Well that’s a bit of news, huh? Apparently the upcoming G.I. Joe 50th Anniversary assortment is now a “shared exclusive”! Big Bad Toy Store has launched pre-orders for the upcoming figure and vehicle assortment celebrating five decades of being the worlds best action figure toy line. The pre-order announcement also features new box art not previously revealed!
Check out the images below, and the full Pre-Order announcement follows that.
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Curiously, they only seem to be offering the “Troop Builder” oriented 2 Packs at this point, with HEAT Viper and Night Viper. Does “Wave 1” really just include two different 2 Packs? Time will tell, I guess, though I guess the Arctic 2 Pack and Lady Jaye/Baroness 2 Pack could just be “Wave 2”.
The G.I. Joe 50th Anniversary Pre-Order section can be viewed at the link below:
GO GET ‘EM!!
Danger at the Docks is sold out.
If they were going to do a second wave, you’d think they’d hold back a three pack, and, if the SDCC version is still happening, the Danger at the Docks set. A worse case scenario would be that BBTS and TRU are each getting exclusive two packs. Out of the lot, I’m least concerned with those. The retail version of Danger at the Docks & lesser extant The Viper Pit are my most wanted releases. To be fair to the two packs, the Heated Battle set is the only one I’d completely pass on. The Eagle’s Edge is a wild card for me since I need to see Destro in person to really decide if I want him. I mainly don’t collect vehicles, so while it’s not unappealing, I’m just not even considering the Battle Below Zero set. I really want a classic Vamp & I love the urban deco on it plus Flint, so that’s why I’m making an exception with the Docks set.
I guess I may of spoke too soon about the second wave possibility/two pack exclusivity. Idk if I care as much for the look of the Range Viper in the new images. I liked the prototype paint scheme better. How do you expect him to blend in with that much red going on? 😛
I wonder if Ice Viper is still getting a helmet. The artwork on the box shows him with just the red balaclava.
What does “shared exclusive” mean? Will these be available in stores?
Yes, it’s just Hasbro is letting TRU and BBTS carry these toys only. No other dealer is permitted by Hasbro to sell these.
Typical, the ones I was most interested are sold out on the pre-order.
I didn’t think BBTS was going to carry these, thought TRU was the only game in town…., a game which is no where near my town.