3 new Clutch customs, page 4 – Matthew's Customs 10/2/14

Matthew · **Posted:** Mon Feb 18, 2013 2:43 pm

• 25th Steeler - Page 1
• Action Man, Major Storm, Switch Gears, and Skidmark - Page 1
• Wraith and Vypra - Page 1
• Crusher and Demolishor - Page 1
• Battle Corps Rangers: Flint, Footloose, Duke, Spirit, Roadblock, Repeater, and Stalker - Page 2
• Adventure Team vs Cobra Dino-Hunters - Page 2
• Adventure Team - Page 3
• Cobra Dino-Hunters - Page 3
• Hard Master and Zartan - Page 3
• Tiger Force and Funskool Super Cop Clutch - Page 4
• Street Fighter, Funskool Super Cop, and Autobot Clutch - Page 4

Matthew · **Posted:** Mon Feb 18, 2013 2:43 pm

Well, I guess I'll jump onto the collective custom post band wagon. I'll keep an updated table of contents on post #1

First up is 25th Steeler

Steeler: Tank Driver

Steeler’s 25th offering was weak. It is more or less the same figure as 25th Clutch. I went through several mock-ups and part choices before I landed here. The Dollar General Duke gives a great base to start from, but I needed a torso and arms. The torso gives a great look that matches the original Steeler, but the arms gave me some trouble.

The original straight-arm Steeler has unique arms with a pocket on the forearm and black gloves. The swivel-arm version uses the same arms as Wild Bill, with painted on gloves. I tried using the TRU “Greenshirt” GI Joe Trooper arms with different gloves, but they were too short. I chose the Resolute Duke arms so that he and ROC Thunderbolt (Thunder) would match aesthetically. I started painting the arms and then realized that Kickstart had green arms.

Tanstoys · **Joined:** Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:02 am

steeler looks really good,the green looks different for upper and lower legs though.
Steeler was one of my favorite original 13 teammembers

Lance Sputnik · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am **Location:** Pants

Yes. This is waaaaay better than what Hasbro gave us. Too bad they gave him such a wonky looking head too though.

Matthew · **Posted:** Mon Feb 18, 2013 5:09 pm

Tanstoys wrote:

steeler looks really good,the green looks different for upper and lower legs though.
Steeler was one of my favorite original 13 teammembers

It does it the scan, but the thighs and lower legs are unpainted. I think the clear coat I used on the lower legs (didn't use on the uppers) is affecting the lighting. The only thing painted green is the torso/waist.

Lance Sputnik wrote:

Yes. This is waaaaay better than what Hasbro gave us. Too bad they gave him such a wonky looking head too though.

It is a bit wonky, but it worked with the helmet and visor, so I kept it :-)

Matthew · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:27 am

02/19/13
Some mostly LBC RAH Joes. Visit chadmatted for more detailed information.

Action Man, Major Storm, Switch Gears, and Skidmark

Jay · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2013 11:44 am

Wow. It's amazing how these minor touch-ups on Backstop/Switch Gears make him look so different.

Everything else looks kickass.

Tim 121RVC · **Posted:** Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:15 am

Nice work matchin Action Man's lower leg skintone to that from the face/arms. What's his exact recipe?
Major Storm is pretty brilliant. I can totally see him as Armadillo's partner, even though one is dressed for hot weather and the other for cold weather. Heck, why not using him as Armadillo in winter uniform?
I love everything on Skidmark. "Simple", but very effective changes. Wonderful.

Matthew · **Posted:** Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:59 am

Tim 121RVC wrote:

Nice work matchin Action Man's lower leg skintone to that from the face/arms. What's his exact recipe?

Recipe for parts, or skin tone paint? Parts are Action Man McDonalds head, with the rest Night Force Action Man, with lower legs modified. Paint, well thats a different story. It was a pain to mix, but started with a standard flesh, added orange until it was the right shade, then brown to darken it. Probably mixed and painted five times before I got it right. Just kept layering it :-)

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Major Storm is pretty brilliant. I can totally see him as Armadillo's partner, even though one is dressed for hot weather and the other for cold weather. Heck, why not using him as Armadillo in winter uniform?

In my Joeverse, Armadillo is the APC driver, and Cross Country drives the Rolling Thunder. Major Storm is the Commander and Long Range is the Artillery Officer for the Rolling Thunder.

Matthew · **Posted:** Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:12 am

02/20/13
Some mostly LBC Cobras. Visit chadmatted for more detailed information.

Wraith and Vypra

Keenan · **Posted:** Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:32 am

Great idea with Wraith.

DarkJedi · **Posted:** Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:12 pm

Wraith is just :wow:

Tsunami · **Posted:** Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:27 pm

Switch gears and Skidmark rock!

Matthew · **Posted:** Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:01 am

02/20/13
Some LBC Dreadnoks. Visit chadmatted for more detailed information.

Crusher and Demolishor

pluv · **Posted:** Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:11 am

Crusher has a really good mix of parts. He retains the Dreadnok feel without using any previous Dreadnok parts which is pretty great actually. Might need to sand down the belt buckle or replace the waist with something else. But mad I love the parts combo a lot.

Very creative use of parts for Demolisher.

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