Shipwreck (2010)
First there was sailor Shipwreck, then diver Shipwreck, then deck hand Shipwreck. With this Toys R Us exclusive “movie” figure came Deadliest Catch Shipwreck. I don’t know whether he’s on a mission, or just on leave fishing for Alaskan king crab. He’s decked out in arctic gear, but I just can’t help but see old Shippy on a deck somewhere. His weapons give him a sort of throwback feel, with the bolt-action rifle and spear. This could be a base for a cool Adventure Team custom.
I’m not normally excited about figures with painted-on weathering, but this one struck my fancy. I generally prefer a clean look on action figures, and only really like washes when they’re subtle enough to just bring out a bit more detail than flat base colors. I blame the McFarlane Toys era of the 90’s for the advent of overdone washes on action figures. Some of those figures looked like they had been dipped in an inkwell. If I want my Joes to be muddy, I’ll take them out in the backyard. Thankfully, the recent figures that have employed washed or drybrushed detail haven’t been too extreme. I particularly like this Shipwreck’s frosty beard.
Shipwreck’s not a bad figure considering the parts reuse. I find the recent bulky arctic figures to be a nice change of pace from the old ski suits. The new construction allows the designers to get farther away from the thickness of the standard buck’s arms and legs and really achieve a thick, layered look for arctic clothing.
From what I can tell, this Shipwreck is made from the ROC version’s head and torso, the arms from the ROC Arctic Snake Eyes, the ROC Ice-Viper’s legs, and accessories made up of the PIT Commando’s backpack, the Crimson Neo-Viper’s pike, the rifle came from the 25th Anniversary Comic Pack Crimson Guard, the snow shoes from the 25th Anniversary Snow Serpent, and the Polly came from the Shipwreck released in the second 25th Anniversary Joe 5-pack.
Cool figure aside from the muddy paint wipes. Ol’ Hector looks like he could give the Gorton’s Fisherman a good run for his money. The head sculpt resembles Ambush’s look from the recent comic series and would make for a nice custom.
Someone got ahead of you on that head comment:
http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-customs-finished-projects/219700-jungle-specialist-gangrene.html
AWESOME custom!!! I would pay good $$$ for that figure since Ambush is a favorite of mine. Thanks for the link!
I like that he is kitted out with gortex and a top of the line hiking pack and yet he is carrying a vintage M1 Garand 8 shot rifle. If it was a sniper rifle with scope, maybe. But, still a cool figure. And where is Polly?
The man who killed Moby Dick!
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Not a fan of the gun and spear, but the figure itself is incredible! The figure itself look great and could be used as a Arctic army builder/worker. The detail on the backpack is nice too!
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