HALF A MILLION!

3DJoes.com just passed 500,000 unique visitors since I started the site less than two years ago. Despite the lack of new product from Hasbro, fans still love this brand. Thank you all for the support and the kind words, it helps keep fuel in the tank to finish the mission; document every A Real American Hero figure, vehicle and playset.

I'm working on the 1988 vehicles now, and I just got a set of 1989 micro figures so those should be up soon too!

Carson

Finally, the baddest G.I. Joe helicopter has landed over on 3DJoes. This beauty carries 7 troops and features 8 missiles, 5 removable engine covers, two window guns, one winch and a rotating tilting front canon/camera turret. Oh, and don't forget the hinged cargo door and canopy glass!

There area just too many details to capture in 360 spins, so I added 20 detailed close up photos. Let me know what you think of that new addition to the site in the comments!

Tomahawk - 3DJOES

Sergeant Slaughter's awesome Amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicle has arrived! The Warthog carries 9 Joes across land and sea. This rolling, floating monstrosity features 12 smoke grenade launchers, two 2-stage torpedo missiles, a 20mm shipboard machine gun, three operator stations up front and seating for six more troops in the rear. Check out the detailed image gallery to see close ups of the sculpt and play features.

http://www.3djoes.com/warthog-aifv.html

The Killer W.H.A.L.E. (Warrior Hovering Assault Launching Envoy) is the grandaddy of all amphibious infantry vehicles! It is heavily armed with two 120MM "pounder" canons, eight surface to air missiles, six (floating) depth charges and two machine gun turrets. It holds up to nine troops and features push button rear fans and a deployable recon sled and surveillance cycle! This behemoth floats on water and rolls on land. Check out the detailed image gallery to see close ups of the sculpt and play features.

http://www.3djoes.com/killer-whale.html

The original GI Joe Micro Figures have arrived!

Originally packed individually with carded Joes and Cobras in 1989, they were later sold as a set.

Check out all 20 of these little plastic army men over on 3DJoes:
http://www.3djoes.com/micro-figures.html

(Anyone know why were the ladies of GI Joe and Cobra were excluded?)

The 1980s A Real American Hero line is timeless. It spawned dozens of characters that have gone on to enjoy decades of artistic reinterpretation and recreation in action figures, comics, cartoons and movies. There have been some truly beautiful sculptures created over the years. I have not yet collected most of them, but I've decided to share what I have on 3DJoes. Roll over the Modern tab on the navigation bar at the top of 3DJoes to view statues from Sideshow Collectibles, Diamond Select Toys and Palisades Toys. Be sure to also visit the Palisades overview page to see seven of their wonderful statues on one page.

Palisades Overview - 3DJOES

The 3DJoes KickStarter campaign is live and there is something for everyone!

There are three new 24"x36" posters, three 4"x6" postcards, embroidered 3DJoes logo hats (black, white, or grey), and a Signature Series poster (limited to 25 copies) and signed by Larry Hama and Kirk Bozigian!

Pledge your support and together we'll make some posters! Thank you all for supporting 3DJoes.

http://bit.ly/3djoeskickstarter

The Mach 3+ stealthy behemoth know as the Phantom X-19 has arrived! It features two "little guy" air-to-air missiles, two terrain-hugging missiles with rotating stabilizing wings, and two retractable twin laser canons. In addition to armament, it features sliding cockpit access, two sliding wing extenders, air brakes that lift to show engine details, working landing gear and engine exhaust that sweep in and out. Check out the detailed image gallery to see close ups of the sculpt and the various play features.

http://www.3djoes.com/phantom-x-19.html

We have hit the first goal!

A huge THANK YOU to all that have pledged.

You can help 3DJoes print all three posters at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/791497728/3djoes-posters-featuring-beautiful-figure-and-vehi



Sorry, I caught the "futbol" bug during the World Cup

Free poster contest!

Fellow Joe fanatic Formbx257 has posted a review of 3DJoes (on Blip and YouTube) and is offering two free sets of "3DJoes of the 80s" and "3DJoes of the 90s" to one commenter on each channel. Go watch the video, leave a comment on both channels, and subscribe for more great G.I. Joe reviews!

http://youtu.be/GtoaFVNRDnQ

I photographed the Falcon and Viper Gliders last weekend using my new equipment, and I just finished touching them up.

The cellophane windows create some nasty glares, so I'm doing some photoshop trickery to get the figures in there glare free. When it’s time to print, I'm going to add gloss to the figure windows to make them shiny. It’s gonna be awesome! This image shows how well the gloss worked on the the first carded figure poster.
http://www.3djoes.com/uploads/1/3/3/9/13396852/3451110_orig.jpg

The Flacon and Viper Glider’s box art are now live on 3DJoes, along with 360 spins, close up photos, blueprints and commercials. Have a look!

Cobra Viper Glider - 3DJOES
Falcon Glider - 3DJOES

If you haven't pledged yet, please do! With any luck, we'll get to do all three posters.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/791497728/3djoes-posters-featuring-beautiful-figure-and-vehi

I've photographed all of the 1982-1983 vehicle boxes using my new equipment, and I’m working my way through touching each of them up. Some of these vehicle boxes can take hours to retouch. Here’s a before and after shot of the 1982 HAL. You’ll notice 5 major areas have been retouched. It’s a labor of love.

As I mentioned in the last update, I'm going to add gloss to the figure windows to make them shiny. It’s gonna be awesome! This image shows how well the gloss worked on the the first carded figure poster.
http://www.3djoes.com/uploads/1/3/3/9/13396852/3451110_orig.jpg

If you haven't pledged yet, please do! With any luck, we'll get to do all three posters.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/791497728/3djoes-posters-featuring-beautiful-figure-and-vehi

The 1982 and 1983 vehicle and playset box art continues to be upgraded as I develop the new vehicle poster. Check out the 1982 Cobra Missile Command Headquarters, FLAK, HAL, RAM and VAMP, and the 1983 Polar Battle Bear, JUMP, Whirlwind and Wolverine pages to see the latest updates!

Cobra Missile Command Headquarters - 3DJOES
FLAK - 3DJOES
HAL - 3DJOES
RAM - 3DJOES
VAMP - 3DJOES
Polar Battle Bear - 3DJOES
JUMP - 3DJOES
Whirlwind - 3DJOES
Wolverine - 3DJOES

You can Get all of this art on one poster! Please pledge today to help me print it!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/791497728/3djoes-posters-featuring-beautiful-figure-and-vehi

The 3DJoes 1982-1983 vehicle poster is almost complete! There are only four more dimmed out placeholder photos left to replace.



The 1982 vehicles now fill the first two rows, and I ditched the 1982 catalog art of Grunt to make more room for the vehicles. I'm keeping the 1983 catalog cover because it is an amazing rendering of the vehicles all together.

To date, I've spent over 40 hours in Photoshop retouching the 20 final images. The before and after image below shows how I restored one vehicle box.



I put my heart into these posters, and I hope it shows. I could not produce them without your help. So, thank you again for helping me do what I love.

Yo Joe!

Carson

PS If you haven't pledged towards the 3DJoes Kickstarter yet, please consider doing so at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/79 ... e-and-vehi

The "Yo Joe!" postcard is ready to print! I've recreated the 1985 catalog art with the original action figures and touched up several imperfections on the catalog scan.

With two weeks to go we are only $1,200 from unlocking the second poster! Please tell your friends about this campaign and share it via social media. With your help we'll close out strong and make some posters!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/79 ... sts/957391