GI Joburg

Presenting a very special installment of our vehicle battle debates, this time we pit different decos of the same vehicles against one another to see which version of notorious Joe or Cobra vehicles would reign supreme in a fantasy showdown! We also discuss all six inches of Destro and welcome friend of GI Joburg Bart Simon onto the show! Steve has a full set of Impel GI Joe cards and loooooves th...

Steve sits down to chat with Robert Calupitan, Manila local with the skinny on the thriving toy collector culture in the Philippines. We talk giant robots, small robots, and of course GI Joe's operations in the Pacific Theater!   Check out our toy hunting expedition here !    Music Cred: "Covert Operations" by Floydshayvious and Occams Laser.

Social Distancing, surgical masks, and toilet paper shortages make us think of only one thing: HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT TROOPERS! The Joburg boys give a rundown of their faves to determine who they'd want to deploy on this new and frightening battleground! Steve gives a report on toy hunting in Manila and his latest find: the MAGGOT with WORMS! Paul asks the important question: You know you're a Joe...

Paul, Rob, and Cujo talk about the recent Toy Fair New York. Their personal highlights of the show, and more importantly GI Joe Classified: the new 6-inch toy line from Hasbro. We hope everyone has a blast with us, especially Steve, who finally gets his wish: an episode he can listen to ear unheard. :D GI Joburg is on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Teespring, and PATREON! https://www.patre...

Rob and Steve chat to Scot G, creator of the Fight For Freedom mod for Arma III. We featured some of his stuff in this YouTube vid last year, and we are thrilled to invite him on the show to discuss the nitty gritty of his incredible work. Can a HiSS take out a MOBAT? Can Cobra La play a legitimate role in GI Joe lore? What exactly is an Armadillo mini tank based off of? This and more in episode 1...

GI Joe is a toyline with incredible highs, and a few notable lows. But living in the middle are so-so toys that will forever be skippable... Or are they?   In Episode 163 the lads challenge themselves to convince fellow Joburg members of the merit of the less-than-stellar entries into the line. Will anyone be reaching for their credit card by the end of the show?   Plus, Paul got a T-Rex.     GI J...

It's on everyone's lips, so the time has come to have the six inch GI Joe chat. Opinions differ, and this is going to be an ongoing saga for sure, but here's how the GI Joburg lads break on the subject.   Also, The boys chat the GI Joe: War On Cobra mobile game; Steve has a mess of Street Fighter II figures that require discussion; and he may or may not have escaped China without the dreaded Corna...

First episode of 2020! The squad assembles to hi-light the year that was, and then cast their minds forward to imagine the tech that could be employed in the GI Joe and Cobra vehicles OF THE FUTURE. There are new toys to discuss, and new plans to be teased at, and we’d be delighted if you joined the fun by dropping a comment on the Podbean episode thread... Cujo has great plans to run it better th...

Yo Joes! Steve and Troy sit down to have a creator chat about their latest YouTube adventures. Check out Troy’s excellent content using this playlist link, And you can see what Steve’s been up to here! Required viewing for this podcast so snap to it soldier! 

Season’s Greetings from the Joburg crew! On our festive episode the boys count down their 12 favourite independent content creators; address the “other franchise” (Star Wars); and share some of their most cherished Christmas toy memories. Grab a cider and a mince pie and tuck in with us!   Also, if you’re wanting to buy in to Action Force by Valaverse, it’s not too late! The Kickstarter may be suc...

Steve turned 35 and so did everybody’s favourite transforming robots! The boys discuss the bots that also rocked their world alongside Joe and also give a rundown on their biggest cases of buyers remorse...

Watch out everybody, it’s JOBURG: UNCUT! We were supposed to put out a show, one of our members was a no-show... but we got to talking anyway and this is the result!   Enjoy?

Viva AmaBokke Bokke, VIVA! The REAL O.G. Green Team! Please excuse the South Africans for beating their drum a little on this one. Last weekend our national rugby team, the Springboks, were crowned world champions in the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. This would mark our third victory since being allowed back into international tournaments after the lifting of a sports boycott in 1995. And we are...

Just in time for your Halloween celebrations, GI Joburg assembles a four man team to embark on a perilous mission using only a small rubber raft and four accessories. The shovel. The machine gun. The radio. The knife. Can they survive their ordeal?   Plus: Hong Kong protest on-the-scene reporting courtesy of Steve, an evaluation of which Shockwave is superior - Night Force or regular; and a discus...

Totally stole this idea off StarJoes... But if you were forced to select one year's Joe figures, one year's Cobra figures, one year's Joe vehicles, and one year's Cobra vehicles WITHOUT doubling up on any particular year - which do you pick?! And can you anticipate your fellow Joburger's choices? Some found it easier than others...   We also weigh in on HasLab's successful Unicron crowdfunding ini...

A number of times during this GI Joburg adventure, Steve's dropped hints about "Shifters" - a plotline that involved GI Joe characters... but quickly evolved into something far more. For a brief time, it was the best fun he had with his action figures. Quite possibly the best time he ever had with his two best childhood friends. It was unlike anything to come before, unlike anything that came afte...

We are thrilled to announce the first entry in our GI Joburg Special Forces portal: "Clairvoyance"! Written, shot, edited and uploaded to YouTube by our ally, Troy Smith, it chronicles the events taking place after the Blazing Sand series and introduces slew of new characters for both GI Joe and Cobra.    *WARNING* This podcast is best consumed AFTER checking out the film. And trust us on this one...

Today on GI Joburg you're going to meet the Real South African Heroes: Tabie and Roelof. Two Saffer's who bleed green, know that the real Man of Steel doesn't wear a cape, and call traffic lights "Robots". We kick back and swap war stories of being GI Joe collectors in Deepest Darkest.   You can find Tabie at:  https://www.facebook.com/The. Toy. Goblin/ And Roelof at:  https://www.facebook.com/Jij...

He's the man penning the new GI Joe book from IDW... What GI Joe toy does Paul Allor have on his writing desk?   We get a handle on the world and characters from his new Joe continuity, due in September and currently available for pre-order... 

Time for another fireside chat with your boys at GI Joburg! We chat about the latest webseries, a bit about Action Force by Valaverse, The BL^CK BOOK, and of course some of the amazing content from Cobra Convergence IV!   Joburg merch!    https://teespring.com/stores/gi-joburg-the-merch

Steve got some new Joes as a belated wedding present. They were the final figures on his hitlist. Ever considered what your final Joes are/were? Why were they your lowest priority and have you since discovered their merit? This and other important questions are pondered by the Joburg crew!

We finally have a chat with the most exciting name in action figure design today, Mr Bobby Vala of Valaverse.com and the Action Force Kickstarter. We reflect on his incredible journey and what will no doubt be the first chapter in a storied career of independent toy production. As of this episode's publishing, there is one week to go to show support and bring these glorious toys into existence so...

Put in the earbuds and step into the buzz of JOE FEST 2019.  Catch up with Cujo on the con floor as he chats with some of GI JOE's deepest names.  Don't sweat the Georgia Summer heat, only chill beats in here.  Featured Artists: Night Raptor Sangam Ben X Nolan Nocturne 84 Jacob Newman Space Lime Nomyn

Our inside man has the inside scoop on his JoeFest experience! And Steve begins his China travel diaries with a segment on "What's On Chinese TV?"

Just like the title suggests, this is a random grab-bag of topics from the Joburgers NOT at JoeFest this weekend. But we don't mind, instead we threw a party, and you're all invited!