G.I.JoeCon 2011: Day 2 & 3 Report
Posted by Curto on April 4, 2011 at 08:49 AM CST:
    
The 18th Annual G.I. Joe Convention took place this past weekend! Read more about it here.
CTR special agent Rich Alot hit the floor all weekend long, getting all the news, photos, and videos from the show. Check out the Day 1 report and a video of the Hasbro panel, but there's plenty more where that came from! Here's a rundown of what happened on Saturday & Sunday.
QUICK NOTES
Renegades will be fully supported even though the series is going on hiatus (meaning there will be additional, yet to be revealed, Renegades figures in future waves)
The Croc Master and Blowtorch figures slated for the Pursuit of Cobra wave 4 will have variations. Croc Master will have a Python Patrol makeover and Blowtorch will have a more olive drab tone to his suit in place of the bright yellow orange
The blue canisters a handful of the Cobra figures are coming with is compound Z. Compound Z is the substance that creates Zombie-Vipers
The Sky Striker (both retail and Starscream edition) will come with additional decals so the tail, numbers and trim are customizable
Both Sky Strikers come with a single pilot cockpit, despite photos suggesting otherwise (the change was made in order to hit a $29.99 pricepoint on the retail version)
The Cycle Armor and H.I.S.S. Attack Scout are ready to go but the backlog of the current Alpha Vehicle Assortment is keeping it off the retailers? shelves
The G.I. Joe Collector's Club is starting a trial 6-month subscription service similar to Matty Collectors
The service will send subscribers two carded figures per month starting with Quarrel and Nano-B.A.T. in addition to a bonus subscription figure for 13 total figures for the 6 month trial
FIGURES
Lifeline - with a stretcher, IV bag and line, oxygen mask, medical kit and syringe
Data-Viper - with unmanned drone he controls though his suit
Sci-Fi - with interchangeable heads (visor down and visor up with face exposed)
Airtight (Renegades)
Sgt. Stalker - with the Pursuit of Cobra wave 3 Snake Eyes body as a base
Zombie-Viper - with interchangeable mutating arms
Law and Order (Renegades) - with interchangeable head and articulated Order
Cobra Trooper (Renegades)
Storm Shadow (Renegades) with interchangeable head and sash for Pursuit of Cobra or Renegades deco
Duke (Renegades)
Scarlett (Renegades)
Firefly (Renegades)
Cobra Commander (Renegades) - with interchangeable partially revealed and fully-masked heads
Tunnel Rat (Renegades)
Hazard-Viper (Renegades) - with compound Z canisters
Ripcord (Renegades)
Techno-Viper ? with interlocking construction cones
Snake Eyes (Renegades)
Kwinn ? from the G.I. Joe comics
Zarana (ComicCon Exclusive) ? two versions with the original cartoon paint deco being the regular version and the black Cold Slither version being the variant.
VEHICLES
Sky Striker (retail) ? MSRP $29.99
Sky Striker (ComiCon Exclusive) ? paint deco of Transformers? Starscream and includes Pilot Cobra Commander and Megatron gun. MSRP $80
V.A.M.P. - will be molded in the same green hue as the original 1982 V.A.M.P.
Crimson H.I.S.S.Tank ? with several additional weapons and backpacks that attach to the side of the tanks armor
Black Dragon VTOL ? as seen in the Renegades animated series
H.I.S.S. Attack Scout
Cycle Armor
PHOTO GALLERY
For your viewing pleasure, here's a special gallery from the weekend!
   
    
    
   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
   
    
   
    
    
    
    
   
Stay tuned later today as Rich provides us with a video clip from Joe Con! |
