From the workshop of Brokenclown:
CUSTOMS: Skullduggery (by Brokenclown)
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Aug 222013
Aug 212013
Come and join our own Taterbot, from Taterbot Casting, this Saturday, August 24th, at Eckman’s toyshow in New Braunfels, TX. Taterbot will have his own table there, where you have the opportunity to peruse and purchase his amazing casts in person!
If you’ve never browsed his store, you have no idea what you are missing!
HOURS & LOCATION
ECKMAN’S CARD, COMIC & TOY SHOW WELCOMES EVERYONE TO THE FIRST SHOW AT THE NEW BRAUNFELS CIVIC / CONVENTION CENTER.
SHOW INFORMATION:
SHOW DATE AND TIME – AUGUST 24, 2013 FROM 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M. SHOW SIZE – 130 DEALER TABLESSHOW LOCATION:
NEW BRAUNFELS CIVIC / CONVENTION CENTER 375 South Castell Ave New Braunfels TX 78130
REVIEW: PS Vita – Dragon’s Crown – Extensive Review (by Akunin)
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Aug 212013
From the desk of Akunin:
“Dragon’s Crown by Atlus and Vanillaware.
Rated T
Blood and Gore
Partial Nudity
Suggestive Themes
Use of Alchohol and Tobacco
Violence
Dragon’s Crown is one of those games that many growing up in the 80’s can relate to. It’s heavily inspired by Golden Axe but with RPG elements thrown in. For those unfamiliar with the side scrolling genre, you are in for a treat.
The character selection screen itself is simplicity at it’s finest. Six adventures huddle around a tavern table.
Difficulty is determined by the character you play. The Fighter and Amazon make it the easiest where as the Wizard and Sorceress have a more difficult time.
The game has gotten a bit of grief from the media regarding its portrayal of the female characters. While there is no nudity present the characters are fluidly animated, whether they are walking or running certain aspects of their figure tend to… react to gravity. This for some might be an issue when children are involved but they don’t put that pretty bold ESRB T on the box for the kiddies. There isn’t a teenage in modern society that hasn’t been exposed to this level of “Suggestiveness” by friends, movies or the internet.”
Click VIEW / DISCUSS below for the entire review!
CUSTOMS: Texas OGer (by Spectre)
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Aug 212013
Spectre, our brother from Texas, shows us his interpretation of what a Texas OGer truly looks like. Where do you weight in with our southern brothers?
CUSTOMS: Desert Combat Cruiser with Desert Fox (by TR1ER)
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Aug 212013
From the workshop of TR1ER aka MARAUDER Ruben:
“Sup guys been a minute, but I’m back with my very first vehicle custom, Desert Combat Cruiser with Desert Fox. I had a lot of fun with this one and plan on trying some more. Until then, on to the pics!
Parts:
Ninja Combat cruiser with Armadillo turret
Desert Fox:
Head= Night Fox
Body= Ret Firefly
Vest = Cobra Shock Trooper”
NEWS: Sideshow Collectibles: Storm Shadow
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Aug 202013
From the desk of Akunin:
“My favorite figure as a kid will be available come February, for $179.99!
Being that the internet is what it is, there is much debate where this is the “V2” figure, but officially or not, its the closest I think we will ever get in this line.
The “Exclusive” benefit on this figure is the Cobra head katana sword. but as minor of a detail as this might seem, the claw hand is a big win for me.
So decide for yourself if its the “V2″ you were expecting, but as an interpretation I couldn’t be happier.”
Click VIEW / DISCUSS below for more pics!
ENTERTAINMENT: The FP – The Card Game
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Aug 202013
From the desk of georox:
“So, on Saturday, August 18th 2013, my entire life was changed. I watched The FP. My mind was blown by how amazing this movie is, and it inspired me. It inspired me so much I decided to make a quick card game out of it! Currently I have a set of the cards being printed up and sent to me to use as a trial/demo game. If it plays alright and people enjoy it/like the style, I’m going to expand it out to a 100-200 card game, with more variety to how it plays, bringing it on-par to boxed games people buy. My intentions are to post all of the files for free online for now, and hopefully get the people who made the film to see it, and hopefully they enjoy it! Maybe they’ll print a set out and play it too. For me, this is my dedication to The FP.
The main stats:
Beat – Sound icon
Style – Hexagon icon
Cred – Crown icon
Ranks from high to low:
S
A
B
C
D
E
F
Each player keeps a hand of 5 characters. An arena is drawn, each player places one character from their hand face down, or in the case of a special Beat-Beat Revelation arena, multiple characters are placed face down. The team with the highest combined rank wins. Discard characters when the Beat-Beat Revelation match is finished, and draw up to 5 cards again from the character deck. When you win an arena, draw an item card, and place the Beat-Beat Revelation arena in front of you face-down.
Items give a bonus to the stat they have pictured, unless it is The Helmet. The Helmet allows you to instantly win that arena. You may use one item you have won per arena. Once an item is used, discard it in the item stack.
