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Post by Bravo on May 31, 2013 14:15:25 GMT -8
Another bad random parts customized in a Cobra trooper  |
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Post by Bravo on Jun 9, 2013 18:31:47 GMT -8
Baron Shockguard? Royal Waveness?  |
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Post by Bravo on Jun 23, 2013 17:12:10 GMT -8
Airtight customized as an X-Wing Pilot?  |
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Post by Felix on Jun 24, 2013 1:36:39 GMT -8
That's neat O'. A little orange thin plastic sheet cut for a visor would add the finishing touch.
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Post by Bravo on Jun 25, 2013 16:13:42 GMT -8
Random kitbashes  Customs that were bad or never finished.  Bog Vipers  He's not included with the auction...but the listing says "...with bonus figure"  Urban Skull Crusher Also, Thomas Wheeler put his armor bot customs up for auction. |
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Post by Zarana-X on Jun 26, 2013 10:02:39 GMT -8
Ace looks like he's poppin collars in that one pic.
If these went chea[p theyd be good for parts or repairs.
If you get any dodgy "custom" figures, soaking the parts overnight in Simple Green cleans that shit right off. You may have to use a toothbrush, and/or a toothpick.
I've soaked Joes (new and vintage) for a few days with no damage at all to the factory paint. Robotech figures, the factory paint will come off, so I'd only soak them for a few hours at a time. Vintage Star Wars figures get discolored. Not sure if its because of the soft plastic, dirty fluid, or a combo.
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Post by Felix on Jun 26, 2013 19:05:10 GMT -8
Off topic, but I'd like to make customz of the droogs from "A Clockwork Orange". Never attempted the Taxi Driver custom. I like my Mad Max one. It's nice having an accurate 1:18 vehicle to go with a figure.
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Post by Bravo on Jul 7, 2013 11:31:58 GMT -8
 Odd Cobra Trooper custom...  Boxer Bazooka  Black tap to simulate visor? |
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Post by Zarana-X on Jul 30, 2013 4:44:58 GMT -8
I figured out who did those bad vehicle cutoms...
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Post by Bravo on Aug 1, 2013 19:07:49 GMT -8
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Post by Felix on Aug 3, 2013 0:09:53 GMT -8
Even if you find a complete Dreadnok Stinger or RAM, I can pretty much guarantee that at least one part will be broken. The door hinges can crack simply opening them up carefully. The missiles tend to split right in the slots to attach to the launcher. The battering ram on the front is almost always chipped somewhere, but hard to notice. The rear handle bar can break off easily too, and don't forget to check for the steering wheel.
The RAM kickstand is pretty hard to find.
This one in that lot is missing at least one missile (probably two), a rear color piece that attaches to the back, I don't see a steering wheel, and they don't show a pic from the other side which is a safe bet the other door is missing or broken. The downside to the Stinger is that when the figures are inside, their heads are rammed against the roof. Scale is just off.
When I had my 4 dreadnok sets, only one set was mint. Every other Stinger had a small flaw. Even the Rams all but one had something off. Missing or broken kickstand. Missing saddlebag, missing side car. Side car variants, not one of them matched another, it was weird.
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Post by Bravo on Aug 3, 2013 14:23:17 GMT -8
I don't know why Hasbro or the Club hasn't redone any of the Sears dreadnok vehicles, they all have modern molds available. Maybe too many collectors would get mad, even though the new molds have detectable differences from the originals. Shit, they've redone the crimson HISS tanks 3 times now. Odd Viper custom from an ended auction  |
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Post by Bravo on Sept 2, 2013 13:47:19 GMT -8
Clone Wars seperatist gunship made from Zentradai officer's battlepod, snowtrooper tri-pod laser, plastic pie plate and golf balls?  |
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Post by Zarana-X on Sept 7, 2013 4:13:30 GMT -8
What the hell were they even going for?
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Post by Bravo on Sept 7, 2013 15:33:18 GMT -8
One of these  |
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