by generalsjoes | Sep 9, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
With thanks to kennywr22 on HissTank.com, apparently Wal-Mart’s online site now has the following Alpha Class Rise of COBRA vehicles available for order:
While the Snarler Cycle utilizes new tooling, both the Mantis and the Skysweeper use existing molds (though the Skysweeper at least modified the Firebat somewhat), and all figures are repaints of previous releases. Ironically, Rollbar uses the parts from the 25th Anniversary Airborne, yet doesn’t use his name, and the “Air Raid” figure that comes with the Skysweeper uses Airborne’s filecard information (including his file name) but has a different code name. For a quick peek at these vehicles, check out the gallery below, and of course, for all release information, hit up the Rise of COBRA SuperPage.
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by generalsjoes | Sep 8, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Terror Drome member RainbowViper has posted a really nice review with some great pictures of the very recently released Serpent Armor w/ Viper Commando Target Exclusive set. This set features a nice black and red repaint of the infamous SNAKE Armor, as well as an absolutely BAD ASS dark repaint of the Neo-Viper. Though, again, he’s being called a Viper Commando for some strange reason. No matter what his name is, though, the figure looks absolutely awesome in the dark black paint scheme with those crazy looking red eyes. Love it.
I’ve hosted some of the images below.
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by generalsjoes | Sep 7, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys
#5 – It’s Free! :shifty:
When Mark Bellomo came out with the first edition of his Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe Book, there was much rejoicing about the G.I. Joe fandom. It had been the compendium that many a Joe fan had been waiting for and seemed to have everything anyone would want in the vintage style. Figures, vehicles, images, and details.
Now, a few years later, and Mark Bellomo actually went and made the thing better. Better pictures, more in depth detail, some error corrections. No longer is the Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe good enough…trust me, now you need the Second Edition.
Which brings us to the #5 reason to own Mark Bellomo’s new book. It’s free.
GeneralsJoes is giving away two copies of this great book to the GeneralsJoes faithful! All you need to do is email me and tell me what era of G.I. Joe is your favorite. No stone goes unturned. Vintage, 12″, Adventure Team, Sigma 6, Extreme, 25th Anniversary, Rise of COBRA? Which do you like the best and why.
I will go through every entry and decide which one I like the best, and which one argues their point the most effectively (and no, not necessarily which one I agree with). That article will be featured on GeneralsJoes.com and the writer will get a copy of the book shipped to him at no cost.
The second copy will be given to someone picked randomly from the list of entrants, just to keep it fair. So, even if you don’t feel like writing and just want to send an email saying “Sgt. Savage Rocks” you will still have a chance to get a free copy of the book. The contest will go for two weeks, from September 13th through September26th, and anyone who sends an email stating their case has a chance to win.
Keep watching the site this week as I unveil the four other reasons why every Joe fan MUST own this book and good luck with the contest!
by generalsjoes | Sep 7, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Chrysophylax over at JoeCustoms manages to get his hands on a lot of toys early over in the Philippines, and this is no exception. To the best of my knowledge, no one has seen anything about a Wave 4 Night Adder with tattoos in black instead of blue. At least I know every picture I’ve seen so far had blue tats, but maybe I’m behind the curve on this one.
Anyway, has posted a nice round up of all the tattoos and an exhaustive gallery, and I’ve hosted the images below.
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by generalsjoes | Sep 6, 2009 | Dio-Stories, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Pursuit of COBRA
Warning – This is gonna get long. If you just want to check out the latest project, click here.
Without a shadow of a doubt the most asked question I get is “when are you going to do more dio-stories?”. And well, at least, for the moment, I’ve got an answer, though it might be one that ticks off some folks.
Ever since I began my Dio-Story adventures way back in 2002, it was because I was inspired. The new Real American Hero Collection figures did it for me back then, sparking me into my massive review archive and monstrous dio-story universe that has spanned 7 years, hundreds of characters, and lots of obnoxious special effects (not to mention many an oversized blade of grass representing mysterious “jungles” in different parts of the world… :shifty: ). But, as the years roll on and real life takes its place amongst my hobbies, time grew shorter, and for me to tell the types of stories I wanted to tell, well…it was going to take a lot more time and a LOT more effort than I was putting in.
But I stand before you, still determined to finish what I started. However, this little project is NOT a continuation of what I started. Confused yet? Check out the “Read the Full Story” link to…well…read the full story.
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by generalsjoes | Sep 6, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Rulz over at HissTank.com is making quite the name for himself with all of his pre-production scores, and he’s come up with another one, this time the COBRA Surveillance Port with MARS Trooper and Tele-Viper.
I’m torn on this a bit… I’m actually not a huge fan of these mini-playsets, and I’m one of those grumbling guys who is ready to move on from the vintage homage stuff, but the Surveillance Port fits in nicely to the new universe. I actually like it an awful lot in this blue paint scheme…more than I thought I would. The figures, though? Eh, not so much. I wasn’t a big fan of the MARS Trooper initially, and he’s not doing anything more for me now. The Tele-Viper is all right, but that black and red paint scheme just doesn’t mesh real well. I do really like how Hasbro is integrating the vintage stuff with the more modern style, but that Tele-Viper just doesn’t have any real “flow”. It feels like a vintage head slapped on a new body, and not like a real cohesive new trooper. There’s some neat gear here (like the COBRA style laptop) and the Surveillance Port itself appeals, just not sure I’m sold on the whole package.
We’ll see.
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