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General Joe Talk / Wave 3 VvV figures on ebay
« on: February 10, 2004, 05:52:39 PM »
Quote from: ""Agent_Loop""
BAT- As Pete said, we've seen too many BATs in the past years. Its predecessors are more appealing than this Ultron-wanna-be. The only way I can see the BATs improving is if they added lights and/or sound.


I like the idea Morgardee had as well...exploding Bats.  You hit there chest piece and ka boom the Bat is in pieces.  Add Loop's idea and then you have something kids may like.

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Off Topic / 20th Anniversary Masterpiece Optimus in Canada
« on: February 10, 2004, 05:47:44 PM »
Well, I saw it at my local TRU for 99.99 CAN.  I passed on it as that too much for a Transformer.

Toys are for kids eh?  Please, don't give me that crap Hasbro.  No kid will have 100 bucks in their piggy banks.

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General Joe Talk / Wave 3 VvV figures on ebay
« on: February 10, 2004, 12:35:31 PM »
Quote from: ""Spillspleen""
I like them...they are looking beefyer...darn factory workers eh?...stealing on the job or what?


What do you think.  The figures just don't walk out of the factory on there own. Either a worker has got some freebies or they are stolen off the line.

If Hasbro did have a problem with this seller, he/she would have been kicked off ebay by now for having stolen goods (one would think).

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Customs / I want to make a custom of my Avatarr...
« on: February 10, 2004, 10:38:17 AM »
Where's Raptor?  He might know a thing or two about customs.  I am useless unless it's a can of spray paint.

Also the guys on joecustoms have this guide for customs (it may help)

http://www.joecustoms.com/guide/guide.php

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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / The MOC Version of the Figure.
« on: February 10, 2004, 10:34:01 AM »
Quote from: ""BHT""
And before you say anything along the lines of 'They're just saying that because they know you'... well I don't 'make' people do what I want... hell if I could do that then I'd be filthy rich and have a complete set of Joe figures (variants included!)

Mike


You forgot the foreign figures me and Ed have :D  On a serious note, I swear on the bible (I am Orthodox), that I am not getting any freebies or kick backs from this.  I just don't like to see somebody's name get run through the mud for no reason unless warranted.  Something must have got mis translated or mis interpreted during the heat of the moment.

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General Joe Talk / Wave 3 VvV figures on ebay
« on: February 10, 2004, 10:20:34 AM »
My take

Jinx: Not a bad looking figure (but what is with the arms)

Cobra Bat: One word - insecticon. Does nothing for me.  Too mant bats released in 2 years.  

Cobra Slash: should be called Cobra Trash. Unless it's Beach Head

Electric Eel: This looks freaking cool. Kid's will love it

Snow Cat/Serpent: I like the use of the traditional colours of the V1.  Since I never army built wit the first one (like it was ever in Canada to begin with), I hope they are made available here.  The only draw back is the tiny torso.  

Tunnel Rat: Ok figure but doesn't stick out.

Dusty: Same as tunnel rat. Probably the worst of the bunch.

Unknown action attack cobra ninja: WTF is with Hasbro and ninjas.

Stalker: Looks very nice.

Zartan: Is he playing on a minor league hockey team? Just needs a hockey stick and a pair skates and the figure would rock. At least he is not a repaint.  

Overall, not bad but it looks like the tiny torso and long leg problem (that has bugged me) is starting to be altered in the right direction.
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General Joe Talk / Wave 3 VvV figures on ebay
« on: February 10, 2004, 10:09:25 AM »

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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / The MOC Version of the Figure.
« on: February 09, 2004, 12:16:25 PM »
Quote from: ""airedevon@aol.com""
Pete,

Thanks for making the offer to give up your figure... You are a really cool guy!

But DON'T GIVE IT UP!  The figure is yours and you definitely deserve to have it!!


My offer stands to end this mess.

