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| Author: | Kilcarr [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Character repurposing |
I know this topic has come up a number of times, and I actually do this quite often, but I wanted to share my latest that is kind of fueling my fire right now. I was fortunate to luck into a Topside at Joe Con and I really like the Super Scientist/Dr. Quest feel I get from him. I just need to come up with a different name/bio. What are some recent character rewrites you've done? Attachment: photo.JPG [ 113.29 KiB | Viewed 881 times ] |
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| Author: | Lance Sputnik [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Character repurposing |
Just about every PoC figure I have that hasn't been turned into some kind of custom has been repurposed in some way. Mostly into some kind of Adventure Team. It's all very loosely formed, but I really only keep the 'anniversary style' tribute figures as who they were intended. Everyone else is, at this point, some generic adventurer, or has been turned into a custom or five. |
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| Author: | pluv [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Character repurposing |
Rise of Cobra Desert Footloose. It was barely passable as Footloose before the Club released their Footloose. After they released him, I ended up using the RoC version as just another Desert ops background fodder guy. Then I came across one of those cheap walmart sets and one of the 5 poa guys came with a tan rubbery helmet. I put it on the RoC Footloose and BAM...Peach Pants McGee aka Rumbler.  I'll have to snap a pic when I get home. |
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| Author: | Kilcarr [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Character repurposing |
pluv wrote: Rise of Cobra Desert Footloose. It was barely passable as Footloose before the Club released their Footloose. After they released him, I ended up using the RoC version as just another Desert ops background fodder guy. Then I came across one of those cheap walmart sets and one of the 5 poa guys came with a tan rubbery helmet. I put it on the RoC Footloose and BAM...Peach Pants McGee aka Rumbler. I'll have to snap a pic when I get home. Do that! I'd like to see it. |
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| Author: | Joeczar [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Character repurposing |
I'd just like to say I like the way you posed Topside in that picture, it looks like he's motioning a "Volunteer" over to get jammed inside that exo suit, nicely executed. |
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| Author: | Kilcarr [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Character repurposing |
Joeczar wrote: I'd just like to say I like the way you posed Topside in that picture, it looks like he's motioning a "Volunteer" over to get jammed inside that exo suit, nicely executed. Thanks! That was kind of what I was going for. 
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| Author: | DarkJedi [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Character repurposing |
For the most part, I use one iconic version of a character in my universe, with very little use of alternate uniforms. Some re-purposed characters I've done. Any other Ace figure are another pilots All other versions of Wet Suit and Torpedo are other Navy Seals. Female Dial-Tone is Landline Ace v5 (gray version from 1998) is the pilot of the Night boomer, codename Mooch. Ghost Hawk VTOL Duke is a Steel Brigade Pilot 2005 Comic Pack Firefly is a Demo-Viper, Firefly's hand-picked squad of Explosives Experts Comic Pack Cobra Commander (Fred) is ARAH version of Wraith Comic Pack #76 Flint is Longhorn, a new Ranger 2002 Serpentor is Reptilcus, a second attempt using new sources of DNA Frostbite v9 is used as a HYDRA or other Marvel universe type mercenary soldier Shipwreck v3 is Stinky Diver Shipwreck v2 and v4 are other Navy Seals assigned to the JOE Team, based on the USS Flagg RoC Breaker is a Foreign Languages Specialist or Drone Operator assigned to the JOE Team Astronaut Flash is a new Astronaut that is assigned to the Defiant Payload v2 is a headswap away from being another Astronaut Ozone v2 and v2 are headswaps away from being JOE shuttle crewman Silver Pads Grand Slam is a new JUMP Specialist/Trainer Cobra Vipers (green with BAT legs) are Cobra Sea Snakes, the members of the Cobra Navy assigned as crew to various Cobra water based vehicles Big Bear (black version) is a new character 98 Colonel Brekhov is a new character 98 Lt Gorky is a new character Convention Dragonsky is a new character Iron Bear is not the commander of the Oktober Guard. Might be the Political Officer assigned to the team to keep them pure from Western vices... Sonic Law was given a Drop Zone head for a new character I take various Tiger Force characters, disassemble them, and then put them together in matching paint schemes for entirely new characters: Duke upper and Lifeline lowers Dusty uppers with Bazooka lowers Tripwire uppers and Roadblock lowers Roadblock uppers with Flint lowers Lifeline uppers with Frostbite lowers Frostbite uppers with Duke lowers Recondo uppers with Skystriker lowers green Jinx is a new character |
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| Author: | Spin Doctor [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Character repurposing |
