Delta 17 Desert 2-Pack Joe Fest Exclusive & Hailstorm Revealed

Joefest 2025 is fast approaching and with that, all new exclusives are going to be announced! The team over at Delta-17 is no exception as this year they have several Joefest exclusives! Yes Delta 17 War In The Shadows will be featuring a new Desert 2-Pack Delta Squad vs. Thunder Battalion Joe Fest Exclusive, two color ways for their new Hailstorm battle tank figure and an accessory weapons pack! Huge thanks to our friend Ken from Toy Kennections, for sending us these product images and information. These new figures will debut at Joefest from June 20-22, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. The Desert 2-Pack Joe Fest Exclusive will retail for $45. The Hailstorm will retail for $40, and then the Weapons pack for $7. Then after Joefest, they will be available on the Delta-17 Figure Store – 5by5 Toys Ltd. website for purchase around the end of June.

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The Desert 2-Pack Delta Squad vs. Thunder Battalion will come packaged on a single stunning card back with both figures and all the accessories beautifully displayed in the blister bubble. You can see the incredible pack out of the figures with include a ton of accessories. The card back rear will include a very cool illustration of the Delta Squad vs. Thunder Battalion characters in their Desert camo gear.

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Official Product Description: “No matter the terrain, the battle wages on. Delta Squad Infantry Troopers are cross-trained across multiple environments, including the desert. Likewise, the Thunder Battalion are equally as well trained and well equipped. If there’s a job to be done and payment to be had, they will follow the mission objective to the bitter end.”

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Here you can get a closer look at the amazing accessory pack out for each of the figures. They include removable helmets, multiple rifles, face masks, removable belt, back packs and much more!

Delta Squad

Delta Squad infantry troopers are selected from Tier 1 and Tier 2 special operations units from all branches of the military.

Delta Squad – Delta 17 Infantry

Delta Squad infantry troopers are selected from Tier 1 and Tier 2 special operations units from all branches of the military. Some members are brought in from international spec ops units to assist Delta-17 on select missions.

Delta Squad is a standby unit consisting of 100 active members. Hundreds more have been fully trained, but reside with their regular units until needed.

Positioned across the globe in small units, Delta Squad is able to mobilize on short notice and assist Delta-17 when required.

Members are cross-trained in the following: advanced combat training, escape/evasion, survival skills, and anti-terrorist maneuvers while maintaining a high level of physical fitness.

Toy features:
-A detachable gas mask that stows inside the pack
-G36C rifle
-LAW rocket launcher
-3 missiles for the launcher
-K-Bar knife, and backpack.

Delta Squad toy figures are available in either “A” or “B” versions.

“A” is lighter skinned, and “B” is darker.

The Desert Delta Squad infantry troopers are selected from Tier 1 and Tier 2 special operations units from all branches of the military and makes a wonderful army builder figure. He comes with an included face mask, backpack, rifle and awesome bazooka launcher!

Thunder Batallion

Members of the Retrograd, a mercenary army; Thunder Battalion operate under the direct command of Death Sparrow. The package has the accessories very nicely laid out over the figure, and you can see all the incredible accessories that this mercenary comes with!

Desert Thunder Battalion – Enemy Infantry

Recruited from various special operations units across Russia, members of the Spetsnaz Thunder Battalion operate under the direct command of Death Sparrow.

The Thunder Battalion ranks soon began to swell with new members as the word spread throughout the former Soviet empire of a mercenary unit that was paying better, had great food and benefits. Most importantly, this unit offered adventure and glory in the form of excessive violence and unbridled combat.

The Thunder Battalion are trained in multiple specialties ranging from special reconnaissance to direct rapid action attacks.

All members are familiar with weapons handling, infiltration, escape/evasion techniques, counter-terrorism, hand-to-hand combat, emergency medical training, explosives and demolition, as well as alpine mountaineering.

Toy features:
-Removable helmet and visor
-Removable belt order
-Gun and backpack

Close ups of the Desert Thunder Battalion. You can see all the incredible detail included in this super detailed yet nostalgic 3 3/4″ O-Ring figure!

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Hailstorm

Hailstorm will come in two color schemes, one in blue and one in grey. It includes a pair of gatling guns and ammo straps, plus backpacks.

According to Toykennections on Instagram:

Did YOU know this??? The Hailstorms have detachable armaments.

Removable gatlings, ammo belts and backpacks. The hose next to its face is removable as well.

What attachments & upgrade kits shall we see in future years? Hrm… 🤔

Get YOUR Hailstorms at JoeFest Toy & Comic Show June 20-22, 2025, and will also be available at delta17toys.com by the end of the month!

MSRP will be $40, though it is eligible for a 10% discount when buying 3 or more items.

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Delta-17 Backstory

The Delta-17 action figure line, the next evolution in the 3.75” O-ring retro-stylized military action figure range, reimagined in modern times! The Delta-17 line is described as a true-blue military action figure line with a splash of the incredible. Tier-1 Operatives take on a Samurai-themed leader, his army of ninja-based androids, and his hired mercenaries. These figures will be compatible in scale to your GI Joe O-Ring figures.

Tier 1 operators are assembled from around the world, unified in a clandestine, black ops group. The objective: to confront the threat of a new, militaristic cabal operating in the shadows. This enigmatic new enemy appears to function with illegal support and funding from our very own, apparently legit governmental organizations. As such, Delta-17’s entire existence and missions are conducted off the books. As a tier 1 special task force, their day to day assignment is the confrontation and destruction of this new dark state cabal and its military support assets. For now, little is known about this new cabal and its associated army.

Unofficially, they are known in the underground circles as the Dark Shadows, with an undisclosed base of operations off the coast of Japan. They are believed to be tied to various mercenary factions to assist them, the origins and alliances of which are under ongoing scrutiny by Delta-17 and the military intelligence group that is a direct support element to D17. In the end, few can be trusted, no missions will be recorded. History will have no knowledge of what has or will transpire here. The fight between Delta-17 and its mysterious enemy begins and ends… in the shadows.