And who would look to take MARS' place? A.I.M. !!

joemichaels70 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:04 am

*big love to JFAK for helping me out on the heads...

so, the final puzzle piece to the non-dio shot of njc 15 is non other than the subversive soldier-scientists looking to hook up with Vlad Tepes, kicking Destro out of the country, and by the time they're finished, replacing MARS as the #1 dealer in underground weapons and technology...

Advanced Idea Mechanics:

joemichaels70 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:05 am

joemichaels70 wrote:

Advanced Idea Mechanics:

rear view of modded pouches:

Viper · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:07 am

Dude, really cool beekeepers! I'll have to whip up a couple for my MODOK to boss around. What's the head, a modded Major Bludd?

joemichaels70 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:12 am

Viper wrote:

Dude, really cool beekeepers! I'll have to whip up a couple for my MODOK to boss around. What's the head, a modded Major Bludd?

no, sir. the head is a villian fig from Indiana Jones, modded with a ball joint & cloned by the man. arms & feet are corps! firefighters, torsos & thighs are barbeque, can't name the waists, with some misc pouches, test tubes, walkie-talkies & gun...

edit: and some maurader john 'last resorts' pinned to their chests...

Viper · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:15 am

Indy villian? Cool, never saw that one before. Gonna have to hit up John for a couple of those guys.

Kamakura · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Very cool looking figures. Nice paint apps. They look very clean and crisp. The head is actually not an Indy villian but is in fact a villian from the Remco Crystar The Crystal Warrior line of figures. His name is Zardeth.

http://www.toymania.com/334archives/crystar/zardeth.htm

Nice work.

Kama

joemichaels70 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:30 am

Kamakura wrote:

Very cool looking figures. Nice paint apps. They look very clean and crisp. The head is actually not an Indy villian but is in fact a villian from the Remco Crystar The Crystal Warrior line of figures. His name is Zardeth.

http://www.toymania.com/334archives/crystar/zardeth.htm

Nice work.

Kama

thanks! and you are exactly right! i'm going to have to go back into ebay and change my feedback for the seller of this 'indy villian' !! :lol:

Kilcarr · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:30 am

Very cool customs, man! I dig me some AIM troopers.

raptor · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:39 am

How did you get flawless yellow paint to work? 8-O

- R

Chief · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Very cool, JM. Although now I'm getting nostalgic for my old Crystar figs

So how exactly do you paint with yellow and not have it come out all jacked up from slapping on coat after coat to get it to look right? Is it just primer, or is there a better technique to it?

EDIT: -and of course, Raps steps all over my post while I'm typing... :roll:

joemichaels70 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:30 am

thanks for the kind words, fellas!

trick to the yellow? primer + yellow spray paint

i'd show a wip, but they're at home...

the figs look like cheese sculptures.

Keenan · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:11 am

I think you did a bang-up job on these. They look totally production. Absolutely nothing to critique. :-D

Matthew · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:14 am

joemichaels70 wrote:

thanks for the kind words, fellas!

trick to the yellow? primer + yellow spray paint

i'd show a wip, but they're at home...

the figs look like cheese sculptures.

what brand?! All the ones I find are pale/pastel yellows!

joemichaels70 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:25 am

Matthew wrote:

what brand?! All the ones I find are pale/pastel yellows!

i'll check tonight & post the brands i used...

Chief · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Hey JM - the spray paint doesn't freeze up the joints, does it? I've had that problem when spraying parts before (mainly on the arms, since I can't disassemble the "swivel grip".)

And they do kinda look like cheese sculptures, but cheese rocks, so that just adds to the coolness factor

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