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12-27-2011, 06:45 PM | #1 |
When in doubt, CUSTOMIZE!
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Hello everyone,
I hope your Christmas was as enjoyable and memorable as mine and my family's was this year. I would like to share this Christmas moment with you all if you would allow me to. One of the highlights for me was when I gave my son a custom built (by me) G.I.Joe Chess Board with custom pieces and rarities (characters). This idea started last Christmas, when I first got my son the full series of ARAH Combat Heroes. At the time, I had no interest in these little "deformed" pieces of PVC...until I started to examine them as my son tore into each package, tossing each set aside to get to the next one. I started to realize that these Combat Heroes had all the characteristics of their 3 3/4" counterparts in uniform, color scheme and weapons, thus starting to turn the wheels in my head and thought, " What if I could make a chess board for these figures?" So as time went by, I trooped build many of the Cobra soldiers and Green shirts (from the ROC Duke single packs) modifying and customizing other characters that had not (nor will) be produced. Others were prototypes or one shots that never seen the light of day. In the meanwhile, I was constructing a 24"x 24" chess board. With the help of Sam (aka Wyo) we designed the black and white board with the G.I.Joe and Cobra logos. I continued by building the wood casing and trim for the print and glass top. Finally, gave it a few coats of staining and gloss. Fast forward, this Christmas 2:30 am, setting up and getting it ready for that morning. Well, I can not begin to tell you how happy he was, but you can guess how much. Thank you and enjoy! Last edited by ultra8294; 12-27-2011 at 07:26 PM.. |
12-27-2011, 06:45 PM | #2 |
When in doubt, CUSTOMIZE!
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[IMG] Last edited by ultra8294; 12-28-2011 at 01:42 AM.. |
12-27-2011, 06:46 PM | #3 |
When in doubt, CUSTOMIZE!
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Here are my custom Combat Heroes I made over the last year:
Last edited by ultra8294; 12-28-2011 at 01:37 AM.. |
12-27-2011, 06:56 PM | #4 |
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Very awesome- I would have really loved something like that as a kid- you even have enough for a Cobra civil war!
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12-27-2011, 07:11 PM | #5 |
Cobra Plastic Surgeon
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Very Cool
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12-27-2011, 07:13 PM | #6 |
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Dude. This is an amazing concept! I would have been stoked on this, for sure.
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I hope you get eaten by a bear or something.
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12-27-2011, 07:14 PM | #7 |
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very nice
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12-27-2011, 07:15 PM | #8 |
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Very cool!
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12-27-2011, 07:22 PM | #9 |
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i need one of these!!! amazing idea.
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12-27-2011, 07:33 PM | #10 |
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too cool
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