Head - Cobra Officer v3 (modified to remove rank insignia)
Arms - WORMS (modified to trim down bulk)
Torso - Cobra Officer v3 (modified to remove pouches)
Waist - Col. Sourage (modified to add holster from Mego CHiPs figure)
Legs - Col. Courage (modified to remove pistol on right thigh)

Rifle - Cobra Officer (reproduction)


This is a custom I've wanted to do since I got into the hobby. The cover of GI Joe #10 has always struck me as particularly awesome, due in part to the appearance of one of the Cobras lying in wait to ambush Scarlett in Springfield. The figure on the right appears to be a Cobra Officer wearing the uniform we're all used to. But the figure on the left has a different appearance; he seems more formal, perhaps wearing a presentation uniform rather than a field one. In designing the custom figure based on this cover, I decided that he was a Cobra Gendarme, who are soldiers tasked with guarding Cobra Commander's base of operations rather than going into the field. That explains the more formal appearance compared to regular soldiers and officers. They also act as the Military Police of the Cobra forces. Lots of modifications were required for this custom, including shaving down a Cobra Officer torso to its most basic elements by removing the pouches, and then adding buttons down one side. I drilled small holes where the buttons were to go, and filled each one with a bit of epoxy putty, leaving a bit sticking out which got sanded down when it was dry.

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