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03-29-2021, 11:33 AM | #821 |
ORZO
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The Gyre-Viper tribute is top notch! Great custom in honor of someone I always heard was a great guy. Love the use of the new camo here and an excellent job of accessorizing as always.
The Marauder geared up guys are awesome! Always loved the Wesley Snipes Blade films, the tv show that I think was on Spike and his appearances in the 90’s Spider-Man cartoon. The looks of these figures definitely capture their original designs and look great in your Marauder universe! Love that we now have I think four custom versions of this previously little known Flint. Each one different from the last and bringing some new cool ideas to the table. Love the cross bandolier look and your wrapped forearms on a t-shirt torso idea. Works great for the character.
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03-31-2021, 08:47 PM | #822 |
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BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU GUYS for the kind words, I hope you will keep coming back as I have so much MORE planned! Quote:
Your Sightline homage is just fantastic and what a tribute to such a longtime joe contributor, Gary Head. A great custom and a beautiful description of your friendship with him make this post really special. Thanks for sharing this man.
I did similar adjustments to Alley-Viper, head, night goggles and vest specifically to bring it to my liking. You have a way to always manage with tweaking geared-up figs, either by way of leaving it alone being a great build to start with or personalize it with changes that I personally think are necessary to make it even better! Spire the Blood Lord, Vindicator and Sapper look awesome as well. As always, your short stories on each and every character are flawless! I look forward to what's next!! Awesome bud! Plenty of fun stuff is in the works... just waiting on some finishing touches!! Quote:
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The Gyre-Viper tribute is top notch! Great custom in honor of someone I always heard was a great guy. Love the use of the new camo here and an excellent job of accessorizing as always.
The Marauder geared up guys are awesome! Always loved the Wesley Snipes Blade films, the tv show that I think was on Spike and his appearances in the 90’s Spider-Man cartoon. The looks of these figures definitely capture their original designs and look great in your Marauder universe! Love that we now have I think four custom versions of this previously little known Flint. Each one different from the last and bringing some new cool ideas to the table. Love the cross bandolier look and your wrapped forearms on a t-shirt torso idea. Works great for the character. Thanks again for the nice reply buddy, I always enjoy reading your feedback! |
04-13-2021, 06:05 AM | #823 |
Red Shadow (Lobo) :D
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Loving all your customs Steel! ;)
Took me a long while getting through them all lol. Man o man, absolutely love Nunchuck with that new Marauders camo, and love how you custom other brands/lines, not just GI Joe, friggin love that, lovin’ the backgrounds too! Phantom Force, Tokyo Dark, October Storm, Wildstrike etc, awesome universe man! Dingo Jack, haha luv that name, fantastic custom! That red beret figure on the first page btw, looks sorta Action Force like Skip, never really seen them before, don’t think they sold them in the UK or anything, what year/decade did they come out, 80’s right? Very cool custom of him though, love it! Ghost Shadow, absolutely love that, yeah Storm Shadows a top fav of GI Hoe for me too, always like the night version and you made him look even cooler, love all the backstory bios too, great stuff! Blades fantastic btw!!! Really like how you have numbered every custom figure you’ve done, awesome, awesome customs! I’d be here forever if I talked about every single one lol, every one is unique, looking forward to what comes up next, superb work dude! Lee. Last edited by LEEE777; 04-13-2021 at 12:28 PM.. |
04-13-2021, 05:27 PM | #824 |
Lousy Greenshirt
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Love all of these customs! The Sightline homage is a clear standout, and a wonderful tribute.
As ridiculous as the whole (rightfully canceled) Ninja Commando thing was, that Flint's a great interpretation of what his figure would've been. Keep the customs coming! |
04-13-2021, 05:55 PM | #825 |
Knuckle Massage!
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@LEEE777 Hey thanks for all the kind words man & welcome to the thread! The "One/Beret" figure from the 1st page is a homage to the Military One action figure line that is yes... from the 80s!
@Matt82 Thank you & welcome! =) Great news there will be a new drop this weekend that I think will offer some surprises for friends of this thread! I have been looking forward to it myself lol!!!!! |
04-17-2021, 10:21 AM | #826 |
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NEW RECRUITS!!!!! MGR X AVAC'S LAB!
