JoeCustoms.com Custom Celebration VI is under way!
Every year JoeCustoms.com unveils a special "Custom Celebration" which, as the name indicates, celebrates the ideas and techniques of G.I. Joe customization. Hot on the heels of Toy Fair 2012, this seems like a great time to explore some of the creativity behind our...
Error 503 Service Unavailable Issues may be resolved
Good morning! Just a quick "techie" update. Thanks with some heads up info from a web developer friend of mine, I have hopefully taken care of some of the Service Unavailable issues people have been seeing throughout the weekend. The sudden spike in traffic was...
GeneralsJoes Toy Fair 2012 Coverage – Best of Show
With the whirlwind day that yesterday was, I didn't have time to properly process all of the things that were shown during the presentation or down in the show room. But I woke up very early this morning to dive back into the images from last night and try to wade...
GeneralsJoes Toy Fair 2012 Coverage – Press Images and Asst Details
Okay, all of my stuff has been tossed up there. Now it's time for the professionals. G.I. JOE SNAKE EYES NINJA GEAR (Approximate retail price: $24.99; Ages: 5 & up; Available: Summer 2012) Gear up and get ready to take on the role of iconic Ninja-Commando SNAKE...
GeneralsJoes Toy Fair 2012 Coverage – Some loose ends
A few things that I forgot to mention, and I figured rather than edit an existing post and risk people not seeing it, I would put those items up here so folks could check them out. I've been getting some questions about the 3 Packs, so here is what we know for the...
GeneralsJoes Toy Fair 2012 Coverage – the Kwinn situation
Kwinn is a name I heard quite a bit throughout the G.I. Joe show room area, which I think is a good thing, because I'm not entirely convinced everyone within the Hasbro design team realizes just how much the fans want this figure. I spoke with Derryl DePriest at...
Articulation and G.I. Joe: Retaliation – the elephant in the room
It was immediately obvious when I approached Derryl DePriest and began speaking that they knew articulation was an issue that was going to arise today. Between Mr. DePriest and designer John Warden, there were a lot of articulation questions flying around, and as...
GeneralsJoes Coverage of Toy Fair 2012 – Quick shots and images
Good evening! Well, I tossed up a massive clump of images a little over an hour ago on the train ride, and I'm here now to refine things a little bit and make a little more sense of what we saw today. This information is all cobbled together from various notes and...
Toy Fair 2012 Initial Image upload
Quite a whirlwind day today at the Hasbro Toy Fair event as usual, but with a bunch of very cool G.I. Joe: Retaliation stuff revealed! Here is a quick image dump of various items that were on display today at Toy Fair. I will be working throughout the night tonight to...
Toy Fair news begins with images flooding into GIJoeClub.com
As I sit here in NYC getting ready for the Hasbro Toy Fair event, the GI Joe Collectors Club has already begun posting some images exclusively to their website. New figures abound, including Joe Colton, Blind Master, and a brand new Roadblock. Check out the site right...