OFF The Wire
August 10, 2005 - We have just received
an urgent email from THE G.I. Joe
Collector's’ Club that GIjOE has been recalled to active duty.
The G.I. JOE Collectors club has made arrangements
with Hasbro to offer the remaining GI
Joe 40th Anniversary sets. To read the official announcement and
to get the full story
click here
or visit
The G.I Joe Collectors Club web site.
June 09,2005 -
2005
International G.I. Joe Convention will be held at the
Marriott
City Center in Minneapolis MN June 23-25. See the
Master collectors web site for more information.
June 09, 2005- A Weekend of Heroes
will be held on June 24th- 26th in Ontario CA. for more
information please visit the
Weekend of Heroes web
site.
June 09,2005- Comic-Con
International will be held on July 14th - 17th at the San Diego
Convention Center. fo more information please see the
Comic-Con web site
February 22,2005- A very sad Day in
the world of 1/6th scale. Hasbro has announced the
retirement of the 1/6th scale GIjoe, The 1/6th scale will be put
back in the Hasbro Vault, and will be replaced with a new
size that will have ties to a new Cartoon.
February 2,2005- Action figure
makes news. It has been reported by
CNN that the photos of a US soldier being held captive is a
fake. The photo that has been circulation around is that of
Dragon Models Cody figure. For more details and the full
story please check out
CNN's Website.
January 21, 2005 - Next weekend is the FX
convention in Orlando Florida; Billed as the Coolest Show on
Earth; this show looks like it has it all Sci-fi, Toys, Comic,
and more. If you can make it to Orlando Florida it might be
worth a look, if not don't worry we will have a reporter
covering the convention for the magazine. To get your tickets
visit the FXshow
website.
January 21, 2005 - Attention Captain
Action and animation fans
The Games and Beyond website has posted a outstanding
animation of Captain Action's arch nemeses DR. Evil created by
Steve Gentile , I strongly recommend you visit
Games and Beyond and check and check it out.
January 8, 2005 - If you are a fan if the
Highlander Movies and TV series you need to head over to
Sideshow Collectables. Sideshow has announced two new figures
The first is of
Connor
MacLeod played by Christopher Lambert and the second
depicts
Duncan
MacLeod played by Adrian Paul
January 6, 2005 - bbi has announced the
release of a new figure based on a Modern French
Airborne. The figures name is Bruno and he is depicting a member
of the EF ler RCP, 11th Airborne Brigade
French Foreign Legion. If you would like a closer look at Bruno
please visit
bbi's website.
January 3, 2005 - If you are into
customizing your own figures and are tired of the same old
stuff, then you need to check out
NewLine Miniatures website. They carry some supper detailed
boots and accessories.
January 3, 2005 - Dragon Models USA will
be releasing a new figure based on General George S. Patton.
This version of Patton Looks pretty cool and should be hitting
the shelves next month to get an advanced look check out
Dragons website. to add this figure to your collection stop
by our friends at
Tommy's Toys.
December 1, 2004 - Well its official the
2005 NYC Toy Fair will be held this year at NYC Javits
Convention Center February 20th through the 23rd. please see the
Toy industry
Association's web page for more details.
December 1, 2004 - Ignite has done it
again they have just announce a new addition to their Crusader
series called Knight Hospitaller II
c.1300. I strongly recommend you check out the
Ignite's web site for a closer look at this figure.
If your looking to add this figure to your
collection or any of the other Ignite figures check out
Tommy's Toys.
October
3, 2004 -
Ignite has announced a new figure in its Crusade series called
the
Knight Outremer II. If you have been collecting this series you really need to check
out this figure on
Ignite's
web page. If your looking to add this figure to your
collection or any of the other Ignite figures check out
Tommy's Toys.
July 26,2004 - The team at Ignite has
just announced a new addition to their Crusader series called the Outremer Knight and it
looks outstanding. I strongly recommend that you visit
Ignite's
website for a preview; if you are planning to add this
figure to you collection may we also recommend you visit
Tommy's toys.
July 22, 2004 - This week at Comic-Com
Sideshow Collectables has announced an exclusive figure
depicting Claude Rains as the Invisible man. This
is a limited production figure of 750 pieces. You can expect
Claude to hit the shelves around the second quarter of 2005. To
get a preview of the Invisible Man check out
Sideshow Collectables website.
July 22, 2004 - Are you like me and could
not make Comi-Con, then check out
Sideshow Collectables Live Webcam to get a sneak peek.
July 20, 2004 -
Attention Planet of the Apes fans. Sideshow collectables
has added two new figures to their Planet of the Apes series
that you really must see. The new addition is a duel figure set
of
Slave Nova and Taylor that is due out in the fist quarter of
2005. Even though it is going to be a few months before we see
these figures on any store shelves you can reserve your set by
placing a pre-order with Sideshow now. Please see the
Sideshow website for more details.
July 20, 2004 - It looks like the team at
Sideshow Collectables have been keeping busy over the last
few months. Sideshow has just added two new figures to their
X-Files series, of
Special Agent John Doggett. The first versions of this
figure is decked out in full tactical gear and and looks
awesome. The second is a equally impressive Sideshow Exclusive
version dressed in a suite and trench coat. The Side show
Exclusive piece is limited to 750 pieces and is sure to sell out
fast. Both figures are due out in the second quarter of 2005. If
you are interested in either of these figure checkout
Sideshows website for more details.
July 14, 2004 - Dragon models USA has
announced a new figure for their Barbarian Series called
"Attila" The Hun Warrior. If the photo on their website is
any indication, this is going to be an outstanding figure and
series. Look for Attila to hit the shelves in August. But for
now you can get an advanced look at the
Dragon Models USA website.
July 12, 2004 - Sideshow Collectables has
announced an addition to their X-Files line up. The new figure
is of the character Frank Black and the first 750 people to
purchase one from Sideshow will
receive a mini Bible with their figure. For a sneak peek at this
figure and to place your order please see the
Sideshow Collectables site.
July 7, 2004- Would you like to design
your own action figure online and then have it custom built and
delivered to your door step. If you said YES then you need to
visit
Herobuilders.com and check out their on demand action figure
builder tool.
June 29, 2004 -
Ignite has just announced the
next figure in their Roman series called
Roman Legions -
March Pack I strongly
recommend that you visit
Ignite's
web page
today and check out this figure it looks very promising.
If you are looking to add this
figure to your collection may we suggest that you visit the
Tommy's Toys
website.
