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 Post subject: Tunnel Rat - Jungle Mission EOD
PostPosted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 12:59 am 
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Tunnel Rat
Jungle Mission EOD

Eventually I'd like to give all of my vintage Joes a paint upgrade, to give a little more detail and make them more visually interesting. Tunnel Rat is an absolute classic figure of course, one of the absolute favourites from my youth. He has a pretty good amount of painted detail already, but there's always room for improvement. And sometimes when painting a figure like this, you notice details on the figure that you didn't appreciate before. Tunnel Rat has straps on his shoulders, for example, something I never really noticed until I used the torso for another custom, because they weren't painted on the original. Since I was doing all my vintage Tunnel Rats, the comic pack version might as well be done as well, since it uses the same mold with a new head.

All parts – Tunnel Rat v9

Satchel – Tunnel Rat
Backpack, machine gun – Marauder Inc.

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 Post subject: Tunnel Rat - International Mission EOD
PostPosted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 1:00 am 
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Tunnel Rat
International Mission EOD

Eventually I'd like to give all of my vintage Joes a paint upgrade, to give a little more detail and make them more visually interesting. Tunnel Rat is an absolute classic figure of course, one of the absolute favourites from my youth. He has a pretty good amount of painted detail already, but there's always room for improvement. And sometimes when painting a figure like this, you notice details on the figure that you didn't appreciate before. Tunnel Rat has straps on his shoulders, for example, something I never really noticed until I used the torso for another custom, because they weren't painted on the original. The eyes begged to be painted as well, like all vintage figures. And adding some colour to the accessories helps.

All parts – Tunnel Rat (Funskool version)

Satchel – Tunnel Rat
Backpack, machine gun – Marauder Inc.

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 Post subject: Re: Kwinn_Lives 2019 customs - 5 Tunnel Rats added Nov 15
PostPosted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 1:51 am 
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glad to see you posting again! tunnel rat was also a favorite of mine as a kid, I added him to my modern joe squad for that reason alone. I didn't realize so many versions used that same mold, and it is a testament to how great the figure is.

great job painting all the details! is the tigerforce version an actual factory product, or did you just add him? either way it is the one that speaks to me the most!

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 Post subject: Re: Kwinn_Lives 2019 customs - 5 Tunnel Rats added Nov 15
PostPosted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:30 am 
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2DARK2C wrote:
is the tigerforce version an actual factory product, or did you just add him?

He's a custom, I posted him a couple of years ago.

http://www.joecustoms.com/customs/custo ... 6&id=17567

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 Post subject: Re: Kwinn_Lives 2019 customs - 5 Tunnel Rats added Nov 15
PostPosted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 4:07 pm 

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The TR figures are great.


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 Post subject: Airborne (paint upgrade)
PostPosted: Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:14 pm 
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Airborne
Air Assault Trooper

Eventually I'd like to give all of my vintage Joes a paint upgrade, to give a little more detail and make them more visually interesting. Airborne is an absolute classic figure of course, but he's a bit bland. We don't want to go so far as to make him garish, but a bit more colour is certainly called for. And the eyes begged to be painted as well, like all vintage figures. Adding some colour to the accessories helps as well.

All parts and accessories – Airborne

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 Post subject: Warpath (cavalry scout)
PostPosted: Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:15 pm 
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Warpath
Cavalry Scout

I received a set of Red Laser custom figures and decided to use them largely for parts, sometimes combining them with parts from a set of White Elephant Toyz figures as well. There were a number of nice brown parts, so this figure is the result of piecing some of them together.

File Name: Hope, David V.
Birthplace: New York City, NY
Service Branch: Army
Grade: E-5 (SGT)
Primary MOS: Cavalry Scout (Pathfinder)
Secondary MOS: Armour Crewman (Army Reconnaissance)

Warpath is exactly the kind of guy you'd expect for a native of Brooklyn who went through US Army Armor School in Fort Benning. He's boisterous, he's loud-mouthed, and has a raucous sense of humor that makes him welcome company among anyone who needs to relieve some stress. He grew up living above a motorcycle repair shop, so he learned to speak loudly from day one, and can make himself be heard even with a column of M1 Abrams rolling by. In the field, he likes to moves quickly, even over rough and unforgiving terrain, and is always eager to get business started with the bad guys by lobbing a grenade into the enemy position, sowing confusion to set up an armored strike. He figures that a few well-placed shots are always worth more than the best-laid plans.

“They don't call him Warpath because he's a gentle soul. He's always got something to say, and usually has an exclamation to finish off his thoughts, like a POW! or a WHAMMO!, to emphasize how strongly he feels about everything he says. He's always ready to make something go boom.”

Head – Ace
Arms, torso, waist, legs – Clutch (reproduction version)

Carbine – Hit & Run (modified)
Helmet – Grunt etc. (accessory pack version)
Backpack – Airborne (accessory pack version)

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 Post subject: Re: Warpath
PostPosted: Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:17 pm 
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I'm very happy with how Warpath turned out. He has a nice, simple OG look and I think the character adapted from the Transformer of the same name works well.

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 Post subject: Re: Kwinn_Lives 2019 customs - 2 new ones added Nov 19
PostPosted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 10:14 pm 
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New thread started for custom Crystar figures.

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 Post subject: Transformers - More Than Meets the Eye!
PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 11:00 pm 
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New thread started for Transformers customs.

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 Post subject: Re: Kwinn_Lives 2019 customs - 2 new ones added Nov 19
PostPosted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 5:55 am 
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I like Airborne.


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 Post subject: Cobra Commando
PostPosted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 10:25 pm 
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Cobra Commando
Cobra Commando

I had a black reproduction Cobra trooper torso on hand, and a pair of black OG arms as well, so they go together nicely to create a Cobra Commando figure. The counterpart of 1982 Snake-Eyes, this figure has muted colours on top of his black fatigues. This was a chance to use Testor’s Model Master flat black paint, with which I have something of an obsession with. And it was nice to have a figure’s name and MOS be identical.

Head - Custom-cast
Arms - Grunt etc. (reproduction)
Torso - Cobra Soldier (reproduction)
Waist, legs - Cobra Trooper v4

Submachine gun - fodder

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 Post subject: Re: Kwinn_Lives 2019 customs - Cobra Commando new on pg 3
PostPosted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:11 am 

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These are wonderful. I'd buy this product today. I think the only thing missing from ARAH is plastic rivets for easier disassembly.


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 Post subject: Re: Kwinn_Lives 2019 customs - Cobra Commando new on pg 3
PostPosted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 12:31 pm 
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Great job

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 Post subject: Re: Kwinn_Lives 2019 customs - Cobra Commando new on pg 3
PostPosted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 3:54 pm 
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the all black really speaks to me. the only thing i'd do to him is hit his gun with some silver on the high ridges.

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