Major Maddi

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Major Maddi

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In the early 1980’s, a fanatical movement (called the Gibli - after the local term for the hot desert wind) seized power in several Saharan African states via a series of military coups. Such a coup took place in the peaceful state of Duna while an Action Force unit were there training the local army. Although the outside world believed that the unit had been wiped out, they had in fact escaped into the vast desert wastes along with the President and his followers. Over several months they struck back and eventually restored the President to power. During this period the Gibli’s top fighter pilot Major Maddi came close to destroying the Action Force unit but was killed in the final battle. His son, then only a teenager was overcome with hatred for Action Force and, along with the surviving Gibli fighters fled the country. They became mercenaries fighting in Sudan, Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq... anywhere they could strike against the Western powers they blamed for their defeat in Duna. Eventually Maddi was offered a place in Cobra, where he now holds his father’s rank and commands Cobra operations in desert environments.

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I've been working on this figure on and off for a while trying out different parts etc- I posted some pics of him here a while back but I've since given him a Cobra/Gibli emblem (and lost/accidently deleted the original pics!!) So I thought I'd repost him... thanks for looking....
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Re: Major Maddi

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I love the insignia Greg this is a great figure.
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Re: Major Maddi

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sweet custom! was working on something similar but a shadow but ended up screwing it up!
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Re: Major Maddi

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I want some Indy figures to use not sure which ones for middle eastern Shadow operatives I best hurry up though our Toymaster is selling them now at knock off prices.
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Re: Major Maddi

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I LOVE This custom! I so want to do it, its a easy but wonderful one to do and have

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It looks good and it's adequate; just like :af: tend to recruit people from the best arby branches :cobra: tend to recruit people based on most villainous ideas (soldiers, punks, dressed villains), so a desert swordman fits very well. the only drawback (don't take this as an attack, please) is that he could have had a darker color scheme to combine with the Desert CLAWS and Sand Scorpions, or yellow like the Desert Scorpions and Sand Vipers (In second thought, :bludd: wears brown while leads blue :ctrooper: s, so it doesn't matter).
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Re: Major Maddi

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nice

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Re: Major Maddi

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One of my favourite stories and a nasty bad guy to boot. He is great, mate. Keep em coming.

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Re: Major Maddi

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Just to clarify, Major Maddi is an established BAF character:

http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/comics/ ... index.html

Greg3, are these your lost pics?

http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/customs ... index.html

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Re: Major Maddi

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That's a good tie-in to BAF I thought his name was familiar. I decided I want all the cairo swordsmen,sallah and the monkey man I can get the white one for £6.99 with marion at least locally.
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