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Hey there!

Here ya go. Have a terrific weekend!

Mike

> Mike,
>
> HOWDY from Joe Dios! Here are our 3 questions!
>
> 1. Will collectors and old time Joe fans ever get to see o-rings again?

Most likely you will not seem them from Hasbro, but this is one of the
reasons that the GIJCC exsists, to provide specific smaller runs of this
type of product.

>
> 2. What is the reason why the GIJoe figures released in 1997 and 1998 had
their necks and torsos retooled to limit articulation?

According to a Designer who worked on G.I. Joe at the time, the figures
were produced to mimic the originals in terms of articulation, but did
need to be retooled.

>
> 3. As a dio site, there's nothing the people here love more than having
an awesome setting to shoot figures in. The old Headquarters, Terrordrome, USS
Flagg, Mobile Command Center and even Tactical Battle Platform are popular
pieces, granted the photographer has them. However, recent playsets (not
just Hasbro's, but many companies's) seem to be focused on just being a
façade with a handful of gimmicks, but very little in way of "put the
figures in there and play out a scenario" (which I believe children and
adults alike would enjoy). The "Conquest Of Cobra Mountain" playset from a
few years back, the "Akator" playset from the Indiana Jones toyline and
even the upcoming (and expensive!!) PITT playset from Rise Of Cobra are primeexamples of such deficient playsets.

Different safety laws and cost issues may prevent Hasbro from re-issuing things like the Terrodrome and the FLAGG, but might there any plans to create new playsets that could have the "playtime versatility" (for lackof an existing term) that GIJoe playsets of yesteryear had?

The short answer is…today's playsets are created for kids to create a
world of 3 3/4'' with. We do testing to understand how kids play and what
they want and deliver it to them. That said, once you get your hands on
the new G.I. Joe Pit Headquarters (and see the movie to understand the tie
ins!), we think you will be impressed with the play versatility!

05-15-2009, 06:54 PM	#34
Sonneilon aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;) Offline --> Posts: 7,751 --> Join Date: Jul 2005	Hey there! Here ya go. Have a terrific weekend! Mike > Mike, > > HOWDY from Joe Dios! Here are our 3 questions! > > 1. Will collectors and old time Joe fans ever get to see o-rings again? Most likely you will not seem them from Hasbro, but this is one of the reasons that the GIJCC exsists, to provide specific smaller runs of this type of product. > > 2. What is the reason why the GIJoe figures released in 1997 and 1998 had their necks and torsos retooled to limit articulation? According to a Designer who worked on G.I. Joe at the time, the figures were produced to mimic the originals in terms of articulation, but did need to be retooled. > > 3. As a dio site, there's nothing the people here love more than having an awesome setting to shoot figures in. The old Headquarters, Terrordrome, USS Flagg, Mobile Command Center and even Tactical Battle Platform are popular pieces, granted the photographer has them. However, recent playsets (not just Hasbro's, but many companies's) seem to be focused on just being a façade with a handful of gimmicks, but very little in way of "put the figures in there and play out a scenario" (which I believe children and adults alike would enjoy). The "Conquest Of Cobra Mountain" playset from a few years back, the "Akator" playset from the Indiana Jones toyline and even the upcoming (and expensive!!) PITT playset from Rise Of Cobra are primeexamples of such deficient playsets. Different safety laws and cost issues may prevent Hasbro from re-issuing things like the Terrodrome and the FLAGG, but might there any plans to create new playsets that could have the "playtime versatility" (for lackof an existing term) that GIJoe playsets of yesteryear had? The short answer is…today's playsets are created for kids to create a world of 3 3/4'' with. We do testing to understand how kids play and what they want and deliver it to them. That said, once you get your hands on the new G.I. Joe Pit Headquarters (and see the movie to understand the tie ins!), we think you will be impressed with the play versatility!