#221/X34. SNAILS (based on GI Joe ARAH Thunder ) Marauder Task Force Origin: USA Season 8 When I approached 200 MTF figures, and with the Vietnam Kickstarter still far off from being "in hand," I knew in order to keep this thread fresh and the motivation high, it was time to reach out & expand my horizons within in my MTF Universe. My 3rd stop ended up being my best, when I made my first of (soon to be several) orders from Avac's Lab. Coby's professionalism, customer service, & product is all I could ever want in custom parts. I have been floored with the items I have been receiving from him on a remarkable time frame & it has got me really excited with a lot more options to create more "New Recruits!" I can't say enough GREAT things about him and the site comes highly recommended! I hope the thread readers here enjoy these new additions of custom parts that will now be featured in several waves to come! Every figure in this batch has something from Avac's Lab! I had Thunder growing up when my brothers & I did the 1987 "Drivers" mail-away offer that included Thunder, Frostbite, Crankcase, Hiss Driver, Stinger Driver, & Copperhead. Thunder was my favorite of the set. Going through the online Avac's Lab catalog I started off with a small order and was amazed with the turnaround & quality from Coby. I had the MGR figure built already and was able to add the helmet/monocular to finish him quickly. I never thought I could do these upcoming characters justice with just the MGR catalog & my imagination before, but with these great add-ons to really level-up the finishing touches to the builds, it has really opened up for more opportunities to host a larger & better represented roster! SNAILS grew up as a heavy metal drummer and enlisted in the armed forces artillery to make an even bigger bang! As a secondary he drove heavy vehicles and was known for being one of the few that could drive in the most unforgiving conditions and get supplies, weapons, & top secret projects to safety with his "slow roll," earning him his code name. After The Armageddon Wars COLONEL GRIT enlisted him as his chief driver for the "MTF Recruitment & Rescue" project, leading the way in the heavy transport roller. A bit brash and possibly hard of hearing, there is not a red blooded trooper on the force that isn't jealous of him due to his (now) ex-model grease monkey girlfriend HURRICANE BETTY. |
04-17-2021, 10:22 AM | #827 |
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#222. SLUG(S) (based on GI Joe ARAH Sea Slug)
Gunrunners Origin: Various Season 7 Growing up Sea Slug and the Cobra Sea Ray were one of the only Joe toys we had doubles of (got 2 for one Xmas & we were not the returning type so... lol) the bros enjoyed the double attacks on the water & land! Because of this, I always enjoyed the figure and the vehicle & was happy to add him to my new custom ranks! Grendel Island holds another secret. That it was the last retreat of a terrorist organization that's logo was feared throughout the world. In the last days, the island was never taken, and when The Gunrunners succeeded the prior terrorists with their new organization, they recruited their remaining island troops in a "join or die" strategy, as the soldiers hosted knew too much. Thus Troops, Officers, & the island's Techs & Navigators were all absorbed into the Gunrunners new regime. It is not well known, but the SLUG Troopers were amongst the best of the prior organizations troops with a 99% success rate on all of their missions. Able to drive a variety of naval vessels in anything from the tropics, to the arctic regions, these former divers rose to the elite among the naval ranks. Physically fit, amazing reflexes, and an undying nerve made these soldiers stars amongst even the brightest. So much so that the Gunrunners high command allowed them to keep their former insignias as a sense of pride. Under LEVIATHAN'S orders, they now defend the Grendel Island beaches from the 2nd wave attack coming from the MTF Wild Strike! Last edited by Steel Brigade; 04-17-2021 at 09:05 PM.. |
04-17-2021, 10:22 AM | #828 |
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#223/X35. POSEIDON (based on GI Joe ARAH Monkeywrench)
