This is the first custom I have worked on in over a year. I would like to dedicate it to my father. When I started working on 1:18 'Action Man' customs, we started talking about which ones I was going to make. The first thing he said was: "Are you going to make teh dog sled?" The first words out of my mouth were "Hell, yes!"

When I saw the Wippin' It Challenge, I though: Why not at least post teh parts and see where it goes. Nearly two weeks later, I have a great feeling of achievement in finishing the set:


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Action Man Trans-Polar Expedition:





























Figures: 25th Snow Job
Huskies: Schleich
Penguin: Schleich
Tents: Marauder
Dog sled: Playmobil
Camping equipment: Playmobil
Film camera: Chap Mei
Equipment cases: Playmobil

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Wow! What a great translation from the past set to now. You nailed it!

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Came together great.

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Fantastic! The Playmo stuff is perfect for this.

OB

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I had to cut the hand rail off the back of the sled and extend it. Was far too short.

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Well done!

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Amazing work here simply top notch

Love it. The dogsled theme has always resonated with me. Was a big Call of the Wild and White Fang fan as a kid. We never had the actual 1/6 set, but used to make up our own with whatever we had on hand.

Thinking I might try to do the same kind of thing myself.

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Yes. Hell yes. Drbindy summed up my feelings perfectly: I've always been interested in dogsleds and their use in arctic exploration, and this set is like a dream come true, toy-wise. The work you did is so subtle but very impressive. The thing that really sells this set is the attention to detail: the crates, the tie-downs, the map, the additional gear in the sledge; everything looks great and has a purpose.

Between this and Oreobuilder's version for the 50th Anniversary project, we've seen two phenomenal dogsled customs in about a month. I have to make one of these for myself, and I'll be using this one as a model to start from as soon as I can find the Playmobil sets. Fantastic work.

Now if somebody would just make a super-articulated dog...

nice, great pics and a nice set to have

The tie-downs are red elastic, looped and tied under the slats so that they can be taken on and off easily.

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So cool to see you back in the saddle and that you haven't lost your touch. This is a fantastic set.

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Ha, awesome stuff, but mannnnn that is one giant penguin.

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And I just noticed the bowls and the dog food. As if this set needed to get any more awesome! Fantastic attention to detail with those elements. I would have loved that as a kid: I was always preoccupied with the figures taking care of their animal companions, so it's super-cool to see that taken into account!

Those were actually a very last minute addition. Last weekend, in fact. I had already added bits and pieces not in the original set, then I got to thinking about the dogs and remembered that I still had a couple of Stikfas dog bowls. Wheels started turning in my head and I ordered the dog food packets off Ebay on Sunday.

I feel that these are items that Habro/Palitoy might have added to the set if they had thought about it.

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