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Anyone excited about the 2016 con set?
« on: February 29, 2016, 10:59:32 AM »

So the Club released the brochure and announced the 4" set as Sky Patrol vs Cobra A.D.D.E.R.S.
Anyone here excited about this set?

Personally, I'm interested in the Sky Patrol figures, but the Cobra troops sound kind of meh to me. I was never in to the 90's stuff, but since I rediscovered Joe when the 25th stuff came out and started researching the line I felt that Sky Patrol had the most potential out of the 90's figures. I realize these can be simple repaints of existing figures with new heads (which is how I hope they are done) with the exception of Static Line and Skydive. But if they can do those two right then maybe we'll see Gyroviper and Backstop made.

Really interested to see how the builds will turn out.
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Re: Anyone excited about the 2016 con set?
« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2016, 01:29:26 PM »

Excited about the figs. But with the dollar doing what it's doing... Gonna be some expensive nostalgia.

I'm also not that interested in the Cobra figs and if I could get away with just snagging the six Joes I'd take that opportunity. We'll see how it plays out.
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Re: Anyone excited about the 2016 con set?
« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2016, 02:13:25 PM »

I look forward to the comic as usual.
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Re: Anyone excited about the 2016 con set?
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2016, 07:25:48 AM »

Rigth now I am more excited about the New comic Street Figther X GI Joe
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Re: Anyone excited about the 2016 con set?
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2016, 07:00:58 PM »

Anyone planning on going to the convention?
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Re: Anyone excited about the 2016 con set?
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2016, 09:44:09 PM »

I'm not big on the whole subgroups besides really the 'noks and the iron grenadiers.....not that you would know it from my figures but even as a kid it wasn't the subgroup that made me buy it. Just wanted more figures.

It looks okay so far, but I'd probably be more interested in the vehicles. Won't be getting anything though. No more money for toys  :(
Anyone else think Skydive could be made into a nice Maj. Matthew "Hawk" Masterson custom?

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Re: Anyone excited about the 2016 con set?
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2016, 05:40:40 PM »

I was actually really interested when they previewed Skydive but have kind of lost interest with the Altitude and Airborne reveals. The Cobra figures are ok, they just don't intrest me though.
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Re: Anyone excited about the 2016 con set?
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2016, 06:52:49 PM »

I love that Airborne figure. As a kid he was one of my favorite figures but the new version of him hits all the right points for me.  Flying Scorpion is pretty awesome as well.

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Re: Anyone excited about the 2016 con set?
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2016, 11:10:47 PM »

I decided to pass on this set. Even though it will be the last set FunPub does, I couldn't bring myself to get it due to the high cost and I only liked three of the six Skypatrol figures. Anybody here order this set?
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Re: Anyone excited about the 2016 con set?
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2016, 02:17:32 AM »

is it definite they're not doing Joe Con/the club going forward?
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Re: Anyone excited about the 2016 con set?
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2016, 11:44:25 AM »

is it definite they're not doing Joe Con/the club going forward?

Well this was the last Botcon that was done by FunPub last week and Hasbro has trademarked the name HasCon.  So I would assume that the rumours about the Joecon are true as well.
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Re: Anyone excited about the 2016 con set?
« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2016, 02:02:46 PM »

hm, sounds like it then.
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