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!
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?
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)
Our good friend over at 3DJoes.com has provided some very cool images of the 1983 Toy Fair catalog. In them you’ll see very rare photos, some pre-production, of all your favorite Joes and Cobras!
Every year toy companies come together to show off their upcoming toys to toy retailers. They create catalogs for these retailers and oftentimes the toys shown in these catalogs are pre-production models. Have a look at Hasbro’s 1982 Toy Fair catalog and leave your insights in the comments. These catalog images and your commentary will be added to 3DJoes.com!
Check out the images here on their Facebook page.
3DJoes.com has launched a Kickstarter Collecting the Art of GI Joe Vol 5 from (1990-1992)
We are aiming to complete the mission and fund Volume 5 (1990-1992), Volume 6 (1993-1994), and a slipcase to hold all six volumes. With your help we can get it done. Yo Joe!
Let’s do this!
Hasbro has recently applied for the G. I. Joe logo trademark at the United States Patent And Trademark Office.
What’s interesting is the fact that they have applied for the log0 which we saw during the 80s Era of G. I. Joe rather than the modern one. The document submitted contains an attachment with the logo under the description of “The mark consists of the words G.I. JOE followed by three bars, with a star on top of the “J” in the JOE portion”.
The trademark is filed under “Toy action figures and accessories for use therewith”.
While we believe that this may have been a move on Hasbro’s part to strengthen their trademark portfolio by renewing old ones, we cannot help but wonder if this means new action figures. In fact, It was not too long ago that we heard Hasbro planning to revitalize the brand.
You can check out additional information and the logo, after the jump.
gijoe365.com has knocked it out of the park this time with a transformable gift box of the Coastal Defender. Limited to 40, this is one hot item!
Limited Edition (only 40 produced) transforming gift / display box. This box was designed from scratch and every line, shadow, and detail was hand drawn. There is NO GLUE or TAPE required for this box, as it all works on tabs and slots. You can configure the box into crate mode or display mode, and back again. Every box is signed and dated and editioned out of 40.
The box ships flat, and can be assembled into CRATE mode, where it will hold all the pieces of the kit as well as up to 9 packs of cards, OR transformed into “display mode” where you can feature a favourite figure or card pack or switch it up on a daily basis if you want!
This display box is printed on beautiful 12pt coated stock, and die-cut and creased and shipped flat, mounted to a backer with non-damaging removable glue dots, and sealed in plastic.
More of his work can be found here…
Hasbro Hascon has just updated their Facebook page with new updated information for Hascon ticket holders.
“Shown is a detail of the final #gijoe gray model for the #PhantomX19! We wish we could show you more but this top secret #plane must stay under the radar! See this breathtaking model in all its glory, as well as an earlier foam concept model in person at #HASCON!”
Mike T. stopped by to share the latest entry in his Forgotten Figures series. This time around, we get in-depth with the 1985 G.I.Joe Transportable Tactical Battle Platformaka the TTBP!
The G.I. Joe line was originally conceived as a series of vehicles. They were high profit toys for Hasbro. However, the figures that were designed to interact with those vehicles turned out to be massively popular. But, the vehicles remained a vital part of the line’s overall profitability. As the line progressed, the scale and audacity of the vehicles grew as well. Each year, Hasbro was able to produce vehicles that outdid the year before. In 1985, though, the bar was raised as high as it could go. Along with the excellent Moray and Mauler, Hasbro pumped out the unprecedented USS Flagg. The 7 1/2 foot behemoth remains the flagship for the Joe line: both literally and figuratively. Lost in between massive carrier and the amazing higher end vehicles, though, is the Transportable Tactical Battle Platform. Despite its lack of an included figure, the TTBP (for short) is on par with Hasbro’s other releases and is an excellent example of the overall vehicle quality that dominated the Joe line.
https://forgotten–figures.blogspot.com/2017/08/1985-transportable-tactical-battle.html
What are your thoughts on the TTBP? Do you still have one in your collection, or did you skip it all together? Share your thoughts on this vintage piece of G.I.Joe equipment after the break!
Before the Defiant Shuttle Complex and Star Brigade, there was the 1984 G.I.Joe Shuttle! This image was shared today via Hasbro Pulse and will be on display at HASCON!
Is this concept something you would’ve liked to have added to your collection? Sound off after the break!