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12-06-2021, 03:57 PM | #1161 |
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Another batch that hits all of the eras!
Love the Wild Bill, really cool version I usually only see in YoJoe deep dives so love seeing you put together an excellent MTF version! The shells on his belt and shotgun combo are a great look for him. The Mutant Girl Squad is fantastic! Love how you leveraged the different BF blind box parts to make figures totally unique but also who look like a team. The alien collar and sea monster arms / tentacles were great pulls for this group. Really fun to see what you come up with using the BF parts because they really make you think. I remember the a-ha! Moment I had when I thought to do Mega Monsters with their parts. NEVER would have thought they could be done before that so really looking forward to seeing where your imagination takes you with these parts. That Wraith is BADASS! LOVE the bullets going all around the arms, gives it a cool wire look that seeing this, wish Marauder would have added more to the exo parts. Great job attaching all of these pieces, really think you get more out of the exo parts than anyone else. Definitely need to incorporate them more into my builds after seeing much cool stuff you make with them. I always think about making the Sigma 6 ninjas and the one from GI JOE EXTREME, you just showed how it?s done! Haha. Great job, always love seeing those designs and you definitely updated them nicely using the exo suit parts. Love his weapon as well. Excellent job as always! Super fun figures, write ups and then just an amazing display of how to use the parts available in new ways.
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12-06-2021, 04:43 PM | #1162 |
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do you have these on instagram?
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12-07-2021, 06:47 PM | #1163 |
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SB you're killing i with the Mutant Girl Squad and congrats of course for completing the trio. I got to say Yoshie is also my favorite of the three without taking anything away from the other two as they're also looking groovy! Keep up the use of BFS parts, it didn't take you long to masterfully refine those builds as well.
Then Ghoul looks very imposing and mean looking. Very creative as it's pure parts bin build! Really digging the simplicity in Wild Wolf, I think he looks fantastic and one of my favorite MTF builds of yours. Finally Kanagawa is a beautiful addition to your Shinobi squad, love the color scheme! Awesome additions bro. Thank you my friend! Yeah Yoshie really is a fave of mine, & I am so glad I decided to do all 3 in the end! The Boss Fight female body stands a bit shorter, which looks great for an all Japanese girl team on the shelf next to a lot of bruisers, lol. I have more Boss Fight builds/additions to come & soon! "Wild Wolf" is one of your faves? WOW! Hey that's great! Some of the little things like the dress lower arms, & German boots I think really refine him, but the cowboy hat is what makes him Bill lol! Thanks again! Quote:
Another batch that hits all of the eras!
Love the Wild Bill, really cool version I usually only see in YoJoe deep dives so love seeing you put together an excellent MTF version! The shells on his belt and shotgun combo are a great look for him. The Mutant Girl Squad is fantastic! Love how you leveraged the different BF blind box parts to make figures totally unique but also who look like a team. The alien collar and sea monster arms / tentacles were great pulls for this group. Really fun to see what you come up with using the BF parts because they really make you think. I remember the a-ha! Moment I had when I thought to do Mega Monsters with their parts. NEVER would have thought they could be done before that so really looking forward to seeing where your imagination takes you with these parts. That Wraith is BADASS! LOVE the bullets going all around the arms, gives it a cool wire look that seeing this, wish Marauder would have added more to the exo parts. Great job attaching all of these pieces, really think you get more out of the exo parts than anyone else. Definitely need to incorporate them more into my builds after seeing much cool stuff you make with them. I always think about making the Sigma 6 ninjas and the one from GI JOE EXTREME, you just showed how it?s done! Haha. Great job, always love seeing those designs and you definitely updated them nicely using the exo suit parts. Love his weapon as well. Excellent job as always! Super fun figures, write ups and then just an amazing display of how to use the parts available in new ways. LOL! I remember seeing those tentacle hands online & thinking I would not have much use for them, then I watched Mutant Girl Squad again & was like "OMG I HOPE THEY HAVE THEM IN RED!!!!" lol! ...Yes your Mega Monsters are very memorable! The bullet belts on Wraith were a late addition... it happened when I was trying out the bullets in the exo-gear machine gun, & tested one out with the copper bullets & a silver mount on him & was like "...oh yeah that makes him look even more like Wraith with those wire thingees", lol ...just had to get 2 of each (in the right colors) & I really think it adds something! It's funny you say that about the exo-parts, sometimes I wonder if I have bought more of certain things than anyone else on the MGR site (like the bandanas... as I use them on the legs all the time, as you know)... now I'm starting to wonder that about the exo-suits... lol! Oh & I have more exo-suit builds on the way, so yeah... ;-) Sorry no plans to have them on insta at this time, but they are on facebook on the MTF site https://www.facebook.com/groups/771154083022221 I hope to have a website/blog sometime in the future to archive them all on another online resource for friends of this thread. Thanks everybody I very much appreciate each & every reply! . Last edited by Steel Brigade; 12-09-2021 at 06:56 PM.. |
12-24-2021, 05:47 PM | #1164 |
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NEW RECRUITS!!!!!
