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10-20-2019, 01:43 AM
germ
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: New Castle, Delaware
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I did this a few months back and finally got around to posting it. I know there were a handful of Tankers (myself included)who were wondering if an 85 barbecue helmet dremeled out would fit over a modern head. Well here are my results: (good and bad news)
IF you use a smaller 25th head (I picked one that I thought resembled him from the cartoon)and do a good job getting really close to the inside of the walls of the helmet, the good news is that it does fit! The bad news is the helmet isn't long enough so his chin and bottom of his head stick out at the bottom of the helmet. To fix this I molded some green stuff at the bottom of the helmet to extend it then I of course painted it to match.
I have mixed feelings about how this looks (GIVE ME ALL YOUR OPINIONS!) so I also got a 2nd 85 Barbecue head and just dremeled a neck hole out to use this as a head instead of the removable helmet. Its bigger than the 25th head and looks more fitting/ realistic. I also gave him Marauder hands so he has more articulation and can actually hold a rifle.
Again, I have mixed feeling about how this looks so feel free to give me your feedback! Next below is with just an 85 head on, NOT hollowed out so no removable helmet.
comfortable day off at the office.........
Ultimate Duke and Road Block
ROAD BLOCK - I made back in 2012 and then I updated his arms and articulated feet in 2018. I thought about giving him updated more articulated hands but these original 25th still seem the best for holding his massive machine gun IMO. I gave him the dusty back pack just cus/ I liked it at the time. I still plan on doing a better camo design on his shirt someday. DUKE - I have the original gun and back pack that also came with the 25th tiger force version, but I just felt like this gun and pack for a modern version of him. He was made in 2018.
I got this body in a pile of fodder years ago and just painted a cast head to put on him. nothing special really, just another take on him.
Next up, I figured I'd try something new and make a figure that hasn't been made by customizers in modern parts yet. (Or at least I have never seen one made before.) This is based off of the 1992 12" figure - Desert Storm Duke. See link
https://www.yojoe.com/12inch/92/duke2.shtml
It's also SORT OF based off of the 1993 V.4 o-ring Duke. More so the card art, if you scroll down farther in the link you can see it
https://www.yojoe.com/action/93/duke4.shtml
So I made sure to give him goggles like the o-ring figure had on his helmet. I also gave him dog tags cus the 12 inch figure came with 'em plus around this time they started giving him dog tags in the comics (on version 4 duke.) I also gave him a radio and knee pads just to make him a little more modern.
the next 4 are with all his gear off to better see his camo
Next up is my "green shirt" Joe army builders and my ultimate Hisstank.
I do all my army builders in fives so I made 5 green shirts from the cartoon. I intentionally tried to give everyone a different button up shirt and different cargo pants just so they would look more like individuals instead of the same mold.
The Hisstank is my first attempt at customizing a vehicle. I always liked how the Hisstank II could hold more figures - 2 in the cockpit plus the back opens up to carry more figures into battle. The negatives to the Hisstank II are the ridiculous bright red parts and the huge triple cannon. So I painted MOST of the red stuff black. I also cut out the middle cannon so it now resembles the first hisstank cannons. I dremeled down the feet pegs in the back so it could work with holding modern figures. I couldn't decide if I wanted to leave it gray or paint it black like the original tank. I ended up deciding to compromise and put a very crappy (but intentionally crappy) black wash over it and I am actually happy with the results. Its a lot darker now and resmbles the original but the crappy wash makes it look like its survived quite a few battles and could use a new paint job. I also painted the treads up to look a little muddy.
Here is my poor mans Mauler tank lol. I picked up this generic tank about a year ago at a flea market for a dollar. It was missing the hatch lid so I fashioned one out of a white pizza box topper and made it so it can actually open and close. I dremeled out a part in the front and in the back so I could fit more figures in it. Then I put green stuff around the cut out parts so I could pop them back in without them falling through the holes in the tank. Then of course I had to paint the green stuff to match. The tank came with the black camo which I like, but I wanted to add another color in the camo scheme. Originally I was gonna make the 2nd camo pattern the same color as the mauler to pay homage, but then I decided it made more sense to match the one and only other desert vehicle I have (see color comparison in last photo). I painted the treads to look dirty too. This is my second attempt at customizing a vehicle.
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