I had always wanted an anti-armor expert for my G.I. JOE Team but I had never been overly excited about any of the existing characters. In my opinion Zap was the best, but he carried a WWII weapon and was hard to make into a more modern figure without really losing his identity. I also had a desire to add new characters to my G.I. JOE Team as a result of others retiring. This was a perfect combination. I decided to make a new character, an anti-armor expert. I also wanted the character to be of oriental decent, orientals are one of the races that does not get a lot of recognition by Hasbro. I wanted this character to a have an early 1990's state of the art weapon. However, I wanted something light enough for him to carry and fire as an individual. I did not want him to be part of a anti-armor team or have too cumbersome of a weapon which would be the case if he used a M-47 Dragon, the Javelin Anti-tank Weapon, the LAW or the AT-4. The Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) was chosen because it was small, it was could be re-loaded and could destroy a Main Battle Tank. The rest of the figure came together easily, he needed to have a personal defense weapon, and the necessary equipment for both weapons.

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Wow. Man, that is really great. I love every single thig you did here.

Outstanding!

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This is really sharp. I like the thought that went into accessorizing this guy with just the right gear. Really adds credibility to the original character.

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Great parts, great paint, great accessories. One of your best customs. Can the rocket tubes on the back pack really swap out with the one on the trigger base?

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really f'n awesome man, this and the gung ho, top notch.


i might have to try and steal these dudes.


try...

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very nice looking figure storm, I usually don't look at many ARAH customs but i know that's your area and knew it'd be good so I looked,
glad to see that you still make them too really good at camo for sure,
Tim

you know thats a win with me man.

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Excellent food for thought. I am going to have to try that out. I am really glad you all like him, he was a really fun custom to make. I think part of that was due to the fact that he was a new character.

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Woohoo, one of the many ARAH customs here lately which I'm fond of!
Is that a holster + pistol in his hip?
I like the use of Budo's head, but he has to wear his helmet to look different. Without the helmet it's "too Budo". Btw, is that a modified helmet?

Tim 121RVC

Now this is a wonderful surprise...

I'm sure I've told you this before but the thing that always impressed me with your customs is the emphasis of realism and practicality and that you have this way of making them not only realistic but not boring. I am also impressed that you have chosen an Asian to be your anit-armor guy. It's nice to see an Asian character that isn't the stereotypical ninja/martial artist. A very original approach.

Great accessories.That's a BBI SMAW right? I need to find one of those.

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Oh yeah! Love it. Great paint and awesome to see that head sculpt being used. But it's the accessories - and in particular the helmet - that really does it for me.

Edit: doh.. it's _really_ the RAH sculpt that has me commenting. *chants* RAH RAH RAH *chants*

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Everything came together on this one! Perfect.

You are correct, it is a great anti-armor weapon that most are not familiar with.


That is indeed a modified helmet, it is a crankcase V1 helmet with BBi goggles and a 21st Century Toys helmet chin strap.

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