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by MG-42 » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:56 am
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Any chance we could see any Afro-American GI's ? ... or Oriental-American GI's for that matter , like The 442nd. Regimental Combat Team , for example ?
* Go For Broke !
* I'd like to see some Afro-American GI's , even if they're just for driving trucks or carrying an M-1 . *
* Yeah , I know ,.. switch the same ole' head-sculpts and limbs , w/ the new Nam figures. *
.............. Just a thought. *
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by King O' Fools » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:40 am
Well, in order to do the head swap you need the Vietnam figs first. I have only seen one e-tailer (foxholetoys.com) carry them thus far, and at $11.95 ea
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, those are some pretty pricey headsculpts, IMO.
What's the point in producing new 1:18 figures if the price is prohibitive?
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by General Blasto » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:55 am
I did some Afro bro's with 21st C bodies, a modern Afro FOV heads and gloves from 21st C Germans
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They look darn good too
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I'd post a pic. but don't have any currently. 21st fig. $4 , modern FOV fig. $4, Gloves from Jerries, no charge as they were extra parts. Total, $8 and change. You can always add the 21 C head to the modern FOV guy and flame him with Lysol and a lighter to make him look like the Fire Hun got him
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by holensock » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:58 am
I'd LOVE to see these!
The 442nd would be GREAT!!!
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by Morian Miner » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:16 am
Sometime, a while back, I posted a quartermaster figure I did. The head came off one of the Gracelyn Deion Sanders figures. He currently needs some rework (damn 21C waist joint sheered right off).
Also, BBI has done quite a few AA head. Don't forget about one of the original SWAT figures. And, GI Joe has quite a few head to use, with quite a bit of mods. I've used all of these to create a African Peacekeeper unit and militia men.
For Oriental GIs, you have the whole Japanese series.
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by tko211 » Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:30 pm
Yeah, head swaps are the way to go on these at the moment. Vietnam figs should work well and they are just now starting to show up in better qty in my neck of the woods! I have thought about doing this exact thing myself.