I was not putting much expectations into this new wave but I was surprised how good this was. Especially, the price.
For some reason, the new wave got included in the 50% discount sale for older Rise of Cobra sets which makes this just right.
Pursuit of Cobra Vehicles release at Retail 50% Discount !
Chinese New Year 2010 started right with the release of Pursuit of Cobra Vehicles at 50% off!
Included in the set are:
Ram Cycle with Sandstorm
Air Assault Glider with Capt. Ace
Jungle Terror Twin Battle Gun with Range-Viper
Trubble Bubble with Viper
Reviews and pictures to follow ;)
Finally!
My shipment has come to port. Excessive ? Maybe. Some are orders from a buyer or two but most is mine.
I am looking forward to the Defense of Cobra Island sets. My Cobra staffing problems are solved!
As for the Assault on Cobra Island set, I have a use for the extras. I am conceptualising new characters for my own line using G.I. Joe parts. Something I have always wanted to do I mentioned earlier.
This is to make up for my 3 Cobra Morays still in storage.
Albeit reflagged for G.I. Joe
I really can’t wait for the long fun-filled weekend to come :D
Well, with the abundance of Snowjob at SRP, I have decided to make a custom GI Joe.
Unfortunately, I am rather pre-occupied with reality so I have decided to follow the trend.
I have decided to outsource :D
Last year, I went through the trouble of saving up stickers and arranging shipping for rescuing the 25th Anniversary Doc action figure. G.I. Joe’s only full-fledged Doctor.
Previously, I featured the 2 Docs I finally “liberated”.
All was well.
Now, Guess what I stumbled into ?
More Docs!
Apparently, Cobra has cloned Doc and found no more use for him and is practically giving him away!
Just a quick one.
I arrived early at a meeting and had time to dash to the local Toy Store.
By chance, I picked up a rare Wraith at SRP ($7.60).
By some weird circumstance, I was offered a chance to go through undisplayed inventory and scored 3 x Pit Commandos, 2 x Stormshadow unmasked, and a Paris Pursuit Snake Eyes with Timber.
Being the OCD Information Security Privacy head Honcho, I had to run equally fast to the nearest office supply shop to get one manila envelope that fits all these to make it look like crime scene evidence to pass physical security checks and avoid those weird looks.
Mission Accomplished!
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra toys have finally been released at Retail!
…and I do not mean the special expensive retail shops ;)
I have made it a habit to take pictures of Joe store displays at retail as, sooner or later, some evil munny-grabbing Terry the Toy Terror Taliban will use his mummy’s ill-gotten blood munny to hoard these…
Beachhead has been one of my favourite characters that has been given the 25th Anniversary Treatment. He represented what troopers should have been in the first place. Green.
His design has been influential in releasing other great 25A characters like Firefly.
It is my first week at work and I spent the whole week learning the administrative ropes. The orientation may be boring but it gave me the perfect opportunity to work on my idea of a whole team of custom troopers. I am already down to the individual members’ real names and background so I am extremely excited with this project.
I mean, imagine a trooper whose codename is “Nut” ?
;D
You can guess how I will be spending my twice daily coffee breaks. Creative writing or sniffing paint.
Fortunately, I have been reading volumes of anecdotes more than enough to fill out filecards for a whole team.
Now, on another note.
If Airwave had not told me, I would not have known at all.
Snake Eyes: Year One, a.k.a. Snake Eyes : Continue Mission, was featured at www.theterrordrome.com and is a candidate for Custom of the Week!
Thanks to www.theterrordrome.com for the opportunity!
Customizing military vehicles will mean adding weapons, sooner or later. At its simplest, it could just be poking a hole on the roof to mount a machine gun. However, to make a weapon interact with action figures means the weapon itself must be poseable.
Case in point, Bbi’s Mk 19 Auto Grenade Launcher.
