Day 15: City Strike Big Boa and Foxtrot






Big Boa by Dusty79

Packaging by Sam Panico








Big Boa is yet another favorite of mine from childhood. When the GIJCC Big Boa head started being cast, I knew I wanted to do a Big Boa of some type. The GIJCC version was so good though, I didn't want to simply do a remake of that, I wanted something unique and to show a different side of the character. What would Big Boa be like on the battlefield? A bruiser no doudt. When I thought about this, I saw a huge armored beast reigning down destruction in a hail of lead from a chaingun. And what does M.D.N.W. stand for? "Mass Destruction, No Whining!"


Filecard by Sam Panico











Parts:
Head: Cast
Torso and hands: Ret Road Block
Arms and Upper Legs: RoC Heavy Duty (armor)
Lower Legs: Ret Road Block with Retaliation Kwinn boots modded on and IG armor
Vest: Bashed from bits of Ret Road Block, Ret Duke, an armored Captain America, and 30th IG armor
Weapon: Bashed from Poc Shock Trooper shield + various fodder parts



Foxtrot by Oreobuilder
Packaging by Sam Panico











I have had SK Omega characters on my customs radar for a while. I pieced together most of the main cast last year, but never got around to painting and accessorizing them. This project gave me the excuse I needed to get off my behind and get them done. I find it fitting that these characters would be included in a GI Joe toy line as they were created by the fathers of the modern GI Joe mythos. Foxtrot ended up being my favorite. The combination of dark blue and teal really works nicely for a toy.

Filecard by Sam Panico






Parts:
Head: 25th Cobra Diver
Torso, upper arms: Resolute Scarlett
Lower arms, hands: 25th Scarlett
Legs: 25th Airborne
Vest: Star Wars Han Solo


Next: Centurion and Mudflap from Oreobuilder

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Day 16: City Strike Centurion and Street Fox with Mudflap






GI Joe Centurion by Oreobuilder
"Cobra is no match for Joe’s roving vehicular fortress! This imposing urban assault carrier steamrolls over Cobra’s forces! The GI JOE CENTURION rolls on land and floats in water! It carries and deploys the GI JOE STREET FOX into battle! Includes driver MUDFLAP!"

Packaging by Sam Panico
















For Resurgence 1, I made the Crusher Tank. For Resurgence 2, I made the Cougar IFV. For part 3, I felt the Joes needed an armored personnel carrier. Since PTE makes a decent one, I started there. I removed the "buckets" that took up all the interior space and modified the inside to fit the quad. Finally, I added a hinge on the back to make the door.

Initially, the Centurion was to be a simple Armored Personnel Carrier. I wanted to modify the back with seats to carry troops. Once I actually got around to making the changes, I realized that it would be a lot more fun if it carry a small vehicle, similar to the Cobra Anaconda last year. This time around, I wanted to keep the vehicle believable (as opposed to the Splitjaw Recon Bike last year), so I immediately thought of the PTE quad. It is a fun, sturdy and compact vehicle that would have seen a lot of play if I had it as a kid. Fortunately, it fit perfectly into the back of the Centurion.

The Centurion started out medium gray. I quickly got bored with such a simple color scheme and decided to hand paint some urban camouflage onto the chassis. Unfortunately, that went sideways really quickly. The camouflage did not come out as I hoped. I tested a few other options that did not really work out. That's when the idea of painting it up as the '83 APC struck me. The original APC was my very first GI Joe vehicle. I remember getting it for my birthday in 1983 (along with Flash and Grunt), so it holds a special place in my memories. I think the PTE version repainted works well as an updated version.

Mudflap is a character I created for one of my very first customs several years ago. At the time, I was still experimenting with paints, brushes, painting techniques and spray paints. I never really created a personality or characteristics for him aside from his specialty. The original custom’s purpose was simply to find a use for spare ARAH fodder parts as well as practice my skills. However, looking back, I still like some of the ideas I had at the time and thought it would be fun to revisit and complete the character with what I know now.


