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[Jon S.]

http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode=view&album=GIJoe%2F12_Joe_Con%2FDay_2%2FHasbro_Booth%2F&pic=GEDC0170.jpg&dispsize=600&start=60

Check it out! Zombie versions of all your favs. I'm having trouble putting into words how excited this makes me.

[Jon S.]

After further reading, I'm to understand this is not happening? Ugh. Wasted opportunity.

[Sundance]

that's from the "Concept vault" at Joe Con, Hasbro basically showing off a sh-t load of stuff they've cancelled.

there's pics at HISS Tank, including a sweet Lady Jaye figure based on the 1985 Original, with a SCAR-H rifle, a Flint figure based on the '85 original, some new ninja generic called 'Beast Ninjas' on the filecards behind it, some 'Dark Ninja Master' guy, a GI Joe generic called a 'N.O.M.a.D Warrior' (Naval Military Operations and Development, yeah, I know, that doesn't spell NOMAD) according to the card behind it (basically a generic Navy SEALs squad) and some generic martial arts guy called "Raven Wings" and a load of cacky zombie figures*. and a back-clad Cobra Commander with a CG's head.



*I hate zombies at the best of times, but zombies shouldn't be in GI Joe.

[Scramble]

I think the fear going into the con was that Hasbro didn't have anything cool to reveal. What actually happened is that Hasbro had a tonne of cool to reveal, none of which we know if or when we will get our hands on.

[canprime]

Thanks to Toynewsi.com for the updates.

Here is the link:

http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=1&itemid=18865

(MY) Highlights:

MICRO FORCE, ala Bot Shots, Star Wars Pods.  (vehicles might make this interesting)

New NIGHT LANDING RAFT w/EEL coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3-pack Firefly comes with bombs that attach to footpegs on vehicles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NIGHT VIPER is moving to wave 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Movie accurate FIREFLY in wave 3 with a mini HISS (please be in black)

Movie accurate COBRA TROOPER w/interchangeable heads in wave 3.

Movie accurate DUKE in wave 3 w/interchangeable heads and DATA VIPER drone!!!!!!!!!!

WAVE 3 IS THE WAVE TO GET MULTIPLES OF OBVIOUSLY SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE STOCKED FULL OF AWESOME SAUCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Repainted BLOWTORCH and CROC MASTER are made, even Hasbro wonders why they haven't been seen yet.

SURPRISE CLASSIC VEHICLE REVEAL AT TOYFAIR 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  OH MAN LET THE SPECULATION BEGIN.

[Sundance]

Hammer jeep or the original Dragonfly?

[Sundance]

[Sundance]

[Sundance]

tweets from Generals Joes say some of the stuff from the 'concept vault' may get released yet. the brand manager is also bent on getting the Kwinn figure released and is trying to get the Dollar General figures more widely available.

[Jon S.]

I think the zombie set would be a good limited run thing. Unfortunately for us, that means SDCC.

[canprime]

Hammer jeep or the original Dragonfly?

While I would be all over a new Dragonfly, a Hammer is nowhere near iconic enough.

I gather that we will see something mid to big size.  My hope would be either a Night Raven (yeah I know) or Whale (again, I know), but honestly it will be something for sure from 82-86.

Based on the last 10 years of releases, I wouldn't be too surprised if we saw the Moray Hydrofoil.

[Sundance]

MAULER!