Established under International treaty and governed by the United States military, the "G" (Guerrilla) Unit is a band of elite soldiers formed especially for guerrilla hit-and-run warfare.  Comprised of only "the best of the best" soldiers from each country, G-Unit has grown from only five members to a unit of 30 in under two years.  Trained for covert and black ops, G-Unit is as deadly as they come.

Name:  Jericho Chase
DOB:  Classified
Country of Birth:  United States of America
Former Group Affiliation(s):  U.S. Navy Seals, National Security Agency
Specialty(ies):  Fluent in six foreign languages including German, Arabic, Chinese, French, Vietnamese and Columbian; demolitions specialist, cryptographist, close-quarter combat (CQC), aikido (Japanese), jujitsu (Japanese), fang zi (Chinese), wushu (Chinese) and quan khi dao (Vietnamese), Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE), Psychological Operations (PSYOPS)

A veteran of the game, Jericho Chase is currently NSA's top operative.  Long able to retire and rest on his government checks, Jericho refuses to leave the job or the field operative work.  Although most people know him as Jericho Chase, few people realize that the name is only one of his aliases.  It is believed that even Jericho has lost his real name and identity long ago.  He is a weapons, martial arts, demolitions and cryptography expert.  He was been awarded the Purple Heart twice for his actions in both the Vietnam War and Desert Storm.  Chase is G-Unit's newest AAB (Assault Advisory Board) member, with the task of training G-Unit's already deadly members to be even more deadlier. . .

Who doesn't love covert spies and espionage?  There are tons of espionage movies, games (Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell, etc.) and even online communities dedicated to the act of all things silent and deadly.  The creation of Jericho Chase came from various influences.  The base figure is a standard DML World War II figure.  I dug through my box of nude figures to see who I could use for the base sculpt.  I knew I wanted someone with a little age because the baddest and most dangerous covert ops guys are the older ones.  When I found someone I particularly liked, then came the apoxie transformation.  I sculpted additional creases around his eyes, gave him a slight new hairdo and the husky beard. 

A lot of the parts I used on Jericho can be found anywhere through the various loose parts dealers.  His boots, vest, backpack and decked-out MP5 are from various Hot Toys figures.  His BDU pants are from the Richard Marcinko BBI figure.  You're probably wondering where those cool blue SWAT-type tactical glasses came from huh?  They're scratch-built with styrene and colored fiberglass.  I got the idea to make them one day when my real 1:1 glasses broke.  I have a pair of Ray-Bans that look very similar to the tactical glasses worn above.  When my wife sat on it, I began thinking of ways to put it back together.  Then it dawned on me . . . I could make one for my 1/6th figures.

One of the few questions I get a lot from people is why my taste change so drastically.  I had one customer who walked into my shop ask why he'd see me working on a martial arts figure one day and then a military figure the next.  He commented that not many people are that way - they just stick to whatever they like such as military forces, female figures, Star Wars, or comic figures.  I told him I "stick to what I like too; only difference is that I like a lot of different things."  There is no need for anyone to stick to one genre.  If you just like just that genre then fine, but if you like to try your hand at doing different things, then you should definitely try.  I don't know much about military figures and I'm sure an expert in the field will probably slam me for tying his shoes the wrong way or putting this particular silencer on the wrong gun.  That's fine and dandy, but I don't really care if I make a mistake with certain things.  That's the fun of this hobby.  You can create and make whatever you want.  Until someone comes along and corrects you, then so be it.  But don't let the fear of doing something wrong hold you back.  Just because you don't know enough about World War II figures, their accessories and gear, don't let that stop you from trying out a World War II custom.  You might like it.