Filecard by Sam Panico











Parts:
Head: RoC Duke
Helmet: VvV Greenshirt 6-pack
Torso, upper arms: 50th Lowlight
Lower arms: Marvel Hydra Trooper
Belt: DG Duke
Knife and sheat: Marauder Task Force
Upper Legs: Ret Kamakura
Lower legs: 50th Hawk

Centurion:
Chassis: PTE
Turret: Captain America vehicle

Street Fox
All: PTE Quad with added gun and rear rack removed


Next: Aleph and BRAHMA from bucky

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Day 17: City Strike Aleph and BRAHMA







Aleph by bucky

Packaging by Sam Panico








Aleph came about for the simplest of reasons. I got the head for the figure as a freebie after placing an order with Coby at AVACS Lab! My original intention was to place him in the Mission Brazil set, until Oreobuilder came up with the unique Cobra color scheme for that set. I didn't want to deviate from the set colors, so Aleph was placed further along in the project. His look and color scheme is an nod to the DIC cartoon series.

Filecard by Sam Panico





Parts:
Head:Cast from Avacslab
Torso:Retaliation Trooper
Arms: Upper Resolute trooer, lower Kamakura
Legs: Retaliation SE, Storm Shadow
Web gear: MU



BRAHMA by bucky
Packaging by Sam Panico







So there's this fella on Joecustoms that goes by Joemichaels,and being on the losing end of the Red Laser/Blue Laser contest, well he owed me a few customs. He delivered at Joe Con in Springfield, and one of them was using a robot body from Iron Man. A funny side note, is that for some reason, I always end up tearing apart the customs he gives me. I did the same thing for Resurgence 2 when I tore apart his Samurai Destro to make Kobura Kai.

This figure started off with just that bull head which I found in a Wal Mart clearance toy. I had it sitting around for awhile, and had it placed on a B.A.T. body for fun. After awhile, I thought it would make for a cool large robot, but I couldn't find the body in which to use it on. Then I remembered JM70's figure, and went to work.

I struggled a bit with this one. The build was pretty straighforward, I added kibble here and there so it didn't look completely like the Iron Man drone figure. It's the paint I had problems with. I'm not sure the difference in plastic is the reason, but the paints didn't like to stick well. In the end, I feel it came out ok, but I also feel it could have been alot smoother.

Thanks to members of Joecustoms for helping with the Acronym name.

Filecard by G1Trekker






Parts:
Head: Clearance Toy, unknown. Sorry lol.
Torso: Iron Man drone with Destro Straps
Arms: Iron Man with kibble from Hiss Drone
Legs: Iron Man with kibble from Data Viper Drone


Next: City Strike Mission Set from Oreobuilder

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Day 18: City Strike Cobra Urban Surveillance Mission Set







Urban Surveillance Mission Set by Oreobuilder
"Cobra intercepts GI Joe’s secret coded frequency at the COMMUNICATIONS RELAY! The computer screen flips open and the antenna extends up to 4’’ tall! Includes 2 COBRA TELE-VIPERS!"

Packaging by Sam Panico












Tele-Vipers are a pretty popular troop builder and they showed up frequently in the Sunbow series. Yet there have not been many figures made of them over the years. For my customs, I wanted to avoid simply making a version of the Concept Case Tele-Viper, so I looked at the Spytroops/Valor vs Venom years for inspiration. The Python Patrol version had a solid build and color scheme, so I tried to stay true to that recipe.

A communications station is the kind of small playset that could have been released at the height of Joe’s popularity in the mid ‘80s. I could see it as something that would be fought over by the Joes and Cobra. I tried to incorporate as many features as I could to make it feel like a real toy.

Filecard by Sam Panico








Parts:
Head, shoulder pad: VvV Tele-Viper
Torso, arms: 50th Hawk
Vest: RoC MARS Trooper
Legs: RoC Hawk

Communications Relay Parts:
Base: RoC Lava Pod
Added parts: Retaliation Duke quad launcher (mechanism) + various RoC launcher bits for the antennas.


Next: Skyblast and Buckshot from bucky

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Day 19: City Strike Skyblast and Silver Mirage Cycle w/Buckshot!







Skyblast by bucky
Packaging by Sam Panico








There hasn't been much in the way of "jet pack" troopers for Joe outside of Starduster, so the idea to create a new character was on my to do list.

I modeled him after the Rocketeer for strictly nostalgic reasons. After looking at my the initial build, he looked too similar!

I went back and started to add some different colors to the boots and gloves, and added the sky blue to the helmet. The backpack was pieced together with various parts out of my fodder bin and a Marvel pack. I imagine that the bottom thrusters and wings are what gets him in the air, and the secondary thrusters from the wings are what gets him going even faster. He was a fun figure to build and one of my favorites.

