by generalsjoes | Dec 16, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club
With JoeCon coming much earlier in the year next year, the Convention Brochure has already been posted online!
The biggest revelation, of course, is the announcement of the Convention Exclusive sets! And would you look at this… something that I mentioned on the GIJCC Club forums a while ago, and have been talking about on these very pages looks to be coming to pass! No images, unfortunately, but enough details to make mouths water.
MISSION: BRAZIL II! Check out this figure lineup and tell me the 25th Anniversary fan inside of you isn’t giddy:
“This updated fan favorite set includes 15 figures in the 25A body style including unique Brazilian characters and Python Patrol troop builders. Every collector will want these 25A style action figures from this set!
The G.I. Joe figures include Captain Claymore, Leatherneck, Wet-Suit, Mainframe, Dial-Tone and features the female secret agent, Sparta!
The Cobra figures include two Python Tele-Vipers, six Python Troopers and features the elusive Steel Cobra (Cobra de Aço)! Each of these great teams comes with their classic weapons and accessories in this exciting 2011 fifteen figure boxed set. Mission Brazil II will be a great addition to your collection!”
My only real caveat is that I hope while the Club uses the Special Missions: Brazil concept, I hope they don’t mirror the exact paint schemes. I’d love to see a classic Leatherneck, perhaps a Wet-Suit with the proper helmet, Mainframe with a better head sculpt, etc… the only question I have lies with Dial Tone. Obviously he got the classic homage with the 2011 incentive figure, so that makes me just a bit nervous that they might be going whole hog into the Special Missions: Brazil theme. Time will tell.
I’m sure folks will be crazy for the Python Patrol soldiers as well.
One very intriguing aspect here has to be the addition of Sparta. Released single carded in Brazil, Sparta was essentially a reissued Cover Girl. So will this re-release give fans the 25th Anniversary Cover Girl figure they’ve been after? It certainly appears that way.
Keeping my fingers crossed for some traditional paint apps, but beyond that, a terrific sounding concept. Really looking forward to seeing some image reveals. Check out the Brochure right here, and keep your eyes on GIJoeCon.com, this year (for the first time) we’re getting electronic registration, which promises to go up before Christmas.
Holidays and Convention Season…it really is the most wonderful time of the year!
by generalsjoes | Dec 8, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
Man… just when I’m starting to get over the awe of the Pursuit of Cobra Wave 3 Snake Eyes, and the guys over at ACToys go ahead and post a run of images for the upcoming Wave 4 Low-Light.
How the hell do the Hasbro designers do it? Especially the Joe designers? They are in a league all by themselves…with respect to other Hasbro properties, and maybe I’m biased, but it even seems compared to stuff like Marvel Universe and Star Wars, the G.I. Joe line is just blowing the doors off with the level of sculpting, detail, and accessories built into nearly every figure. I’m damn near speechless, and anyone who knows me knows that doesn’t happen often.
Check out the original thread right here, and the mirrored images below.
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Thanks to The Terror Drome for the info!
by generalsjoes | Nov 24, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, Sponsor News
48 hours only! Get everything you want, at the absolute lowest price of the year. Sale begins at midnight on Thanksgiving day, and ends on Friday at 11:59pm. Sale price cannot be combined with any other discount code. Get what ya want, while ya can.
Items will definitely be flying out of stock quickly.
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by generalsjoes | Nov 24, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club
After doing a full blown inventory on all warehouse stock, the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club store is having a massive sale! Tons of items at really cheap prices, from past membership incentive figures to Rise of Cobra movie figures and more.
Check out the “Read the Rest of this Entry” link below for the full product listing!
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by generalsjoes | Nov 23, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary
Long time friend of mine and friend of GeneralsJoes, James “Kuukuuson” Kavanaugh Jr has been working very long and very hard over the past several years to painstakingly produce a G.I. Joe guide that fills in the gaps, so to speak.
Mark Bellomo created a wonderful guide to the original Real American Hero collection, but the years 1997 – 2007 have been underappreciated by the masses, and haven’t really warranted a full on publication. Well, James took it upon himself to build a guide for this period of time basically from the ground up. Doing all of the images, all of the page design, and all of the printing, it is a labor of love, and it shows.
I hope lots of Joefans out there will support the amazing effort that James has put into this fantastic book. Details of the book’s release are below, as well as some special preview images you will only find at GeneralsJoes. Rock on, James!
Coming soon, the adventure continued in 1997 and is now completely documented in the R.A.H.C. Guide!
After a brief hiatus in 1994, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero gained a resurgence in pop culture causing a re-release of some favorite characters in their classic molds. This revival eventually induced some experimenting with these classic characters in bold and exciting new directions. Not only did fans get to revisit some of their most cherished icons within the G.I. Joe mythos, they were introduced to new characters that are now known and loved.
This full color, 172 page compendium fully explores all six series that were produced within the second generation O-ring torso era (1997-2007) including the Built to Rule line and the Collectors Club special releases. This guide beautifully illustrates the era’s 689 action Figures, 135 vehicles and play sets and 1,349 accessories including all known variations. Not only is every accessory present and accounted for, they have each been assigned a unique number and identified throughout the resource guide. The accessories are then culminated in a separate section clearly displayed and organized by category. Each action figure has been carefully examined between its initial run and further re-releases to ensure that an accurate sample is clearly and concisely presented for the collector who is identifying individual action figures or sorting through unorganized lots. Subscribe to the R.A.H.C. Guide’s e-mail list at rahc.guide@gmail.com to stay in tune with all the latest updates!
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by generalsjoes | Nov 10, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, JoeCon 2011, Show and Convention Coverage
Over on the GIJoeClub Message Boards, “The Commander” has posted yet another clue for the upcoming 2011 JoeCon Convention Exclusive set!
“These snakes like to hide in the heat!”
Sounds to me like we’re still talking about some sort of Cobra jungle set… and if they’re hiding, that would indicate camouflage. And what’s the best camouflage Cobra has? The Python Patrol technology rendered them completely invisible to radar and electronic detection… hmmm… so at this point, we have three total clues:
- “My, you look good in that camo pattern!”
- “Time for a Rumble in the Jungle!”
- “These snakes like to hide in the heat!”
So yes, it would certainly appear that a jungle themed battle involving two teams in camouflage would certainly apply. I know Tiger Force is a popular suggestion…for some reason I don’t see it. Python Patrol, though, that certainly sounds feasible. Whatever it is, with the vast library of modern era tooling at their disposal, I think we’ll see some pretty cool stuff.
Continue hypothesizing! The convention is relatively early in the year next year, so revelations should start coming soon, I would imagine. Keep your eyes peeled to GIJoeClub.com for all the latest details!
