2008 Convention Brochure is up

Joeczar · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:47 am

http://gijoeclub.com/conventions/dallas ... ochure.pdf

BATS and Headhunters, ok.

chaosx · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:37 am

I am being dead serious when I say I am excited because there is a sculpting class...By Ally even

Flophouse · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Why is this set even more than last year? I thought trooper builder con sets kept the prices down. So much for that.

General Hawk · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Headhunters?

Did you say Headhunters?

Hell. Yes. That's awesome...We can probably expect some different parts body-wise, but I'm betting they'll use the familiar head sculpts. Not real excited about the B.A.T.s, but I'm darn near giddy about the Headhunters.

Very cool.

Justin

Viper · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:05 am

Sounds good to me! Now for the only question that matters... Where's the registration sheet?

Patrick A. Riley · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:26 am

Not only Headhunters, Headhunter Stormtroopers

ZombieGuide · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:45 am

im expecting Bats v2, but id crap myself if they somehow found the v1.

if the club managed to get the gristle mold back from south america, its possible they also got the original stormtrooper mold back too.

also, SWAT joes? awesome. seems like an easy enough paint deco.

Macrossmaster · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Meh. Yawn. Now if it was 25th style BATS, etc. I might be tempted. Gotta be tough to sell this stuff when Hasbro's in-store product is knocking the pants off your exclusives. First time this has happened in years though...

Stealth Viper · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:49 am

In for headhunter stormtroopers.

Unfortunately we'll probably end up with Headman again, a figure I absolutely detest.

zedhatch · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am **Location:** Neon KY

Quote:

Why is this set even more than last year? I thought trooper builder con sets kept the prices down. So much for that.

This year it is UMMM, Gas prices, yeah that's the ticket.

Something funny I noticed last year was the increase for non-troops was nearly the same as the increase has been for about the last 3 years.

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I am being dead serious when I say I am excited because there is a sculpting class...By Ally even

Wait a minute-Didn't he like royally P--s off the collectors club by revealing the set info for the IG pack and selling his "Non-Con figs" last year?

And what the-? They just blow the lid off the con set:

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Comes with Gristle, two Headhunter Guards, Six Headhunter Stormtroopers, Six Bats

I mean what ever happened to the whole idea that the "Surprize" was the most important aspect which is why we used to have to wait until near the last minute.

I am smelling a great deal of rattitude.

raptor · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:18 am

I bet the comic is by Hama. I think that we should all expect that, and if for some reason it isn't true, we should all feel really let down. :shifty:

Interesting. I know that the Stormtrooper mold is very popular with other people. I have one and feel no need for more whatever the color scheme.

I'd like to see what new and interesting thing that they can do with bats. After the 90's era internet exclusive flopped, I'm not sure where they can go with them.

I'll likely be more interested in picking up the individuals on the secondary market.

- R

ZombieGuide · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:36 am

zedhatch wrote:

Quote:

Why is this set even more than last year? I thought trooper builder con sets kept the prices down. So much for that.

This year it is UMMM, Gas prices, yeah that's the ticket.

Something funny I noticed last year was the increase for non-troops was nearly the same as the increase has been for about the last 3 years.

Quote:

I am being dead serious when I say I am excited because there is a sculpting class...By Ally even

Wait a minute-Didn't he like royally P--s off the collectors club by revealing the set info for the IG pack and selling his "Non-Con figs" last year?

And what the-? They just blow the lid off the con set:

Quote:

Comes with Gristle, two Headhunter Guards, Six Headhunter Stormtroopers, Six Bats

I mean what ever happened to the whole idea that the "Surprize" was the most important aspect which is why we used to have to wait until near the last minute.

I am smelling a great deal of rattitude.

Personally I hated all that 'suprise' build up. I'm an adult, if I want to be suprised I can decide that for myself and not look until the con. Since I don't care for suprises I'm content to see them all at once and make arrangements for picking up the amount I want in advance.

viperlord · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:55 am

Interesting, but not amazing. I'll be more impressed once we see it's not a bunch of molds we've seen a ton of half assed repainted and thrown out there like 2006.

90% chance they did the Headhunter Stormtroopers due to the huge letdown when it was revealed that Major Bludd's Skull Squad did not use the mold :lol:

So what's it going to take to get a Red Shadows set? A full scale attack on Master Collector headquarters?

Tim Elf · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:02 am

$325. Ouch.

There's no way I'm NOT going, but.... $325.

Ouch.

I want this set, too...

General Hawk · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

ZombieGuide wrote:

im expecting Bats v2, but id crap myself if they somehow found the v1.

if the club managed to get the gristle mold back from south america, its possible they also got the original stormtrooper mold back too.

Honestly, I'm kind of expecting the formula from the past 2 years... tooling up new heads for the "lost molds" (like the Headhunter Stormtrooper and Gristle) and going with alternate body parts for the rest of the figure. Kind of like the Overlord, Iron Grenadier, and Renegades from years past...

Which is cool to me, that way they can enhance my Headhunter squads without replacing any existing figures...

Justin

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