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SKELETRON® Pre-Order Store

Created by SKELETRON

RED SHADOWS® action figures and more! For lovers of 80s toys, robots, spaceships, and skulls! PLEASE NOTE: Ship dates are Estimated and subject to change.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

ROBOSKULL TRACKER // Ghost + Jungle Wolf Trooper In-Stock Saturday
4 months ago – Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 09:36:44 PM

Hello Roboskullers,

We hope you had a scary fun Halloween!

Here at SKELETRON, we've learned a scary amount about Sea Freight, Manifests, Packing Lists, Commercial Invoices, Sailing Schedules, Transloading, Dwell Times, Demurrage, and more!  But ultimately we want to learn the same thing you do- when will our Roboskulls arrive?

ENTER ROBOSKULL TRACKER

The ROBOSKULL TRACKER image below shows real data that was live and current as of earlier today.  Our leading container is now on the East Coast of the United States, but not yet to our New Jersey Port.

The latest tracking now estimates this first container will be at our Red Shadows NJ port on November 7th, which is a few days behind the original estimate.   Once received at port, our container will need to clear customs and be trucked over to our New Jersey fulfillment center, where our Roboskull MKIIs will be shipped around the world!  Our second container (containing MKII SEs and Flight Stands) currently has a Port ETA of November 16th.  These dates come directly out of Global Logistics and Shipment Tracking software, though we don't truly know how accurate these estimated dates are.   These containers will then be followed by two additional containers that are currently also estimated to land in November.

GHOST & JUNGLE WOLF TROOPER 

Callsign: Longbow's GHOST & Red Shadows 4” JUNGLE WOLF TROOPER will be in-stock and available this Saturday, November 2nd at 10 pm Eastern! 

Available only at MARAUDERINC.COM and SKELETRON.COM, our Jungle Wolf Trooper collaboration combines Skeletron's dynamic Wolf Trooper sculpt with a stunning camouflage deco designed by Marauder GR!

As you likely know, Jungle Wolf Trooper and other 4” Red Shadows action figures are cross-compatible with modular Marauder Task Force figures, giving you endless options to build your own unique and totally badass action figures!  Featuring Marauder’s Dark Green Camo pattern, the Jungle Wolf Trooper seamlessly coordinates with Marauder’s “Spec Ops” Dark Green Camo figure and extensive library of accessories—perfect for crafting a cohesive squad of camouflaged warriors!

Jungle Wolf Trooper can also be acquired at MarauderInc.com with Marauder’s Vietnam Store Credit!

Also on Saturday, November 2nd at 10:00 PM (EDT), Retro O-ring GHOST and other great Callsign: Longbow products from their recently delivered "Advanced Deployment" will be in-stock and available online, only at SKELETRON.com!


To commemorate this exciting occasion, there will also be a limited "GO-RING STARTER SET" bundle that includes GHOST, BATTLE STANDS, and Retro WOLF TROOPER/SKELETRON in both the original Wolf Trooper cardback and variant Skeletron cardback!  These retro figures sold-out earlier this year, and we'll be offering a very limited quantity taken from our nearly depleted convention stash.  (Limit 1 GO-RING STARTER SET per order).

We're thrilled to be hosting Ghost and other great products from Grindstone Toys at SKELETRON.COM!  As a reminder, our website offers Flat Rate $4 shipping in the United States with most orders shipping within 1 business day of order placement. International orders also INCLUDE VAT collection at check-out so that orders ship Duties Prepaid straight to their destination.

With the Roboskull MKII nearly upon us, we are also hearing from our factory partners that progress is continuing with the remaining figures.  We hope to have more solid news to share on that front in the weeks ahead.

Lastly, we'd like to give one final plug for ASSEMBLY REQUIRED, the 13th Annual Iow G.I. Joe Convention on November 8th & 9th.

We're excited to see you there!   If you're on the fence-DO IT.  You won't regret it!

Thank you!

-SKELETRON Crew

Welcome to the Jungle
4 months ago – Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 12:39:41 PM

Hello Roboskullers!

4" Jungle Wolf Troopers have arrived!

Red Shadows Command has given the order to deploy these troopers in advance of our rapidly approaching ROBOSKULL MKII/MKII SE/Flight Stand arrivals!

If you added the 4" JUNGLE WOLF TROOPER to your BackerKit (or placed a BackerKit pre-order), you should have received (or will receive shortly) a notice from BackerKit regarding Final Address Confirmation.  (If you added these in BackerKit and don't receive the email, it has likely been demoted to your Junk/Spam inbox.)  This is simply a notification that we'll be shipping a battalion of these camouflaged infiltrators later this week!

