2024 Valaverse DFW G.I. Joe Show Panel - Pink Vanguard, Swarm Locust, Series 5 And More

[JayC]

The folks at Valaverse have put up a video of their panel from last weekends DFW G.I. Joe Show.
 

Highlights include the following:

Series 5 Reissues for those who missed these figures the first time: Garrison Cavalry which will be caucasian this time. Trigger which has new ink on the shoulder and camo pants. These are the first two figures that will have been released in the box and blister card.

New Series 5 Head Pack Alpha Set - Arctic Gas Mask, Arctic Steel Brigade Commander, Swarm Trooper Damaged, Steel Brigade Damaged, Scarab Damaged, Trigger, Blowback, Rollout, Condor and Kerak.

First Hand Pack sets will be released with Alpha and Brovo. Each set will include 14 sets of hand. Brovo will have ungloved hands.

They are moving away from closed box packaging.

Valaverse Exclusive Vanguard Muddy Variants. These are limited to 500 of each color.

Vanguard Upgrade Kit - Brush Guard, Armored Windshield, Armored Doors, Cow Catcher. You can do a Brush Guard Cow Catcher Combo. No word yet on when it will be released but likely early 2025.

They are going to release a limited run of 50 Pink Vanguards. Not sure how they are gonna release it yet. No driver.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Steel Brigade Pink Female Figure with proceeds going to a local Rhode Island Breast Cancer Charity.

TerrifiCon (Aug 16-18) Exclusive Elite Praetorian figure announced. Will have translucent green plastic.

Rhode Island Comic Con (November 1-3) New Pandora (Party) figure exclusive. Both Con exclusives will be available on the Valaverse website after the shows.

Action Point Pandora (White) figure Mail-Away. There will be a bloody variant so you won't know which one you will get. There will be an option that costs more that you can get without points. Look for her in the Fall.

Covert Ops Condor will be available to buy on the Valaverse website and no longer will need action points.

Valaverse Action Force Night Senshi 1/12 Scale BigBadToyStore.com Exclusive which went up for pre-order last weekend.

2025 Sneak Peeks:

- Looking at doing flocking on headsculpts along with vac-metal.
- New Backpacks coming
- More weapons including a rocket launcher with correct blast effects
- Series 6 & 7 coming (Not shown)
- Pandora Statue
- Next vehicle will be the Swarm Locust which is a single seater with flight stand. Will have a Locust Pilot. Hopes to keep the price under $100.

[Lord_Scareglow]

You got me at Pink Steel Brigade, oh how much I want that, that would be a fabulous addition to my Joe display, that's unique. Super cute.

[Atlantis]

Vala loves that Pandora! I just wish she looked more like she does in the comic- just not seeing the resemblance. Vanguard upgrade looks great and now I'm thinking more about picking one up. That Elite Praetorian looks great too, and the Swarm Locust is a must!

[Satam]

5 hours ago, JayC said:

Vanguard Upgrade Kit - Brush Guard, Armored Windshield, Armored Doors, Cow Catcher. You can do a Brush Guard Cow Catcher Combo. No word yet on when it will be released but likely early 2025.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks less like mom's grocery getter here. Kinda makes me think somebody might have gotten a little jealous of all the Gridiron upgrades for the Classified VAMP, but whatever. The Mary Kay pink version is cute, too, I guess.

[Shrief]

That's actually a great presentation .. good job Valaverse

[toynewman]

Shown below is a look at factory samples of the new TerrifiCon Exclusive Elite Praetorian & Praetorian 1/12th Scale Figure First Look from Valaverse. TerrifiCon runs from Aug 16-18th!

[MagnaPrime]

Does the firearm pack work with mcfarlane at all? Or is the scale difference too big?

[Jscott991]

29 minutes ago, MagnaPrime said:

Does the firearm pack work with mcfarlane at all? Or is the scale difference too big?

They will be too small.  A lot of the time, Vala's weapons actually are a bit small even for his own figures (particularly the assault rifles).

[MagnaPrime]

7 hours ago, Jscott991 said:

They will be too small.  A lot of the time, Vala's weapons actually are a bit small even for his own figures (particularly the assault rifles).

Thanks guess I'll have to just load up on McFarlane packs rather than diversify

[Jscott991]

16 minutes ago, MagnaPrime said:

Thanks guess I'll have to just load up on McFarlane packs rather than diversify

If you want to try cheaper ways to diversify, try Etsy. Many sellers there make things specifically in McFarlane's scale.

[toynewman]

Shown below is a look at some more factory sample images of the new TerrifiCon Exclusive Elite Praetorian & Praetorian 1/12th Scale Figure First Look from Valaverse. TerrifiCon runs from Aug 16-18th! These figures will also be available at a later date on Valaverse.com.

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Always improving, always evolving. These might be our best figures yet. Series 5 will have the smoothest joints, easiest hand swap and best articulation yet. While the Praetorian comes with two shields and 4 ricochet effects, you might want to get a few to make it look like he’s getting hit by a barrage of shots. These figures will not dissapoint!

 

[Count88]

These didn't interest me at all at first, but seeing how good the articulation is I think I'll be picking up a few of these. Will these be available on BBTS as well?

