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General Joe Talk / Re: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Set
« on: May 30, 2024, 06:37:28 PM »
Quote from: canprime on May 30, 2024, 06:39:22 AM
Quote from: martin-montreal on May 29, 2024, 11:54:46 AM
Will you back this project?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/skyboundent/gi-joe-a-real-american-hero-compendium-set?ref=checkout_rewards_page

I have never backed a Kickstarter before, but this is very tempting. 

How does it work for the pledge?  Meaning do they charge any taxes, or shipping after the funding is over or is it just the $300?  $300US is a big ask to get a whole set, but it would be nice to get one with everything and not have to worry about collecting the retail releases over the years.

I expect it will cost at least another $100 USD to ship. And some Kickstarters (like the 3DJoes book) don't collect tax, but declare commercial value on their customs forms (technically Kickstarter rewards are gifts, not sold merchandise, so their bad), so expect import fees too.

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General Joe Talk / Re: Morgardee - RIP
« on: May 28, 2024, 01:36:03 PM »
Dave, Pete and I did a road trip to Indianapolis for the G.I. Joe Convention in 2013. I got to spend a lot of one-on-one time with Dave as we didn't know a ton of the American fans and kept each other company. He was a really sweet guy with a light sense of humour. He was also a fairly prolific musician in the Kitchener/Waterloo punk scene.

There's a going to be a memorial concert on June 14 in Kitchener. I plan on making the trip over from Toronto. If anyone wants a ride, I have some seats open in my vehicle.

Details here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1292935048777133

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General Joe Talk / Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« on: November 27, 2021, 07:21:31 PM »
It definitely looks like they've done an about-face on redesigning the characters and are just doing hyper-detailed 6" versions of the classic look.

Can't say I disagree with the approach.

Counting down the days until I get my Croc Master...

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General Joe Talk / Re: GI JOE returns to the 80s with new comic book
« on: November 27, 2021, 07:17:30 PM »
This is the most exciting thing I've seen Joe-wise since Resolute.

Bring it on!

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General Joe Talk / Re: What would your Ninja name/s be, if you were part of the Arashikage Clan?
« on: October 24, 2021, 01:36:11 AM »
Four-Eyes

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Message Board News / Re: Member count will be going down
« on: October 07, 2021, 04:06:57 PM »
Quote from: Sundance on October 07, 2021, 02:30:25 PM
Am I signed in?

Sorry, confused why the welcome message called me 'Joe Canuck'...

My bad. The news headline "Welcome back JoeCanuck" was a reference to the theme returning. I can change it to something more newsworthy...

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Message Board News / Retro Design
« on: October 04, 2021, 02:13:55 AM »
I did my best to restore the old JoeCanuck theme. If you see anything wonky, let me know and I'll look into it.

You might need to clear your cache to reload the images referenced in the css file.

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General Joe Talk / Re: Looking back at the collection
« on: October 04, 2021, 01:06:31 AM »
Quote from: Pete The Greek on July 01, 2021, 03:24:30 PM
Would this help?

https://web.archive.org/web/20060401000000*/joecanuck.com

Quote from: Jon S. on December 07, 2020, 08:45:27 PM
Sorry I'm not here much.

It doesn't cost very much money to keep *this* site going. As long as you guys want it around, I'll make sure it's around. Over the summer I was looking into finding the old assets for the message board (banners/colours/etc) but I think they're gone forever.

I've been going to school for writing over the past couple years. Maybe that will translate into more content for gijoe-canada.com

Yes. Yes it would.

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General Joe Talk / Re: Any interest in 3D printing to flesh out your collection?
« on: October 04, 2021, 01:03:08 AM »
Quote from: Pete The Greek on July 01, 2021, 03:25:51 PM
The only thing I would be interested is in dioramas.  If would make the figures in display cases pop.

I know a guy in the west end who does those. He was selling a B.E.T. and wings for Nemesis Enforcer. Some really cool stuff. As you would expect, custom work is really expensive.

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General Joe Talk / Re: Super7 GI Joe discussion
« on: October 04, 2021, 01:01:52 AM »
Quote from: Pete The Greek on July 23, 2021, 11:21:58 AM
I have no interest in GI JOE figures that have the same shitty articulation as the original Star Wars figures.

Think of them as G.I. Joe figures for Super7 collectors. They're not for us.

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General Joe Talk / Re: Thoughts on Classified and Retro lines?
« on: October 04, 2021, 01:00:37 AM »
My Toys "R" Us (Yonge & Eglinton) never seems to have anything Joe except the Cobra Island Roadblock.

Almost everything I've bought so far has been from an e-tailer, so no TRU exclusives for me. I think the Classified figures are great, but collecting has become a bit of a drag. At least the things I can't snag from an e-tailer.

I've never seen any Joe stuff ever at Dufferin Mall Wal-Mart.

The only store that doesn't let me down ironically is EB Games who seem to always have what I'm looking for (Red Alert, Bluestreak, Pirate Deadpool)

It seems like anything remotely interesting is scooped up by scalpers. I saw a dude pushing a shopping cart just loading up one day.

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General Joe Talk / Re: G.I. Joe Retro listed on Walmart.ca
« on: December 07, 2020, 09:27:58 PM »
I was able to order Roadblock, Destro and Scarlett. While my order sat idle, product made it to stores, sold out, and then my unfulfilled order was cancelled by Walmart. Not fun.

Figures look great though!

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