Hi – Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about some
new preorders and a ton of great new arrivals. We’ve had truck after
truck the last few days so there are a ton of great new items in stock.
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Currently in stock at Brians Toys!
I’ll admit it right up front. I’m not a 12″ afficianado, not by a long shot. I’m a child of the 80’s and my first real introduction to the 12″ scale was with the Hall of Fame figures, which, admittedly is a pretty narrow sampling to pull from. Granted, as Hasbro returned to the 12″ scale with the Real American Hero characters, I double dipped in both scales sporadically, but I’ve still never really explored just what companies do with the 1:6 scale these days. I’ve heard of Dragon, BBI, Hot Toys, and yes, Sideshow, but I’ve never really had a reason to fully explore those options.
Well, now I do. And as an introduction to the 12″ scale, I bit the bullet on the Sideshow Collectibles’ Snake Eyes…and if this is what it’s like in the 12″ world, then man, I’ve been missing a lot. Of course, when my main experience with the 12″ scale involves barely poseable Hall of Fame figures and the questionable Hasbro offerings of the past 6 or 7 years, I guess it’s easy to be impressed.
This past weekend and throughout this week, famous Hollywood event ShoWest features all of the hot and heavy Hollywood news coming up through 2009. Apparently, Paramount replayed the five-minute Rise of COBRA “sizzle” that first aired a month or so ago. There are various reactions around the web, ranging from “impressive” to “cheesy” and everything in between. Check the following links for just a couple of reactions from this five minute screening:
Keep posted, as I’m sure more reactions will be posted throughout the week.
Seemingly from the same source as the earlier Black Sheep Toy Store reports (however, they are not yet for sale) cmderinchief from Coil Club and JoeBattleLines has uncovered a bunch of images of upcoming Rise of COBRA product, including a never-before seen carded Barbecue Toys “R” Us exclusive! These items look to be taken with the same camera as the stuff for sale at Black Sheep Toy Store, so I can only imagine they are destined for the auction block, but have not yet been listed. Details can be found in this thread, and of course, a gallery will be hosted here below. Figures shown in carded form are:
Check out the gallery below, and checkout the Black Sheep Toy Store early and often!
The Black Sheep Toy Shop at eBay (operated by ws_toys) has just revealed a wealth of upcoming Rise of COBRA items with a new allotment of mint on card figures up for sale. Included in these new items are previously unknown Toys “R” Us Exclusives Firefly. Click here to go to the shop and check out all of the auctions, and, of course, the images are all mirrored below. Figures up for sale include:
cmderinchief of the Coil Club and JoeBattleLines has once again blessed us with more pictures of upcoming Rise of COBRA action figure product. Regardless of whether or not you like Marlon Wayans as Ripcord (or like him at all) I think this figure is a very solid one! The armor detailing is fantastic, the accessories are cool, and the overall look is great. Sign me up for a Ripcord and Duke tandom once these hit retail!
Click here to check out the thread on JBL, or check out the gallery below:
Kotaku.com has uncovered a little bit of new information regarding the Nintendo DS version of the upcoming G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA video game. Unlike the console game, which features primarilly a third-person shooter interface, the DS version will be a top down action game with some RPG elements mixed in.
According to Nick Pavlich, associate producer, “The game will share some fundamental designs with the console version… In the DS version you only control one character, there’s a slight RPG element — you can level up, get new weapons and new outfits.”
The article also reveals that there are 6 playable Joe characters and 5 playable COBRA ones. Click here to check it out!
As these figures start trickling over from the eBay auctions, we’re getting more and more images of the Rise of COBRA Destro. JoeBattleLines stallwart, MaxPower has posted a bunch of pictures on this thread on JBL, and has also graciously allowed me to host the images here as well. Enjoy, and expect a full-fledged gallery and review once I get my own figure in hand.
Ever since ws_toys put up the auction for a supposed single-pack “General Hawk” figure, Joe fans all over the ‘net have been wondering if that’s what or who he really is. The figure looked very “non-Quaid” like and totally different than the Hawk that was coming with The Pit. Well, ws_toys has changed up his auction a bit, and now this same figure is being referred to as “Sgt. Stone”.
Who is this “Sgt. Stone”? Does he have a role in the film, or is he simply a totally new, random character? Is it supposed to be Flint, or some homage to Lt. Stone? This perhaps brings up more questions than answers, but regardless, check out the auction right here and judge for yourself. Images of this mystery character are below.
Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available!
