Canceled "G.I.Joe Icons" Busts (by Diamond Select Toys)
Diamond Select Toys released two "G.I.Joe Icons" busts in 2007: Cobra Commander was released in January and Snake Eyes was released in March. Unfortunately, Snake Eyes was the second (and last) in the series.
The paint-masters shown below were likely made with lightweight resin, and were created for marketing purposes and for reference when each item would move into production in China. Sadly, these characters were never mass-produced. There could be several unique, hand-painted paint-masters in existence for each character. We can assume that these were sculpted and painted by Plan B Toys, as were the rest of the Icons busts.
The paint-masters shown below were likely made with lightweight resin, and were created for marketing purposes and for reference when each item would move into production in China. Sadly, these characters were never mass-produced. There could be several unique, hand-painted paint-masters in existence for each character. We can assume that these were sculpted and painted by Plan B Toys, as were the rest of the Icons busts.
The ill-fated "G.I.Joe Icons" bust series by Diamond Select Toys was cut short by at least six statues (seen above).
Duke and Lady Jaye were shown in the PREVIEWS ordering catalog and previewed by Jay Cochran at Toy News International. You can see the Duke announcement here and the Lady Jaye announcement here. The fact that Snake Eyes and Cobra Commander were limited to 2,500 pieces, and Lady Jaye was to be limited to 1,500 pieces may shed some light as to why these later statues were canceled.
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Duke and Lady Jaye were shown in the PREVIEWS ordering catalog and previewed by Jay Cochran at Toy News International. You can see the Duke announcement here and the Lady Jaye announcement here. The fact that Snake Eyes and Cobra Commander were limited to 2,500 pieces, and Lady Jaye was to be limited to 1,500 pieces may shed some light as to why these later statues were canceled.
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Statue from the collection of Justin Marcoux. Give him a shout over on twitter, he loves to talk Joes!