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10-16-2015, 02:34 PM | #1 |
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Every Friday during October, I'll be posting more Funskool customs. You can check out the previous entries here:
Part 1: http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...s-og13-ob.html Part 2: http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...-cobra-ob.html Part 3: GI Joe Interesting Colors Barbecue The original 1985 Barbecue was one of my favorite figures growing up, so I definitely wanted to include Funskool’s version in this series. In reality, I believe that Funskool Barbecue is a dark orange. However, I purposefully darkened the color a bit to red to set him apart from my 25th version. Lower legs: RoC Flash Everything else: 25th Barbecue. Beachhead This version of Beachhead is one of the few Funskool figures that I actually had. I purchased him around 2005 when I was just getting back into Joes as an adult. I never had Beachhead as a kid, but always liked his character in the Sunbow series, so I picked him up for cheap. He stood in my collection for a while and then was replaced with the VvV Night Force version. For my homage, I used the same bright green as ‘’Emerald Zap’’ Head: 50th Beachhead Everything else: 25th Comic Pack Beachhead Beachhead (Red) Red Beachhead is one of the first figures I made for my Funskool series. For whatever reason, this color scheme has always appealed to me. All: 50th Beachhead Torpedo Yellow Torpedo actually reminded me quite a bit of the Sunbow Joes diving uniform. For that reason, I thought it was a cool homage. All: 25th Torpedo Wild Bill Wild Bill was one of the only Funskool figures that I acquired in the early 2000s. At the time, I thought the colors were pretty wacky and ended up repainting him green (like all my Joes during that period). Now that I know a bit more about the history of GI Joe, I can appreciate the orange flight suit that harkens back to the Action Pilot and the Air Adventurer. For my custom, I looked for a better head than the 25th version, but came up empty. When I find a suitable replacement, I will make the swap. Upper arms: 25th Viper Lower arms: 25th Storm Shadow Everything else: 25th Comic Pack Wild Bill Tripwire Tripwire is one of those characters that got repainted in pretty much every market he was released in (Stay tuned for a future project regarding this fact) India was no different. The Funskool version of sports an interesting color scheme. I tried to match the original’s colors as closely as possible. I still need to figure out how to make the ‘’BOMB SQUAD’’ logo on his chest. After that, he will be complete. Upper legs: Renegades Firefly Everything else: 25th Tripwire
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10-16-2015, 02:43 PM | #2 |
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These are great.
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10-16-2015, 04:19 PM | #3 |
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Awesome job!
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10-16-2015, 04:32 PM | #4 |
I just want foam gliders.
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Spot on! I would buy that Tripwire in a heartbeat!
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10-16-2015, 05:11 PM | #5 |
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These look amazing! Great job!
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10-16-2015, 07:34 PM | #6 |
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Thanks guys. This part has a couple of my favorites from my Funskool series: red Beachhead and Tripwire. I'm glad everybody is enjoying this so far.
OB
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10-16-2015, 08:07 PM | #7 |
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Dude, this is so much fun; love it all!
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10-16-2015, 08:24 PM | #8 |
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These are badass!! I want 'em all.
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10-16-2015, 09:12 PM | #9 |
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Fantastic stuff! Now I look forward to Friday just to see what new Joe goodness you bring us.
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10-17-2015, 12:30 PM | #10 |
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I don't know why I dig these so much but I do. I really do! I especially love both those Beachheads! Your paint apps are always so clean, too!
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