Generals Joes - A blog about the importance (or unimportance) of little plastic men » alley-viper http://generalsjoes.com Wed, 23 May 2012 20:53:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Excellent addition to Mike Thompson’s art blog portfolio – Alley-Viper! http://generalsjoes.com/2011/09/29/excellent-addition-to-mike-thompsons-art-blog-portfolio-alley-viper/ http://generalsjoes.com/2011/09/29/excellent-addition-to-mike-thompsons-art-blog-portfolio-alley-viper/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:15:51 +0000 Justin http://generalsjoes.com/?p=12094 Yesterday, with thanks to GeekIJoe and Greg from What’s on Joe Mind, I posted a link to Mike Thompson’s WordPress blog, which showcased a lot of his great painted artwork for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra toys…and today he celebrates the added interest by posting another fantastic piece!

This time around, we get a great look at the process behind the Alley-Viper, packaged with the Cobra Fury.  Initially slated to be released within the confines of The Rise of Cobra, it ended up emerging with the Pursuit of Cobra line, and the Alley-Viper was an awesome addition.

Yet another terrific piece of work, which you can check out right here!  Great stuff.

]]> http://generalsjoes.com/2011/09/29/excellent-addition-to-mike-thompsons-art-blog-portfolio-alley-viper/feed/ 1 New Pursuit of Cobra items in stock now at GIJoe Club store! http://generalsjoes.com/2010/08/30/new-pursuit-of-cobra-items-in-stock-now-at-gijoe-club-store/ http://generalsjoes.com/2010/08/30/new-pursuit-of-cobra-items-in-stock-now-at-gijoe-club-store/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:30:02 +0000 Justin http://generalsjoes.com/?p=8971 I just received the following email from the G.I. Joe Collectors Club:
NEW IN STOCK GI JOE ITEMS
PICTURE NOT AVAILABLE

PICTURE NOT AVAILABLE

]]> http://generalsjoes.com/2010/08/30/new-pursuit-of-cobra-items-in-stock-now-at-gijoe-club-store/feed/ 1 BigBadToyStore has PoC Bravo Wave 2 vehicles in stock! http://generalsjoes.com/2010/08/24/bigbadtoystore-has-poc-bravo-wave-2-vehicles-in-stock/ http://generalsjoes.com/2010/08/24/bigbadtoystore-has-poc-bravo-wave-2-vehicles-in-stock/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:18:49 +0000 Justin http://generalsjoes.com/?p=8922 Wow, that’s unexpected!  Even as Wave 2 of the Pursuit of Cobra figures have started trickling out into brick & mortar retail, BigBadToyStore reports that they have received the second wave of Bravo vehicles, which includes the VAMP and the Cobra Fury.  Excellent!  Click the links below.  I’ve placed my order, and I can’t tell you how psyched I am for the VAMP.  This looks like one of the coolest Joe vehicles we’ve gotten in a while.

Go get ‘em!

]]> http://generalsjoes.com/2010/08/24/bigbadtoystore-has-poc-bravo-wave-2-vehicles-in-stock/feed/ 1 GeneralsJoes G.I. Joe: Resolute Reviews – BONUS! http://generalsjoes.com/2010/07/27/generalsjoes-g-i-joe-resolute-reviews-bonus/ http://generalsjoes.com/2010/07/27/generalsjoes-g-i-joe-resolute-reviews-bonus/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:09:54 +0000 Justin http://generalsjoes.com/?p=8644 Okay, I have a confession to make.  I love these Resolute toys.  I really, really, REALLY love these Resolute toys.  I know everyone labels me a Hasbro fanboy anyway, so that probably comes as no surprise to anyone, but my love for these Resolute toys goes beyond my normal love for the normal cool toys.

While I am fired up for the Pursuit of Cobra items and I love what I’m seeing there, too, for some reason the look and feel of G.I. Joe: Resolute just has me on cloud nine.  It’s a little bitter sweet, because I’m not sure we’ll ever see anything else from this awesome Resolute universe, but if this is it, it’s a great last stand.

Granted, there were aspects of the Resolute story that certainly were not perfect, but the big drawing point were the designs, and seeing those designs translated into 3 3/4″ plastic form is absolutely awesome.  So, of course, since I’m so ramped up, I couldn’t just stop at two reviews posted today…  here are FOUR more.  These are all linked at the G.I. Joe: Resolute Reviews Page, or you can check them out individually below:

So that’s a total of eight of the fourteen figures…  I might even get the last six posted tomorrow.  But I don’t want to shortchange my “Review-A-Rama” too much!

Anyway, check ‘em out above.

]]> http://generalsjoes.com/2010/07/27/generalsjoes-g-i-joe-resolute-reviews-bonus/feed/ 8 Video Reviews posted for Dusty, Alley-Viper, and Resolute Packs http://generalsjoes.com/2010/07/23/video-reviews-posted-for-dusty-alley-viper-and-resolute-packs/ http://generalsjoes.com/2010/07/23/video-reviews-posted-for-dusty-alley-viper-and-resolute-packs/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:17:39 +0000 Justin http://generalsjoes.com/?p=8576 Frequent GeneralsJoes contributor cmderinchief has himself a brand-spanking new EVO Smartphone and has been abusing it by filming himself.  Luckily for us, he only films himself doing toy reviews…  he posted an SDCC Sgt. Slaughter review a while ago, and now follows up with not one, not two, but FOUR new video reviews for various upcoming or recently released items, including the Pursuit of Cobra Wave 2 Dusty, Wave 1 Alley-Viper, and the two Resolute 7-Packs.

Check out the embedded YouTube goodness after the jump.

Dusty and Alley-Viper (Part 1)

Dusty and Alley-Viper (Part 2)

G.I. Joe: Resolute Joe 7-Pack

G.I. Joe: Resolute Cobra 7-Pack

A huge thanks to cmderinchief for sharing this with us!

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