild Bill as pilot and co-pilot, Life Line as medic, Airborne and Crazy Legs as paratroopers, and either Duke or Stalker as field commander.
Nice review! This is definitely a top tier vehicle/figure. It's a cross between a Chinook and a Blackhawk helicopter. My Uncle flew in and out of hot zones as a combat medic in Vietnam. He rode on a Huey and was in a lot of hairy situations. He doesn't talk about it much. One day he said he would sit down and tell me about his whole experience. He also mentioned to bring a bottle of Scotch with me when I do .
I get the impression Lift Ticket never intended to go career but found his niche. He is a welcome break from those "born to do his job" types you've mentioned before (ie Hit and Run). It's kind of refreshing to see a Joe that isn't perfect, that maybe underestimated what they could do but still made the most of it.
Lot of good memories in this video. My best friend got the Tomahawk for Christmas, and I got the Mamba that same year. This was the one time where the good guys had cooler stuff than the bad guys.
The Tomahawk is my favorite G.I. Joe vehicle for all the things you mentioned. Even when it fell and broke its rotors (heartbreak) it still remained in my playtime. Lot of "Black Hawk Down" scenarios.
Great review of the Tomahawk, HCC! Christmas 1986 was an extremely G.I. Joe-centric one and the Tomahawk was easily the coolest out of everything I had gotten. The only problem I really had as a kid was the same thing that still is an issue with me today. The overall size of it made it an absolute pain in the ass to play with what with me being in a wheelchair. Don't get me wrong, it was a fantastic toy but that was genuinely something that I found to be a problem for me.
I agree. It was also hard to keep on a shelf, for display, unless that space was open and not against a wall. I was not a fan of the blades not being able to come out.
Actually Hoodie Coco, Drop Zone from the Sky Patrol sub-team is also from Oklahoma. I do remember getting this as a kid and i really liked it. I made my own line and would have characters repel down from the chopper on missions. This to me was one of the highlights of the 1986 line of vehicles.
I clearly knew what was real and what wasn't but didn't get this on Christmas Eve and was forced to ask if Santa was coming in the morning... he did. One of the best Christmas gifts ever. Even though mine came with three rear landing gear and no front. Oh and screw the Cheatriots and their coach Bellicheat!!!
...C'mon, man. The Patriots have won 2 Super Bowls since the Colts pulled their gamesmanship. There are envious, small men in the Colts and Jets organizations who, confronted with a system of football they could not defeat on the field, decided to try to besmirch the reputation of the ones who keep beating them. Are you a proponent of Deflategate? Then I invite you to read this story from the New York Times, and particularly this paragraph: "He (Professor John Leonard or MIT) )is hardly the only scientist to take that position. As Dan Wetzel pointed out in a recent Yahoo Sports column, scientists at Carnegie Mellon, the University of Chicago, Boston College, Rockefeller University, the University of Illinois and Bowdoin College - and others - have all come to the same conclusion." www.nytimes.com/2016/01/23/sports/football/nfl-ignores-ball-deflation-science-at-new-england-patriots-expense.html Perhaps Spygate is more your flavor? In that case, remember that the actual "scandal" was that the Patriots personnel videotaped from the wrong place. Allegations of filming other teams' practices were retracted by the newspaper which reported the story (the Boston Herald, which is not considered the most reputable newspaper by Boston natives in the first place and had their own sour grapes about Brady because some of their columnists had been heavily on the Bledsoe bandwagon back when Brady replaced Bledsoe full-time, and then kept proposing alternate QBs like Michael Bishop instead of Brady. When you consider Patriots scandals, look at the people who hype up the scandals instead - they are trying to cover up their own shortcomings or use NFL politics to win games instead of excellence on the field, not find justice.
Brady is a great player for sure,but i would've thought he'd be a Chiefs fan since OK is a lot closer to KC.But oh well,they blew their shot this year at a Super Bowl. @@roguishpaladin
This is one of the best vehicles in the GI Joe line. I remember getting this, and removing the rear rotar because I wanted it to look more like a Huey. Even drew on a Army Air Cav logo on the nose lol. What fun times we had with this toy, we would tie shoelaces around the roof and hang them down the sides so Beachhead and crew could repell out. Great review Hoodie! YO HOODIE CO CO!!!
I remember getting the Tomahawk for Christmas, in was great for those high-speed insertion/extraction missions! The only problem with the Tomahawk was the tabs that held in the rotor blades broke really easily.
