by generalsjoes | Dec 30, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
A small image has emerged from the dark corners of the internet that appears to be packaging art for a new line of G.I. Joe single-pack figures. It appears to be the Pursuit of Cobra Firefly on the package, with some elements from the Rise of Cobra package design, so all signs point to “legit”. The most curious thing, of course, is the fact that there is no mention of “The Pursuit of Cobra” on the package, and it almost looks like the single pack line may now be separated into a straight up “G.I. Joe” line once again.
Is this a result of lackluster response to the movie themed toys? Tough to tell, but the new packaging is pretty exciting. Love the blue coloring, love the chrome logo that retains many of the elements of the vintage one.
Big thanks to HissCommander from The Terror Drome for pointing this out!
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by generalsjoes | Dec 22, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
Trust me, it takes a lot for me to bust out the Chris Farley terminology… you know, I don’t even really like the Snow Job figure, except that I LOVE this Snow Job figure! Holy crap! I’m definitely not one for arctic themed guys, especially ones that are more or less repaints of the Arctic Snake Eyes, but damn…that new head sculpt, great paint apps, and absolutely INSANE gear have just sold me. I mean, we’ve seen the gear before, but setting up that tent? That is pure coolness. That nasty sniper rifle certainly helps as well.
Yeah, it’s an arctic figure, and a character that doesn’t especially enthrall me, but the overall presentation is pure sickness. Thanks to ceraurus of HissTank.com for just costing me more money.
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by generalsjoes | Dec 22, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
Rulz over at HissTank.com has gotten a hold of another upcoming Rise of Cobra exclusive item, this time the Target Exclusive Cobra Flight Pod w/ Elite-Viper. I know I’m in the minority here, but I’m really loving this paint scheme for the Elite-Viper. Absolutely love the combination of black and red with the camouflage pants. A very cool look…I may end up grabbing a couple of these. It’s weird…the first two waves of Target Exclusive items were fairly “bleh”, but this third wave looks very freaking cool. Love this set.
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Thanks to the Terror Drome for the intel as well!
by generalsjoes | Dec 21, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
Over on HissTank.com, Rulz has posted some more nice images of the upcoming Toys “R” Us Exclusive Arctic Threat Shipwreck. Seems a bit like more of the same to me, and I have no idea what’s up with that old school rifle, but cool to see some product anyway…
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by generalsjoes | Dec 10, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
Like many Joefans stateside, the guys over at The Terror Drome have gotten their hands on another pre-production Pursuit of Cobra item, this time around it’s the Desert Battle Zartan w/ his Sandstorm disguise. It’s so funny that this version of Zartan is fairly simple and straight forward, yet ends up being so successful. For a long time Hasbro has done some very complicated things with the master of disguise, but really failed to capture the essence of the character. However, this version really seems to capture him well, and ties him into the movie continuity fairly seamlessly. The disguise is great, the figure itself looks awesome, and he’s got some incredible accessories to boot. A really nice figure all around. I hope to have my own review posted shortly, but for now check out the gallery of images I’ve mirrored below.
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