Filecard by G1Trekker







Parts:
Head: Star Wars Poe, VvV Helmet with fin added
Torso: Crimson Guard
Arms: Crimson Guard with Marvel Universe gloves
Legs: Viper/Alley Viper
Web gear: Cyber Ninja with pouches added
Weapon:


Silver Mirage Motorcycle with Buckshot by bucky
''Roar into action! This sleek turbo cycle is the fastest land vehicle in the mobile strike force. Includes double barrel cannon, side car mounted machine gun and armored canopy! Includes driver BUCKSHOT. Other figures sold seperately''

Packaging by Sam Panico






It's a custom of me? Sure why not? It's the last Resurgence. I added some scruff for chin hair, and a leather jacket for riding a motorcycle, something I enjoy quite a bit. The mirage was a fun custom as well, a little bit of scrap parts here and there gave me a new toy to ride around in

Filecard by Klicarr








Parts:
Head: Colton
Torso: DG shipwreck
Arms: heavy Metal
Legs: Ultimate Duke
Web gear: Raginspoon vest



Next: Space BATS from bucky and Lunar Showdown Mission Set from Oreobuilder

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Day 20: Lunar Showdown Space BATS and Iron Star Satellite Mission Set






Space B.A.T.S. by bucky
Packaging by Sam Panico








A straight forward repaint of the Arctic Bat, Space bat here was a rather simple repaint that fit in well with the space theme. A little MTF armor here and there, and the figure was done. The silver looked good, so I left it on there.

Filecard by G1Trekker






Parts:
Head: all 50th B.a.t.
Torso:all 50th B.a.t.
Arms:all 50th B.a.t.
Legs:all 50th B.a.t.
Web gear: MTF Figure




Iron Star Satellite by Oreobuilder
"The Iron Grenadiers destroy enemy targets from space with Destro’s newest weapon! The IRON STAR SATELLITE fires its laser cannon from orbit and obliterates any foe! Includes 2 IRON GRENADIER Space Rangers TARGATs. Other figures sold seperately."

Packaging by Sam Panico










After I made Street Hawk for my Funskool project in 2015, I really liked the modern TARGAT recipe that I created for that figure, so I pieced together a couple more. At first, they were meant to be included in the Prologue’s Iron Grenadier gift set. However, I moved them out to make room for Darklon. They were homeless for a while, but when I came up with the Mission Sets, TARGAT fit right in.

For the colors, I adapted them to Destro’s pallet. I always thought that the silver and blue of the original did not work with the Iron Grenadiers, so I substituted for gold and red.

Once I decided that the TARGATs would represent our space environment, I searched for a suitable mini playset that could act as a companion piece. I went back and forth on a few ideas, but finally remembered a satellite that had been sitting in my fodder box for a while. After that, everything clicked. I gave it some weaponry and a new Iron Grenadiers color scheme and it was done.


Filecard by Sam Panico







Parts:
Head: PoC Cobra Commander
Torso, arms: Ret Snake Eyes
Legs: RoC Neo-Viper
Helmet: PoC Alley Viper
Harness: RoC MARS Officer

Satellite: Generic Space Exploration with added missile racks and gun
Stand: iGear not-Cosmos (Transformer 3rd party)


Next: Fer-de-Lance from Dusty79

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Day 21: Lunar Showdown Fer-de-Lance with Cosmo-Viper






Cobra Fer-de-Lance with Cosmo-Viper by Dusty79

''Could this be the end of GI JOE’s space mission? The COBRA FER-DE-LANCE rockets in and out of the earth’s atmosphere in this state of the art space fighter! Features armored canopy, variable geometry wings, four powerful jet engines, two plasma thrusters, top mounted ion blasters, nose-mounted machine guns, and more! Includes pilot COSMO-VIPER!.''

Packaging by Sam Panico







The Fer-De-Lance was very fun to build and changed a great deal from the initial plans. In fact, it was originally to be based on a Star Wars Y-Wing bomber, but when I found the Optimus Prime upgrade and saw how big it was, I knew I had to incoporate it into this vehicle. This ship has a lot of parts mashed together and has more screws than any other custom I have ever done.

