Most of us collectors and customisers have been pretty devastated by Hasbro's announcement to completely change the style of G.I. Joe figures for Wave 6 in 2002. However, even in a parallel universe where Hasbro was not changing their construction, things may not be that much better. Considering the heavy reuse of parts and ungainly names, I suspect that we would just see ridiculous figures like...
I and, I have now been informed, some other internet pioneers, have brought the Lazy Bastard Custom into the cyber-age with virtual customs like the one above. I pasted Fast Blast Viper's head onto Double Blast's body and altered its skin tone pixel by pixel. Admittedly, a virtual custom is even more useless as a plaything than my Scale Model Statues, but why would you want a Double Fast Blast Viper in your army? He'd probably come double packaged with a repainted Raptor.