by generalsjoes | Jun 9, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
I think all of us remember the pictures of the cool, though somewhat strange looking helicopter that appeared to be coming with Wild Bill floating around various overseas auction sites not too long ago. Rumored to be a new Dragonfly, there was no real cooberating evidence or information along with it.
Well, HissTank.com forum members SirVinic and SNAKE EYES have stumbled upon a listing on KMart.com that seems to match up with this item, listing it as the “G.I. Joe Dragonhawk with Wild Bill”. However, the image with the listing shows the COBRA Gunship. However, at the time of this news posting, it would appear that this item has been removed from KMart’s website.
Along with the news of the Dragonhawk, samsallspark, a forum member of the Terror Drome is reporting that a mysterious quartet of figures are being referred to as “KMart Exclusives”, and part of a 4-Pack. Those figures include a Duke, Heavy Duty, MARS Trooper, and Neo-Viper. Click here to check out that story, and check out the figures below. Keep in mind, this information is totally unconfirmed at this point.
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by generalsjoes | Jun 7, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys
Terror Drome member Sparks received his recently released Wave 5 vehicles in the mail from SmallJoes, and did up a great review with some really nice images over on their site. I’ve also mirrored his fantastic images below. Some great looking vehicles, to be sure. Like the COBRA Island 7-Packs, there was a very good chance that these never saw the light of day, kudos to Hasbro for answering their fanbase and finding a way to get these out there. It would have been a real shame if they hadn’t made it.
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by generalsjoes | Jun 7, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys
Whoever said Sunday was a “day of rest” didn’t pass the word along to Cmderinchief, as he’s posted another nice gallery of an upcoming figure, this time the Defense of COBRA Island Alley-Viper. With some fantastic gear, two removable knives, and loads of detail, this is, without a doubt, one of the highlights of the Anniversary line. I’m thrilled that Hasbro found a way to get it released, and I cannot wait to see what else they might do with it going forward. Awesome figure.
Original thread is here, check out the images below.
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by generalsjoes | Jun 7, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Resolute, G.I. Joe: Resolute Reviews
To go alongside her Scottish Arms Dealer comrade, I have posted a full blown review with a bunch of images for the so-far unreleased Resolute Baroness figure. Her current release status is unknown, but hopefully somewhere, somehow, Hasbro will figure out how to work these figures into the line. Duke was great, COBRA Commander and the Trooper are fantastic, Destro is remarkable…the Baroness is… less so.
But read the full review right here!
by generalsjoes | Jun 7, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Cmderinchief from the Coil Club and JoeBattleLines has come through with a ton of new pictures of some upcoming Rise of COBRA items…we’ve seen them all before, but these new images shed some nice new light on the figure details.
Grand Slam – Apparently an upcoming Target Exclusive, which comes with an Air Assault Glider repaint first released during Spy Troops, Grand Slam comes with mostly Flash/Grand Slam parts, but with the new Steeler/Clutch lower legs (which the upcoming Zap also sports), the Ace head, and the HISS Driver belt. Gary’s mini review is on JBL here, and some images are mirrored below:
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Frostbite – A repaint/minor kitbash from Arctic Snake Eyes and Beachhead’s head sculpt, this somewhat bland figure looks to come with the Ice Dagger, which is a blue repaint of the awesome Valor Vs. Venom Ice Saber. Gary’s thoughts can be read here.
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General Hawk – The figure slated to come with the Pit playset looks to be a fairly accurate version of Quaid’s G.I. Joe leader from the film, and it’s sort of a shame that the only place he’ll be found is with a $100 playset. Gary gives a few thoughts here, and images are below as well.
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Paris Pursuit Snake Eyes – Without a doubt the “coup de grace” of these figures that Gary is covering, this is one awesome looking Snake Eyes. I continue to be surprised that Hasbro can continue to make versions of Snake Eyes that still appeal. Between the Resolute version and this one, they are some high demand, very cool looking figures, yet are more versions of the same character that was already redundant 7 years ago. Gary’s write up is here and the great, detailed images are below.
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Thanks as always to Gary for taking some precious weekend time and doing up a ton of these pictures. Some great info and detail there, and a big help for folks who are considering what to purchase when July rolls around.
by generalsjoes | Jun 6, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Smokescreen over on one-18th.com has obtained a pre-production version of a mysterious “battle damaged” Storm Shadow, rumored to be “Arctic Assault”. It’s quite an interesting looking figure, with a torn tunic, slices throughout his torso and some very strange oversized gauntlets. Whatever the ultimate destination, the figure rocks, I can’t wait to pick it up on store shelves, in whatever capacity it comes. Check out the full review here, and take a peek at the images mirrored below.
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