Post by: BHMike on March 17, 2008, 07:58:21 AM
It's so good, I'm just going to tell you :
LARRY HAMA has written the file card bio for this years Official Figure: SNOWBANK! The man responsible for the file cards of all the Joes and Cobras in the 80's and 90's has now included Snowbank in the G.I. Joe mythos!
We'll be debuting a portion of Larry's excellent file card write up in the April Newsletter! JoeCanuck.com would like to thank Larry for not only doing this for us, but doing such an excellent job! Thank you Larry!
We'll have a few figures put up for pre-order next week. It will only be available for pre-order if you're signed up on the mailing list. So make sure you're on it!
Post by: Chief on March 17, 2008, 08:38:33 AM
Can't wait! ;D
Post by: pdaat on March 17, 2008, 08:54:04 AM
Great news!
Post by: savageplay on March 17, 2008, 12:13:29 PM
I want to make sure my god son gets one (who's coming to the show with me, and is a big joe fan now) and i got him so excited about the exclusive figure :D.
Man what i wouldnt' have given to have an exclusive figure for an event i was at when i was a kid.
thanks
Post by: xhairs on March 17, 2008, 12:32:28 PM
Post by: Deadshot on March 17, 2008, 12:40:23 PM
Post by: BHMike on March 17, 2008, 04:04:50 PM
Quote from: "xhairs"
holy shit thats awsome. Mike how did you pull that one off.
I asked the man, he said yes. :wink:
Post by: BHMike on March 17, 2008, 04:05:42 PM
Quote from: "savageplay"
hey mike, how do we pre-order the figure, or has that not been figured out yet?
*AHEM*Quote from: "THE Mike?"
We'll have a few figures put up for pre-order next week. It will only be available for pre-order if you're signed up on the mailing list. So make sure you're on it!
Post by: savageplay on March 17, 2008, 04:08:48 PM
Thanks again
Post by: xhairs on March 17, 2008, 05:02:40 PM
Quote from: "THE Mike?"
Quote from: "xhairs"holy shit thats awsome. Mike how did you pull that one off.
I asked the man, he said yes. :wink:
now thats why he is a god . i heard he was a great guy and this proves it. that is so awesome.
Post by: Redskull on March 20, 2008, 12:22:06 AM
Post by: grunt 4 mvp on March 31, 2008, 05:52:17 PM
Quote from: "THE Mike?"
We have some great news to tell you all about today!
It's so good, I'm just going to tell you :
LARRY HAMA has written the file card bio for this years Official Figure: SNOWBANK! The man responsible for the file cards of all the Joes and Cobras in the 80's and 90's has now included Snowbank in the G.I. Joe mythos!
We'll be debuting a portion of Larry's excellent file card write up in the April Newsletter! JoeCanuck.com would like to thank Larry for not only doing this for us, but doing such an excellent job! Thank you Larry!
I knew he'd do it! I was hoping for it back in october -
http://www.joecanuck.com/joe/board/http ... 688#p14688 (http://www.joecanuck.com/joe/board/http://joecanuck.com/board1//viewtopic.php?p=14688#p14688)
Post by: BHMike on March 31, 2008, 06:18:27 PM
Quote from: "grunt 4 mvp"
I knew he'd do it! I was hoping for it back in october -
http://www.joecanuck.com/joe/board/http ... 688#p14688 (http://www.joecanuck.com/joe/board/http://joecanuck.com/board1//viewtopic.php?p=14688#p14688)
Back in October, there were no plans to ask Larry to do it. It was a thought in the back of my head - but I didn't think he'd be interested. I was (happily) wrong. ;-)
I asked him last month.
Post by: grunt 4 mvp on March 31, 2008, 07:49:46 PM
Post by: savageplay on April 02, 2008, 06:02:07 PM
Thanks for giving us taht opportunity anyways mike
Post by: condor knight on April 02, 2008, 06:06:38 PM
I guess I will be there early to get the figure
Post by: Snake8Storm on April 02, 2008, 06:09:38 PM
Now that the figure is sold out any chance on telling us what parts were used for the rest of the figure so we can make our own? I know for sure that the head is lamprey, the cheat is the techno viper and the arms are mavericks.
Snake8Storm
Post by: BHMike on April 02, 2008, 06:13:03 PM
When someone "adds" something to the cart, it's placed on "hold" until you check out. That's all that happened. It took 39 seconds for people to ADD it, then fill out the info and check out.
15 left - get to the meet early and get in line!
On the plus side.... you can line up INSIDE this year!
Oh, and Snake8, the filecard is more important than the figure this year in my eyes. ;-)
Maybe some of the people that GOT one on the pre-order can post to confirm?
Post by: grunt 4 mvp on April 02, 2008, 06:21:36 PM
Could someone have put more than one in their cart?
