Here are a couple new custom figures I have completed. First up is a character who I call Nomad.

Bio: Nomad is an enigma to the GI Joe Team and Cobra alike. He appears out of no where, fighting against Cobra forces, but doesn't side with the Joes. He shoots first, shoots straight, and doesn't stick around for Q & A sessions afterwards.

Major Bludd recently reported to Cobra Commander that a number of Cobra Desert Vipers went missing while on a mission, and that during their last transmission, they reported one of their teammates wasn't who he appeared to be, so they were keeping an eye on him... They haven't been heard from since, and are considered MIA. On a side note: it is rumored that Nomad has used gear stripped from these Desert Vipers in his skirmishes with Cobra forces.

Dusty says, "One thing that is certain about Nomad is that he's a fearless fighter, one who is confident in himself, which makes him dangerous to anyone going against him. And I don't think it's arrogance, he just seems to know he's good at it."

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Next up is a character that I call Breacher

Bio: Breacher is the Joe Team's newest SWAT member. Like Shockwave and Widescope, he has a military background, and had moved into a civilian law enforcement career before being recruited by the Joes.

As his name suggests, Breacher is the man the Joes call on to go into buildings first, and he does it without hesitation. Using an array of means to enter buildings, Breacher gets the team in, so long as it is safe to do so. That being said, Breacher has an uncanny instinct to detect explosives and other booby traps, and this has kept his fellow teammates from walking into traps once they've entered edifices thought to be occupied by Cobra members.

Shockwave says of Breacher: "The guy is a favorite around here. Everyone knows that whenever we are going into a building with Cobra members in it that there is the possibility that something's been rigged to do us harm. However, they also know that when Breacher is leading them in, their chances of getting in safely so they can do their jobs go up significantly. This makes a lot of Joes' mommas happy, too!"

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Fantastic characters, as always.

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Thanks, man. Glad you liked them.

-Todd

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Love Nomad. Great work on the head. Overall, he looks a lot like a figure I've got in WIP form myself.

Breacher is cool, but Nomad wins this post for me.

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You'll get no arguement from me... Breacher was a scrap parts figure that I made around a head I got in a grab bag from SDS, where as Nomad was a figure that the parts were put together, and then I found a head that I thought would work well with them, in this case, from the Loki figure from the Thor movie... Thanks for posting your comments, as they are always appreciated.

-Todd

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Really like both of these, especially the camo on Breacher and the repaint of the Loki head. Nice action poses too.

Thanks man. I wasn't 100% happy with the camo on Breacher; I didn't feel that it was my best... On the other hand, I was pleased with how Loki's head came out with the resculpted hair and repaint. Thanks for the comments on the poses, as well, as I like the figures to be in action when I shoot them...

-Todd

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Nomad is simply fantastic. What's your recipe on his unshaved face (colours)?

Tim 121RVC

Time,

I use Vallejo paints, with the Panzer Aces Flesh Base (341) as it suggests, as the base. I then use a mix of that color with Flat Flesh (70955), which also is used as the over coat, to lighten up the skin tone. So far as the facial scruff, I don't remember exactly what color I used, but it most likely was the same as his hair color, which was German Cam. Black/Brown (70822), also mixed with the flesh tone; I add very little of the color, as I don't want it to over power the flesh color and make it too dark. I hope this helps!

-Todd

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