G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Field Guides are in development!
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!
With your help, we’ll produce three volumes via the upcoming Kickstarter:
With your help, we’ll produce three volumes via the upcoming Kickstarter:
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 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 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 Yearbook.
(*counting all multi-pack figures as one)
(*counting all multi-pack figures as one)
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!
Please stay tuned for the upcoming 3DJOES G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Field Guides Kickstarter. With your help, we’ll produce three volumes via the upcoming Kickstarter, 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!
Please stay tuned for the upcoming 3DJOES G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Field Guides Kickstarter. With your help, we’ll produce three volumes via the upcoming Kickstarter, 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!
* 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.