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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / The MOC Version of the Figure.
« on: February 09, 2004, 12:08:29 PM »
The threat of a violent act (i.e bodily harm) to somebody else was not confirmed from a person who was inside the room when it happened. He knows better not to lie to Mike and I trust him.  I will not mention who he is as he doesn't want to be apart of this mess. We talked on MSN last night about it.

And Mike, if you are taking into account all expenses, then this convention was in the red.  It cost me 20 bucks in gas alone to get the 20 figures (not including the drive to Hamilton for the drop off, which is another 20 bucks).  If everything was done by the books, this was a money losing venture.  Why did I do this (i.e. get involved), find out below.

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I just honestly think this is it for me. I'm most likely not doing another one of these things.... and highly doubt my original reasons for being involved in this hobby in the first place will ever really come back as they did Saturday night. Kinda pathetic huh?


What? Figure or convention meet, or both?   I was afraid of the ramafications of this.  The reason why I got involved in the planning was to met other collectors and shoot the sh*t with them. That was the only reason for wanting to be there.  If is heck a whole lot of fun to talk to GI JOE with somebody that actually knows the characters and product in person.

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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / The MOC Version of the Figure.
« on: February 09, 2004, 10:32:54 AM »
Mike, Scramble and I where not inside when this happened.  I was looking for a Toronto road map (to find out where Elizabeth Street is in Toronto to drop off Ryan) in my car and tagged along with Scramble to check out your store from the outside.

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Off Topic / That was fun!
« on: February 09, 2004, 10:29:54 AM »
How about we do a character of ourselves next time for the video game?  Loop did his.  The Iron Shiek's boots better be in that game  :D You can where a chef hat, handling a frying fan. lol

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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / The MOC Version of the Figure.
« on: February 09, 2004, 10:17:27 AM »
These are my views and opinions.  Thus do not jumped own anybodys throats except for mine.....................

I have kept silent of this issue until I can gether all the information regarding this.  (I was outside with Scramble and a couple of other guys at the meet when the events occurred).  I have asked certain people to what happened as I don't speculate or assume.   I have a good picture on what was said and what wasn't said.  I will keep those conclusions to myself.  

This is what I propose.  Since Aire sent two people to another country (I know there visit was tainted from this incident and if it wasn't I don't buy it), I am willing to give up my custom figure to be used for a another unique carded item to be sent to the States.  After all Colin and Blake were the very first Americans to meet us Canadians.  They should get something for the efforts.  If this meet was a steping stone for something bigger in the near future, why not acknowledge this on a unique custom carded item.  I wouldn't alter the original carded item that much to make the second one.  Something that states the first Americans ever to come for such an event.  Then Pete keeps the first carded item and he could in theory bring it back every year to the meet or convention (if it gets that big).  Aire gets to use the carded item for her book (it would be great exposure for BHT). So both carded items would be unique.  Everybody wins except the first guy (but that will depend if he cared about getting the item or just wanted to contribute to the convention like my intentions when I bought some tickets, including the friendy rivarly with Ed).

After all this is a custom were are talking about.  I wasn't going to lose sleep over who got the carded item.  Honestly, I was hoping it would stay in Canada but that is my opinion.  I am a completist but this item was not supported or endorsed by Hasbro Canada.  Keeping that in mind, that carded item was a backup incase we were in the red (the hall cost was higher than expected and some people didn't show up).  As a result, it would have been sold off on ebay if the the loses were greater than first expected. So the notion of keeping the carded in Canada doesn't hold any water as I know that somebody in the US will bid for it.  If this was the case, then the Americans would have not been allowed to participate in the draw if the item was intended to stay in Canada.  Right? But when the loses were lower than first speculated, I was glad the item was NOT put on ebay as Hasbro could go after Mike or I for making a profit of their figure.  My view was that trading the carded item lost it's meaning or significance.    

Like I said, worst comes to worse, I will donate my figure and time to ensure everybody is happy in the end.  This is not worth fight over.  There are more important things to worry about in the real world than this.

Peter

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