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Customs / Re: GI Joe 50th Anniversary Tribute by OB
« on: January 18, 2014, 08:54:06 AM »
50th Anniversary Day 18: Fight for Survival

Several Adventure sets were released in 1969 and were later re-released as part of the Adventure Team line. Fight for Survival was such a set. It saw at least two different releases. Its second issue, from 1970, included a blue jacket (rather than red). The original story:

‘’On a mission to carry supplies to an arctic research team GI Joe is trapped by an avalanche!  Will his canine companions dig him out in time to save the researchers?’’

Enjoy!

OB









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Customs / Re: GI Joe 50th Anniversary Tribute by OB
« on: January 17, 2014, 07:27:06 AM »
Yup. It's from 1994 Action Marine. It works well with modern era figures.


50th Anniversary Day 17: Eight Ropes of Danger

Released in 1969, Eight Ropes of Danger re-used a lot of the same parts as the Deep Sea Diver released a few years before. This time, GI Joe was searching for lost treasure:

‘’GI Joe finds a map guiding him to hidden treasure, but can he retrieve it without falling prey to a mysterious threat known as "The Eight Ropes of Danger?"’’

Enjoy!

OB












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Customs / Re: GI Joe 50th Anniversary Tribute by OB
« on: January 16, 2014, 07:32:51 AM »
Quote from: darth cujo on January 15, 2014, 11:05:15 AM
Quote from: Sundance on January 14, 2014, 08:42:11 AM
no British Commando? DENIED!!
Quote from: Sundance on January 15, 2014, 10:41:30 AM
that dude in the pith helmet looks like he should be leading an expedition into the heart of Africa for the British Empire in 1867 or something.
Sundance, are you British, perchance? (said in my fake British accent)

Again, great job Oreobuilder. Do you have recipes for these somewhere that we could see. I'd love to take a stab at a few of these one day!

Thanks Darth. I don't have the recipes written down, but if you let me know which figures you like, I'll share the recipes :)

Generally speaking, the Action Soldiers and Marines are mostly based off RoC Pit Commando and RoC Zartan. The Sailors and Pilots have a bit more variety of parts.

OB

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Customs / Re: GI Joe 50th Anniversary Tribute by OB
« on: January 16, 2014, 07:11:30 AM »
Thanks guys!

50th Anniversary Day 16: Secret Mission to Spy Island

Certainly one of the better-known Adventure Team sets, ‘’Secret Mission to Spy Island’’ is one of the most re-interpreted through customs. For good reason, it is a very fun set that is full of play possibilities. Originally released in 1969, it saw several re-issues with different accessories and clothing. For my custom, I chose to re-create the black uniformed version from 1970.

‘’Coded documents are stolen from the Pentagon.  GI Joe must head to Spy Island to recover them and thwart enemy agents!’’

Enjoy!

OB














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Customs / Re: GI Joe 50th Anniversary Tribute by OB
« on: January 15, 2014, 07:26:51 AM »
50th Anniversary Day 15: The Adventures of GI Joe and Mouth of Doom

In 1967-68, with the Vietnam War on everybody’s mind, sales of GI Joe figures and accessories steadily declined. In 1969, in an effort to boost sales and reposition GI Joe in the market, Hasbro re-invented him into an explorer. GI Joe no longer fought in make-believe wars. He fought to survive the elements of nature. ‘’The Adventures of GI Joe’’ line lasted only a year and led directly to the Adventure Team being introduced a year later.

One of the first Adventure sets created was ‘’The Mouth of Doom’’ and included a crocodile, raft and other accessories. Here is the story:

‘’GI Joe decides to capture a rare crocodile while exploring the Amazon.  When the tranquilizers wear off too early it chases him into quicksand!  Is this the end for GI Joe?’’

Enjoy!

OB



















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Customs / Re: GI Joe 50th Anniversary Tribute by OB
« on: January 14, 2014, 11:56:55 AM »
Quote from: Sundance on January 14, 2014, 08:42:11 AM
no British Commando? DENIED!!

Lol, like I said on another board, I'm not completely done with this time period. All the 50th Anniversary customs are finished (and will continue to be rolled out), but I would love to make more uniform sets at a later date. So, stay tuned, I will probably get to them sooner or later.

