Sunday, November 18, 2012

JARHEAD (USMC 1st Gulf War)

'Some man join the Marines to set their souls on fire, others to burn the fat from their souls..... a Jarhead is ideal as a empty vessel, the perfect receptacle for the Corps to mold & build from scratch.....' - a movie review i read somewhere long ago.

First of: This is not the DAM toys release.

Decided to rework a previous gulf war bash to this Jarhead figure coz happen to get a hold of the Jake h/s by Headplay. Likeness is 70-80% but good enough for me. All about the cost again: Why pay $140 for a box set when u have quite a bit of existing parts for a bash.

Of course the DAM toys preview looks great but they should have included the sniper rifle & the drag bag to complete the look. What with SS now joining the fray with their Jarhead Jamie Foxx with tons of extra gear, that's what DAM should have done... extra equipment/weapons not the Santa hat without adding the rugby ball!!!

Never did read the Swafford book but saw the movie & anybody thinking it'll be like a regular 'Black Hawk Down' sure gonna be darn disappointed.... or as my 1/6 buddy Tang put it: 'best anti-war movie ever'. Now's about the time for a revisit.....

Parts:
H/s: Headplay
Body: BBI
6C BDU: DML
PASGT Vest: DML
Boots: DML
Webbing/pouches: TS
Gas mask bag: HT
Gas mask: HT
K-pot: HT
K-bar: HT
M16A2: 21C