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Off Topic / Tim Horton!
« on: June 22, 2009, 12:50:33 AM »
holy crap, Tim Horton is getting a collectible toy made of him! I bet he'll be smilling down from heaven in a couple months when its in stores.
http://www.spawn.com/toys/product.aspx?product=4042
I'll go to ebay if I have to to score one!
http://www.spawn.com/toys/product.aspx?product=4042
I'll go to ebay if I have to to score one!
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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / RSVP: okay, so who's comin'?
« on: January 12, 2008, 06:55:22 PM »
Check in if you're planning to be in Hamillton in April, huh? 
I'm guessing the attendee list for The Meet is going to be way more than ever before and I'm damn curious how many people on this board are actually making the trip.
I'm guessing the attendee list for The Meet is going to be way more than ever before and I'm damn curious how many people on this board are actually making the trip.
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General Joe Talk / 1st pics from SDCC - 25th Anniversary
« on: July 25, 2007, 11:24:20 PM »
http://i.toynewsi.com/g/?mode=album&alb ... Joe%2F25th
uncolored protos of Shipwreck, Firefly, Stalker, Red Ninja, and Zartan.
production-esque protos of Lady Jaye, Serpentor, Buzzer, Cobra Trooper (Viper pilot silver!), and Beach-Head.
Cobra 5-pack II - VvV-style SS, black/silver VvV-style CC, Stinger Driver, comic pack colored Cobra Trooper, and the Cobra Airtrooper (looks like the comic #44 guys... with JUMP pack)!
aaaand a bunch of "customs" by Hasbro *not availible* ... riiiight, I bet it's a "preview" at least on some of those characters...
uncolored protos of Shipwreck, Firefly, Stalker, Red Ninja, and Zartan.
production-esque protos of Lady Jaye, Serpentor, Buzzer, Cobra Trooper (Viper pilot silver!), and Beach-Head.
Cobra 5-pack II - VvV-style SS, black/silver VvV-style CC, Stinger Driver, comic pack colored Cobra Trooper, and the Cobra Airtrooper (looks like the comic #44 guys... with JUMP pack)!
aaaand a bunch of "customs" by Hasbro *not availible* ... riiiight, I bet it's a "preview" at least on some of those characters...
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Reviews Section / NFC reviews: Canuckmeet '07 Shiver
« on: April 18, 2007, 08:59:15 PM »
Shiver
Man, where do I start? The appeal of the figure starts with the spirit of why it was made and the exclusivity of it, it's one of the most personal and rare Joe figures in the line. And its most definitely part of the line, the character first perfectly within the mythos, and the figure's design is superb. I missed out on Black Ice, but I'm damn proud to own a Shiver figure though. I couldn't make the '05 or '06 Meets but taking this bad ass mofo home as a momento of '07 was a semi-profound experience for me.
But anyway, onto the review, eh? In short, there's nothing bad to say about the figure. I hate to sound like I'm just heaping blind praise on the thing but I can't find a thing to criticize really. For a homemade figure painted by hand, put together from casted parts, and a recipe of lots of obscure parts, there's stuff Hasbro's put out that wasn't this cool.
The character is friggin' sweet too. Cobra has agents specializing in many fields of subterfuge, itelligence, destruction, and freelance mayhem. But they don't have anyone on the roster dedicated solely to gethering harmful insider information from INSIDE the compounds. Baroness collects intel reports sent from the field and Firefly only sneaks into the compound/office/lab/motorpool to implode or explode it.
But not Shiver. No no, this guy creeps into the installation from the roof or the basement to listen to the people of importance talk about their plans or to make his own blueprints of weakspots in construction... And should he be found out? There's still no stopping him, it just means the ass of the poor bastard who made that discovery.
The parts told make this guy - head of Desert Scorpion, torso and waist of Aero Viper, arms of Countdown, legs of Nullifier - are anything but conventional as well. Nevermind the archives at Yojoe and the Funskool takes on 2 of those figures, both of which managed to almost keep said figures on the radars of dedicated collectors... Those figures are all largely overlooked by customizers in general so mining them to make Shiver was a great move. I've SEEN customs that did use each of those things (my own General Rey employed parts of the Nullifier including his boots) but I'm impressed by how cohesive it all is.
This figure absolutely RULES! I warned y'all this was going to come off as mindless poetic flattery but I literally just couldn't find anything to bitch about or nitpick on this guy.
Just glad I was there in Hamiltion this weekend, but Shiver's a rad bonus.
:timbits: THE Mike would need help with the exclusives then......
Man, where do I start? The appeal of the figure starts with the spirit of why it was made and the exclusivity of it, it's one of the most personal and rare Joe figures in the line. And its most definitely part of the line, the character first perfectly within the mythos, and the figure's design is superb. I missed out on Black Ice, but I'm damn proud to own a Shiver figure though. I couldn't make the '05 or '06 Meets but taking this bad ass mofo home as a momento of '07 was a semi-profound experience for me.
But anyway, onto the review, eh? In short, there's nothing bad to say about the figure. I hate to sound like I'm just heaping blind praise on the thing but I can't find a thing to criticize really. For a homemade figure painted by hand, put together from casted parts, and a recipe of lots of obscure parts, there's stuff Hasbro's put out that wasn't this cool.
