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02-18-2017, 09:18 PM | #11 |
Cobra Viper
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Day 10
''American Defense... the very name strikes terror into the hearts of the enemies of freedom! American Defense... the elite secret troop of specialized fighters in Defense of Freedom! American Defense... headed by the Super Eight Attack Squad... America's best Defense!'' - Taken from back of 1986 packaging. American Defense was a line of 3 ¾’’ military toys sold exclusively at Kmart in the eighties. The line started with Galoob’s A-Team molds and Remco grew it from there. It was later produced by different companies and ended up in dollar stores and discount outlets. Similar to GI Joe, it included a wide variety of colorful characters. However, without a cartoon, comic or any marketing to back it up, the line rode GI Joe’s coattails for a while and then disappeared. Tigerclaw by bucky Oreobuilder and I have always talked behind the scenes about making customs of Remco figures, just never go around to doing many. He opened up a can of worms when he mentioned them for this project, and the first guy that came to mind was Tiger Claw. For Remco being what it was (a good knock off of Joe), Tiger Claw was one of those characters that really stuck out to me and one of the few I vividly remember from being a kid. I even remember buying him in KB around '91 (I think that was the year). Parts: Head: random head with modified RoC Flash helmet Torso: Zartan 50th Arms: Dusty 50th Legs: Snake Eyes 50th Weapon: RoC Doctor Top Flight by bucky Once I made Tiger Claw, I started combing through my fodder looking for base figures for other Remco characters. One of the difficulties I faced was making them translate with Modern Era parts. I came to the conclusion some of them were going to have to be slightly re-imagined/tweaked to get them to work. Top Flight came about simply because everybody has more Blowtorch figures than they need. A little more difficult in the gear translation, I went with a piece of gear in my fodder box that I bought a couple of cons ago from Raginspoon. I'm not quite sure I got the look I wanted to get, but I don't plan on revisiting him anytime soon. Parts: Head: VvV Helmet Body: 50th Blowtorch Vest: Raginspoon Swamp Man by bucky While researching I came across Swamp Man, which with the pictures I found looked to be an incredibly easy figure to do. Later on, I realized the picture I had was missing gear, so I cut up some gear to help with the look. The red was a pain to get to work with the flippers. A somewhat easier figure to make, and he ended up being one of my favorites. Parts: Head: Unknown cast Torso: Torpedo Arms: 50th Cobra Commander Legs: Upper: RoC Flash Lower: 50th Night Viper Vest: Retaliation Cyber Ninja Commando Hank by bucky Commando Hank looked like a pretty awesome figure, and I wanted to make him. Looking at the original, he had web gear on, years before it became the norm for Joes. I strayed from the tank top look, in order to keep all the skin tone matching, so he apparently got some upgrades in the last 20 years. He was a fun figure to make, an easy trasnlation that fits right in with my Joes. Parts: Head: 50th Dusty Torso: 50th Dusty Arms: 50th Dusty Legs: RoC figure Helmet: Retaliation Trooper Goggles: 50th Dusty Defender by Oreobuilder As an unabashed fan of the Original 13 (Grunt is still my favorite Joe), little green army men and generic soldier toys, Defender struck a cord with me. In my opinion, every military toy line should have at least one "regular infantryman" type figure. For my custom, I tried to translate the major elements from the original figure into the modern era (the knee pads, the goggles, the shade of green and brown, etc) Parts: Head: 25th Airborne Torso, arms: Retaliation Kwinn Upper legs: PoC Steel Brigade Lower legs: Retaliation Firefly Harness: Marauder Helmet: BBI Elite Flame by Oreobuilder Flame was originally in a 2-pack with Defender. He feels like a knock-off of Barbecue, who has always been a favorite of mine. Initially, My custom had a hose going from the front tank to the gun. However, the hose was always in the way and limited poses that I could achieve for pics, so I scrapped it and replaced it with a Star Wars flamethrower. Parts: Head: 25th Ripcord Torso, arms: 25th Barbecue Upper legs: Retaliation Airborne Lower legs: Retaliation GI Joe Trooper Helmet: 50th Eel Weapon: Star Wars Yeti by Oreobuilder While doing research for this project and combing through dozens of pictures of American Defense toys, Yeti kept popping up. Slowly, I started thinking about how to translate him into Modern Era parts. Once I figured out the head, everything else fell into place. In fact, by using the Snow Serpent body with only a few color accents and keeping the Cobra logo on his shoulder, I imagine Yeti to be the equivalent of Skullbuster for the Range Vipers. In my Joeverse, he will become a rogue Snow Serpent/mercenary loner type. He patrols the tundra alone until Cobra Commander calls on him for special missions. Parts: Head: Resolute Snake Eyes Helmet: PoC Alley Viper Hood: PoC Frostbite Torso, arms, legs: 25th Snow Serpent Harness and pouches: Marauder Task Force Karate King by Oreobuilder Karate King came about by accident. While doing research for American Defense, I noticed that with a few parts swaps and paint accents, 50th Renegades Storm Shadow could be converted to Karate King in just a few minutes, so I dove in. Parts: Head: Star Wars Clone Torso, arms, upper legs, strap: 50th Storm Shadow Lower legs: Retaliation Storm Shadow Feet: HACKS Collect Them All! Next: Oreobuilder has customs that are "Small in Size, Big on Adventure"
