by generalsjoes | Jan 21, 2013 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, JoeCon 2013, Show and Convention Coverage
Well what do you know?
The brochure has just barely hit mailboxes, and we have our first look at the 2013 G.I. Joe Convention Exclusives. And…well… wow. So far, so friggen GOOD.
GIJoeCon.com has fired up their Convention Exclusives section and we now have a look at Cobra Mortal, Cobra Letal, and the Frag-Viper! All I can say is hoooooly wow. They NAILED that Frag-Viper. Absolutely nailed it. The most amazing thing that I can see is that apparently the Collectors’ Club is getting access to some state of the art tooling here!
Check out that Frag-Viper and Letal. Eagle-eyed collectors will not that they use the body of the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation Wave 4 “Ultimate” Snake Eyes! The texture on the chest, and the body suit itself is a dead give away. Wow…this is pretty unprecedented for the Club to have access to this tooling so quickly. Kudos to them and to Hasbro for making this happen.
In another nice touch, while the Club is revisiting the Cobra Mortal character, they elected to go with the only recently revealed “White Mortal” an extremely rare collectible that makes for one heck of a nice homage.
Take a peek at these incredible images on GIJoeCon.com, and I’ve mirrored them below as well.
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Keep your eyes peeled here and at GIJoeCon.com for more reveals throughout the week!
by generalsjoes | Jan 18, 2013 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, JoeCon 2013, Show and Convention Coverage
We’ve been waiting patiently…and here we go! The Convention Brochure for the 2013 G.I. Joe Convention is now online! And with the announcement of the Brochure, we now know some of the characters in the G.I. Joe “Nocturnal Fire” Convention Set.
And… oh wow. Ohhhh boy. This is… yeah. I’m smiling right now. Check out the snippet from the brochure below:
“Nocturnal Fire
G.I. JOE: Night Force is a covert unit specializing in nighttime
surveillance and defensive operations. Each team member has
been selected for their enhanced skills, sophisticated hardware
and advanced technology to surprise and vanquish any enemy!
This fan favorite and highly requested team contains several
of the classic Night Force members and some new additions
available for the first time in the modern era 25A style.
Our special edition Nocturnal Fire squad includes: Charbroil, Hit
& Run, Muskrat, Psyche-Out, Repeater and Spearhead with Max
(NEW Bobcat).
The Cobra Demolitions Team is ready to take on any obstacle
that gets in their path of destruction. Led by the mysterious Cobra
Mortal, he employs Cobra Letal and the deadly saboteur Crimson
Asp (NEW female character). Their specialized troopers include:
Cobra Frag-Vipers x 3, Cobra S.A.W.-Vipers x 3.”
Did everyone see that? Did they see that?!? HIT & RUN!!! Woo hoo!!!! By and large, I love what the Club does figure-design wise, and they’re doing my favorite G.I. Joe figure ever? Sign me UP and let the speculation begin… could this possibly be the Concept Case 30th Anniversary Hit & Run we were all drooling over last year? Or was all of that drool mine?
Repeater?? Psyche Out!? Muskrat and Charbroil? Awwww, hell yeah… these are all awesome characters, and yeah, while I’m sure many fans are hoping to get them in “normal” uniforms eventually, most of them look pretty boss in their Night Force togs as well. Good stuff. Not to mention a brand new Crimson ASP female character, Frag-Vipers AND SAW Vipers!? Cobra Letal is the logical choice to lead the Frag-Viper team as well. As for Cobra Mortal, interesting choice. Let’s see how they pretty him up for the modern era.
Hit up GIJoeCon.com to keep up with the latest intel and the Convention Brochure with full details can be found right here.
I’m gonna be smiling for the next 2 months. Bring on April!
by generalsjoes | Jan 17, 2013 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
We knew from the start that there was a chance we might see extra Figure Subscription Service figures in the GIJCC Store…and that turns out to be true! Any G.I. Joe Collectors Club members can now pick up both Jinx and Dice for $37.50, which falls right around going rate on eBay right now.
Click the links below to pick up the first two FSS offerings!
The following email also notifies us of this fact:
“Hello all!
Today we have put the single FSS 1.0 Wave One figures in the store.
These are very limited and for the first week, they are limited to one figure each per membership.
2012 3 3/4 Club Exclusive FSS 1.0 #1A GI Joe Ninja: Kim Arashikage Figure (1 pc) limited to 1 per membership $37.50 ea
2012 3 3/4 Club Exclusive FSS 1.0 #1B Cobra Ninja Commando: Dice Figure (1 pc) limited to 1 per membership $37.50 ea
For the 12″ fans we also have:
12″ Jungle Incursion Figure (1 pc) limited to 1 per membership $36 ea
Have a great week! Convention info coming very soon.
Brian”
by generalsjoes | Jan 16, 2013 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
HissTank member Raginspoon, who was the first to receive his wave 1 FSS figures, as reported that his SPOILER ALERT second series has now arrived SPOILER ALERT. Granted, you’re not going to want to click that link unless you want to be spoiled as to who the next figures are.
At this point, I’m not going to spoil the news…I’ll talk about them in a week or so after they’ve started distributing more evenly throughout the world.
Watch those mailboxes!
by generalsjoes | Jan 7, 2013 | 30th Anniversary, Comics and Cartoons, Dollar Store, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Sunbow
In a clear sign that these discount store G.I. Joe figure repaints are likely on the way to retail stores, eBay seller viperkingdom has posted them all up on eBay. This second wave is full of some great homages to the classic Joes…some obvious, some not so much:
Now most folks have identified some of the clear inspiration for these figures. Cobra Commander is based on his comic deco, while Storm Shadow uses T’Ginzu from Ninja Force as his base. Duke’s interesting uniform color pulls inspiration from the animated Sunbow Breaker.
Shipwreck looks like a great OG13 base, and Snake Eyes looks to be based on the unheralded and extremely underrated Toys “R” Us Heavy Assault Set 6-Pack version from the new sculpt era. But perhaps the most interesting here (and maybe the most overlooked) is the Cobra Trooper.
Many folks have identified the Cobra Trooper as having a comic inspiration, with the light blue and tan. But it goes beyond that, at least from my view. I’m sure folks remember those animated commercials way back in the day. Well, the Cobra Troopers in those animated commercials look exactly like these figures, all the way to the blue mask. It’s a very obscure and really neat homage for Joe fans who are interested in that type of thing.
I’ve mirrored the original gallery of images courtesy of Gyre-Viper from JoeDeClassified, and I’ve also included some low res images from those old school commercials. I think the inspiration is clear. Very cool stuff.
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And below some very low resolution screen shots of those animated Cobra Troopers…notice the blue masks, blue gloves, and yellow straps? Pretty cool.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 7, 2013 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys
We receive an email update from the G.I. Joe Collectors Club reporting that our second shipment of Figure Subscription Service figures should be shipped in about two weeks! They are also preparing to charge credit cards for the second installment for those folks who are on the installment plan. Be ready.
The full text of the email is below:
“Hello all!
We are getting ready to prepare the second shipment. We anticipate they they will ship about 2 weeks from now. Please have any address changes in the system by 5pm on this Wednesday Central Time.
Also we are planning to do the installment billing for the second payment on or about January 21. Please ensure that your credit card information is correct and that your debit cards have enough funds. Everyone’s billing amount is different so please refer to your first invoice to know what your amount will be. If you don’t have your invoice, you can log in and look at your order.
Log in
For those of you who paid in full, you can ignore the billing info.
Thanks for your support! We hope that you are enjoying your first figure shipment!
Brian”
