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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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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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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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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