The character is friggin' sweet too. Cobra has agents specializing in many fields of subterfuge, itelligence, destruction, and freelance mayhem. But they don't have anyone on the roster dedicated solely to gethering harmful insider information from INSIDE the compounds. Baroness collects intel reports sent from the field and Firefly only sneaks into the compound/office/lab/motorpool to implode or explode it.
But not Shiver. No no, this guy creeps into the installation from the roof or the basement to listen to the people of importance talk about their plans or to make his own blueprints of weakspots in construction... And should he be found out? There's still no stopping him, it just means the ass of the poor bastard who made that discovery.
The parts told make this guy - head of Desert Scorpion, torso and waist of Aero Viper, arms of Countdown, legs of Nullifier - are anything but conventional as well. Nevermind the archives at Yojoe and the Funskool takes on 2 of those figures, both of which managed to almost keep said figures on the radars of dedicated collectors... Those figures are all largely overlooked by customizers in general so mining them to make Shiver was a great move. I've SEEN customs that did use each of those things (my own General Rey employed parts of the Nullifier including his boots) but I'm impressed by how cohesive it all is.
This figure absolutely RULES! I warned y'all this was going to come off as mindless poetic flattery but I literally just couldn't find anything to bitch about or nitpick on this guy.
Just glad I was there in Hamiltion this weekend, but Shiver's a rad bonus.
:timbits: THE Mike would need help with the exclusives then......
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Ontario / where is...
« on: April 13, 2007, 04:02:28 PM »
the nearest Zellers or TRU to Hamilton? I'm guessing yes or close by.
Need to scoop up one or two of those peg-warming Mon Mothmas that Mike tipped me off about. And what else is gathering dust at your stores?
And what the drive time between Burlington and Hamilton? Everything on the map looks farther apart than it really is...
Need to scoop up one or two of those peg-warming Mon Mothmas that Mike tipped me off about. And what else is gathering dust at your stores?
And what the drive time between Burlington and Hamilton? Everything on the map looks farther apart than it really is...
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Message Board News / PM problems?
« on: February 25, 2007, 10:47:43 PM »
Is there a known issue with the PM system on here by chance?
See, I've sent 5 of them since Friday to 4 different people and gotten no responses. Soooo are the messages not getting through or am I being avoided?
See, I've sent 5 of them since Friday to 4 different people and gotten no responses. Soooo are the messages not getting through or am I being avoided?
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Introductions / hello hello.... again... finally
« on: December 15, 2006, 03:20:15 AM »
ahem
sooooo, yeaaaah... I'm back.
long time no visit, sorry about that... busy year, stopped visiting most the boards save for a few of them.
I'm back now though, I'll be active here once again. Mike told me to drop by again, who am I to argue with a fellow :timbits:
sooooo, yeaaaah... I'm back.
long time no visit, sorry about that... busy year, stopped visiting most the boards save for a few of them.
I'm back now though, I'll be active here once again. Mike told me to drop by again, who am I to argue with a fellow :timbits:
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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / A week to go...
« on: April 16, 2005, 08:19:30 PM »
Who else is excited about next weekend? I can't wait to get up there and meet up with you guys. It's rare when I get to meet other Joe fans, but I always jump at the chance when I do.
I'll have some customs with me and a camera if no one minds. It'd be nice to have some pictures to commemorate my first "big" Joe meet-n-greet.
How many people are going anyway?
A week. Hope it's not as long as last crappy week was... :roll:
I'll have some customs with me and a camera if no one minds. It'd be nice to have some pictures to commemorate my first "big" Joe meet-n-greet.
How many people are going anyway?
A week. Hope it's not as long as last crappy week was... :roll:
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Introductions / hello again
« on: February 20, 2005, 03:19:34 PM »
I was gone for a bit. No, not really, I've been active online but I was sticking to a few different boards, basically the ones that were most busy. But then Pete mentioned that the meet-n-greet date was the 16th of April and I realized that this board must be hoppin' again if that had been decided on. Now I'm back here. Sorry, didn't mean to stay gone like that...
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Introductions / Greetings!
« on: October 24, 2004, 12:52:10 AM »
hey all, I'm new here and Joe Canuck. I'm actually a veteran of the online Joe community, regular poster over at most the other boards... but I've been offline for almost 3 months now, and now I'm back but hopefully not forgotten. 
My new family and I have just moved to Niagara Falls, NY and I'm kinda hoping to get to meet some other local Joe fans. If anyone on here does want to meet up, let me know!
I've just recently started seeing wave 4 in stores and I'm pretty thoroughly impressed with it. Hasbro seems to have really hit their stride here. The gray Night Creeper is my favorite repaint figure of this year and the wave 4 Stormshadow has quickly become one of my favorite Joes of the entire history of the line. Can't wait to start seeing wave 5 now! (Gotta me a couple Ninja Troopers!)
My new family and I have just moved to Niagara Falls, NY and I'm kinda hoping to get to meet some other local Joe fans. If anyone on here does want to meet up, let me know!
I've just recently started seeing wave 4 in stores and I'm pretty thoroughly impressed with it. Hasbro seems to have really hit their stride here. The gray Night Creeper is my favorite repaint figure of this year and the wave 4 Stormshadow has quickly become one of my favorite Joes of the entire history of the line. Can't wait to start seeing wave 5 now! (Gotta me a couple Ninja Troopers!)
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