Dreadnoks/Neo-Noks (Wrath Affiliate - mercenaries for SKULL HAWK) Origin: North Wales Season 8 I didn't have Monkeywrench as a kid, because I didn't buy many Dreadnoks (not really my style back then -Zarana lol), & he seemed a little to similar to Torch for my liking in his look lol. But one of my neighbor friends had him and it was probably his favorite GI Joe figure ever! Incidentally he is a pro truck driver now... As an adult I enjoy the Dreadnoks much more and they definitely have a place in my MTF Universe, and fit in perfect with the Maraudergeddon story line. I'm happy to bring their faction in through the options provided by Avac's Lab. Bill Winkie was not a complicated man... he liked loud music, chocolate doughnuts & grape soda... but fate has greatly changed him. He found his way into the Dreadnoks years ago when "try-outs" were hosted & he came in the top 2 recruits. Bill became their explosives expert after a long history of traveling the world doing explosives work for various small terrorist groups, gangs, & new wave extremists. After the Armageddon War many of the Dreadnok high command went missing, and he and his small band of survivors needed a leader. In a battle with his in-house rival Bruno (now known as THRASH METAL), Bill rose victorious due to his sheer strength & unhinged fighting style. Shortly after he met near death in a surprise skirmish with the MTF when one of their leaders, code name ATHENA, bested him in combat (and due to unforeseen circumstances) nearly left him for dead. The Dreadnoks (now sometimes referred to as the "Neo-Noks") found Bill and he recovered, much to Bruno's disgust. Hellbent, Bill vowed vengeance on ATHENA, taking the name POSEIDON as a mocking of her own Greek-god-charged code name, he fashioned himself a "Trident Gun" and waits to recreate the famous competition between the 2 Olympians, with POSEIDON (this time) merging victorious! THE DREADNOKS (NEO-NOKS) 1. POSEIDON 2. ROAD KILL (coming soon!) 3. SCORCH (coming 2021!) 4. BITTERSWEET (coming 2021!) 5. THRASH METAL (coming 2021!) 6. SUKEBAN (coming 2021!) Last edited by Steel Brigade; 06-25-2021 at 08:13 PM.. |
04-17-2021, 10:23 AM | #829 |
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#224/X36. BLACK BIRD (based on GI Joe ARAH Ghostrider)
Marauder Task Force Origin: USA Season 8 I've seen @Mr Hebime say I have inspired him and some of his builds, and I can also say the same about him, as his great MTF Ghost Rider inspired my own! I could not get the kit that he had used on his, but Avac's Lab had a great kit with just the parts I needed to realize my own version of my favorite Joe pilot! I have fond memories of Ghost Rider as I clearly remember buying the Phantom X-19 from Toy's R Us and being so excited to see it (remember this was back when you could still see new toys for the first time in the store) that I brought the pair home and immediately showed them off lol! It was perfect timing with all of the recent coverage on stealth technology on TV and the classic looking fighter pilot coupled with the cool new vehicle made for a awesome match! In these troubling times after Armageddon, BLACK BIRD fashions himself as an old war hero. One of the few in the line of service that still understand how to fly stealth technology, he kind of has a bravado and coolness about him that most of his fellow soldiers could only copy... & poorly. He's the real deal. Quiet, calm, & collected, he enters the room and you don't notice him until he speaks, girls fawn over him, and he always has nicknames for everyone, that aren't their code names! |
04-17-2021, 10:24 AM | #830 |
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#225/X37. BLOCKADE (based on GI Joe ARAH Barricade)
Marauder Task Force - Mecha Masters *225 milestone figure! Origin: USA Season 8 Barricade was clearly Joe's cash grab on the Robocop craze. With that said I could not buy this guy fast enough in my youth lol. I thought about how to make him for sometime in MTF form. When I decided that the exo-suit was the way to go and yellow could easily replace gold, I had a plan. But then there was the signature helmet... Avac's Lab solved that dilemma & answered my color request! Now this previously unrealized favorite was able to join my MTF ranks! After bringing more stability to the hostile situation in sinking Japan, the Japanese remaining military agreed to gift more Exo-Suit technology to the MTF in return for protection & safe haven for it's citizens. The first fully weaponized Exo-Suits procured were given to a team of MTF soldiers as part of the new MECHA MASTERS sub-division. BLOCKADE, a new recruit & former military assault urban specialist, jumped at the chance to fulfill his childhood dream of turning into a "Bionic Man." He trained hard under PHANTASM'S tutelage to become an effective Exo-Suit fighter, easily besting a slew of soldiers in active combat that would have been more than a match for him prior. Now outfitted with a suit of flexible composite laminate armor, both long range & melee weapons, plus a helmet with built-in infrared heat source sensors, BLOCKADE has the advantage in any hostile situation! Last edited by Steel Brigade; 04-17-2021 at 04:42 PM.. |
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