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11-17-2011, 01:06 AM | #371 |
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I think those wraps are a throwback to the wraps soldiers used to wear to keep sand and other crap from getting into their boots through the laced area. I don't think I've ever seen it on a modern soldier, so it's a curious design choice, but it does have its roots in the army.
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11-17-2011, 01:09 AM | #372 |
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Because, ostensibly, they were making a figure based on SURE-FIRE not DAVID LANE! David Lane was a name that they put on the figure to honor this guy who created an early fan page - great. But the character wasn't the actual David Lane, any more than Stephen King's son was actually Sneak Peak, or Dusty was the Bizzaro world Ron Rudat. The Club jumped the shark and actually made the figure look like him.
On the other hand, Agent Faces was based on a real person - I think he posts on here - so it made sense to make the figure look like him. (Didn't he win a contest or something?) So, like Ron Rudat, keep the name on the file card and let that be enough AND MAKE A GREAT FIGURE. I really think they worried about making the face look right that they forgot everything else! I am willing to change my whole attitude towards this if David Lane really did beat up Slice, was a member of the CID, and served on the GI Joe team - heck I will be generous and let him be a part of any real life SF team. More likely, he is just a nice guy that people enjoy hanging with. But so is Ron Rudat, from what I've seen - and no one is suggesting Dusty should be redone to look like him today.
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11-17-2011, 01:12 AM | #373 |
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You got some pics of spats in Afghanistan? Really?
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11-17-2011, 01:14 AM | #374 |
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... but you're not the only one.
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