Day 2:Today's filecards are brought to you by GITrekker!
StinkBug– Single Card 7.99$ MSRP
From the desk of Bucky:
StinkBug was one of the first 5, and was originally going to be a viper, the stink viper. I'm not sure why, but I decided at some point to make him a unique cobra trooper. I tried my best to mod the vest and helmet piece to get away from the hazard viper look, and GITrekker's filecard really helped give him personality to make him stand out a bit. He was a fun figure to build.
Splashdown – Single Card 7.99$ MSRP
From the desk of Oreobuilder:
The GI Joe tapestry has always had strong sci-fi threads. The team got its first astronaut in 1987 with Payload and got a few more members along the way. Still, since the ‘90s, there have been few, if any, astronauts added to the team. The initial intention of this figure, back when this line was still ‘’Project 96’’, was to add a realistic Astronaut to the Star Brigade sub-team. He started his life as a Data-Viper repaint with Iron Man gear, but when I saw Mr Freeze on store pegs, I picked one up right away and changed him into Splashdown.
Day 1:Groundpounder – Single Card 7.99$ MSRP
Filecard by GITrekker!
From the desk of Oreobuilder:
Like a lot of other figures and vehicles in this project, Groundpounder was a character that I had thought up a long time ago. One of my favorite aspects of GI Joe, and what attracted me to the original toy line in ’82 was the ‘’little green soldier’’ feel of the figures. When Bucky suggested we reboot GI Joe our way, Groundpounder was one of the first characters I thought of, even if I didn’t know what he looked like yet. I wanted to convey the idea of a modern member of the original 13 so, he ended up being mostly an Ultimate Duke repaint.
Monarch – Single Card 7.99$ MSRP
Filecard by Justin ''General Hawk'' Bell
From the desk of Bucky:
Monarch was slated to be a redone custom of a character from a long time ago that was on the bivouac, name General Helmsley. I bought the torso from angel forge with the idea of going back and updating old customs for the "Way Back Wednesday" idea that was hatched from the custom celebration. That concept didn't really catch on, so I transferred the look from the figure to this project, and used the name from another older figure on the bivouac that I had submitted. I wanted him to be a backstabbing s.o.b., and Justin (generalsjoes.com) came up with the bio for him, tying him into Cobra's past in a way I would have never imagined.
Day 0:It’s funny how the creative process works. Sometimes, you start off with something, an idea and through brainstorming, playing with fodder and working with a creative partner, the original idea organically morphs into something new. This project started out very differently than where it ended up. When we were wrapping up Project New Sculpt, Bucky started talking to me about a project that he had been thinking about for a long time.
As most Joe fans know, the original ARAH line ended in 1994 and GI Joe disappeared from store shelves for three years. Most of us have probably seen the concept sketches for the 1995 Battle Corps Rangers line and wondered what GI Joe would have looked like if it had not been cancelled. So why am I giving this brief history lesson?
Bucky’s original idea was called ‘’Project 96’’. The basic premise was hypothetical: What if GI Joe’s 1995 toy line had been released and been popular enough to stop the franchise’s decline? What would the 1996 line have looked like? We started from there.
We set about creating our own toy line for GI Joe. After some brainstorming, some initial painting and consulting a few people outside of the project, we realized that creating a whole 1996 line in modern era format was counter-intuitive. We decided to reboot GI Joe for 2015 instead and GI Joe: Resurgence came about. As we reveal the project, some traces of the former Project 96 are still evident in some of the characters choices, paint colors and general themes.
Although the project evolved since we started in March, our original intention has remained the same: We wanted to create a rebooted version of GI Joe our own way using most of the elements that have made us fans.
New characters mixed with old favorites
Military feel with some sci-fi/fantasy elements
A variety of cool vehicles
A strong sense of nostalgia
Since we don’t know what, if anything, Hasbro has planned for our favorite brand. Bucky, Dusty79 and myself decided to show off our view of what GI Joe could be. We were helped along the way by many others: Patrick ‘’Notpicard’’ Stewart, Justin ‘’General Hawk’’ Bell, Mayor, GITrekker and, of course, Kirk Bozigian. This project would not have been possible without their help, time, effort and input. Thanks guys!
We’ll be rolling out our complete line-up during the whole month of July. Sit back, enjoy and comments are always welcome!
Bucky, Dusty79 and Oreobuilder
