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G.I Joe: Rumble in the Jungle

Here's my G.I. Joe team specializing in jungle operations. From left to right: Grunt, Pathfinder, Recondo and Roadblock. Most of these figures ( well some parts are) are from the Valor versus Venom line with some frankensteining of some body parts. I'm still mulling over the paint scheme they'll be sporting, whether they'll be in modern acupat ( if I can muster enough courage to try painting this) or Vietnam style tiger stripe, like the pattern used by LRRPs. The second camo pattern I'm quite familiar with already since I've painted a couple of LRRPS before but in 1:35 scale previously. Grunt is a stock figure but I'm planning to gear him up with a chest rig meant for jungle ops. Plus, I'm not too happy with his head sculpt, which does not resemble the other variations of his figure. This version seems a bit pudgy and squat. Pathfinder, a jungle assault specialist, is the team leader. This figure is a Frankenjoe, with head and torso from

G.I. Joe: Wild in the West!

I've been working on these figures for some time now and they're nearing completion. Here's a teaser of my first batch of toy customs.