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STALKER
Sept 9, 2009 16:47:18 GMT -5
Post by tankjockey on Sept 9, 2009 16:47:18 GMT -5
Wish I could have made it to Dragon Con, but life said otherwise. Here is my STALKER version1. I stayed close to the classic look, which had many incarnations between toy, cartoon, and comic. He often had more of a tiger stripe looking camo pattern in the comic and some what with the toy. I went with BDU since I had tons of it. I know 99% of the time he wears the Special forces Green beret instead of the Ranger black. Although, I've seen him in Airborne maroon in some illustrations before. I went with the new Ranger tan, to get back to his roots. I had some consternation about putting the 7th Special Forces Group flash on the Ranger beret, my Army instincts was fighting it, so I rationalized that it was from his days with 82nd Airborne Division Artillery which have the same flash. Besides, Flint wears the old Ranger beret with the 7th flash and Special Forces crest on it... Hey it's G.I. JOE! I would have shaved the beard, but I need it for a show I'm working on. I'll do the trimmed stache next time around. Oh yeah, this is "STALKER" fresh out of basic training many, many years ago. Baby face. ;D
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STALKER
Sept 9, 2009 21:24:32 GMT -5
Post by SNAKEEYES on Sept 9, 2009 21:24:32 GMT -5
Yay! It's our first Stalker! When I first saw the pics I too was thinking he had a green beret, not tan. Then I read your explaination and it made sense to me. Well done.
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STALKER
Sept 13, 2009 6:18:41 GMT -5
Post by Skip Stone on Sept 13, 2009 6:18:41 GMT -5
You look awesome!
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Low-Light
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Here's looking at you, kid.
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STALKER
Sept 14, 2009 15:36:52 GMT -5
Post by Low-Light on Sept 14, 2009 15:36:52 GMT -5
Excellent! I've been thinking that there's too much white in our merry group of Joes.
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STALKER
Sept 14, 2009 20:51:16 GMT -5
Post by Reaper63 on Sept 14, 2009 20:51:16 GMT -5
Now that is an AMAZING Stalker!!!
Recondo would love to do some recon with you man!!
Very nice!
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STALKER
Sept 15, 2009 19:12:09 GMT -5
Post by Law on Sept 15, 2009 19:12:09 GMT -5
Holy shit man! That's awesome. Get your ass to Dragon next year!!!
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STALKER
Sept 15, 2009 20:06:24 GMT -5
Post by tankjockey on Sept 15, 2009 20:06:24 GMT -5
Thanks. I will most definitely do my best to be there next year. What's coming up next?
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STALKER
Sept 16, 2009 8:20:15 GMT -5
Post by Law on Sept 16, 2009 8:20:15 GMT -5
Down here in Orlando we have FX and Megacon in the early part of 2010. Mega is March 12th through the 14th and FX has yet to post dates. These two are basically big dealer's rooms with some media guests and pretty much no programming. Some anime cons as well but we don't Joe it up at those. No word yet on when and where the G.I. Joe Collectors Convention will be for next year. It moves around town to town and unless it's close by isn't worth the trip. It's great but small, small, small. The size doesn't justify a big road trip or overnight expenses.
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STALKER
Sept 16, 2009 12:04:19 GMT -5
Post by Scarlett on Sept 16, 2009 12:04:19 GMT -5
Thanks. I will most definitely do my best to be there next year. Oh, please, oh, please, oh, please! You look AMAZING and ready to kick some ASS! Like, seriously, there are some of us JOES that look like people in a costume but you look like a real live-action version of the toy!
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jeep
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STALKER
Sept 19, 2009 18:53:14 GMT -5
Post by jeep on Sept 19, 2009 18:53:14 GMT -5
You are the MAN!, Great job
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STALKER
Sept 23, 2009 20:20:04 GMT -5
Post by tankjockey on Sept 23, 2009 20:20:04 GMT -5
Thanks. I hope to be at the next major function and meet you guys/gals in person. I found season one of G.I. Joe in Wal-Mart, bought it "for" my son. Man cartoons were cool in the 80's. My son loved it too, every now and then I'd hear him yell "Let's go Joe's" at the TV.
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STALKER
Sept 25, 2009 6:11:15 GMT -5
Post by Skip Stone on Sept 25, 2009 6:11:15 GMT -5
I did the same thing, for my son of course. For a week everything he saw he called "GI Joe". He woould even yell "Yo Joe" at breakfast.
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STALKER
Sept 25, 2009 12:24:20 GMT -5
Post by Scarlett on Sept 25, 2009 12:24:20 GMT -5
My son loved it too, every now and then I'd hear him yell "Let's go Joe's" at the TV. That's a relief! He could have been more fascinated by COBRA and then there would have been family conflict!
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