by generalsjoes | Mar 6, 2016 | G.I. Joe
While there has been no official formal announcement that I’m aware of, it would appear as if Prime 1 Studios as acquired the license to produce statues based on the G.I. Joe brand, likely within the 1/3 or 1/4 scale.
Prime 1 is currently working with several other licenses, including Warner Brother’s Batman vs. Superman, the Michael Bay Transformers universe, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, just to name a few.
Details are not forthcoming as of yet, but in a Prime 1 Collectors Facebook group Kevin Loke (who appears to work for the company) made the announcement and has solicited some input as to which characters collectors would like to see.
You can see the screen capture of his announcement below, and you can find the Facebook group right here. Curiously, he states that the license “is confirmed” but I know I have not yet seen it announced anywhere. Maybe I missed it, or maybe the news is still to come.
Time will tell, and hopefully what we see from Prime 1 proves more sustainable than some previous entries into the statuary market have been.
Now, obviously until we hear this confirmed by Hasbro, it must be treated as rumor, but there certainly seems to be some truth to it. Big thanks to YT74 on Twitter for the news.
by generalsjoes | Mar 3, 2016 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, JoeCon 2016
The hits just keep on coming today! Registration has just been announced and now we have two brand spanking new figure reveals. Sky Patrol Sgt. “Airborne” Six comes at us alongside the long requested Cobra Flying Scorpion!
Flying Scorpion was initially a Brazilian release (Escorpaio Voador) using Cesspool’s head and other mixed parts, released alongside Black Vulture (Abutre Negro) who is also slated to come with this Con set.
The two reveals today look pretty spectacular. Loving the new head sculpt and urban camouflage on Airborne (and is that a Retaliation Firefly torso… great use!), and I love that Flying Scorpion comes with the Pursuit of Cobra jetpack. GREAT looking figures!
Keep watching GIJoeCon.com for the latest!
by generalsjoes | Mar 3, 2016 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, JoeCon 2016
We have another JoeCon exclusive reveal this evening, this time the Cobra Night Vulture and Altitude, from Sky Patrol!
Neither of them are quite as impressive as the ones we saw yesterday, but they’re still very nice parts combinations. Night Vulture seems to be a large part the ’89 Snake Eyes 25th Anniversary figure (with Retaliation Cobra Trooper’s head), while Altitude is a healthy helping of PoC Duke, Firefly, and Lift Ticket arms.
I love the more modern parts, and even though the ’89 Snake Eyes is from several years ago, it was pretty far ahead of its time. Both figures are well articulated and really striking. Night Vulture’s matching wing suit is great, too.
Check out GIJoeCon.com or the mirrored images below. Still off to a great start. I really can’t wait to see Flying Scorpion, Black Vulture, and the Air Devils!
by generalsjoes | Mar 1, 2016 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, JoeCon 2016
Oh hell yes.
We are off to one heck of a good start if the rest of the figures finish like they’ve started.
The G.I. Joe Collectors Club has debuted their first two Convention figures, Skydive and Sky Creeper, and they are…well… amazing?
Skydive looks to be using Mutt’s head and a Data Viper build with some striking blue and gray colors that really jump off the screen. I love that he’s got the Resolute jetpack as well.
Sky Creeper has a brand spanking new head along with what looks to be partially Ultimate Cobra Commander and PoC Snake Eyes, and the colors are spectacular. He’s got the fantastic wingsuit as well that I’m a big fan of.
Wow, right out of the gate, we’ve got two really great looking Convention figures. If this is what we should expect going forward, this may be a boxed set for the ages. Check out the images below and keep watching GIJoeCon.com for the latest info!
by generalsjoes | Mar 1, 2016 | G.I. Joe, Kindle Worlds
To be brutally honest, this G.I. Joe: Kindle Worlds project has been an absolute blast. Starting with Jim Beard’s brainchild and spiraling out of his Adventure Team universe, so far the story has traversed 20 years and writing Book 3 was a fantastic experience.
It has been officially released through Kindle Worlds, and takes place in the 1990s, so be prepared for some obscure 90s characters to be showing up in spades!
Check it out at Amazon.com or click the banner below, and I hope you enjoy it!
Don’t forget, you can pick up Books 1 and 2 now as well, to get all caught up with the story, only .99 apiece! You can’t beat it!
by generalsjoes | Feb 27, 2016 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, JoeCon 2016
It’s JoeCon brochure day! The most magical day of the year…
It’s the day when speculation of the upcoming G.I. Joe Convention Set can officially begin, and looking at the brochure, there’s going to be plenty of speculation to go around!
Check out the brochure over at GIJoeCon.com and see that the Sky Patrol convention set has been confirmed! But not just Sky Patrol. The G.I. Joe Collectors Club also mentions the COBRA ADDERS featuring Sky Creeper, Air Devil Troopers and Night Vultures! COBRA Air Commandos! SWEET!
The Air Commandos are some of my favorite obscure 90s G.I. Joe characters, and I am beyond thrilled to see them included here. Not only that, but it also looks like the Club is dipping into the International Sky Patrol figures, Abutre Negro (Black Vulture) and Escorpiao Voador (Flying Scorpion). Looking at the parts for these great international figures, you can see the club could easily repurpose their Cesspool head and other parts.
Plus, just looking at the brochure, it immediately becomes clear that G.I. Joe fans are pretty damn handsome.
So Loveland, Colorado, June 16th-19th. Will I see you there?
Keep watching GIJoeCon.com for the latest details!