I had one as a kid and it was awesome. I used a part form the bivouac set (a large crate with rope handles). That worked great to store inside the helicopter or with the winch.
I know I'm way late commenting here, but the Tomahawk will always be 1A to the Dragonfly's 1B in terms of my favorite G.I. Joe vehicles. I still have my original, relatively well-maintained, which was the pride and joy of my childhood collection. I got it as a birthday present, and when we went Lionel they didn't even have one on the shelf. While a store employee went back to the stock room to see if the delivery truck had been unloaded yet, my dad asked me if I wanted the HAVOC on the shelf instead. I said no, and that was the single best Joe buying decision of my young life. The Tomahawk is one of the most versatile and iconic vehicles of the entire vintage line. Now if only I still had that mic... Haha!
Great review!! The tomahawk was the last gijoe toy i got for King's day (I'm from Dominican Republic, and here we get our christmas presents on January 6th) I got it incomplete missing the chin gun, a blade, and a rear stabilizer, but I played a lot with this toy, Today i still have it in my collection, and took me a long time to get all the missing parts, All I'm missing now is 2 blades and the chin gun sensor cover. Anyway I love your channel and I'm looking to start an spanish languaje channel for all latin gijoe fans out there!!
The Tomahawk was G.I.Joe's Millenium Falcon. In my play Lift Ticket was forever relegated to sidekick duty. Always Chewbacca to Falcon's Han Solo or sometimes I liked teaming him up with Mercer if I felt like I wanted to send the Tomahawk on a rogue mission.
Sliding down the lines while the helicopter is hovering is called "fast roping" which is different from "repelling" because you don't have a harness and link to attach to the line. The fast rope line if much thicker and not a double line like a repel line, you basically slide down it like a fire pole. Blackhawk Down has a good scene showing how Rangers used this technique in a cityscape.
Nice review. I love this fellow Okie and the OU reference. This was my favorite christmas present of all time. I loved this thing and have spent good money to repurchase this grail in the GI Joe collection. Between this and the Killer Whale, I can't think of a better vehicle.
Finally bought this last year. Lift ticket became my first army builder figure when I started collecting Joes as an adult, love his uniform and helmet so much. I think the most realistic pilot uniform of the original run , excepting Ace v.3. Love that helmet, have used him as a tank commander as well, after painting the helmet OD.
I had a Tomahawk back in the day. I remember my dad hung it in my room with my Striker making a nice scene. Until one fateful day my Tomahawk fell from the ceiling and the rear rotary broke. Such a sad day for me.
Thanks for the review! This is definitely one of the best vehicles, ever! I lucked out because my Tomahawk came with an extra blade in the box! Luckily, I have only had one broken blade so I have used the spare. Hopefully, I can preserve all of them from now on.
Oh wow!!! Your so lucky! Mine didn't come with any extra blades. I went to try and put my Tomahawk into storage when I left to the military, and the blades broke. I was trying to be really delicate too.
The thing I appreciate about the tomahawk that is a small ish detail that I also appreciate about arah gi joe vehicles in general is the rivets. The tomahawk has the best example I can think of off hand though as you can see how the panels interlock by where the rivets are. I’d imagine the designers had some knowledge about aircraft panel construction. Just one of the very many qualities that even my kids notice and are a bit jealous of compared to their more modern toys. Shame most vintage hasbro plastic is like egg shells now so it’s not generally a good idea to play with them very hard anymore.
My 1st Joe vehicle (I was very lucky), I loved it and to think 5 year old me wanted the Havok by my older brother suggested this instead. A transport helicopter got so much play. And I totally imported the Retaliation Eaglehawk.
This was a fantastic review and a wonderful trip down memory lane. The only thing I would have changed was showing a side by side comparison with any figures that he shares body sculpts with, other than that it was perfect and precise. Thank you.
Excellent review of one of the all time best G.I.Joe toys. I didn't have my own Tomahawk until quite recently, when a very kind guy gave me his, but it strikes me that the Tomahawk really is a must have because it can be used in pretty much any G.I.Joe play scenario. A special missions team is always going to need to be dropped off, picked up, resupplied, or some air support and the Tomahawk can do all these things. I do wish the Tomahawk were just a little bigger and had side doors, but considering all the play features already included, it's definitely a top shelf piece of hardware. I'll also gently suggest that the Tomahawk may be closer in both size and design to the CH-46 Sea Knight, which was less well known and less widely used than the larger CH -47.
