And while I was there I ended up with a buy from their bargain shelves that stumped me at the time, and still does: An Australian O.D.F. soldier I had no idea about that was released in the 1996 Joe Classic Collection (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._I._Joe_ ... Collection). It was reduced from ¥6,900 to just ¥600, with a big layer of dust.
As Jessie, the Yodeling Cowgirl is wont to say, he was mint in the box, never been opened; if Australian militia types really did dress like this furrowed-brow chappie, our country would be an international uniform designers' laughing stock.
The spiel on the box of this fellow Aussie is likewise hilarious.
"Founded in 1982 after the invasion of the Falkland Islands," it claims, "the Australian Operational Deployment Force (O.D.F.) is highly skilled in quick reactions, often deploying to a location ready for action without any prior notice, regional force surveillance units to understand any situations they face. Wearing the traditional uniform of plain khakis, slouch hat and boots, and armed with an FN FAL 7.62, a Russack, personal equipment belt, pouches and a canteen and holder, the G.I. Joe Australian O.D.F. is ready for action."
I'm fairly certain most of you haven't heard about these elusive individuals nor their debonair exploits either, though there's actually some guff about the real-life Operational Deployment Force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Battal ... n_Regiment)... Far less convoluted in their intention and founded two years before the Falklands.
Superbly weird.
