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Re: More of Morgardee's Customs
« Reply #24 on: November 28, 2011, 12:55:58 PM »
Nice!
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Re: More of Morgardee's Customs
« Reply #25 on: November 29, 2011, 02:27:50 PM »
The battery on my camera died when I was taking pictures so I wasn't able to get the individual pictures done, but here's a group shot of some Joes I made:

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Re: More of Morgardee's Customs
« Reply #26 on: November 29, 2011, 04:28:27 PM »
dude in the black beret... is that a heartbeat sensor on his gun?

no, seriously, what is it?

great figures.
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Re: More of Morgardee's Customs
« Reply #27 on: November 29, 2011, 05:27:25 PM »
Darn!  I wish I had a Gung Ho head like the one on the very left!  They all look nice.
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Re: More of Morgardee's Customs
« Reply #28 on: November 30, 2011, 08:47:18 AM »
Thanks guys! The Urban Strike Gung Ho head (and body) are from Slayer Design Studios. Seriously, anyone who is into custom work or upgrading some of Hasbro figures that had poor mold choices should be checking them out.

The "green guy" is a LBC. It's the assault on the Pitt TRU exclusive Zartan body with a Beachhead head. The cap and gun are from Marauder gun runners. The clip you see on the side of the gun is not a heat beat monitor but that's a great idea. It's an ammunition box.

The figures in order are:

Urban Strike Gung Ho - Slayer body and head, Urban Strike Snake Eyes for the rest.
Updated Clutch - Clutch Head and legs, Rampage body.
Ripcord - Ripcord body, Indian Jones figure head.
"Downtime" Beach Head - Attack on the Pitt Zartan body, Beach Head comic pack 2 pack head.
"Green shirt" Rampage - Clutch body, Rampage head and legs.

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Re: More of Morgardee's Customs
« Reply #29 on: November 30, 2011, 10:43:21 AM »
Beach Head has a tache? no way!
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Re: More of Morgardee's Customs
« Reply #30 on: November 30, 2011, 11:07:14 AM »
I never noticed before but yeah, that's a lot of facial hair in that group shot.

Yeah, Beachhead has a mustache. I didn't paint anything on that figure.
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Re: More of Morgardee's Customs
« Reply #31 on: December 19, 2011, 08:50:42 AM »
This one is another Slayer Design Studios head. I remember when the Rock Viper first came out I thought "Good looking body but that head is a joke", so I got in touch with Slayer Dave. I have no idea if the plans were in the works or not, but they came out with 2 beautiful Rock Viper heads. One with mustache and one without.

The Rock Viper went from a mediocre to one of my favorite remake Cobra figures:



Now I just need another Rock Viper so I can put the clean shaven head on a body.  ;)
« Last Edit: December 19, 2011, 04:29:59 PM by morgardee »
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Re: More of Morgardee's Customs
« Reply #32 on: December 19, 2011, 07:59:46 PM »
That looks fantastic. Is that head still available from Slayer? Also, did it take long to get your order?

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Re: More of Morgardee's Customs
« Reply #33 on: December 20, 2011, 08:27:08 AM »
Quote from: Oreobuilder on December 19, 2011, 07:59:46 PM
That looks fantastic. Is that head still available from Slayer? Also, did it take long to get your order?

OB

Thanks! I can' express how please I am with this figure now. It really shows how much a good head can make or break a figure. Hasbro dropped the ball IMO when they took the short cut and gave us that generic head. He looked more like a Joe then a Cobra with that head.

Currently I don't see the head up but keep checking back. Slayer Dave closed the store down for a bit so he can focus on his project A.R.A.H. but after a few weeks opened it back up with a smaller inventory. They have the mold for the heads and won't destroy them and he is VERY easy to talk with. Shoot him an email and ask. The orders are being made per request and not stocking parts right now, so you'll probably be waiting more then a month to be honest, but it's worth it.
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Re: More of Morgardee's Customs
« Reply #34 on: January 05, 2012, 12:25:25 PM »
I REALLY need a better camera. My biggest problem is the flash on the camera I have wipes out a lot of the detail. One of these days I'll pick up a canon Rebel and be set for life.

That said, I made a Canadian Strike team over the Christmas break using some of those parts I got from that big order I placed with Slayer Design Studios.



The guy in the middle is an older custom of mine. This was made a while back, probably over 1.5 years ago. I named him "Maple Pride" but honestly think the name is a bit weak.



The guy on the right is an older custom from the same time as Maple Pride but I switched out the head. This characters name is "Red Fox".



The one of the left is the newest of the batch and I just finished it on the weekend. The body is from SDS as is the head. I wanted a heavy gunner for my team. For now the place holder name is "Lynx". Lynx is a great name, but I hate using names that already in use in the Joe universe and the Lynx is a vehicle.






« Last Edit: January 05, 2012, 12:27:56 PM by morgardee »
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Re: More of Morgardee's Customs
« Reply #35 on: January 05, 2012, 12:35:24 PM »
I love the Canadian flavour of your customs! :)
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