3DJOES G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Field Guides are LIVE on KICKSTARTER!
The 3DJOES G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Field Guides will be an essential tool for the on-the-go A Real American Hero collector. Each book will be roughly 500 pages, and will measure in at 4" x 5". These pocket-sized guides will be small enough to carry with you to conventions, flea markets, estate sales, and yard sales – while still showing you the figures and accessories in crystal-clear life-size photos, with enough detail for you to make an educated purchase!
We've secured funding for all four volumes via this Kickstarter!
We've secured funding for all four volumes via this Kickstarter!
Volume 1: Loose Figures
Volume 1 will present all 483 G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero (1982-1994) figures in crystal clear life-sized photographs, and will feature a checklist for every figure and each of their accessories. This volume is your pocket-sized ARAH figure collection.
Volume 2: File Cards
Volume 2 will present all 483 G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero (1982-1994) file cards at 90% of life-size in crystal-clear restored scans. This volume is your pocket-sized G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Rolodex.
Volume 3: Carded Figures
Volume 3 will present all 359 G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero (1982-1994) mint on card (MOC) figures* at 54% of life-size, in crystal-clear restored hybrid scans and photos. This volume is your pocket-sized G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Figure Yearbook.
(*counting all multi-pack figures as one)
(*counting all multi-pack figures as one)
Volume 4: Vehicles & Playsets
Volume 4 will present all 208 vehicles, 13 large playsets, and 37 small playsets released from 1982-1994, and will feature checklists for the removable pieces, as well as information on variants. This pocket sized guide is your secret weapon in the hunt for elusive vintage vehicles and playsets! This volume is your pocket-sized G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Yearbook. This volume is your pocket-sized G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Vehicle Yearbook.
Don't miss the FREE 3DJOES G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Field Guides slipcase for ALL-IN backers!
The 3DJOES G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Field Guides are going to be 4" x 5" x ~1.5" wide. Side by side that would take up 6" on your bookshelf. So we're making a slipcase that's 8.125" deep, 10.25" tall, and 1.75" wide – and we'll stack the books two deep and two tall. You'll reclaim precious space on your bookshelf, and protect your books with this elegant case.
💥 We have surpassed $100,000 in Kickstarter funding, and this slipcase is now unlocked! 💥
How do these books compare to the original collectibles?
Volume 1 will present all 483 G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero (1982-1994) figures in crystal clear life-sized photographs. Volume 2 will present all 483 G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero (1982-1994) file cards at 90% of life-size in crystal-clear restored scans. Volume 3 will present all 359 G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero (1982-1994) mint on card (MOC) figures* at 54% of life-size, in crystal-clear restored hybrid scans and photos. Click through the photos below to see a digital print sample for each volume alongside the original collectibles.
How do these books compare to previous collecting guides?
As a lifelong collector that started out carrying a handwritten note card checklist and the cross-sale catalogs back in the 1980s, Desimone’s guides in the 1990s, and Bellomo’s hardcover in the 2000s, this is the pocket-sized collecting guide I’ve always wanted: Something you can carry with you to flea markets, estate sales, and conventions and skim quickly to find what you’re missing. These pocket-sized guides will be your secret weapon in the hunt for elusive figures and accessories, file cards, and carded figures!
The 3DJOES Field Guides distinguish themselves from previous collecting guides in three key ways:
1.) The life-size, crystal-clear photography (shown above) is larger than the photos presented in DeSimone's and Bellomo's previous guides.
2.) The pocket-sized form factor of the 3DJOES Field Guides guides makes them much more convenient to carry with you on toy-hunting outings.
3.) Outside of The Art of G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Omnibus Hardcover, this is the first time the file cards and carded figures will be covered in full, and these guides will add much more information regarding variants. DeSimone's and Bellomo's previous guides have not presented file cards or carded figures. Karen O'Brein's Warman's guide did show packaged figures, but they were small and it was far from a complete presentation.
Click through the photos below to see a digital print sample for each volume alongside some previously published collecting guides.
The 3DJOES Field Guides distinguish themselves from previous collecting guides in three key ways:
1.) The life-size, crystal-clear photography (shown above) is larger than the photos presented in DeSimone's and Bellomo's previous guides.
2.) The pocket-sized form factor of the 3DJOES Field Guides guides makes them much more convenient to carry with you on toy-hunting outings.
3.) Outside of The Art of G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Omnibus Hardcover, this is the first time the file cards and carded figures will be covered in full, and these guides will add much more information regarding variants. DeSimone's and Bellomo's previous guides have not presented file cards or carded figures. Karen O'Brein's Warman's guide did show packaged figures, but they were small and it was far from a complete presentation.
Click through the photos below to see a digital print sample for each volume alongside some previously published collecting guides.
The 3DJOES G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Field Guides are now LIVE on KICKSTARTER! With your help, we’ll produce FOUR G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero volumes, and if the series is a hit, we plan to keep rolling right into international figures in partnership with our friends from Joe Declassified!
Thank you ALL for supporting our archival efforts over the years, it’s been an honor to find so many like-minded fans that want to help us document the greatest toy line ever made. Yo Joe!
Thank you ALL for supporting our archival efforts over the years, it’s been an honor to find so many like-minded fans that want to help us document the greatest toy line ever made. Yo Joe!
* NOTE: THIS POLL HAS ENDED *
POLL RESULTS
We were originally considering the four options described below. We presented these to the community for a month, and over 400 of you voted for the options that you would support. Option 4 was the winner with 34% of the vote, with Option 1 coming in second with 26% of the vote. The best part is that Option 1 (one single book that features all figures and accessories from 1982-1994) is covered by Option 4's first volume! This will allow us to meet the preferences of 60% of our voters. During the Kickstarter we're not going to request that folks buy all three volumes if they only want Volume 1, but after the kickstarter all three volumes will likely be sold as a set to help more easily manage the leftover inventory. THANK YOU to all who voted, we appreciate your help in shaping the Field Guides.
* NOTE: THIS POLL HAS ENDED *
POLL OPTION 1:
One book (1982-1994) that features all figures and accessories, in a portrait layout (4"x5")
Capturing all 483 figures released from 1982-1994 in crystal clear life-sized photographs, and featuring a checklist for every figure and each of their accessories, this pocket-sized guide is your secret weapon in the hunt for elusive figures and accessories.
POLL OPTION 2:
Two books (1982-1989/1990-1994) that feature all figures and accessories, plus mint on card (MOC) photos, in a portrait layout (4"x5")
This two-volume set captures all 483 figures released from 1982-1994 in crystal clear life-sized photographs, and features checklists for every figure, each of their accessories, and carded specimens.
POLL OPTION 3:
Two books (1982-1989/1990-1994) that feature all figures and accessories, plus File Cards, in a landscape layout (5"x4.5")
This two-volume set captures all 483 figures released from 1982-1994 in crystal clear life-sized photographs, and features checklists for every figure, each of their accessories, and their file cards.
POLL OPTION 4:
Three books. Volume 1 features all 1982-1994 figures and accessories in a 4"x5" portrait layout. Volume 2 features all 1982-1994 File Cards in a 5"x4" landscape layout. Volume 3 features all Mint on Card (MOC) figures in a 4"x5" portrait layout.
This three-volume set captures all 483 figures released from 1982-1994 in crystal clear life-sized photographs, and features checklists for every figure, each of their accessories, their file cards, and carded specimens.
