{"id":30936,"date":"2015-04-12T01:40:50","date_gmt":"2015-04-12T06:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=30936"},"modified":"2015-04-12T01:45:25","modified_gmt":"2015-04-12T06:45:25","slug":"joecon-2015-armchair-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=30936","title":{"rendered":"JoeCon 2015:
Hasbro & Collector’s Club Armchair Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"

So on Day 3 of JoeCon, I finally stopped bawling my eyes out over all those gorgeous Tiger Force repaints<\/a> – seriously, did you see that Tomahawk repaint? My favorite vehicle in my favorite deco? For $168? Why? Fun Pub? Why?! Sorry, it’s still too soon! <\/p>\n

Anyway, there was some cool stuff shown at JoeCon that I’ll be able to afford thanks to two Con panels which I’ll recap out of order, starting with the Collector’s Club panel. I haven’t had a chance to review a lot of the FSS figures, but I’ve happily subscribed the first three offerings and have a ton of great figures as a result. I was curious to see who the Club would announce for 4.0! <\/p>\n

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Okay, first of all, two more Tiger Force repaints? Twistin’ the knife, GIJCC. Twistin’ the knife. Outback does have a cool shirt though. <\/p>\n

My Joe love runs pretty vintage so I’m drawn to the classics – we’ve got Barricade, Bullhorn, Nunchuk, & Pathfinder! Those are all sweet. And that last Law & Order<\/a> we got? Now in Classics Colors! That’s five wins right there. The other five: the White Night Creeper, Jammer, Interrogator, Inferno BAT, and Billy Commander? They’re some great choices, but I’m not sure how many of those I’d keep. And then there is the mysterious 13th figure… We still don’t know this years, but I’m curious – the Club offered a Tiger Force Frostbite at the Con and now we’ve got Tiger Force Sneak Peek in this sub. We kinda need regular versions of those guys. Will either of them be our surprise figure? <\/p>\n

They also announced a handful of other club exclusives<\/a> (via HissTank). The big thing for me was Pythona! Sadly, I think she’s still waiting for a vintage figure, so that kinda stings. We’ll of course need all those other Cobra-La guys in modern style, won’t we? Too cool. There’s also a new vehicle next year, the Dreadnok Ground Assault 4\u00d74 with Heartwrencher getting her first figure. <\/p>\n

The 12″ figure is pretty cool too<\/a>, an updated Mike Powers Atomic Man! He’s not glow-in-the-dark with a hazmat suit, but he’s close! And that wasn’t all. We already knew about the Marissa Fairborne figure that’s package with Afterburner, or at least a bike in his deco, but they announced their second Joe\/TF figure too and it’s pretty cool. Remember Old Snake from that one TF episode? Where Magnus, Hot Rod, & crew were turned into humans by this old terrorist voiced by Chris Latta? He’s finally getting a figure! (not counting his first 53<\/a>). He’ll come with Transformers Stealth Drone in a B.A.T. deco! Pretty sweet. <\/p>\n

Now that was just the club! Hasbro also had some fun stuff to announce. Yes, Virginia, G.I. Joe isn’t dead at retail… Exclusive to TRU, we’ve got five new two-packs, four new three-packs, and some snazzy vehicles. I’m easily most excited about Gung Ho, but that Red Crocodile is a close second! Notable third place to a Night Force Hit & Run and – that Blue Bazooka? That’s kinda Night Force, right? Also, cool is a sort of reissue of one of the rarest sets in the modern era, the fifth DVD Battles Pack including Alpine!<\/p>\n

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\nClassic Clash \u2013 Storm Shadow (v2) vs. Spirit Iron Knife<\/p>\n

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\nMarine Devastation 2 Pack \u2013 Cobra Shadow Guard vs. Gung Ho<\/p>\n

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\nCobra Commander vs Shipwreck & Polly<\/p>\n

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\nCroc Master vs Blowtorch<\/p>\n

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\nIron Grenadier vs Steel Brigade<\/p>\n

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\nVanishing Act- Torpedo, Hit & Run and Zartan<\/p>\n

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\nSneak Attack \u2013 Specialist Dusty, Firefly, Bazooka<\/p>\n

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\nChase for the MASS Device \u2013 Cobra Commander, Cobra C.L.A.W.S. trooper, Duke (DVD set)<\/p>\n

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\nRock Rampage \u2013 Cobra Shock Trooper, Cobra Rock Viper, Alpine<\/center><\/p>\n

And now let’s look at those vehicles. It was a little confusing at first, but basically there are two editions of each set. One for retail and one for SDCC. The first set, Desert Duel, includes the Cobra Basilisk (Snow Cat repaint) and classic Striker in a desert deco along with a Desert Chuckles and a Cobra driver. The SDCC version includes two additional figures: a Cobra Air Trooper and the G.I. Joe Night Fox. <\/p>\n

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So not too much different on that one, but this next one makes up for it. At Retail, the “Silent Strike” edition of this set includes the Skystriker in a dark grey deco with Ace & Sightline (new character) and an awesome Orange HISS Tank with a driver and a gunner. This Orange tank kinda makes me wish I still had the white, black, red, & blue ones… <\/p>\n

So then, the SDCC version is a totally different deco that calls back to the 80s and the opposing armies repurposing the other vehicles. This set includes a Cobra-captured Skystriker repainted in crimson & silver and called the Scythe. (seriously, think about how it must look from the top, it’s gotta be cool). The jet is piloted by a Cobra AVAC and an Alley Viper Office. On the flipside, remember my affinity for an orange Hiss? Well, how about green! This Joe-captured Hiss tank, now called Chimera, includes new versions of Grunt & Steeler! <\/p>\n

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