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Monkeywrench

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So I'm confused by this Boss Fight Studios. Are they planning on selling these Joe figures? Or are they just customs to show off their work?
 
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Giga Bread said:
I wonder if I could buy GI Joe at this point. Maybe form a buying group?
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Kickstarter!!!!1!!!!oneone

I'm assuming someone took over the art direction within Hasblow and looking at the numbers said "why the hell are we paying the figure designers as full time employees..let's outsource that and pay per project to save $$$.

Because it's all about shareholder wealth. At some point hasbro will just stop making toys and just focus on licensing IP - going back to what Giga just said about buying them.
 
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WVMojo said:
Kickstarter!!!!1!!!!oneone

I'm assuming someone took over the art direction within Hasblow and looking at the numbers said "why the hell are we paying the figure designers as full time employees..let's outsource that and pay per project to save $$$.

Because it's all about shareholder wealth. At some point hasbro will just stop making toys and just focus on licensing IP - going back to what Giga just said about buying them.
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Pretty much what they are doing right now with the club.

So how much to bet that these are some of the FSS 3?
 
Giga Bread

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Monkeywrench said:
So I'm confused by this Boss Fight Studios. Are they planning on selling these Joe figures? Or are they just customs to show off their work?
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Just showing off their work. A couple of them are ex-Hasbro Joe team guys. They're working on a few different lines of their own. Greek Mythology, Fantasy, and some robot space thing.
 
Giga Bread

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Mandingo Rex said:
Oh goddamn, did anyone see the awesome Iceberg headcast that Boss Fight showed off at NJCC? FUCK!

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Maybe they could do a V2 Iceberg (my preferred version) only with that head and then maybe the Cobra ParaViper head as an optional accessory.

What the hell am I doing? They won't do that.
 
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WOW! They gave that company waaaay too much leeway on time. I would have fired them in January and given the job to a more competent company.

All this is doing is assuring their system will crash because of the load.
I hope this will make this year's con the lowest attended ever.

Come to think of it I'm sure the company they hired was just some guy they know working from his basement.
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From the people who brought you Healthcare.gov :drum:
 
Giga Bread

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Monkeywrench said:
So I'm confused by this Boss Fight Studios. Are they planning on selling these Joe figures? Or are they just customs to show off their work?
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Giga Bread said:
Just showing off their work. A couple of them are ex-Hasbro Joe team guys. They're working on a few different lines of their own. Greek Mythology, Fantasy, and some robot space thing.
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Minor correction. A lot of those unreleased sculpts are personal customs that Hasbro never developed. Someone I know is trying to deal for them.
 
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I like their male buck. Far too big for a historically accurate Spartan, but much use could come from it.
 
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It would be surprising to me to see them sell their original parts since they have the ability to mold and cast themselves. Then again, maybe not if they are going to focus on original production figures.
 
Giga Bread

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They aren't getting into the third party part business. I don't think they will because there's no reason for them to and because they are real close with Hasbro obviously as their line of figs look like they're using the exact articulation.
 
Mandingo Rex

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Got an awesome email today from GIJoeJunkyard:

Well it's been a busy month here at the Junkyard. We got quite a lot of new items in; so much so that I am still not done with vehicle part listings and figure body part listings. Also, our fie card and blueprint section is being completely overhauled and expanded.

Now on to what this newsletter is all about. We here at GI Joe Junkyard are tired of waiting for the GI Joe Con tickets to go on sale. As a result, we feel SOMETHING needs to go on sale and we have your temporary fix. From now until next Friday, we are having a 10% off sale on everything in the store. Discounts will be shown in the cart!

Now is your chance to grab a few more pieces for your collection and save some of your hard earned cash at the same time.

If any of you guys happen to be going to this year's Joe Con and want to get together, please feel free to either drop me an e-mail at gijoejunkyard@gmail.com or feel free to post something on our facebook page at www.facebook.com/gijoejunkyard. We could hang out and have a refreshment or 2 while we are all in Dallas!
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G.I.*EDDIE said:
It's gonna be "at the door" ticket sales only this year :rolleyes:
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seems likely


GIJCC said:
Hello everyone!

Just to keep you in the loop so that you are not hitting refresh all day. Registration will not open today. I'll provide you with another update in the morning.

However, we do have good news that Larry Hama will be able to join us for the convention. I know that many of you have been worried about his recent health issues. He is healing well and is excited about getting back on the road.

Thanks for your support!

Brian
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BEAM

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I can wait. I'm just going in on a Hometown Heroes set with a friend. I never found the con to be worth my time. I'm in it for the figures.
 
Mandingo Rex

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Thanks for the update. I stopped even bothering to post because it's not really an update if it's the same thing every day.

