The G.I. Joe Collectors Club continues their FSS 2.0 updates today with another peek at some upcoming card art, this time for Tollbooth!  Along with the artwork, we also get a great look at the headsculpt for the bridge layer driver as well.  While the mock ups were all computer generated, the actual sculpted models are looking pretty fantastic.

Check out GIJoeClub.com for the latest information and images, and I’ve mirrored some of it below.

Tollbooth Card Art

Tollbooth Head Sculpt

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Playing catch up a little bit here, as the G.I. Joe Collectors Club website has continued to post some great updates to the FSS 2.0 figures.  Included in these updates are some snippets of card art as well as a fantastic detailed look at the head sculpt for Keel Haul!  The entries are below:

• Did You Know #1 – Night Force Falcon
• Did You Know #2 – Tiger Force Airtight
• Did You Know #3 – Skullbuster

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The head sculpt for Keel Haul was posted on GIJoeClub.com as well, and you can see those images below:

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Real life got in the way tonight, so I couldn’t be right on top of this reveal unfortunately, but nevertheless, the G.I. Joe Collectors Club waits for no man, and the reveals for the Oktober Guard Missile specialist Big Bear and USS Flagg Commander Admiral Keel Haul.

Big Bear looks to be a repainted canceled Pursuit of Cobra Arctic Duke, including the great jacket that has never been released to date.  He’s also got a great looking new head sculpt.  Speaking of new head sculpts, Keel Haul sports a great Admiral hat, and many parts shared from the Rise of Cobra General Hawk (who came with The Pit).

Check out the full blown gallery of FSS 2.0 greatness at GIJoeClub.com or the mirrored gallery below.

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Along with the figure reveals, the Collectors Club also released their first “Did you know” segment with Night Force Falcon.  This gives a brief run down of the character’s significance, and also shows the first look at the card art! Check that out right here.

I think it’s safe to say that G.I. Joe fans everywhere have been waiting for this moment! After what seems like forever, pre-orders for the upcoming G.I. Joe Eaglehawk Assault Helicopter have appeared online, and first up to the gate is Big Bad Toy Store.

The price is currently listed at $44.99, though BBTS states that this price is subject to change. Release date estimate is July, 2013. Go get ‘em, Joe fans!

The Collectors Club always finds a way to brighten a dreary afternoon!

I was pretty certain the Club would leave Cesspool for last, but they shocked the G.I. Joe world today by launching Cesspool’s highly sought after reveal today!  With a spectacularly nasty looking new head sculpt, and a great mixture of mostly 30th Anniversary parts, this is a terrific update to the old school Eco Warriors CEO.

Along with Cesspool we also get our first good look at Bombardier, the really nice looking UK repaint of Flash uncovered by Ron Connor and Dave Tree.  Check out both of these reveals at GIJoeClub.com and also mirrored below.  Stay tuned tomorrow to see Big Bear and Keel Haul!

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And they pretty much ROCK.  Cobra’s first ever desert combat specialist the Desert Scorpion was a long time favorite of mine, and the Collectors’ Club did him justice.  Using the Snake Eyes-like head sculpt from the Steel Brigade Delta figure and the head wrap from the Night Creeper, as well as 25th Anniversary Zartan’s body and an amalgamation of legs (I really dig those HISS Driver lower legs).  I can’t quite place the arms at that angle, but the rest of the figure looks very classic themed.  I approve.  Interestingly, the figure is very close in design to the canceled Cobra Minotaur driver, with just some very minor part changes (specifically the head sculpt).  It will be interesting to see if this version has the Crimson Twins arms like that older version was meant to.

Meanwhile, Widescope… hoooly cow.  Back in the early 2000′s, Widescope was merely conceived as a Shockwave place holder, since Hasbro didn’t have the appropriate trademarks for him.  With this figure, the Club really takes Widescope to a new level, and maybe it’s just me, but this figure makes the 25th Anniversary Shockwave look pathetic.  Yes, it’s essentially a repainted Shock Trooper with a Shockwave head and hat, but the blue paint scheme is fantastic.  I really  dig that camouflage on the legs, too.  It looks very similar to the “Urban Rain” color scheme from the 2005 Steel Brigade Convention figures.  Very unique look.

I fully admit to being a fan of the first generation Figure Subscription Service, and man, version 2.0 is out pacing it at almost every step.  If this is any indication, we’re in for some great product from the Club over the next series of years.  I love the fact that a relative unknown like Widescope is getting really great treatment and a chance to live on in a modern format.  Really good stuff.  Keep checking GIJoeClub.com for the latest information, and I’ve mirrored the most recent two images below.

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They told us more previews would be coming, and here they are!  The G.I. Joe Collectors Club just launched previews for two more of their upcoming Figure Subscription Service 2.0 figures, Tollbooth and Tiger Force Shipwreck.

Tollbooth has a brand new head sculpt, and a ton of great accessories as well as the 25th Anniversary Dusty torso, Flint arms, and a mixture of Shipwreck legs (and Dusty lower legs, maybe?).  Rounding off the look is Night Fox webgear, to give us a great addition to our 1985 G.I. Joe roster.

Tiger Force Shipwreck looks like pretty much all 5-pack Shipwreck, with Pursuit of Cobra Cobra Trooper arms.  Check out these previews on the GIJoeClub website and also mirrored below.

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I guess when the Collectors’ Club said “Coming Soon” they meant “Soon” in the most literal sense!  A mere couple of hours after revealing the shadows of the second run of Figure Subscription Service figures, orders for the FSS 2.0 are now live, including reveals of the first four figures!  Check out the preview image below, and then click the “Read the Rest of the Story” link below to check out the full order details!  Great images are online at GIJoeClub.com for Dragonsky, Night Force Falcon, Skullbuster, and Tiger Force Airtight.

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We only heard about the character line up for the second run of the Figure Subscription Service at JoeCon a couple of weeks ago, and now, courtesy of their Facebook page, the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club has teased out the line up with an image of sillouettes!

If I wasn’t already geeked out about the next FSS, I certainly am now, and the fact that they say they’re “Coming Soon” is even better.  Check out the image below, and also my assumption about how each sillouette matches up with the character revealed:

As for the shaded characters above, left to right:

First Row: Dragonsky, Bombadier, Night Force Lt. Falcon, Tiger Force Shipwreck, Skullbuster, and Tiger Force Airtight

Second Row: Tollbooth, Cesspool, Widescope, Big Bear, Desert Scorpion, Keel Haul (with a “Flag”…  nice touch, GIJCC!)

Even in shadow, a lot of these parts look to be pretty modern…  really looking forward to see something in more detail.  Keep your eyes peeled on GIJoeClub.com or the Facebook page for more details.

Man, consider me impressed.

Last year when I launched the concept case surveys for the 2012 JoeCon, I was impressed by the turn out… within the first week I’d gotten about 600 responders, and kept the survey open an additional week so I could capture around 1400 all told throughout the period of… three weeks I think?

Well at this point the 2013 Concept Case survey has been up for about 3 days and there are already over 700 responses!  You guys ROCK.

If you haven’t participated yet, please do so!  Please note, this survey is completely and totally unofficial and not endorsed by Hasbro, but as mentioned at the Hasbro seminar at JoeCon, they are looking for any feedback they can get.  YOUR VOTE MATTERS.

Check out the Concept Case Survey right here and let your voice be heard!

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