Hasbro has finally revealed the last entry for wave 1 of G.I. Joe Classified – retail release Snake Eyes. Snake Eyes uses the same mold as the #00 version but features an all black deco. He has some red highlights including a bit on his mask. Gun based weapons seem to be sci-fi themed. He’ll be packed 2 in a case along with Duke, Scarlett, Roadblock, and Destro. Grab your pre-orders at our sponsors below!
Finally! After about 2 months of press releases, toy fair shots, leaked pics and reviews, actual retail shipments of G.I. Joe Classified Deluxe Snake Eyes have finally started hitting front doors. There were two waves of orders on day 1 – the first sold out pretty quick and those shipped last week. The second round were advertised to ship in June/July so if you haven’t got one yet, hold tight it’s coming later this year. Luckily we were able to get in on round one and today we are posting our pics and thoughts on the first 6 inch G.I. Joe figure, hopefully of many more to come – Deluxe Snake Eyes!
Read on to check out over 115 HD shots we took here at home base. These include basic white BG shots showing what he can do as a figure, the parts, some comparisons, and then some fancy shots at the end to get us all hype for some tabletop battles down the road!
Hot on the heels of Classified Snake Eyes launch figure dropping from Pulse, we have the next reveal for the line – DESTRO! The 6 inch figure features a very classic look, hitting all the key notes. He comes packed with his trusty briefcase, pistol and more. Check the pics after the break and hit our sponsors below to grab your copies!
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Extreme Sets have been making cardboard based pop up dioramas for a couple years now, branching out from their wrestling roots and giving us environments to fit all our action figure themes. Most of these have been at the 1/12 scale, working with Marvel Legends, NECA, Star Wars Black Series and the like. Today that changes with the introduction of two new 1/18 scale sets. The Building 3.0 and the Deranged Alley 2.0. Building 3.0 is new, it just dropped in the 1/12 scale. The Deranged Alley 2.0 is a remix of one of their most popular sets, I’ve used it a lot for Marvel Legends and DC figures over on Toyark (Hit that link to see the 1/12 sets in action). Both of these now work with 3.75 / 4 / 1/18 scale. Prior to today, the only other one from Extreme Sets was the Command Station, which was cool but a little sci-fi. These new ones allow for some real world displays and photographing options.
Both sets feature the same modular display system Extreme Sets is known for – cardboard panels that tab together and can be reconfigured to your liking. You can create cornered street scenes or wrap them around into a building. The Building 3.0 set also comes with a roof if you choose to go building style. The Alley comes with flooring as well, and you can buy additional ground packs in the 1/12 scale to supplement that, or use with the Building set.
All in all they are great ways to get some spice into your G.I. Joe toy photography or display areas. We’ve run the sets for some pics to show what they can do and how they can be used, read on to check out over 55 HD images after the break! The 1/18 scale sets are in stock and shipping now at Extreme Sets. If you use code TOYARK at checkout, you’ll get 15% off your order!
Command Station (1/18)
Deranged Alley 2.0 (1/18)
Building 3.0 (1/18)
The most recent Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe comic from IDW had a unique look and story that many fans dig. Unfortunately it wouldn’t translate well into fully functioning figures as we know them. In comes Kidrobot with a collection of non-Transforming items to celebrate the series. They have blind-box Vinyl Mini Series figures which stand 3 inches tall, pins, 7 Inch Vinyls, and keychains. All feature Kidrobot’s art style that captures the look and feel of the book.
We’ve run a case of the Vinyl Mini Series figures through the motions which shows off all of the unique molds. There are several chases that eluded us but that’s what happens with blind box figs even if you grab a case these days. Since the theme of this is Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe, we figured we’d go along with it. The G.I. Joe themed pictures from the set are here on HissTank after the break. The Transformers themed pictures from the case are up on our network site TFW2005.com, which you can see right here!
All of these are courtesy of and available at Entertainment Earth right now!
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Kidrobot Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe Keychains
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Kidrobot Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe Vinyl Figures
New Jersey Collectors Con was this past weekend, and both Boss Fight Studio and Marauder Inc were in attendance with new product for the 1/18th scale. Marauder in particular had details on their upcoming Kickstarter items, including a pretty bad ass fully articulated K9 dog. Also on hand were mock ups for their exo suit armor, 1/12 scale weapons and the show exclusive purple Engineer Ops. Read on to check out detailed pics of their display!
Feel free to head on over to our Network site Toyark.com to check all the Boss Fight and V-HACKS reveals below:
Boss Fight Studio Vitruvian H.A.C.K.S. Reveals – NJCC Summer Recap
Boss Fight Studio Bucky O’Hare – NJCC Summer Recap
Dream Concept Zombie Lab In Person Pics – NJCC Summer Recap
Today we have a look at the SDCC IDW Revolution Box Set. This featured figures from many lines, and most of the 3.75 figures use G.I. Joe bodies as their base. In particular Roadblock was a treat due to his being a previously unreleased Renegades figure needed to complete the line up. We’ve done up over 140 images of the entire set which you can check out over at network site TFW2005.com here. If all you care about is Roadblock, then we’ve attached all his HD images to this story if you read on!
Extreme Sets have been banging out cardboard based Dioramas for a while now, starting with Wrestling themed ones and more recently moving into the Multiverse line that focuses on all genres. Waves 1 and 2 are out and you can check reviews for them over on Toyark. Up until now, these sets have been for 6/7 inch scale figures, so unless you were using it as a far away backdrop in photography, it didn’t really work for G.I. Joe and 3.75 figures. The Command Station set changes that. It is designed for 3.75 scale figures and is huge, spanning 2 stories at 16 inches tall, and roughly 60 inches wide depending on how you configure it all. It gives you an instant base for your Joes or Cobras for use in photography or just out on display with your collection. This is not specific to G.I. Joe either, so you can use it with any 1/18th scale line that you think it fits with.
We’ve done up a detailed set of pictures showing what it can do, so read on to check out over 45 HD images of the Joe team hanging out in their makeshift base!
Also of note: The fine folks at Extreme-Sets.com have given us a coupon code for a discount on your orders. Enter code TOYARK at checkout and get 10% off your order!
Marauder Gun Runners was also in attendance at yesterday’s at NJCC Summer 2015 Show and they brought along the next phase of their Marauder Task Force figures. These are military inspired 3.75 figures which did very well on Kickstarter a while back, with the focus being on customization with tons of parts and accessories. The next round will be the Valkyries which feature several female figures and of course new parts and gear. Check out pics from their booth after the break!
The Summer 2015 New Jersey Collectors Con was yesterday and Boss Fight Studio was in attendance. For those that don’t know, Boss Fight Studio is made up of folks who worked on Modern Era G.I. Joes and other figures for Hasbro and the Club. They had their upcoming Vitruvian H.A.C.K.S. figures on display including several new paint samples of figures appearing later in the Kickstarter. Future waves for V-HACKS were also there showing off mock ups for the Fantasy figures. Last but not least, the Ultimate Spartan was revealed as a future NJCC exclusive! No other details on that yet though. Check out a selection of pics from their booth after the break!