JoeCanuck

So a few years ago, I entered my first customs in the G.i.Joe Collectors Convention contest (I didn't win anything, in case you were wondering, LOL). It's been a while, but recently I took more and better pictures of them, and I thought I'd share them here.

The concept was simple. Besides being a HUGE Joe collector and fan, I'm also a HUGE Indiana Jones fan. Loving the 3 3/4" scale, it occured to me to imagine what the 3 3/4" Indiana Jones toys may have been like, had Hasbro had the Lucasfilm license in the 80s intead of Kenner. Moreover, I thought: What if Indiana Jones characters had been made a part of the G.i.Joe line? Don't misinterpret me, it's all just whimsy (I'm well aware of the time period difference between the 30s and 40s and the 80s), but I decided to make everything period: Indy would have the card back of the earlier Joe series. So I did the customs below, including the blisters (through computer program manipulation of scanned book covers and movie posters). This was long before the Hasbro 3 3/4" Indiana Jones figures were even conceived... years before IJ and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

For these being my first (and thus far only) customs, I was pretty pleased on how they came out. I made mistakes of course (even if you can't see them in the pics; for instance I put the paint on too thick and I can hardly move the joints without the paint chipping or cracking).

Anyway, here are the pictures. I hope you like them.

I'm new here myself (also from Pennsylvania at this time), but wanted to welcome you too! Like Olyeller said, this community is very welcoming and one of the top two I have had the pleasure to join.
And thank you for your service!

Oh, I didn't mean to imply I'd only trade items in a one-for-one basis, Morg.
If you have anything I need that is worth more than any one item, look through the list, and pick a few that you want and think would (together) make a fair trade for any one given piece that I'm after.

I'm just trying to trade instead of buy and sell because I don't have that much cash to spend right now, and don't expect it to grow significantly in time for the con. I hadn't even looked at what anything I have for trade actually sells for until today. Unless I can plan on selling enough items at a good price ahead of the con, I may not have the cash to get what I want there, so I was thinking trading would be best. If there really isn't anything else you want, I might just break down and sell it to you (we can talk about this via PM, if I ever figure it out, LOL!), but I'd really rather just trade.

I have a funny story about Piper... I actually was at the Joe con where those figures were sold, and I refused to buy any. Why, you may ask? Because I have no business sense whatsoever My reasoning was that RRP had never been, in any way, associated with the Joe franchise before, and I didn't think it made sense to make him a Joe (they could as well have picked Shaquille O'Neal in my mind, or any other sports figure for that matter). So I didn't like the idea, and then on top of things the card was a 25th Anniversary card, but the molds they used were DTC molds! So I just didn't like the idea all-around. At the time I was also missing the SDCC gold head PDD, and I figured I'd never have a complete collection anyway, and why should I spend more money on a figure I didn't really want anyway? And then they sold out, and have been hard to get ever since   Ah, well... anyway.
Send me a PM, one way or another we'll figure something out. RRP is not at the top of my list, but for the sake of completeness he's in it. The other stuff is higher priority

Quote from: "Rockhammer"

DTC Hiss tank

I've been looking for one of those. I don't have the 80's DVD and I'm not willing to part with my HATE tank. Anything else you need? I have some Red Shadow figures in the baggie still.

I also need a blue suit SDCC Cobra Commander, and a Rowdy Roddy Piper. In addition, I'm looking for a (vintage) Toxo Lab (loose complete, or in box), and a Ghostriker X-16 (loose complete with box, or MIB). Also, I'm always looking for European and Brazilian exclusive figures, and I'm missing all of the Night Force vehicles, the Dino Hunters set, and all Sky Patrol vehicles except for the Sky Sharc.

I tried to send you a PM, but I couldn't figure out how (I guess I still need to get used to the board... or maybe I don't have enough messages to initiate PMs yet). Anyway, please send me a PM at your convenience with more details on anything you may have to trade. If those Red Shadows are from the G.I.Joe con in RI, I have that set. If they are some of the UK exclusive figures, I'm interested as I only have one Palitoy figure, and it's not even a G.I.Joe mold! 

I have also added a few more things to my original posted trade list.

Thank you all very much for the warm welcome!
I just noticed I wrote "July" when I meant "June..." my first Canadian Joe Con will be this coming June
It might help to keep the dates straight! LOL.

Hey guys,
Long time Joe collector from the USA here, first time attendee to the Canadian Joecon this coming July.
Been wanting to go to one for a while, since I always have a great time when I visit Canada (not to mention the HATE tank was SWEET!), but sadly I can only afford one convention a year. But this year is certainly your turn, Canada!
I look forward to meeting some Canadian Joe fans I have known online in the past (though I haven't been in touch for years).
Anyway, I figured I'd come in here an introduce myself. My online handle has been Rockhammer for years, and I currently live in Pennsylvania, in the Philadelphia area. Unlike most collectors, I have never stopped buying and collecting G.I.Joe since I bought my first figure (Torpedo, in case you're wondering). I kept buying them even through High School and the neon years. I guess I must be addicted, or something

I look forward to meeting those of you who will be attending the convention this year.