Super7 ReAction GI Joe Cobra Mothership Crowd Funding Campaign

In recent years it seems like the GI Joe brand has been going through a resurgence with the amount of new product being released. While I haven't really featured much of Hasbro's current Classified line here on the blog, they have consistently been pumping out some fantastic figures...maybe a little too fast? Another company though has been standing in the shadows of Hasbro if you will, producing two different lines based on the Joe franchise, Super7. 

Super7 already had a line of 3 3/4" figures called ReAction. These are simple figures with just 5 points of articulation. For the Joes, they are based on the 80's Sunbow animated show and look pretty fantastic. I've had a few figures hanging on my wall, but recently decided to take them down and open them up...and wow! These figures look like they jumped right off my childhood television screen. I'm obviously late to this party, but discovering all of these deep cuts from the show has been a lot of fun.

For a few weeks I've heard rumblings of something big coming from Super7 and then at the New York Toy Fair the curtain was pulled back and the massive Cobra Mothership was revealed. If this looks familiar to you, it should as it was prominently featured in one of the cartoon's openings. A new crowd funding campaign has just launched and I thought I'd share the newsletter email I received. Look it over, then I'll share my thoughts on this project below.

Now’s your chance to join the Cobra ranks with this massive Cobra Mothership crowdfund vehicle! Measuring over 32” in diameter, the Cobra Mothership is custom built to scale with 3.75” ReAction Figures as well as vintage G.I. Joe O-Ring Figures.

 

A minimum of 4,000 backers are needed to bring the largest ship in the Cobra fleet to life. With additional backers, everyone gets additional accessories to make the Cobra Mothership even more menacing!

At over 32” in diameter, the Cobra Mothership is built to scale with 3.75” ReAction Figures as well as vintage G.I. Joe O-Ring Figures.

 

With multiple hidden defense turrets and special lighting effects on the forbidding exterior, remove the ship's five top panels to reveal a Command Center with a rotating Giant Globe, an armory to store the arsenal of included weapon accessories, a prison cell with functional handcuffs to keep captives secure, explosives storage on either side of the posterior ramp (to drop explosives on unsuspecting Joes below!), and more!

 

Since every vehicle needs a crew, the Cobra Mothership will come with an exclusive Cobra Viper Gunner ReAction Figure and an exclusive Cobra Viper Gunner O-Ring Figure, along with an array of weapon accessories, three thruster display stands, and a sticker sheet!

Early Funding Bonus: If we reach our base goal of 4,000 backers by 11:59 PM PT on October 22nd, everyone that ordered by this date will receive two Cobra Escape Parachutes in addition to the Cobra Mothership. Perfect for use with any figure (and even a certain Commander), the soft goods parachutes will be fully functional! 

To fill every available seat on the Cobra Mothership, there are two separate Cobra Viper Gunner 5-packs that are also available to fans that order the Cobra Mothership- a Cobra Viper Gunner ReAction Figure 5-pack and a Cobra Viper Gunner O-Ring Figure 5-pack. These troop-building packs are only available for order during the campaign window- don’t forget to add the fearsome fivesomes to your Cobra Mothership crew!

This crowd funding campaign is currently live at the time of this post. At $495.00 this thing isn't cheap, but man I love it. From the limited footage I've previously seen on YouTube, this thing is awesome and I'm sure it'll go down as being another "holy grail" type item for many Joe collectors. What I didn't expect was the inclusion of new o-ring figures?! This will sure entice some of those older A Real American Hero collectors to dip their toes into the ReAction waters. I figured it would be compatible if you will with vintage o-ring figures, but new figures to boot? This will be an interesting campaign to watch and see how it fairs. The size is impressive, but will that deter some people from backing it? If some collector's held off on backing Hasbro's HasLab campaign for the Classified Dragonfly helicopter for lack of space reasons, then surely a vehicle this large will pose some display problems for collectors. That price too...ouch! In today's economy, I can't see everyone that wants one buying it.

If you do want to back this project by the way, visit their site...but hurry, the campaign ends soon!

While I love what Super7 is doing and I give them a standing ovation for continuing to offer 3 3/4" collectors items that Hasbro never offered, this is one that I'll just have to watch in awe from the sidelines. I do hope some smaller vehicles, like the Flight Pods that in the stretch goals, are offered to regular retail at some point. Until then, I've still got a lot of catching up to do with just the regular figures, but what's your take on this massive ship/campaign? Are you backing it? Sound off in the comments!