After your last live show I had a feeling it was going to be the Tomahawk. Been looking forward to this one for a long time. Awesome vehicle. I have a very vivid memory of getting it for Christmas 1990, along with a colour TV. Probably the last GI Joe toy I got.
I kinda liked grumpy Lift-Ticket in the toon. He had a very memorable voice, and was a good foil for Lifeline. However....yes compared to Weeee Doggies! Wild Bill....most come up short on the character meter.
one of the best vehicles ever produced by the line. lift ticket would be cool but that "smirk" facial expression kills it. as far as i am concerned, wild bill is the unofficial pilot of this beast.
yeah, that smirk really ruins the action figure. I disliked it, to include having two pistols, and so much side gear pockets. That is what a flight vest is for. the knife, I get, and the lower pockets on the legs, yes. They just should have given LIft-Ticket the standard US Army Aviation uniform, with a flight jacket. They did too much when it was not necessary.
Used the Ammo Dump box a ton with this, either loading in via the back hatch or hooking onto it. I also used that back hatch for Ripcord, Freefall, Airborne, or Sky Patrol guys to sky dive.
This was & still is one of my favorite vehicles. I played with this thing all the time with my brother & friends. We would fly in formation and go on mission together. It was so awesome!! I do however like the upgrade of the later model eaglehawk with the retractable blades. I love displaying my tomahawk. It is the centerpiece of my collection
The remake of the Tomahawk from a few years ago had the ability to utilise the movie Roadblock's machine guns to make the chopper look even better - really nice touch. _"Right after I killed Hitler..."_ - why wait?! Prioritise!
One of my favorite toys. I used it all the time. I always thought Lift-Ticket looked goofy. His face is weird. I never knew his body was used again and recolored for 90s Airborne.
Saw this on shelves, back then. No real desire to get it until I saw it out of box a few years later. Parents' friend's youngest son had one, I played with it a bit with him (10+ between him and next eldest sibling) while visiting them near Sedalia (NO neighbors), realized what I missed out on. I threatened to take it home, he didn't think that was funny. I did have a chance to get one about 2012-?, former friend moving out of state, the boys had a box of toys to give to their nieces or Goodwill. They had the re-issue and a Turboman. I almost took the choppa, but I had already moved on to 6" Marvel and DC, phased out of 1/18 scale MU and Joes. Also, no LEFT-Ticket jokes? come on! LOL
Took me a year and a half to find someone selling a legit lift ticket mic for a fair price..if anyone out there plans on getting one after this review save yourself the trouble buy him complete
Awesome review Tomahawk is a real classic joe vehicle. I'd never seen the TF Tomahawk before, as for Lifticket very much like Slipstream cool body big dumb oversized head with stupid expression oh well...nice review.
Hail Hooded Cobra Commander 788!!! Kudos to you for a video well done!! Funny how in the animated series the Tomahawk had sliding cargo doors. I guess tge the manufacturers were too busy spitting out the toys that they forgot to make to make the doors. Thank goodness for those door mounted machine guns. But even so, an open cargo bay is great target. Of course Cobra ground troops are like Stormtroopers from Star Wars; tney cannot shoot straight. As fir the name, unlike the Joe Dragonfly, all military helicopters were named after native American Indian tribes, and the BGM-109 land attack missile was named Tomahawk. Keep up the great work you do for this channel!!!!
Forget drooping blades; a pair of thin acrylic discs with a 'spinning rotor' pattern on the top would fit snugly over the rotorheads and rotate with them. This idea could be made for the vintage OR the new TOMAHAWK choppers!
I have the Eaglehawk. You're not missing out on much. The seats are not removable on it, which is a bit lame, they also provide no clips, seat belts, or back pegs to secure figures with, which is also a little lame. That said, at the time, it was a decent alternative to spending the money for a vintage one, but these days you might as well just get a vintage one if you're in the market for it.
Great Review! I have the Tomahawk. My BIGGEST complaints 1) were that the blades were not removable, and drooped within time. As you stated, the Blades make it hard to be put in a box. Even IF you find a box big enough, the blades will still droop down. 2)More seats needed to be added. 3)the Ramp should have more practical. I don't recall Lift-Ticket communicator mouthpiece, falling out so much. Ironically, I would go to serve in a Huey Flight platoon in the early 1990s overseas. While I was not a pilot, I had the same mentality as Lift-Ticket(in that there is life after the military).
