by generalsjoes | Oct 17, 2009 | Other Toys
I’ve sort of ranted and raved on these pages before about Mattel’s putrid looking Avatar toyline…it retails for 2 bucks more than G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, yet the figures lack most of the detail and all of the charm of the G.I. Joe toys. Where Hasbro’s offerings manage to cram a ton of sculpt and tooling detail into the 3 3/4″ scale as well as a ton of accessories, the Avatar items look more like emotionless slabs of 4 inch plastic with very few accessories and zero spirit. Pure licensed “blech”.
But one bright spot appeared to be the vehicles, especially the absolutely kick ass looking dual-engine attack craft that resembled the Sigma 6 Dragonhawk. Alas, various posters on HissTank, and in other places have revealed that not even that vehicle saves the line, as it ends up being too small to really work well for the Rise of Cobra figures (or vintage figures for that matter).
But, apparently that’s not the case for the Mech suit! Nas, a frequent GeneralsJoes commenter has his own blog site, and he took some neat pictures of the Avatar mech suit, and it looks to work quite nicely with the Rise of Cobra figures! Joe fans who have been clamoring for an Aliens-style power loader, or even just a kick ass Mech assault suit need look no further. So far, this seems to be the biggest bright spot for the Avatar toys, let’s hope the movie itself is better…
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by generalsjoes | Sep 10, 2009 | Life, Other Toys
For folks like me who are video game fans and toy fans, Toys “R” Us has launched a very cool program in the same vein as video game retailers like Electronics Boutique, Gamestop, etc… Toys “R” Us will now take in used video games in exchange for a store credit gift card that can be used on any item in the store. The full information on the new program pulled from Toy News International is at the “Read the Rest of the Story” link below:
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by generalsjoes | Sep 4, 2009 | Dio-Stories, G.I. Joe, Other Toys, Transformers
Long time visitors to GeneralsJoes know that my site used to revolve around Joe-related “dio-stories”…unfortunately, mostly due to my own time constraints, that has changed a little bit. However, I still absolutely love dio-stories and I’ve been hosting Self-Modifier’s G.I. Joe Meets The Transformers Dio-Story for a long time now.
Well, I’m thrilled to report that he has sent me a new installment! Volume 4 of G.I. Joe Meets the Transformers has now been uploaded to the appropriate section (which can also be located in the dio-stories drop down menu above).
Check it out! Good stuff.
by generalsjoes | May 28, 2009 | Life, Other Toys
FAO Shwarz, a fairly famous, but small chain of high-end toy retail stores has been under danger of bankruptcy for some time now, but has just been purchased by Toys “R” Us, a move that will benefit both entities. While there’s no way to really determine what impact this will have (if any) on anyone’s toy buying habits, it’s nice to see some news on toy-specific retailers these days, seeing as how many of them have already gone under.
With the recent news that Wal-Mart is cutting the size of their toy departments, perhaps toy-focused retailers will start coming back into vogue? Let’s hope. I’ll buy toys whereever I can find them, but there’s nothing in the world that beats shopping at a dedicated toy store. There’s just something about it…
Click here to read the full article.
by generalsjoes | Apr 29, 2009 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW, Other Toys, Transformers
Just a friendly reminder that this Saturday is “Free Comic Book Day” at comic stores across the nation, and IDW is offering a combination Transformers Animated/G.I. Joe book to celebrate the event. It will include an 11-page story from Transformers Animated, and will also contain TWO different G.I. Joe stories. From the sounds of it, one is written by Chuck Dixon and the other by Larry Hama.
Click here for all the juicy details, but more importantly, swing by your local comic shop this Saturday and scoop one up. Can’t beat the price!
by generalsjoes | Mar 30, 2009 | G.I. Joe, Other Toys
I’m assuming most folks know about the Jakks “Build and Brawl” wrestling figures that are coming in at a handy 3 3/4″ scale. Well, we’ve known for a while that Sgt. Slaughter was coming, and apparently, according to FireChief420 on JBL, he has arrived! He’s a bit small to fit in with a lot of the Anniversary stuff, but he will definitely do in a pinch. Very cool!
