by generalsjoes | May 6, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Renegades, G.I. Joe: Resolute, JoeCon 2010, Pursuit of COBRA, Show and Convention Coverage
Saturday is when the fun really began! As cool as the initial releases for G.I. Joe: The Pursuit of Cobra were, they simply could NOT compare to the boundless wonder of 4″ plastic that would be unveiled on Saturday.
It still astounds me that this level of detail, articulation, and design can be so well implemented in such a small scale. Mattel and Playmates need to start taking notes. They’re not even in the same league as Hasbro in this scale.
The first excitement of the day was the Hasbro Seminar where they revealed the 2011 lineup for G.I. Joe: The Pursuit of Cobra! Images and my personal thoughts are below, after clicking the “Read the rest of this entry” link.
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by generalsjoes | May 6, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Resolute, JoeCon 2010, Pursuit of COBRA, Show and Convention Coverage
To many folks the Friday product reveal was fairly unexciting, and didn’t show much new information that we had not seen before. We did get confirmation that Ashiko with the motorcycle armor and the HISS Scout were still in the pipeline, only now slated to come out in early 2011.
Also, eagle eyed viewers caught a nice glimpse of the Toys “R” Us Exclusive Spirit in the Jungle Diorama that Hasbro had on the Convention floor on Friday. The awesome thing about these dioramas is that these are the actual dioramas that Hasbro used to take pictures for the package backs for the Pursuit of Cobra figures!
But, even though the true fun would be shown on Saturday, there was some very nice product on hand that made for some great images. I think in this particular case, pictures speak louder than words. Click the “Read the rest of this entry link” below to check out all the pics!
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by generalsjoes | May 6, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, JoeCon 2010, Show and Convention Coverage
As usual, the Convention started with a sprint that quickly led to the abrupt halt that is known as “pre-registration”. Actually, to be fair, the lines were not bad at all this year, and I give all the credit in the world to the line monitors who did an absolutely awesome job. They all deserve commendation. Especially for those damn orange vests they had to wear. :shifty:
In all seriousness, the lines all moved at a very brisk pace and things went smooth as silk. I did have to step out for about 40 minutes to help Mark Bellomo unload his car down through the freight elevator, which added some excitement. Click the “Read the rest of this entry” link below to get a run down.
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by generalsjoes | May 1, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Pursuit of COBRA
So I know today was a pretty quiet day and I kind of shot all my pics up at once at the end…I’m hoping it’ll be different tomorrow.
Just an idea of tomorrow’s rundown and when to expect coverage to start firing up.
The Hasbro seminar is at 11:00am, and goes until 11:50. But then I’ve got to work for the Collectors’ Club from 12:00pm until 1:00pm. The goal is to head back up to the room around 1:00pm and start doing pics and notes from the Hasbro seminar.
Tomorrow we should get a look at G.I. Joe: Renegades, the 2011 Pursuit of Cobra product, and some cool stuff we have NOT seen yet. If you think Joe Con has been mostly the same stuff we’ve seen, don’t worry. More is definitely in the works tomorrow! It’s been a blast so far!
by generalsjoes | May 1, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Resolute, JoeCon 2010, Pursuit of COBRA, Show and Convention Coverage
I’m slowly getting caught up here with image preparation and such, so here is an onslaught of pictures that I’ve taken over the past couple of days. Included here are images of the Hasbro tour, shots from the display cases today, etc…
Click the “Read the rest of this entry” link below to get a full run down of what’s going on.
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