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The 6th volume of the terrific series 3.75″ Joe: Creating G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero has just launched on Kickstarter!

Put your pledge in now!!!

The sixth book in the series, “3.75 Inch Joe: The Special Forces Team that forged an American Hero (Volume 6)” is an 80 page, 9”X10” library of designs and stories ranging from 1982-1994, including some unproduced concepts! This fully colored book will be printed on 100# paper in a Soft Perfect Bind format with a visible spine like a graphic novel. Although there have been many books written about G.I. Joe®, what makes “3.75 Inch Joe: The Special Forces Team that forged an American Hero” series unique is the fact that the information shared within the book comes from exclusive interviews with former employees who worked on the G.I. Joe® brand. Some of the things to expect include:

• The inspiration and influences behind the different figures and vehicles straight from the designers’ point of view…

• Alternate names for figures and vehicles pulled from Larry Hama’s dossiers or from the original concepts themselves…

• Insider stories from former employees ranging from Marketing to Engineering regarding the changes that occurred during the design process…

• Conceptual designs and photographs that will show the progression and different stages of creating a figure or vehicle. This includes concept pencils and inks, sculpture sheets, color studies, color presentation art, models, and much much more!

Which characters and vehicles will be included in Volume 6?

•Grunt• Tripwire • Falcon and Viper Gliders & Grunt and Viper Pilot • Wildbill • Dragonfly• Zartan • Swampskier & Dreadnoks • Buzzer • Ripper • Torch • Thrasher • Mainframe • Falcon • AGP • Nullifier • Budo • Hardball • Downtown• Alley Viper • Subzero & Freefall • Heavy Duty • Eco Warrior Flint • Eco Warrior Cesspool • Ninja Force Dojo • Ninja Force Slice •Anarchy Solider & Unknown figure•

SPECIAL NOTE:

• Grunt (3 separate spreads…6 pages total)

• Wildbill (2 separate spreads….4 pages total)

• Dragonfly (3 separate spreads…6 pages total)

• Zartan (2 separate spreads…4 pages total )

Rewards:

There will be 11”X17” prints available of the two-page spreads which will be printed on 100# paper. They will display beautifully framed or in a shadow box where you can also display your favorite Joe or Cobra toy that fits within these dimensions! (page numbers will be removed)

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Thanks to sapperldr for letting us know artist Jason Sobol has a new kickstarter for a G.I Joe Art book called Half the Battle: Volume 2. The Kickstarter can be viewed here.

If you want to see his previous Joe themed art he has it up on his site and the first kickstarter.

https://www.jasonsobolart.com/gi-joe-art

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects…d-fan-art-book

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Hisstank’s good friend from 3DJoes.com has created his own little Toys R Us store loaded with vintage GI Joe, Transformers, Exo-Squad and much, much more. I’ve mirrored a few of his images he’s posted on Facebook. Check out the images of how wonderful his new display is!

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This is definitely a fandom splitting topic, but if GI Joe were to return to retail this moment, how would you like to see it represented?

* Old school o-ring?
* A continuation of the 25th style packaging with new sculpts and a continuation of unreleased figures?
* 6 Inch!!
* Other?

Let your opinion be heard by voting!

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Our good friends over at 3DJoes are having a back to school sale on all their books! If you missed any of them the first time, including the awesome slip cover, now’s your chance to pick them up.

Click here to buy!

Click here to join in on the discussion.

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With the huge success of Haslab’s first outing, the Vintage Collection Jabba’s Sail Barge (The Khetanna,) meeting roughly 175% of their goal to the tune of nearly four and a half million dollars, it’s safe to say Hasbro will go back to that well in the future. With this in mind, what would you honestly be willing to pay for a new Flagg?

USS Flagg image courtesy of 3DJoes.com

Discuss further after the jump!

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I wanted to start this weekend off with a trip down memory lane and try to counter some of the awful news about the closing of Toys R Us. So let’s hear it Tankers… what were your favorite retail stores that you got your Joe or Cobra fix from?

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HissTank member Dansjoes has posted a new Kickstarter, volume 5 of his 3.75″ Joe, Creating G.I. Joe A Real American Hero!

The release of “3.75 Inch Joe: The Special Forces Team that forged an American Hero” book series, Volume 5! The fifth book in the series, “3.75 Inch Joe: The Special Forces Team that forged an American Hero (Volume 5)” is an 80 page, 9”X10” library of designs and stories ranging from 1982-1994, including some unproduced concepts! This fully colored book will be printed on 100# paper in a Soft Perfect Bind format with a visible spine like a graphic novel. Although there have been many books written about G.I. Joe®, what makes “3.75 Inch Joe: The Special Forces Team that forged an American Hero” series unique is the fact that the information shared within the book comes from exclusive interviews with former employees who worked on the G.I. Joe® brand. Some of the things to expect include:

• The inspiration and influences behind the different figures and vehicles straight from the designers’ point of view…

• Alternate names for figures and vehicles pulled from Larry Hama’s dossiers or from the original concepts themselves…

• Insider stories from former employees ranging from Marketing to Engineering regarding the changes that occurred during the design process…

• Conceptual designs and photographs that will show the progression and different stages of creating a figure or vehicle. This includes concept pencils and inks, sculpture sheets, color studies, color presentation art, models, and much much more!

Which characters and vehicles will be included in Volume 5?
•Stalker • JUMP • PAC/RATS• Airborne • Recondo • Barbeque • Quick Kick • Low-Light • Monkeywrench • Persuader • Back-Stop • Techno-Viper • Fast Draw • Renegades • Mercer • Taurus • Red Dog • Charbroil • Toxo-Viper• Condor • Aero-Viper• Scoop • H.E.A.T. Viper • Decimator • Hammerhead • Laser-Viper • Ambush • Earthquake • Slythor (unreleased figure concept) • Scar-Head (unreleased figure concept) • Back-Up(unreleased figure concept) • Maniac (unreleased figure concept) •

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Stalker (2 separate spreads…3 pages total)

• JUMP (2 separate spreads…3 pages total)

• Airborne (2 separate spreads…3 pages total)

• Recondo (2 separate spreads…3 pages total)

• Barbeque (1 separate spread…2 pages total)

• Barbeque & Quick Kick (2 separate spread…2 pages total)

• Condor (2 separate spreads…4 pages total)

• Decimator & Hammerhead (1 separate spread…2 pages total)

• Hammerhead (1 separate spread 2…2 pages total)

• Hammerhead & Laser-Viper (1 separate spread…2 pages total)