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11-14-2020, 01:31 PM | #581 |
ORZO
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No problem! Always love what I see in here!
Haha, same, I have so many bins now that I’m trying to mod older stuff instead of just buying new pieces so it’s always cool to see unique new ideas. I thought the one figure I got had better paint than it’s original release, was wondering how many guys were like that. Great to hear about the pegs too, thanks for the update! Definitely makes things easier. Looking forward to the new batch!
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11-16-2020, 02:48 PM | #582 |
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NEW RECRUITS!!!!!
Introducing SEASON 8: MARAUDERGEDDON!!!!! SEASON 1: MARAUDER TASK FORCE SEASON 2: MTF - TOKYO DARK (the battle against the Tokyo Underworld!) SEASON 3: MTF - SQUAD 87Z (return to the Himalayas to solve the mutant zombie crisis!) SEASON 4: MTF - OCTOBER STORM (The MTF , STRONG ARM & W.A.S.P. race for secret technology!) SEASON 5: MTF - PHANTOM FORCE (MTF Night Ops Team is out to stop a nuclear trade war to the highest bidder!) SEASON 6: MTF - ROC REMIX (the ROC TOYLINE & EXPANDED UNIVERSE characters revisited - traveling the Americas in their new MTF Mobile Command Center!) SEASON 7: MTF - WILD STRIKE! (primordial adventure on the mysterious Grendel Island where the GUNRUNNERS are weaponizing hybrid creatures for mass destruction!) SEASON 8: MARAUDERGEDDON (An alternate universe story line with a post-apocalyptic setting, featuring dystopian characters, more exo-suits, & more ninjas!) #166/X1. CYCLOPS (based on S.T.O.P. VS. S.C.U.M. "Cyclops") Wrath Origin: Brazil Season 8 I have wanted to recreate the dollar store post apocalyptic line S.T.O.P VS. S.C.U.M. from the year 2010 for some time. This year being the 10th anniversary seemed like the perfect time to revisit these figures, you can see more about them here: https://www.scary-crayon.com/toys/stopvsscum/ The figures were fun, but as expected... super cheap, now after having them in storage for all these years in ziplocs, the figures are feeling waxy, fragile, & even more toxic then when they were new lol! With only 6 figures in the official line, I laid out a plan to recreate them in MTF with a new alternate universe story line featuring an expanded team having these guys in some of the leading roles. I wanted to recreate the characters so they would look like the figures but also a bit plused up. Cyclops was the 2nd figure I recreated, he looks a lot like the bad guy in the movie "Water World" lol. I love how he turned out, using parts of the MTF Exo-Suit to recreate the upper body armor look, headbands for the leg scarfs & patch, & the gray cloth arms for the wraps. Although these figures are not well known, they have proven to be some of my favorite recreations yet! In the year 20XX Armageddon occurred due to warring super powers that caused mass destruction and nearly annihilated the planet. Causing the collapse of civilization, the world fell into the hands of evil warlords known collectively as WRATH! In this chaotic world, WRATH prospered; infiltrating cities and leaving death, destruction, and despair in their wake. WRATH'S mission is total anarchy on a global scale. City by city they slice through urban lands, stealing & profiting from the chaos & terror that they bring. In time people revolted, forming their own talented security force of ex-military, police, martial artists, combat specialists, & upstarts, code named "MTF," or the MARAUDER TASK FORCE. The MTF is assigned with freeing the world of the evil WRATH forces that have taken it by storm. Each member of the MTF has a unique military skill & was selected to maximize damage to the enemy. CYCLOPS is large and imposing, this ex-military soldier eventually became a Brazilian slum lord. When Brazil was ravaged by the "Apocalypse War," CYCLOPS was severely injured & seeked out help from the military he once served... he recovered but part of the agreement to save his life was to augment him with the lab's new exo-suit cyber technology, turning him into a super-soldier! The armor increases his already great strength and it's ownership & rarity showcases his leadership position in a broken world. The lab was later destroyed along with most of the cyborg experiments. Some say CYCLOPS was responsible. Cold and calculating he has become one of the "LORDS of WRATH." Can the MTF & RECO survive the fight for freedom? Can they possibly rid the world of WRATH? Only time will tell... Last edited by Steel Brigade; 11-19-2020 at 10:15 PM.. |
11-16-2020, 02:48 PM | #583 |
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#167/X2. RECO (based on S.T.O.P. VS. S.C.U.M. "Reco")
Marauder Task Force Origin: Mexico Season 8 RECO is my favorite figure of the S.T.O.P. team. He was a lot of fun to put together & I enjoyed using the vest I bought way back at the 2010 Joe Con from the MGR table (which I think is a reprint of one of the Chap Mei -or other "trooper"- lines,) that I had actually bought for my unreleased POC Arctic Duke. I used a sticker from TOYHAX for his tattoo. Hope you like him as much as I do, and I'm excited to finally add him to my MTF-verse! RECO prides himself in becoming virtually invisible during recon missions. Able to speak over a dozen languages proficiently, he saw heavy action in the Cartel Narco Wars, infiltrating the enemy and taking several high value targets. After the Armageddon Wars that started in the Middle East, he joined forces with an elite 3-man unit of military & security survivors called the "SOUTH PAWS" (named aptly because they were all left-handed), to help re-establish order in the streets and battle the anarchy being spearheaded by WRATH, led by CYCLOPS. RECO'S elite team was later recruited by ATHENA for the new MTF, and he quickly became one of the commanding officers due to his contributions and outstanding heroism. Last edited by Steel Brigade; 11-19-2020 at 10:18 PM.. |
11-16-2020, 02:49 PM | #584 |
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#168/X3. LADY LEAD (based on S.T.O.P. VS. S.C.U.M. "Lady Lead")