*Last drop of 2021 & much more to come in 2022!! I'm currently working on completing another 4 waves of figures (#286-#305) & hoping to put a good mix of characters in each batch! Starting with... #286/X81. MASTERMIND (EXO-SUIT VERSION) (*inspired by GI Joe ARAH Battle Armor Cobra Commander) Wrath Origin: USA?/Nepal (Himalayas)? Season 9 As a long-time favorite, I've wanted to include an homage to Battle Armor Cobra Commander in my MTF-Universe for sometime... & had the idea to build him with the exo-suit, but kept putting him off trying to secure a Battle Armor helmet from either a 25th figure or as a custom cast. They are out there but with most casting places either being closed or unreliable, & with ebay's prices to re-buy a 25th being a bit too much lately, I decided to take him in a slightly different direction with this amazing red face plate cast version I found on Ebay. After building him... I futzed around with the color palette, giving him a little extra with added blacks, & dark blues. I really like the end result! I also added a Cobra sticker to show his roots within my story line. This head might also make for a good start on a 1991 tribute build! The FOUR CYBORG KINGS were CYCLOPS, SKULL HAWK, GENERAL ONSLAUGHT, & EXODUS, the last of whom was secretly controlled by the man now known as MASTERMIND, the former head of a criminal terrorist organization determined to rule the world. Cunning, ruthless, & a genius at warfare, all fear this man. During the end of the Armageddon War & beginning of the Future War, MASTERMIND'S ARBCO labs joined forces with M.A.R.S. to form one of the deadliest unions in history. With MASTERMIND now in main control, & his existence made public, the evil ruler demanded a special exo-suit be crafted for him for when he is visible, both as a show of power, & for his own defense. This was made possible thanks to the M.A.R.S. raid & capture of the tech developed by Science Director GREG D. SCOTT'S Advanced ROBO-tics. The suit is both heavily weaponized, shielded, & is among the most advanced of all of the exo-suits created. It possesses the wearer with both increased strength & agility, as well as a battle helmet that provides advanced motion detection that can read an opponents every move before it happens! Last edited by Steel Brigade; 08-10-2022 at 10:03 PM.. |
12-24-2021, 05:48 PM | #1165 |
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#287/X82. SPECTRAL TROOPER(S) (RED ZONE VERSION) (based on GI Joe 50th Night Viper)
Wrath Red Zone Version/Version 2 Origin: Various Season 9 When MGR provided a base for what would become my tweaked Night Viper build, plans were in motion for me to also make an eventual tribute to the red 50th Anniversary version... as I never picked that one up from TRU & liked it quite a bit. So when I saw a cast of the ME Night Viper helmet was available on Ebay, I went straight to work & he came together pretty easily with a combo of both parts bin fodder/& newly bought parts. This one features a "freebie" head I got from MGR in ALL red (unpainted!), the 2nd unpainted head I have received so far, & I feel that I should use them all when I get them. lol ;-) The RED ZONE is a recently uncovered site where the most secret research & technology thought to be developed (& then abandoned) was used to speed up the rise of sea levels that are now drowning the Earth. A way for warring countries to destroy each other by using mother nature itself. The zone is located in the Rum Desert of Jordan east of Aqaba, so off the grid that it's occupation has gone unnoticed for years & was named for it's red sand surroundings. Captured by WRATH for their own nefarious purposes, the first line of defense positioned there are the red-clad SPECTRAL TROOPERS. A special division wearing a newly developed helmet, the SPECTRAL TROOPERS have a complete 360 & long-range view in pitch black & their specially made synthetic red suits drown out their own heat signatures. The red suits also help camouflage them against the unusual red sands of the desert. Expert marksmen and masters of hand to hand combat, the SPECTRAL TROOPERS are the first & usually the LAST sight you will ever see when entering this secret locale! Last edited by Steel Brigade; 01-13-2022 at 10:23 PM.. |
