The Fridge

Back in 1987, Hasbro ran a promotion in which if you collected and mailed in 5 inserts, you could get a free (plus shipping and handling, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery, ask your parents) William "The Refrigerator" Perry action figure. This was Hasbro's second attempt at a G.I. Joe figure based on a real person, the first being professional wrestler Sgt. Slaughter back in 1986. Unlike Slaughter, The Fridge didn't become a part of G.I. Joe lore or continuity in the animated series or comics, but it may have been interesting to see. Possibly for legal reasons, The color of Fridge's jersey was slightly altered from his Chicago Bears colors to a paler blue with red highlights, I've corrected that here. I've also added a fully functional flail for him, as opposed to Hasbro's original football on a stick.

Formula:

Head and Torso: Custom cast from TheAngelForge
Arms: Marvel Universe Ares
Legs: Marvel Universe Cable, hip pads sculpted with Green Stuff
Football Flail: Custom cast from AVAC'S LAB, modded with parts from Boss Fight Studios

Helmet: Starting Lineup

Paints used: Citadel, Model Master.

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#GIJOE #TheFridge #WilliamPerry #CustomActionFigure #Custom #Hasbro #ChicagoBears #NFL #TheAngelForge #BossFightStudios #AVACSLab #ActionFigurePhotography #ToySpotting

Special Mission Brazil II

The first Special Mission Brazil set was released back in 1986 as a Toys R Us exclusive. In 2011, Hasbro decided to revisit this set for their annual convention. However, being that particular set is far too expensive to even consider purchasing now, I found it easier and more cost effective to make my own, while sticking closer to the original 1986 color schemes as opposed to the 2011 ones. And since Hasbro decided to gender-bend Dial-Tone for the Rise of Cobra film and all related media, I had a little fun and used that version for this set. The Leatherneck they released in the 25th series was pretty much exactly how he looked in the SMB set, so I didn't alter him at all, he could use a backpack though.

Formulas:

Captain Claymore:

Entire figure: ROC Footloose v4
Helmet: Accessory pack
Uzi: Fodder bin

Paints used: Citadel, Model Master

Wet-Suit:

Entire Figure: Marauder Task Force
Stand: AOCI Wet-Suit v10

Paints used: NONE!

Mainframe:

Entire figure: Dataframe v1
Paints used: Citadel, Model Master

  

Dial-Tone:

Entire figure: ROC Dial-Tone v8
Harness: Lady Jaye v11
Rifle: Dial-Tone v3
Paints used: Citadel, Model Master

  

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#GIJOE #SpecialMissionBrazilII #CustomActionFigures #Custom #Hasbro #CaptainClaymore #WetSuit #Mainframe #DialTone #Leatherneck #Hasbro #MarauderTaskForce #MTF #ActionFigurePhotography #ToySpotting

Cliff Dagger (V.E.N.O.M.)

Since I already did the Jackhammer 2, it was only a matter of time before I did its driver, Cliff Dagger. I'm probably going to do a few more M.A.S.K. characters down the road, but I'm fairly certain I'm going to come up short on vehicles sadly.

Formula:

Head and Torch mask: Custom cast from TheAngelForge
Body and harness: Marauder Task Force
Jackhammer 2: Steel Crusher A.P.V. with custom decals from ToyHax

Paints used: Citadel, Model Master, Americana DecoArt

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#GIJOE #M.A.S.K. #CliffDagger #V.E.N.O.M. #Jackhammer #Custom #CustomActionFigure #CustomVehicle #TheAngelForge #Hasbro #MarauderTaskForce #MTF #ToyHax #ActionFigurePhotography #ToySpotting

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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#NicolasCage #Mandy #RedMiller #CustomActionFigure #Custom #PanosCosmatos #Hasbro #MarauderTaskForce #BadMotherTattoosandCustoms #MTF #ActionFigurePhotography #ToySpotting

Budo (Marauder Task Force)

While we got not one, but 2 modern updates on Budo from Hasbro, neither one of them really impressed me. The first one was in the Retaliation line, and while the sculpt and detail looked great, a simple paint wash would have improved on this figure, not to mention the original head cast they had planned, and not the one we wound up with. It also functions better as a prop in a diorama than as an action figure. The FSS one while close to the original 1988 design, still commands a price tag on the secondary market that I can't bring myself to purchase one, and apparently the helmet is glued in place.

Borrowing a concept from fellow customizer AxonRey, I built up a modernized version of Budo using mostly Marauder Task Force parts. I threw in the Harley as a nod to his original file card bio.

Formula:

Helmet: Budo v1
Head: MCU Hogun
Everything else: Marauder Task Force
Harley-Davidson: Maisto

Paints used: Citadel, Model Masters.

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#GIJOE #Budo #Samurai #CustomActionFigure #Custom #MarauderTaskForce #Hasbro #MTF #Maisto #HarleyDavidson #ActionFigurePhotography #ToySpotting

Jackhammer 2 (VENOM)

This is barely a custom, merely a simple conversion I did using decals because I had an incomplete beater sitting around that I was never going to finish.

Formula:

Entire vehicle: G.I. JOE Rise of Cobra Steel Crusher A.P.V.
Decals: ToyHax

Paints used: NONE!

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 #GIJOE #COBRA #MASK #VENOM #Jackhammer2 #Jackhammer #Custom #CustomVehicle #Hasbro #ToyHax #ActionFigurePhotography #ToySpotting #FixUp

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.

                                                                                     

#GIJOE #ActionForce #TonUp #ActionForceUK #CustomActionFigure #Custom #MarauderTaskForce #BadMotherTattoosandCustoms #ActionFigurePhotography #ToySpotting #TotallyNotRockNRoll

John A.F. Zoidberg, "M".D. (Futurama)

Sometimes boredom and extra fodder parts leads me to creating some ridiculous characters in my Multiverse. Hence the making of Dr. Zoidberg from Futurama. *Dumpster playset sold separately.

Formula:

Head, Claws: Boss Fight Studios
Jacket: Custom cast from RaginSpoon
Upper body: Zartan v17
Legs: Storm Shadow v32
Feet: Storm Shadow v26
Dumpster: WWE Jakks

Paints used: Citadel, Model Master

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#GIJOE #Futurama #Zoidberg #DrZoidberg #JohnFuckingZoidberg #WhyNotZoidberg #WhoopWhoopWhoopWhoop #CustomActionFigure #Custom #BossFightStudios #RaginSpoon #Hasbro #Jakks #ActionFigurePhotography #ToySpotting

Mutt and Junkyard (Tiger Force)

Yet another late entry to the Tiger Force sub-team, Mutt and Junkyard are often overlooked, probably because they were only issued as a Convention exclusive back in 2004. While the tooling and mold I used here are closer to his original sculpt and design, the color scheme itself reflects the version from the set. Tiger stripes created using a Micron .005 pen.

Formula:

Head: Marauder Task Force
Everything else: Mutt & Junkyard v7

Paints used: Citadel, Model Master

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#GIJOE #TigerForce #Mutt #MuttandJunkyard #Junkyard #K9Unit #CustomActionFigure #Custom #Hasbro #MarauderTaskForce #ActionFigurePhotography #ToySpotting