by generalsjoes | Mar 9, 2009 | Customs, G.I. Joe, Kick Ass Custom
Heh…it’s just barely G.I. Joe related, and it’s not even G.I. Joe scale, but I couldn’t resist showcasing this amazing miniature wargame project. I’ve never gotten into the whole Warhammer or other miniature gaming world, but maybe if more of the sets looked like this I would have! Click on the link below to witness the awesomeness:
Action Force vs. Red Shadows
The detail in the paintwork, especially at such a small scale is absolutely insane. I am in love with those Z-Force vehicles as well. A really amazing looking set of very nicely painted and modified figures at a tiny scale. I really dig this.
by generalsjoes | Mar 3, 2009 | Customs, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, Kick Ass Custom
Anyone who follows my reviews or my dio-stories knows that I’m a big fan of Barrel Roll from the Spy Troops era, and am, in fact, a huge fan of the whole Stall family dynamic. From Barrel Roll and Blackout’s conflit, tying in the whole sister angle with Bombstrike…sure it’s unlikely that three separate siblings would all happen to join G.I. Joe and/or COBRA and face off against each other, but it was still a cool story and an interesting subplot, even if not fully explored. I like to think Brandon Jerwa obviously had it on his mind when he was penning the G.I. Joe title, but I’m not sure he ever got the chance to fully develop it.
At any rate…the utter distaste that most fans have for the new sculpt era has left a lot of great stuff on the table, as it’s fairly unlikely that Hasbro will dip into that pool for source material. Yeah, they did the “Greatest Battles” 4-Pack, but let’s face it, that was pretty much just an excuse to release another Duke, COBRA Commander, Snake Eyes, and Storm Shadow.
Lots of folks have identified the Resolute Duke figure that showed up in the 5-Pack as being a potential Barrel Roll, and I can see that. The original figure was labelled a “high altitude sniper” and came with some COBRA pilot gear…the second figure actually came with a jetpack. When Barrel Roll showed up in the Sigma 6 toyline, he actually had a remarkably similar paint scheme to the Resolute Duke from the 5-Pack as well. But this is all just a roundabout way of me being giddy that someone finally gave us a decent 25th Anniversary Barrel Roll custom, and it’s only fitting that it’s longtime “friend of the site” Mysterious Stranger.
He posted the custom here on JoeBattleLines, and damned if I don’t freaking love it. He took the familiar Resolute Duke with the jetpack, gave him a sculpted head from Broken Arrow Toys, the Ace legs (which look PERFECT in comparison to the original version) and then painted the figure to more closely resemble the original Spy Troops look of the character. The end result is a fantastic update to the Barrel Roll character that blends perfectly with the 25th Anniversary, yet is also a nice representation of the Spy Troops era.
Great job on this one! Love it. Now do a Blackout, dammit. 😉
by generalsjoes | Feb 17, 2009 | Customs, G.I. Joe, Kick Ass Custom, Transformers
Wow! I can appreciate a good custom, but every once in a rare while I get smacked in the face with total awesomeness and just need to take a little step back. This is one of those times.
Dr. Vile over at Hisstank.com has done an absolutely incredible G.I. Joe/Transformers combination custom using a Night Raven and Unicron. This thing is pure insanity. Check it out here. The definition of “kick ass custom”.
EDIT: I thought non-members could view the images on Hisstank these days, but someone tells me that’s not the case. I’ve mirrored the images below:
by generalsjoes | Feb 9, 2009 | Customs, G.I. Joe, Kick Ass Custom
So yeah, I’ve kind of lost track on exactly how many of these I’ve done, but regardless, I’ve seen another kick ass custom to talk about. I think most folks who are familiar with customs these days (especially comic-based ones) know the work of Jin Saotome. I’ve been a fan of his for a long, long time… I like a lot of his G.I. Joe work, but me being a fan of the “neon 90’s” and Star Brigade, I just couldn’t help but point out one of his latest creations: Robo-Joe!
Such neon orange goodness. Love it!
by generalsjoes | Jan 12, 2009 | Customs, G.I. Joe, Kick Ass Custom
I know I just posted one of these a few days ago, but I saw something great enough that I had to get another one going.
Checkout SnakeEyes1975’s Captain Grid Iron custom over on the JBL Forums. Holy CRAP. He managed to take a totally forgettible character, soup him up, give him a ton of great gear and make him a reputable 25th Anniversary figure! I would have never wanted to see an actual 25th Anniversary Grid-Iron figure, but if Hasbro did one like this, it would have been one of my favorites.
Awesome work.
by generalsjoes | Nov 18, 2008 | Customs, Kick Ass Custom
I wasn’t sure if I was going to keep up this trend… and then I saw iwbeta’s Oktober Guard.
WOW.
Absolutely amazing customs that everyone should take a look at. Check ’em out!
