by generalsjoes | May 2, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe: The Movie
The very cool Cobra Special Forces Facebook Page has posted another image of the G.I. Joe: Retaliation Cobra Troopers, looking like they’re marching in formation. Some excellent detail from the uniforms and helmets.
I will admit I’m not sold on the helmet look. I would much prefer a facemask, or heck if I’m really dreaming, some sort of Viper facemask, but it’s not bad. Hopefully as these films evolve further, eventually we’ll see some true blue-suited Cobra Troopers that we’re all used to. Check out the gallery below with the added image.
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by generalsjoes | May 1, 2012 | 12" Scale, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, JoeCon 2012, Show and Convention Coverage
Shame on me for not mentioning this sooner… I know there are a lot of devoted 12″ fans out there, and this year’s 12″ Convention Set looks like a potential winner! Marketed as a “Last Man Standing” set, it apparently comes with two figures and an “Adventure Team heavy weapons” theme. Loving the box art.
Keep checking GIJoeCon.com for the latest details, and I’ve also mirrored an image of the box art below.
by generalsjoes | May 1, 2012 | Canadian Joe Con, G.I. Joe
One of the top G.I. Joe events of the year has been announced for a while now, but advanced tickets are now on sale! Please check out the announcement below:
“We’ve set up pre-sale tickets online for the 2012 CanJoeCon. No one likes Ticketmaster, so we’re using BROWNPAPERTICKETS.COM to take care of everything for us, and you! They’ll ship your tickets to you for FREE if you live in North America, and by pre-purchasing your admission tickets, you’re ensuring that you’ll get into the Canadian Joe Con quickly with minimum time in line! Check them out and order your tickets online now!
Tickets will only be available online until July 10th.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/245185“
How cool is that? Buy your tickets early and get ready for the 2012 Canadian Joe Con! Taking place at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre on August 10th and 11th, it’s the “go to” event for Joe fans north of the border, and a huge event for the United States based fans as well. Don’t miss it.
Keep your eyes on CanadianJoeCon.com for all of the latest details.
by generalsjoes | May 1, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe: The Movie
In the aftermath of the huge G.I. Joe: Retaliation trailer marathon last week, there is still some big Retaliation news breaking! Russ Sheath, (who also was awesome enough to contribute to GeneralsJoes last week about his experience with the G.I. Joe: Retaliation screening) had a chance to speak with Jon Chu on behalf of Aint It Cool News, and with some needling from me, asked Mr. Chu the big “Cobra Commander” question!
WARNING – THIS POST COULD CONTAIN SPOILERS. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK
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by generalsjoes | Apr 30, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe: The Movie
So after the bombshell that was the G.I. Joe: Retaliation trailer last week, viewers were directed to CobraSpecialForces.com where you could take tests to determine where you ranked with the Cobra Special Forces. There was also an opportunity to visit the Cobra Special Forces Facebook page.
Well, no landmark events have happened yet in regards to that, but a few images have cropped up, looking to be screen shots from the G.I. Joe: Retaliation motion picture. Check out the mirrored images below, and make sure you hit up Cobra Special Forces to find out where you rank!
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by generalsjoes | Apr 30, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Renegades
Of course they had to wait until the Renegades set sold out, but hey, better late than never, right? We now have official images of the upcoming G.I. Joe: Renegades and G.I. Joe: Retaliation 4-Packs, and man, that Renegades set is blowing me away. That almost looks like all new tooling.
Craaaazy. Take a look at the images below, and don’t forget to order! Amazingly, the G.I. Joe: Renegades set is SOLD OUT currently. This is awesome news and tells me that there is still a consumer audience out there for Renegades. Fantastic. Now that I see official images, I’m even more excited to get this set in hand.
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I’m actually surprising myself here, too, and I’m coming around to that G.I. Joe: Retaliation 4-Pack. It’s the small things like the movie accurate file cards, the webgear for Snake Eyes, and the better colored machine gun as well. Cobra Commander is looking sharp in black, too. ARGH. Links for ordering are below. Keep checking back for the Renegades set, I love that it’s already sold out!
by generalsjoes | Apr 30, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Renegades
Happy Monday!
As I sit here Monday morning preparing to do some catch up posts I see that Amazon.com now has the G.I. Joe: Retaliation Sneak Preview 4-Pack and the G.I. Joe: Renegades 4-Pack in stock and ready to ship.
I will admit, though, the $40 price tag took me by surprise. I’d think a benefit to buying a 4 pack is that maybe it would be cheaper than buying the 4 figures individually… but not so much. That being said, I am ALL OVER that Renegades pack. Click the links below to order ’em up!
I’m hoping these sell well and convince Amazon to continue doing stuff like this in the future.
by generalsjoes | Apr 28, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
As usual, notpicard has got a great eye for parts, unused or otherwise. I posted images of the Fang Boat w/ Swamp-Viper last night, and today, notpicard left a comment referencing some old unused “Clutch” tooling.
It was a story that I posted some time ago, pointing back to the Facebook page of Matt Brouillard, who is apparently a freelance sculptor who did some work for Hasbro, including an incredibly awesome looking “Clutch” (a name Mr. Brouillard used). This Clutch looked pretty futuristic, yet had a ton of amazing detail throughout…and guess what?
Yeah, that’s Swamp-Viper. Only the figure looks considerably different once it’s tooled up with reduced detail and articulation. There’s absolutely no doubt that the Clutch sculpt was the foundation of this figure, yet it’s downright depressing to see how much detail and design is lost through the articulation changes. Ugh. It’s not just missing joints, the entire figure just doesn’t look as sharp or as cool. Check out the comparison image below:
Obviously the armor design and overall uniform design is the same, though there are some missing pouches around the waist, and with the t-crotch added, you loose the detail in the upper legs as well. Some of the sculpting work on the gloves is not the same either, and overall, things just look a bit softer and less crisp. It still looks like a very impressive design, but by reducing the articulation, the figure itself suffers in almost every way.
A real shame. Again, big thanks and kudos to notpicard for picking up on this instantly. He’s got a great eye.
by generalsjoes | Apr 28, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, Sponsor News
We all knew the day was coming… April 28th was the official explosion of G.I. Joe: Retaliation pre-orders for e-Tailers. Turns out many e-tailers did not waste any time! Pre-Orders have gone live across the web.
Check out the various links below to pre-order now!
Big Bad Toy Store
Past Generation Toys
by generalsjoes | Apr 27, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys
Kudos to gijoefrank from The Terror Drome, who has posted some very cool pictures of the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation vehicles, the Fangboat w/ Swamp-Viper and the Ninja Commando 4 x 4 w/ Snake Eyes.
This is our first look at the overall design for the Swamp-Viper figure, and the lack of articulation becomes an even bigger, more crushing disappointment as the figure design is very nice. I love the helmet, I love the uniform design…it looks really, really cool, and would be a selling point for this vehicle alone if he had normal articulation.
As it is, I’ll probably skip the Fang Boat entirely as I don’t especially need yet another Water Moccasin, and I have no need for this figure as it stands. We’ll see.
You can check out the Fang Boat thread right here, and the Ninja Commando thread here. I’ve mirrored a handful of images below, but you should check out the threads for even more images.
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