TFW2005
Hisstank
Thundercats
TokuNation
Toyark
Home
News
G.I. Joe Movie
G.I. Joe Classified
G.I. Joe Vintage
Compatible Military Toys
G.I. Joe Comics
G.I. Joe Conventions
All News Categories
Photo Shoots
Database
G.I. Joe Database Index
G.I. Joe Classified
G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary
G.I. Joe Resolute
G.I. Joe Movie
G.I. Joe Pursuit of Cobra
G.I. Joe Renegades
G.I. Joe 30th Anniversary
G.I. Joe Retaliation
G.I. Joe Basic
G.I. Joe 50th Anniversary
G.I. Joe Con & Club
G.I. Joe FSS
Forum
Recent Posts Page
Characters
Snake Eyes
Cobra Commander
Destro
Baroness
Storm Shadow
Roadblock
Companies
Fun Pub
IDW
DeNA
Sideshow
Gentle Giant
Boss Fight
Ori Toy
Marauder
HissTank.com
>
HissTank.com - G.I. Joe
Integration
User Name
Remember Me?
Password
Rules
Register
Members List
Social Groups
Search
Today's Posts
Mark Forums Read
Thread
:
What secrets lurk in the filecards?
View Single Post
11-15-2008, 02:40 PM
oliverbox
I Ride with Claymore!!!
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Posts: 6,821
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Freedom
Chuckles looks more like the CIA guys in Viet Nam. That's were the Hawaiian shirt look comes from. They wanted to look like tourists.
A lot of the Joe designs are based off the Viet Nam era.
Gung-Ho - the flak jacket with no shirt - Color him green and put a helmet on him and you'll see it.
Falcon
Chuckles
Some of the designs don't make sense now, because people don't know where they came from.
That's an excellent point about Chuckles and Gung-Ho.
I think Falcon's uniform is pretty timeless. That would have worked until the early part of this decade before the ACU's... admittedly, he would have needed an LBV instead of the old style web gear.
The berets in G.I. Joe have always bothered me to some extent. The only one they ever really got right was Falcon's. Stalker was a Ranger, so instead of green, his beret (at that time) should have been black. Flint was just the opposite. He was SF, so he should have had a Green beret. Dusty... well, maybe he just liked berets. I don't know.
I just feel like Hasbro should have paid more attention. In the Army, elite units take those beret colors pretty seriously. When the Ranger Regiment had to switch from black to tan, the Rangers were Furious!
__________________
Why aren't there more Joes from the Deep South?
And would it kill Hasbro to give us a Marine Corps Officer?
oliverbox
View Public Profile
Send a private message to oliverbox
Find More Posts by oliverbox
Sponsors
Recent Threads
Duke #4 (SPOILERS)
G.I. Joe Classified Series Official Thread 2024!
Classified Franklin "Airborne"...
G.I. Joe March Madness 2024 Official Voting Thread
G.I.Joe Mezco Picture thread
What's the difference between the H.I.S.S. and...
Classified 60th Anniversary Action Sailor: Recon Diver
Contest?
Super7 Ultimates (Could-be the Official) Thread
Did Hasbro Pay for a License
Delta-17 o-ring line
Classified Big Boa (#114)
Best Figure of 2000 (Vehicle Drivers)
Best Figure of 2000 (L-Z)
Best Figure of 2000 (A-K)
A Real American Hero #305 (SPOILERS)
G.I.Joe Classified Picture thread
Classified Ferret D.E.M.O.N. Driver
Marauder Task Force Super Thread
joecustoms.com
Zap's 1:18 Scale Diorama Parts Development Thread
Classified 60th Anniversary Action Soldier: Infantry
Classified General Clayton "Hawk"...
Classified Arctic Mission Storm Shadow (#14)
Classified Alvin "Breaker"...
Recent Off Topic Threads
Star Wars 3 3/4 discussion thread
Last Movie You Watched?
What song are you listening to?
JazWares 18th Halo
Hisstank Late Night thread...
Recent B/S/T Threads
Looking for a classified Clutch
Looking to buy Classified Cobra Infantry or Troopers
FOR SALE: "Master of Disguise" Zartan, Pulse...
New items on ebay
GI Joe Classified lot for sale
Buy my shit! All manner of 1:18/4" forthcoming.
WTB Classified Shipwreck accessories
WTB Classified Retro Scarlett
Dravenheart's Custom Figure Listings
Hellion42's BST list