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Action Figure Comedy Skit

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ACTION FIGURE COMEDY SKIT Hey guys! I'm really excited about my companion youtube channel for this GI Joe blog. I've started a comedy series that takes place in a small rural town called Chunky Duffee. It's filled with local flavor and of course custom action figures by Barbincito Customs. In the pilot episode we will meet a backwoods pandemic, apocalyptic prepper named Gas-Mask. This character has a unique voice and perspective that he shares with you about his nemesis Schoolboy. Guys please like, subscribe and comment on this video and blog and let me know if this is something that you would be interested in seeing more videos like this. There are several more characters that we will meet in future episodes too. And as many of you know, my niche is in custom female action figures so we will finally get to meet  these beauties and get to know them through interesting storylines. I'm so excited to give my characters a voice and help them come to life!

Custom G.I. Joe Figure Lady Jaye

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Custom G.I. Joe Figure Lady Jaye I wanted to showcase this recent commissioned G.I. Joe Custom Lady Jaye for a very serious action figure collector from youtube (Tim B). You guys should check out his channel because he has one of the most impressive GI Joe figure collections I have ever seen. It's definitely worth your time. Back to Lady Jaye now, for this particular figure the buyer wanted me to incorporate elements from the original 1980s Lady Jaye but also give her a touch of the modern with a more artistic interpretation. This expanded my options for making this custom figure's face, hair and body type. I also tweaked the style of Lady Jay's clothing by adding black knee supports to each leg. Tim wanted her to have long hair instead of the short cropped hair of the traditional 80s Lady Jaye. He also wanted the hat backwards to give a more hip, playful look than her 1980s counterpart. We did stay true to the original bright green color as an homage to the Version 1 198

How to Promote Custom Action Figures for Free!

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How to Promote Custom Action Figures For FREE So you've learned some action figure customizing skills and now you want to learn how to market your custom figures for free. For anyone who has ever made their own custom action figure, you know very well the meticulous process of creation. Sure making your own G.I. Joe action figure can be an enjoyable experience, it's also a lot of work in reality. By the way it doesn't have to be limited to G.I. Joe only, you can make your own marvel comic characters, D.C., games or movie characters - anything you can imagine really. My point is that you've made something that you're proud of and maybe you want to show it off or market you customizing skills and that's where this post comes in to help you learn how and where to advertise your custom action figures for free. I have three very simple quick and easy ways to do this:     I recommend using Instagram for keeping a portfolio of your customs so that you can track

Action Figure Customizing tips about eBay

Action Figure Customizing tips about eBay  Like most toy customizers I tend to buy a lot of action figures, parts and accessories from eBay. You can find really great deals on for customizing figures when you buy custom fodder and figure lots. It's kind of like that old saying: one man's trash is another man's treasure. I don't know how many times I have taken a figure apart and for the recipe I needed and thought to myself what will I do with this fodder (left over pieces and parts). Most of the time I will save them for later use, other times I list my custom fodder on eBay. This is a good way to make extra money from customizing toys.Selling custom fodder on eBay is really a win-win for all parties involved. You get money to reinvest in your customizing business and someone else gets some parts they need to finish their own customizing projects or vice-versa.

Barbincito Custom Action Figures

Hi guys and gals! It's Jake the artist from   Barbincito Customs . It is past time for an update on my figure art. I'm sure you all understand that life and work will often inhibit hobbies like blogging about custom ideas and projects. No excuses though as I have actually been fortunate enough to continue this wonderful hobby of customizing action figures for Marvel Universe, G.I. Joe, and Star Wars to name a few. I'm so happy to have a creative outlet like this that not only allows me to have a sense of fulfillment but to make so many others happy along the way. I'm thankful for all of my customers who have made this possible for me.  Many people know me from the custom figs that I sell on eBay and some also know my work from Instagram where i keep a relatively updated portfolio of my figure artwork. Recently I have branched out into another venue for marketing custom GI Joes and Custom Marvel action figures on etsy. I'm really excited about introducing a new prod

Barbincito Customs: Gi Joe / Marvel Universe / D.C. Comics

Just wanted to update my site for anyone interested in my CURRENT works in progress and up to date portfolio of custom action figures ranging from GI JOE to MARVEL UNIVERSE and more. I've been lazy and have used instagram as a way to quickly and easily post pictures of my custom figures.  To see my portfolio on instagram just look me up under my IG user name: seaside109

Custom G.I. Joe & Marvel Universe Custom Action Figures

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I will post individual pictures of these custom figures later on. In the photo we have Spiderman's girlfriend, the lovely Mary Jane Watson. In the center of the picture is "Sam", a  new character from my joe-verse. Sam is Gung-Ho's niece.It's kind of difficult to tell from the picture but Sam has a long blonde ponytail in the back. The next custom female on the far right is a female version of The Punisher. I just listed these and a few more on eBay, so be sure to check them out b/c there are many more pictures of them that you can see instantly in the listings. The auctions will end a week from today- next Sunday.