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04-27-2024, 04:58 PM | #2061 |
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NEW RECRUITS!!!!! 500 BUILT FIGURES MILESTONE!!!!!
"The Road To 500"...We did it! 500 built figures! This seemed almost unimaginable even at 400, but here we are, & a BIG thanks to all of you who have stuck with me all this time... I can safely say that I have figures already in the works to the #550 mark, & that I started work on wave #107 as of yesterday, (& several waves in-between are near completion!) MGR'S 'Nam project still seems a ways off till any kind of delivery, but I have plenty of creative ideas in the meantime... I hope you will continue to follow me on this journey, & I hope that I can continue to surprise & inspire! WAVE 100: 1990's and BEYOND! 496. "PARATROOPER" FREEFALL (based on 1990 G.I. Joe ARAH "Freefall") G.I. Joe Origin: USA 'NAM 19XX This wave (-the 500th figure) is all 1990's inspired, & I can say that Freefall was easily one of my top figures of 1990 (along with Rampart, Range Viper & Night Creeper.) ...For a while between his color pattern & helmet he seemed a bit out of reach for a MTF build, but with Avac's taking care of that helmet, & me being creative with the rest, this ole' fave of mine has finally arrived! BIO: FREEFALL has a master's degree in Eastern Philosophy & is considered the most honest JOE, sometimes to an annoying level. He is also a poster boy soldier & the very best of what the G.I. JOE team currently has to offer. He is highly motivated, possesses an unparalleled degree of technical skill & boundless energy & determination. He can run faster, jump higher, and do more push-ups than any soldier who has ever survived Ranger School (& he swears by this even if BEACHHEAD disagrees...) Currently, he's teamed up with RIPCORD to jump into the hot zone where CRIMSON MOON is holding Vietnamese hostages & the JOES have now engaged in a firefight! Last edited by Steel Brigade; 04-27-2024 at 11:31 PM.. |
04-27-2024, 04:58 PM | #2062 |
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497. "IRON GRENADIER" METAL-HEAD (based on 1990 G.I. Joe/I.G. "Metal-Head")
Iron Grenadiers Origin: USA 'NAM 19XX This wave was not only about the 90's era of Joe, but also trying to make an impressive drop for friends of this thread, with figures I didn't think were possible back at the 400 mark. Metal-Head here was the first to be completed in this drop (planned as far back as mid-last year), & I built him over several orders, (even cancelled one version of an order to perfect this build), but I knew I wanted to get an exo-suit involved... & with how many exo-suit figures I have built over the years, I figured we needed 1 in this "Road To 500" drop! BIO: Raised by his grandmother, METAL-HEAD not only gets his code name from his love for Heavy Metal music (80's Iron Maiden & Helloween being his favorites), but because he is a walking anti-tank weapon for DESTRO'S IRON GRENADIERS! He can launch high-explosive rockets & guide them to their objectives on a laser beam, using his high-tech hand-held control trigger devices. Wearing a new prototype exo-skeleton & blast suit, he is proven to be more deadly than ever... Yet despite no longer being voice-activated equipment, he still yells "Bang" during his firing sequences! Last edited by Steel Brigade; 04-27-2024 at 11:34 PM.. |
04-27-2024, 04:59 PM | #2063 |
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498. "COMBAT SPECIALIST" CAPTAIN GRID-IRON (based on 1990 G.I. Joe "Capt. Grid-Iron")
G.I. Joe Origin: USA 'NAM 19XX We never had Capt. Grid-Iron growing up, despite his prominence in the DIC series, he never made it to our childhood collection, probably cuz like most Joe collectors, we're not a big fan... & his cartoon portrayal is the biggest reason for it lol. With that said I still think the figure design is interestingly over the top, & considered him a possibility just recently with Avac's having a nice helmet to complete the build. I always think you can make most Joes with MGR if you have the unique headgear for them.... Photos vary on his pants color... (orange? yellow?)... anyway, I went with orange... I ordered a "gray" football for him as an accessory & yet, Avac' s actually provided the OG football "grenade" version (additionally) as a freebie... awesome! XD BIO: CAPT. GRID-IRON was quarterback of the West Point football team & graduated top of his class. He was favorable in that he passed up an appointment to the U.S. Army War College for a conventional infantry at the company level. It was this determination to be "where the action is" that brought him to the attention of the G.I. Joe organization, & into an eventual leadership position... The other JOE members are a bit put off by GRID-IRON when he first showed up, but he turned out to be bearable to the point that nobody tried to 'lose' him on missions anymore. If he would only stop trying so hard to be likeable & quit the football "puns" & put a halt to his John Wayne imitation, they may start taking him more seriously. Currently he is leading the BAMBOO BRIGADE in 'Nam circling the CRIMSON MOON enemy camp. He is known to have a rivalry with former fellow high school classmate METAL-HEAD. Last edited by Steel Brigade; 04-27-2024 at 11:39 PM.. |