12-24-2021, 05:49 PM | #1166 |
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#288. SAPPER (FLASHBACK VERSION) (based on GI Joe/Cobra character Firefly)
Gunrunners Flashback Version/Version 6 Origin: France Season 2 *MGR Geared-Up Figure "MARAUDER INFILTRATOR" Firefly version 6 ...(well version 7 if you count my "Saboteur" from my "War Machine" sub-series.) MGR keeps making them ...& I keep buying them lol! This one seemed to be a slow seller, but that maybe because MGR has done a few drops with this character (in different incarnations) already, but truth be told, I was looking forward to this one when seeing him on the Con Circuit photos online (Tan C4!). Although he does not seem to be based on a specific version of the character that I know of, I like the chest rig, & modified Grease Gun with Silencer , and it's Firefly so... I only added 1 pouch on the satchel to this already great build! Believe it or not, even after all of these versions, I still have another Firefly homage planned lol! EPILOGUE: When it was discovered that SCORN had failed his mission to assassinate ONE during the TOKYO DARK operations, SAPPER was sent out to tie up any loose ends & take out SCORN for his failure. When SAPPER found SCORN, the two fought an epic battle, but due to the battle's aftermath and severeness of the situation, they both agreed to not kill each other & just disappear. SAPPER lied low for a while, claiming to have defeated SCORN in a final fight, when he finally resurfaced years later, he was working as a pilot & bodyguard for GENERAL ONSLAUGHT, at a time when the GUNRUNNERS had all been nearly defeated by the MARAUDER TASK FORCE... While SCORN seems to have "disappeared" from the syndicate all together. Last edited by Steel Brigade; 01-04-2022 at 09:51 AM.. |
12-24-2021, 05:49 PM | #1167 |
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#289/X83. MONAMI (VAMPIRE GIRL) (based on the Japanese movie Vampire Girl VS. Frankenstein Girl - aka Kyūketsu Shōjo tai Shōjo Furanken)
Independent/Blood Lord Disciple Origin: France/Japan Season 9 *Japanese Anti/Heroines series Another of the Sushi Typhoon releases, Vampire Girl VS. Frankenstein Girl is basically a Valentine's Day story set up for a battle between 2 schoolgirls, (one a long-time Vampire who goes around unnoticed, & the other a mad scientist/father's creation), both competing for the heart of the one boy that they both like at school lol. I really like Vampire Girl in this film (played by Yukie Kawamura), & when re-watching this film recently, decided I needed to make her a part of my Japanese Anti/Heroines series. Her body is all Marauder, but I added some Boss Fight parts to complete the look (bloody skirt, sailor fuku, dragon tooth swords, & some boxing socks that I had to work extra hard to get on just to portray that THICK socks Ko-Gal look the character has in the movie.) ...I also got a great wired cape for her from Ebay... I built her months ago, but was waiting for a special hand-painted Spartan 1:18 custom head with my requested specs (like those yellow eyes!) ... Really love this one! MONAMI was a young disciple along with her mother of SPIRE THE BLOOD LORD, a man that was said to be a vampire that had lived 100s of years, & those that were bitten by him would also become near immortal, unless killed by traditionally known Vampire methods, (being exposed to bright sunlight for an extended period of time being the most effective.) When her mother was executed along with many other of SPIRE'S disciples by the lawless, years had passed... & MONAMI went on her own, biting 1 male to serve as her guardian until he would either die in conflict or became too old to defend her (a strange side effect of increased aging that was caused from her bite.) With that said, she is a formidable & powerful fighter on her own, able to conjure what is said to be blood swords that look like dragon's teeth from her very hands! She is also able to float thru the air & open her vampiric jaw to striking lengths! None the less, she just would prefer that others do the dirty work for her, as she is often attacked when her heritage is discovered. Despite always wearing a