by generalsjoes | Feb 15, 2014 | 50th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys, Show and Convention Coverage, Toy Fair 2014
Over on their Facebook page, the G.I. Joe Collectors Club has started posting press images of the upcoming G.I. Joe 50th Anniversary product!
Check out the gallery right here and make sure you “Like” their Facebook page while you’re at it.
The Press Images will be widely available tonight, so I’m not going to mirror those images, you can find them at this link.
Suffice it to say, we are getting concept case Destro and Leatherneck, Lady Jaye, and HEAT Viper, but at the same time we’re getting re-releases of a standard color Blowtorch (for the third time, really?!), PoC General Hawk and Low Light.
I will say the Cobra Wolf with Ice Viper is an exceptionally great surprise. WOW!
Anyway, check out the images right here.
by generalsjoes | Feb 15, 2014 | 50th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Kre-O, G.I. Joe Toys, Show and Convention Coverage, Toy Fair 2014
The real issue I have watching Toy Fair from afar is that it’s tough for me to grasp all of the information from all of the different places without having my own personal perspective.
As such, I’ll direct to a few different sources for current information.
What we know right now is that we are getting G.I. Joe 50th Anniversary 2 Packs and 3 Packs along with vehicles as Toys “R” Us Exclusives this year. According to HISSTank.com this is what we can expect:
Two Packs
- Low-Light vs. Night Viper
- Snow Job vs. Arctic B.A.T.
- Blowtorch vs. HEAT Viper
- Cobra Trooper with Cobra Officer
- Lady Jaye vs. The Baroness
Three Packs (Unconfirmed)
- Cobra Trooper
- Cobra Viper
- Destro
- Leatherneck
- Hawk
Vehicles
- Cobra Wolf with Ice Viper
- Arctic Sky Hawk
- G.I.Joe VAMP MkII with Flint
- Eel with Night Landing Craft
Also, according to HISSTank staff on hand, the figures shown are the concept case figures! That’s right, both Destro and Leatherneck are the same amazing figures from the Concept Case last year, and HEAT Viper apparently from the year before. Lady Jaye and Flint are also likely pulled from that year’s case.
This is… well… pretty freaking amazing news. But it doesn’t stop there. The G.I. Joe Kre-O love continues as well:
- Terror Drome with 856 pieces and 6 Kre-Ons (including Gung Ho, Hawk, Mainframe, Serpentor, and Xamot). That only adds up to 5 Kre-Ons, so one has to think that maybe we’ll get Tomax, too?
- Outpost Defense with 97 pieces and Storm Shadow (in his G.I. Joe outfit!) and Beach Head.
- Firebat Attack with 292 pieces comes with Firebat and Wolverine.
- 24 Mini Figures including Nunchuk, Atomic Man, Scrap Iron, Lowlight, Doc, Night Creeper, Torch, Budo, Nemesis Enforcer, Zartan, Snow Serpent, Cobra Eel, and Chuckles (among others).
News reports come courtesy of JoeBattleLines.com, HISSTank, Toy News International, and from the awesomly insane Twitterati everywhere.
Press photos should be available tonight, and you’d better believe I’ll be all over that business!
by generalsjoes | Feb 15, 2014 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Kre-O, Show and Convention Coverage, Toy Fair 2014
Along with the blockbuster news of a G.I. Joe 50th Anniversary series of 2 Packs, 3 Packs, and Vehicle Packs, Hasbro also confirmed that G.I. Joe Kre-O would continue at Toys “R” Us this year. And not just continue, but explode!
We are getting 24 new mini figures, as well as a Cobra Terror Drome with 856 pieces and SIX Kre-Ons!
The new mini figures include Nunchuk Atomi Man, Scrap Iron, Lowlight, Doc, Night Creeper, Torch, Budo, Nemesis (Enforcer?!), Zartan, Snow Serpent, Cobra Eel, and Chuckles (among others).
Information has been pouring in from Twitter, Toy News International, and HISSTank.com.
by generalsjoes | Feb 15, 2014 | G.I. Joe, Show and Convention Coverage, Toy Fair 2014
The news is flooding in from various different sources, namely Toy News International and HISSTank.com, and those reports are confirming that there will be Toys “R” Us Exclusive 50th Anniversary G.I. Joe product at retail.
These will include “Battle Pack” 2-Packs as well as possibly 3-Packs and Vehicle packs as well. So far, we know the following from TNI:
Low Light vs, Night Viper. Snow Job Vs Artic BAT, Blowtorch Vs Heat Viper, Cobra Trooper and Cobra Viper Officer
Vehicle packs include Snow Wolf and Arctic Sky Hawk and Vamp MKII with Flint and Urban Night Landing Raft with Cobra Eel.
There are some different reports as well of “3 Packs” at HISSTank.com, but I’m not entirely sure how accurate all of these different reports are, since some of the mentioned 3 packs are similar to what we hear about 2 packs from other spots. This is the list of reports from HissTank:
- 3 Packs – Cobra Trooper, Cobra Viper, Beach Head & Destro, Leather Neck and Hawk
- Cobra Wolf with Ice Viper
- G.I.Joe VAMP with Flint
- Eel with Night Landing Craft
So a very interesting turn of events this year! Some great news to be sure, I just wish I was there in person to dig through it all. More to come!
by generalsjoes | Feb 15, 2014 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys, Show and Convention Coverage, Toy Fair 2014
Take this for what it’s worth, but the G.I. Joe Collectors Club (who is typically first with Toy Fair info during the presentation) has posted a “Hasbro Toy Fair 2014” thread on their new message boards.
This indicates (to me) that there will be some kind of G.I. Joe product to be shown and spoken about on the site. Check it out right here. Do we think the G.I. Joe Club would show that if there weren’t G.I. Joe items to discuss? I wouldn’t think so, but…
Curiouser and curiouser…
