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Raving Toy Maniac & CustomCon 10 Present

 

Classic G.I. Joe

by Six-Inch Powder Keg

 

Created by Polvorin

G.I. Joe

 

Ripcord Basically an alteration of various Resaurus figure parts. Head: CQB Seal figure head repainted and sculpted for face mask and breathing apparatus. Body: Seal Diver camo body. Assault rifle, pistol and combat knife from Resaurus and Plan-B toys figures. Backpack from Dollar Store military figure.

 

    

   

 

 

Flint: Much credit has to be given here to Invisible Wraith and … for the basis of this recipe. Figure is a Plan-B Mercenary body repainted, and Green Beret MAC advisor head. Backpack is from a dollar store soldier, shotgun from Toy R’ Us “ruff n’ tuff” figures, and pistol and SMG from Plan-B toys. Shotgun shells and SMG holster home-crafted from wire and sculpy, respectively.

  

 

 

 

Recondo: Recondo’s form must again be credited to an original idea by Invisible Wraith with his “Shipwreck” figure. Basically a redone Resaurus Green Beret Recon Officer with beard and facial details added. All weapons from Resaurus Special Forces Series one. Backpack from dollar store figure. Camouflage blanket hand crafted (on inside of roll it actually looks like a gilly-suit with textured camouflage detail).

  

 

Rock n’ Roll: Figure is a Plan-B Ranger figure with sculpy added to form beard and hair, and a repaint of face to remove camouflage face paint. Mini-gun from a McFarlane Spawn figure, M-60 and ammunition belts with M-60 and across chest from Toys R’ Us “ruff n’ tuff” figures, and backpack from dollar store figure. Combat knife and pistol from Plan-B toys.

  

 

 

 

Dusty and Footloose: Dusty is made from the body of a Plan-B Navy Seals Fire Team figure, and Resaurus Urban Sniper head repainted and remodelled. All weapons and gear except for backpack come from Plan-B toys. Backpack from dollar store figure.

Footloose is a Resaurus Green Beret MAC Advisor body,  and Resaurus Green Beret Recon Officer head with helmet added. Weapons (except grenade launcher) from Resaurus, grenade launcher from Palisade’s Chris Redfield figure, helmet (without camo detail) and backpack from dollar store figure.

  

  

  

 

Lowlight: a remodelling and repainting of the Toy Biz Cyclops from the X-Men movie series 2. Assault rifle from Plan-B toys. Pistol, knife and UZI from Toys R’ Us “Ruff N’ Tuff” figures, and backpack from dollar store figure.

  

 

  

 

 

Snake Eyes: ML Namor figure redone and repainted. Handgun, submachine gun and knife from Palisades Resident Evil Figures. Grenades from Plan-B toys. Sword from McFarlane Viking Spawn figure, and straps and pouches from bits and pieces and elastic bands.

 

  

 

 

 

Sci-Fi: HALO Master Chief figure repainted, with visor cut away to reveal face. Face inserted into helmet belongs to a McFarlane Al Simmons figure repainted. Weapons from HALO figure. Tube harness extra.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Cobra

 

B.A.T.: Metal Gear Solid Snake body with armour and harness from Final Fantasy: Spirits Within figures, and head and gun-arm from Metal Gear Cyber ninja figure.

  

 

  

 

 

Firefly: Resaurus Navy Seal CQB body repainted with camouflage, and Plan-B Seal team Red Cell figure head, repainted. All gear except for wire cutters and gas tank from Resaurus or Plan-B. Gas tank and wire cutters from Toys R’ Us “ruff n’ tuff” figures.

 

  

 

 

 

Scrap-Iron: Resident Evil Series one Figure repainted and redone. Submachine gun, pistol and knife from Resident Evil figure. Backpack and hand held anti-armour weapons from dollar store figures. Missile launcher units from Toybiz X-men series 2 cyclops. Helmet and visor original sculpt, non-removable.

  

 

  

 

 

Night-Viper: Resaurus Green Beret body and webgear. Head from Plan-B Navy Seal night diver. Helmet and knife from Final Fantasy “spirits within” figure. Submachine gun, night-vision monocular (unstrapped), and pistol from Plan-B. Assault rifle from Dollar store figure.

 

  

 

 

 

Alley Viper: Metal Gear Solidus Snake figure body, Spawn head. Shield from ML Ghost Rider motorcycle. Assault rifle and sniper rifle from Spawn figure. Submachine gun from Solidus Snake.

 

 

  

 

 

Zartan: ML Ghost Rider body. Head from LOTR Gondorian Ranger, with sculpted on hood. Belt buckle from Spawn figure. Bow and arrow in hand from Onimusha Samurai figure. Submachine gun from dollar store figure. Arrow quiver sculpted from sculpey.

  

 

 

 

Destro: ML Punisher, repainted and with sculpey. Necklace from random bits. Submachine gun and pistol on Destro from Spawn Al Simmons figure. Briefcase, phone and submachine gun from Toys R’ Us “ruff n’ tuff” figures, and revolver from Resident Evil figure.

 

  

 

  

 

 

Bonus Figures

 

Punisher: DC Black Adam head, Plan-B Seal Night Diver body and pistol. Vest from Plan-B mercenary. Other weapons from Toys R’ Us “ruff n’ tuff”.

 

SAS CQB: Resaurus Urban Sniper body. Plan-B Mercenary “sack” head repainted and resculpted. Vest and gear except for shotgun from Plan-B. Shotgun from Resident Evil figure.

  

 

 

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