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I love how the T-shirts are available in different colors this year! Am I intepretting the images correctly that they are not "2012"-specific this year?

With the pre-order clock ticking down, is there a board posting minimum that a person has to have met in order to pre-order the con set (toys)? And if so, what is that minimum number? Just want to know whether I'm eligible.

Thanks,

Blitzkrieg

With unique DIE CUT sticker sheets and fully working threads/wheels. (They still move!)
The double blaster moves 100% as well.

Much like the HATE had 905 numbers for that years convention city (Hamilton).
The HATE Scout will have 416 as it's numbers.

Still to be shown, two more figures and one more vehicle! (Date to be announced)
Let the guessing begin!

Nice job! HATE Scout was my second guess. Now we know what xxxx xxxxx stands for. I like how the driver's name complements his vehicle.

Using the local convention area codes to number the vehicles is really clever. I was always wondering about the origin of 905.

I'll assume as well that the Armour Cycle will be used to balance out the HATE Scout, with the RHINO being used next year as the focal point of the 2013 con set.

As much as Cobra North kicks a whole bunch of tail, I am typically a fan of the good guys, so I'm hoping the remaining figures and vehicle add some headcount and firepower to the JoeCanuck roster.

Only about a month away!

Blitzkrieg

Thanks for sharing! 

Blitzkrieg

Ok, so let's make the thread.  What do you think?  Here are some of my thoughts.

My first thought on this is that Hasbro wouldn't make such a big deal about this, and be all secretive until Toyfair if is wasn't a biggie.  By biggie, I mean a top tier "want' by fans, and not size wise.

Next, it has to be something in the 83-86 range.  Why?  Well after 86 has some really great vehicles, but nothing that fans are really screaming for before a lot of other stuff.  Also, 82 is pretty much done.  I would love a Cobra Missile Command, HAL, MMS or JUMP, but 3 are not big enough to warrant this kind of announcement and the other is a cool playset, but I don't think Hasbro wants to offer us a cardboard playset and make a big deal of that.  Everything else 82 has been (re)made.  That leaves 83-86 to draw upon.

So trying to think like a fan and Hasbro at the same time, makes my head hurt.  HOWEVER, if I were to pick a top three for possibilities I would go with:

MAULER
MORAY
TOMAHAWK.

I agree with your deductive reasoning/process of elimination.

The Mauler was close to being recreated by the club had the turret mold allegedly not been damaged, which means assuming Hasbro didn't dump the rest of the molds needed to make that tank, the turret could be remolded to complete the tank. I believe last year's Hasbro panel featured the Mauler being re-released as part of their "What could have been" slides.

The Moray was re-released both by the Club and at retail within the past 10 years, so although a cool vehicle and potentially accessible, I don't think it has quite the amount of fan enthusiasm behind it to warrant a high-profile re-release.

Besides the (2-seater) Skystriker, the Tomahawk is the one vehicle that seems to be at the top of most fanboys' lists for re-release. Back in the day, although the vehicle was large, Hasbro managed to fit it into a pretty compact box, like they did recently with the Skystriker. If Hasbro wanted to make a splash at Toy Fair, this is the vehicle that I feel would garner the most media/fan attention. Reissuing it with sliding or removable side panels and enhanced side guns with gunners' chairs (ala Clone Wars) would be phenomenal.

Blitzkrieg   

I'm very happy to see the newsletter return. Great issue!

Since the issues seem to be quarterly/seasonal now, will we be getting a summer issue right before the con filled with con information and hopefully a prologue comic that leads into this year's con comic?

Looking forward to the next issue,

Blitzkrieg

Thanks for the warm welcomes, guys.

I should also give a shout out to one other JoeCanuck board member who I met outside of the con.

Last September my wife and I traveled to Montreal for vacation, and although those Wave 5 POC figures were plentiful north of the border, I checked stores in 7 states (no exaggeration) and only found a part of this wave at a comic book store off the beaten path. So on our way to Old Montreal, we stopped at a Toys R Us and sure enough there were Wave 5 POC figures galore. As I was staring at the figures, a gentleman was standing next to me and addressed me in French. When I responded with my automatic, "Je ne parle pas Francais.", he began speaking to me in English. It turns out that it was Oreobuilder!  We talked Joes for a while and he gave me some great tips as to where to pick up those Canada-exclusive Armour Cycle and HISS Scout vehicles along with other Joe toys on my checklist. By the time we left Canada, I had pile of Joe loot collected in my trunk. Thanks again for your help, Oreobuilder! To this day, I still can't get over the cosmic coincidence that I'd meet up with a fellow JoeCanuck member without some sort of planning.

Blitzkrieg