Filecard by Sam Panico













Parts:
Cosmo-Viper
Torso, legs: 30th Sci-Fi
Arms: Ret. Data Viper
Helmet: Star Wars
Vest: 30th Airtight

Fer-de-Lance
Body: PoC Crimson HISS
Canopy: Ret HISS
Wings and Engines: 3rd Party Transformers Movie Optimus Prime Upgrade
Guns: 3rd Party Transformers Prime Skyquake Guns
Has parts of a Jakku Landspeeder as well as a recent version of Shockwave
Also includes various parts from my fodder bin



Next: Splashdown and Moon Viper from bucky

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Day 22: Lunar Showdown Splashdown and Moon Viper






Splashdown by bucky
Packaging by Sam Panico







If Joe is on the Moon, they are going to need an Astronaut. In Resurgence 1, Oreobuilder and I tried to make customs using a wide variety of specialties. Not having any inclination that we would do part 2, let alone part 3, we covered our bases, and an Astronaut by the name of Splashdown was made for part 1. Here we are 3 years later and finishing up the Resurgence universe, and the storyline takes us to the moon. Rather than make a new character, I decided to tackle Splashdown. To me it made the most sense. The entire Resurgence line was meant to mimic an actual product line, and the ARAH series had multiple version and repaints in some cases of characters over the years. With that in mind, bringing back Splashdown made more sense than a new character. I deviated heavily from the suit he originally wore, trying to make it more of a combat type astronaut suit. He was a fun build. I struggled with the paint apps at times, but I'm ok with the results.

Filecard by G1Trekker





Parts:
Head: BBI figure with Halo helmet
Torso: Data Viper
Arms:Roc Accelerator suit
Legs: Roc Accelerator suit
Web gear: Force Awakens Deluxe figure




Moon Viper by bucky
Packaging by Sam Panico







What's a Viper on the Moon going to look like? I looked at various Vipers over the years for some inspiration. A slightly modified helmet (but keeping the goggles for some humor). Heavily layered clothing, some pads, rather large moon boots, and traditional Viper colors are what I decided to go with. Cobra has Astro Vipers from floating around in space and what not, but the Moon Vipers are meant to be running around the Moon base and outside bouncing around on the surface.

Filecard by G1Trekker







Parts:
Head: Stormtrooper over a viper head
Torso: Low Light
Arms: Low Light/Blind Master
Legs: 50th Hawk/Money Bags Destro
Web gear: Techno Viper with Grenades added
Weapon: Modified Cpt. America Gun/Viper Rifle


Next: Artemis Cannon from Dusty79 and a returning character from a special guest star...

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Day 23: Lunar Showdown Artemis Cannon with Glitch 3.0






Cobra Artemis Cannon by Dusty79
"COBRA COMMANDER’s ultimate weapon! ARTEMIS decimates GI JOE’s resistance to achieve total victory! Features gunner station, Helium-3 fuel cells, rotating turret, and realistic lights and sounds! Includes GLITCH 3.0! Other figures sold separately."

Packaging by Sam Panico



In the planning stages of the project, we came up with the idea for a moon based super weapon and it stood to reason one of us would have to make that weapon. I had a WIP in a very primitive stage for a large gun sitting around that used a found item in the form of a large plastic protective shipping dome that came off a photography flash setup. I popped that onto the Halo energy station and it looked very promising. The Sonic Screwdriver made a nice barrell for the weapon and the control panel and fuel source were pieced together from my parts bins. It does actually rotate and my son will most likely be stealing it and making it his own.











Parts:
Halo energy station
The Dome is a protective cover for shipping purposes on a piece of photography equipment
Control panel from the MASS Device
Dr. Who Sonic Screwdriver
Radar dish off a Millenium Falcon toy
Plastic test tube filled with gel candle wax


Glitch 3.0 by DanOfTheDead







From the desk of DanOfTheDead: Glitch 3.0 with BUG (Bionic UpGrade Symbiote)

When Bucky approached me about contributing a figure to the third round of Resurgence, we bounced a few ideas around until I asked if anyone was working on a new version of Glitch, my personal favorite character from the first two years of the project, and he let me take a crack at it.

I eventually combined my plans for Glitch with an idea I had for a Joe themed DARPA Big Dog robot, and started trying all sorts of random part combinations. When I came up with the basic build of the accessory robot, I thought it would be a neat play feature if its parts could be interchangeable with Glitch.

I tried to make use of parts that had been used for Glitch and some of the SWARM characters, suggesting that he had to rebuild himself using SWARM debris after the events of Resurgence 2.

