Welcome to the 2019 JoeCustoms Awards. Out of all the nominations and all the finalists, these are the ones you thought were the best this past year. Congratulations to everyone.

Custom Figures/Vehicles/Playsets

• Best G.I. Joe custom
  • Winner: Popeye by drbindy
  
  • 2nd place: Duke by HissHissFangFang
  
• Best Cobra custom
  • Winner: Para-Psites by DanOfTheDead
  
  • 2nd place: Stealth B.A.T.s by DanOfTheDead
  
• Best Others (Not GI Joe) custom
  • Winner: Usagi Yojimbo by Ian
  
  • 2nd place: Tie
  • Frankenstein Monster by sgcaper
  
  • Blackthorne by drbindy
  
• Best Other Faction custom (Action Force, Black Dragon, Iron Grenadier, Oktober Guard, Red Shadow, Coil)
  • Winner: Tie
  • Dr. Bindy by drbindy
  
  • Phylax Enforcer by 2DARK2C
  
  • 2nd place: Stormavik by Kwinn_Lives
  
• Best original character
  • Winner: 3 Way Tie
  • Striker by Kwinn_Lives
  
  • Wardens by DanoFTheDead
  
  • Glamour by DanoFTheDead
  
• Best o-ring construction figure
  • Winner: Stormavik by Kwinn_Lives
  
  • 2nd place: Outback by StevieSNLD
  
• Best non 1/18 construction figure (Kreo, Sigma Six, 12 inch, etc)
  • Winner: Serpentress by Vanishing Point
  
  • 2nd place: Pinhead by Vanishing Point
  
• Best Group Project custom
  • Winner: TanCada by 2DARK2C
  
  • 2nd place: Cobra La Lab by 2DARK2C
  
• Best LBC (Little to no paint or modifications)
  • Winner: Storm Shadow by jldubbya515
  
  • 2nd place: Ghost Rider by pluv
  
• Best female custom
  • Winner: Penelope Pitstop by sgcaper
  
  • 2nd place: Batgirl by drbindy
  
• Most humorous custom
  • Winner: Thor by pluv
  
  • 2nd place: OX-H8 by pluv
  
• Best sculpting on a custom
  • Winner: Popeye by drbindy
  
  • 2nd place: Thor by pluv
  
• Best modifications (sanding, carving, cutting, adding holster, attaching limbs, or otherwise making the base part totally different) on a custom
  • Winner: TanCada by 2DARK2C
  
  • 2nd place: Frankenstein Monster by sgcaper
  
• Best SEA vehicle custom
  • Winner: Orca by kramer 70
  
  • 2nd place: Cobra Leviathon by Blood Brigade
  
• Best LAND vehicle custom
  • Winner: TanCada by 2DARK2C
  
  • 2nd place: Wombat by Blood Brigade
  
• Best AIR vehicle custom
  • Winner: Cobra Fang Hellfire by DREMEL
  
  • 2nd place: Firebird by Kwinn_Lives
  
• Best playset custom
  • Winner: JoeCustoms The Diorama by pluv
  
  • 2nd place: Tavern by drbindy
  
• Best use of a found item (ie - I cannot believe it is not fodder!)
  • Winner: Statuary (plastic succulent pot) by 2DARK2C
  
  • 2nd place: F.E.T.C.H. (Orbitz gum container) by pluv
  

Technique

• Best overall painter: Refers to overall painting skills of customizer, not just on a specific custom
  • Winner: drbindy
  2nd place: Tie
  HissHissFangFang
  Kwinn_Lives
• Best photography: Refers to overall photography skills of customizer, not just on a specific custom
  • Winner: Blood Brigade
  2nd place: drbindy
• Best overall customizer for figures in 2019
  • Winner: drbindy
  2nd place: Kwinn_Lives
• Best overall customizer for vehicles in 2019
  • Winner: Blood Brigade
  2nd place: DREMEL
• Best overall customizer for playsets in 2019
  • Winner: drbindy
  2nd place: Lance Sputnik
• Most improved customizer (person whose technique, skill and overall performance has become more impressive over the past year)
  • Winner: 2DARK2C
  2nd place: Tie
  StevieSNLD
  Kwinn_Lives
• Customizer from whom you borrow the most ideas
  • Winner: drbindy
  2nd place: Tie
  OreoBuilder
  pluv

Miscellaneous

• Best JoeCustoms Newcomer
  • Winner: HissHissFangFang
  2nd place: dropshipbob
• The drbindy Most Helpful Board Member (Advice, site graphics, tutorials, explanations, assitance, etc.)
  • Winner: 2DARK2C
  2nd place: DanOfTheDead
• 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. The following previous Winners are ineligible: 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, HypnoHustler, 2DARK2C and Blood Brigade.
• Winner: TR1ER aka Marauder Ruben
2nd place: DanOfTheDead