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02-19-2010, 11:31 PM | #1 |
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This is a figure that I put together for another custom forum. The idea behind this figure was this... I was sent a bag full of "spare parts" and tasked to assemble and paint a figure from the parts. The rules said that I could add any extra accessories that I wanted, but had to assemble the figure from the parts that I was sent.
Let's start with the parts that I was sent: My first idea was to bash the Shipwreck head with the Viper helmet... which I did... and then make a new Dreadnok out of that... but the head piece was way too small to work with any of the torsos. Not sure why, but I want to try and re-visit that idea at some point, so I'll see if I can make a second figure out of the leftovers. So I was pretty much stuck with Duke at that point. We have had sooooo many versions of Duke... but I don't remember a Jungle version, so that's what I went with: (I wanted to take more pics but my camera battery was dead from Toy Fair and I forgot to recharge it... so it died after those two shots. I'll re-charge and take more pics soon) I used the Duke head, Matt Trakker torso, Arctic Snake Eyes legs, Snake Eyes upper arms and elbows and then the gloves from that other figure (who I didn't recognize but thought they were cool). Big problem was that they elbow joints for those mystery lower arms were too small to fit into the Snake Eyes upper arms, so I cut the SE arms and added the mystery gloves. But, the glove articulation was mid forearm, which I just glued to the SE arms... so I used the Blasterman/Obi-Shinobi wrist articulation method by cutting the hands off and then putting some small LEGO levers in the middle to give the hands articulation. I added the backpack/hat/rifle w/custom sling/belt to finish him off... and then attempted my first ever camouflage paint job. Let me know what you think. Because I don't really collect GI Joe figures, he's pretty much out of place in my collection. If you're interested in grabbing him, please contact me. Otherwise I'll be putting him on ebay to help me with the $2K vet bill I have to pay from putting my cat to sleep this past week :-/
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02-19-2010, 11:34 PM | #2 |
Beer Viper
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i always love your customs buddy, nice work !
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02-19-2010, 11:34 PM | #3 |
a series of tubes
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Dude, that came out great! I'd love to have a Duke like that on my shelf. Nice job!
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02-19-2010, 11:46 PM | #4 |
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Sorry to hear about your cat :(
Man, that Duke is uber-cool! The parts you picked to use flow really well and the paint job turned out great. First time with camo?!?! He kind of reminds me of LRRP Snake-Eyes. 2 ball jointed thumbs up! He could actually pass for an official Hasbro release. |
02-20-2010, 12:08 AM | #5 |
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That duke rocks!!!
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02-20-2010, 12:12 AM | #6 |
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killer job bro.
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02-20-2010, 12:14 AM | #7 |
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Nice man!
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02-20-2010, 12:21 AM | #8 |
Night Force
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Incredible work as always! I'd add a figure like that to my collection in a heartbeat! Great job!
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02-20-2010, 12:21 AM | #9 |
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Very Nice
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02-20-2010, 12:27 AM | #10 |
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Fantastic!!!
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