Filecard by G1Trekker













Parts:
GLITCH 3.0
General Grievous - Torso
Retaliation Zartan - Shoulders
Iron Man - Lower Arms, Hips, Legs
ROC Cobra Commander - Head
New Sculpt Tele-Viper - Shoulder armor, head antennae
Retaliation Cobra Commander - Wrist Laser, Wrist Computer
Mercenary Wraith - Feet
IG Lancer Droid - Tech Belt

BUGS
L8-L9 - “Head”
Darth Maul - Legs
Iron Grenadier - Missile Launcher Body
Data-Viper - Missile Racks
FX-6 - Manipulator Arms

PHX Customs is super excited and proud to announce that Danofthedead has become a full fledged member of PHX Customs! Dan has contributed to our projects and is one of the best there is out there, and we hope you look forward to his contributions with PHX in the future!!!
To find out more about Danofthedead and some of his incredible work, check out the following!
http://wiki.joecustoms.com/wiki/DanOfTheDead_Interview
http://www.joecustoms.com/userops/profile.php?uid=2027
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Next: Thunderstriker from Dusty79

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Day 24: Lunar Showdown Thunderstriker






GI Joe Thunderstriker by Dusty79
"This exo-atmospheric fighter will crush COBRA! Using sophisticated stealth technology, the Thunderstriker cannot be detected by radar as it attacks COBRA’s lunar base! Features advanced forward-swept wing design, retractable landing gear, air-to ground missiles, rocket boosters, dual vulcan canons, opening cockpit, and more! Includes pilot STRAFE."

Packaging by Sam Panico






An upgraded, exo-atmospheric version of the Skystriker has been on my mind for a long time. In the show they did it by putting a single rocket on the back between the vertical stabilizers, but I wanted it to be much more sophisticated than that. I was inspired by several pieces of concept art I saw online of not only a forward swept wing Skystriker, but also several forward swept wing Macross planes. With the boosters, this plane definitely has a Robotech feel and we thought that was just fine as we try to inspire nostalgic feelings. I chose to do a female pilot because it's always nice to see more variety in that aspect of GI Joe. Strafe is one of my favorite customs to date. I really like how she turned out.


Filecard by Sam Panico

















Parts:
Strafe
Her body and web gear are a combination of various parts from Pilot Scarlett and GIJCC Marissa Faireborn
Head:Renegades Scarlett
Helmet: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Belt: 25th Croc Master

Thunderstriker
Body: RoC Sand Serpent
Wings: 30th Skystriker
Boosters: Exo-Squad Veritech Fighter
Guns: 3rd Party Transformers Optimus Prime weapon upgrade
Tailfins: Sigma 6 Dragon Hawk


Next: Mastermind from Oreobuilder

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Day 25: Cobra Island Mastermind






Mastermind by Oreobuilder
Packaging by Sam Panico










I originally conceived the character of Mastermind in 2008ish. At the time, I wanted to add a character to the Cobra hierarchy that specialized in planning, strategy and tactics. I always seemed like it was an aspect that was missing from Cobra. Secondly, I wanted an excuse to build a Cobra strategy room diorama. Third, I wanted to create a character using parts from my fodder bin that don't see much re-use. The original figure was a mash-up of 25th anniversary Cobra Commander and Snowjob parts.

I was pretty satisfied with the result at the time that Mastermind was created. However, I have had the itch to revisit the character and modernize the build for a while now. When I saw Ron Rudat’s concept Cobra Commander on Facebook, my first thought was ‘’That’s Mastermind!’’. I used the sketch as inspiration and I finally have a figure that meets my vision for the character.

Filecard by Sam Panico









Parts:
Head: DTC Guillotine with sculpted eye patch
Torso, arms: 25th Crimson Guard
Upper legs: Retaliation Ultimate Cobra Commander
Harness: 25the Cobra Commander (Comic Pack)
Lower legs: 2x 25th IG Destro right lower leg
Feet: RoC Neo Viper


Next: Badger and Braingames from bucky

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Day 26: Cobra Island Badger and Professor Braingames






GI Joe Badger with Offroad by bucky
"It’s the latest COBRA-crunching assault jeep! Features armored canopy, rotating turret with dual heavy cannons, battering ram and more! Includes driver OFFROAD! Other figures sold separately."

