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06-14-2020, 10:04 AM | #1 |
Red Shadow
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I am still waiting on some new parts to continue my MTF customs so I have moved on to another project I have had on the go for a while (not GI Joe related but does use some GI Joe parts, especialy all my black figure fodder from the ROC movie).
Another influential 80s film of mine is the Road Warrior (Mad Max is good but I prefer the 2nd one), I do think this explains my love of the Dreadnoks. I have always been keen to have a Wastelanders display and did consider collecting the Steel Monsters line but they are hard to find (especially in good condition) and the figures are a bit dated in terms of articulation so I decide to make my own customs. So to follow over the next few days are my Survivors, Marauders and Scavengers... |
06-14-2020, 10:07 AM | #2 |
Red Shadow
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First up is the hero of my display, very loosely based on Mad Max (I wanted the display to be about the wastelanders not the character of Max).
The vehicle is called Turbo, and the figures are Drifter and Stunner (she was called Bombshell in the planning stage but when I finished her I named the files Stunner so I have stuck with that). The car is made from an Iron Man vehicle and took a lot of work, I had seen this vehicle used in custom by someone else and thought it had the look I wanted but when I got it it was impossible to get any figures in. I had to completely gut the vehicle of all it's electronics, lower the floor and put in new seats (and that was before I even considered what needed doing for the finished look). It is now possible to sit the figures inside (although you still have to remove the roof to do it) it is not practical but I like how it looks on display. |
06-14-2020, 10:10 AM | #3 |
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Next up is the head baddie Humungus and his Monster vehicle. The other figures are Wild Cat and Toadie (he is named after the character in the Road Warrior as I liked the name, but is not the same). Unlike above this vehicle took no work, I really like this Bad Guyz monster truck and built the whole display around it.
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06-14-2020, 12:15 PM | #4 |
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Great work man!!!
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06-14-2020, 08:58 PM | #5 |
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Great stuff mandem! What head is that on stunner?
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06-15-2020, 12:30 AM | #6 |
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Love these!!!! I want that truck!! Your custom wasteland "vamp" cough cough is something I would love to buy. Keep them coming if you have more in the works.
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06-15-2020, 04:46 AM | #7 |
Red Shadow
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Thanks, stay tuned for more customs to come.
Cheers, the head is from a Marvel Universe Invisible Woman, it is a little loose so it would be best to hot glue it if you wanted to use it, but it does display well just pushed on. Thanks, that monster truck is well worth getting (although not easy to find complete). More "vamps" to come (there literally is one called that), although I think Wild Cat is my favourite. There certainly is more from this project coming I just like to tease them out over a few days. Speaking of which... |
06-15-2020, 04:49 AM | #8 |
Red Shadow
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To me the whole look of Road Pig seems to be based on Wez from The Road Warrior but with a different head so I used that figure as a base. The head is from Avacslab and I assume is meant to be Ninja Force Zartan but when I saw it I thought Wez.
The vehicle is nothing like Wez's in the film and is a Chap Mei vehicle that I picked up in a lot of other stuff and failed miserably to sell on. Then when I was doing this project inspiration hit me how I could use it to become the Stiletto. |
06-15-2020, 04:52 AM | #9 |
Red Shadow
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Another (more obscure) character I wanted to make from the film is the Bad Cop. I hope I achieved his look with a cobra trooper head, custom shades and a regular GI Joe helmet with the top painted silver and the bottom half black.
His vehicle is called the Interceptor and is made from a Chap Mei police car with some extras added. The armoured sunroof opens to act as a gun shield for his co-driver Punk when she pops up to shoot. |
06-15-2020, 07:49 AM | #10 |
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Ha, ha! Those definitely have the Road Warrior written all over them! The Turbo, the Bad Guyz Monster Truck and the Interceptor all look like they popped out of the movie and into your figure display; nicely done! All of the figures are very well done, too! On a side note, I hope your Wez is wearing pants, and not just chaps...
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