Originally published at: BLUEFIN ANNOUNCES NEW “GEARS OF WAR” ACTION FIGURES FROM STORM COLLECTIBLES - People of Con
Toy Fair 2019
Author: Newsroom
Anaheim, CA, February 15, 2019 – Bluefin, a Bandai Namco group company and the leading North American distributor of toys, collectibles, and hobby merchandise from Japan and Asia, proudly announces a new action figure product line it will carry from Storm Collectibles as it opens pre-orders for “Gears of War.”
A pair of officially licensed new 1/12 scale figures for Marcus Fenix and Augustus Cole will launch the new Storm Collectibles line based on the smash hit Gears of War video games. The figures will be available this summer from authorized Bluefin retailers nationwide and various leading online outlets. Pre-orders are available now.
Bluefin also announces a special Gears of War figure variant of Marcus Fenix that Game Stop will offer exclusively in June. The “Vintage” Marcus Fenix features alternate armor with different paint and additional weapon accessories, including a fragmentation grenade. Game Stop pre-orders for the limited edition figure are available now.
The Gears of War Marcus Fenix and Augustus Cole figures will be unveiled for the first time in Bluefin’s booth at the 2019 Toy Fair in New York City.
Toy Fair 2019 takes place February 16-19 at the Jacob K. Javitz Convention Center in Manhattan, NY. It is a leading annual event produced by the Toy Industry Association™, Inc. (TIA), a non-profit trade association representing all businesses manufacturing and distributing toys and youth entertainment products to consumers. Show details are available at: http://www.toyfairny.com.
Bluefin will be located at Booth #5335.
Storm Collectibles “Gears of War” Marcus Fenix 1/12 Scale action Figure · MSRP: $65.00
Available June 2019
Based on the best-selling video game franchise, Gears of War – Sergeant Marcus Fenix is a Gear within the Coalition of Ordered Governments and leader of Delta Squad. Focused, strong, and determined, he’s a natural leader who keeps his problems to himself and continually puts his life on the line for others. Having led humanity’s fight against the Locust Horde 25 years earlier, Marcus, now a decorated war hero, has withdrawn from the public eye. With the appearance of the Swarm, Marcus must take up arms once again in a new fight against this terrifying new enemy. Marcus Fenix is fully articulated with over 30 points of articulation and has an incredible likeness to his video game counterpart.
The figure comes with two interchangeable head sculpts and 4 hand accessories and is equipped with an arsenal of weapon accessories, including a pair of custom lancers, a Gnasher, a snub pistol, and a Dominic Santiago Commando Knife.
Storm Collectibles “Gears of War” Vintage Marcus Fenix Game Stop Exclusive Figure ·
MSRP: $75.00 · Available June 2019
A special variant figure will be available exclusively through Game Stop. The “Vintage” Marcus Fenix features an alternate armor variant with different paint and additional weapon accessories, including a fragmentation grenade.
Storm Collectibles “Gears of War” Augustus Cole 1/12 Scale action Figure · MSRP: $65.00
Available August 2019
Based on the best-selling video game franchise, Gears of War – Private Augustus Cole, a.k.a “The Cole Train,” is an adrenaline junkie and former professional Thrashball player who gave up his comfortable sports career to enlist in the COG army after Emergence Day. Cole is charismatic, confident, and enthusiastic about everything. As a Delta Squad member, He craves action and prefers to take the most direct path to the Locust Horde in any situation. Cole is supremely confident in overcoming anything, regardless of the odds, and he hasn’t been proven wrong. Augustus Cole is fully articulated with over 30 points of articulation and is incredibly similar to his video game counterpart.
The figure comes with two interchangeable head sculpts and 4 hand accessories and weapon accessories, including a Hammerburst, Gnasher, snub pistol, and a Hanover Cougars ThrashBall Helmet.
Gears of War is an award-winning and bestselling science fiction action video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The trilogy of games and a prequel that currently composes the series takes place on the planet Sera and focus on the conflict between humanity, the subterranean reptilian hominids known as the Locust Horde, and their mutated counterparts, the Lambent & the Swarm. The franchise consists of five third-person shooter video games, which have also been supplemented by a comic book series and five novels.
