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07-03-2022, 09:00 AM | #1421 |
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NEW RECRUITS!!!!!
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! #336/X130. UNCLE S.A.M. (Super.Android.Mecha) Marauder Task Force Origin: U.S.A. branch of Advanced ROBO-tics Season 9 Totally inspired by a freebie Fresh Monkey Fiction head given to me by the Vitruvian Armory, I can't let a unique head go to waste! lol ...So I started concocting a plan for adding big Sam to my MTF Universe. I thought the best way to do this (and make it fresh) was to make him symbolic, but not an actual person, as I did not want to make him someone in a costume, nor did I want him to be a quite by-the-book recreation, but definitely still needed to follow the 'ole red white & blue color palette. The exo-suit seemed like the most fun way to recreate him + amp him up, & I was able to keep the colors with mostly "parts bin" remaining materials, luckily I got the rest of what I needed just in time for this Independence Day weekend drop... which I planned him for! ;-) UNCLE S.A.M. was created by Science Director GREG D. SCOTT as a final presentation to show off the new MTF Exo-Suits that could be controlled by an Android when it would be too dangerous for humans. In a way to make it seem as patriotic as possible (& to appeal to both the investors & the American public,) he decided to go full-on with a red-white-and-blue theme, with both the exo-suit mech-armor & the android controlling it, all while also having the android resemble the long-time national personification of the United States... Uncle Sam. SCOTT also actually called the android UNCLE S.A.M. (s.a.m. for Super.Android.Mecha), as to come full circle with his patriotic theme... The android put on a spectacular presentation for spectators & was a hit with the audience instantly giving the green-light for SCOTT to further develop the project. Now S.A.M. has been a figure head & advertising favorite of the Exo-technology U.S.A. branch of Advanced ROBO-tics ever since. Last edited by Steel Brigade; 07-19-2022 at 12:24 PM.. |
07-03-2022, 09:01 AM | #1422 |
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#337/X131. TEMPEST (based on G.I. Joe ARAH Cobra "Vapor")
Wrath Origin: Unknown Season 10 On Facebook someone had recommended me using the Fresh Monkey Fiction Space Force Robot head for my kit-bash B.A.T.S... I liked the head, but not for B.A.T.S.... I bought one anyway & after looking at it, I realized it had a close resemblance to the Cobra Vapor, & got excited about putting this one together, as we had the Hurricane growing up, & I have been thinking about recreating the pilot for years, but never had a solid direction for him. Now with this head, some Boss Fight add-ons & an MGR body, my Vapor-bash ended up being my favorite of this drop! ;-) No one seems to quite know where TEMPEST came from, & his flying skills are so on point, that he is believed to be a cyborg experiment created by WRATH. His head is encased in a helmet with vast imaging processors, giving him a 360 view, as well as voice command targeting systems that are unmatched. Important data can be projected directly onto his helmet's field of vision screen in seconds. This enables TEMPEST to engage a target instantaneously, substantially increasing his first-hit probability percentage. His lighting response time has been seen in both the air & in space, to the point where it doesn't seem possible that a human could be cable of such astonishing aerial acrobatics. He is often seen leading squad's of WRATH ROCKET TROOPERS. Last edited by Steel Brigade; 07-19-2022 at 12:22 PM.. |
07-03-2022, 09:01 AM | #1423 |
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#338/X132. WRATH TANK COMMANDER (based on G.I. Joe unproduced Walmart "Hiss Tank Driver" 2003)
Wrath Origin: USA Season 8 Retro Hiss Driver head cast from ebay inspired this build! But instead of doing "Rip-It" since he was in G.I. Joe Retro, I wanted to homage the unproduced Walmart "Hiss Tank Driver" from 2003. So I went with that coloration when finishing the head colors, & added an "8" sticker from repro-lables to homage the 788 Hiss Tank number, & 8 is usually considered an unlucky number unlike 7, so... ;-) I also used (for the first time) a Mr. Hebime build tactic here by reversing the "smooth" panels inside out on the plate vest. Thanks for the great idea from your past builds Mr. H! The WRATH TANK COMMANDER is a bit paranoid, mostly because his job requires driving a high speed tank over land, & with the way the world is going, there is less and less "earth" to go around. This is causing him to take more risks, not follow orders, & look at every battle as his last, whether it be friend or foe. Once a former pro-golfer, he joined WRATH when most of the ground went under & naturally his luxurious career ended, so he needed to reinvent himself... and the strategies he used in his sport, came to be of great advantage in this new opportunity of paid warfare. Now his missions mostly involve territory capture & holding... & with his job paranoia, it has made him particularly successful for WRATH'S cause. 2023 Update: Last edited by Steel Brigade; 05-19-2023 at 05:47 PM.. |
07-03-2022, 09:02 AM | #1424 |
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INTRODUCING 'NAM 19XX!
