by generalsjoes | Apr 28, 2014 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, JoeCon 2014, Show and Convention Coverage
First and foremost, a HUGE thanks to long time Joe friend and fellow website admin Fred from JoeBattleLines. For folks who don’t follow me on Twitter, you may not know this, but during my trip to JoeCon, my beloved Fuji digital camera got destroyed in transit. That’s one of the reasons why my pictures from JoeCon were all of the less-than-optimal smart phone variety. So, fresh off an expensive JoeCon trip, I was faced with the distinct possibility of replacing my camera.
Well, Fred heard my dilemma and without hesitation, sent a loaner in the mail to me at his own expense. It was that camera that I used to take all of the pictures for these reviews, so make sure you thank Fred for his quick generosity. It’s quite possible these reviews may not have happened nearly as quickly without his help. While you’re at it, check out JoeBattleLines.com or on Facebook or Twitter to see his Joe reviews and general geekery.
Now, on to the review talk..
The questions generally start coming in about a day or two after I return from the Convention… “when are you going to post the Convention Set reviews?!”
In previous years I had sort of combined all of the individual pieces into one review, but it was getting arduous and lengthy, and I felt like each individual part of the set was not getting its due scrutiny. So starting last year I broke everything out into individual reviews, all linked to one central “Set Review”. Is the format perfect? Nope, probably not. And really, in my opinion, there’s no way to slam out 20 reviews in 2 weeks time without some of it sounding repetitive. Hopefully I do these toys justice, because there are some fantastic ones in here.
You can hit up the G.I. Joe Collectors Club Review page, or just click the link below for this monster. This will hopefully be a good way to kill a couple of hours on a busy Monday.
by generalsjoes | Apr 16, 2014 | Boss Fight Studio, Customs, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, JoeCon 2014, Podcasts, Show and Convention Coverage, What's on Joe Mind
So just prior to the 2014 G.I. Joe Convention, the What’s on Joe Mind crew got together and recorded Episode 93…this was, of course, before Episode 92 was even finished yet, but we wanted to get Convention preparation online as quickly as possible.
From the floor of JoeCon we kept the recorder flying, and have posted a number of quick “One Shots” from Package Pick Up night and from the Custom Class itself.
All told we recorded several hours worth of content throughout the weekend, including many of the seminars, and pending approval from The G.I. Joe Collectors Club, we’ll hopefully be able to post some of those. Until then, though, enjoy our coverage (so far) of the 2014 G.I. Joe Convention!
Episode 93
Why episode 93?! Well, because episode 92 is not ready yet. However, this one is ready and why make anyone wait? It’s our “LIVE” show before JoeCon. Once again we are joined by the Vice President of The Crappy Figure Brigade, Don Anderson. We finally let Chuck talk a little wrestling, but really this episode is about one thing, JoeCon. The guys will preview the convention schedule and will give you an up-to-the-minute AccuWeather forecast for Dallas. It’s raw and unfiltered and contains 50% more Chuck – so play this out of earshot of kids.
For the rest of the updates click the Continue Reading link below, and huge thanks to Planet Nerd Rage Productions for sponsoring the WOJM coverage for JoeCon 2014!
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by generalsjoes | Apr 12, 2014 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, JoeCon 2014, Show and Convention Coverage
The whopper FSS 3.0 news wasn’t all that the G.I. Joe Collectors Club revealed this year… they also gave us an idea of what to expect for next year’s Membership Incentive items, and yes, they will include a figure AND a vehicle!
The Collectors Club announced today that next year’s figure will be Arctic Dr. Mindbender with a new head sculpt! This is great news for Joe fans who weren’t wild about the 25th Anniversary head sculpt, plus the Club was sure to mention that he’d have his classic accessories as well.
Along with that, the Cobra Wave Crusher was announced as the vehicle, complete with Sub-Viper, which everyone likely remembers is a Sludge-Viper repaint. Check out the images below, keeping in mind, it’s just package art:
by generalsjoes | Apr 12, 2014 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, JoeCon 2014, Show and Convention Coverage
Along with the great information about FSS 3.0, the Collectors Club also showed us some great behind the scenes information about the design and execution of the 2014 G.I. Joe Convention set. Included in this presentation was several slides with deco work on the convention exclusive figures, and even some great original Hasbro concepts for figures like Outback and the Steel Brigade Zombie.
Check out some great images at the YoJoe Photo Gallery, but also some of my hackneyed smart phone shots below!
by generalsjoes | Apr 12, 2014 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, JoeCon 2014, Show and Convention Coverage
The big news of the G.I. Joe Convention has hit the web, and we now know the line up for the third rendition of the Figure Subscription Service! Not only that, but the Collectors Club also let us know what the 2015 Incentive figure will be as well as information about another new incentive vehicle!
The list of FSS 3.0 figures is below, and a gallery of images will follow the list:
- Alpine v2 (Spy Troops) – Newly sculpted Boss Fight Studios head!
- Bombstrike – Another new sculpted head by Boss Fight Studios
- Psyche Out – Vintage colors (based on Night Force Con set)
- Repeater – Vintage colors (based on Night Force Con set)
- Hit & Run (Concept Case) – I have nothing to say here. Speechless (in a good way)!
- Musktrat – Vintage colors with a newly designed swamp skimmer by Boss Fight Studios!
- Spearhead – Vintage colors (based on Night Force Con set)
- Big Ben – Newly sculpted head from Boss Fight Studios!
- Crimson Guard Immortal – New head, based on the concept case version
- Slice – New head sculpt from Boss Fight Studios
- Night Creeper Leader
- Vypra (!!!!)
So yeah… I’m pretty ecstatic about this line up. It is really phenomenal. Brian from the Collectors Club did say that all of these Night Force figures won’t necessarily be straight repaints, there will possibly be different gear or parts adjustments.
Also they mentioned they will be revisiting the 13th figure concept and making something more desirable for FSS 3.0 based on fan feedback. So folks complaining about the 13th figure, time to put your money where your mouth is and subscribe! Check out the images below for some artwork ideas about what they’re planning!
Now, if anyone follows my dio-story, they know both Hit & Run play a very central role in my story, so getting them both in the third FSS is absolutely spectacular to me. I am floating above the keyboard here… 🙂
by generalsjoes | Apr 12, 2014 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, JoeCon 2014, Show and Convention Coverage
If there was ever a day when you wanted to watch GeneralsJoes and YoJoe closely, today is that day!
The G.I. Joe Collectors Club round table explodes today at 3:00pm Central Time (4:00pm Eastern) and we expect some big news, including hopefully info about the third round of the Figure Subscription Service!
I have a podcast panel directly afterwards, so it may take a bit to get the update to the site, but I hope to be live Tweeting the event. Make sure you’re checking the following links to stay up to date:
The absolute latest info will appear in those places before the main site proper, though I will do a full recap on the site itself as soon as I am able.
