Santa's coming and boy is he PO'ed.

He's got the naughty list and he's gonna leave some special presents for them...



COVERT OPERATONS
Codename: St. Nick aka 'Santa Claus'
Filename: Kringle, Kris (aka Black, Peter)
PMS: Infiltration and Stealth
SMS: Production and Distribution
POB: Top Secret (unknown, possibly an undocumented island above Arctic Circle)
Grade: Classified

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Now, for the guy who puts the man in maniacal, everyone's favorite Anti-Armor Specialist:

Metal-Head




BANG! version



And one of the

Zap

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I never expected to get to this one so soon, but managed to put this one together in about 40 minutes...

May I present: Supertrooper



Added the chin strap on the helmet by adding another helmet and masking it underneath.


And since Rapid Fire is basically a repaint of Supertrooper...



I think I may do an urban camo version of Rapid Fire, from the twelve in figure. I always thought it fit the character. An urban Ops commanding officer to liaison with civilian and police agencies.

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Another female Dreadnok, this one is a former professional wrestler from Norway. After a few years stuck in small independent organizations, she finally made it the big stage, only to be repacked with a ridiculous female Norse God gimmick due to her roots and bigger than average build. When she won the title, she quit the business and met up with some overly-friendly Dreadnoks in a hole in the wall diner on the Florida interstate. After throwing a couple of 'Noks over the counter, they called a truce and welcomed her to the ranks. They gave her a new championship belt and she now rides with them.

Dreadnok Valkyrie




While I am happy to be able to change the size of female characters so they all aren't the same height and build, the site is lacking in some areas when it comes to alterations. I tried a few tricks to make her seem to have some ring gear she would wear for her entrance walk to the ring. Ideally she would be a cross between Victoria Silvstedt (close to 6 foot tall and from Scandinavia) and Beth 'Glamazon' Phoenix. I would have liked to see more (black) leather options for clothing.

I also tried to avoid certain colors that would be reminiscent of any of Marvel's Valkyrie designs. Might try to redo her to give her more of a look like a cosplayer that put a lot of work into their outfit.

Something like this: http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2 ... 59by9c.jpg

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Let me just say, I'm not happy with this one. I can't seem to make it look more like the action figure.



And by 'action figure', I mean getting the angry look upon his visage...

Maybe a more snakelike version? No ears, tiny slits for nostrils, scar over right eye, fangs?

That was a bad idea.

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My newest one: Roadkill, aka Salvatore 'Sal' Manilla, the Dreadnok Pitmaster at the 'Nokkers Roadhouse

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OK, I always liked the 12 inch Urban camo version of Rapid Fire, as opposed to the bright colors of the ARAH release.

I decided to go back and redo him in that coloring.



Also went back and redid Zap, I just realized I gave him an RPG instead of a bazooka. :mybad:

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Another update, with the first of the recently revealed, unused character designs from the Joe vs Cobra era of figures, Jinx. I really liked the design and wish it didn't get turned into a very typical Japanese ninja style outfit:

http://joeconcepts.wordpress.com/2015/0 ... uced-jinx/

Another update, with the first of the recently revealed, unused character designs from the Joe vs Cobra era of figures, Jinx. I really liked the design and wish it didn't get turned into a very typical Japanese ninja style outfit:

http://joeconcepts.wordpress.com/2015/0 ... uced-jinx/

Got halfway through an idea when I realized it looked too much like something else.

Changed a few things around and ended up with General Lawrence J. Flagg.





Link to view all of my HM characters. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 88e38afe30

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Had to do the other General Flagg, the son of the one killed by Major Bludd when Cobra tried to invade the PIT.

General James L. Flagg III

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Sometimes I just get an idea while searching for the right parts and I start a quick WIP just to get it going. This started out as a Storm Shadow v1 and ended up as the movie Blind Master.




EDIT: Bah! Just noticed the rope on the circular weapon didn't morph right. I just fixed it.




And a cartoon Female Greenshirt

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I never expected to be making up this one, but after seeing a quick video on Facebook I had to see how close I could get.

I also was surprised to see some of the ninjas in the video looked like the Dark Ninjas from the Retaliation line. Wonder if there could be a connection in my 'verse...(besides one CNKK voice actor did the Hard Master's voice from the Renegades cartoon).

May I present, Chuck Norris Karate Kommando!

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This one took me a little longer to get right. He isn't a Lifeline clone, he has an extensive background in Emergency Rescue Services in the Washington and Oregon area.

Lancer, Rescue Trooper



I have background characters and then I have background characters. Some have been tumbling around in my head since the late 80s.

I got thinking that to JOEs at the PIT need dedicated personnel to take care of the behind the scenes things (clerical, admin, etc). This character was based on the concept of thinking the JOEs needed some kind of Recreation Officer, that helps keep things organized and also assists in the actual life events that any unit needs.

Here is Cocktail, GIJOE PIT Recreation Officer


As you can see by his codename, this one has been in the works for some time. This guy has worked at NORAD and some other high stress positions. He always has a positive demeanor, a bright outlook on life, and goes out of his way to take care of any headquarters issues that come up. Although there is a somewhat lax uniform policy around the PIT, Cocktail is never seen without one of his trademark Hawaiian shirts and his old school sneakers. He arranges the JOE variety shows, welcoming new JOEs to the PIT, and hanging up holiday decorations. Cocktail is responsible for Ace, Slipstream, Dogfight, and Wild Bill to form the popular acapella singing group, 'Check Six"...

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One of the neatest things about the artwork from some for the early GIJOE catalogs is finding inspiration for new characters.

Whether it be the unknown JOE riding with Toll Booth, or the 2 guys wearing Flint's alternate uniform on the box for the Desert VAMP, I try to get decent pics to use as either filecard art or just plain old reference for an actual WIP figure.

One of the pics I saw had a bunch of JOEs wearing the same uniform operating various pieces of equipment instead of named JOEs.

So, from that artwork, I tried to recreate it using HeroMachine. Now, HM doesn't have an old school US Army helmet, so I gave him my version of the og13 helmet.

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