[paokole]

My man, another explosive batch!! Love how different all these builds/characters are and how well and creatively are put together. Now you just made me want to make my own Red Snake Eye version Never thought of doing that as I tend to reserve any red MGR troopers for my Red Shadows ever growing squad. SE here looks fantastic!

Grand Slam is all geared-up and ready for battle and you've shown us various ways where that Exo Suit complements the personality of any given character. Great work!

Never seen this version of Low-light and it's looking really nice! Always perplexed with how you've always managed with multiple builds being worked on simultaneously while having the patience to not call them finished until that very last piece of the puzzle turns up! If it doesn't feel right, it means there's some other part somewhere waiting to be discovered. I like that.

I'd go with the Spy Troops version of Destro anytime as well, no doubt about that. Your execution is spot on, love everything about this build, more so the fact that you built two different versions of the characters with the parts you previously obtained. That's so creative and ingenious, well done my friend!

Gen. Patch is the bomb! This guy is no joke and he's got such an imposing stature. The accessories are just spot and provide the perfect balance, definitely one of my favorites of this round.

Keep them coming bro!

[Steel Brigade]

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Originally Posted by paokole

My man, another explosive batch!! Love how different all these builds/characters are and how well and creatively are put together. Now you just made me want to make my own Red Snake Eye version Never thought of doing that as I tend to reserve any red MGR troopers for my Red Shadows ever growing squad. SE here looks fantastic!
Grand Slam is all geared-up and ready for battle and you've shown us various ways where that Exo Suit complements the personality of any given character. Great work!
Never seen this version of Low-light and it's looking really nice! Always perplexed with how you've always managed with multiple builds being worked on simultaneously while having the patience to not call them finished until that very last piece of the puzzle turns up! If it doesn't feel right, it means there's some other part somewhere waiting to be discovered. I like that.
I'd go with the Spy Troops version of Destro anytime as well, no doubt about that. Your execution is spot on, love everything about this build, more so the fact that you built two different versions of the characters with the parts you previously obtained. That's so creative and ingenious, well done my friend!
Gen. Patch is the bomb! This guy is no joke and he's got such an imposing stature. The accessories are just spot and provide the perfect balance, definitely one of my favorites of this round.
Keep them coming bro!

Big thanks brother! I always appreciate your thorough reviews! I hope you do make a Red Snake!

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Originally Posted by paokole

Never seen this version of Low-light and it's looking really nice! Always perplexed with how you've always managed with multiple builds being worked on simultaneously while having the patience to not call them finished until that very last piece of the puzzle turns up! If it doesn't feel right, it means there's some other part somewhere waiting to be discovered. I like that. !

^So much this.^ YOU should see how many figures I have completed already over the years that are just waiting on that final piece. Hopefully all of them will become finished products throughout this year! *fingers crossed!*

As far as two-for-ones (like Destro here), I do that alot, actually... try to buy parts with secondary characters already in mind for remainder usage - Sky Commanders (as a whole) is going to feature a lot of this, which will help off-set the cost of all the exo-suits I have to buy for their arm "grapplers!" lol!!!!! Thanks for the kind words on Patch & the others bro! ;-)

[paokole]

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Originally Posted by Steel Brigade

Big thanks brother! I always appreciate your thorough reviews! I hope you do make a Red Snake!

It's on!

^So much this.^ YOU should see how many figures I have completed already over the years that are just waiting on that final piece. Hopefully all of them will become finished products throughout this year! *fingers crossed!*

As far as two-for-ones (like Destro here), I do that alot, actually... try to buy parts with secondary characters already in mind for remainder usage - Sky Commanders (as a whole) is going to feature a lot of this, which will help off-set the cost of all the exo-suits I have to buy for their arm "grapplers!" lol!!!!! Thanks for the kind words on Patch & the others bro! ;-)

Pumping out all these awesome builds is one thing, but planning ahead and obtaining parts with that off-set the overall cost of making concurrent builds mentality is truly another skill that's integral to any project. Kudos to you bro!

