Sideshow BEACHHEAD is here!

[VIPER E7]

Beachheads are now arriving! Here are some pics of the final product.

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/THE-VIPER/Sideshow%20G%20I%20JOE/beachhead001.jpg

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/THE-VIPER/Sideshow%20G%20I%20JOE/beachhead002.jpg

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/THE-VIPER/Sideshow%20G%20I%20JOE/beachhead005.jpg

[VIPER E7]

The box sides.

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/THE-VIPER/Sideshow%20G%20I%20JOE/beachhead003.jpg

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/THE-VIPER/Sideshow%20G%20I%20JOE/beachhead004.jpg

[WhiteHawk]

Congrats! This is one of the best Sideshow Joe to date.

[VIPER E7]

BEACHHEAD geared up.

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/THE-VIPER/Sideshow%20G%20I%20JOE/beachhead006.jpg

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/THE-VIPER/Sideshow%20G%20I%20JOE/beachhead007.jpg

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/THE-VIPER/Sideshow%20G%20I%20JOE/beachhead008.jpg

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/THE-VIPER/Sideshow%20G%20I%20JOE/beachhead009.jpg

[Dawg99]

He looks amazing might have to get one soon

[RolandofGilead]

Mine is coming today. If I need help figuring out the gear, I'll come here to ask. :D

[ultra8294]

Does anyone have pics with Beach Heads portrait and beret?

[RolandofGilead]

Give me a little time. I'm currently putting Storm Shadow together, but Beach Head is next. I'll take some shots with this portrait face later today if I can.

[VIPER E7]

Does anyone have pics with Beach Heads portrait and beret?

Here is a pic with the alternate head.

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/THE-VIPER/Sideshow%20G%20I%20JOE/beachhead010.jpg

[ultra8294]

Thanks for the picture post.
You know, for me BH is one of those characters that look best with the mask on.
My guess is the reason SideShow did his unmasked portrait is so to keep him separate from all those covered face Cobras (plus it does make a neat accessory)

[RolandofGilead]

Ok, Any help putting my Beach Head together would be much appreciated. Does the Crossbow stay in pieces and get put into the back pack? Where does everything go?

Once again, I say an instruction tutorial for whenever one of these figures comes out would be excellent. I know my Snaek Eyes and Storm Shadow don't look quite right either.

[RolandofGilead]

Thank you!

I don't know why, but sitting here, slowly and carefully putting this figure's gear together is actually very relaxing. Almost like fishing or whittling might be.


Update

Got everything together ok, but I can't figure out the back pack itself. I just can't get those little connectors onto anything.

[Grendel]

my Beachhead set up. I went with his beret on masked head because it added some color

[Grendel]

I went with a close quarters room clearing set-up. Not sure if I'm 100% sold on it though

The back pack clips onto the "D" rings on his shoulders

[vermillion21]

Tempted by SS Beachhead ...

[RolandofGilead]

You should be. He is one of the most awesome figures I've seen in a long time. Remember back when you were a kid and you were looking at your Beach Head figure with all those pockets, the cool crossbow on his back pack... This Sideshow version is everything you wanted that figure to be.

[kingphilbert]

So here's an odd question for those checking in, anyone know what knife that boot knife is modeled from in real life? Assuming it's modeled from a real piece, though that seems to be what Sideshow does.

[OpusJoe]

I just opened up mine and overall he's an impressive figure- I am not however impressed by his plastic cover with a friken STICKER for a patch...I think they really cheapened him up by doing this and I could have passed now on the exclusive figure...

[RolandofGilead]

I was just adjusting my figure and the stock on the end of his gun just broke off. :(

[RaygeOn]

My exclusive edition will arrive on Monday...That extra unmasked portrait (lollipop guild Beachead) will look great with FireFly kicking him in the nuts!

[Mr. Gone]

a few moments ago...

[RolandofGilead]

Here's a quick action photo:

[mrclean08]

Are the boots made as one molded piece? Or is the ankle wrap made of cloth and attached over the boot like Firefly's?

[teemu8]

the figure is great except the new rachet knee joints.Makes the leg posing little difficult...beyond that he kicks butt

[Bulkhide]

Just got this figure! It's amazing! It was my first Sideshow purchase and I will be buying others now. It is so awesome to have such a great version of my favorite Joe character!

One question though, does anyone know why Beachhead's hair color went from a reddish to a more mute brown?

[sbartek1974]

Line from Dumb and Dumber comes to mind.

Harry: "Look at the buns on that Hose Hound."

Loyd: "Yeah, he must work out."

[Blue Ninja]

Got to ask: Why the Red(Maroon?) Beret?

The Army, in general, wears black today.

Rangers use to wear black (until the Army "stole" it). Now they wear tan.

Airborne wear the Maroon (Red?).

Special forces wear green.

Of course, I suppose the answer is the "relaxed"/special dress code for SpecOps/GI Joe, but it would seem to me a gung ho ranger type like Beachhead, would be representing.

Nevertheless, wish I could afford to start collecting these. Sideshow really knows how to bring it.

