Welcome to the 2017 JoeCustoms Awards. Out of all the nominations and all the finalists, these were the ones you thought were the best this past year. Congratulations.

Custom Figures/Vehicles/Playsets

• Best G.I. Joe custom
  • Winner: Payload by Ian
  
  2nd place: Night Force Tundra Stalker by StevieSNLD
  
• Best Cobra custom
  • Winner: Shadow Tracker by StevieSNLD
  
  2nd place: Headhunter (brown) by Ian
  
• Best Others custom
  • Winner: Tie
  • Bald Bull by Rambo
  
  • B.A. Baracus by StevieSNLD
  
  2nd place: Jimi Hendrix by 2DARK2C
  
• Best Other Affiliation (Dreadnok, Iron Grenadiers, Oktober Guard, etc) custom
  • Winner: Cold Slither by 2DARK2C
  
• Best No Joe Challenge custom
  • Winner: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by kramer 70
  
  2nd place: Hollywood Hogan by drbindy
  
• Best Original character
  • Winner: Dr. Emil Zorak by joemichaels70
  
  2nd place: Grim Viper by Tim 121RVC
  
• Best o-ring style figure
  • Winner: Trap Jaw by XXXXXX
  
  2nd place: Tie
  Cold Slither by 2DARK2C
  
  Zanya by Kwinn_Lives
  
• Best Non-4" construction figure
  • Winner: Serpentor by Vanishing Point
  
  2nd Place: Cobra Commander by Vanishing Point
  
• Best Group Project custom
  • Winner: The Fridge by 2DARK2C
  
  2nd place: Iron Viper by XXXXX
  
• Best Lazy Boy Custom
  • Winner: Chopper by Kwinn_Lives
  
  2nd place: Hydro-Viper by Kiwnn_Lives
  
• Best female custom
  • Winner: Abbey Chase by drbindy
  
  2nd place: Swift by bucky
  
• Most Humorous custom
  • Winner: Cousin Eddie by bucky
  
  2nd place: Marvin the Martian by pluv
  
• Best Sculpting on a custom
  • Winner: Adam Bomb by bucky
  
• Best Modifications on a custom
  • Winner: Tie
  • Triceraton by bucky
  
  • B.A. Baracus by StevieSNLD
  
• Best SEA vehicle custom
  • Winner: Iron Bugg by Blood Brigade
  
• Best LAND vehicle custom
  • Winner: Zartan Swamp Buggy by 2DARK2C
  
  2nd place: HISS V by icebreaker
  
• Best AIR vehicle custom
  • Winner: Holy Roller Mi-24 Hind by Short Bus Kustoms???
  
  2nd place: Advanced Fang by Ian
  
• Best Playset custom
  • Winner: Tie
  • Abandoned Rolling Thunder by Short Bus Kustoms
  
  • nova Wall by joemichaels70
  
  2nd place: Futurama Planetary Express Display by joemichaels70
  
• Best use of a Found Item (ie - I can't believe it's not fodder!)
  • Winner: Excite Bike (shoebox diorama) by 2DARK2C
  
  2nd place: Cold Slither (slime barrel, leds, Christmas ornaments, wire, zip ties, and toothpicks) by 2DARK2C
  

Technique

• * Best overall painter: Refers to overall painting skills of a customizer, not just on a specific custom.
  • Winner: drbindy
  2nd place: Tie
  OreBuilder
  chad_ghost
• * Best photography: Refers to overall photography skills of a customizer, not just on a specific custom.
  • Winner: 3 Way Tie
  • Blood Brigade
  • drbindy
  • OreoBuilder
• * Best overall customizer for figures in 2017:
  • Winner: Kwinn_Lives
  2nd place: drbindy
• * Best overall customizer for vehicles in 2017:
  • Winner: BloodBrigade
• * Best overall customizer for playsets in 2017:
  • Winner: Short Bus Kustoms
  2nd place: 2DARK2C
• * Most improved customizer: (person whose technique, skill and overall performance has become more impressive over the past year)
  • Winner: Kwinn_Lives
  2nd place: 2DARK2C
• * Customizer from whom you "borrow" the most ideas:
  • Winner: Tie
  • drbindy
  • OreoBuilder
  2nd place: Tim 121RVC

Miscellaneous

• Best JoeCustoms Newcomer for 2017:
  • Winner: StevieSNLD
  2nd place: Lukachu
• The drbindy Most Helpful Board Member Award:
  • Winner: 2DARK2C
  2nd place: bucky
• Joecustoms.com Gyre-Viper Lifetime Achievement Award: To be given to a member for their value to the site and the G.I. Joe community as a whole. Previous winners (beav, General Hawk, camper, Cap, Marauder John, JFAK075, pluv, Matthew, chad_ghost, gijoey, Spin Doctor, joemichaels70, drbindy, Gyre-Viper, Lance Sputnik, nova, OreoBuilder, ZombieGuide, bucky, The Spectre, and HypnoHustler) are ineligible.
  • Winner: 2DARK2C
  2nd place: j_man