Elkridge, MD (January 7, 2004) - Palisades Toys is pleased to announce that its second 6-inch scale GI Joe™ statue - the Crimson Guard - is shipping to retailers now!!

The Crimson Guard are the elite shock troops of the COBRA legions. Too precious to be wasted on the battlefield, these highly-trained soldiers are dispersed about the country in deep cover. They are even reported to have an initiation ceremony too hideous for description!

The Crimson Guard statue is amazingly sculpted in a 6-inch scale and is featured on the signature COBRA™ logo base that all of the "bad guys" will share in the GI Joe 6-inch statue line.

The Crimson Guard are packed 6 per case, and the SRP is $64.99.

ABOUT PALISADES TOYS

Palisades Marketing, LLC ("Palisades Toys") designs, manufactures, and markets a variety of collectable toy products worldwide through sales to retailers and directly to consumers. Palisades Toys believes its products are among the most highly detailed and collectable action figures, PolyStone statues, PolyStone mini busts in the world. Formed in 1994, Palisades' products are sold throughout the world at various retail outlets including Toys "R" Us, KB Toys, Target, Electronics Boutique, Tower Records, Media Play, Sam Goody, Suncoast Video, Amazon.com and a variety of domestic and international comic shops and specialty retailer stores. Palisades Toys' current product portfolio includes The Muppets, Alien, Predator, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Ren & Stimpy, Army of Darkness, Pink Panther, and others. Further information on this and all other Palisades Toys products is available via our company website at: www.PalisadesToys.com.