To save you time and data I've only imbedded one photo...other angles are linked below (If you're interested in them)

I'll start simple.

This one is an idea taken directly from my Friend Pat (Notpicard)

Q-Force Barricade (Roadblock)


an easy LBC, where Pat used an international helmet...mine is custom cast.
Just needs a Q-Force Logo on the chest, may switch the arms out to Vintage and paint the skin to make the tanktop.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/ ... G_8824.jpg
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Fridge & his "Face Mace"
I don't know...this is some of my randomness... Fridge in his "chicken wing eating jacket" and a Mace of Faces..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/ ... G_8827.jpg
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Not sure yet....But I do enjoy customizing test-shots that I get cheap, and I like Gnawgahyde's legs.
I just wanted to get a pic of him before I end up customizing the parts.


This is a bit of my castings. I was commissioned to make some guns in Black...and wanted to make sure I wouldn't waste any extra resin...so I molded up Blackstar parts...he's an easy head, chest, and crotch. And thanks to the number of Barricade/Gears Repaints available, I can make a number of different color-ways.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/ ... G_8836.jpg

I tried to remove some of the factory paint with acetone...it works but not as cleanly as I'd like...its too strong

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/ ... G_8834.jpg
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This is my Night Viper BAT... I like the idea of combining specialties in cobra... I also like the absurd idea of a night amplifier being added to a Robot's head... I can see Cobra, rather than trying to incorporate the Night vision into the Bats, just straping the Night Viper visor on to the BAT head and calling it done.

I'm not 100% happy with these...and will probably end up casting the Crotch and thighs...1 so I can color match all the parts, and 2 because I can't find any fodder quality Night Vipers with intact thigh pegs.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/ ... G_8848.jpg
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These next 2 customs were started after looking through Greyryder's Custom threads for too long.

This is going to be Predacon's War Steed....I had a name for him...but I wrote it in a note book at work and can't think of it at the moment. I still need to find a Horse/Dinosaur like skull to use here.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/ ... G_8839.jpg


This is the Result of Watching the movie Death Race...a LOT. It started with that 3PO body and head in a bag of fodder, an unused set of Yellow Submarine ball joints, and no Cable TV.



A bit dissapointed, the super glue accelerator I used, weakend the ball joint sockets...so he doesn't hold together as well as he should. I intended to paint the duel red stripes on his torso like the ones that are on Frankenstein's racing covers. also planned to sculpt the limbs to look "HR Giger techno organic"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/ ... G_8847.jpg
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The Protective rear "Tombstone" can be dropped once it's protection has been depleated.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/ ... G_8843.jpg


Result of another Commision, I didn't want to waste Flesh colored Resin....so I made molds for Zombie Parts


Zombies also need to protect their Quattos


Getting into the Zombie Viper, I wasn't happy that they came with only 1 compound Z container...so I made more.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/ ... G_8863.jpg

Lastly, I'm a sucker for Gimmicks...might be why Zartan is one of my Favorite figures EVER.
I have plans for a number of different Zartan Color-ways.... I ran out of Rubber to mold anything other than Zartan's flesh parts at the moment...but can still make some options.


Glow in the Dark!!!!!!!

In Blacklight
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/ ... G_8857.jpg

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crap man tons of ingenious ideas in this thread!!!

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Awesome zombie and Zartan projects!!

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Some great stuff. Your casting is getting to be really, really good.

Barricade - Needs some red to really finish him up, but a fantastic idea.

Mace of Faces - No words can express the way I feel about this.

Gnawgahyde proto - Very arctic looking, but exposed skin in the arctic only works for Quick Kick

Blackstars look pretty cool. Almost get a Voltronish fill from the different color schemes

Night Viper BAT looks great. Some really interesting things could be done with all the different Viper groups.

Predacon's War Steed: See Mace of Faces note above

Wow about Zartan. Some really great stuff. A blue clear one could be amazing.

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Thread of WIN! You must finish that stead.

Your casting has seriously improved. Have you made any changes to your set up or products or is it just more experience at this point?

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I really like the zartan and zombie viper ideas and execution you did

There are so many things about the idea of a Night-Viper BAT that make me want to make one.

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The Zartans are beyond amazing. Just can't get over them.

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there are some real ingenious combinations of parts in this thread, really digging it! got any of those blackstar casts for sale?

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nova,

do your custom cast torsos screw together? or do you glue them?

you'd get a purple ribbon at the fair for sure for that clear zartan. flawless!

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i want a clear Zartan.

They use normal screws like any other GI Joe torso...There's a bit of clean up work to do on the back hole...but the parts are pretty much ready to go strait out of the mold.

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These are my faves too. The casting work is awesome. Is the baby cast from the MU Cable figure/Hope? If so, you ever sell your casts?

The clear Zartan really is a treat.

The stead is kind of a wow moment. The type which I haven't had since I saw your mindbender headed ass cheeks custom way back when. lol

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Solid, solid work. Now make a completed Zartan to creep the kids out at night, pronto

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Whoohoo! I'm a bad influence! I can't wait to see those two progress.

I so need to get back to work on my own stuff, so I can continue to spread my corruption.

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