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Custom Desert Cobra Viper Pictures

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Here are a few more pictures of the Desert cobra viper custom figure:  This Viper is a senior ranking officer and has on a different shirt than the typical cobra viper.

Custom Marvel Figure Elektra Natchios

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I'm going to add this custom marvel Elektra Natchios figure to my other custom figures on ebay this week. She was customized from gi joe Rise of Cobra Baroness and 25th anniversary gi joe box set Baroness. I sculpted her breasts with blue and yellow kneadatite or "greenstuff".

Custom Gi Joe Figures on Ebay this Week

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Just wanted to add some more pictures of the gi joes I customized and listed on ebay this week. If you have any questions, contact me by commenting via this site, ebay, or through email.                                                                 Custom Gi Joe Pics                                                         Berserker Boris waiting to go berserk.                                                             Custom Berserker Boris Custom Crimson Enforcer Is it just me or is Berserker Boris pointing his flamethrower a little too close to Crimson Enforcer's behind? I just noticed this and Desert Viper looks like he's thinking the same thing. Crimson Enforcer is pretty crazy, I don't think I would piss him off like that. lol.   Featured in the group custom picture from left to right: Acid Viper Battle Damaged Jungle BAT Agent Sonja Berserker Boris Desert Viper Crimson Enforcer Battle Damaged Bazooka Trooper Snake Eyes unmasked

Custom Battle Damaged Jungle BAT

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  Battle Damaged Jungle BAT I used a 25th anniversary gi joe BAT figure for this custom. It is basically a repaint with battle damage done to the chest and face shield.     I originally painted it to look like a Resolute Gi Joe figure, hence the predominate black with red color scheme. I thought that that would be a little to bland so I gave him some camo and battle damage to make him stand out.   Then I customized his weapons to match his new look. The backpack used to be the standard gray but now it's olive. I also did some shadowing on his arm attachements to define the metal look further. I'm rather proud of how natural the scarring on his face shield looks as well as the realistic looking bullet holes in his chest.

Custom Gi Joe Agent Sonja

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Introducing Gi Joe Special Agent "Sonja"     In person and in hand this figure is even more striking than in the photos. I really wish that I had a better camera but will have to make do with what I've got. Her hair is brighter and more coral in person and is visually striking against the blue shirt she's wearing. Her eyes are also blue and they really pop against the contrast of her hair and shirt.     Superior paint job on this figure if I do say so myself. The pants look awesome as well. I thought about creating more of a bust line for this custom figure but decided against it as she is already busty, sexy female custom gi joe figure . 

Custom GI Joe Figure Crimson Enforcer

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Introducing Custom GI Joe Figure "Crimson Enforcer" I put a lot of detail into this figure as you can see. I really like how the white makes Crimson Enforcer pop against the white and crimson. By focusing your attention on his neck you can tell that he is a muscular man beneath the mask and gear.             I also gave him a couple of really cool custom gi joe weapon accessories with night vision scopes. I think that this figure looks menacing with bright red eyes peering from a monsterous mask. He doesn't look quiet human, definitely not someone you would want to run into in a dark alley.

Custom Gi Joe Acid Viper

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Hi guys! I told you guys I had been making custom figures left and right. I named this figure after his weapon - his gun is hooked up to a back pack filled with acid that sprays at high velocity at his opponents. Hence the name Acid Viper.   I used three primary figure to make Acid Viper. He has Major Blood's legs, Neo Viper's torso and arms, Cobra Hiss Driver's head. For the accessories I took them from Neo Viper, Crimson Guard, and Kickstart. (Check out the awesome paint job on his pants!) All custom action figures listed on the site are for sale unless specified otherwise. So if you wish to purchase any of my customs you can reach me via email or by commenting below.

Custom Berserker Boris

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 Berserker Boris is yet another new addition to my personal Gi Joe universe. He lost his right arm in battle and had it replaced with a robtic prosthesis which he can attach either a hand or flamethrower to depending on the situation. His other weapons include a knife and a machine gun. Boris alwasy wears a bullet proof chest protector and helmet. This is an awesome custom figure and is currently for sale.