"UPDATE! THE SUN CAME UP TODAY!" - The Club
 
Mandingo Rex

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For the 13 people on earth still remotely interested in actually going (the rest are 99% just scalpers looking to Golden Ticket their way into early retirement) here's the latest update-update-non-update-update from the Club:

Hello everyone!

Registration MAY open this afternoon. This week I could see that the programmers were not going to be able to get the new system far enough along for this event, there were too many things that got broken when other items were fixed. So, we have been able to resurrect the old system even though it is going to have some issues and some limitations. We weren't sure it would work at all since the code has been through 3 server moves since the last time it was used. This old software was written in a language that doesn't take kindly to system upgrades and moves...

We still have some minor items left and the installation of the SSL certificate to get done today.

Here is what we really need all of you to do before you register:

1. Please read the Info tab and the FAQs one more time at GIJoeCon.com before you register. The first information page in the registration system is the same as the Info tab. Write down what you want each person to have that you are registering. Don't forget to make the decision now as to souvenirs, class and tours, so you can do this in one pass.

2. Go slow. If you encounter an error or pricing that you feel is incorrect, do not proceed. Please send us an email from the convention email link. Please note that once you have selected the item, it's in your cart until you check out, abandon the cart or the 10 minute timer runs out. Even by going slow, this process should not take you more than 3 minutes to compete.

3. DO NOT pick Non-member for any person you are registering if you want the member price. We will not change the prices after you complete the sale. IF you are registering another member with you, choose OTHER MEMBER for they relationship to you and you will need their log in and password. Registrations that appear suspect as to the other people's relationship to you will be held at the approval process and not approved.

4. If you have not tested it lately, which it looks like most of you have, please test your log in at gijoeclulb.com/shop or retrieve your password there. When you get to the link click on My Account and log in. If it works there, it will work with the registration system.

5. The final price for the solid silver coin is $135. We are going to order as many as you order between registration opening and the end of the day Monday.

6. If you want the Golden Ticket option. Remember that this is LIMITED to one per attendee and each attendee must pick up their package in person at the show.

7. If you go slow and don't try to pick items that you are not allowed, you won't have an issue. You MIGHT get a weird error message on the package page if you are trying to order packages that don't go together. For the GT packages, you can have one GT Aide, For the American Hero or Generals packages you can have up to 4 aides. Pick the major package first and then the Aides. If you have an Aide coming with you, please register them at the same time as this system has no way for you to add that later. Admin here has to do it and it is a slow process.

8. The Bypass option on the packages page is ONLY for adding souvenirs or tours later and allows you to get past that page without picking a package. DO NOT pick this bypass and think you have any registration at the show because you won't.

9. Remember that all registrations are reviewed by an Admin person here and it WILL take several days until you see the final approval email and charge on your card. When you submit the registration, the system places a Pre-Authorization on your card and it is not Post-Authorized until it is reviewed and approved. Try not to make errors as we have a very limited ability to change the registrations in this system and the only option may be to delete your registration and start over.

10. Sorry for the core dump of info but I thought this refresher would make everyone's process smoother.

I'll touch base later today and let you know where we are at in the process.

Thanks for your support and patience!

Brian
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Weirdly enough, my question about at-the-door registration was deleted from the Club's Facebook page.
 
Mandingo Rex

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LOLZ, a typo! Imagine that, from the Error-Proof Club. Here's an update-update-we-fucked-up-in-our-previous-update-non-update-update email:

Hello everyone!

Had a typo in the last email. If you need to check your login it's GIJoeClub.com/shop, click on the My Account and log in or retrieve your PW there.

Thanks for your support and patience!

Brian
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Monkeywrench

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jesus christ! How many fucking emails am I going to get from these clowns?!? And it's STILL not ready!
 
BEAM

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But it's an update to an update to an update.

I have my money saved for the set. If I get fucked because of this registration fiasco and don't get a set, I'm heading straight to the strip club and using my con set money.
 
Mandingo Rex

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LAWLZ again.

Hello everyone!

There is no need for you to hit the server and worry about it not responding. We have taken it off-line to add more servers in the hosting farm. It should not be responding right now.

Please don't worry. We are still looking at today.

Thanks for your support!

Brian
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Mandingo Rex

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Dun-dun-dun!

We are as tired of waiting as you are.

We have been waiting for over an hour for the programmer to clear the test data. It's ready to go when he gets this done. He is remote to us and we don't know what the problem is as he is not responding. So, I'm going to say bag it for tonight and see if we can do this tomorrow after lunch. If not, I'll send an email around noon central time. I know some of you guys are still at work and need to go home.

We have to order the coins on Monday or they won't make it so we need to have you guys doing this before then.

Brian
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