The Protomen character card always wins. In the case of two The Protomen, the player who can get their beat stat the highest wins, more than 1 item is allowed in the arena in this case. Playing The Helmet on The Protomen also breaks a tie. If both players use The Helmet, it is back to the beat stat for winner.
First to claim 7 BBR matches wins.
(Note – The Protomen cards are an inside joke amongst my friends and I from when we watched the movie. They are being removed from the final version and being replaced with things relevant to the movie.)
The character cards you need to print two of. There are two backs for them because of this. They are the backs with arrows. The FP back with the blue logo is for the Beat Beat Revelation Arena cards, and the artsy stylized back is for the item cards. Enjoy!
The entire Deck can be seen at: http://imgbox.com/g/WY09UeRQLA”
Aug 192013
The CoilCon is the Midwest’s largest GI Joe convention. Now in its fourth year, the Con continues to grow in attendance and in the number of special guests and vendors. The past years’ conventions have been a great mix of hanging out with the community, CoilCon Exclusives, swap meets, great vendors, Joe Con and SDCC Exclusive giveaways, and much more. Come out and be a part of this year’s event. Admission is FREE! Don’t miss it!
Dates
Friday, August 23rd, 2013: On Friday night, join the Coil for dinner and drinks at:
Martino’s Italian Villa:
1929 North Washington
Kokomo, IN 46901
(765) 457-9181
http://www.martinositalianvilla.com/
Saturday, August 24th, 2013: CoilCon IV will be held from 9 AM to whenever!!!
Please RSVP on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/coilclub/
Location
Kokomo Toys 1244 E. Morgan Street Kokomo, Indiana 46901Just 30-40 minutes north of Indianapolis off of US 31
Refreshments
Cold water and soda will be available for sale. You are welcome to bring a cooler of your own beverages.
Door Prizes and Raffles
Door prizes will be available throughout the day. Prizes from 2012’s convention included the San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) Jinx and Pimp Daddy Destro, as well as Wave 2 Retaliation toys. 2013’s prizes are not yet announced but will certainly be just as special. Also, CoilCon has all day raffles where you bring items to put in and get a ticket which will allow you to come and select items out of the community pile of loot throughout the day. One item per ticket.
Special Pre-Convention Event
ATTENTION COIL CON IV ATTENDEES: The Friday, August 23rd pre-convention dinner meet up/social will be at Martino’s Italian Villa. They have an online menu you can view for more info. We have reservations for 6 PM Friday evening – just mention Coil Con when you arrive.
Pre-Convention Event Location
Martino’s Italian Villa is located at:
1929 North Washington
Kokomo, IN 46901
(765) 457-9181
http://www.martinositalianvilla.com/
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CUSTOMS: The Spectre (by, err.. well… Spectre!)
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Aug 192013
From the workbench of Spectre:
“I know the colors aren’t accurate, but I like this look better. Enjoy. ”
CUSTOMS: Vitruvianpro’s Cavalcade of 19
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Aug 192013
From the workshop of Vitruvianpro:
“Here’s a ton of new customs. I haven’t posted in a while because, well, taking pictures and doing all the editing/uploading takes too damn long. Anyway, here’s my newest batch.”
This is only ONE of the NINETEEN that he just posted. Click through to see the rest!
CUSTOMS: Brokenclown Brings the Heavy
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Aug 192013
Brokenclown breaks out the heavy, with his Heavy Armor Shotgun Viper and Heavy Assault Trooper! Click the VIEW button below to see his customs, and discuss there!
Calling All Customs – August 2013 (Pythona)
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Aug 162013
From the desk of Byrnes:
This month we’ll be highlighting your Pythona customs. For this showcase, it doesn’t matter how old the custom is or where you’ve posted it in the past. We just want to see your custom G.I. Joe figure in this thread. I will update the first thread with all the photos when they are posted. Thank you!
52 Weeks of Free Figures : Year 2 Week 23
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Aug 162013
From the desk of Beachhead666:
“ok folks, BH666 here again, ready ta spread more Oh Gee One Three 52 weeks of free figures love. yup, thats right, im actually giving away a figure this time! that way lantern lad wont have ta stare at the logo he designed that i butchered. anyways. up fer grabs this week, donated by my and CodeNameFlint‘s local used toy store, Replay Toys, one of these bagged kelloggs mail-away lifelines.”
“and the contest is easy. since me and CNF have been spending our saturday afternoons digging through all his hauls and trying ta complete everything we can, and posting our rewards in the showing off section, i thought itd be nice if we shared the love.
so heres what ya do. ta enter, give us a list of 3 REASONABLE things yer looking fer that we should keep an eye out fer as we dig through piles and piles and piles of g.i. joe boxes. we likely aint gonna find no gold head steel brigades in the bag, dreadnok assault sets, or pimp daddy destros, ok?
so three things, more is ok, if ya want. but at least three. and, once again, the winning name will be drawn out of a hat because im a relic from the past. hail the caeser.”
Aug 162013
Congrats to Indiana Joe for winning the 1980’s custom with a spot on version of the classic Mr. T.
