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06-06-2019, 10:30 PM | #201 |
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Awesome SAS figs!!!
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06-07-2019, 12:08 AM | #202 |
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nice clean paint work as usual
Very nice and keep them coming
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06-07-2019, 09:01 AM | #203 |
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Yay, i always love seeing your customs. Glad to see some new additions!
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06-08-2019, 07:16 AM | #204 |
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Thanks guys. Sparrowhawk, the Action Force SAS paratrooper is next.
OB
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06-08-2019, 07:25 AM | #205 |
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Love the head and helmet choice for Sparrowhawk!!! I may need to copy this somehow!!!
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06-08-2019, 06:08 PM | #206 |
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#1047 - Action Force Sparrow Hawk
Sparrow Hawk has been on my Action Force customs to-do list for a while. However, I had not taken the time to figure out how to replicate his head/helmet/mask. Looking at the original figure in the Blood for the Baron reference book, the Firefly head solution came to me. After that, the rest of the parts just fell into place. With that, I added one more SAS team member to my Action Force customs shelf. Head: PoC Firefly Helmet: 25th Pilot Scarlett Torso, arms, legs, parachute harness: Retaliation Airborne |
06-08-2019, 11:17 PM | #207 |
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#1020 - Hawk V2
I never had a Hawk figure growing up. When the character was introduced in the second season of the cartoon, I liked him a lot. He was a good leader for GI Joe. Only when I got older did I put 2 and 2 together and figure out that Hawk was one of the original 13. Version 2, with the brown jacket remains the iconic version of the character for me to this day. For my custom, I started from the 25th torso. It is well sculpted, but suffers from bad articulation at the elbows, so I started by trimming those to increase the range. I also swapped out the hands, the legs and replaced the head with the terrific Law head. A Marauder helmet capped everything off. For the colors, I tried to replicate the original toy colors as best I could. Head: Renegades Law Torso, arms, belt, holster: 25th Hawk Legs: Renegades Duke Helmet, hands, goggles: Marauder MTF #1021 - Steel Brigade V1A Head: ROC Storm Shadow Torso, upper arms, vest: 25th Airborne Lower arms: DG Snake Eyes Legs, helmet, weapon, backpack: PoC Steel Brigade v2 #1022 - Steel Brigade V1B Head: ROC Storm Shadow Torso, upper arms: 50th Flint Lower arms: DG Snake Eyes Legs, helmet, weapon, backpack: PoC Steel Brigade v2 #1023 - Steel Brigade V2 Even thought I was growing out of Joes when the first Steel Brigade figure was released, I remember seeing the advertisements for the figure as well as the insert. I learned of all the variants and the history of the figure when I started collecting as an adult in the early 2000s. Since then, I have become a big Steel Brigade fan and have made several customs over the years. After making version 1A and 1B, I found all the parts to throw together a version 2. Head: ROC Storm Shadow Torso, upper arms: 50th Flint Lower arms: DG Snake Eyes Legs, helmet, weapon, backpack: PoC Steel Brigade v2 #1024 - Spirit Spirit made his way into my collection in 1984 for my birthday if I recall correctly. That same birthday, I also got the Silver Mirage Motorcycle and the Cobra Stinger. I recall that I played a lot with Freedom, but that Spirit got less attention. His skirt was bulky and I was not sure how to use him in my stories. Although several modern era Spirit figures have been released over the last 10 years, none are truly ultimate in my opinion. For my version, I tried to stick close to the original figure for inspiration. Head: BBTS Spirit with 25th Spirit pigtails Torso, arms: Retaliation Kwinn Legs,bracelet, sash and belt, backpack, gun and Freedom: 25th Spirit #1025 - Doc A friend of mine gave me a couple of his Joes when he got tired of them when we were kids. That is how I ended up with Doc and Major Bludd. These were not figures that I would have bought with my allowance or put on a birthday wish list. Unfortunately, he did not take very good care of his