Hey Joe head honchos! Got 3 questions for you and then some!

1. One of my favorite things about getting a new vehicle is the sticker sheet, especially for Cobra. Can you give some insight as to how the stickers are chosen, designed, and who decides where they should go? Some Cobra designs have what appears to be Cyrillic letters. Are they meaningful or random? Is there any chance you could include extra Cobra emblems on future sticker sheets? Over on JoeCustoms there has been a debate about what the 788 signifies on the original HISS. Is it the vehicles ID number? Is it the unit designation to which the vehicle is assigned? (I figured these fall under the same idea)

Hey Graham,
Here you go...
Thanks, we are glad you like the sticker sheets. The stickers are chosen
based on their relevance for the product and the storyline. We can
certainly look into adding more Cobra emblems on future packs. The
Cyrillic lettering was actually first introduced by some of the original
G.I. Joe designers as a type of 'villain' language. We try to include some
now to pay tribute to this. In most cases the numbers on vehicles
represent their ID number so they can be spotted in battle.


2. Considering the success of Lego Star Wars, Lego Indiana Jones, Mega Bloks Spider-Man and Mega Bloks HALO, has Hasbro given any consideration to reviving the Built To Rule toyline, using smaller figurines instead of regular Joe figures with brick connectors on their limbs?

We have no plans for this at the moment.

3. The cardboard dioramas that come in multipacks rock! Is there any way to have the designs and building instructions available on Hasbro's website, for those who missed out on the sets or could not afford them?

We're glad you like the dioramas. We are trying to introduce more to the
range going forward. We'll look into getting the designs and instructions
online. This is a great suggestion. Sorry we cannot help with your other
requests :-)



Just for the record, I tend to ask a few other personal requests/questions so that's what the latter means. What those are, you guys don't need to know other than I'm trying to make them laugh in the office. ;)

Awesome!

There you go again, go on about all your secrets.

Groovy.

I didn't think G.I.*JOE would hook up with Lego, though that'd be cooler than cool, but Lego is in with Star Wars, Batman, Marvel, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter. And now they hooked up with *BARF* Disney. I'd have figured by now Disney would have had their own interlocking brick style toy.

It would be cool to even see the cardboad diorama inserts sold seperately. That is one thing that has truely lacked in the Joeverse; settings. Sure you've got the Flagg, MCC, Pit, Terror Drome and a couple of HQs, but even those are kinda limited.

Excellent questions about the decals, especially the one about the significance of the 788 markings on the HISS. Way to think outside the box. You should be showered with beer and buxom women.

I thought the questions selected were pretty good. The answers from Hasbro seem more direct and to the point than in previous Q&A's. Nice.

Agreed. Joe Customs sent in their questions and they got short stament answers, but these are good.

I think it may be JC moderator's way of asking too. For some reason he thought he'd be creative and put the questions in the form of a hiaku. Clever, but I don't think the Hasbro guy was overly amused.

That's cool, I always look forward to these. I for one, will miss them.

I'm looking forward to those pack-in displays appearing in online form.

I think WE are simply asking better and more pointed questions and not coming off as angry fans. That way, Hasbro is more interested in answering. Plus, I think we are asking intelligent questions that are making them think a little bit.





If only you guys knew what the side questions were. I believe Lord Raven, Frk525 and Rambo all know. Usually has to do with getting a date with Natalie Portman and/or Lady Gaga since Hasbro is close to NYC and the hasbro guys are like, rock stars and and and... ;)

I didn't know you were into that kind of stuff.