Cooey's Toy Box

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'Yo Joe! I've only recently started a G.I. Joe 1:18 collection and haven't really done much with the figures I have until now. One of the figures I really like is the Duke with the Commando Snake Eyes body but felt that the accessories were either too fantastic or too sparse in quantity to be "realistic". So, after being inspired by real-world combat vests, accessories and users, I decided to try my hand at my first G.I. Joe customization project. It was lucky that I got a chance to hang around with the guys of Toy Soldier 1:18 because I was able to join Hailed and the others for a visit to a few toy shops selling loose figures. I picked up this specific Duke for PHP 150.00 and he soon volunteered as the first test subject. Mwahahahaha! The first thing I wanted to get rid of were the molded-on knife scabbard and the bloused trouser legs. Pictures I've seen of soldiers and special forces operators had most of them wearing their pants loose at the cuffs. So maj...

Here's my G.I. Joe fix for the day... Haul made at SM Megamall. Haven't shopped there for like ages... Sorry for the small picture. It's raining and I didn't want to break open the camera stuff and just took this with my phone. After a burger, dropped by Starbucks and met an amazing bunch of Joe collectors -- the guys of Toy Soldier 1:18. They were very warm, funny and extremely creative. The custom toys I saw were fantastic and oozed with personality and craftsmanship. To Fumbles, Hailed, Stormshadow, Firefly, Zombiekiller, Papabear (and missus), Conundrum & Ebonsabre -- thanks for the warm welcome!

Beauty may only be skin deep, but lethal is to the bone Scarlett was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Although she is as adept with standard weapons as any of her comrades, her weapon of choice is the crossbow which fires various bolts with specialized functions. Her rank is Master Sergeant, and she serves from time to time as team leader. Her primary specialty for the team is counter intelligence and is additionally skilled in martial arts and acrobatics. Of note, her secondary military specialty remains classified in all of her file cards. She learned her martial arts skills from her father, who trained her and her three brothers as he was an instructor. She has several black belts in various forms of martial arts. She has long red hair, which she tends to put up into a pony tail. In some of her appearances, it is shown she may speak with a southern drawl or localized Georgian accent. She also graduated summa cum laude from a prestigious university, and passed her Bar Exams to practice law ...