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11-05-2022, 01:22 PM | #1031 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: America
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Great looking BC Quick Kick!! I can totally dig this as Battle Corps!
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11-06-2022, 10:17 AM | #1032 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: midwest
Posts: 3,253
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Hardball and Dusty are great, but the bonkers level on Quick Kick makes him the winner!
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11-08-2022, 01:14 AM | #1033 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Deep into a case of Grape Soda
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Just came by to drop a couple tweaks. The first is a simple ready-made kitbash. It’s on my shelf, so I am putting it in my thread. It’s the 2013 Retaliation Alley Viper.
ALLEY VIPER (V14): 2013 Next up is a little tweak of my 2004 Zartan. Every time I would look at him on my shelf, I thought he looked a little skinny. I switched out the Command-Ops Trooper torso with the Red Dress Shirt torso. Looks a little beefier. I know that I really should use the knit cap for this guy, but I just don?t like the Marauders knit caps. Just don?t. I also switched out the typical red-armored black gloves with red full gloves. Lastly, I gave the knee pads a quick coat of red. Side note: I effing HATE waterslides now. Pieces of sh|+, mutherf_<?ing HATE them! ZARTAN (V8): 2004
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11-11-2022, 04:37 PM | #1034 |
Crimson Guard
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Again, not much to show (being destitute has its downside).
BUT I did just finish watching a Toy-Polloi video on making your own New Adventures Skeletor (if you don?t know, Toy-Polloi is a toy customizer and restorer on YouTube and he has some very helpful tips). I thought I would try to interpret the look of the N.A. Skeletor into a Joerauder. Keep in mind that I am unable to purchase any new parts at this time, so I had to borrow a Strato-Ops body from a previously finished Bushido figure. Consider this a WIP. NEW ADVENTURES SKELETOR Secondly, while I had a few free seconds, I wanted to correct a long-standing source of frustration for me. Ever since Retaliation Joe Colton came out, I?ve hated his derpy eyes. Now, as a rule, I don?t throw out ANY potential customizing parts. Inspiration can come from literally anywhere. Even though I?ve never wanted to use the Bruce Willis head, I?m also not about to throw it out in case I need it in the future. In order to feel better about using that head, I re-did his pupils and eyebrows. Welcome to the party, pal! JOE COLTON
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11-11-2022, 05:12 PM | #1035 |
Knuckle Massage!
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: CT sometimes Tokyo
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Yup. I love that NA Skeletor! It's super creative & could be the beginning of a whole "Rob's Joerauder Masterverse!" I think I would just change the crotch to black... but man the face is ace!
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11-11-2022, 07:49 PM | #1036 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: America
Posts: 546
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Great updates! and that NA Skeletor is outstanding!!
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11-11-2022, 08:50 PM | #1037 |
A Cimmerian
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Mountain of Power
Posts: 11,119
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Yeah, I think we're all expecting an extended Masters of the Universe line.
Nice rework on the Willis head. Those factory eyes are awful
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11-12-2022, 03:15 PM | #1038 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Mar 2009
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Oh, goodness. I have VERY limited knowledge of the He-Man universe. All the He-Ro?s and Ro-Mans and Man-Mans and Ro-Ros confuse the heck outta me. I could give it the old college try if I had access to the full MTF library, but with such a thin inventory, it would be hard. Great idea, though.
As you can all plainly see, I am only working on tiny projects these days. This latest project started when I got a free custom head (actually, a fair amount of my builds begin when I get free unexpected heads). This time the head I got was a battle damaged B.A.T. My first MTF B.A.T. was more Sunbow inspired due to the red faceplate. I figured this time I would try a more figure accurate B.A.T. with the silver faceplate. For whatever reason, I do not have two Cyber-Ops hands for this guy, but luckily I did have a Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Mutt Williams Spear of Destiny lying around. I jammed that up into the B.A.T.s left arm and I am just pretending it is the B.A.T. blade attachment. Lastly, the B.A.T.s right forearm is actually a silver Kronos-Ops arm. I painted it black, gun-metal, and yellow but I am not going to seal it. I want to have the silver arm naturally wear through in time to show some more battle damage. COBRA B.A.T. (V1): 1986 (Battle Damaged)
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11-12-2022, 03:18 PM | #1039 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: NY
Posts: 383
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That New Adventures Skeletor...how cool is that?! I never would've thought to do that, but you nailed it with the parts and the coloring. Well done!
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11-13-2022, 12:39 AM | #1040 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Deep into a case of Grape Soda
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Thank you for your kind words, gentlemen. They are much appreciated.
So this next figure has been on the docket for many months. The main reason is because I really haven?t been inspired to finish him. I mean, the last thing the world needs is more V1 Cobra Commander figures. Really the only reason I wanted to make this figure at all is because I wanted to show him unmasked and in his Marvel disguise. (minus the John Lennons and ponytail, of course). I wanted to show ol CC unmasked but just a tad more intimidating. Now, as far as the figure itself, I?m not about to spend any more time on him than is absolutely necessary. I really should have given him some Contract-Ops pants, but I?ll be damned if I?m going to paint all that light blue. No, Strato-Ops legs were going to have to suffice for this figure. The Dime Novel bib is painted but has not been secured to the torso. I just slid it under the Japanese Officers belt. I gave CC a Webley pistol instead of his iconic laser pistol for no other reason than I think he looks good with a Webley. And I chose to put it high up in his waist in an attempt to make him look more, shall we say, ceremonial. Oh, also I wanted to give him light blue padded gloves just to see how they would turn out. Not bad. COBRA COMMANDER (V1): 1982
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