Among all of Hasbro’s 2013 SDCC exclusive reveals today is their latest G.I. Joe/Transformers crossover set. And this year’s is a doozy! This years set features a repainted G.I. Joe V.A.M.P. Jeep made to look like the Autobot Hound and a Skystriker repainted to look like Autobot Jetfire. The set also includes figures of Snake-Eyes with an Autobot logo on his chest, the Baroness with Ravage (complete with chain around his neck for her to hold on to), Decepticon Buldgeon reimagined as a robotic Samurai warrior (3.75″), and Blaster with cassettes in boombox form. Wow! Talk about one heck of a set.
What you expect that to cost? What if I told you it’s going to cost $99.99! It might seem steep to some, but considering everything this comes with, I personally think it’s a great deal. And like with previous G.I. Joe/Transformers crossover sets, the packaging on this one pays homage to the old G.I. Joe/Transformers crossover mini-series that was released by Marvel in the 80s.
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Hey everybody! I have a new video review up on Youtube. Today, I take a close look at the G.I. Joe Retaliation Battle Kata Roadblock action figure from Hasbro. I don’t plan on doing only video reviews, it just keeps working out that way recently. If you still need to purchase this figure, it’s currently for sale on BigBadToyStore right now!
Anyway, I’m excited about it, because I think I’ve finally worked through the kinks to deliver a really nice HD video. It definitely feels awesome to be working on “movies” again, and working out my editing muscles.
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Last night, on Hot Toys Facebook page, they posted a bunch of official photos of their upcoming G.I. Joe Retaliation Storm Shadow 1/6 scale action figure. Wow, does this figure look incredible. Anyone who knows me knows that I loves some G.I. Joe, and I’m very excited for the new movie.
I already plan to get the Retaliation Snake Eyes figure, and I’ll definitely have to add Storm Shadow to the list.
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Gah! Holy crap, Archer is getting its own action figure line! I’ve been saying for years this needs to happen, and once again this week the Toy Gods are good to me and see fit to make it happen.
Archer is one of my favorite current TV shows, in no small part due to the hilarious H. Jon Benjamin. It’s also just generally one of my favorite shows ever. Thanks to Toy News International for the heads up.
The blog Geektrooper posted this scan from a magazine that gives us our first look at Hot Toys upcoming G.I. Joe Retaliation 1/6th scale Storm Shadow action figure. If you look closely, you can also get a glimpse of their upcoming Roadblock figure in the background as well. With as amazing as their upcoming G.I. Joe Retaliation Snake Eyes figure looks, this is shaping up to be one awesome line.
A little while back it was strongly hinted that Hot Toys would be releasing 1/6th scale figures based on the upcoming G.I. Joe Retaliation movie. Well now I can confirm that this is true, and the first figure to be released in the line is Snake Eyes, based on his look in the movie. Hot Toys revealed last night on their website and Facebook page the entire photo spread. No release date or price point has been revealed just yet, but I’ll keep you all updated on when that information is available.
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Rumors have been circulating the Internet for a little bit that Hot Toys had secured the license to make 1/6th scale collectible figures based on the upcoming G.I. Joe Retaliation movie. Thanks to Toy News International, it seems that the rumors are true. Additional information about this line will be coming soon, but it seems that indeed we will be seeing G.I. Joe Retaliation Hot Toys figures. The most likely candidate for the first figure to be released is Roadblock played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Hopefully we will see several of the characters, including Snake-Eyes, Firefly, and Cobra Commander. These will no doubt be filled with tons of accessories and realistic detail.
Today I’ve got not one, not two, but 4 new custom action figures! I got them done quickly so I wanted to share them together. First up, we have Darth Knight 2.0. If you remember my first Darth Knight custom, it was pretty popular. I’ve updated the detailing on it, and added a couple of new custom accessories as well! Next, we have a 25th Anniversary style G.I. Joe Dial Tone. He’s a recreation of the G.I. Joe Club exclusive Dial Tone figure that is so hard to come by now. I figured out which parts were used, and got a cast head, backpack, and gun from my friend Alyosha over at Broken Arrow Toys, and painted it up! Then, there’s my custom 3 3/4″ Daniel Craig James Bond. He was made from the body of a Rise of Cobra James McCullen, and the head from a Golden Compass figure. And last up, we have Rene Belloq, from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. This figure is a 3 3/4″ as well, meant to fit in with the other Hasbro figures. They never made a figure of Belloq in his white suit, so I took a Jazwares A-Team Face figure, painted it up, and gave him the head from a Rise of Cobra James McCullen with painted hair, and the fedora from an Indiana Jones.
Be sure to click the following links to see the full photo sets and descriptions, and check out the sample photos below!
*** Head on over to my Ebay Auctions to see what’s available this week, or commission me if you’d like your very own custom action figure like this one. ***
Dial Tone was a figure that was released as a G.I. Joe Club exclusive figure a couple of years back, but most fans missed out on it, and now it goes for far too much in the secondary market. Here, I’ve recreated that Dial Tone figure exactly. Thanks to a client of mine for figuring out what parts the club used to make the Dial Tone figure in the first place. He’s made from the upper & lower torso, and upper arms from Leatherneck, the lower arms, and the hands and legs from Rollbar. The head, backpack, and gun are resin casts from Broken Arrow Toys. So after having all my pieces, I just had to look at reference to get all the right colors down. I had to hand mix the pigments myself to get the right shades of yellowish-tan, and the bluish green you see on his uniform. All the correct detailing was added to him as well, and his head is fully painted. I wanted to give his gun and backpack realistic weathering, so I painted them with gun metal, dry brushed some mithril silver, and added some gloss black wash in particular places to give the impression of oil. His arm patch was recreated digitally by me in Photoshop in high definition, and then printed out on a clear label and glued in place.
I’m hoping this custom will show those who want their own Dial Tone how to do it. You’ve got all the parts listed, and a nifty link for buying the head, gun, and backpack. Good luck, and have fun with your own. Yo Joe!
*** Head on over to my Ebay Auctions to see what’s available this week, or commission me if you’d like your very own custom action figure like this one. ***
Who wouldn’t want a G.I. Joe scaled James Bond action figure? That’s what I thought too, and here we are. I took a G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra James McCullen figure, and the head from a Golden Compass 3 3/4 figure of the character Daniel Craig played in that movie. Took some hot glue to get the head to sit on the neck right, and then I just gave him some appropriate spy weapons and there you have it.
Among all of Hasbro’s 2013 SDCC exclusive reveals today is their latest G.I. Joe/Transformers crossover set. And this year’s is a doozy! This years set features a repainted G.I. Joe V.A.M.P. Jeep made to look like the Autobot Hound and a Skystriker repainted to look like Autobot Jetfire. The set also includes figures of Snake-Eyes with an Autobot logo on his chest, the Baroness with Ravage (complete with chain around his neck for her to hold on to), Decepticon Buldgeon reimagined as a robotic Samurai warrior (3.75″), and Blaster with cassettes in boombox form. Wow! Talk about one heck of a set.
Hey everybody! I have a new video review up on Youtube. Today, I take a close look at the G.I. Joe Retaliation Battle Kata Roadblock action figure from Hasbro. I don’t plan on doing only video reviews, it just keeps working out that way recently. If you still need to purchase this figure, it’s currently for sale on 
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