'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 major dremelling and puttying seemed to be in order. Then, there was the problem of a suitable combat chest rig. The original only had a web belt and my collection of Joes is still too sparse to cannibalize parts from other figures. I think I found the solution using vinyl tape, duct tape and bits and pieces of plastic card. I'm happy so far with what I've managed to come up with but am mulling about what colors to use for the figure. I really dont want to paint Duke a la ARAH ( refers to the original series " a Real American Hero") and would like to try something more modern and "real-world."
Here's my W.I.P. shots done comic-style! Click on them for bigger versions!
More to come!
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 major dremelling and puttying seemed to be in order. Then, there was the problem of a suitable combat chest rig. The original only had a web belt and my collection of Joes is still too sparse to cannibalize parts from other figures. I think I found the solution using vinyl tape, duct tape and bits and pieces of plastic card. I'm happy so far with what I've managed to come up with but am mulling about what colors to use for the figure. I really dont want to paint Duke a la ARAH ( refers to the original series " a Real American Hero") and would like to try something more modern and "real-world."
Here's my W.I.P. shots done comic-style! Click on them for bigger versions!
More to come!
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