1988 Phantom X-19 Stealth Fighter & Ghostrider G.I. Joe review
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This is a review of G.I. Joe's first stealth jet, the Phantom X-19 and it's pilot Ghostrider. Both jet and pilot have copyright infringing names from two different comic companies! The jet, although strange looking and not based on a real-world craft, is based on the presumed characteristics of stealth... presumed by civilian military aircraft enthusiasts and model-makers, that is. The X-19 designation is also from the F-19: what military aircraft enthusiasts and model-makers thought the new U.S. stealth fighter would be. They were wrong on both counts and the first real-world stealth fighter was named the F-117 and looked nothing like this. In Europe, the Ghostrider figure was replaced with a 1983 Ace figure!
Man I used to have this jet. My favorite . They don't make toys like this anymore.
this was my favourite toy as a kid growing up... got it for Christmas
I really like how you take the time to go over these vintage vehicles from the G.I. Joe line. I bought the Phantom X-19 Stealth Fighter a few years ago off of Ebay.
As a kid,one of my best x-mas hauls included this ,the Cobra anti gravity pod,Desert Fox and the Rolling Thunder.Damn I wish I had a time machine :(
love the new action shots from other angles. always informative and we'll researched. ghost Rider is also the call sign of Maverick's plane in Topgun. Maverick also a Joe....
Kevin, the X-19 Phantom was actually based off of what many aircraft enthusiasts were speculating the Aurora would look like. The Aurora is the theorized code name for the next generation spy jet of the USAF and what many believed was what replaced the SR-71 Blackbird. Like the Night Raven, itself inspired by the SR-71, it's labeled a "Stealth Fighter" in the Joe universe but the real world design was never intended for combat. But what kid is going to want a toy for his army that doesn't have any bombs or missiles?
He covered that in the middle of the
video before he covers the pilot figure.
this was my first Joe vehicle. it was awesome
I grew up in Ohio. It looks like the target is on Columbus in the center of the state. Also, the map is upside down from Ghostrider's perspective.
I had the opportunity to buy one of these mint in the box after College in 1999, but I thought I was too old to be buying toys. I regret that choice now.
Great review.
Hasbro actually got the "Gambling with Death" symbol, as you called it, on the side of the aircraft from the real world squadron patch for the 310th Fighter Squadron in the United States Air Force. Known as "Mr Bones" the 310th has been using that symbol since 1943. Save for the Goggles on the Hasbro image, they are nearly identical.
This is one of my prized pieces.
Thor13332 I love you
I got this one Christmas when I was a kid. Loved it but I never used it as a jet. I used it like a space fighter.
I'm not familiar with how itt was portrayed in media, but to me the Phantom is not a fighter as it lacks an air-tp-air radar or any sort of tailplane/canard... I view it more of a deep-strike attack platform that targets certain types of static targets or performs reconnaissance
The F-19 makes an appearance in Red Storm Rising...as a recon aircraft. Since the X-19 is heavily based on the concept of the F-19 I would expect it would also be a reconnaissance/strike aircraft.
OMG!!! Your videos are awesome!!! They’re bringing back so many fond memories from my childhood. Your collection is fantastic!!!
So they are frustrated that their big hands can’t use the features that were designed for kids with small hands? I had that jet as a kid. Still have most of it in a box lol. I had a younger brother that was always busting my toys lol. But it was easy to use and put back together. I had just about ever jet they made in the 80’s and really early 90’s a couple of the remakes like tiger patrol and stuff too. Always wanted the chrome raven but I had the original so I never bothered. But that one was one of the more basic ones to use and not much was fragile. That one took a huge beating. The phantom was probably the most durable out of all the jets with mechanical parts. The plastic was more durable and not as hard and brittle like most the other jets.
I still have the shell of mine. To this day I can't figure out just how I managed to wreck it to such a degree. I even used up all the spare parts it came with (and it came with a lot).
Another great review!
to me the phantom look like it's a scram jet a sub orbital fighter proposed by the star wars project back in the 80's
NASP! Or Aurora.
Maybe he crossed over from The Air Cavalry, his "gun slinger" vibe was a tribute to that, or Hasbro was just confused.
@formbx257 I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO DO THE 1987 MOBILE COMMAND CENTER. WHAT A MASSIVE PLAYSET.
+formbx257
in Spain the the Phantom came withe Ace instead of Ghostrider, but labeled as Ghostrider.
DUDE!! You, sir, are a total badass and awesome reviewer. I'm hooked to your vids. This sounds overly dorky but if I saw you at a Joe conference I'd want your pic and autograph 😂😷
On mine if you turn the plane upside down the landing gear retracts more easily.
@formbx257 what is a fair price for a phantom, terror drome, and air sky striker? They don't appear to complete. Thank you for taking my questions.
I love that funky stop-motion animation; its soooo FUNNY!
The 6th generation fighter X-36 Tailless look more like the phantom.
And a prototype of the Phantom
great review! a question if I may Kevin, would you happen to know why Hasbro didn't use back pegs in a lot of the vehicles? Especially aircraft like this one it would have better than the seat belts. thanks!
Sorry, I don't know why Hasbro had different ways of sitting a figure into a seat - first no pegs, back pegs, seatbelts and then waist clips... weird.
Could the belt buckle be a horse head, like a knight chess piece. If so that and the cowboy six shooter rig might be a reference to paladin, have gun will travel. A 1950s western TV show.
Thanks, I didn't think the horse head could be a knight chess piece. That does make more sense.
Nice review as always. I was never a fan of this one, give me a Conquest any day. To this day I am glad my parents bought me a Hammerhead istead of the Phantom.
the sticker is probably Ohio because of wright Patterson Air force base in Dayton Ohio its about 15 mins from me.
Matthew Sharp that's cool, I used to live in page manor when my dad was in the air force years ago. I don't even know if it's still there.
What are the silver cannon looking things on the front wings suppose to be?
I don't know. You're right, they look like cannons, but the box and blueprints don't say what they are.
hey do know how to fix loose or wobbly heads like barbeques?
If you can take the figure apart, you can put floor polish or nail polish on the head's ball joint. If you can't take the figure apart, you can put a tiny drop of Krazy glue in the front and back neck seam. You'll have to constantly move the head while it dries so it doesn't lock the head in place.
as i kid i saved up for months to buy this and promptly broke its landing gear trying to pick it together
odd that i remember this almost thirty years later..
The Phantom X-19 if it was real would have a lot lower radar signature and out performered than what our US stealth aircraft has. The F-21 was not picked because they didn't look futuristic enoug.
its a shame that they do not make g.i.joe anymore
Trapper Kreeper where are they sold the g.i.joe toy line ceased production a few years oge
look like a Jet fighter
It looks like a part to a vacuum cleaner.
How did Hasbro not get Sued by Marvel Comics and Stan Lee over the Characters Name being Ghostrider. In the Marvel Comics things were portrayed right. With all the Reboots and other TV Series and the Movies things got F'd up. Same can be said for the Transformers. The Snake Eyes Origin story in the Marvel Comics was tough. The Cartoon got a bit outrageous with the Cobra Commander Origin story. The Original Cartoon basically told you nothing about Snake Eyes Origins.
Ace with his pressure suit would fit more with the F-19 than Ghostrider does considering that SR-71 pilots wore pressure suits. Ghostrider is dressed more for WWI combat than dogfighting at the edge of space.
That's x-19 is looks like a F-19
The Phantom isn't Dc he's owned by King Features Syndicate
Between 1988 to 1990 DC Comics did publish a Phantom comic book dc.wikia.com/wiki/Kit_Walker