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02-18-2017, 09:19 PM | #12 |
Cobra Viper
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Day 11
The Adventure People series of toys was introduced in 1975 by Fisher Price. The series, aimed at older children, included 34 play sets devoted to scuba diving, mountain climbing, space exploration, motor biking, parachuting and other adventurous pursuits. The line also included a few Astronauts and aliens for adventures in outer space. Brainoid by Oreobuilder I had a few sets as a kid (still have my Safari Truck packed away somewhere). Last year, I made a custom blue faced alien pilot (from the Firestar I) using a 25th Deep Six body. Even though that body is not very articulated, it fits in well with my custom Adventure People which tend to made from less detailed parts. I had 2 more spare 25th Deep Six figures, so I set about making more astronauts. I knew I wanted to make Brainoid since he is so distinctive. I had a Krang sitting in my fodder box and with a few cuts, he fit easily enough inside the bubble. Parts: Head: TMNT Krang (modified) Torso, arms, legs: 25th Deep Six Right Hand: 25th BATS Alpha Probe Astronaut by Oreobuilder For the Astronaut, the Adventure People line had several similar ones to choose from. I went with the most recognizable. Parts: Head: 25th Steeler Torso, arms, legs: 25th Deep Six TV Action News Van w. Kirk by Oreobuilder I had a few sets as a kid (still have my Safari Truck packed away somewhere). Since I built to homage the Safari Expedition in 2015, I figured I would keep the theme going with the TV Action News Van (based on set 309). As with all my previous Adventure People figures, I tried to keep the ''simple'' look and feel of the original figures. To do this, I use mostly 25th parts. These have slightly less sculpted detail than the more modern bank. At the same time, 25th parts have a decent range of motion. The paint colors mimic the original figures as well. I worked on recipes to make Jeff (the boss/editor) and Carol (reporter), but I did not like anything that I came up with. I decided to skip them until I can figure out the right parts. Meantime, in the spirit of Retro Toy Chest, I'm mixing my themes. April O'Neil, from TMNT, is freelancing for the Adventure People Network News. ;-) Parts: Parts - Kirk Head: RoC Sgt Thunderblast Torso: 25th Shipwreck Arms: 25th Cobra Trooper Legs: RoC Storm Shadow Camera: 25th DVD Pack Parts – News Van Base: Playmobil Bank Truck Next: bucky shows off his "Heroes in a Half Shell!"
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02-18-2017, 09:19 PM | #13 |
Cobra Viper
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Day 12
''Our heroes, the fun loving Turtles, led by four highly individual and funny hard shells - Donatello, Michaelangelo, Leonardo and Raphaël. And their cohorts - Splinter the rat and the beautiful April O'Neil Fighting the evil Foot Clan, led by Shredder, the human cheese grater! His troops - the mummified Foot Soldiers, the punk pig Bebop and miltary Rhino Rocksteady. It's definitely the weirdest cast of characters this side of New York City!'' – From 1988 packaging Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) debuted as a comic series in 1984. However, most kids fell in love with them in 1987 when the toy line and animates series were launched. TMNT has been going strong ever since. Casey Jones by bucky I had a couple years as a kid where I was a mega Turtle fan. I think it was 89-90. I had tons of them, and one of my favorite good guys (in the sea of figures I amassed in a short time) was Casey Jones. I think he was probably at the top of alot of kids favorites list, with the hockey mask looking so cool. I wish at the time I made the custom I had access to some sports gear in 1/18th scale, but it was not to be. I'll be looking to add to his arsenal before he enters Joecustoms.com Archive. Parts: Head: Thrasher/Blind Master Mask, Sculpy Torso: Dr. Mindbender Arms: Dr. Mindbender Legs: Storm Shadow RoC Weapon:MTF Bat Vest: Spider Man figure Triceraton by bucky As mentioned with Casey Jones, I had a small army of figures. My favorite bad guy out of them all, Triceraton. I loved dinosaurs as a kid, and now here you have a dinosaur action figure with guns, who's poseable, and looks like he is going to wreak some major havoc. Making this custom was a lesson in stepping out of my comfort zone of 3 3/4 size figures, and was highly enjoyable to make. Not sure if I want to repeat the process again, but I am pleased with the result. Parts: Head: Schleich type static Triceratops toy, with sculpted back of head Torso/Arms/Legs: Marvel Ulik, with sculpted scales on back Weapon: the base/trigger parts are Neca T2 guns, with GI Joe guns built onto that Vest/Gauntlets: Marvel Infinite Hulk Belt: Original TMNT Figure Collect Them All! Next: Dusty79 and Bucky aim to "Bring it Out of the Garbage Pail and Into Your Heart!"