cape, & possessing strikingly good looks, she can often walk among the remaining small population of Japan unnoticed... She sleeps mostly during the day somewhere within the Aokigahara Haunted Forest, but has been seen roaming the near-dead & sunken schoolyards of Tokyo looking for her next chosen protector. YUREI KAGE & YAKU will encounter this blood beauty when traveling through the Aokigahara Haunted Forest to reach Mount Fuji for answers to what's happening within Japan, & will encounter more than they bargained for... *2022 Boss Fight body update for better screen accuracy: 2021 alternate build & accessories: Last edited by Steel Brigade; 03-11-2022 at 05:57 PM.. |
12-24-2021, 05:50 PM | #1168 |
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#290/X84. SAYA (DEKOTORA TRUCK GAL) (based on the Japanese Dekotora Truck Gal V-Cinema/Movie series)
Independent/Hilko Labs Associate Origin: Japan Season 9 *Japanese Anti/Heroines series I love the V-cinema Dekotora Truck Gal (& Dump Truck Gal) various series that have been popular Japanese rentals for the last 2 decades. I've worked to have an expansive collection of these films over the past couple years & wanted to express my fondness for them with a MTF tribute! Dekotora is an abbreviation for "decoration truck", aka extravagantly decorated trucks in Japan. Commonly displaying neon or ultraviolet lights, lush paints, and stainless or golden parts (both on the exterior & the interior), Dekotora may be created by workers out of their work trucks for fun, or they may be designed by hobbyists for special events. They are sometimes also referred to as art trucks. In this series of movies, the flip is that they are driven by 20-something girls (rather than the standard dudes) that get into schlocky adventures along the way! Once again I was inspired by this series of movies, & for my Dekotora Truck Gal recreation, I was most notably influenced by the films "Dekotora Truck Gal Saya," "Dekotora Truck Gal Nami" (aka "Big Bad Mama-San" in the USA), & "The Worst Bad Girls" (a sukeban/pinky violence film.) The look of these girls is very similar in all of the movies, & this look extends into sukeban movies as well, where the girl is wearing a t-shirt (or graphic-t), shorts or cargo/military pants, & a bowling/varsity style jacket. I achieved this look with mostly MGR & added Boss Fight parts, & topped it off with another great hand-painted head from Spartan 1:18! SAYA used to live a pretty normal life doing deliveries with her father of mostly perishables from one town to the next & was well known among the delivery circuit as the "kawaii musume." When her father passed as a casualty during the Armageddon Wars, SAYA took up his business & did deliveries on her own. But as Japan started to sink, & the populous either left, perished, or moved to higher ground, SAYA was faced with surviving anyway she could with her father's Dekotora truck, & that meant doing transport duties for the nefarious Hilko Labs. This is something that she loathes, as she can not ask questions about what she is delivering & felt that she was transporting illegal, black market, or unethical goods. The scientist there also seem to have an interest in her for all of the wrong reasons, & she is frightened as to what may happen to her if she continues to work for them. SAYA finds YAKU & a wounded YUREI KAGE on her road travels & offers them help & information on the diabolical Hilko Labs! *Japanese Anti/Heroines series roster 1. GALLY (BATTLE ANGEL) 2. RIKA (ZOMBIE HUNTER RIKA) 3. RIN (MUTANT GIRL SQUAD) 4. REI (MUTANT GIRL SQUAD) 5. YOSHIE (MUTANT GIRL SQUAD) 6. MONAMI (VAMPIRE GIRL VS. FRANKENSTEIN GIRL) 7. SAYA (DEKOTORA TRUCK GAL) 8. YUKI (coming soon!) 9. SAKI (coming soon!) 10. AMI (coming soon!) Pic with Dekotora Truck (Raijin Express) *2024 UPDATED BACK with "Yin/Yang sticker" Last edited by Steel Brigade; 04-03-2024 at 05:15 PM.. |
12-24-2021, 06:04 PM | #1169 |
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12-24-2021, 06:19 PM | #1170 |
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I love these off beat japaense movie figs man. I never heard of em but damn your figs are awesome bro.
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