SEASON 1: MARAUDER TASK FORCE (a military special forces team is reborn to battle against the GUNRUNNERS!) SEASON 2: MTF - TOKYO DARK (the battle against the Tokyo Underworld!) SEASON 3: MTF - SQUAD 87Z (return to the Himalayas to solve the mutant zombie crisis!) SEASON 4: MTF - OCTOBER STORM (The MTF, STRONG ARM & W.A.S.P. race for secret technology!) SEASON 5: MTF - PHANTOM FORCE (MTF Night Ops Team is out to stop a nuclear trade war to the highest bidder!) SEASON 6: MTF - ROC REMIX (the ROC TOY LINE & EXPANDED UNIVERSE characters revisited - traveling the Americas in their new MTF Mobile Command Center!) SEASON 7: MTF - WILD STRIKE! (primordial adventure on the mysterious Grendel Island where the GUNRUNNERS are weaponizing hybrid creatures for mass destruction!) SEASON 8: MARAUDERGEDDON (Alternate Universe story line with a post-apocalyptic setting, featuring dystopian characters, more exo-suits, & more ninjas!) *WAR MACHINE TRIBUTE (from the 2009 G.I. Joe mockbuster!) SEASON 9: FUTURE WAR (Continuing the alternate universe story years later, most of the Earth's continents are now underwater due to Global changes! With our terrain near uninhabitable, the MTF leads humanity to find a new frontier, while fighting off the remaining threats vying for what's left of our own planet!) *SIDE STORY: SHINJUKU DEMON PARADE (A year after the events of the Future War, Yurei Kage & Yaku have departed a near sunken Japan, & the shift in environment has left the Demon Veil broken! Now the horrors from the other side are coming through! Will new heroes arise? SEASON 10: WET WORLD (Time has passed since the Future War... The Earth is now completely flooded, & humanity has left for new life in space, leaving the minority that is still surviving on Earth to live on floating city rigs above the water, & defend against the enemy remnants that still wish to rule the Wet World!) 'NAM 19XX: (Alternate Timeline - When Gung-Ho learnt of reports of a technically advanced terrorist group operating in Vietnam called the "CRIMSON MOON..." who had secretly joined forces with the reformed VIET CONG to restart activities of conquest... all while having United States soldiers held prisoner there for over a decade... he defied orders and returned to Vietnam to investigate with a small team of like-minded Joes going under the name MARAUDER TASK FORCE with a goal to rescue any survivors & capture the enemy!) *SNEAK PEAK of 'NAM 19XX story line and characters! In anticipation for MGR's Vietnam themed figures coming in 2023, I have developed a story line for my MTF Universe based very loosely on Action Force (British) Comics continuity & adding some of the upcoming Eagle Force releases to the story line... *Since 'NAM 19XX takes place in an alternate timeline, I will be using the original code names for the characters rather than re-codes that are in the other seasons. #339/V1. BAZOOKA (based on G.I. Joe ARAH "Bazooka" in Sunbow animation colors) Marauder Task Force (G.I. Joe) Origin: USA 'NAM 19XX Like everyone else here, we have MUCH to look forward to next year when the MGR Vietnam figures drop. I know a lot of us have plenty of figures in mind, & most of them will be similar with the new catalog provided... So I am using this time to help expand the 'Nam roster that's coming with additional classic characters & flesh out my story line a bit for what's still yet to come. Ba-Zook' here is a parts-bin-build, & based on his Sunbow colors rather than the usual toy coloration. Although using the current MGR catalog will require us to bend a little bit when it comes to actual "era" specific details, I figured leaving the year ambiguous for when the events of my story happen (& my title), while still getting creative when replicating the classic characters, can help blend the Vietnam-ish builds I'm making now, along with the more accurate future built characters. For instance I used a bandana to simulate Bazooka's classic helmet's look here rather than using the more current plug that usually goes in that spot. He's all MGR except the DNL head & repro label stickers! ;-) Word got out around about GUNG-HO'S secret Marauder Task Force Unit running into trouble when facing the combined CRIMSON MOON & VIET CONG forces... LT. FALCON has been assigned a rescue team to find out what happened & pull out any surviving JOES. BAZOOKA was immediately added to FALCON'S first strike roster. BAZOOKA has never been the sharpest soldier, but he's a great shot & a survivor, & he has made it through more rounds with the enemy under heavy fire than seems humanly possible. It's his fighting spirit & willingness to survive that has impressed his senior officers time & time again, & has lead him to victory when overwhelming odds have been stacked against him. With how the JOES are going into Vietnam with little to no intel on this new combined enemy force, FALCON needs guys who will go into overtime... especially when there's no time left... & BAZOOKA is that kind of a JOE. Last edited by Steel Brigade; 09-20-2022 at 12:18 PM.. |
