by generalsjoes | Feb 19, 2013 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Sponsor News
If you’re like me, you probably bought a bunch of 30th Anniversary VAMP’s just for the excellent Steel Brigade Delta driver. If you’re also like me, you’re looking for a good way to use those extra jeeps… well, Yetibrew Design might have just the thing for you.
Leveraging the 3D printing services of Shapeways, Yetibrew Design is producing a great looking custom rocket launcher for the back of your 30th Anniversary VAMP!
Click here to check out this great new item, and I’ve also mirrored the images below.
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by generalsjoes | Feb 18, 2013 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Marauder "Gun Runners", Other Toys
Shame on me for not talking about this yet…
Somewhat lost in the shuffle of convention news and G.I. Joe: Retaliation stuff is that everyone’s favorite Gun Runner, Marauder, Inc. has fired off another Kickstarter campaign! The funding of his next series of weapons was such a successful endeavor, he is using Kickstarter again, this time for a “Mark II” supplemental set.
This supplemental set includes items that were planned for possible “stretch goals” in the previous campaign, but done on their own, they can be had for a much more modest amount. These items should be familiar to all fans out there! We’ve got a “Pulse” modular accessory, a flashbang accessory, and a laser accessory. You can check out the mirrored images below.
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Various different contributions will earn various different levels of these weapons, including multiple weapons in the package, and even painted versions of these guns! As you can see above these are some highly valued and very desirable accessories for all of you G.I. Joe fans out there.
So go ahead and hit up the latest Kickstarter campaign from Marauder “Gun Runners”. He has already achieved his primary goal, but by hitting the stretch goals, many more options are open. See the details at Kickstarter.
by generalsjoes | Feb 18, 2013 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys
Well there’s a nice surprise for your Monday afternoon!
The G.I. Joe Collectors Club has revealed their 2013 Membership Incentive figure. We already knew Iceberg was coming, but we hadn’t seen the actual figure yet. Now we have! The new head sculpt looks great, and could potentially work for a guy like Big Ben as well.
I believe the torso and fur collar is from Snow Serpent, with arms from the 30th Anniversary Airtight. The Spirit legs are a great idea with that fuzzy cuff around the boots, though the figure looks a little bit top heavy. Almost seems like he could have used a belt or something.
Probably the highlight of the figure, though, is the inclusion of many of the accessories only available with the canceled Rise of Cobra Arctic Duke. He’s got the wrapped machine gun, the snowboard, and what looks like the backpack as well. A pity they couldn’t find a way to get that elusive jacket included, too. Perhaps somewhere down the line we’ll see that one.
Check out the figure over at GIJoeClub.com, and I’ve also mirrored him below. If you want this figure, you must JOIN THE GIJOE CLUB by March 16th!!
by generalsjoes | Feb 18, 2013 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: Renegades, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Podcasts, What's on Joe Mind
Wow, nothing like a terrible pun to liven your Monday work day, huh?
So what’s with the HALO drop joke? Only the fact that Episode 73 of What’s on Joe Mind features an interview with the indelible Khary Payton, the voice of Ripcord from G.I. Joe: Renegades! Fans of quality animation will probably also recognize him as being the voice of Aqualad from the excellent Young Justice animated series as well. I may have fanboyed over him a bit about that. Keep in mind this interview was done a few months ago, before news of Young Justice’s cancellation broke, so this was a topic we did not bring up.
We also have the full audio from Hasbro’s G.I. Joe presentation at Toy Fair! You’ll feel like you were sitting right in the auditorium, especially as Gary has a stroke when he sees the Kre-On Snow Job. Check out this latest episode on our Podbean page, or also embedded below. As always, the show notes are after the jump.
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by generalsjoes | Feb 18, 2013 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Reviews, G.I. Joe Toys
With every image I saw of this guy I grew less and less impressed with him. A sub-standard rehash of the 25th Anniversary Wraith? Yeah, no thanks.
Well, color me surprised, once I got the figure in hand. The tooling works together a lot better than I initially suspected, the new head sculpt is great, and the paint deco is surprisingly effective. The mixture of dark, thick paint wipes and bright blue piping makes a great impression in person.
Check out my full review on my G.I. Joe: Retaliation Review Page or via the link below.
by generalsjoes | Feb 15, 2013 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Reviews, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Come on, I don’t need to put a spoiler warning up there do I? These figures were shipped a few weeks ago, and I’m figuring by this point everyone knows what the second installment of the FSS was. Continuing on my week-long review frenzy, the latest two G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club Figure Subscription Service figures have been added to the review archive!
You can check out my G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club review section, or just hit up the links below.
