Ah, a Kreo toy. Cobra Ninja Viper is probably my favorite Kreo toy but G. I. Joe Kreos have some serious problems. The first issue is that they are pretty hard to find the cobra troops. People in the G. I. Joe world tend to collect cobra troops and never get just one. This is why the term “army building” was coined in the collecting world. Collectors feel like they need to have multiple villains and it makes it hard for the average collector or kid to get. I had a pretty tough time getting this toy. I was very tempted to order him offline and he was running $10 at the time for a $3 toy. We’ll after three separate runs to the Toys R Us, I finally got him. The other problem is that this toy is a Toys R US exclusive. I may be wrong but not to many cities have more than one Toys R Us. If you fail to grab him at your local one, then chances are, you are forced to go online and order him.
Now for little Kreo guys, these toys are pretty neat. You have to assemble them yourself but they come with all kinds of neat little weapons, a figure stand and instructions. The toy’s instruction came with neat little art work and is for that specific Kreo toy. So every single Kreo has his own version of the instructions. When it comes to the Kreo single set toys, they all come In the exact same wrapper. These wrappers are called “blind bags” because we do not know what is in them. Now the trick to getting a specific toy, or making sure you don’t get the same guy twice, is to look on the back. On the back of every blind bag is a set of numbers. The last two numbers in that set usually indicates who is in the bag.
I would personally recommend Kreo toys if you never had them before. These toys are very neat and gives a fun alternative to the toys we all know and love. They are easily pose-able and there is vehicle sets and lots of characters to collect. Just be extra careful you don’t lose the little pieces and best of luck actually finding them before other collectors!
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