pond patrol and the 1st gi joe stop-motion film festival

Pond Patrol is an online weekly soap-opera, as depicted with 1/6th figures [via]

In an undisclosed area in the US, lays a natural pond once part of the Mulberry Ridge National Laboratory ... After The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 was signed, the site became a Nuclear Dump Site for its unusual great depth ... This is the story of "Pond Patrol Third Force Recon Team" the 4th group designated by the US Government to the Mulberry Ridge Pond. This is the first team to include an EPA Researcher and a Scientist to study the pond's ecosystem. It is also the first team to have its own marked AH/MH-6 Little Bird helicopter and pilot.

and Pond Patrol also happens to be the official sponsor for the 1st GI JOE Stop-Motion Film Festival.

The 1st GI JOE Stop-Motion Film Festival is the nation's first festival dedicated to screening works by media artists who use GI Joe or similar figures (12" and/or 3 ¾ sizes) as main characters or actors.
to be held in September 2007 in Denver, Colorado, they are currently accepting works for the following categories (with a July 20th deadline):
-- Stop-Motion 3 3/4 Action Figures
-- Stop-Motion 12" Figures
-- Stop-Motion Barbie
-- Live-Action Figures
--Fan Films (Real actors)

> read more here :)