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[Oreobuilder]

Hi guys,

I have not posted these here yet, but if you follow a couple of other boards, you may have seen these. I put together a project I called ''Battle Corps Month'' over at my blog: http://oreobuildersblog.blogspot.ca/

I have been rolling out a new custom or the every day during July. All of the customs were based off figures from the 1992-95 era, including DEF, Battle Corps Rangers (a never-produced 1995 sub-line proposed by Hasbro) and, mostly, Battle Corps.

So, since July is over (or will be in a few hours), here is the complete run all in one shot.

Enjoy!

OB


Battle Corps Month Day 1: Duke



Battle Corps Month Day 2: Shipwreck




Battle Corps Month Day 3: Lifeline and Stalker




Battle Corps Month Day 4: G.I. Joe!






Battle Corps Month Day 5: Cobra Commander and Ace






Battle Corps Month Day 6: Mace




Battle Corps Month Day 7: Frostbite and Snow Storm





Battle Corps Month Day 8: Colonel Courage




Battle Corps Month Day 9: Mutt and Junkyard






Battle Corps Month Day 10: Heli-Vipers






Battle Corps Month Day 11: Flint






Battle Corps Month Day 12: Grunt and Heavy Duty

The early to mid ‘90s wasn’t all about neon colors and spring-loaded accessories. There were other things happening in the GI Joe franchise. One of those things was the return of 12 inch figures. Branded as ‘’Hall of Fame’’, Grunt and Heavy Duty were introduced in 1992-93 and were part of a 6-figure line-up. They were meant to be ‘’Basic Training’’ versions of the characters and only included their khaki outfits and a rifle.




Battle Corps Month Day 13: Barricade



Battle Corps Month Day 14: Big Bear




Battle Corps Month Day 15: Bulletproof




Battle Corps Month Day 16: Cutter




Battle Corps Month Day 17: Headhunters



Battle Corps Month Day 18: Backblast




Battle Corps Month Day 19: Wetsuit and Leatherneck







Battle Corps Month Day 20: Iceberg




Battle Corps Month Day 21: Alley-Vipers




Battle Corps Month Day 22: Cobra Vipers



Battle Corps Month Day 23: Wild Bill and Beach Head






Battle Corps Month Day 24: Cobra Flak Viper





Battle Corps Month Day 25: Night Creeper Leader




Battle Corps Month Day 26: SHARK 9000 and Cobra Detonator












Battle Corps Month Day 27: Ice Cream Soldier




Battle Corps Month Day 28: Bazooka







Battle Corps Month Day 29: Battle Corps Rangers Hawk and Ace







Battle Corps Month Day 30: Battle Corps Rangers Duke

[Oreobuilder]

Some group shots and unfinished WIPs.

July was Battle Corps Month at my Blog: Oreobuilder's Blog

In May, when I began assembling my modern takes on Battle Corps figures, I was planning only a few figures – Beach Head, Wild Bill, three Battle Corps Rangers, a few others. I thought I would roll them out over the course of a week. As I looked at more and more figures, the project grew from Battle Corps Week to Battle Corps Month. All told, the project counts 36 different characters for a total of 44 figures (with multiple troop builders) and 2 vehicles. Not bad for about 4 weeks of customizing.

I started this project as a way of using some of my less used parts and colors. My goal was to make cool customs in a common theme without breaking the bank. The objective was to buy as few parts as possible to complete this. In this aspect, I believe that I succeeded. I wanted to use the parts at my disposal in new and interesting ways. A few customs could benefit from acquiring a few new parts: the Alley Viper’s accessories, the Ice Cream Soldier’s head and a few others come to mind. However, as a whole, I’m super satisfied with the results of this undertaking. I will keep an eye open and if I can ever acquire these parts cheaply, I will improve my customs when I can.

This project was a whole lot of fun to make. It allowed me to use and explore colors, parts and concepts that I usually shy away from because of a lack of realism or wackiness. Now that I have embraced my inner neon, I will be more open to the use of color in my customs. I may revisit this time period at a future date. I picked about three dozen characters for this project, but 1992 to 1995 had many more figures that could serve as inspiration. There are many more Battle Corps figures that could be made – Law, Major Bludd, Dial-Tone, Mindbender, Muskrat, Roadblock and the list goes on. Also, Mail-Away Interrogator, the Arctic Commandos, the Shadow Ninjas or the Air Commandos could all serve as inspiration for a future project. Hmmm, maybe I should look at doing this again…

Thanks for looking and commenting, I hope you enjoyed these as much as I did making them.

OB







Cobra


Battle Corps Rangers


Class of '86


Cold Weather Specialists


Dramatic Re-Dos


DEF


Green Army Men


Heavy Weapons


Naval Specialists


Group Shots










As an added treat, here are a few figures that didn’t make the cut. These are still very preliminary WIPs and not necessarily the parts (and certainly not colors) that would have been used for my final customs. Some of these I will probably finish. Others will get parted out again. It will depend when/if I revisit this project at a later date.

Enjoy!

Air Commandos Spirit


Battle Corps Rangers Flint


Battle Corps Rangers Footloose


Cross Country


Mail-Away Interrogator


Battle Corps / Eco Warriors Outback

[g.ijoecollecter3400]

FANTASTIC!!!

Its so hard to pick a fovorite becuase there is something very, very cool about each and everyone of them...

You do incredible work Oreo.

If i had to pick a fav. just becuase, i would pick the Headhunters because i remember having them as a kid. Loved'em then.

Never thought id see an updated version of them....

Thanks for sharing...

[Sundance]

nice.

[Jon S.]

Really great to see Colonel Courage revisited. I feel like he was a new character that could've used some fleshing out in any of the fiction. Some nice updates on Mace, Barricade and Wet-Suit too.

[latinjoe22]

I love what I see. I especially admire the parts that you chose to do these customs. I can tell it took a lot of researching and it paid off amazingly. Four thumbs up! 

[Sundance]

i love Bazooka's fishing rod and fish...

[martin-montreal]

Wow, these look very professional.

I think TheMike just found another painter for next year CJC sets 

[Oreobuilder]

Thanks guys. I realize that they are not from the most popular period in Joe history. However, in doing research for these, I found that most Battle Corps figures are actually quite a lot of fun. They are not all realistic military, but they have a certain charm.

The fishing rod is actually a nod to Bazooka's file card:
‘’ extensive travelling made Bazooka homesick and long for his favorite hobby: fishing.’’

I kid you not. 

OB

[Prince de Lu]

I followed your progression on hisstank. This is really a masterpiece

[g.ijoecollecter3400]

I remember the original battle corps line having some pritty outragous colors. LOUD/bright, bright yellow/ green and orange.
Its supper nice to see the color toned down on these figures. Helps to take them out of cartoon fantasy universe and gives them more of a warm real world look.

Again,,,Awesome work bud,!

[Sundance]

i'll be damned, i know i've seen people refer to BC Bazooka as 'fly fisher Bazooka', which i thought was just because he looks kinda like a fisherman, i didn't realise his card actually said that.