toys. So, I had most of a Doc as a kid. The figure was intact, but worn and he gave me a chewed-up stretcher and a broken flare launcher. Doc did not get much use in my GI Joe play. His joints were so loose that he could not stand up, so he usually ended up being the first casualty in firefights. That way he could just lay there on the battlefield while the action happened all around him. For my custom, I wanted to recreate the original toy as closely as possible. I went back and forth for the torso. At first, I thought about using the Kwinn torso, but looking at the original figure, Doc had more pockets and his collar was different so I modified a 50th Hit & Run torso. I think it looks more like the original now. Head: Will Smith Men in Black Torso, arms: 50th Hit & Run (modified) Left thigh: 50th Cobra Officer Right thigh and lower legs: DG Shipwreck Helmet, flare launcher, stretcher: Vintage Doc #1026 Cobra Commander (Cobra - The Early Years) This figure was created for the 48-hour LBC (Lazy boy custom) contest during Custom Celebration XI (2018). I had been planning to make a business suit Cobra Commander for a while, but never got around to it. The contest gave me an opportunity to find the extra SDCC Destro I had stored away for this purpose. The custom itself did not require painting. The only modification that was necessary was to modify the neck connection. To make the head fit, I filled the bottom of the hood with hot glue and placed it on the neck ball. While the glue was cooling I turned the head left and right gently to make sure it did not stay stuck. This created a fake neck socket that allows the head to be poseable, but also stay securely on the body. Head: Retaliation Ultimate Cobra Commander Everything else: SDCC Destro #1027 Stinger Driver I remember buying the Cobra Stinger with my birthday money in 1984. It was my first exposure to the VAMP mold. I have a pretty vivid memory of taking it out of the box and assembling it sitting on the living room floor. The Stinger Driver ended up in my collection that day. Sadly, like the Cobra Officer before him, he was relegated to secondary duty. He quickly became a floppy mess. I don’t know if he had a loose o-ring or he suffered from mold degradation, but I as much I loved the Stinger, I remember that the Driver got put in the HQ’s stockade and stayed there. That said, with age and perspective, I have come to appreciate this figure. For my custom, I used a similar recipe as the SDCC Officer and changed the colors. Head, torso, helmet: PoC Cobra Trooper Upper arms: DG Cobra Commander Legs: 25th Major Bludd Harness: 25th Cobra Officer #1028 - Crimson Guard Officer #1029 - Crimson Guard Trooper The Crimson Guard is probably my favorite Cobra troop. The 1986 Viper, Snow Serpent and Iron Grenadier are up there too, but the CG is the one that I dreamed of army building as a kid. Everything about the original figure is awesome, from the dark red uniform, the cool helmet, the ceremonial gold details and the rifle. I have been hoping that Hasbro would release an ultimate vintage-accurate Crimson Guard, but that has not happened. The 25th was a decent start. However, the skinny legs, simian helmet and washed-out red hue weakened it. In the Retaliation Ultimate wave, we got a different version. The helmet and the red were improved. However, the lower legs and knees were changed for weaker ones. I decided to combine both figures to attempt to improve them. My goal was make a figure that was heavily inspired by the vintage figure. Because I’m a bit crazy when it comes to army-building, I had enough parts to make 21 figures. I set them up in 4 rows of 5, that left one to transform into an officer. I simply added some silver paint to the face mask and some gold to the shoulder strap and voilÃ*, Crimson Guard Officer. Head, torso, arms, upper legs, backpack: Retaliation Crimson Guard Lower Legs, belt, rifle: 25th Crimson Guard |
06-09-2019, 11:15 AM | #208 |
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This thread is one of my all time favorites.
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06-10-2019, 08:58 PM | #209 |
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Thank you gentlemen
Updated with a couple more Action Force SAS customs. OB
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06-10-2019, 10:53 PM | #210 |
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Love the head for Stalker!!! Great paint on the Panther too!!! Looks factory!!!
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