I initially thought the vehicle in the Construction Commandos exclusive set was going to be an afterthought. Having bought all of the regular release Kre-O sets and vehicles, I figured the final product would be something along the lines of smaller builds like the pseudo-VAMP or mini-Water Moccasin. Boy, was I wrong. This is a really nice vehicle build. This
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Continuing with coverage of the SDCC exclusive Construction Commandos set, we’ve got the villainous side today. Destro and his Iron Grenadiers are ready to take on the Marauders in brick form. It’s interesting to note that the Grenadiers are making appearance in Kreon form for a convention exclusive, as in 2012 they were the subject of the JoeCon villain offerings.
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The original Slaughter’s Marauders figures are an interesting set as far as the later GI Joe Real American Hero offerings go. Composed solely of repainted older figures, one can see them as both an inexpensive attempt to put more product on the shelves, and also as a way to keep older molds of important characters in the mix. With the
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Now this is what the Power of Packaging feature is all about. The San Diego Comic Con exclusive GI Joe Kre-O set came as a surprise this year, considering that the Hasbro building block system seems to be on hiatus, at least in the US. The subject matter (Sgt. Slaughter) was also unexpected, considering what you often hear about the
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It’s hard to believe that Night Fox has been around as a GI Joe character for five years. It seems like only yesterday that I was first surprised by the quality of this new driver figure. The 2010 original still stands as one of my favorite modern era figures, and a refreshing addition among all the homages to the olden
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A apology is in order from this GI Joe collector. I’ve been remiss in covering new releases since the Retaliation figures left shelves. I don’t hit much of the recent Collectors’ Club offerings as I simply don’t have the scratch to buy them any longer. I haven’t picked up the Joe SDCC offerings from many of the past few years
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I was totally jazzed about getting the convention exclusive set back in 2003. I had attended the JoeCon in Kansas City in 2001, which still featured a 12 inch focus, with its exclusive set. I had missed out on getting the 2002 Crimson Strike Team (which I later picked up and then sold–ouch!) but I couldn’t wait to get my
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By DetectiveFork Most G.I. Joe collectors have their own ultimate wish list, a glaring collection of missing holes in their collections that they pray Hasbro will one day see fit to fill. Back in 2011, the No. 1 missing person on my want list was G.I. Joe’s supermodel tank driver, Cover Girl. She never made much of an impression on
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In honor of this year’s convention set theme, I thought I’d post a throwback to an old post that’s appropriate, I think. Enjoy… Who do you think would be the least likely member of Tiger Force, the Joes’ jungle specialist team? How about a guy who drives a huge gantry that launches a space shuttle. Right. Wow, the color scheme
Read moreby KansasBrawler Going into Joe Con this year, Repulsor was a pretty big surprise to some (like me) and a disappointment to others. I was extremely intrigued by the concept of a new named Cobra (and one that had an animal to boot) and though I was at first a little let down by the fact that Repulsor was a
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