Another problem I had, was that Hasbro should have created released a 3-4 pack of Lift -Ticket action figures, so that the Tomahawk, would have a Co-pilot, Crew Chief, & Door Gunner. Granted, Wild Bill could be the Co-pilot and anyone can be the door gunner, but not everyone can be the Crew Chief. Also, the Co-pilot should have the same look that sort of fits Lift-Ticket.
Awesome vehicle, and a great review HCC! As a life-long Cornhusker, I suppose I should be mildly triggered by the Sooner references; but I do miss the Big 8, back when that rivalry meant something. GO BIG RED!
9.5 out of 10 toy. Vintage 1982 to 1986 beats flimsy built modern. Modern has details but so light and flimsy. Figures can't rappel down a rope without body drooping, and can't hold rope correctly like vintage. If I can only get a good canopy glass for my Tomahawk. Solid review.
The cargo area could have been taller so the figures could sit on seats that reflect more the reality, Traveling in that kind of seats in real life would be torture at the long term.
I really enjoyed the GI Joe tomahawk a vehicle given to me by my brothers it was in the best shape when I got it but I enjoyed that helicopter I usually handle Wild Bill flying it cuz I don't know what happened to lift ticket in I'll always put guys like gun hole bazooka snake eyes wetsuit just to name a few of my GI Joes
The Tomahawk was one of my favorite toys growing up. And Lawton is that bad. When I was living in OK, it was the natives telling me that, so I'm inclined to believe them. Hurray Pats!
Have you seen the gi Joe retaliation line eagle hawk? It's a complete reissue of the tomahawk I'd say it's about as great as the tomahawk but with some updates but it's a really great toy actually arguably better than the 86 tomahawk even thought it's virtually the same but why not take a look at it 😀
Again, I noticed you glossed over the GI Joe Animated Movie, where Lift Ticket actually had some decent screen time as well as the Tomahawk. Seriously, have you even watched that movie? Dispite the monster movie plot points that for some reason a lot of people get hang ups about, it really did showcase a lot of joes pretty well (Well except for Snake Eyes, he kinda got owned every time he was shown practically)
The Tomahawk appeared in the comic book at least as late as issue #144, piloted by Wild Bill.
1990 Drop Zone was from Poteau, Oklahoma
My dad carried a tomahawk while serving in Viet Nam, he carried it in homage to our Sioux ancestory.
The Eaglehawk has an interesting improvement in the cargo bay door: foot pegs! A figure can stand on the opened cargo bay door. Great position for a "tail gunner" like Roadblock or Rock'n'Roll. Fantastic review as usual!
To me the Tomahawk is one of the crown jewels of all G.I. Joe vehicles. I was so happy to have this one as a kid. It was my go to every time the team needed to be dropped into a mission or rescued when things got too hot.
My full Tomahawk crew was Lift-Ticket and Wild Bill as pilot and co-pilot, Life Line as medic, Airborne and Crazy Legs as paratroopers, and either Duke or Stalker as field commander.
Nice review! This is definitely a top tier vehicle/figure. It's a cross between a Chinook and a Blackhawk helicopter. My Uncle flew in and out of hot zones as a combat medic in Vietnam. He rode on a Huey and was in a lot of hairy situations. He doesn't talk about it much. One day he said he would sit down and tell me about his whole experience. He also mentioned to bring a bottle of Scotch with me when I do .
I get the impression Lift Ticket never intended to go career but found his niche. He is a welcome break from those "born to do his job" types you've mentioned before (ie Hit and Run). It's kind of refreshing to see a Joe that isn't perfect, that maybe underestimated what they could do but still made the most of it.
Lot of good memories in this video. My best friend got the Tomahawk for Christmas, and I got the Mamba that same year.
This was the one time where the good guys had cooler stuff than the bad guys.
The Tomahawk is my favorite GI Joe vehicle. I love it!
The Tomahawk is my favorite G.I. Joe vehicle for all the things you mentioned. Even when it fell and broke its rotors (heartbreak) it still remained in my playtime. Lot of "Black Hawk Down" scenarios.
I love when you calmly present your dislike or annoyance with these toys and accessories.
The Tomahawk is arguably one of the coolest G.I. Joe vehicles that Hasbro made in the vintage line. I never owned this, but I loved it as a kid.
