Parts:
Head-Steel Brigade three pack
Torso, Upper Arms-Standard Retaliation Joe and Cobra type Troopers
Lower Arms-Marauder Gun Runners
Upper Legs-25th Beachhead (probably one of my favorite sculpts to use)
Lower Legs-25th Dr. Mindbender
Helmet-25th Airborne
Backpack- Rise of Cobra Pit Trooopers
Walkie Talkie-Avacs Lab
Gun-An alternate version of 25th Airborne with a trigger guard. I cut off the extra Airborne parts to get a closer updated version of his original rifle.


This was a figure that always got A LOT of use during my stories as a kid simply due to his periscope! I was never crazy about the slightly chubby guy in the padded bright suit you is supposed to be sneaking around to relay coordinates and Intel to his teammates. Like many people I think the Night Force Sneak Peak works much better but Sneak Peak fell into the same personal challenge for me as Scoop. Can I make this figure look cool ? I started to go about thinking what elements could be used. The basic build here I think has been done multiple times by other customizers. I wanted to make my Sneak Peak fall into the "gritti-verse" I'm going for with my Joes and Cobras but still retain the "feel" of the original design. I had been holding onto the head here since the Joe vs Cobra Steel Brigade three pack came out. I had honestly gotten to a point where I didn't think I was ever going to make this guy. I was all set and ready to go and then realized that I didn't have an extra Scrap Iron chest padding piece. So after getting that I realized the grenades didn't make sense but since the original came with binoculars I could simply put them in the spot of the grenades. I also was challenged by the idea of where to place what colors. I had originally had red on the underside and top of his sleeves but it didn't look right to me. I ended up keeping it on the underside but pained the top pockets a dark greyish green. I also liked the idea of giving Sneak Peak a holster and some ammo clips on his thighs. I wanted him to look battle ready. Although he may not be the "chiseled" hero we're used to. I kind of like the idea of the average guy standing up for his country and carrying around his big piece of equipment to help his team. Finally on his periscope, I had wanted to make something smaller taking into account 21st Century technology but fell in love with the combination of parts. I realized that placed a certain way the missile launcher that came with I think Joe vs Cobra Salvo made an awesome periscope. If I had casting and shrinking capabilities I'd probably reduce the size by half and have it built to store on his backpack, along with his walkie talkie but I don't so we get a bit of 20th century technology here.

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