JPToys - News

It appears so as one of our staffers here at JP Toys, AcroIguana, received this response from entertainmentearth while inquiring about new Camo shipments:

"Unfortunately, at the present time, we do not anticipate any further shipments for this item. Word has it, Hasbro has discontinued this wave's production and it is no longer available."

So is this indeed the final nail in the Camo coffin? It looks that way to me but if there's one thing we've learned from this wave it is to expect the unexpected! So stay tuned and we'll pass along more details as they become available. One other quick note to pass along to you today, forum regular Mr_Goodbytes has started a petition to let Hasbro know that we consumers would like to see a second series of JP3 toys! Will it work? Who knows but it sure couldn't hurt anything to give it a shot. So if you'd like to join in the effort, you can do so by signing here. It only takes a few seconds and you just never know what might happen.

Thanks to those out there that have submitted your links to us over the last few weeks. I was finally able to get those up today. We're sorry it took so long to get them up but as you can see, we've been quite busy around here lately Speaking of that, I've received numerous emails and questions on our forums lately wanting to know just when will our new sections be up? Well, I can't give you a definte answer on that except to tell you that we hope to have them up in the not too distant future. Everything takes time and this is a huge undertaking we have planned here. Some of us have jobs & families that must come first, so all we ask for is your patience...thanks!

BTW, I had an opportunity to see Star Wars Episode II this past Thursday and I must say that I really enjoyed it! It ranks right behind A New Hope & The Empire Strikes Back IMHO. So make sure to check it out if you haven't already, I don't think you'll be dissapointed!

In a bit of sad news to pass along today, Joesph Steiner, co-founder of Kenner Toys died Saturday in Cincinnati as a result of a heart attack that he had suffered on Thursday. He was 95 years old. Our best wishes go to his family.

Thanks to our Senior Admin. Armothe who recently received a brand new shipment of CamoXtreme products from entertainmentearth and took some great closeups to prove it! We should have some even better shots of those up soon in our JP3 Camo section.

Most of you may know us as "JPTC" and for those that don't...welcome aboard! As you can see, we have a snazzy new layout thanks to my partner in crime Armothe (who I can never thank enough!). I know we’ve been promising that “it’s coming” for some time now but to make a long story short...we ran into a few snags along the way ;-). But that’s all behind us now and I think you’ll find that it was well worth the wait! You’ll probably notice that most of the content is from our old geocities site. Well, this is just temporary until we get the next phase of our project underway. We have some big upgrade plans in store including a new & complete toy archive, a merchandise store as well as a bootleg & custom toys section.

All we ask for right now is your patience as we try to gather up our resources, take a deep breath and get phase 2 rolling. In the meantime, feel free to look around and get familiar with things and don’t forget to cast your vote in our latest poll question on what you think of the new layout. So stay tuned and have a great weekend!

Thanks to Tyrant for dropping off our latest batch of reviews. We get a review of his newly accquired Gallimimus, which he will now hand over to me for posting this review. We also get a look at Mr. Dino Tracker himself, Sgt. T-Rex Turner. He was even kind enough to take pictures of both so make sure to check those out and a little FYI, make sure to keep it close in the coming days... hint, hint .

As some of you may have heard, we've had a little project in the works for sometime now. For those that haven't heard and are wondering just what in the heck I'm talking about...just click here. We also have a newly redesigned forum that should give you a hint of things to come. There's still some work left to do so make sure to keep it tuned here and we'll make sure to keep ya updated.

Mr. Goodbytes once again points out that entertainmentearth.com now has the JP3 Deluxe Biting Dino Asst. listed as "In Stock". So take that for what it's worth and get those orders in!

In totally unrelated news, one of the first reviews of Star Wars Episode II is in from Ron Epstein the owner of the Home Theater Forum. It's a great review and definitely worth checking out if you're a fan...have a great weekend!