Great review of the Tomahawk, HCC! Christmas 1986 was an extremely G.I. Joe-centric one and the Tomahawk was easily the coolest out of everything I had gotten. The only problem I really had as a kid was the same thing that still is an issue with me today. The overall size of it made it an absolute pain in the ass to play with what with me being in a wheelchair. Don't get me wrong, it was a fantastic toy but that was genuinely something that I found to be a problem for me.
I agree. It was also hard to keep on a shelf, for display, unless that space was open and not against a wall. I was not a fan of the blades not being able to come out.
Actually Hoodie Coco, Drop Zone from the Sky Patrol sub-team is also from Oklahoma. I do remember getting this as a kid and i really liked it. I made my own line and would have characters repel down from the chopper on missions. This to me was one of the highlights of the 1986 line of vehicles.
Good review and it was one of my favorite toys as a kid. Chopper pilots typically sit on the right and co-pilots on the left.
Maybe he has that little radio on his shoulder in case his microphone falls out?
it could be his rescue radio
@@aped3 That is the recommended position for the emergency radio
I clearly knew what was real and what wasn't but didn't get this on Christmas Eve and was forced to ask if Santa was coming in the morning... he did. One of the best Christmas gifts ever. Even though mine came with three rear landing gear and no front.
Oh and screw the Cheatriots and their coach Bellicheat!!!
...C'mon, man. The Patriots have won 2 Super Bowls since the Colts pulled their gamesmanship. There are envious, small men in the Colts and Jets organizations who, confronted with a system of football they could not defeat on the field, decided to try to besmirch the reputation of the ones who keep beating them.
Are you a proponent of Deflategate? Then I invite you to read this story from the New York Times, and particularly this paragraph:
"He (Professor John Leonard or MIT) )is hardly the only scientist to take that position. As Dan Wetzel pointed out in a recent Yahoo Sports column, scientists at Carnegie Mellon, the University of Chicago, Boston College, Rockefeller University, the University of Illinois and Bowdoin College - and others - have all come to the same conclusion."
www.nytimes.com/2016/01/23/sports/football/nfl-ignores-ball-deflation-science-at-new-england-patriots-expense.html
Perhaps Spygate is more your flavor? In that case, remember that the actual "scandal" was that the Patriots personnel videotaped from the wrong place. Allegations of filming other teams' practices were retracted by the newspaper which reported the story (the Boston Herald, which is not considered the most reputable newspaper by Boston natives in the first place and had their own sour grapes about Brady because some of their columnists had been heavily on the Bledsoe bandwagon back when Brady replaced Bledsoe full-time, and then kept proposing alternate QBs like Michael Bishop instead of Brady.
When you consider Patriots scandals, look at the people who hype up the scandals instead - they are trying to cover up their own shortcomings or use NFL politics to win games instead of excellence on the field, not find justice.
Brady is a great player for sure,but i would've thought he'd be a Chiefs fan since OK is a lot closer to KC.But oh well,they blew their shot this year at a Super Bowl. @@roguishpaladin
Great review I remember my twin brother got this vehicle and I got a Cobra mamba for Christmas
This is one of the best vehicles in the GI Joe line. I remember getting this, and removing the rear rotar because I wanted it to look more like a Huey. Even drew on a Army Air Cav logo on the nose lol. What fun times we had with this toy, we would tie shoelaces around the roof and hang them down the sides so Beachhead and crew could repell out. Great review Hoodie! YO HOODIE CO CO!!!
I remember getting the Tomahawk for Christmas, in was great for those high-speed insertion/extraction missions! The only problem with the Tomahawk was the tabs that held in the rotor blades broke really easily.
I had one as a kid and it was awesome. I used a part form the bivouac set (a large crate with rope handles). That worked great to store inside the helicopter or with the winch.
I know I'm way late commenting here, but the Tomahawk will always be 1A to the Dragonfly's 1B in terms of my favorite G.I. Joe vehicles. I still have my original, relatively well-maintained, which was the pride and joy of my childhood collection. I got it as a birthday present, and when we went Lionel they didn't even have one on the shelf. While a store employee went back to the stock room to see if the delivery truck had been unloaded yet, my dad asked me if I wanted the HAVOC on the shelf instead. I said no, and that was the single best Joe buying decision of my young life. The Tomahawk is one of the most versatile and iconic vehicles of the entire vintage line. Now if only I still had that mic... Haha!
