Canadian GI Joe Convention?

[ender098]

I was just on Ebay and saw some figures and vehicles from the Canadian GI Joe convention. It had a chrome tank and some frankenjoes. It was celled the HATE set. Anyone else see or hear of these? Anyone know what HATE stands for?Maybe next year, I'll finally go to a Convention......THE CANADIAN ONE!! LOL!!

[troopsofdoom]

HATE: HISS Assault Tank Elite

Convention Set (http://www.yojoe.com/magazine/2009/04/24_canada.shtml)
Joe Canuck (http://www.yojoe.com/magazine/2009/04/24_canada.shtml)

[Jay]

Past exclusives from the Joecon were pretty bloody awesome (especially Black Ice (http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/showimage.php?i=8291&catid=member&imageuser=270)!), but this one was a bit underwhelming. HATE aside, it's all pretty easy to DIY these exclusives with some black dye, some paint and some Marauder Inc gear.
It doesn't help that I hate the Armadillo tank, and just slapping some Air Chariot guns on it doesn't really help make it look better...

[Outrider]

When I first heard about this set I was interested, but on seeing it I was underwhelmed. Like Jay, I'm not a fan of the Armadillo, and the chrome finish on the HISS ruins it for me.

[remster_9]

Agreed, I felt a bit underwhelmed as well. Although I must admit I'm constantly impressed by their dedication to the fanbase and the effort they put in providing Convention Exclusives every year!

I loved what they did with the previous ARAH figures though - I even made my own Black Ice since I had no chance to get one of theirs! :)

[silentdusty]

It was the first time that they have done a complete set with vehicles, usually it is only a couple of figures, and additionally this is a small group of guys doing these customs, not like the Hasbro sponsored Joe Con in the US. Even though the vehicles may not be up everyone's alley, I really have to commend these guys on the very hard work that they put in, not to mention I believe they only charged $150 CDN for the sets, I particularly like the fact that they got permission from Hasbro to do a newer version of Backstop, the only 'official' Canadian in the Joes. On a further note, this started as a small trade show, and as of this year became a full fledged convention. So that being said, like em or not, these are some of the rarest Joes that you can get your hands on.

[Outrider]

[QUOTE=silentdusty]It was the first time that they have done a complete set with vehicles, usually it is only a couple of figures, and additionally this is a small group of guys doing these customs, not like the Hasbro sponsored Joe Con in the US. Even though the vehicles may not be up everyone's alley, I really have to commend these guys on the very hard work that they put in[/QUOTE]

You are absolutely correct, I meant no offense at all, the vehicles just ain't for me. I have nothing but admiration for the guys that put it all together. :)

[Jay]

Ditto for me. The Joe Con guys are great guys and I've nothing but the utmost respect for them, but the fact that the set included a chrome HISS (I've grown very hateful of chrome as a Transformers fan) and an Armadillo tank (which I never liked, even as a youth) just underwhelms me.

The Backstop figure is pretty awesome, though. It's just a shame I have to get the stupid Air Chariot and Armadillo if I want to get the parts to DIY myself one...

[troopsofdoom]

The chrome HISS would make a good parade tank for Cobra Commander in the turret wearing his battle helmet.

[The BATman]

I saw a movie of that chrome HISS somewhere, it stood on a rotating disk with spotlights shining on it, and all the lights and glitter made it look just absolutely fabulous ! I loved it ! Okay, so perhaps the chrome won't stand the test of time, but it served its purpose: a shiny moment of glory for the HATE tank.

[silentdusty]

[QUOTE=Outrider]You are absolutely correct, I meant no offense at all, the vehicles just ain't for me. I have nothing but admiration for the guys that put it all together. :)[/QUOTE]
None taken, I merely wanted to encourage those interested in finding one if they wanted.