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JoeCon 2012: Daina revealed as first con set figure!

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At long last the figure previews for the 2012 Collector’s Convention set have begun!

First up is Oktober Guard sniper- Daina!

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The Club’s tooling choices are solid this time with what appears to be a new head, new tooled helmet (possibly based loosely on the DTC Barrel Roll), and a very familiar Draguov sniper rifle.  The design works to give her a slightly more “bulky Russian military” feel than one would have expected.  (Personally I was thinking a straight-up reuse of either the RoC Cover Girl or the 25A Lady Jaye.)  Either way, it’s a great way to start off the convention set which makes me think that things can only get better from this point out!

This is the first version of Daina since the release of the VvV era Comic Pack #6

For more information, visit GIJoeCon.com!

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GIJCC: Footloose is shipping and CC monitoring for members!

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Last night the Collector’s Club dropped a “one-two-punch” email into the inbox of its membership.   The first piece of news is that the 2012 renewal figure of Footloose is starting to ship to members who renewed by the March deadline.  That’s right– the second Infantryman of the G.I. Joe is on its way soon!

The second item is that GIJCC members should be on the lookout for a letter coming via mail.  Inside is an individual code redeemable for a year of free credit card monitoring.  It’s a very unexpectedly proactive step that the Club has taken– one that is most likely generated by the volume of criticism over the handling of the recent data breach that affected members of both Fun Pub’s major clubs.

The full contents of the email are posted below:

Here are the latest updates from the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club:

SURPRISE! This week we started mailing the FREE membership figures for 2012!  We were able to get these manufactured much earlier this year, so off they go to you!  It will take several weeks for them to reach all of the membership, so please be patient.  If you don’t receive your figure by the end of May, please let us know.

In your April issue of the Club Magazine, you will find a letter that offers:  credit card fraud counseling; instructions on how to place a credit alert on your accounts; and a free one-year subscription to a Credit Monitoring and Identity Theft Recovery Service that we have purchased on your behalf.

If you have received any evidence of fraud on your credit cards, please call and make a report with the 800 number listed in the letter for the recovery services.

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Joe Con 2012: A change in the dates and venue

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Members of the GIJCC received the following email this weekend regarding some changes to both the venue and the dates of the 2012 Collector’s Convention to be held in New Orleans, LA:

Please note that due to circumstances beyond our control with the anticipated venue for the convention, the dates of GIJoeCon will now be June 28-July 1 at a new venue, the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. We apologize for any problems or issues this change of date has caused. We hope to see you all in New Orleans June 28-July 1 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. Convention (attending and non-attending) registrations will start sometime in February.  Again we apologize for any problems or issues this change of date has caused

You can now make your hotel reservations at GIJoeCon.com.

For those folks who’ve already booked flights, here’s hoping that you can reschedule without too much hassle.  It is interesting to note that this means the con will be the same weekend that G.I. Joe: Retaliation hits theatres.    Gee, I wonder what one of the con events will be this year…

 

 

GI Joe Podcasting RETURNS: “What’s on JOE Mind?” is here!

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Ever miss chatting with your buds at JoeCon?  Ever wondered what Joe Talk would sound like on the radio?  Do you like Podcasts?  If you answered yes to any of these you need to check out the Joe Community’s #1 GI Joe Podcast, “What’s on JOE Mind?”  (WOJM for short)  Every week JBL forum members General Hawk, Crosshair, Cmderinchief and new guy chuckdawg1999 review the news of the last week and interview community personalities, some you might even know yourself!  Discuss it in our forums now and find links and notes to their past shows.  Check out the story after the break to read more about the show.

 

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Left-over Joe Con 2011 items at Club store

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Okay, before you run off frantically to the club store trying to purchase a “Mission Brazil 2″ set, read the list carefully.  MOST of the 3.75” items were sold out by Joe Con 2011’s end.  However, here is a list of currently-available items at the club store.

Thanks to everyone who came to the convention, we all had a blast!
Most of the items we took to the convention sold out and the remaining ones
all have a limited quantity.

These are the only items left from the convention and are in the club store:

New GI Joe Items – Officer Level pricing:

4-7-11 -2011 GIJoeCon 12 inch Drive Into Danger Convention Boxed Set (1 pc)$325.00+shipping

4-8-11 -2011 GIJoeCon Convention Program w/Comic-Perfect enemies (1pc) $4.95+shipping

4-9-11 -2011 GIJoeCon 3.75 Action Figure Display System(figures/cards not included) pack of 3- $9+shipping

FREE downloadable backgrounds for the Action Figure Display System will soon be
available on GIJoeClub.com

4-13-11 -2011 GIJoeCon 3 3/4 Mission Brazil T-Shirt (XL) 1 pc$20+shipping

4-14-11 -2011 GIJoeCon 3 3/4 Mission Brazil T-Shirt (2XL) 1 pc$22+shipping

4-11-11 -2011 GIJoeCon 12 inch Drive Into Danger T-shirt-Medium (1 pc)$20+shipping

4-10-11 -2011 GIJoeCon 12 inch Drive Into Danger T-shirt-Large (1 pc)$20+shipping

4-12-11 -2011 GIJoeCon 12 inch Drive Into Danger T-shirt-(XL) 1 pc$20+shipping

To order, visit GIJoeClub.com today.

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Follow JBL on Twitter for 2011 convention coverage

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Yes, the admin of the site is stuck at home this year but JBL staff will be on site to provide updates from the 2011 Collector’s Convention in Orlando!  CmderinChief (aka “Gary”) is live and one the scene in Florida and between drinking mojitos and chasing Mickey around, he’ll be manning JBL’s Twitter feed!

Follow Gary’s exploits on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/joebattlelines!

The con is nearly here… let the commercials begin!

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This is old news but appropriate considering that the 2011 Collector’s Convention with the now-sold out “Mission Brazil II” sets is this week.

You won’t see this on TV nationally but check out Hasbro’s commercial for the annual Joe Con!

Live forums at JoeDeclassified.com!

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Just in time for the GIJCC in Orlando, the staff at JoeDeclassified (www.joedeclassified.com) have opened their forums for the general public! The staff at JoeDeclassified, led by site owner (and JBL Mod/Joesightings.com Admin) Sam “Nomad” Damon, have diligently worked to put together some of the most comprehensive and informative newsletters on the increasingly vast subject of G.I. Joe. The JoeDeclassified team will be represented at the GIJCC in Orlando from March 31 – April 2 with a booth and copies of the long-awaited Newsletter #4. It will focus on the many incarnations of the G.I. Joe comic books.

Be sure to stop by on the forums at (www.joedeclassified.com/forum/index.php), register and let them know what you think of their work (and possibly submit new ideas for future issues) today!