Great review!! The tomahawk was the last gijoe toy i got for King's day (I'm from Dominican Republic, and here we get our christmas presents on January 6th) I got it incomplete missing the chin gun, a blade, and a rear stabilizer, but I played a lot with this toy, Today i still have it in my collection, and took me a long time to get all the missing parts, All I'm missing now is 2 blades and the chin gun sensor cover. Anyway I love your channel and I'm looking to start an spanish languaje channel for all latin gijoe fans out there!!
The Tomahawk was G.I.Joe's Millenium Falcon. In my play Lift Ticket was forever relegated to sidekick duty. Always Chewbacca to Falcon's Han Solo or sometimes I liked teaming him up with Mercer if I felt like I wanted to send the Tomahawk on a rogue mission.
Sliding down the lines while the helicopter is hovering is called "fast roping" which is different from "repelling" because you don't have a harness and link to attach to the line. The fast rope line if much thicker and not a double line like a repel line, you basically slide down it like a fire pole. Blackhawk Down has a good scene showing how Rangers used this technique in a cityscape.
Nice review. I love this fellow Okie and the OU reference. This was my favorite christmas present of all time. I loved this thing and have spent good money to repurchase this grail in the GI Joe collection. Between this and the Killer Whale, I can't think of a better vehicle.
Finally bought this last year. Lift ticket became my first army builder figure when I started collecting Joes as an adult, love his uniform and helmet so much. I think the most realistic pilot uniform of the original run , excepting Ace v.3. Love that helmet, have used him as a tank commander as well, after painting the helmet OD.
I had a Tomahawk back in the day. I remember my dad hung it in my room with my Striker making a nice scene.
Until one fateful day my Tomahawk fell from the ceiling and the rear rotary broke. Such a sad day for me.
That helo was one of my fav gi Joe vehicles that I actually owned as a kid. It kind looks like a modified SA330 Puma.
Thanks for the review! This is definitely one of the best vehicles, ever! I lucked out because my Tomahawk came with an extra blade in the box! Luckily, I have only had one broken blade so I have used the spare. Hopefully, I can preserve all of them from now on.
Oh wow!!! Your so lucky! Mine didn't come with any extra blades. I went to try and put my Tomahawk into storage when I left to the military, and the blades broke. I was trying to be really delicate too.
This was such an awesome vehicle. The only thing missing iMHO are some sort of doors on the sides.
The thing I appreciate about the tomahawk that is a small ish detail that I also appreciate about arah gi joe vehicles in general is the rivets. The tomahawk has the best example I can think of off hand though as you can see how the panels interlock by where the rivets are. I’d imagine the designers had some knowledge about aircraft panel construction. Just one of the very many qualities that even my kids notice and are a bit jealous of compared to their more modern toys. Shame most vintage hasbro plastic is like egg shells now so it’s not generally a good idea to play with them very hard anymore.
the Dragonfly was great for the 'Blue Thunder' - type shit, but I would have LOVED to have had this one for overall play-value
My 1st Joe vehicle (I was very lucky), I loved it and to think 5 year old me wanted the Havok by my older brother suggested this instead. A transport helicopter got so much play. And I totally imported the Retaliation Eaglehawk.
Lift-ticket appeared a good number of times in the cartoon and its best to mention his friendship with lifeline.
Probably the best gi joe toy!! EVER!
This was a fantastic review and a wonderful trip down memory lane. The only thing I would have changed was showing a side by side comparison with any figures that he shares body sculpts with, other than that it was perfect and precise. Thank you.
Excellent review of one of the all time best G.I.Joe toys. I didn't have my own Tomahawk until quite recently, when a very kind guy gave me his, but it strikes me that the Tomahawk really is a must have because it can be used in pretty much any G.I.Joe play scenario. A special missions team is always going to need to be dropped off, picked up, resupplied, or some air support and the Tomahawk can do all these things. I do wish the Tomahawk were just a little bigger and had side doors, but considering all the play features already included, it's definitely a top shelf piece of hardware.
I'll also gently suggest that the Tomahawk may be closer in both size and design to the CH-46 Sea Knight, which was less well known and less widely used than the larger CH -47.
The devilfish could wedge into the back door. I used to do that for airdrops over the pool to deploy Wetsuit in the Devilfish.
After your last live show I had a feeling it was going to be the Tomahawk. Been looking forward to this one for a long time. Awesome vehicle. I have a very vivid memory of getting it for Christmas 1990, along with a colour TV. Probably the last GI Joe toy I got.
I just got one for 35 bucks missing two seats only. Great toy.
glad you uploaded HCC. your videos helped with my depression and anxiety.