Packaging by Sam Panico







The jeep that the new Badger is made out of was an awesome little vehicle before I decided to customize it up. I bought it with the intention of painting it up and stickering it for Joes, but the Joes didn't need another vamp. A Badger on steroids fit the bill for the custom though, I loved the original Badger as a kid. That thing could take a beating.
Offroad was a fun custom to make as well. The additions on the vest went on rather smoothly, and the coloring was meant to mimic the original Badger colors.

Filecard by Sam Panico








Parts:
Head: BBI Elite Forces
Torso: Snake Eyes Retaliation
Arms: Cobra Commander
Legs: Snake Eyes Arctic
Web gear: Crimson Guard with Knife and Pouches added

Professor Braingames by bucky
Packaging by Sam Panico








The process of finding characters and specialties that have yet to be done in the Joe universe is somewhat challenging. One thing to do that was done in the ARAH line was to release new characters with the same specialty, which we do as well for the Resurgence Projects.

Another idea that I try to employ is to take a specialty that was only made for one team, and apply it to the other side. Braingames started out on paper as a Cobra Psyche Out, a deceptive warfare kind of guy. Reading up on Psyche Out and how he was used in the comics had me taking his Cobra counterpart in a different way, that of an Ivy League type that uses his intelligence to manipulate people. Kilcarr came up with a Professor Braingames bio and filecard that captures the essence of what I had in mind for the character, absolutely nailing it.


Filecard by Kilcarr





Parts:
Head: RoC Zartan with glasses, sculpted hair, piece of gun for earpiece
Torso: Upper part BBTS Falcon, Lower unknown
Arms: Roc Cobra Commander
Legs: Roc Cobra Commander
Web gear: Roc Cobra commander
Weapon:



Next: Cobra Island Mission Set from Oreobuilder

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Day 27: Cobra Island Coastal Defense






Coastal Defense by Oreobuilder
"Cobra repels GI Joe invaders with the COASTAL DEFENSE battery. The launcher holds twelve rockets and swivels a full 360 degrees! Includes 2 COBRA DECIMATORS!"

Packaging by Sam Panico











The Coastal Defense rocket launcher was the first small playset that I came up with for Resurgence 3. It is actually the one that spawned the idea for the other five. I really liked the idea of going back to ARAH’s roots with small simple playsets. Since we had already decided that the story for part 3 was going to take us around the World, I wanted to have a Mission Set for each environment that we visited. I’m really happy with the way these turned out.

Decimator has been on my to-do list for a while (like so many other things). The Resurgence III storyline depends on GI Joe fighting Cobra in several different environments around the World, so we needed to include several specialty troopers in our line up. I figured it was a good opportunity to get these done. I tried to stay as true as possible to the vintage version, but modernizing it somewhat as well.

Filecard by Sam Panico






Parts:
Head: Storm Shadow (cast)
Helmet: AVAC Cast
Torso, upper arms: Retaliation Firefly
Lower arms: PoC Storm Shadow
Upper legs: 50th Lowlight
Lower legs: 25th Zartan

Parts:
Base: Vintage Air Defense
Launcher, missiles: Vintage Wolverine
Control panel: PTE laptop


Next: Radar from Dusty79, Whisp and Swift from bucky

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Day 28: Cobra Island Heloraptor ROV Attack Chopper w. Radar, Swift and Whisp






GI Joe Heloraptor ROV Attack Chopper with Radar by Dusty79
"COBRA doesn’t stand a chance with GI JOE HELORAPTOR ROV ATTACK CHOPPER patrolling the skies! An evasive, highly manueverable remotely operated attack helicopter equipped with an armor penetrating Gauss cannon and two Gatling guns that swarms in to clear the battlefield of COBRA tanks and troops! Includes pilot RADAR with ROV control apparatus!."

Packaging by Sam Panico









We decided to do some self customs this time around and Radar is the character I came up for a Joe loosely based on me. The name Radar comes from a dog I had as a kid, a Golden Retriever who was a great friend. He had been named after the MASH character by the breeder, in fact the entire litter had been named after MASH characters. I was always into video games as a kid and so thought that would be an ineteresting angle to play up and since I have never served in the military, I figured may as well make me operate an attack ROV and look pretty civilian in attire. The rest was just arming up an appropriate airframe. I also included some 79's as a nod to my customizing moniker.

Filecard by Kilcarr


















Parts:
Radar
Head: Ret Agent Mouse
Torso: Renegades Tunnel Rat
Arms: Ret Agent Mouse
Legs: Renegades Law and Order
Jacket: The Walking Dead Carl Grimes
Feet:Retaliation 3-pack Firefly
Chair is from the Coastal Defender, modified a little.