Congrats to Video Viper for taking the 1970’s title with his GI Joe themed Popeye.
Please congratulate the winners as well as everyone on some terrific customs that brought back some great memories and good times.
{To see the contest and comment please click here}
Custom O-Ring Style He-Man (by Tim 121RVC)
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Aug 162013
CUSTOMS: The Plague: Crater (by TheVP )
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Aug 152013
From the workshop of TheVP:
“He is a custom I did for The Plague… At first he was going to be Letal, but I have decided to make him an original character named Crater.
Born in south Louisiana, Crater has always had a knack for blowing things up, but was very slow mentally. Always referring to himself in third person, he is brilliant when it comes to explosives, but lacks the focus to stay on point in an actual mission. He was discovered by Zartan and brought into the Dreadnoks, but after blowing up Thrasher’s Thunder Machine twice (the first time was an accident), Zartan brought him to Cobra and had him placed in a Frag Viper unit.
That didn’t work out too well either, as had set an explosive on the modified Hiss that his unit was escorting. He was the only survivor of his unit or the HISS crew. While recovering from his injuries, he met Wireless, a female Tele-Viper, who was injured in battle. Enamored with her, she understood Crater’s deficiencies and decided to use them to her advantage to get placed on the elite Plague Squad. Crater is in constant communication with Wireless via their headsets and she calmly talks him through the mission objectives. The team of Wireless and Crater have proven invaluable to The Plague. Everyone on the team knows if they see Crater running yelling “Crater make BOOM BOOM!” to run for cover.”
Masters of Mayhem, 3rd Qtr – Custom of the Year Contest
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Aug 152013
The “Mount Rushmore Custom Legends” contest is a 4 part contest where the winner from each quarter will battle it out for Custom of the Year. The 3rd Qtr or Masters of Mayhem marks our 1 year anniversary for this custom contest so show up big and let the OG One Three showcase your skills, or as I always say just enjoy working on a custom and participate in the fun by entering a custom, looking at customs and voting on the winners.
{Click here to see all the details of the ongoing contest and rules}
SPOTLIGHT: Online Box Store Petition
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Aug 142013
From the desk of GIMark:
“So, as well all know, our favorite local retail box stores tend to overload on the first wave of a line of product, see wave 1 of Retaliation as the latest example, which end up peg warming, then on to clearance, and ultimately future waves are not ordered.
And we all see the daily posts/threads/complaints about where product is, why the newest wave is not being carried, etc. I’ve had this same discussion with a group of collectors and we have finally decided to at least take a step towards change. In the least, we should have our voices heard.
Please take a minute to sign the petition below. Let your voice be heard and maybe together we can promote a change in how our Box Stores order their product. In the end, if each wave in a line is an option to buy, then they’d see a significant decline in items that have to end in clearance aisles!
Put your signature where your mouth is.”
Dave Dorman Releasing GI Joe A Real American Hero Art Book
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Aug 142013
From codenameflint:
Dave Dorman is releasing a limited edition GI Joe A Real American Art Book. Contained in the book is artwork from the GI Joe Real American Hero toy line. I’m super pumped at the anouncement of this!
Below is information directly from Dorman’s website.
“Between the mid 1980’s thru the early 90’s I had the great pleasure to work with Hasbro toys producing art for in-house use helping create the design of GI Joe action figures. This work was for production only and not intended for reproduction, promotion, or packaging. I have had many fans over the years ask about this art. Because there is continuned interest to this day to see these unpublished pieces, I have taken your wishes and decided to publish some of these in a small book. While there have been a few articles in collector’s magazines and online interviews about this work, and a few scattered publication of a couple of pieces, this will be the first real collection my Hasbro work from this period.
The art featured in the book will be full color paintings produced to make the GI Joe toy figures look as if they would in real life. I will also feature some of the pencil preliminary work that went into my painting preparation. The art covers both Joe and Cobra and some variations of uniforms not produced.
The book is 6″ x 9″ full color with card stock cover, 24 pages including cover. The edition size is limited to 250 copies. All copies are signed by the artist, me, Dave Dorman. I have kept film of these works in my archives, as I do with all of my artworks, and so the reproduction of the art is the best you will find.
I have included the cover and a few interior pieces of art to tease you of what is to come. If you are a GI Joe collector or fan, or just a fan of my work, you will find this book a fun retrospective on a wonderfully creative time in my carreer. “
{Click here for more information and to discuss in our forums}
{Click here for Dave Dorman’s Site}
CUSTOMS: Officer “Mad” Max Rockatansky (by Shipshape1983)
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Aug 142013
From the workshop of Shipshape1983:
“I am a BIG fan of the Mad Max films, my favorite being the first. I set about building up my Max custom figure last year, but had to put it on hold due to the lack of a proper head to use.
Well, recently, Hasbro released a couple of generic troopers in a K-Mart 2 pack. I saw a slight resemblance to Mel Gibson. I tried to replicate the look of the first film’s uniform as best I could.”