04-27-2024, 04:59 PM | #2064 |
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499. "BUZZ BOMB" COBRA COMMANDER (based on 1991 G.I. Joe/Cobra "Cobra Commander")
Cobra Origin: Classified 'NAM 19XX We loved this CC as kids, other than the mail-order OG Hooded CC & Battle Corps Black version of CC (that came a bit later), I would say this was our most used version at playtime. A lot of that had to do with the clear face plate, just awesomely mysterious as a kid, as you could kind of see his face, but it was still obscured a bit. I was stoked to see Avac's had this head option available & asked him to cast the head (& rifle) in tan. Some parts like the gun-slinging belt & arm wraps (boot tops) are from Vitruvian Armory (to cover the bear arms)... My 2 blood brothers loved this one when I showed him to them a couple months back. Nostalgia is powerful, & this unusual version of CC oozes it for us! XD BIO: Totally ruthless and utterly devoid of conscience, COBRA COMMANDER wants nothing less than to completely dominate the world through terrorism, social tyranny, and economic slavery! He is basically an ingenious hustler & junk-bond salesman with visions of grandeur, backed by legions of his VIPER troops, a small air force, & navy. A stickler for detail, COBRA COMMANDER keeps track of his most remote VIPERS with his radio-controlled, buzz-bomb, flying surveillance drone equipped with wide-scan view monitor and thermal image enhancements. Adorned in his versatile battle gear, COBRA COMMANDER leads his troops to victory over the G.I. JOES! Last edited by Steel Brigade; 04-27-2024 at 11:42 PM.. |
04-27-2024, 05:00 PM | #2065 |
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*****500. "MOTORCYCLE" JINX (based on 2019 IDW comic "Jinx") *500 Milestone Figure*
Marauder Task Force affiliate Origin: Japan Season 10 AKA: YAKU *Small Vehicle Series Figure #1 (2017 Ninja ZX-10RR) You all knew JINX would be the 500th figure lol. She had to be, as she's been the "100th" figure for the previous 4... The question was, which version of her to make after making so many versions? I had 2 in development, completed both & chose this one for the 500th figure for multiple reasons. One was that she is the first release of my builds to include a small vehicle, & I thought that made her special for the 500th (there are 3 more planned..) This idea originally spun off (a bit) from the Korean movie "Sector 7," as the lead actress playing "Cha Hae-joon" races around on a motorcycle on their oil rig base in the film... I actually built a figure at one point that was a tribute to that character, but she ended up getting disassembled for other figures piecemeal long ago & was never finished... The second reason is that she is a mix of Boss Fight & Marauders parts, & I think that union has been a staple of many of my recent female figures in this thread. The IDW "street" Jinx look has been planned by me for a while, & I thought a Boss Fight build would imitate that best by making her look sleek. The inclusion of the motorcycle element with this version was my own idea to plus up the look, & Avac's has this sweet "Bat" helmet to solidify the whole vision! *Thanks again my friends for being part of this 500 figure journey... BIO: After Japan sank beneath the troubling waters of a flooded Earth, YAKU needed a new home, losing her ARASHIKAGE NINJA CLAN, she took on the name JINX, (an English take on her Japanese name), to separate her from her past, & to also have a newly forged identity while finding a new home. She found her way back to the MTF again as an affiliate, doing undercover street work on the ATLANTIS Battle City Platform, by both becoming a part of their underground street racing circuit, & living among the occupants as a friend... All while feeding back secret information to the high command as to (what may be) future crimes in the city, or even an uprising of power... Which makes her a definite "JINX" for the MTF (& society's) common enemy! Last edited by Steel Brigade; 04-30-2024 at 09:41 AM.. |
04-27-2024, 05:25 PM | #2066 |
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Happy 500th SB! It's been a pleasure following this thread since the beginning. You definitely have an eye for great parts selection and this latest round proves it. I look forward to seeing what you'll come up with in the near future.
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04-27-2024, 05:44 PM | #2067 |
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Man thats impressive. Grid irom is my favorite build, but i woulda used yellow waist n legs asnthe orange with green vest makes him look more like hot seat. Still love h8m though.
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04-27-2024, 05:45 PM | #2068 |
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Love this batch! Good ole fashioned Joes with high-IQ parts use. Love it
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04-27-2024, 06:43 PM | #2069 |
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Great batch!!!
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04-27-2024, 07:08 PM | #2070 |
Iron Grenadier
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500 plus figures congratulations! you are a rock star!!!
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