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Tan Breaker
Description
Remember The Falcon, that sucky G.I. Joe hang glider from 1983?
It cost $6, was made of styrofoam, and came with a pilot named
Grunt. Yes, the same exciting Grunt figure from the previous year,
only this time he was molded in tan plastic. Sure, cost cutting and
blah-blah-blah, but why re-issue the most boring character, and in a
more boring color no less? Why not a tan Stalker, or a
tan Scarlett, or a (picture this) tan Snake Eyes. Nope, we get a tan Grunt.
At least us kids who were dumb enough to spend $6 on The Falcon, and not
a JUMP Jet Pack or some Legos. Of course, Hasbro would "treat" us again to
another tan figure, this time of Clutch,
the Vamp Mark II Driver (itself just a tan version of the Vamp!).
But why stop there? Hasbro could have re-done every figure in beige,
so that we could have a less-colorful and more desert-appropriate Desert
Force Strike Team, or something like that. Well, I've decided to expand
on this, making tan versions of Breaker and
Hawk.
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Parts used
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Head: 1982 Breaker
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Arms: 1984 Clutch
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Torso: 1983 Grunt
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Waist: 1984 Clutch
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Legs: 1983 Grunt
Weapons
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Helmet: 1983 Grunt
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Headset: 1983 Accessory Pack #1 (painted black)
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Backpack: 1983 Accessory Pack #1
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Gun: 2003 Flint
Paints
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Citadel Colour Chaos Black
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Citadel Colour Mithril Silver
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Krylon Semi-Gloss clear coat
Added January 31, 2005
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