You're right, I saw that pretty much right away. It's a good figure, but little things about it left me feeling slightly let down. I might find some elements to incorporate in my newer figures, though. And, some of the older figures have weapons I like, and can still use.

Drbindy,

I'm somewhere in between customizing, and buying/holding right now. I went over to a local hobby shop, and bought a Testor acrylic paint starter kit with 9 different 1 oz paints for like $16. I bought 4-5 different brushes, a pallet, a new x-acto knife, and I'm ordering that little screw driver from Home Depot. I also picked up some modeling tweezers with the really long stems. I also got the stuff I needed to make my custom straps for weapons/harness alterations. So now that I have stuff to work with, I'm considering my options. I've been toying with some head/body combinations as I try to figure out the composition of my 4-5 man/woman team, and my small support team.

Darkjedi, I don't see myself ever doing army building. I have three of the night trooper snipers (2 green, 1 red). That's enough of an army for me. Or at least a little outpost. I have a Baroness, Firefly, Stormshadow, those, and a few other Cobras. That would be enough to justify an attack. I don't need 20-30 of the same bad guy figures. I'd rather spend $2-300 on a 100 year old baseball card.

Well, you just put the key disclaimer in there yourself, so I think you already know the answer to that one.



Good for you! Any number of us still prefer that original, Real American Hero style of figure.


Of course you're beyond hope. We all are. I am reminded of a phrase that I've seen on everything from T-shirts to refrigerator magnets. "I don't suffer from insanity -- I enjoy every minute of it!" Just go with it and enjoy the hobby. And don't worry, nobody as any sort of "expected behavior" around here.

And welcome to the hobby, and to JoeCustoms! We're glad you're here.

Trekker, if Sudden Death having just a few figures makes him crazy, I'd hate to see how you would be classified.

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