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10-02-2015, 04:42 PM | #1 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Sep 2007
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I tackled this project for several reasons. First, I found myself wanting to add some of these characters and wacky colored figures to my collection. It started with just a few figures but, after doing some online research, I realized that there were several more interesting figures in the line. As the project grew, I was rummaging through my fodder bins and I decided to use up as much of my older 25th parts as I could. So, this project became a big ‘’Spare Parts Brigade’’.
Lastly, my life in the last year has been pretty hectic (in a good way thankfully) so this project was something I could come back to easily due to its simplicity. Every Friday in October, I'll post my Funskool customs. Enjoy! Credit to bucky for suggesting the Funskool Fridays idea. Thank you my friend. OB Part 1: Original 13 Rumor has it that the famous ‘’Emerald Zap’’, blue Snake Eyes, blue Short Fuse and red Stalker were all originally produced during Funskool’s first product run in 1988. Their colors were so different from their North American counterparts that they were revised almost immediately. These figures (and a few others) are the rarest, hardest to find and most valuable GI Joe figures ever produced. If anyone has better info, please feel free to chime in. I still have a lot to learn about Funskool Joes. Emerald Zap ‘’Emerald Zap’’ was one of the first figures I made in this series. He is a simple repaint of the standard 25th OG13 figure, but I liked the bright green of the original so I tried to replicate it here. Head, torso, arms: DG Duke Legs: 25th Snake Eyes Bazooka, backpack: PoC Steel Brigade Hawk Blue Hawk is also amongst the rarest Funskool figures ever produced. He was packed in with a yellow and orange version of the MMS. For my homage, I elected to skip the MMS and gave him a recolored version of Scrap Iron’s launcher instead. Head: PoC Hawk Everything else: 25th Comic Pack Hawk Launcher: 25th Scrap Iron Short Fuse Short Fuse was first Joe in 1982, so I have always been attached to the character. Although painting the light blue was a pain, I’m happy with the way the figure came. Head: 25th Steeler: Everything else: 25th Comic Pack Hawk Snake Eyes I think I’ll use this as ‘’pyjamas’’ Snake Eyes in my collection. Head: DG Snake Eyes Everything else: 25th Comic Pack Hawk Rifle: Marauder Stalker (Green) Although most of the figure is pretty close to the Hasbro version, Funskool Stalker is different in one pretty important way, so I thought it would be worth making. I still need to touch up some paint on his face. Head: 50th Flint Everything else: 25th Comic Pack Hawk Stalker (Red) Stalker is one of several red figures in this series. He came out a bit shinier than I would have liked. I’ll probably hit him with another coat of super flat finish. Head: RoC Hawk Everything else: 25th Comic Pack Hawk
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10-02-2015, 05:13 PM | #2 |
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Very nice! Awesome work as usual.
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10-02-2015, 06:59 PM | #3 |
Cobra Soldier
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Wow, very impressed with these. Great job!
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10-02-2015, 06:59 PM | #4 |
I just want foam gliders.
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Front paged, my good man!
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10-02-2015, 07:16 PM | #5 |
Instigator of Intensity
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Wow you really are pulling out a lot of customs of obscure figures, and each one of them look great!
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10-02-2015, 07:21 PM | #6 |
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Nice work! Great ME update. Can't wait to see more.
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10-02-2015, 07:26 PM | #7 |
Crimson Guard
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Location: Louisville, Ky
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So much good stuff here man; great idea and execution!
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10-02-2015, 07:35 PM | #8 |
Joe Gramps aka Mr H
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Funskool Fridays is my new TGIF!
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10-02-2015, 08:45 PM | #9 |
Crimson Guard
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Location: New York
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This is "be-still-my-heart" awesomeness!
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10-02-2015, 08:51 PM | #10 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Maryland
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What a great idea, I've always loved funskool's wacky colors and that carded Snake Eyes is sweet, pretty sure this is the first time I've seen it, doesn't look familiar at all.
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