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03-29-2008, 10:06 PM | #1 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Hey folks,
These aren't customs so much as they are little tweaks to improve aspects of the originals that really turned me off. First up is Duke. I really hated this figure so I purchased the Allyosha head (highly reccomended) and made a belt out of a Flint belt and some added accessories. The M- 16 is Marauder. Next is Scarlett. I REALLY hated her Anime like head and thought about rplacing it until I saw someone on the board (sorry, can't remember who and can't find the post) do a simple repaint that made it look incredible. I decided to do one of my own. Then there's Flint without his beret. This was originally meant to be a helicopter pilot version, but the helmet I chose wouldn't fit on his noggin'. I haven't got aroung to fixing it yet. The group shot shows a repaint of 'ol Timber. I'd love to know what you think. |
03-29-2008, 10:15 PM | #2 |
Cobra Sith Lord
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Duke looks 100 times better with that head! I also love the way you made Timber look. Scarlett also looks better as well.
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03-29-2008, 10:17 PM | #3 |
seigie
Join Date: Mar 2008
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wow, duke looks mean as ell, nice job
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03-29-2008, 10:44 PM | #4 |
Czech Sniper
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Timber is incredible.
If I can find another v1 SE, I may have to ask you to paint me one like that. Plus I could use him for my favorite NCAA shool team - NCSU Wolfpak! .
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03-29-2008, 11:01 PM | #5 |
has been warned
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that duke head reminds me of Neal McDonough.
The scarlett looks very nice but she suddenly looks asian in the face. Did you repaint her face?
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03-30-2008, 12:06 AM | #6 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Hey, y'know you're right! He would make a great Duke. Yes, I did indeed repaint Scarletts head. I suppose she does look a bit asian in the photo- probably the angle of her head.
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03-30-2008, 12:17 AM | #7 |
Iron Grenadier
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I enjoy looking for 1:18 scale animals to paint up as Joe or Cobra companions. I think their as much fun as the figures. I'm currently looking for a dog for a Cobra dog handler custom, but I can't find onein scale that's mean enough. I'm glad you like him, though. Thanks for saying so. |
10-11-2009, 11:26 PM | #8 |
So much drama 'n the LBCs
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Digging up an old thread, but there's some fun in that.
These all look great. I am perfectly happy with my 5-pack Flint (even like the Munster face) but an "un-bereted" version is a cool idea. I thoroughly dislike Duke's babyface and Scarlett's awkward anime head, though. I am thinking about using Helix's head for Scarlett, but I'm going to hold out for a Resolute version of Scarlett... But your repainted head looks great. I never even thought that just repainting the original head would work so well. I wish the original came out like that instead of the awkward one Hasbro gave us. The original 5-pack Joes were great when they came out, but their heads all look way too anime after some of the newer sculpts in the line. Duke's head looks great. That's a great sculpt, and the paintjob does it justice. The best Duke head I've found is the unpainted CP Duke (the "greenshirt" version that came with Redstar) and this one blows it out of the water. |
10-12-2009, 10:09 AM | #9 |
Iron Grenadier
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Digging up an old thread, but there's some fun in that.
These all look great. I am perfectly happy with my 5-pack Flint (even like the Munster face) but an "un-bereted" version is a cool idea. I thoroughly dislike Duke's babyface and Scarlett's awkward anime head, though. I am thinking about using Helix's head for Scarlett, but I'm going to hold out for a Resolute version of Scarlett... But your repainted head looks great. I never even thought that just repainting the original head would work so well. I wish the original came out like that instead of the awkward one Hasbro gave us. The original 5-pack Joes were great when they came out, but their heads all look way too anime after some of the newer sculpts in the line. Duke's head looks great. That's a great sculpt, and the paintjob does it justice. The best Duke head I've found is the unpainted CP Duke (the "greenshirt" version that came with Redstar) and this one blows it out of the water. Thanks for bringing this post back around! I had almost forgotten about it! |
10-12-2009, 10:24 AM | #10 |
Crimson lady of the Guard
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Good job.
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