I use the RoC MARS Troopers as the Red Skull's personal guards and I use PoC Beach Head as Wreckage. Retaliation Roadblock is my Major Barrage. Apart from those, I don't have many straight-up repurposed figures anymore. Everyone else is customized to some extent. |
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| Author: | Darko [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Character repurposing |
...okay, has anyone cast that Topside head? Because that would make a perfect Hank Scorpio. On the topic at hand, some simple ones like using the 3-pack Red Ninja as Slice, RoC Cover Girl as Daina, and an LBC of PoC Quick Kick with Retaliation Kamakura head and hood as a 'training' Storm Shadow. |
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| Author: | MobileBattleBunker [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Character repurposing |
I have a list of about fifty headswap/straight up character repurposes - Ultimate Roadblock sans vest is my Big Brawler atm. Reactive Armor Duke w/ Budo head is my Budo Agent helix head on a movie cover girl body is Jane Colton |
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| Author: | Otto the Otter [ Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Character repurposing |
These are really just the renamed figures or figures with maybe just a head swap. Battle Corps Keel Haul - Admiral Ledger (eventually want to customize him to make him look different) War Machine - Advanced Battle Android Trooper, programmed with battle tactics and control the other BATs in combat Roc Breaker - Agent Shaz, Comm officer for my Urban Assault team Air Raid - Air Raid, not a renamed Airborne Cancelled Desert Riprord - Altimeter 25th Night Watch Troops - ARBCO Troopers RoC Desert Ambush Duke - Arroyo Bench Press - Bench Press, not a renamed RnR Temple Guardian SE - Black Dragon PoC Recondo - Blaine Battle Corps Countdown - Booster VvV Recondo - Bull Dog Resolute Alley Viper - Cobra Officer equivalent to Resolute Trooper Comic Pack Gen. Flagg - Col. Sharpe RoC Gen Hawk - Gen. Quaid Battle Corps Cutter - Cruiser (one of Cutter's prototype names) Lady Dial Tone - Dial Up RoC The Doctor - Dr. Rex Canceled RoC Arctic Duke - Drift O-ring Night Watch - Driver Corps, vehicle crew members PoC Dusty - Dune (slight customizing) RoC EEL - EEL Commander Shipwreck - Flagg crewmen with all differntheads RoC Duke from the five pack - Ghost VvV green Shipwreck - SEAL Grease Gun Desrert RoC five pack Footloose - SEAL Grease Gun Pilot Scarlett - Glenda RoC Nano Vipers - Gunship Commando Retaliation Trooper - Gunslinger (named individual character) Hammer Drones - Anti-BAT Task Force Lava Viper - Hazard Viper Commander RoC Rampage - Heavy Metal HISS Scout Driver - HISS Driver Commander RoC Flash - Cobra Laser Trooper "Hot Spot" PoC Spirit - Iron Knife PoC Desert SE - Javelina Desert five pack Repeater - Mac Grey Big Bear - Wolf RoC Zartan/RoC Grunt - Pit Commando RoC Beach Head - Rampage (with RoC Ripcord head) Spc. Altitude - Ripcord Ret Road Block - Rock GvC Lowlight - Rooftop Ret Red Ninja - Satan PoC Zartan - Scorpion PoC Desert Storm Shadow - Shadow Wind (with unmasked SS head) Shockwave v2 - Shock Blast PoC Shockwave - Shock Blast Battle Corps Lifeline - Siren Jungle Viper - Sniper Viper PoC Hawk - Sparks The Jurassic Park big guy - Taiaha Ret Red/black ninja - Torri RnR v2 - Trailblazer RoC Wet Suit - Wet Down RoC Jungle Ripcord - Wreckage (with RoC Beach Head's head) |
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| Author: | DarkJedi [ Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Character repurposing |
A couple of things I forgot to mention. A JOE only gets one codename for life. That name is never re-used by any other JOE. I do not have any duplicate codenames. Airborne is Franklin Talltree, the Sky Patrol guy has a different codename. Benchpress is not Rock 'n Roll with a new codename. Benchpress is actually Benchmark, He is former Army Airborne, currently serving as either a Forest Ranger or similar role as a Smokejumper on a Hot Shot crew. Claymore runs Tiger Force, with his right hand men, Sabretooth and Wreckage. |
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| Author: | Wowboy [ Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Character repurposing |
The only one I recall off the top of my head was repurposing the Roadblocks as a kid... since I didn't have an 84 Roadblock, I used the heck out of my 86 figure. However, I always put the original design on a bit of a pedestal and when the Tiger Force Roadblock came out, he became my definitive version of the character. I still like the 86 figure, so I re-christened him. I forget what I called him though, as it didn't last too long. 88 was my last year to be "into" Joes as a child. As an adult, I do recall repurposing the BC Gung Ho and calling him "Jarhead." This changed a bit when I used his head as a custom Zap and gave Jarhead Salvo's head. He got repainted into Desert Camo and was unfortunately killed by Sidewinder, my Desert Scorpion repaint 
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| Author: | pluv [ Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Character repurposing |
Kilcarr wrote: pluv wrote: Rise of Cobra Desert Footloose. It was barely passable as Footloose before the Club released their Footloose. After they released him, I ended up using the RoC version as just another Desert ops background fodder guy. Then I came across one of those cheap walmart sets and one of the 5 poa guys came with a tan rubbery helmet. I put it on the RoC Footloose and BAM...Peach Pants McGee aka Rumbler. I'll have to snap a pic when I get home. Do that! I'd like to see it. 
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