[CrimsonGuard101]

Got to ask: Why the Red(Maroon?) Beret?

The Army, in general, wears black today.

Rangers use to wear black (until the Army "stole" it). Now they wear tan.

Airborne wear the Maroon (Red?).

Special forces wear green.

Of course, I suppose the answer is the "relaxed"/special dress code for SpecOps/GI Joe, but it would seem to me a gung ho ranger type like Beachhead, would be representing.

Nevertheless, wish I could afford to start collecting these. Sideshow really knows how to bring it.

Who knows but I would guess since the 25th Anni card art shows some red item under his shoulder top they assumed it was a berret I guess...I thought it was on the vintage card art but it is not there...though the vintage beachhead figure itself has a red square area on his left shoulder though but its not like a berret or anything on top of the shoulder.

No clue lol but its awesome none the less. Awesome terrific 100% kick ass figure he is. He is my first Sideshow Joe and i love him! He will soon be paired with Dusty to be kicking Firefly's ass down the street! I hope the continue to improve the Joe figures and I can not wait for Commando version of Snake Eyes...

[VIPER E7]

Thank you!

I don't know why, but sitting here, slowly and carefully putting this figure's gear together is actually very relaxing. Almost like fishing or whittling might be.

Awesome. I agree. Well except for the whittling, I have never whittled before.


Update

Got everything together ok, but I can't figure out the back pack itself. I just can't get those little connectors onto anything.

Have you tried hooking it to the MOLLE belt? It's what I did with mine.

[CrimsonGuard101]

Theres also some little loops on the back sides of his shoulders/traps right down from them, on 2 straps on the back of his tac vest, I had to use some tweezers to hold em in place and gently bend the lower part of the clip on the back pack's harness fasts and used those then attached the lower 2 to his belt

[WeaponXCustoms]

whats up with his face!

[kingphilbert]

Mine is here too! Can't wait to get him out of the cardboard prison. May be a day or so yet on that. But, having him is great. He's my first and hopefully not the last.

[Steel Brigade]

My brother PoweredConvoy got him in today, which was a complete surprise to me, he didn't even tell me he ordered him!! @_@

...all can say is this BeachHead is absolutely amazing!!

[Crosshair]

I really like how he looks with the beret on his masked head.

[Trooper13]

Got to ask: Why the Red(Maroon?) Beret?

The Army, in general, wears black today.

Rangers use to wear black (until the Army "stole" it). Now they wear tan.

Airborne wear the Maroon (Red?).

Special forces wear green.

Of course, I suppose the answer is the "relaxed"/special dress code for SpecOps/GI Joe, but it would seem to me a gung ho ranger type like Beachhead, would be representing.

Nevertheless, wish I could afford to start collecting these. Sideshow really knows how to bring it.

Actually, the Rangers originally wore tan, then went to black for a long time, then back to tan when it became regs for the regular soldiers. I've been out a long time and it confused the hell out of me when I saw a parade on TV. I was like "HOLY F*CK THAT'S ALOT OF RANGERS!" Then I found out about the switch in head gear. Kind of lame, imo, but whatevs.

As far as why Beachhead, a Ranger, would wear a maroon beret is that he's qualified to. Every Ranger and Special Forces soldier is required to be Airborne Qualified, therefore, they have earned the right to wear the maroon beret aswell.

If you go back to the early 90's when I was in, and there was no "Official" SF career track, an SF soldier had to pass Airborne Jump School, then Ranger School, then they could track for the Green Beret. They've gone back to SF being it's own career path now apparently, so Green Berets don't need to be Ranger Qualified. Back then, if you saw a Green Beret, he was also allowed to wear Black, and Maroon.

Now, a Ranger would be allowed to wear the tan, maroon, and black beret. Though, when in formation they are usually encouraged to conform to the unit. Atleast that was the case when I was in. One of our Corporals was Airborne, but he never wore his beret when in company formation because it made the unit look not in uniform.

[ArmchairSoldier]

My Favorite Sideshow JOE so far. Just added a few things to him . . . . . .

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[ArmchairSoldier]

More Pics . . . . . .

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[ultra8294]

This image gives me goosebumps =) tee hee


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[Blue Ninja]

...

Now, a Ranger would be allowed to wear the tan, maroon, and black beret. Though, when in formation they are usually encouraged to conform to the unit. Atleast that was the case when I was in. One of our Corporals was Airborne, but he never wore his beret when in company formation because it made the unit look not in uniform.

thank you for the update.

[Trooper13]

This image gives me goosebumps =) tee hee


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I hear ya. I love these figures so much. I only have the Commander and Officer so far, but they are so freakin' cool. It's like it takes our childhood to a whole new level.

thank you for the update.


No problem. I always figured he thought it brought out the color of his eyes. lol

[Trooper13]

My Favorite Sideshow JOE so far. Just added a few things to him . . . . . .

http://threads.rebelscum.com/photogallery/data//2506/DSC06680.JPG



A quick question. Is that rope "real"? Like, can you actually use it as a rope for him?

[Mr. Gone]

ArmchairSoldier, great pics! keep'em coming....and btw, I disagree about being the best SS doll so far, Firefly is for me.

