File Name: Gambello, Anthony S.
PMOS: Infantry
SMOS: Electronics
Birthplace: Lodi, Cal.

Grade: E-5 (reflects the promotion received in Marvel's run that Hasbro forgot about. :) )

When electronic equipment breaks down in the middle of a tense mission, the team needs it up and running fast. That's where Flash comes in. He's highly skilled in many aspects of electronic technology and is capable of equipment repair in the field. That's no longer as simple as splicing together a couple of wires. Now you need working knowledge of computer technology, advanced circuitry, and both analog and digital electronics. Flash always had a natural aptitude for understanding the guts of a machine. He brought his expertise to the military, and now he's happy to be where his skills are crucial to the outcome of a mission, instead of simply being the guy you call when your television won't go on or your house alarm won't go off.

Flash's appearance was easy: his is just a DD update of his traditional uniform. While I spent a good deal of time smoothing out the remainder of Roadblock's torso to make the padded sections, Flash's major issues were his accessories. The helmet continues to give me fits, as the plastic wants to split while the super glue dries into a crystalline web that makes it look like the visor's shattered. I since found out that I could scrape most of the glue web away without ruining the connection, so we have a servicable visor.

The laser rifle consists of a flat CORPS backpack that will fit on the Roadblock torso. On it I placed this black box thing that came with some big Chap Mei set. I have no idea to its intended purpose, but here it serves as the laser's battery pack. :) On one side I've sliced up a JOE COM to be the holster clip, and a bit of toothpick pokes through a hole cut in the bottom of the backpack so I could have a hose that swivels. I actually had to slice the hose midway and insert a bit of wire for another swivel joint too. The other end of the hose, originally the bazooka-to-helmet connector for the HEAT Viper, I glued to the grip of the Gundam Rifle I chose to become the laser rifle itself. This is the rifle which had a flat round disc on top -- I think maybe Zaku, but I can't be sure.