by generalsjoes | Feb 2, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club
After a somewhat tumultuous few days, The G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club has posted the official brochure for the upcoming 2010 G.I. Joe Collectors’ Convention in Providence, Rhode Island. Lots of exciting news is contained within the brochure, including confirmation of a 15-figure Red Shadows exclusive set! The set is confirmed to contain the following:
- Black Major
- Interrogator
- 6 Red Torches
- 6 Red Shadow Troopers
- Flint
The set, entitled “Vacation in the Shadows” also promises to include a character seen for the first time in 3 3/4″ scale. Along with the figure set, the Collectors’ Club also has announced part of the convention package includes an exclusive Hasbro Tour for the first 400 registered convention goers! 100 more tickets will be raffled off as well, for a total of 500 tour members.
Hit up GIJoeCon.com to check out the Brochure, and to print out the Registration Form.
by generalsjoes | Jan 29, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club
So, over on the GIJCC Message Boards, staffmember The Commander reported that the Convention brochure for the 2010 convention would be revealed this week…and well, with today being Friday, one would have to assume that today is the day we find out what the exclusive set theme is and some more information about the Convention in Providence, Rhode Island.
At one point, this was the focus of everyone’s attention in the weeks leading up to the revelation, but it almost seems like in recent years it’s become a source of mockery and eye rolling, which is a shame. I strongly believe this year’s set will be an old school O-Ring format, which has me almost giddy with anticipation. Perhaps missing last year’s Convention (for the first time since 2003) has ramped up my enthusiasm for this year…or maybe it’s because there appears to be a LOT of very cool stuff on the horizon. Resolute, The Pursuit of Cobra, the potential for a film sequel, the upcoming animated series, and even the web-series Operation: HISS. It seems like there is so much to be fired up about, I grow more and more disappointed that this enthusiasm isn’t shared by many other Joe fans out there.
Regardless, I’ll sit in my little corner and remain excited for the Convention this year and excited to see what’s in store for the 15 figure set… in my opinion, I think it’ll be the Red Shadows, and I think we’ll see more O-Ring construction, both of which has me very excited.
But what characters? What parts? What tooling? At this point that would almost be anyone’s guess. Rumors of destroyed tooling throws this all into the wind, as there is really no way to tell what’s out there any more and what isn’t.
All I know, is hopefully we’ll be hearing some information today! Keep checking GIJoeClub.com and GIJoeCon.com throughout the day to get the info!
by generalsjoes | Jan 21, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club
How can it feel like an eternity when last year’s Convention was only a few months away? Well, it has seemed that way, but the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club is finally tossing some bones our way with a couple of hints regarding the upcoming Convention Exclusive sets (both 12″ and 3 3/4″). Interestingly, the clues for the 3 3/4″ set sound remarkably familiar.
The clues are as follows…
3 3/4″: This might be a history loop…but…something old, something new, something foreign and nothing blue.
12″: I keep returning to this vacation spot.
Well…no offense to the 12 inchers out there, but my attention is focused solely on the 3 3/4″ info…and it’s the same as last year? Well, last year, everyone (myself included) was convinced that it would be the Red Shadows and Action Force… and this certainly seems like the time to do it. So yeah…that’s my bet. For the second year in a row. :shifty: Now, the first thing I immediately notice is shenanegans! Last year, Lanny claimed there was “nothing blue” according to his clue… Starduster and Manleh sure looked pretty blue… hmmm. 🙂
Of course, the real question on many fans’ lips is… what format? Traditional or modern? Well, we may have gotten a clue from Brian Savage himself on the GIJCC forums not too long ago…when responding to an inquiry about o-ring tooling being destroyed, this was his response:
“We don’t have an exact count but it is running thin. One of the con figures changed about 3-4 times due to tool issues.”
Hmmm…that certainly seems to point to the fact that they’re currently working with vintage era tooling on this convention set. Of course, I may be reading way too much into it…and hoping a bit too much as well. A Red Shadows/Action Force set using the vintage tooling with updated looks? Yeah, that would be about tops on the list of things I’d like to see. Crossing my fingers.