[Steel Brigade]

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Originally Posted by paokole

Pumping out all these awesome builds is one thing, but planning ahead and obtaining parts with that off-set the overall cost of making concurrent builds mentality is truly another skill that's integral to any project. Kudos to you bro!

Big thanks brother, I do feel that patience & planning is really a virtue when it comes to this thread & building for me. I'm like everyone else of course & always want to show off the latest, but am often actually showing off figures that I built months ago for a variety of reasons. Assortment & themes usually being the 2 biggest factors, but the other one is usually waiting on that final piece (often which is the head for the character.) For example, I have around 20+ figures right now fully complete, (minus the heads) sitting in my "warming chamber." That includes the heads we are all still waiting on from the 2020 MGR previews (which I have often mentioned)... & also custom heads that are still in the finishing process just waiting for delivery. Right now I am also working on the next 6 waves of figures besides the the ones just waiting on heads (an additional 30 figures), that are all in varying stages of completion. This is numbers 386-415 for this thread. Some waves with 4 out of 5 figures already complete, some 3, etc. But since the character assortments are all worked out, I have lineups already planned till the end of the year, @[email protected] & that does not include any of what still needs to be released from MGR for the remaining 2020 heads, (nor any of the 'Nam stuff if that comes out timely as well.) I have notepad files with roadmaps for 2023 & beyond lol. There will always be curve balls & surprises that show up (mostly good), so I need to keep everything straight, as there is just a lot that I have planned!

For example here is one of those sheets showing (in green) what I have already released, what is not shown below (that's in black), are several months worth of what's to come! ;-)

[Steel Brigade]

Looks like there will be some more shuffling with the next waves lol, as some early/late arrivals are happening... Next drop will be on schedule for April in a couple weeks! ;-)

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[paokole]

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Originally Posted by Steel Brigade

Big thanks brother, I do feel that patience & planning is really a virtue when it comes to this thread & building for me. I'm like everyone else of course & always want to show off the latest, but am often actually showing off figures that I built months ago for a variety of reasons. Assortment & themes usually being the 2 biggest factors, but the other one is usually waiting on that final piece (often which is the head for the character.) For example, I have around 20+ figures right now fully complete, (minus the heads) sitting in my "warming chamber." That includes the heads we are all still waiting on from the 2020 MGR previews (which I have often mentioned)... & also custom heads that are still in the finishing process just waiting for delivery. Right now I am also working on the next 6 waves of figures besides the the ones just waiting on heads (an additional 30 figures), that are all in varying stages of completion. This is numbers 386-415 for this thread. Some waves with 4 out of 5 figures already complete, some 3, etc. But since the character assortments are all worked out, I have lineups already planned till the end of the year, @[email protected] & that does not include any of what still needs to be released from MGR for the remaining 2020 heads, (nor any of the 'Nam stuff if that comes out timely as well.) I have notepad files with roadmaps for 2023 & beyond lol. There will always be curve balls & surprises that show up (mostly good), so I need to keep everything straight, as there is just a lot that I have planned!

For example here is one of those sheets showing (in green) what I have already released, what is not shown below (that's in black), are several months worth of what's to come! ;-)

And I was thoroughly scanning the image/document below, in black, to see what's coming...I guess I was so excited I didn't catch the wording "what is not shown" Thanks for sharing the lists. Look forward to seeing all of those my bro!

Talk about being overly organized and document every single build, be either completed or WIP. Always admired one's inherent skill of being so diligent and methodic in going about things. What's great about working on different figures at various stages in their completeness is that you're always going to have something ready for display, subject to unforeseen events. Those pending 2020 MGR heads can be great example of how certain builds can remain in that "warming chamber" for years. Yeah, that's a bit of a bummer as I also had to resort to different options because of that. Patience is key...and good things come to those who wait! Can't wait for April's drop!