{"id":24637,"date":"2020-09-20T22:51:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T02:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=24637"},"modified":"2020-09-20T22:51:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T02:51:33","slug":"equipment-g-i-joe-classified-series-special-missions-cobra-island-beach-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=24637","title":{"rendered":"Equipment: G.I. Joe Classified Series Special Missions Cobra Island Beach Head"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in the day, I would get together with my \"\"<\/a>friend Mike and we would play with our G.I. Joes together. We would start by breaking down the men into teams and, just like in gym class, we would pick who we wanted. We always fought over who got Beach Head on their team. I know that it would have been easier to have two Beach Head figures but we had a no duplicates rule.  Now, G.I. and Beach Head has made a very triumphant return and I want him on my team.<\/p>\n

The second wave of the G.I. Joe line has come out as the Target exclusive Special Missions: Cobra Island. This wave includes Road Block (new paint deco), Baroness with motorcycle, Cobra Trooper, and Beach Head. These figures are near impossible to find. Target isn\u2019t doing shipping on these and they vanish from store shelves as quickly as they are stocked due to skyrocketing prices on the secondary market. I was fortunate enough to find a Beach Head at a local Target store.<\/p>\n

According to his G.I. Joe file card (from the 80\u2019s version) his real name is Wayne R. Sneeden and he trained as an Army Ranger before being recruited into G.I. Joe. Beach Head enjoys long hikes before breakfast and pushing himself to his very limits. He is meticulous, strong-willed, and patient (Don\u2019t know if this is his file card or OK Cupid dating profile).  The modern line doesn\u2019t come with file cards but I am sure at some point they will have character profiles on line.<\/p>\n

Just like every other figure in the new G.I. Joe Classified series Beach Head has multiple points of articulation. These are:<\/p>\n