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12-20-2008, 02:27 AM | #1641 |
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Flint is another guy that deserves the CMH for holding off a group of Cobra Eels that were going to make a surprise attack to the Pit so Lady Jaye could escape in time to warn the other joes. He ended badly beaten up but thanks to his actions the joes could manage to neutralize the surprise attack that could have wipe out the joes. That guy is truly a hero.
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12-20-2008, 02:51 AM | #1642 |
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Sneak-Peak I: For running out and saving a civilian thrown into the street to draw the Joes into a crossfire. KIA.
Dusty: for bringing home Sneak-Peak's body. Duke was special forces in Nam. If he is a CMoH receipient then it was probably for his covert services prior to Joes. Storm Shadow...for single handedly rescuing the Joes at the coffin as Cobra freed or killed their fellow teammate being held there. After taking out dozens of night creepers he also negotiated a deal to limit the number escaped and save every joe's life. Recondo; faking his death and spending months undercover in cobra to steal info vital to defeating Cobra during World War III |
12-20-2008, 03:29 AM | #1643 |
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Good call, PhilDpino. Right on the money with all those... and Flint's action: it always seemed a little cheesy. Why didn't those Eels just shoot him?
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12-20-2008, 03:34 AM | #1644 |
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Don't get me wrong, I really love Flint: he's my all time favorite. But, if that scene is to be taken seriously, why isn't Flint dead? Why would an invading force of Cobras take the time to get into a fist fight with one guy? Why not just kill him? That never made much sense to me, even as a child. It made me think that Cobra couldn't be taken seriously as a plausible threat - and that G.I. Joe was unnecessary.
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12-20-2008, 06:18 AM | #1645 |
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I believe it was Drill Sgt. Brian McDaniels who once said, "The issued equipment of an Infantry soldier is not to be painted like the side of some Air Force aircraft or some Navy pilot's helmet - That looks like a billboard for a diseased whore house. That is the work of an individual with too much time on his hands. This is not the Post Office or the Girl Scouts. This is the Army, and the Army is going to teach Privates how to be warriors and killers who work as a team, not to think like hippie individuals doing an art project and smoking refer."
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12-20-2008, 02:56 PM | #1646 |
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Hey guys, I was reading through my DDP battle files book - it's basically a whole comic book of file cards - I dug it out last night and was reading through it. Anyway, I was reading Kamakura's entry and it lists him as having graduated from "Special Forces School". However, I went to yojoe.com this morning and checked his file cards and there is no mention of it there.
Now I normally don't take the DDP/Image stuff to be authoritative. They did a terrible job of understanding the military. They have no idea how any of the training stuff works. It was one of their biggest shortcomings in my opinion.... BUT, with Kamakura I'm willing to make an exception because they invented the character and Hasbro approved it enough to make four versions of him. So, that makes 6 official Special Forces/Green Berets... 1. Duke 2. Flint 3. Beach-Head 4. Falcon 5. Drop Zone 6. Kamakura And several good candidates/possibles... Stalker* Roadblock* Claymore* Recondo* Big Brawler Tunnel Rat Outback Low-Light *very likely
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12-20-2008, 02:58 PM | #1647 |
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Yeah, sure. Except for the part where this is GI Joe, the team that has dudes like Big Lob and Wild Bill and Shipwreck running around. Let's face it--GI Joe is a ridiculous, colourful superhero farce. And that's what I *like* about it. I don't give a damn about Recondo and Airborne and Sneak Peek and their boring, bland YAY AMERICA BOO TERRORISTS characterization. I got into Joe for two reasons: Cobra Commander and Destro looked freaking awesome.
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12-20-2008, 04:03 PM | #1648 |
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Suggestions for paraviper repaint? cant find many photos of actual para troopers. i want it to still look cobra. but be more realistic. any suggestions??
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12-20-2008, 04:22 PM | #1649 |
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Hey guys, I was reading through my DDP battle files book - it's basically a whole comic book of file cards - I dug it out last night and was reading through it. Anyway, I was reading Kamakura's entry and it lists him as having graduated from "Special Forces School". However, I went to yojoe.com this morning and checked his file cards and there is no mention of it there.
Now I normally don't take the DDP/Image stuff to be authoritative. They did a terrible job of understanding the military. They have no idea how any of the training stuff works. It was one of their biggest shortcomings in my opinion.... BUT, with Kamakura I'm willing to make an exception because they invented the character and Hasbro approved it enough to make four versions of him. So, that makes 6 official Special Forces/Green Berets... 1. Duke 2. Flint 3. Beach-Head 4. Falcon 5. Drop Zone 6. Kamakura And several good candidates/possibles... Stalker* Roadblock* Claymore* Recondo* Big Brawler Tunnel Rat Outback Low-Light *very likely Which Battle files book is that? I have one with him in it but It doesn't say much. I wonder if I missed an issue. |
12-20-2008, 04:26 PM | #1650 |
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I understand what you mean, and there was a thread about this a little while ago. You might find it in the customs forum. I love the Para-Viper; it's an awesome figure: the Navy SEALs of Cobra. I own quite a few of them. You might think about starting with the crazy knee and elbow pads. Those could be dark gray or black instead of orange. The Purple jump suit is a little weird, but deep purple is a classic Cobra color, and if you used the same dark gray/black to paint some camo stripes on the jump suit, you'd probably be fine. Just a suggestion; it's a simple solution, but I'm not much of a customizer.
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