Please send us your updated shipping address NOW (within 48 hours) if needed.  If you haven't moved since you received your last shipment, no action is needed.   If you need to update your shipping information, please send us a message, including your new address, through Kickstarter or email us at [email protected].  Also note that updating your address in Kickstarter does not update the shipping address on file in our BackerKit system. The BackerKit system also won't allow backers to make a State or Country address change once phased shipping has commenced, so please send Skeletron your address change, we'll make it, and confirm back to you upon completion.  Don't have email?  No problem, you can PM us or DM us- just reach out now with your new address and we'll make the update!

PHASE C | 4" Jungle Wolf Trooper, ROBOSKULL MKII, MKII SE, & Flight Stand
With 4" Jungle Wolf Troopers shipping this week, that leaves the BIG RED ONES for Phase C. Our first two containers of ROBOSKULL MKII, MKII SE, and Flight Stands are still on the water, and we do not anticipate any delays once they land here in the USA.  Word of the first MKII container landing at port could come on Halloween.   The factory is still furiously working away on additional Roboskulls to fill more containers with these spaceships of destruction!  Barring an unexpectedly long delay in customs, MKII will begin shipping to Kickstarter backers in November.

PHASE D | 6" Red Shadows figures, Skeletron, Roboknight Heavy Metal Armor
Tooling & tooling revision progress is to be occurring concurrently with the continued factory production of Roboskulls, though we have not seen any revised test shots since our last update.  We are pushing hard for this production to follow immediately on the heels of the MKII, but based on the current status, it seems clear that we will not be able to put Phase D products into your hands by year-end.   We are communicating with the factory, and based on our experience on this project so far, our current estimate is that we'll see 6" figure SKUs shipped from China before Chinese New Year, with some SKUs that will not complete until sometime afterwards.  Thank you to our 6" fans for their patience as they've watched everything else roll-out from the factory.  We'll continue to update monthly (or more) with progress.

Join Us at ASSEMBLY REQUIRED in DES MOINES, IOWA

ASSEMBLY REQUIRED 2024 | Des Moines, Iowa | November 8 & 9
We're excited to see everyone who is able to attend Assembly Required next month!  If you're on the fence, make the leap!   Meet Larry Hama, Ron Wagner, Mark Pennington, Wordburglar, Josh Blaylock, Cosplayers from The Finest, awesome Toy Sellers and Toymakers, and the best community of fans and collectors ever assembled!  We will also have a small quantity of our SOLD-OUT Retro Wolf Trooper/Skeletron for sale at the show!

AR 2023 - the A Real American Book! Convention Report

Curious, but still not convinced?  Check out Tim Finn and his A Real American Book! COMPREHENSIVE Convention Report!

More than anything, we love Assembly Required for the opportunity to reconnect with old friends and meet new friends at a insanely thoughtful and fun show with amazing vibes. Eat cereal and watch Saturday Morning Cartoons together!   Drink some beers!  Do some coloring!  Help kids complete their free activity puzzles and watch them claim their free gifts!  It's great stuff and great people all weekend long - and it's FREE to attend!

THANK YOU!

We again thank you for your unwavering support and patience.  We remain committed to delivering as fast as we are able, in multiple shipments, with uncompromising quality.

-SKELETRON Crew

October Strike
5 months ago – Tue, Oct 01, 2024 at 09:43:50 PM

Hello Roboskullers,

You may have seen today's news headlines and read about the US labor strike that began earlier today at ports across the Eastern United States.  We've been asked if this historic shutdown (the first in nearly 50 years) will have an impact on our upcoming Roboskull MKII delivery.   At this point, the answer is unclear.  If the strike ends very quickly, congestion may clear quickly.  If the strike goes on for weeks, then it seems likely that our Red Shadows containers will be delayed on their journey to our New Jersey fulfillment center.

The current status of our containers that have departed the factory is as follows:

  • Container with 4" Jungle Wolf Troopers (along with figures from other toymaker friends) is at port in New Jersey, but was flagged (seemingly at random) by US customs for inspection.  We do not have an estimated date on when an exam will be conducted, nor is their clarity at this time on how this exam might interplay with the current strike.
  • Container with ROBOSKULL MKII is currently on the water, headed towards the Port of New York and New Jersey.
  • Container with ROBOSKULL MKII SE & Elite Flight Stand is also currently on the water, headed for the Port of New York and New Jersey.

The path for these three containers is set, and we must simply wait and see how the strike unfolds.