Post by: BHMike on April 02, 2008, 06:32:49 PM
When someone clicks ADD ITEM, it removes it from the site and is SAVED for the person ordering until they complete the order.
You can hit reload all day - but unless someone "removed" the item from their cart, or they closed their browser - it was saved for them the second they clicked ADD.
Here is one of the completed orders. With personal info blacked out.
(http://http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/298/new1wp8.jpg)
The site was pre-set to launch that page at 6pm EST. (4PM MDT)
There are still 15 remaining. Sadly, not everyone that wants one WILL get one.
Next year it will be limited to 50 figures - perhaps more if I can acquire more of them.
I'm looking into it.
Would you guys of preferred no pre-booking for figures at all and just taken your chances arriving early? Please, tell me. Because until last night, I still wasn't sure on what to do.
Post by: pdaat on April 02, 2008, 06:34:34 PM
Paul
Post by: grunt 4 mvp on April 02, 2008, 06:38:19 PM
Quote from: "THE Mike?"
PLEASE read my post above.
When someone clicks ADD ITEM, it removes it from the site and is SAVED for the person ordering until they complete the order.
You can hit reload all day - but unless someone "removed" the item from their cart, or they closed their browser - it was saved for them the second they clicked ADD.
I think that was clear. Everyone understood that before.
Quote from: "THE Mike?"
Would you guys of preferred no pre-booking for figures at all and just taken your chances arriving early? Please, tell me. Because until last night, I still wasn't sure on what to do.
Doesn't matter to me. Seems like this was more luck and arriving early is more of a committment from people. Either way.
I don't think anyone questions your choice - everyone had a shot. Thanks for doing it at all! It's appeciated!
Post by: Redskull on April 02, 2008, 07:50:04 PM
Post by: savageplay on April 02, 2008, 10:00:38 PM
that gives people the opportunity to get a figure IF they can't make it there first thing in the morning (like if they have a girlfriend/wife that just doesn't understand WHY they have to be there BEFORE it opens LOL)
I love the how this was done, as i didn't wanna get my god son excited about the 'special figure' unless i knew i could get one for him. Now i know if he wants one we have to get up early and go early, it's his choice. IF we woulda got a pre-order, it would have been nice to know i could sleep in a bit on the day and not have to try and rush to hamilton just to try and get a figure.
Kodo Mike, i think you gave two options for people to get a figure, which is more then one, right LOL. That was perfect and fair to everyone.
Post by: Pete The Greek on April 03, 2008, 12:18:49 AM
Quote from: "THE Mike™"
Would you guys of preferred no pre-booking for figures at all and just taken your chances arriving early? Please, tell me. Because until last night, I still wasn't sure on what to do.
Your Ed Damned if you and your Ed Damned if you don't.
This is really a tough call. I will throw a suggestion out there. If pre-booking again, have active members on this message board get a crack them first. And I mean active, not just people posting weeks before the meet. People who contribute on this message board via GI JOE news, toy sightings and other good conversation during the calender year should have an advantage over people who have posted nothing, very little or jack shit and just wait for the day to hover over a keyboard to snag the meet figure. What made the original Joecanuck figure so unique is that the figure (aka Mike's blood, sweet and tears, plus choking aka goof off solvent...man that stuff was nasty) are in the hands (for the most part) by guys that are active members of this site. There is a special connection there. It would be nice to re-create this every year.
Post by: morgardee on April 03, 2008, 08:43:30 AM
Post by: gsmiley007 on April 03, 2008, 09:36:08 PM
I like the idea of last year, where it just showed late one night and I think there was almost a day before shiver was sold out.
Post by: Radio Guy on April 03, 2008, 11:36:27 PM
Quote from: "Pete The Greek"
Quote from: "THE Mike?"Would you guys of preferred no pre-booking for figures at all and just taken your chances arriving early? Please, tell me. Because until last night, I still wasn't sure on what to do.
Your Ed Damned if you and your Ed Damned if you don't. This is really a tough call.
I will throw a suggestion out there. If pre-booking again, have active members on this message board get a crack them first. And I mean active, not just people posting weeks before the meet. People who contribute on this message board via GI JOE news, toy sightings and other good conversation during the calender year should have an advantage over people who have posted nothing, very little or jack shit and just wait for the day to hover over a keyboard to snag the meet figure. What made the original Joecanuck figure so unique is that the figure (aka Mike's blood, sweet and tears, plus choking aka goof off solvent...man that stuff was nasty) are in the hands (for the most part) by guys that are active members of this site. There is a special connection there. It would be nice to re-create this every year.
i agree with pete, but with demand steadily increasing, eventually produciton will have to be farmed out and the special connection witll be gone...or the choice to not have an exclusive figure ....