[toynewman]

Shown below is a look at the new Action Force 1/12 Scale SWARM Locust Vehicle from Valaverse. You can also check out full coverage of the panel posted right here!

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We showed off our next vehicle in the works, the SWARM Locust. The SWARM are stepping up their aerial attacks. Coming in 2025!

[Frozentenderloin]

41 minutes ago, toynewman said:

Shown below is a look at the new Action Force 1/12 Scale SWARM Locust Vehicle from Valaverse. You can also check out full coverage of the panel posted right here!

I'm gonna call it a "Trouble Bumble" because some of the SWARM dudes are basically bees. Get it? lolz

In all seriousness though, it's pretty rad looking.

[Atlantis]

3 hours ago, toynewman said:

Shown below is a look at the new Action Force 1/12 Scale SWARM Locust Vehicle from Valaverse. You can also check out full coverage of the panel posted right here!

YES...I like it. Fast, agile, highly capable light attack / armed reconnaissance airborne strike vehicle, specifically designed for Precision, Close Combat, and Anti-armor Attacks; Security & Escort and extraction capable. Even comes with phone charger, cup holder and sound system with for easy integration with popular smartphone platforms, including Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. 

And I even like the color. 

(Ha ha this is just the projector reflecting on the model....gives it Avatar vibes, huh)

[Cxb452]

I hope there are enough (the Praetorian guard) by the time I get to Terrificon on Sunday.  I know it's not the biggest con but I feel like these will bring the people out. 

[Shrief]

This beauty can be easily blinding with classified series  .. with cobra side of course  .. just waiting for announcing the cost 

[glhshelby]

I was actually looking forward to buying the Locust and Praetorian, after having not picked up anything from the last few waves, and passing on the Vanguard due to the size. 

But Bobby’s behavior has finally made me drop collecting the line. I’ve generally ignored his behavior in the past. I don't pay any attention at all to beefs in the industry, and I only watch YouTube reviews to see if I would like something. But Vala is really determined to be vocally nasty about people he doesn’t like, and he seems to not like a lot of people, including his customers. 
 

I’ve admired and enjoyed the product he built, and I liked supporting a small company. But honestly there’s nothing he’s putting out that I can’t get from other lines, including the one that he hates/copies from more than anything else. 

[Atlantis]

8 hours ago, glhshelby said:

I was actually looking forward to buying the Locust and Praetorian, after having not picked up anything from the last few waves, and passing on the Vanguard due to the size. 

But Bobby’s behavior has finally made me drop collecting the line. I’ve generally ignored his behavior in the past. I don't pay any attention at all to beefs in the industry, and I only watch YouTube reviews to see if I would like something. But Vala is really determined to be vocally nasty about people he doesn’t like, and he seems to not like a lot of people, including his customers. 
 

I’ve admired and enjoyed the product he built, and I liked supporting a small company. But honestly there’s nothing he’s putting out that I can’t get from other lines, including the one that he hates/copies from more than anything else. 

What did he say/do? I didn't see anything in that presentation. This is something outside of that?

[Cxb452]

15 hours ago, glhshelby said:

I was actually looking forward to buying the Locust and Praetorian, after having not picked up anything from the last few waves, and passing on the Vanguard due to the size. 

But Bobby’s behavior has finally made me drop collecting the line. I’ve generally ignored his behavior in the past. I don't pay any attention at all to beefs in the industry, and I only watch YouTube reviews to see if I would like something. But Vala is really determined to be vocally nasty about people he doesn’t like, and he seems to not like a lot of people, including his customers. 
 

I’ve admired and enjoyed the product he built, and I liked supporting a small company. But honestly there’s nothing he’s putting out that I can’t get from other lines, including the one that he hates/copies from more than anything else. 

What happened?  I usually don't pay attention to the drama, only the reviews and product reveals.  Did he say/do something?

[Satam]

4 hours ago, Cxb452 said:

What happened?  I usually don't pay attention to the drama, only the reviews and product reveals.  Did he say/do something?

There's a lot, and going into it in any kind of real detail would derail this thread, which should be avoided. If people want to know about the drama with Bobby Vala and his behavior, there are plenty of other places to read about it.

[toynewman]

10 minutes ago, Satam said:

There's a lot, and going into it in any kind of real detail would derail this thread, which should be avoided. If people want to know about the drama with Bobby Vala and his behavior, there are plenty of other places to read about it.

[toynewman]

Shown below is the new Valaverse Action Force 1/12 Scale Female Steel Brigade Breast Cancer Charity Figure are available for purchase from Valaverse.com with a suggested retail price of $29.99. A portion of the proceeds from this figure will be donated to the Gloria Gemma Foundation.

[Jscott991]

I stopped buying Valaverse a long time ago, but I can't pass this up.

[toynewman]

Valaverse got one more surprise exclusive item for Rhode Island Comic Con!!! Legend of the White Dragon is coming to Rhode Island. They planned this extra special item for the show and you won't be disappointed. This exclusive energized White Dragon will be available at the Valaverse booth for $30. They've also worked with the family of Jason David Frank to offer a reproduction of his signature in gold chrome on the front of every box. This item has a very limited run so be sure to get yours at the show. For those that can't make it, this item may be available after the show but not sure through which retail outlet.