Heloraptor
Halo Gauss cannon
POC Black Dragon engines
ROC Dragonhawk


Whisp by bucky

Packaging by Sam Panico









I was proud of the character and the custom of Whisp from Resurgence 1, and using the techniques and lessons I've learned over the last 3 years, really wanted to do another version. I received great feedback on the 1st version of the figure at the Springfield Con.

Lucky for me, I had a great flexible cast helmet sitting in my fodder that looked very similar to the V1, and didn't want to drill a hole in in for a ponytail. I opted to do pigtails instead, and give the figure a look you don't normally see on female Joes. She's one of my favorite characters I've created for the Resurgence Universe.

Filecard by GITrekker









Parts:
Head: Pilot Scarlett head, with pigtails from a Star Wars figure, cast helmet of unknown origin.
Torso: Roc Scarlett
Arms: RoC Scalett/Star Wars figure, RoC Flash hands
Legs: Snowjob/Ret. Cyber Ninja
Web gear: Scarf from AVAC's Lab


Swift by bucky

Packaging by Sam Panico








Originally slated for Resurgence 2, Swift didn't make the cut and was shuffled to Part 3. Due to time constraints and the large amount of characters in Part 2, holding her off til the last round allowed me to really take as much time as I wanted with the custom. The final product isn't much different from the original build with the exception of the head. Switching to the Avengers head with more flexible hair allowed myself to then build up a backpack. A fun side note on the custom is that the bomb on the leg is in fact removable and I made a peg for it to come on and go back on. I went with a lot of "Joe" colors on her as a call back to the vintage 83-85 look.


Filecard by Billy Carr and Sam Panico










Parts:
Head: Avengers Scarlet Witch
Torso: Retaliation Lady Jaye
Arms: Roc Breaker?
Legs: Agent Helix
Web gear: Star Wars figure


Next: Rolling Thunder from Dusty79

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Day 29: Cobra Island GI Joe Rolling Thunder






GI Joe Rolling Thunder by Dusty79
"The ROLLING THUNDER is a roving arsenal of GI JOE power! This quad-tracked vehicle bristles with weapons! Features an opening canopy, scout vehicle, twin tactical missiles on a pivoting launch apparatus, mini-guns, machine guns and the high velocity central rail cannon. Includes driver LONG-RANGE and scout CRASH COURSE!"

Packaging by Sam Panico












I have had the idea for a dual tracked piece of armor for a while now. Originally, this vehicle was mocked up using a Retaliation HISS tank body and was meant to be a Cobra tank for Resurgence 2. I ended up scrapping it to make the HISS Mk IV. One day during the long build process for my Resurgence 3 ideas, I decided to see what I could do with the Sigma Six Dragon Hawk and it seemed to be pretty neat. I worked out some armaments and it kind of fell into place. The scout vehicle does not fit inside like the original Rolling Thunder, but it still adds play value. Bucky helped me out with a driver for the scout vehicle as I was pretty well buried in a long custom queue and he came up with a great character and figure.

Filecard by G1Trekker

















Parts:
Long Range:
Head, torso, arms: HACKS
Vest: PoC Firefly
Legs: PoC Shock Trooper
Helmet: Ret Eaglehawk

Rolling Thunder:
Sigma Six Dragon Hawk
POC HISS treads x 2
Original Rolling Thunder missiles
Halo guns
Halo Gauss canon with Rolling Thunder gun barrel added
Halo Warthog missile upgrade apparatus

Scout Vehicle:
Die cast Halo Warthog
POC Steel Marauder
POC HISS guns


Crash Course by bucky
Dusty79 decided to wow us and build a giant Joe vehicle in the tradition of ARAH greats such as the ThunderClap and Rolling Thunder. It was large enough that it was going to need two operators, and I volunteered to make the secondary driver, as you see here. Dusty built a vehicle for him to drive to go along with the massive one as well! I tried to go for an authentic ARAH inspired look and color scheme to Crash Course.

Filecard by Sam Panico















Parts:
Head: Marauder Task Force
Torso: Steel Brigade Delta
Arms: Steel Brigade Delta
Legs: Renegades Duke/Poc Duke with add ons
Web gear: Marauder Task Force. bag from Star Wars figure



Next: The battle concludes...

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