Hello again everyone. Here's the fellow who didn't make it in the top 25, my Cobra Reaper. He's still a mean one tho! S.W.A.R.M. topped him, probably because he was too wild/mystical of a character for the regular Joe series, heh.







Parts used:

Head: Ben 10 'Ben Mummy'
Main body, arms, legs: 25th Anniv Storm Shadow (80%)
Hands, feet, cape: Superhero Showdown Dr. Doom
Cape blade tips: edges from Skeletor power sword
Belt: fabric strap
Chains: jewelry chain
Scythe bade: modified Spawn Sword blade
Scythe handle/hilt: two Medieval Witchblade axe handles
Blood-Fang spear: two Christmas ice sickle decorations
Base: Cobra Commander base with new wording

Full spread of pics can be found here: http://www.angelfire.com/mech/jinsaotome/JinsDangerousToys/Contest/CobraReaper.html

Enjoy!

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More original characters. Sweet! This is almost like seing new toys from Hasbro, only there is a thought behind it, not just reproduction of older characters.

The Warlock looks like a really bad dude! I have no problems with him being a more mystical character. Not at all weirder than Zartan anyway.

Great execution on parts and paint in general, but I will give some critique: I would have liked to see his cape and hood a bit weathered to suit the dirty warlock look. Or maybe some blood spatter.

Edit: A bit off topic, but your "self" custom was awesome.

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Man, again, fantastic job on this one. It is true that he is maybe a little bit to mystical to be part of a joe line, but wow!!

Keep them coming my freind, you sure did a heck of a entering with those customs

I agree, Although it snice that Hasbro are preoducing the original figures, it would be nice for them to bring out some more original ones too, it "LASER BLAST" me especialy whenthey do lame repaint reproductions or use non original parts for new figures. they all just end up lookign the same when they do that. I know its due to marketing and financial, but its still lame.

Nice work on the reaper... kind of reminds me of a Sith loard, geez though, you are really punching these figures out.

I have a challenge / suggestion from you Jin... Do a Modern Night viper figure, and try to incorporate the toy LED within the neck ball joint of the figure, and use a green translucent plastic casted head, which is painted, to make the night vision glow green. Similar to how you did your Sam Fisher Splinter Cell Figure. I think it would look very bad ass, I would do it my self, but I'm too busy with other stuff in my life at the moment.

Very cool. As is your SWARM fig as well. I think this one would have gathered more attention if he was linked to a faction more of his speed. I know most people hate it, but I could see him working as a Cobra La mystic much like the Imp Dignitary to the Emperor. Just a thought.

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Oh my This one and that SWARM figure are just AWESOME. I wish I had something else inspiring or poignant to say, but I dont.

They just look incredible.

Aegis

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I think I would enjoy this one more if the head wasn't so obviously Benmummy.

The rest however is spot on and I LOVE the backstory.

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Awesome custom, but i agree with it being more of a Star Wars Sith figure than a GI Joe, it is very unique and very imaginative.

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I find it odd that I don't find the big scythe really creepy, but I find those little metal things poking out of the cape to be really scary.

All in all, not bad work at all.

- R

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Ooh, good call! Like he's been cooped up in a temple for years, all ragged. I'll get to work on a version 2.


Thanks! I'll continue to do so. Kinda short on 25th Anniv figures tho. Everywhere I go they're sold out.


Ahhh, good idea! And it would work too, ToyBiz made a Nightcrawler like that with a light-up head. The LED was in the ball joint of the head and the whole head was clear orange. Worked perfectly and lit up the eyes/mouth.


Shall I do some original Cobra La characters then? My mystic stuff would fit in there, great idea


Hey, any comment works, thanks!


Ahh, yeah, I left the head alone. It looked like a cobra hood and that's the only reason I didn't alter it. Perhaps I should of altered the faceplate tho?


Thanks, I'll be incorperating SW figures in with my next customs for parts too, but keeping them Joe-themed.


Instant ankle-death, heheh,

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Thanks for taking the time to respond Jin, i must say i like Warlock more and more every time i look at him, so with that i am going to make one myself, sort of, mine will be for Star Wars, i hope you don't mind me borrowing on your idea, but i gotta make one...er...two for my SW & Joe verse.

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I like the figure. A lot of non Joe parts that you've pulled together nicely. The paint is on par with your super clean style. The accessories are awesome and using christmas icicles for the spear is a move that looks fantastic. More importantly is that you really have a great character here. In the Joe line we never really got a dark arts kind fo person who really would have fit into the Cobra organization. The closest we came was Destro in a single episode of the cartoon and maybe the Sigma 6 Dark Ninja Master. That kind fo character would be a welcome addition.

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