A quantity of Roboskull MKII, small quantity of Roboskull MKII SE, and an even smaller quantity of Elite Flight Stands has not yet departed the factory. The factory is on holiday at present, but we are already working with our logistics team to explore a plan for West Coast container deliveries and cross-country freight for the balance of this product.

We'll keep you updated as we gain clarity on this situation, and we're sorry we have this additional wrinkle in our long journey.

In other news, we received a test shot from the all-new Roboknight Heavy Metal Armor mold and it looks excellent!   We need to make one small adjustment, which will then allow us to move forward with production.


Lastly, we want to bring the HYPE for Codename: Iowa's ASSEMBLY REQUIRED show, coming next month! Panel discussions, multiple vendors, customs classes, contests, prize giveaways, and special guests await you — including the man behind much of the G.I. Joe mythology and our Guest of Honor, Larry Hama!
 

GI Joe Legends Mark Pennington and Ron Wagner will also be in attendance!  We're beyond thrilled that our I GET TO DRIVE IT co-conspirator WORDBURGLAR is coming down to give a special performance!

November 8th & 9th in Des Moines, Iowa is shaping up to be THE BEST Assembly Required yet- we hope you'll join us!

Thank you!

-SKELETRON

ROBOSKULL MKII SURVEILLANCE REPORT
5 months ago – Sun, Sep 15, 2024 at 08:55:19 PM

ROBOSKULL MKII SURVEILLANCE REPORT

Date: September 15, 2024
Subject: ROBOSKULL MKII - New Intel Acquired
Classification: TOP SECRET

Surveillance Summary:
Earlier today, covert operations captured visual data from an undisclosed location in China, which has confirmed that mass quantities of ROBOSKULL MKII units are complete and in transit.  Visual evidence suggests that approximately 1,000 MKII units departed Red Shadows’ secret factory today, with thousands more of the deadly craft inside to be very soon loaded into additional storage containers and begin their ocean voyage.  Sources also indicate that MKII units are departing in pristine condition after passing rigorous inspection.

An important note of thanks to Special Agent William Robert Post, aka Savage Rob, aka Milkman, for providing timely intelligence and crucial support while on his own mission for Harvinger Studios.

ROBOSKULL MKII COMING SOON...

August Advancements
6 months ago – Fri, Aug 30, 2024 at 06:20:00 AM

Hello Roboskullers!

We're here to report some significant progress this month!

Our Red Shadows® 4" JUNGLE WOLF TROOPERS have shipped from the factory!  They are currently headed to our US fulfillment center from China on a container (sharing a ride with toys from some of our other Toymaker friends). 

Jungle Wolf Trooper by Alex Horley

ROBOSKULL MKII, ROBOSKULL MKII SE, and Elite Flight Stands are nearly complete!

Your Roboskull MKIIs have turned out truly, terrifyingly amazing and the Flight Stand displays them beautifully!  We expect these sinister spacecraft to ship soon, and we are hopeful that we can get these into your hands by the end of October.  As always, additional delays are a possibility (and should perhaps be expected), but we are so very close!

Production ROBOSKULL MKII & Elite Flight Stand at SKELETRON Underground Base

ROBOKNIGHT HEAVY METAL ARMOR has advanced with the all-new steel mold that was ultimately necessary for this accessory to meet expectations.  We are anxiously awaiting results from the new first shots, which we expect will be coming soon.

ROBOKNIGHT HEAVY METAL ARMOR Accessory | All-New Steel Mold

For all our 6" supporters, we are absolutely pumped to show you this assembled Red Shadows® 6" WOLF TROOPER Test Shot!

Red Shadows® 6" Wolf Trooper in flight | Test Shot

Though we have revisions to make, we are extremely pleased with the detail, articulation, and awesomeness of these 6" figures!   We have test shot components for all 6" figures (6" Wolf Trooper, 6" Gyre Wolf, Pilot Character Kit, and 6" Jungle Wolf Trooper), except for Skeletron (who continues to lag behind the Wolf Pack).

Red Shadows® 6" Wolf Trooper | Test Shot

You'll notice this Trooper has an excellent grip on his ZG Carbine Rifle.  Each 6" Wolf Trooper will come with a pair of trigger hands, and will also include a second pair of hands to hold his rifle as you see above (right or left-handed).

As always, thank you for joining us on this journey as we continue to see slow, but definitely steady progress!  We are beyond excited to get the rest of this project into your hands- you are going to absolutely love it!

-SKELETRON Crew

P.S.  We hope you will join us at Codename: IOWA's Assembly Required Show in Des Moines, Iowa on November 8th & 9th! 🏴‍☠️