Gi Joe Custom Figure: Rhaz Murdock

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I made this guy a few weeks ago. I thought he was pretty cool.   Rhaz is a dreadnok biker. His signature weapon is a sawed off shot gun and his back up weapon is a knife that he keeps just below his hip. Rhaz is also known for choking people in hand to hand combat. I've recently added a necklace to this figure that used to belong to Major Blood. Message or email me if you want to purchase this custom figure. SOLD

How to Crack a Gi Joe Torso

How to crack a Gi Joe torso without losing any parts: There are a couple of basic ways to split an action figure torso when you're customizing. One is to slice it open with an x-acto knife. The other way is to use a vise to allow the pressure to crack the torso. I absolutely prefer the vice method rather than the x-acto cutting method for many reasons. For starters, it is really dangerous to cut into hard plastic with an x-acto knife - especially when the object you're cutting into is a small toy. You could injure yourself real quick like doing this. Besides risking damage to yourself, you also run the risk of creating a wider gap that can be problematic when you try to glue the torso together later on for another custom figure. So I don't recommend trying it this way. The vise method is the best in my opinion. Until last night I had be doing the standard "wrap your figure in a cloth, position, and turn" vice method. The problem with that is the force of the vise

Custom Gi Joe Figure: Battle Damaged Trooper

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Battle Damage Custom Figure Bazooka Trooper So far I've made only two battle damaged custom gi joe figures , but plan to customize more. I thought it would be really cool to make a Bazooka Trooper who looks as if he's had a brutal run in with the Gi Joe team. As you can see, he's had a bad day at work for Cobra. Bazooka trooper has two gun shot wounds - one in the upper right arm and another in the upper left thigh. His knuckles are scrapped and bloody from hand to hand combat with Gi Joe and there is a cut above is left eye from a punch thrown by Roadblock. On the right side of his face he has a black eye which looks pretty realistic if I may say so myself. I don't know how this guy managed to escape. He must have lost his bazooka in the process because he's only blandishing a knife and a pistol. One thing is for certain - he's on tough dude. This custom figure is more or less considered a repaint since it is made up of Bazooka Trooper which is the o

Custom Figure Pics of Night Terror

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Here are a few more pics of Night Terror. He's slightly taller than the average Gi Joe 3 3/4 inch, wish I would have thought to take some pictures of him standing next to the average gi joe so you could see the height difference. Very imposing figure. Sold Sold

Custom Gi Joe "Night Terror"

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Custom Gi Joe: Night Terror I've been working hard in my studio over the past couple of weeks and will soon be posting several finished figures along with the gi joe receipes for each custom. I like to give my custom figures a back story. It helps me answer questions that arise when I'm customizing and creating my own gi joe universe. I consider questions like these: Who is this figure going to be? Cobra? Gi Joe? Mercenary? Dreadnok? What kind of gear does this figure need? What's he or she be doing mission? How should they dress? etc. For Night Terror, I came up with this: Birthplace unknown Night Terror is a one-of-a kind hired Mercenary for the Cobra Organization. He is a highly skilled, highly paid killer. His signature weapon is a wooden handled night vision sniper rifle. His aim is deadly accurate at over 1000 yards. He loves to kill from a distance, but enjoys any opportunity to go into hand to hand combat.

Why do I love Gi Joes so much?

Why do I love Gi Joe? Have you ever had an affinity for something and you didn't realize why? Well that's exactly how I felt about Gi Joe until I sat down to write this post. I know to other people it may seem odd that I'm an adult who plays, collects, and customizes Gi Joe action figures. I haven't been able to fully understand what the big deal is about Gi Joe until now. Like a detective, I've been sitting her trying to remember the first time I saw Gi Joe and how I felt and I'm finding that some of the happiest moments of my childhood have involved Gi Joe. All of my friends had gi joes so my parents bought some for me and my brother so we could all play together. Gi Joe became a staple gift for me and my brother each Christmas and every birthday from our parents. I think they even rewarded good behavior with Gi Joe figures. I was always my little brother's hero whenever he broke a gi joe because I'd fix it for him and sometimes go a step further and m