Here are a few I made for the latest Joecustoms.com Group Project. It was called Small Playsets. We needed to take inspiration from the classic playsets like the Bivouac, the FLAK, Checkpoint Alpha, etc. Here is what I came up with.
Enjoy!
OB
GI Joe Battle Corps Field HospitalLifeline tends to injured GI Joe soldiers at the Battle Corps Field Hospital. This play set includes Lifeline, sandbags, wooden reinforcements, camouflage tarp, cot, crates, medical supplies box, 2 water barrels, diagnostic computer, weapon rack with 3 rifles and medical emergency case.
This set was one of my first ideas for this project. Some of the inspiration came from watching “The Pacific” (HBO mini-series). I tried to reproduce the feel of the 1984-85 play sets with this one. I wanted something that looked right at home with the Bivouac or the Watch Tower.
Cobra Ballistic Missile SiloOn Cobra Island, Cobra Commander has ordered his SCUD-Vipers to prepare to launch ballistic missiles at GI Joe targets. This play set includes SCUD-Viper, control room, silo hatch and Cobra intercontinental ballistic missile.
I bought a couple of cheap LAWs off eBay recently. They were beat up with old stickers. I figured I could use them for customs. As I was taking them apart to wash them, I was reminded of a missile silo hatch. This play set is the result of that inspiration. The fact that the SCUD-Viper would be fried the instant the missile launched strikes me as the kind of ridiculous setup that we would have gotten in 1980’s Joes.
Cobra Viper LockdownCobra has captured GI Jane and has locked her up in the dungeon of their secret desert temple. This play set includes GI Jane, Cobra Viper Guard, Cobra dungeon, weapons rack with rifles, table, 2 chairs and computer.
I spotted the True Heroes Pirates play sets a while back and waited for a sale to pick them up. I wanted to use some of the elements for the ''Small Playsets'' Group Project at Joecustoms.com. I remembered the DTC Viper Lockdown and this play set was born. I have also been looking for way to make a VvV era new-sculpt Viper and this gave me an excuse to throw one (or three) together.
Cobra Island Security CheckpointCobra Night Watch Troopers control, search and inspect vehicle traffic on Cobra Island through Checkpoint Python. Play set includes Cobra Night Watch Trooper, checkpoint building, wooden barricade, 2 cones, Cobra flag and tank barrier.
Oddly enough, the inspiration for this play set came from a recent trip to Mexico. After seeing tollbooths and Policia Federal on several roads and highways, I thought that Cobra Island would probably have a similar network of Police/Security Vipers that control traffic, inspect vehicles for contraband or search for infiltrators. After looking through my spare fodder, this play set was born. It is a simple idea, but I’m pretty happy with the result.
Cobra Night Watch Troopers:
Dino-Hunter Lookout PostThe GI Joe Dino Hunter team keeps track of the dinosaurs on Dr Mindbender’s Island from the Dino Hunters Lookout Post. This play set includes Lowlight with infrared visor, tower, searchlight, dinosaur, barrels, dinosaur cage, weapons crate with rifles, grenade launcher, combat knife and shovel.
This old guard/watch tower is from a fodder lot I bought a while back. I wasn’t using it for anything. This project gave me an excuse to give it a new life. I wanted to use more obscure themes that don’t have play sets, so I went with Dino-Hunters. I added the cage and the diorama accessories in matching colors and this one came together pretty well.
