JoeCanuck

General Section => General Joe Talk => Topic started by: Spillspleen on July 21, 2005, 08:27:09 PM

Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Spillspleen on July 21, 2005, 08:27:09 PM: I got one...limited to 50 figures...??? Is that right?
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Jay on July 21, 2005, 08:36:47 PM: What's a King Rat?
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Spillspleen on July 21, 2005, 09:31:57 PM: 2005 Sacramento G.I.joe Show exclusive figure...I can find no other info on him...but he is pretty neat!
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Raptor on July 21, 2005, 11:33:54 PM: It's a Joe Canuck for Sac con. I think he's a take off of sure fire, and he had some customs weapons cast for him.

An ambitious custom project, but not an officially licensed product.

- Raps
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Agent_Loop on July 22, 2005, 12:36:42 AM: Any pics of this King Rat?
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: morgardee on July 22, 2005, 08:43:59 AM: Isn't the figure basically Muskrat?
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Pete The Greek on July 25, 2005, 11:10:25 PM: Raptor has it right. Basically it was custom figure (mostly Sure Fire parts) given away at the Sacramento toy meet. It was just a rip off idea taken from the joecanuck figure IMO.

The only thing I can find online in repect to this

http://forums.yojoe.com/showthread.php? ... t=King+Rat (http://forums.yojoe.com/showthread.php?t=21843&page=1&pp=10&highlight=King+Rat)

I can't believe some people who think a custom figure (which cost 20 bucks at this meet) will increase in value. I hate to tell them about the joe canuck figure, in which there were only 20 figures made.
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Tattoo Shane on July 26, 2005, 03:45:09 AM: Jeez, that yojoe thread is ridiculous.

I guess then if i were to make 5 custom figures, card them and sell them at my toy show (that just happens to have some Joe sellers) as an exclusive made by some guy who talked to some old Hasbro employees at one point in time then it's going to be worth money, and lots of it?

Well, if that's the case, i'd best get cracking. :roll:

Sheesh.....
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Agent_Loop on July 26, 2005, 10:39:27 AM: Quote from: ""Pete The Greek""
I can't believe some people who think a custom figure (which cost 20 bucks at this meet) will increase in value. I hate to tell them about the joe canuck figure, in which there were only 20 figures made.

Yeah, and good luck to anyone trying to find a Joe Canuck. No JC owner will (or should) let that go off their hands.
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Pete The Greek on July 26, 2005, 12:08:19 PM: The Joe Canck figure was agreed at the meet that it would not be sold. I am pretty sure about this.

And mine is still MIP lol.
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Jon S. on July 26, 2005, 01:13:58 PM: I opened mine. He had many adventures with Crimson Crazylegs, Cloudburst and thumbless Airtight, but I can't remember where I put him. :oops:
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Agent_Loop on July 26, 2005, 04:54:20 PM: Mine is still MIP, too. But lucky for me, I still have the prototype I play around with, including the rejected prototype I use for variety.
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: akpayne on July 26, 2005, 06:33:40 PM: Mine is MIP, not parting with that guy.

And I think if I ever had to - can't imagine why I would unless I died or something, I think it would have to go back to Mike or Loop.
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: BHMike on July 26, 2005, 06:47:53 PM: Quote from: ""Pete The Greek""
The Joe Canck figure was agreed at the meet that it would not be sold. I am pretty sure about this.

And mine is still MIP lol.

Mine is too - but I've opened it once or twice (it's tape guys!).

It was kinda understood that they wouldn't be sold - but the owner can do whatever they want with it.

Mind you, each one has that persons REAL name on it as well as their online name...... so it'd be kinda lame. ;-)

I hear that MOC version is worth quite a bit lately.

I got an email asking if I would sell it for $200.00 U.S. - and I don't even own it now. :-)

Mike
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Spillspleen on July 26, 2005, 08:48:07 PM: Well this figure is not bad...and I hope the hype brings his value up...which I think it will in time. This figure comes with a filecard...several accessories including a back pack that holds a cammo cloth that you can take out (if I were to open this guy from his sealed bag) and a figure stand!

I still wish I could have gotten a Joe Canuck figure...I was there in spirit anyways!!!!

Myabe one day I can swap this king Rat for a Gold Head Steel brigade???
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Pete The Greek on July 27, 2005, 10:58:53 PM: Quote from: ""BHT""
I got an email asking if I would sell it for $200.00 U.S. - and I don't even own it now. :-)

Who owns it?
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: akpayne on July 27, 2005, 11:03:47 PM: Yeah, I don't remember anyone actually claiming it, I left before it was offered up. It is in Canada right?
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: morgardee on July 28, 2005, 08:34:45 AM: I don't think so. I believe he's sweating it out down in Texas.
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Jon S. on July 28, 2005, 09:04:05 AM: Stupid lady can't mind her own damn business...
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Agent_Loop on July 28, 2005, 01:41:20 PM: I thought either Navajo or Deadshot has it.
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: BHMike on July 28, 2005, 03:02:36 PM: Ken owns it. (Navajo)

It's one of the few items that he hasn't (and won't) sell.
He gave his word to me that he won't sell it, and if he decides to get rid of it, it's coming back here to the store.

I trust Ken when he says that, so I know it's safe.
Title: Whats the deal with this King Rat figure??
Post by: Deadshot on July 29, 2005, 11:42:40 PM: I still have my joe canuck fig.. standing next to the watch tower and an overflowing Canadiens mug full of pencils and pens.. and darts.. and a whole lotta other crap.

though he's armed with a set of painted spirit weapons from the acc packs