You're not alone.
I kinda liked grumpy Lift-Ticket in the toon. He had a very memorable voice, and was a good foil for Lifeline. However....yes compared to Weeee Doggies! Wild Bill....most come up short on the character meter.
one of the best vehicles ever produced by the line. lift ticket would be cool but that "smirk" facial expression kills it. as far as i am concerned, wild bill is the unofficial pilot of this beast.
yeah, that smirk really ruins the action figure. I disliked it, to include having two pistols, and so much side gear pockets. That is what a flight vest is for. the knife, I get, and the lower pockets on the legs, yes. They just should have given LIft-Ticket the standard US Army Aviation uniform, with a flight jacket. They did too much when it was not necessary.
Used the Ammo Dump box a ton with this, either loading in via the back hatch or hooking onto it. I also used that back hatch for Ripcord, Freefall, Airborne, or Sky Patrol guys to sky dive.
The little atv out of the rolling thunder goes good up the back ramp into the cargo area.
At least if memory serves from childhood.
I had never seen Lift-Ticket's face up close...
This was & still is one of my favorite vehicles. I played with this thing all the time with my brother & friends. We would fly in formation and go on mission together. It was so awesome!! I do however like the upgrade of the later model eaglehawk with the retractable blades. I love displaying my tomahawk. It is the centerpiece of my collection
The remake of the Tomahawk from a few years ago had the ability to utilise the movie Roadblock's machine guns to make the chopper look even better - really nice touch.
_"Right after I killed Hitler..."_ - why wait?! Prioritise!
One of my favorite toys. I used it all the time. I always thought Lift-Ticket looked goofy. His face is weird. I never knew his body was used again and recolored for 90s Airborne.
I have a vintage TOMAHAWK and painted it conventional OD green (camo didn't cut it for me) I prefer the vint. to the new
Great review, that looked like an awesome vehicle to play with.
Saw this on shelves, back then. No real desire to get it until I saw it out of box a few years later. Parents' friend's youngest son had one, I played with it a bit with him (10+ between him and next eldest sibling) while visiting them near Sedalia (NO neighbors), realized what I missed out on. I threatened to take it home, he didn't think that was funny. I did have a chance to get one about 2012-?, former friend moving out of state, the boys had a box of toys to give to their nieces or Goodwill. They had the re-issue and a Turboman. I almost took the choppa, but I had already moved on to 6" Marvel and DC, phased out of 1/18 scale MU and Joes.
Also, no LEFT-Ticket jokes? come on! LOL
My fav G.I. joe anything 👌
Took me a year and a half to find someone selling a legit lift ticket mic for a fair price..if anyone out there plans on getting one after this review save yourself the trouble buy him complete
Awesome review Tomahawk is a real classic joe vehicle. I'd never seen the TF Tomahawk before, as for Lifticket very much like Slipstream cool body big dumb oversized head with stupid expression oh well...nice review.
My dad used to fought in the Vietnam War in my home country a long time ago
I dropped mine the day after Christmas and broke off the back blades. I need to get a hold of that and restore it.
Hail Hooded Cobra Commander 788!!! Kudos to you for a video well done!! Funny how in the animated series the Tomahawk had sliding cargo doors. I guess tge the manufacturers were too busy spitting out the toys that they forgot to make to make the doors. Thank goodness for those door mounted machine guns. But even so, an open cargo bay is great target. Of course Cobra ground troops are like Stormtroopers from Star Wars; tney cannot shoot straight. As fir the name, unlike the Joe Dragonfly, all military helicopters were named after native American Indian tribes, and the BGM-109 land attack missile was named Tomahawk. Keep up the great work you do for this channel!!!!
Forget drooping blades; a pair of thin acrylic discs with a 'spinning rotor' pattern on the top would fit snugly over the rotorheads and rotate with them. This idea could be made for the vintage OR the new TOMAHAWK choppers!
I have the Eaglehawk. You're not missing out on much. The seats are not removable on it, which is a bit lame, they also provide no clips, seat belts, or back pegs to secure figures with, which is also a little lame. That said, at the time, it was a decent alternative to spending the money for a vintage one, but these days you might as well just get a vintage one if you're in the market for it.
