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10-30-2015, 02:20 PM | #1 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Canada, eh?
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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: http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...colors-ob.html Part 4: http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...acters-ob.html Part 5: Action Commandos The Action Commandos are (almost certainly) the rarest GI Joe figures ever produced. Very few samples ever made it into collector hands. Information on them is so difficult to obtain that for a long time these were considered urban legends among Funskool collectors. At some point, these figures were given away with a purchase of a ‘’Complan’’ chocolate energy drink. The team is made up of 5 figures. Each one came carded and included a file card. Character names were taken from these. Canary Ann Canary Ann is probably the best known of the five Action Commandos. For my version, I decided to forgo the black outside underpants. Head, torso, arms: 50th Lady Jaye Legs: 25th Comic Hawk Cross Country (Red Scrap Iron) I knew nothing about this version of Cross Country before starting my research. Now that the custom is made, I believe that I will swap his head and make a Crimson version of Scrap Iron. Head, legs: 25th Airborne Torso: 25th Shipwreck Arms: PoC Shock Trooper Hands: RoC Duke Vest: 25th Scrap Iron Rednok The original Action Commandos were a team of heroes, so Rednok did not have a Cobra logo printed on her chest. Since I used 50th Baroness for my custom, I was stuck with the sigil. I will display my custom with my Crimson forces and replace the inferior GIJCC Crimson Baroness. All: 50th Baroness Rocker (Blue Firefly/Short Fuse) Rocker is probably the least well known of the group. In fact, through all the research I did for this project, I only ever saw his code name mentioned once on Facebook. It was by a well-respected Funskool collector, so I figure that Rocker is the official name. For my version, I added a helmet and decided that his specialty is para-rescue. Head: RoC Pit Commando Harness: Ret Firefly Everything else: 25th Firefly Striker According to his file card, Striker seems to be the Commander of the Action Commandos. For my version, I stuck pretty close to the original’s recipe. Since I have replaced my 25th Gung Ho with the 50th version, Striker is not simply a Gung Ho clone. Although the tooling is very much a product of its time, I’m pretty happy with result. Head: 25th Airborne Everything else: 25th Gung Ho Some group shots of the entire project:
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10-30-2015, 02:46 PM | #2 |
Devil Viper
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: MD
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Every time you produce something, I always end up wanting it. What gives with that? Almost needless to say, I was really looking forward to this update today. I"m pretty sad that this project has drawn to a close finally. What's next?!
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10-30-2015, 02:47 PM | #3 |
Hisstank.Com General
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Awesome job as always!
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10-30-2015, 03:02 PM | #4 |
I just want foam gliders.
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Tooele (two-willa), Utah
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Canary Ann is my favorite.
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10-30-2015, 03:08 PM | #5 |
Say what?!?
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Kirksville,MO
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Love all these!!!!! Gonna have to make them now, lol. Really OB, these are awesome! You never fail to inspire me man. Truly awesome work. Rocker is my favorite, =)
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10-30-2015, 06:57 PM | #6 |
Joe Gramps aka Mr H
Join Date: May 2012
Location: NJ ▬▬ι═══════ﺤ
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Yay, more Funskool awesomeness! Canary Ann and Cross Country really shine in my book.
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10-30-2015, 09:08 PM | #7 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Louisville, Ky
Posts: 2,810
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Very nice clean paint apps brother!
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10-30-2015, 09:21 PM | #8 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: New York
Posts: 4,069
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In the group shots, you really see what great variants these figures are.
Thanks for gracing us all again with another dynamic tribute project! |
10-30-2015, 11:09 PM | #9 |
Bald Master
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Wolverine Lake, MI
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I can't get over the file cards, especially Rednok with the secret fake glasses. Smh...
But of course, excellent work OB!
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10-31-2015, 12:38 AM | #10 |
Snow Serpent
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IL
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I just love these way out of the box guys!!! Funskool is just crazy cool!!! And your skills are amazing!!
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