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 Post subject: Re: 8bitboy's Projects Thread
PostPosted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:48 pm 
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Looks great

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 Post subject: Re: 8bitboy's Projects Thread
PostPosted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:18 am 

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Looks good so far!


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 Post subject: Re: 8bitboy's Projects Thread
PostPosted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 7:50 pm 

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past nastification wrote:
Looks good so far!


harlie wrote:
Looks great


Thanks you guys. Means a lot since this is the only community which I can feature these creations.

Here I attempted to add a slight, brownish wash but it doesn't come out well enough on the yellow areas. I may have to reapply a stronger one.

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First time I painted a symbol on a figure. Prior to this, I always printed them on sticker paper. I might require a second go round.

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Whilst testing her articulation for cracks. Came out pretty well.

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Just a shot of my entire G.I. Joe collection. She goes well with them.

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Here's my entire Cobra collection for completionist's sake.

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Finally, I'm considering what she'd look like in tan brown trousers over blue ones... Hmmm... Digibashing might help.


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 Post subject: Re: 8bitboy's Projects Thread
PostPosted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:45 pm 
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Nice. I like brighter colors on Scarlet sometimes.

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 Post subject: Re: 8bitboy's Projects Thread
PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2022 4:16 pm 
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glad to see you posting! i haven't been adding much here lately. i joined facebook and have been putting some stuff on jc there.

i like this build for scarlet. the colors are bright and remind me of xmen uniforms.

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 Post subject: Re: The REAL G.I. Joe!
PostPosted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 7:56 am 

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MJTanner wrote:
Nice. I like brighter colors on Scarlet sometimes.


Thanks, Tanner!

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glad to see you posting! i haven't been adding much here lately. i joined facebook and have been putting some stuff on jc there.

i like this build for scarlet. the colors are bright and remind me of xmen uniforms.


I'm glad I'm back too. Ran out of steam somewhere along the way. My current environment is not conducive towards my customizing goals or creativity. I saw the Facebook page. Now I wanna join!

As for Scarlett, maybe I can keep her looking bright? She looks really nice with the collection. I'll still throw a dash of black wash on her but in time.

Hot on the heels of the Scarlett project is this guy:

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This is Bruce Willis. He is pretending to be G.I. Joe. In the film, he was still just Bruce Willis pretending to be G.I. Joe. After doing tons of research on the good old 60s - 80s Joe lines, I grew quite fond of the original. I realized that old Brucie Boy would look better if he actually looked the part. So I relied on this image of Bruce in his Prime:

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I felt that it was a good representation of this image of old G.I. Joe:

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Then I came up with this:

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Used putty and sculpted hair and a beard. The moustache wasn't working out so chose to just paint it. The lovely thing about Bruce, is that he already had the shaved outline on his face. It helped with lining up the beard. The hair was a bit of a challenge. He's a balding man, so getting the receding hairline to look kind of right took time. My rendition doesn't appear perfect. I probably should have aimed for less hair, but for what it is, at least he resembles the action figure he's based on.

The web gear is the same one that comes with the POC General Hawk figure. I repainted it in an attempt to get it as close as possible to Bruce's colour scheme. Now I don't even need to call him Bruce anymore. He looks like G.I. Joe! I'd argue that had he kept his beard and moustache look for the Retaliation film and tried using 10% of his talent, he could have been a really good Joe Colton AKA G.I. Joe.


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 Post subject: Re: 8bitboy's Projects Thread
PostPosted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 2:46 pm 
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I like the idea of tweaking the movie figures to look the part better, great idea and nice work on the sculpting.

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 Post subject: Re: 8bitboy's Projects Thread
PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2022 2:05 pm 

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DanOfTheDead wrote:
I like the idea of tweaking the movie figures to look the part better, great idea and nice work on the sculpting.


Gracias! Was actually fun too? Saw 100 best Bruce Willis quotes on YouTube in preparation and it was hilarious.

I gave him a haircut. Resculpted the top and tried hard to strike a balance between Bruce Willis' look and the classic G.I. Joe doll. More images to come.

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 Post subject: Re: 8bitboy's Projects Thread
PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2022 3:20 pm 
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awesome! i like it! your right that the movie was not very joe like.

i sculpted hair on that head many yrs ago :) and used a cast for something a little out of bruces wheelhouse:)
https://www.joecustoms.com/customs/cust ... 5&id=15604

https://www.joecustoms.com/customs/cust ... 5&id=17667

my fb paige if your interested. it only goes back to sept.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086466121530

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 Post subject: Re: 8bitboy's Projects Thread
PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 10:50 pm 

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2DARK2C wrote:
awesome! i like it! your right that the movie was not very joe like.

i sculpted hair on that head many yrs ago :) and used a cast for something a little out of bruces wheelhouse:)
https://www.joecustoms.com/customs/cust ... 5&id=15604

https://www.joecustoms.com/customs/cust ... 5&id=17667

my fb paige if your interested. it only goes back to sept.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086466121530


Oh wow! Woooowwww! Great work on that John McLane custom! Looks amazing! That pinhead one I wasn't expecting before clicking it. Also works a lot! Following you on Facebook.


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 Post subject: Re: 8bitboy's Projects Thread
PostPosted: Sat Dec 31, 2022 11:55 pm 
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thanks!

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 Post subject: Re: 8bitboy's Projects Thread
PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:58 am 
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8bitboy wrote:
DanOfTheDead wrote:
I like the idea of tweaking the movie figures to look the part better, great idea and nice work on the sculpting.


Gracias! Was actually fun too? Saw 100 best Bruce Willis quotes on YouTube in preparation and it was hilarious.

I gave him a haircut. Resculpted the top and tried hard to strike a balance between Bruce Willis' look and the classic G.I. Joe doll. More images to come.

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He now looks like the Marvel version of Joe Colton too!


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 Post subject: Re: 8bitboy's Projects Thread
PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 4:06 pm 
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Wow he does!

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 Post subject: Re: 8bitboy's Projects Thread
PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:22 am 

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chrysophylax wrote:
8bitboy wrote:
DanOfTheDead wrote:
I like the idea of tweaking the movie figures to look the part better, great idea and nice work on the sculpting.


Gracias! Was actually fun too? Saw 100 best Bruce Willis quotes on YouTube in preparation and it was hilarious.

I gave him a haircut. Resculpted the top and tried hard to strike a balance between Bruce Willis' look and the classic G.I. Joe doll. More images to come.

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He now looks like the Marvel version of Joe Colton too!


Whoa, wait a minute! This is an awesome coincidence! I love this custom even more!!


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 Post subject: Re: 8bitboy's Projects Thread
PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 12:10 pm 
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Yeah the reworked sculpted hair works so much better. Great job.

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