Entire figure-25th Hawk
Shoulder Holster-BBI figure
Belt and Holster-2007 Vintage Bespin Luke
Resculpted fur collar and shaved off medals

At first when I learned as a kid that in fact Hawk was in charge of the Joes and not Duke my world was shaken. I didn't start getting into the comics until early '86.

Once the cartoon started I realized how cool Hawk was since Sunbow did such a great job creating a character with voice actor Ed Gilbert and the character design and stories.

I really liked the new figure that came out but I just felt he didn't feel like he had enough "heft". The puny shoulder holster bothered me and the small size of the belt for his regular holster seemed like one of those really thin 80's suit belts.

I figured the G.I. Joe Commander should have some presence to him so I switched out the things that bothered me, resculpted his fur collar placing his holster under it and gave him an old BBI canteen.

Lastly I repainted his face making it less "cartooney" and more seasoned and then gave the entire figure an overall repaint. I used a semi gloss on his jacket to age the leather a bit and I'm pretty happy with the results.

For me this is Hawk. He isn't in dress clothes, he isn't as he is seen in Renegades, or the "out to pasture" general that DIC degraded him as.

Tough, in charge, and ready to take command is how I see him.