JoeCon 2011 Announced!!

Grab those mouse ears and pack up your duck bills….we’re heading to Disneyworld gang!!!

Hot off the presses from the G.I. Joe Club, next year’s convention has been revealed!!

The 2011 International G.I. Joe Collectors’ Convention “G.I. Joe Con” will be held in Orlando, Florida, at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort, March 31-April 3!  This is an outstanding property at an outstanding rate!  You will not want to miss this one.  Orlando will be perfect this time of year, so bring the whole family for this fun-filled weekend!Make your hotel reservations now at GIJoeCon.com.

Convention registration will be available this fall.  Watch for our new online registration system!

Click HERE to discuss it!

*Thanks go to board member ‘felyxz’ for posting it to the boards a minute before I hit ‘SUBMIT’*

YO JOE!!!!

Alexx Shorts: Hey, I got a mech too! *Updated!*

If it isn’t obvious already, the new product is flowing in, and I jumped at the first stuff I found!  I didn’t wana bust the poor wallet on one shot, so I’ve only got the Steel Marauder for ya, but rest assure, there will be more!  So come on in and check it out!

UPDATE

Hey folks, I’m still truckin’ along with the new stuff, and I’ve just posted PoC Beachhead up as well!  Take a look!

UPDATE AGAIN

Hey, it’s time for Desert Battle Storm Shadow, now!  Yeah yeah, I’ll get to the guys who aren’t the ninjas real soon.  Trust me though, this is a really cool version of him!

SDCC Sgt. Slaughter- gone from HasbroToyShop.com!

Sometime before 10:30am CST today, the San Diego Comic Con exclusive figures began to trickle onto HasbroToyShop.com.  However, in RECORD TIME, Sgt. Slaughter was listed as “sold out”, leading many to question whether he was truly available or not. 

Regardless, as of right now, any attempt to buy the Sarge in either version will result in the following screen:

Sgt. Slaughter's status at HTS

It’s also been reported that the GIJoe Collector’s Club is also sold out on sets of this exclusive.

Joe Battlelines Top Ten

 

  

JBL members were asked “What’s Your Top Ten?” and you responded.  The lists were compiled and broken down to the ten most popular toys, and there were some surprises.  Then you were asked to vote on those top ten and you overwhelmingly responded with even bigger surprises.  So ladies and gentlemen let’s get right into it and as well see what some of you had to say;  

#10.

 
G.I.Joe Headquarters Command Center

Released in 1983 the Headquarters Command Center was G.I.Joe’s first base.  It could house your vehicles in one of its two bays, one featuring an elevating platform.  There was a jail cell for those captured Cobra Troopers, and a command center for your Joe’s.  As well as a storage place for your weapons in the back of the main base and for your file cards in the (tank) bay.  It made for countless hours of fun and a home for your Joe team when not in battle.     

 LordEd1976 said – “great playset.”    

pbarny said – “Nothing better than this thing. Garages, lifts, guns, cameras, computers, jails. Not even the lack of a ceiling or doors can detract from it.”  

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