G.I. Joe Flint Russian Release AFA 85 ** Highest Grade, Only 3 Graded Examples ** (Funskool, 1992). Beach Head has al...

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G.I. Joe Flint Russian Release AFA 85 ** Highest Grade, Only 3 Graded Examples ** (Funskool, 1992). Beach Head has always been the kind of operative who keeps things tight, disciplined, and under control, the team's no-nonsense ranger who expects results and delivers them. This Russian-market release from Funskool carries his 1986 design forward using the original mold, while introducing the color variations that define these international issues. Most notably, the cowl appears in a bright green rather than the deeper pine tone of the U.S. release, paired with an army green vest in place of the original black, giving the figure a noticeably different field presence despite its familiar sculpt. Graded AFA 85 NM+ with subgrades of C80 B85 F90, this example stands as the highest graded among only three known examples. Beach Head doesn't waste motion or words, he adjusts, executes, and expects everyone around him to keep up.

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