Great Review! I have the Tomahawk. My BIGGEST complaints 1) were that the blades were not removable, and drooped within time. As you stated, the Blades make it hard to be put in a box. Even IF you find a box big enough, the blades will still droop down. 2)More seats needed to be added. 3)the Ramp should have more practical. I don't recall Lift-Ticket communicator mouthpiece, falling out so much. Ironically, I would go to serve in a Huey Flight platoon in the early 1990s overseas. While I was not a pilot, I had the same mentality as Lift-Ticket(in that there is life after the military).
Another problem I had, was that Hasbro should have created released a 3-4 pack of Lift -Ticket action figures, so that the Tomahawk, would have a Co-pilot, Crew Chief, & Door Gunner. Granted, Wild Bill could be the Co-pilot and anyone can be the door gunner, but not everyone can be the Crew Chief. Also, the Co-pilot should have the same look that sort of fits Lift-Ticket.
Had this as a kid. My favorite joe vehicle. He is a CW2 or W2
Ahh the Tomahawk, many a times this flew resupply sorties escorted by one of my Dragonfly gunships.
Helicopter main pilot seat is typically on the right. Fixed wing is on the left.
Awesome vehicle, and a great review HCC! As a life-long Cornhusker, I suppose I should be mildly triggered by the Sooner references; but I do miss the Big 8, back when that rivalry meant something. GO BIG RED!
I wish GIJOE would have made a "HUEY UH-1 classic style chopper...but the Tomahawk would suffice.. I loved my Dragonfly with Wild Bill.
9.5 out of 10 toy. Vintage 1982 to 1986 beats flimsy built modern. Modern has details but so light and flimsy. Figures can't rappel down a rope without body drooping, and can't hold rope correctly like vintage. If I can only get a good canopy glass for my Tomahawk. Solid review.
The head is an intercomm, the emergency escape radio is on the survival vest with his chest pistol
The cargo area could have been taller so the figures could sit on seats that reflect more the reality, Traveling in that kind of seats in real life would be torture at the long term.
I really enjoyed the GI Joe tomahawk a vehicle given to me by my brothers it was in the best shape when I got it but I enjoyed that helicopter I usually handle Wild Bill flying it cuz I don't know what happened to lift ticket in I'll always put guys like gun hole bazooka snake eyes wetsuit just to name a few of my GI Joes
The Tomahawk was one of my favorite toys growing up.
And Lawton is that bad. When I was living in OK, it was the natives telling me that, so I'm inclined to believe them.
Hurray Pats!
My fave Joe copter
Have you seen the gi Joe retaliation line eagle hawk? It's a complete reissue of the tomahawk I'd say it's about as great as the tomahawk but with some updates but it's a really great toy actually arguably better than the 86 tomahawk even thought it's virtually the same but why not take a look at it 😀
hi. this is my ( preciuos)favorite one. Very Nice Revew. thanks to share
I got this for Christmas when I was a kid good memories! My brother got the Cobra Raven which was a lot cooler.
Great voice and audio as usual.
Nice helicopter video!
Drop Zone is also from OK.
Future polish will clean that canopy up perfectly.
my brother had it and I love playing with it I wish I had one
Hey, we all droop as we get older
great review as always cobra next can hardly wait
Even if its not original I would glue the microphone in. There are tacky glues that come loose easily.
Tomahawk, hell yeah!!!!!!!!!
Anyone know if Lift-Ticket's blue elbows are just discolored, or if they came that way?
The face of the figure looks like Harry Shearer.
I have two one of the first versions and then the second version, it would be cool to have the Tiger Force one :)
The Dragonfly is a damn beautiful toy. Just don't make them like that any more.
Yeah same year i was born ;D must be a good toy ^^
Great review of a Great Helicopter. WTG Hoodie
Again, I noticed you glossed over the GI Joe Animated Movie, where Lift Ticket actually had some decent screen time as well as the Tomahawk. Seriously, have you even watched that movie? Dispite the monster movie plot points that for some reason a lot of people get hang ups about, it really did showcase a lot of joes pretty well (Well except for Snake Eyes, he kinda got owned every time he was shown practically)
Hasbro had a winner on their hand when they made the Tomahawk.
Great video bro!!!! Hook em horns!!!! 😉😎
Its a Puma and a Chinook combined
Is it just me or does Lift-Ticket look like Sloth from the Goonies?
I love your videos but it's time to review the Mauler.
Great Sikorsky ref from the real life company ?
HEY HCC....ever count how many Joes went to Viet Nam?
Those blades are evil.
"It is very deep in there and it is hard to reach"
Nice did not know u r a patriots fan and great video