by generalsjoes | May 16, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
cmderinchief’s had a busy Saturday today… we all know that when he’s not lurking around the Coil Club, he’s wheeling and dealing for early samples and dazzling us with pictures of stuff that won’t hit retail for months. He comes through again today with a couple pretty neat pieces (depending on your frame of mind).
First of all, what has turned out to be a very controversial item, he’s posted some very nice images of the upcoming Crimson Strike re-do Tomax over at JoeBattleLines. While the figure looks really nice and compliments the sculpting well, it has caused some fandom rage due to it being used in a Convention Exclusive at a premium price. I’ll try to avoid getting into that bruhaha here (everyone knows my stance on that by now), but here are the images:
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He has also posted a nice assortment of images for the upcoming “Reactive Armor” version of Scarlett from The Rise of COBRA. I can’t really explain it, but this figure rocks my world. The sculpting and detail paint apps are really nice…the head sculpt looks great (at least on this version of the figure) and I really love the backpack-mounted grapple system and the crossbow that comes apart and stores in the holster. Some very nice pics of what looks like a really nice figure. Kudos, Gary, keep ’em coming! 😉
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by generalsjoes | May 15, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys
Good news for us o-ring fans in light of the depressing Convention information…we at least have something to look forward to, as the membership incentive Undertow figure is apparently arriving in mailboxes now!
soundwavempl over on HissTank.com has received his already. Keep your eyes open!
by generalsjoes | Apr 24, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, JoeCon 2009
An email from the G.I. Joe Club has let members know that the registration form (for both attending and non-attending) has been posted online. Click here to start filling out your form (attending and non-attending can fill out the same form).
Be sure to keep your eyes peeled to GIJoeCon.com for any convention related updates as well!
by generalsjoes | Apr 17, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club
Email just came in from the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club that the convention brochure is online now.
In the brochure, they outline what to expect for the convention, and of course, give us a rundown of the convention exclusives. This year, I am saddened to report, the 15-figure convention set is a 25th Anniversary reproduction of the Crimson Strike Team from 2002.
As a big vintage fan, the G.I. Joe Club figures are one of my most sought after and strongly desired figures of the entire year. I eagerly await pictures and details online and in the newsletter so I can see what great new concepts and new ideas the Club has up their sleeves this year. And now we’re getting 25th Anniversary reproductions of figures I already have? No new characters, new stories, or new ideas? One word: Disappointment.
Utter and total disappointment. Pictures of 25th Anniversary Tomax and Xamot figures have been floating around Asian auction sites for a while, and I continued to tell myself that the Club wouldn’t do that. They’ve always supported the vintage fan and they’ve always told us that their medium of choice was the vintage “o-ring” style. I am totally and completely disappointed by this choice.
They mention that the souveniers will feature members from the highly sought after “international teams”. So, in other words, probably more 25th Anniversary repaints colored up like foreign exclusives.
I’ve been coasting on a “Resolute” high for the past 4 hours, and this is just a kick in the gut. Bummer.
by generalsjoes | Apr 7, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys
The G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club is running a big time clearence sale trying to ship out some of their overstock and some of these prices are INSANE. We’re talking full assortments of Anniversary figures for $3.00 per figure, formerly rare GIJCC Exclusives for bargain basement prices… lots and LOTS of great deals to be had, especially for folks who are Officer level members!
Check out the “clearence aisle” here!
by generalsjoes | Mar 13, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club
The G.I. Joe Club just sent out an email outlining a plan to allow Officer-level member access to all 2008 newsletters as .PDF files over the next week. Then by the end of the month, the Club promises to start getting the 2009 issues posted and available online on a more regular basis as well.
This is terrific news. Losing the online newsletter was a big blow to Club members over a year ago, and it seems like its been a long, hard road back to getting them online again. Sounds like we’re moving in the right direction, though, and I’m thrilled to hear it. For more info on the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club, check out GIJoeClub.com. The actual text of the email is quoted below:
“In addition, for the Officer’s Level members, over the next week we will be loading for your reference all of the 2008 Club Magazine pdfs. By the end of the month, we will start putting up the 2009 mags in a new online readable format.”
