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nighthawk
07-30-2009, 07:07 PM
Wow...they have the parachute figure pics up at Mastercollector:

I don't know why anyone would buy that figure only to throw him off the roof. If I bought it, i'd keep it. It's a 12" Crimson Guard.

International G.I. Joe Collectors' Convention - JoeCon 2009! (http://www.gijoecon.com/kc2009/paradropfigure09.cfm)
KALASH69
07-30-2009, 07:09 PM
Thats very cool.
dsrader
07-30-2009, 07:11 PM
Cool!
Deefuzz
07-30-2009, 07:16 PM
Yeah they said it would be a Crimson Guard, but now after seeing it I want it!
arashikage tat
07-30-2009, 07:17 PM
pretty sweet, speaking of parachutes...anyone have any good recipes to make one?
tycondrius
07-30-2009, 07:31 PM
holy frack i want one . these make the ones that turned up on ebay a few months ago look like crap !!
Gerrorism!
07-31-2009, 12:30 AM
wow, why couldnt they of released that instead of the crappy 12" crimson guard that came out a few years back
Lody
07-31-2009, 12:33 AM
They crapped out with the set itself and then offer a 12 inch Joe to go with the set....
wild weasel
07-31-2009, 12:41 AM
pretty sweet, speaking of parachutes...anyone have any good recipes to make one?

silk and cut it to size,have your wife sew straps to hold the figs
green_shirt
07-31-2009, 04:13 AM
well now that's just fun.
CrimsonGuard101
07-31-2009, 04:17 AM
Uggh thats horrid! His helmet is like totally out of proportions, like run over by a semi! I love/buy EVERYTHING Crimson Guard...think this will be first disappoitment for my CG army ...I would not pay $1.00 in pesos for that...

I will just wait for sideshow to do it right...they coulda least give him the right damn weapon sheesh
Shin Densetsu
07-31-2009, 04:53 AM
Yeah they said it would be a Crimson Guard, but now after seeing it I want it!Same here, especially if it has the super articulated body. Always wondered why Hasbro hasn't used that for their 12" Joes in Modern Era/movie
ShockVal
07-31-2009, 05:05 AM
I went to my first JoeCon last year. The drop was inside with 3 3/4 figs and was one of the highlights of the Con for my son (minus the people with sticks on the balconies trying to get them before the kids on the ground). I cant wait to see these come off the Hotel outside. Its a tall Hotel too. They have the potential to go quite a ways I figure.
Nemesis*Prime
07-31-2009, 05:25 AM
That's probably the best 12" COBRA figure I've ever seen. Very cool.
HartAttack
07-31-2009, 05:30 AM
I will have at least 1 of these when I leave KC
samantha
07-31-2009, 05:30 AM
That is a really nice Doll.
HartAttack
07-31-2009, 05:39 AM
Action figure...lol I have this same argument with my girlfriend about my Joe collection
SidDarth
07-31-2009, 06:05 AM
That is a really nice Doll.

Exactly!

Action figure...lol I have this same argument with my girlfriend about my Joe collection

I'm with Samantha on this one. That is a doll.

12" figures are dolls. He's the right size to ride in the Barbie Dream Car. That makes him a doll or action doll if it makes you feel better.

I may have to pick one up at JoeCon or maybe two so I can say I tossed a GI Joe doll off a building.:D
Admiral Snackbar
07-31-2009, 08:04 AM
i don't understand how this works? you throw a figure you want to keep off the balcony? how do you get it back?
A.V.A.C.
07-31-2009, 08:58 AM
I went to my first JoeCon last year. The drop was inside with 3 3/4 figs and was one of the highlights of the Con for my son (minus the people with sticks on the balconies trying to get them before the kids on the ground). I cant wait to see these come off the Hotel outside. Its a tall Hotel too. They have the potential to go quite a ways I figure.

lol, yeah the broomstick figure grabbers sure raked 'em in last year. i'm looking forward to getting this 12". not a big collector of this size, but i like this one a lot.
A.V.A.C.
07-31-2009, 09:03 AM
i don't understand how this works? you throw a figure you want to keep off the balcony? how do you get it back?


the club has volunteers that throw them off the roof and are collected by children mostly, on the ground. you don't throw yours off, lol, it's the clubs. you can purchase the "doll" at the club store at the con.
Flint4107
07-31-2009, 10:42 AM
OOOOOHHHHHH. I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT!!!!!!!!!!.

Of course I would have to take the head off, cut out the bottom, glue in some paddiing on the inside and use one of these Heads on him. It looks like on of the Fred Series don't you think?
Lantern_Lad
07-31-2009, 12:03 PM
Holy crap! Dammit... now I wanna go to Joe Con.
Lody
07-31-2009, 12:06 PM
So do you get to keep what you catch or do you have to pay for it?
Captain Carstein
07-31-2009, 12:09 PM
Pretty sweet!
Highway
07-31-2009, 07:38 PM
Lugging a squad automatic AND a rifle, pistol, and parachute? Those CGs really ARE elite! Roadblocks every one of them. Don't mess!
HartAttack
08-01-2009, 02:03 AM
I emailed the con organizers about volunteering for the drop, bit due to the hotel being 42 stories, only con staff will be throwing these, and they will have to be harnessed to the building.
A.V.A.C.
08-01-2009, 02:44 AM
I emailed the con organizers about volunteering for the drop, bit due to the hotel being 42 stories, only con staff will be throwing these, and they will have to be harnessed to the building.

indeed, i talked to the hotel manager today while scoping out the show floor, which is massive btw. she said the drop will be done outside. this confused me, because the top of the hotel is a rotating restaurant. i wasn't to sure how they were going to pull that off. i guess harness's make sense, yikes! as i suspected, no raking in the freebies this year with broom-sticks. :D

to answer lody's ?, no you don't have to pay for the ones you snag outta the air. some people just have better techniques than others, and i'm not one of them.
ShockVal
08-01-2009, 02:52 AM
I dont see them being able to rope an area off for kids like last year. That is way up... Hope there isnt 20 mph wind blowing.
vadersquest
08-01-2009, 02:54 AM
[quote=SidDarth;909390]Exactly!



I'm with Samantha on this one. That is a doll.

12" figures are dolls. He's the right size to ride in the Barbie Dream Car. That makes him a doll or action doll if it makes you feel better.

I may have to pick one up at JoeCon or maybe two so I can say I tossed a GI Joe doll off a building.:D[/quote
grrrrrrrrr, not a doll but an action figure!!!!!!TRW(
CrimsonGuard101
08-01-2009, 03:16 AM
Extreme Super Posable Action Battle Figures with Micro Accurate For Reals Detailing. That is what they are for sho...cept I refer to the Sideshow ones, not this "doll"...Hasbro Makes dolls compraerd to the Extreme Super Posable Action Battle Figures with Micro Accurate For Reals Detailing made by Sideshow! Now if they would just pass the savings on to us like Darth Harrington from Family Guy...
tycondrius
08-01-2009, 10:32 AM
can sumone get me on of these and that con crimson set . if ya can i'll trade you my hard to get jizaitoys battle damaged cyclonus. please pm me if you can :)
Roshan
08-02-2009, 12:48 AM
Oy this stinks. Happy for those of you who are 12" fans, but I can't stand these things. This is my son's first year at a con, so hopefully he likes these guys. It is going to be funny as all get out watching these kids run all over the place trying to get these as they fall from such a height.

I'm almost always in line when these drop so I've never actually seen the drop before. What's the etiquette with the kids? Do the kids just get to all sit in a line and wait for them to fall and then it's like an easter egg hunt where its all kids for themselves? Or are the kids going to have to fight off adults too?