07-03-2022, 11:17 AM | #1425 |
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#340/V2. MAMBA VIPER
Crimson Moon informant (former Cobra operative) Origin: South Africa 'NAM 19XX Another one totally inspired by a head cast found on ebay, I thought I was going to make this a regular male Viper, but then I thought the colors might be more fun to actually make a female Viper out of! Another parts-bin build, I used parts left over that I had when I ended up changing my color direction on my "Kunioichi Kaede" build. Based on the Cobra Mamba Helicopter coloration, I wanted to make her from where actual Mambas come from, South Africa, thus I used the darker skin tone. The lower arms & snake gauntlets are Boss Fight but the rest is MGR... ;-) There once was an squad of MAMBA VIPERS, an elite female team that were co-pilots to the GYRO-VIPERS in 2 of the 3 "heads" of the COBRA MAMBA HELICOPTERS. But when the CRIMSON MOON took down the squad of MAMBA HELICOPTERS doing recon in Vietnam, & the surviving pilots were captured... all were executed for being loyal to COBRA except for 1... That sole MAMBA VIPER now works as an informant on COBRA'S current terrorist activities to aid the rising threat of the CRIMSON MOON forces... in hopes that they will become the new leader in terrorism for world domination. Her past relations to COBRA & her information on them have kept her alive, but she still wears the COBRA uniform & has not been granted CRIMSON MOON status, she wonders how long it will be before her usefulness has ended! Last edited by Steel Brigade; 09-01-2022 at 06:48 PM.. |
07-03-2022, 03:18 PM | #1426 |
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I love that Mamba Viper.
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07-03-2022, 03:26 PM | #1427 |
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Another stout batch. Still coming up with killer combos this deep into your work is pretty impressive.
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07-03-2022, 09:50 PM | #1428 |
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Uncle Sam is awesome!! Very creative of you to add this to your roster and what a better time now that we're celebrating his birth! Really nice figure!
Love Vapor, probably my favorite of this round. The colors here pop nicely and that robot head just finishes off the figure in the best way. I'm thinking I'll borrow this recipe to make own Robot assassin. Great figure! Beautiful head cast for the Hiss Tank Driver! Really like the concept here and of course the idea from Mr H shines here. Awesome build bro. I very look forward to seeing more of the 'Nam roster here. Ba-Zook' here truly rocks, a fun character and you surely did him justice. Gotta say that I really like his Sunbow colors rather than the usual toy coloration. Spot on execution! Mamba Viper looks exceptional! Really like the head cast you found and that Val body finishes off the build nicely. This has to go with the rest of the female character I really dig. You know how much I love your female additions Absolutely fantastic round of customs bro!! |
07-04-2022, 07:01 AM | #1429 |
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I knew this was going to be a solid round of figures as soon as I saw Uncle SAM and you did not disappoint! And I also feel honored to get a shout out for helping inspire a build, thanks for that SB. My favorites for this 5 pack would be Vapor and Uncle SAM, but the other 3 are definitely worthy of being included in your ever expanding MTF mythos. Looking forward to seeing more customs from you bud.
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07-05-2022, 07:38 PM | #1430 |
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Okay, Tempest is utterly badass. Love everything about the design and execution.
Uncle Sam is probably my new favorite of yours. It just screams America. Definitely need a crossover with Captain America and him side by side.
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