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What secrets lurk in the filecards?
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08-19-2011, 12:03 PM
oliverbox
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Originally Posted by
Rooster3D
Sir, about the Drill Instructor issue: it's more "particular" in relativity.
A. It's a new find for me, so it sticks out more for the moment.
B. I was focused on 1985 file cards, so it's relative to that group of inconsistencies.
C. I was never a DI or DS, but I am Army - so it just bothers me a little more than maybe it should.
Given the above factors combined, it tends to stick out. I didn't mean to come across like it was THAT big a deal. I don't consider "particular" to be anywhere near "ultimate."
I'm not a Paul Kirchner fan myself, although from what I've seen he is really talented. I just started researching famous/well known Kirchners after closely inspecting Airtight's file name: Kurt Schnurr. I came across Paul Kirchner in a few different resources. Some resources conflicted a little bit with one another, but they all provided enough information to make the connection. Kirchner specialized in surrealist artwork and fantasy stories. He also wrote for He-Man and apparently for GI Joe and other franchises - I'm assuming it was for the comics of these properties. He and Larry Hamma were colleagues. According to SCREW Magazine, he even went by the pen name of Kurt Schnurr. He had his own periodic publication called "Heavy Metal," which is why I said he might have been an influence for the GI Joe with that name as well. It's too much to be just a coincidence.
It's not about whether Paul Kirchner should be put up on a pedestal or not, or that that is why Airtight is great. I could care less. Rather, it's about Airtight being more of a back-shelf Joe with an interesting tie-in to real-life, and it's one more mystery solved. I'm just getting into the spirit of this thread, "What secrets lurk in the filecards?" That seemed like a big secret revealed to me. I'll admit it's not as important as something like Tunnel Rat being sculpted after Larry Hamma, but it's a solid find, nonetheless.
Hey, glad to have you. I didn't know anything about Paul Kirchner, so that was news to me. Good find. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
And always good to have a fellow soldier on this thread. Are you still on Active Duty? What is/was your MOS?
Glad to have you on our thread.
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