Kraken (Action Force)

The Kraken was initially released in the UK Action Force line by Palitoy in 1984, and to date, has never had a modern update by Hasbro. I suppose the closest counterpart he would have had in the original RAH G.I. Joe line would have been the Hydro-Viper from 1988. Since I've been building up a Red Shadows team for my Multiverse, I thought this was a necessary addition.

Formula:

Head: Unknown, donated by Swizzlesticks Customs
Body, Trident, Stand: Boss Fight Studios
Vest, leg knife: Marauder Task Force
Net: Croc Master v4
Red Shadows decal: Bad Mother Tattoos and Customs

Paints used: Citadel, Model Masters.

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Red Miller (Mandy)

Why are there no Nicolas Cage action figures????

You'd think with all the movies he's done, he'd have more than just that one silly Ghost Rider figure from over a decade ago. And if you haven't seen 2018's Mandy by Panos Cosmatos yet, you're really missing out. A friend of mine described it to me as a Frank Frazetta painting on LSD, and it's not far from the truth at all. At any rate, I felt the need to pay tribute to the awesomeness that is his character from this movie in action figure form.

Formula:

Head: Star Wars AOTC Count Dooku
Upper Body and arms: Bazooka v4 (modified)
Legs and axe: Marauder Task Force
Chainsaw: Buzzer v4
Vest: Jurassic Park prototype
Bandolier: Snake-Eyes v46
Crossbow: Zartan v21
44 Decal: Bad Mother Tattoos and Customs

Paints used: Citadel, Model Master

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Ton-Up (Action Force)

I actually had to look up this guy's code name for the definition. Apparently it's UK slang for someone that likes to travel at speeds of up to 100 MPH. Seems fitting considering Ton-Up was originally a getaway driver for a gang of bank robbers before he became a tank driver for Action Force. Now when Palitoy released Ton-Up in 1985 in the UK, he was little more than a re-release of the Hasbro G.I. Joe character Rock N Roll, and came with a re-colored version of the Wolverine tank. Since he's another Action Force member to never get a modern update, I decided to expand my motor pool a bit.

Formula:

Entire figure and accessories: Marauder Task Force
UK Flag decal: Bad Mother Tattoos and Customs

Paints used: Citadel Nuln Oil to weather the boots and leather parts of the outfit, Model Master Flat Clear to seal the decal in place.

Thanks for looking.

                                                                                     

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Mike Tyson (Mike Tyson's Mysteries)

Yet another odd addition to my Multiverse, I'm a huge fan of the show on Adult Swim, and felt it warranted a place in my collection. Toughest part with this one was getting the hair and eyes right, I may have gone through about 6 attempts before getting Iron Mike somewhat presentable.

Formula:

Head: Custom cast from AVAC'S Lab
Boxing gloves: Custom Cast from RaginSpoon
Pigeon: Mayberry Street Miniatures
Face tattoo and logo: Bad Mother Tattoos and Customs
Body: RoC Night Adder

Paints used: Citadel, Model Master

Thanks for looking.








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