by generalsjoes | Mar 3, 2016 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, JoeCon 2016
We have another JoeCon exclusive reveal this evening, this time the Cobra Night Vulture and Altitude, from Sky Patrol!
Neither of them are quite as impressive as the ones we saw yesterday, but they’re still very nice parts combinations. Night Vulture seems to be a large part the ’89 Snake Eyes 25th Anniversary figure (with Retaliation Cobra Trooper’s head), while Altitude is a healthy helping of PoC Duke, Firefly, and Lift Ticket arms.
I love the more modern parts, and even though the ’89 Snake Eyes is from several years ago, it was pretty far ahead of its time. Both figures are well articulated and really striking. Night Vulture’s matching wing suit is great, too.
Check out GIJoeCon.com or the mirrored images below. Still off to a great start. I really can’t wait to see Flying Scorpion, Black Vulture, and the Air Devils!
by generalsjoes | Mar 1, 2016 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, JoeCon 2016
Oh hell yes.
We are off to one heck of a good start if the rest of the figures finish like they’ve started.
The G.I. Joe Collectors Club has debuted their first two Convention figures, Skydive and Sky Creeper, and they are…well… amazing?
Skydive looks to be using Mutt’s head and a Data Viper build with some striking blue and gray colors that really jump off the screen. I love that he’s got the Resolute jetpack as well.
Sky Creeper has a brand spanking new head along with what looks to be partially Ultimate Cobra Commander and PoC Snake Eyes, and the colors are spectacular. He’s got the fantastic wingsuit as well that I’m a big fan of.
Wow, right out of the gate, we’ve got two really great looking Convention figures. If this is what we should expect going forward, this may be a boxed set for the ages. Check out the images below and keep watching GIJoeCon.com for the latest info!
by generalsjoes | Feb 15, 2016 | 12" Scale, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club
Please bear with me today as I try and power through some post Toy Fair recap and news reports, both within and outside of the G.I. Joe realm.
First and foremost, for any G.I. Joe fans who are concerned with the recent rumors of the future of the G.I. Joe Collectors Club and JoeCon itself, the folks from the Regular Joes podcast posted an episode discussing this very event.
Anyone who has listened to this podcast before knows that these guys are long time G.I. Joe fans and collectors who really have their fingers on the pulse of things when it comes to the G.I. Joe Collectors Club. I’m not saying this episode has any sort of secret inside information or anything, but Barry, Dave, and Todd certainly know their stuff, and any insight they provide here should be considered quite valuable.
Check out the latest episode of Regular Joes here, and keep tabs with them on Facebook as well.
by generalsjoes | Jan 21, 2016 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, JoeCon 2016
Last year, the G.I. Joe Collectors Club strongly indicated that they would provide a hint to the 2015 G.I. Joe Convention set in the Diamond Solicitation of their convention comic.
Sure enough, in the comic, an ad for the 2015 G.I. Joe Convention appeared, complete with a tiger pattern on the background. As we all know, last year’s set had Tiger Force elements.
Fast forward to this year… the Diamond Solicitation of the JoeCon comic hit shops last week, and there is another G.I. Joe Convention advertisement… but the background is different:
That’s right, it’s the clear blue sky.
Now, the G.I. Joe Collectors Club never stated this year’s comic would contain a hint to the JoeCon set, but if we’re to go by previous years, they could be throwing us a bone here.
Could we be seeing Sky Patrol in 2016?
And if so, who would they be facing off against? The G.I. Joe newsletter has been featuring Action Force pretty heavily, but I’m not sure how Action Force dovetails with Sky Patrol (especially considering they’re both good guys).
Who knows, the whole thing could be a red herring, but it’s certainly going to make for some interesting speculation. Hopefully we’ll hear more details about the 2016 G.I. Joe Con set soon! Keep watching GeneralsJoes and GIJoeClub.co for the latest info.
by generalsjoes | Jan 15, 2016 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, Transformers
All the way back in the mid 80s, during Season 3 of the Transformers animated series, the Sunbow writers made their clear link between the G.I. Joe and Transformers universes by introducing both Marissa Faireborn (daughter of Flint and Lady Jaye) and even more directly bringing forth the character of “Old Snake” a mysterious former terrorist who looked and sounded remarkably like COBRA Commander. Leveraging the whole idea of Synthoids only went to further that story.
For the first time ever, we get an Old Snake figure in the G.I. Joe scale, courtesy of the G.I. Joe and Transformers Collectors Club, and I’ve posted my review on the G.I. Joe Collectors Club review page. You can also click the direct link below.
