by generalsjoes | Jun 10, 2009 | G.I. Joe
I’ve gone on the record saying that my favorite projects are always the fan-based ones. Seeing what Joefans do with the property is always entertaining, especially when they do it better than Hasbro themselves. This definitely falls into that realm… granted, Hasbro first tried it with a limited budget and twenty-five years ago, but still…
JoeCustoms member and G.I. Joe enthusiast J_Man has been working dilligently on his COBRA Missile HQ project for a long time, and it’s finally complete! An awesome homage to the vintage Missile HQ, but done totally in plastic! That’s right, it looks just as cool as the original, but is MORE durable. It also looks to be customizable as well. I’ve mirrored some images below, but they do not do this project justice. If you like what you see, hit up D & J Toys and get on the wait list. I will personally vouch for J_Man’s credibility. He put a ton of effort and work into this project, and he truly did it FOR the fans. It’s gonna be very cool.
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by generalsjoes | Jun 10, 2009 | 25th Anniversary Reviews, 25th Battle Pack Reviews, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Reviews
More big thanks to Big Bad Toy Store for sponsoring another Flashback Review, this time, for the second G.I. Joe Five-Pack featuring General Hawk, Flint, Lady Jaye, Shipwreck, and Snake Eyes! As an added bonus, BBTS has these for sale now for 20% off!
While a couple of these figures became somewhat redundant with the Hall of Heroes set, there is still a lot to love for a pretty reasonable price. Check out the full review right here!
by generalsjoes | Jun 10, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys
Roadblock Recall from the Terror Drome has uploaded some nice pics and did a review for the so-far unreleased Scarlett done up in an homage to the Action Force Quarrel figure. Check out the full review here, and I’ve mirrored some pictures below.
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by generalsjoes | Jun 10, 2009 | G.I. Joe, Sigma 6 (8" Scale), Sigma 6 Celebration
Often a sure sign that a toyline is in trouble is the quality of the toys we’re getting near the end of the toyline’s life. Even great runs like the Real American Hero seemed to suffer from mixed signals and conflicting ideals in 1993 and 1994, bringing us some oddly colored and strangely themed toys that didn’t necessarily mesh with each other. In fact, I’d argue that most of the best known action figure lines showed clear signs of their age by the time the lines faded away. Sigma 6, though, couldn’t be farther from that, in my opinion.
Simply looking at what as still to come shows that there was a lot of life still left in the 8″ line, and it’s a damn shame that it ended when it did. There was a lot of cool stuff left to come, and for today, I’ve decided to include some hefty galleries of figures that were in the works, but didn’t make the cut. This includes concept art found online, pre-production items displayed at Joe Con, and some other little tidbits. Doing this article was tough for me, as it served to be a reminder of what we didn’t get, but I think it’s worth it in the long run, and hopefully you agree. Along with this article, I’ll also have a nice surprise at the end of this whole celebration which will tie into this article as well. 😉
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by generalsjoes | Jun 9, 2009 | G.I. Joe, Sponsor News
BigBadToyStore has sent out their latest newsletter, showing that all G.I. Joe items up to the most recent Hall of Heroes release are 20% off! Check out their G.I. Joe section right here. The full newsletter is posted below.
Hi – Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a
variety of new preorders, more new arrivals, and a new sale.
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