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02-18-2017, 09:20 PM | #14 |
Cobra Viper
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Day 13
"Garbage Pail Kids is a series of trading cards produced by the Topps Company, originally released in 1985 and designed to parody the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, which were immensely popular at the time" - From Wikipedia Roy Bot by Dusty79 This was inspired by Bucky and his idea to make these in 1/18th scale. Seeing his works in progress made me want to make one of these and when I saw Roy Bot I immediately began searching for an appropriate Transformer. I think this theme is genius and if these existed would sell very well to children of the 80's. Parts: Head: 1980's 4" Cabbage Patch Kid figure with added gun barrel Body: Recent Ultra Magnus Transformer Max Axe by bucky Garbage Pail Kids are one of those things that if you had them growing up, you loved them. You'd get a pack every time Mom went to the gas station, while she commented on how disgusting they were. You'd trade with friends. You'd laugh at the names, you'd try to complete the puzzle you could make by collecting enough cards. I had quite the shoebox full of GPK growing up, sadly I don't recall what became of it. An oddball idea to make some came about when I was thinking of things that I remember as a kid. There were alot of "controversial" (in their day anyways) GPK's. Max Axe stood out to me, partly because it's a pretty violent depiction for a card set aimed at kids/teens. Probably tame by today's standards, but having a bunch of hacked up body parts in a basket catches your attention as a child. Once I had the figure figured out, I had to make the basket as well. I just couldn't pass it up. Parts: Head: 1980's 4" Cabbage Patch Kid figure, Sculpted mask Torso: Cancelled JP figure Arms: Cancelled JP figure Legs: Snow Job Weapon: Angel Forge Basket: Hobby store Adam Bomb by bucky There's one character that comes to my mind when I think of Garbage Pail Kids. The most Iconic of them all was Adam Bomb, and the idea to make him started during Retro Toy Chest part 1 from last year. It took awhile to figure out the "explosion" but once I had a slight idea on how to pull it off, it all came together rather quickly. The making the rubber bumpers look like part of the explosion was created using Elmer's Glue, which worked out way better than I had hoped for. I am very excited to have done this figure. Parts: Head: 1980's 4" Cabbage Patch figure, with sculpy, a Joe projectile, rubber cabinet bumpers, and Elmer's glue. Torso: Snake Eyes Arctic PoC Arms: 25th Wild Bill Legs: Kwinn Retaliation Weapon: Made out of Spirit's dart clip and the rubber leg bumper from inside a Joe figure Vest: MiB figure
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02-18-2017, 09:20 PM | #15 |
Cobra Viper
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Day 14
Retro Contest Entries We received many great entries for our Retro Toy Chest contest. We wanted to make sure everyone got their moment in the sun. Check out all the entries below and the winner will be announced tomorrow. Congrats to all that entered! TMNT Leonardo by Mainframe Excite Bike by 2DARK2C Donatello by 2DARK2C April by 2DARK2C Foot Soldier by 2DARK2C Stomper Water Demon by DREMEL Dr. Steel by HypnoHustler Torpedo-Fist by HypnoHustler ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Behind the scenes of this project: The orange base coat for Triceraton. Early Mean Kid: Very First mock ups: Clark Griswold wasn't supposed to be Clark at this point, he was going to be Pee Wee Herman. I was unable to secure the Screamin' Duke head, so he got pushed aside (I don't think I would have liked the head for Pee Wee anyways). Here you can see the Joe missile that made the base for Adam Bomb's explosion, as well as the rubber bumpers osed to create the "clouds", before adding the elmers glue around them.
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02-18-2017, 09:21 PM | #16 |
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02-18-2017, 09:24 PM | #17 |
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This is like Hisstank's cruel verison of Toy Fair, because we get to see a ton of great toys that we'll never get!
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02-20-2017, 08:24 AM | #18 |
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We are up and running with Dusty79's awesome Snork!
- PHX
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02-20-2017, 11:14 AM | #19 |
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Haha wow that's really cool and fun! I remember that!
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02-21-2017, 08:33 AM | #20 |
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Thanks! We have a couple of other unexpected retro entries today with bucky's Little People and OB's Ronald McDonald.
Enjoy! OB
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