1986 Leatherneck: Marine v2 (Special Mission: Brazil, Toys 'R Us Exclusive)
Includes: M-16 "over/under" rifle, fieldpack
Leatherneck v2 was only available as part of the 1986 "Special Mission: Brazil" set. This five figure set was the first of its kind for G.I. Joe.
It featured one original character (Claymore) and four v2 repaints of 1986 characters. This was the first time Hasbro released simple repaints as a new sub-team. This practice would become prominent in 1988 with "Tiger Force" and "Night Force" and in 1989 with
"Python Patrol" and "Slaughters Marauders.”
It featured one original character (Claymore) and four v2 repaints of 1986 characters. This was the first time Hasbro released simple repaints as a new sub-team. This practice would become prominent in 1988 with "Tiger Force" and "Night Force" and in 1989 with
"Python Patrol" and "Slaughters Marauders.”
Special Mission: Brazil came with a two-sided cassette featuring a 7.5 minute story called "Special Mission: Brazil" on Side A
and a blank Side B marked "SPECIAL MISSION ________" and instructions to "Record your own Mission!”
and a blank Side B marked "SPECIAL MISSION ________" and instructions to "Record your own Mission!”
Filecard information:
File Name: Metzger, Wendell A.
SN: RA 368-10-0025
Primary Military Specialty: Infantry
Secondary Military Specialty: Drill Sergeant
Birthplace: Stromsburg, Nebraska
Grade: Gunnery Sergeant
Leatherneck was the hardest gunny that ever slogged through the mud of Camp Lejeune. Before that, he was the toughest drill sergeant on Parris Island. Before that, he was the roughest tech sergeant of the 1st Recon Bn* in Viet Nam. Before THAT, he was the meanest corporal in Gitmo. Civilian badness just doesn't count.
"The man is an animal. He is uncouth, opinionated and overbearing. He'd just as soon fight than talk. And he has no patience at all with the indecisive, the lazy and the dishonest. Not a man you can like, but one you can trust."
*Recon Battalion
SN: RA 368-10-0025
Primary Military Specialty: Infantry
Secondary Military Specialty: Drill Sergeant
Birthplace: Stromsburg, Nebraska
Grade: Gunnery Sergeant
Leatherneck was the hardest gunny that ever slogged through the mud of Camp Lejeune. Before that, he was the toughest drill sergeant on Parris Island. Before that, he was the roughest tech sergeant of the 1st Recon Bn* in Viet Nam. Before THAT, he was the meanest corporal in Gitmo. Civilian badness just doesn't count.
"The man is an animal. He is uncouth, opinionated and overbearing. He'd just as soon fight than talk. And he has no patience at all with the indecisive, the lazy and the dishonest. Not a man you can like, but one you can trust."
*Recon Battalion
