I was busy making new covers when this unusual bending occurred so, now, I have a new custom head.
His name is Sandeep and he is a member of India’s COBRA (Commando ;Battalion for Resolute ction).
These are the good guys!
Wetsuit was not one of my favourites but soon became one only because of his daring exploits in Marvel Comics.
His original gear was sparse and he was not even armed. Later on, he was re-released in a manner befitting his personality. Mines on his shoulder and a gun, finally.
The 25th anniversary Wetsuit is what he ought to be in the first place. Interesting colours with the teeth to boot.
Of course, I could not resist making his helmet more accurate so…
Ripcord has been one of my favourite Joes of all time. He was all green, had a helmet with a facemask and hose. Best of all, he carried a real battle rifle, the FAL. In the comics, it had a night scope and it was awesome!
Yes, he was impulsive in ejecting from a perfectly good airplane but he was one of the few Joes who fought it out 1-on-1 with Zartan! He may have lost but he impersonated the impersonator, himself!
Now, he is given the 25th Anniversary treatment. I actually bought 5 of these!
Beachhead has been one of my favourite characters that has been given the 25th Anniversary Treatment. He represented what troopers should have been in the first place. Green.
His design has been influential in releasing other great 25A characters like Firefly.
It is my first week at work and I spent the whole week learning the administrative ropes. The orientation may be boring but it gave me the perfect opportunity to work on my idea of a whole team of custom troopers. I am already down to the individual members’ real names and background so I am extremely excited with this project.
I mean, imagine a trooper whose codename is “Nut” ?
;D
You can guess how I will be spending my twice daily coffee breaks. Creative writing or sniffing paint.
Fortunately, I have been reading volumes of anecdotes more than enough to fill out filecards for a whole team.
Now, on another note.
If Airwave had not told me, I would not have known at all.
Snake Eyes: Year One, a.k.a. Snake Eyes : Continue Mission, was featured at www.theterrordrome.com and is a candidate for Custom of the Week!
Thanks to www.theterrordrome.com for the opportunity!
This custom of mine is of Snake Eyes just minutes after his helo accident which left him deformed and unable to speak. Despite these injuries, Snake Eyes insisted to Charlie Mike: Continue Mission.
I have grown accustomed to the ’80s G.I. Joe line and, back then, I knew the Order of Battle like the back of my palm. So, when I heard of this custom, I had to consult yojoe.com just to make sure my memory is correct.
Long Range, as it turned out, was a sniper from the Sigma line and not the long range artillery expert from the original toyline. So, Glen did the former version of Long Range in 25th Anniversary fashion:
