1982 G.I. Joe Team with genders reversed

starbuck · **Joined:** Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:25 pm

I got some great feedback when i posted the first figure from this group here, so i thought y'all would like to see the whole team now that they are finished.

Individual pics:

Breaker
-Pilot Scarlett body and head

Clutch
-RoC Cover Girl body, RoC Helix head, vest made from POTC figure coat.

Flash
-RoC RIA Scarlett body, RoC Helix head

Grand Slam
-RoC RIA Scarlett body, Pilot Scarlett head

Grunt
-Pilot Scarlett body and head

Hawk
-25th Scarlett body, RoC Scarlett head

Rock N Roll
-Pilot Scarlett body, RoC Scarlett head with MU Ms Marvel hair

Scarlett
-Ret Cobra Trooper body, 25th Duke head

Short Fuse
-Pilot Scarlett body, 25th Scarlett head

Snake Eyes
-Pilot Scarlett body, Ret Night Fox v2 head

Stalker
-Pilot Scarlett body, SW Adi Gallia head, Ret Flint beret

Steeler
-RoC Baroness body, 25th CC hands, RoC Scarlett head. Harness built from scraps

Zap
-Pilot Scarlett body, SW AOTC Padme head

Dusty79 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 20, 2013 7:02 pm

Those are cool. Snake Eyes is my favorite. Nice use of that head.

starbuck · **Joined:** Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:25 pm

Thanks!

And "Crap!" I just realized i didn't cut that extra plastic away that is on the jaws of those Pilot Scarlett heads. That is going to drive me nuts until i get rid of it.

Iron Will · **Posted:** Sat Jul 20, 2013 8:05 pm

Brilliant twist! and nice execution!

Zephyr1999 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 20, 2013 9:06 pm

Freaking awesom! Outstanding concept

joemichaels70 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 21, 2013 12:59 am

Absolutely Fantastic Work!

Each one of these was immediately identifiable! Well done, sir!

the only crit I would have is that Stalker's eyes are off - but that's the factory paint?

sweet work, dude.

Gaaway · **Joined:** Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:08 am

Very nice group, I like them all.

Otto the Otter · **Posted:** Sun Jul 21, 2013 9:38 am

I see you managed to wipe out the nation's stockpile of Pilot Scarlett bodies.

These are fantastic, great reimaging, and every single one of them is instantly identifiable.

So, the "Next Ten" are next on your to-do list? I'm waiting to see how you will knock out a bare chested female version of Gung Ho :-)

bcost74 · **Joined:** Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:25 pm

These all look great! Love the gender reverse on classic figures, i made a set of the original three Dreadnoks as women. The execution and design on all of yours is perfect.

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

Fly girls!

starbuck · **Joined:** Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:25 pm

Thanks everybody!

joemichaels70 wrote:

Absolutely Fantastic Work!

Each one of these was immediately identifiable! Well done, sir!

the only crit I would have is that Stalker's eyes are off - but that's the factory paint?

sweet work, dude.

Yeah, Stalker's eyes are a little crazy, (Star Wars females usually are) but i'll take crazy over having to paint them myself any day of the week. Sometimes i get 'em right the first time, but sometimes it takes 20 times to get them right!

Suburbanator wrote:

I see you managed to wipe out the nation's stockpile of Pilot Scarlett bodies.

These are fantastic, great reimaging, and every single one of them is instantly identifiable.

So, the "Next Ten" are next on your to-do list? I'm waiting to see how you will knock out a bare chested female version of Gung Ho :-)

Ha! I've used even more Pilot Scarletts in my ARAH update project. In that project, i made at least one of every ARAH character as a modern era figure.

But i think i am done updating ARAH characters, at least for now. I honestly have no idea what is next!

raptor · **Posted:** Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:47 am

Brilliantly imaged work. I love seeing one of these grand projects completed.

My only critique is that hawk needs her lipstick touched up a little. Right now she has a bit of a "[LASER BLAST] resting face".

- R

pluv · **Posted:** Mon Jul 22, 2013 1:51 pm

Clutch and Steeler are my favorites of this group. Somehow I think you nailed their looks and characters.

drbindy · **Posted:** Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:42 pm

I love the scope of the project, the creative means to using up those Scarlett bodies, and the way, as pluv, suggests, that you captured the essence of each character with your design choices.

You did right by Steeler here (always my first and most critical target, as my fave classic figure). But the most eye-popping was the token male, which is fitting in many ways. It really highlights gender distinctions of the era to see the man in the inexplicably brighter colors. Nevertheless, that design and scheme actually makes for an interesting look, and you made a strong choice for the body there too.

The only thing I would critique, and it is way nitpicky, would be to go back through and add as many extra little sculpt details as possible from the original figures. Like - shoulder pad and grenade on Scarlett, black leg pouch and a seam for the zip up coat on Steeler, ammo belts for RnR, etc... I think just a couple more of those, and this would be even more epic than it already is.

Last note - I was struck by the fact that when JoeCustoms did the gender-bending G.I. Jane for Custom Con a few years back, we didn't do a single one of the Original 13 (well, RnR v.2 was close but not quite). So I can't help but look at your OG13, and start to view the two as companiion pieces in some way. And I mean that as a compliment to both sets!

http://www.joecustoms.com/features/gijane/gijane.php
http://thefwoosh.com/2010/12/cc27-gi-jane-by-joecustoms-com

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

I dig these so much. I'd have to say Snake Eyes and Clutch are my favorites, with Rock N Roll close behind. You did a great job reusing those bodies and not having them feel redundant

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