OB

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Customs / Re: GI Joe 50th Anniversary Tribute by OB
« on: January 14, 2014, 07:16:52 AM »
50th Anniversary Day 14: German Soldier and Australian Jungle Fighter

In 1966, Hasbro launched the ‘’Soldiers of the World’’.  This sub-line consisted of 6 different soldiers dressed in authentic uniforms including:
-   Russian Infantryman
-   French Resistance Fighter
-   British Commando
-   Japanese Imperial Soldier

The last two, the German Stormtrooper and the Australian Jungle Fighter, are the ones that I made as customs. To represent different ethnicities, Hasbro gave these GI Joes brand new head sculpts.

To pay homage to the originals, I elected not to use my standard vintage head for these customs. I thought the 25th Hawk head had a good likeness to the original 12’’ ‘’European’’ style head.

Enjoy!

OB














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Customs / Re: GI Joe 50th Anniversary Tribute by OB
« on: January 13, 2014, 10:01:52 PM »
Quote from: latinjoe22 on January 13, 2014, 12:55:25 PM
You are beeing a little too hard on yourself about how these came out. They're a very faithful translation to ME style, I absolutely love the crash crew, especially since they have that golden era sci-fi look about them. Is it my imagination or is that helmet you used from a Chap Mei fireman figure?

Thank you. I guess I am my own harshest critic  :)

The hoods are from Chap Mei. I got them in a trade a couple of years ago and I did not know what company they were from until you asked the question. Now I know...

OB

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Customs / Re: GI Joe 50th Anniversary Tribute by OB
« on: January 13, 2014, 07:58:01 AM »
Quote from: morgardee on January 13, 2014, 07:19:21 AM
Just incredible.

I'd buy those if they came out.

Does he have any more of those heads and if so, how much does he charge?

Also, are you painting those body parts or are they cast in those colours?

I really love what you are doing here.

Thanks!

I don't know if he has any cast at the moment, but he made the mold for me, so he can probably make more. They are not in his store, your best bet is to contact him directly through his website for details: http://www.raginspoon.com/

The heads come cast in that color. All that needed to be painted are the eyes, hair and scar.

OB

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Customs / Re: GI Joe 50th Anniversary Tribute by OB
« on: January 13, 2014, 07:15:15 AM »
50th Anniversary Day 13: Crash Crew and Firetruck

Released in 1966, the Crash Crew set (7820) allowed kids to dress up their Action Pilot in a silver foil fire suit and various accessories and tools. The set included an ax, flashlight, strap cutter, and pliers. 

The Crash Crew Fire Truck (8040) was released in 1967 and is probably one of the most iconic early GI Joe vehicles. It had several play features:

-   Working siren and light
-   Working pump and water cannon that could shoot up to ten feet
-   3 foot extendable ladder

My customs did not turn out as well as I would have hoped. I had some trouble with the silver. I plan to improve these in the future, but for now, they work well alongside the rest of the figures in this project.

Enjoy!

OB


















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Customs / Re: GI Joe 50th Anniversary Tribute by OB
« on: January 12, 2014, 08:18:27 PM »
Thanks guys.

Morg, the heads are a shrunken cast of the original 1964 head. I had them made specially for this project by Raginspoon.

OB

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Customs / Re: GI Joe 50th Anniversary Tribute by OB
« on: January 12, 2014, 08:19:52 AM »
50th Anniversary Day 12: Astronaut

Part of the Action Pilot series, the Astronaut set was released in 1967. It was a replica of the space suits of the time and included the suit and helmet, tether cord, boots, gloves, camera, oxygen chest pack and propellant gun. The Astronaut was a smash hit for the GI Joe line. The Space Capsule is still fondly remembered as one of the highlights of the entire 12’’ run.

Since it was part of the Action Pilot line, there was not a ‘’basic’’ version of the Astronaut until 1969. By then, GI Joe had become an Adventurer. The Talking Astronaut was part of the ‘’Adventures of GI Joe’’ line in 1969. I chose to include him here as I wanted to have a non-space suited figure to compliment the Astronaut. I consider this one a WiP. I still need to smooth out the putty on the belt and I would like to add the logo on the chest, if I ever find a good hi-res scan of the original.

Enjoy!

OB






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