[Mr. Gone]

Steel lol

[Mr. Gone]

I like everything about the Beach, but the molded head is just not doing it for me. They should have at least molded a balaclava more similar to the original 3-3/4 -inch figure.

[lazycobra]

I'm definteley getting him,I'll just be leaving the mask on.;)

[Gijoekid@hotmail.com]

povg
duh
fog

[Trooper13]

Umm..what?

Hahhah. I was wondering the same thing myself.

[elanmars]

just opened mine after having it for months...how in the hell do you put on that backpack? not sure what to do with some of the parts.

come on sideshow, i'm not that bright, i need SOME directions!! haha.

[Grendel]

just opened mine after having it for months...how in the hell do you put on that backpack? not sure what to do with some of the parts.

come on sideshow, i'm not that bright, i need SOME directions!! haha.

There are small metal "D" rings around his shoulder and waist area on is gear. The clips on the back of the pack clip onto the "D' ring

[mrclean08]

I still can't pull the trigger on this one. The head is what doesn't sell me.

[darthdrew13]

If I ever can afford to get Beach, I WONT be needing the unmasked head. That face reminds me of the bum on top of the Polar Express. Definitely NOT an ate-up Joe squad leader.

[darthdrew13]

This image gives me goosebumps =) tee hee


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I dig it too but Duke needs to lose the bucket. This is G.I.Joe, not actual military. He only wore a bucket in the Skystriker in the cartoons and I'm trying to remember if I ever saw him wearing a bucket in his v1 uniform in the comics.

[TripleCP]

Duke's original action figure had a helmet, though, and the shot of him holding it in one hand is kind of iconic. I don't think his binoculars figured prominently, either but I'm glad I managed to get the Exclusive.

Beachhead's standard head sculpt looks great (I know some want real cloth balaclavas, but I think that would turn out bad). I'm also happy with how the Exclusive portrait turned out (much better looking in hand than in pics), and is how I displayed him until recently (with Dusty and Stalker on the way, my Joe team could look too much like a rainbow of berets). It'd also probably make a good head swap for the Viper, as the red cloth mask would conceal the chewing tobacco look that many dislike.

[VIPER E7]

I currently have this balaclava on Beachhead to cover the lollypop guild head.

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/THE-VIPER/Sideshow%20G%20I%20JOE/beachheadclothbalaclava1000.jpg

[holyfrog]

Got to ask: Why the Red(Maroon?) Beret?

The Army, in general, wears black today.

Rangers use to wear black (until the Army "stole" it). Now they wear tan.

Airborne wear the Maroon (Red?).

Special forces wear green.

Of course, I suppose the answer is the "relaxed"/special dress code for SpecOps/GI Joe, but it would seem to me a gung ho ranger type like Beachhead, would be representing.

Nevertheless, wish I could afford to start collecting these. Sideshow really knows how to bring it.

[QUOTE=CrimsonGuard101;2074514]Who knows but I would guess since the 25th Anni card art shows some red item under his shoulder top they assumed it was a berret I guess...I thought it was on the vintage card art but it is not there...though the vintage beachhead figure itself has a red square area on his left shoulder though but its not like a berret or anything on top of the shoulder.
QUOTE]

They were just staying true to the original figure. On the original it is a rolled beret on his shoulder. I'm just glad it's not a raspberry beret.

[VIPER E7]

[QUOTE=CrimsonGuard101;2074514]Who knows but I would guess since the 25th Anni card art shows some red item under his shoulder top they assumed it was a berret I guess...I thought it was on the vintage card art but it is not there...though the vintage beachhead figure itself has a red square area on his left shoulder though but its not like a berret or anything on top of the shoulder.
QUOTE]

They were just staying true to the original figure. On the original it is a rolled beret on his shoulder. I'm just glad it's not a raspberry beret.

Yes, I'm glad Sideshow is staying true to the original figures. Also, depending on Army regulations and individual unit discretion, red berets would be worn by Airborne Rangers.

[EVILFACE]

Agree. Original art/figures design wins out over real world IMHO.

[gunm]

Here's my SSC Beach, slightly modified:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/anglehero/IMG_6889.jpg

[Nightrain]

Beachhead is my first Sideshow figure and I am hella impressed. There seems to be a lot of play value just with the gear he comes with if I can figure out some good environments. But I still wouldn't mind having a vehicle or a base station or something. Sideshow won't replace Hasbro, but I'll definitely be buying more.

[tylerd74]

I just got Beachead today - Slow getting into SS, the price kept me away for so long but, after getting Commander, Duke and Flint at really reasonable prices, I'm hooked!!! After having them in hand especially Beachhead, they are well worth the money!
As far as the beret question that has been popping up in the thread, I have 2 possible answers 1 is card art as many have sadi on here already, the other, is a little more complex- Rangers wear the tan (or previously black) beret when assigned to Ranger Battalion, Airborne Soldiers only wear Maroon (red) when assigned to an airborne unit - GI Joe IS an airborne unit (ie on jump status) so, no tan beret and yes to red. LOL