by generalsjoes | Oct 7, 2009 | 12" Scale, G.I. Joe, Sideshow
That’s right, you read it right… October is the month of Halloween, and this year, GeneralsJoes readers are getting the treat!
I am working with Sideshow Collectibles during their Spooktacular event, and am happy to say that one lucky GeneralsJoes reader will win a 12″ Sideshow Collectibles Cobra Commander figure for FREE. Beginning October 10th, I’m running a custom contest in conjunction with JoeCustoms.com in the spirit of Halloween.
Click here for the full details, and good luck to all!
by generalsjoes | Oct 5, 2009 | 12" Scale, G.I. Joe, Sideshow
A huge thanks to Mysterious Stranger, who received his Sideshow Collectibles COBRA Trooper very recently, and took some time this weekend to snap some pictures and write up a GREAT review of this figure.
Sideshow is sure making it hard for us armybuilders. Their first nameless soldier out of the chute is the infamous blueshirt Cobra Trooper and man would I like to have a few more of this guy. From the scowling face to the detailed boots, this figure is literally head to toe awesome. He is lacking very slightly in the accessory department but I’ll get to that in a minute. Overall though he’s a great figure and I’ll tell you why.
I didn’t take any pictures of the packaging. If you’ve seen a Sideshow 12″ figure in the last couple of years and the G.I. Joe figures specifically you know what you’re getting. Magnetic flap opening. Tray for the gear and tray for the figure. Awesome ARAH inspired box art with filecard on the back. Collector friendly and display worthy for you MIBers. Same old same old and it works incredibly well…
Click the “Read the rest of this entry” link below to read the full review and see a bunch of great images.
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by generalsjoes | Sep 30, 2009 | 12" Scale, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Sideshow
I’ve been a bit behind posting some news updates as I had to go through a marathon 25 hour laptop upgrade project for work over the past two days, but hopefully I’ll start catching up. First order of business is that for longtime Joe fans who are in love with the vintage look, Sideshow Collectibles continues to put out exceedingly impressive product. In the past two weeks, reports have come of the COBRA Trooper shipping to folks who ordered it, and just yesterday a poster at HissTank reported that Storm Shadow arrived!
These items are pricey, but they are fantastic, in my humble opinion. I’ve only had a chance to pick up Snake Eyes so far, but if he is any indication of the quality of these items, vintage fans are going to have a pretty sweet display shelf of 12″ greatness coming forward. In a recent Q & A, Sideshow even confirmed that they have a Battle Helmet version of COBRA’s notorious Commander in the works! Anyway, if you’ve missed out on any of this stuff, you haven’t necessarily missed the boat. Both items are currently sold out, but Sideshow’s wait list has given collectors some great second chances in the past. Click the banners below to get on the list for the COBRA Trooper and the Storm Shadow!
by generalsjoes | Sep 1, 2009 | 12" Scale, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys, Sideshow
Over on JoeBattleLines, Mysterious Stranger has posted a great image featuring two of the excellent JoeCon Exclusive Crimson Guard paratroopers as well as the ever elusive San Diego ComicCon Sideshow Collectibles COBRA Commander. The end result is a whole lotta red that also set him back a whole lotta green. But the picture is absolutely bad ass.
Check it out below!
by generalsjoes | Jul 31, 2009 | 12" Scale, G.I. Joe, Sideshow
Today at 10:00am Pacific (1:00pm Eastern) Sideshow Collectibles will be offering their Priority Pre-Order for the 12″ Sideshow Exclusive Duke figure. The Exclusive version comes with a pair of binoculars that is not available in the standard release.
Of course, the regular release is still up for pre-order as well. Click here if you don’t want to wait for the Exclusive one.
