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Originally posted by: Sergeant Major @ Hisstank.com

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The G.I.Joe Resurgence custom project marches on with new entries for Day 16 and Day 17. Day 16 brought us a new Arashikage Sensei, Iron Master! Check it out -

From the desk of Oreobuilder:

Like it or not, GI Joe is not just military equipment and soldiers. It’s also giant robots, terror –inducing waves, weather-altering machines, Pyramids of Darkness, ghosts, ancient Greeks and, of course, ninja clans. Halfway through this project, Bucky and I realized that we had not included a ninja in our line-up.

To correct this oversight, I immediately started working on a ninja apprentice named Banzai. The challenge was to make him different from the millions of previous ninjas that have been done over the years. Try as I might, all my attempts turned out pretty generic. I ended up turning to an obscure existing character that has never had a figure. The Iron Master is featured in the Ninja Battles DVD that was released during the Valor vs Venom days.

Day 17 brings us a Delta Class vehicle and it's Commander, General Warhorse with the Crusher Tank! Check it out -

From the desk of Oreobuilder:

One element that has been missing from recent Joe lines is a full-size good guy tank. We almost got one during RoC. Before then, the most recent Joe tank was the MoBAT re-issue during the 25th anniversary. I tried to remedy that with the Crusher. It uses a MoBAT base, so it is still compact. However, the turret can seat two figures.

General Warhorse started out very differently than where he ended up. Originally, the character was to be named Blitzkrieg, wore a beret and a tanker’s jacket and headset. The recipe wasn’t working for me and I struggled to find a color scheme that made sense. In the end, I reworked the whole figure. I went with a WWII/Korean War look and feel. I wanted to give the sense of a grizzled veteran of many wars who had risen up the ranks.... [Read More]

Read More: G.I.Joe Resurgence Iron Master and General Warhorse with Crusher Tank! @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.