Wrath Origin: UK Season 8 Lady Lead was the 1st character I recreated from the S.T.O.P. VS. S.C.U.M. line due to her parts availability in my parts bin & on the site. I'll be honest that she helped peak my interest in the line initially as I was surprised they had a female in it & a "bad girl" to boot! I used the elbow pads as shoulder pads again here and Toy Hax stickers for her head tattoos/t-shirt. This season will be marking a slight departure of everything on the figures being 100% Marauder, as things like stickers, and some of the garbs/accessories etc. may come from other resources to complete the figures look due to the overall tone/design of this season! A ruthless hired assassin, LADY LEAD earned her skills contracting for mobsters worldwide. Incredibly athletic and possessing lethal fighting skills, it is wise not to underestimate her, as she has the ability to destroy any opponent or target. Having a deep-rooted hatred and disdain for all men, due to her torrid past, Lady Lead fancies herself as an Amazon warrior and has dedicated her life to becoming strong and macho to compete and beat her male adversaries & alliances. In her relentless pursuit of power and domination, Lady Lead pledged her services to WRATH - under the command of CYCLOPS only, as she sees him as more of a machine giving orders than a man. Last edited by Steel Brigade; 11-16-2020 at 10:46 PM.. |
11-16-2020, 02:50 PM | #585 |
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#169/X4. PHANTASM (based on GI Joe ARAH Mega Marines "Mirage")
Marauder Task Force Origin: USA Season 8 Mirage is in my classic Joe collection and was one of the very first figures I wanted to recreate when I started my whole MTF Universe! But even with some great customs online, I was still undecided how I wanted to recreate him. It's funny, like Big Ben, this guy was one of the banes of my brother's existence during the 00s when he was troop building the 2-packs! I considered doing a creative homage to the clear version of him (using silver), but am still thinking that there maybe a possibility of an actual clear MTF body in the years to come. So I decided to go back to the original version of Mirage that I still own & wanted to recreate his leg armor by using the MGR exo-suit in a creative way. I also used the the Vanguard head because it looked great and also was one of the better heads for the goggles/headband combo. The "#4" sticker comes from the "4" the original figure has on his back. He has been on my MTF shelf complete for awhile now waiting for some new comrades, but also because I wanted that diomansion background to show the change to an alternate story line! All requirements as I started to build my universe mythology for the Season 8... Maraudergeddon! PHANTASM is an ex-US-marine using a broken down exo-suit that he secured during the Armageddon War from the chaos days on his assignment while in Japan. He's an expert at heavy weapons and was one of the original "First 5" of the new Marauder Task Force team taking on Wrath! He's a bit of a show off and doesn't play by the rules. He is one of the lead military trainers on the MTF team & is one of the only people who can get away with calling ATHENA "Red." Last edited by Steel Brigade; 11-19-2020 at 10:22 PM.. |
11-16-2020, 02:50 PM | #586 |
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#170/X5. ATHENA (OPERATION BLACK OUT VERSION) (based on GI Joe JVC "Agent Scarlett '02")
Marauder Task Force Operation Black Out Version/Version 5 Origin: USA Season 8 Another Scarlett? Already? LOL yup... version 5, because Scarlett. Also because I was inspired when looking at the concept art for the GI Joe Black Out video game & noticed one of the versions of Scarlett was a homage to her JVC 2002 second version. It's a bit of a departure from her usual color choices, & when I started building her in my head, I got real excited thinking how she'd turn out in a dark green/black/silver deco! I think this is my favorite version of her I have recreated yet! ATHENA is one of the "First 5," a team of ex-military that also included RECO & PHANTASM that started an uprising in the re-establishing of the world's security again against the forces of WRATH. She is the chief intelligence officer and a squad leader. During OPERATION BLACK OUT, when the world is at it's worst, weapons & hope are low, while suppression & despair from WRATH are high, she travels to Japan in search of melee weapons and help from the rumored ninjas that are keeping the peace there. She is joined by DEAD EYE in trying to track down the ninja's leader TANBA for help. Evolution Of my MTF Scarlett/Athena: V1, V2 (Terminator Pilot), V3 (Strike Force Leader), V4 (Air Devils), V5 (Operation Black Out) Last edited by Steel Brigade; 01-24-2021 at 10:39 PM.. |
11-16-2020, 03:47 PM | #587 |
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I remember running into one of those S.T.O.P. Vs S.C.U.M. figures and passing it up because the paint and plastic looked so bad, but something about it stuck to memory. It was Lady Lead who obviously would have been a good Nok. Great idea of remaking the characters in MTF style! Way to save those characters from their cheap production outcome and bring them to life here!
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11-16-2020, 09:32 PM | #588 |
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Thanks ARBCO I appreciate it! I needed to bring S.T.O.P. VS. S.C.U.M. back to life lol! I have the other 3 remaining figures planned as well! ;-)
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11-16-2020, 10:38 PM | #589 |
ORZO
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Never saw that Scarlett before, great job making a modern update of her! Don’t know how I missed her during all of my deep dives on YoJoe.
Love this new apocalyptic group. Cyclops looks great with the exo suit top. Reco’s uniform is giving me pre-frozen John Spartan vibes from Demolition Man. Awesome that you found a use for the bald female head with Lady Lead and then that’s a great Mirage! Still need to finish my Mega Marines since they were built before I started painting. Always so cool when you drop a new theme and storyline, love how this one came together! You always make such cohesive groups so great job as always!
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11-17-2020, 01:59 AM | #590 |
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I never saw the STOP-vs-SCUM figures, but I did hear about them. Great work!
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