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 Post subject: 25th Anniversary Comic Pack #4
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:31 am 
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Thomas from Missourri

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With all the great 25th Anniversary customs folks are doing lately, I found myself inspired.

Between the comic packs and the single packs, we seem to be on track to getting the original 13. But I'm animpatient guy (which is why I customized a Hawk and a Breaker before they announced and released those figures, but I never learn).

The release of comic pack Hawk enabled me to repurpose my existing Hawk custom and, while I was at it, I thought I'd revisit my Grunt.

After playing around with a few ideas, I settled on Short Fuze. He's always been one of my favorites and a largely underutilized character.

So below are my versions of Grunt and Short Fuze as I think they'd look in a comic pack based on Marvel issue #4 (Operation: Wingfield).

First, Fuze:
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As you can see, I tried to incorporate the color scheme of the original 82 figure, like Hasbro did with comic pack Hawk.

Then, Grunt:
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I'm not sure why, but that head felt perfect for Grunt to me. I also went with brown web gear in the spirit of staying as true to the original figure's colors as possible.

Here's a shot of them posed with the others from my Original 13:
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You can see I customized my Hawk's hands. You can also see my custom Breaker is still active. He'll be decommissioned and repurposed after I get the comic pack figue in hand. Maybe I'll turn him into Clutch?

So what do you guys think?


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 Post subject: Re: 25th Anniversary Comic Pack #4
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:49 am 
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YES! Hell yes.

hey Hasbro, ya see that Short Fuze? You guys need to totally steal that! Yeah, rip Spin Doc's custom off, 100% of everything about it, and make a production version for all the rest of us to add to our 25A line-ups. Please? :-D

kick ass!


I dig the HTTE Luke Skywalker head for Grunt too. Not sure I'd have imagined it would work that well but it sure does!


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 Post subject: Re: 25th Anniversary Comic Pack #4
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:49 am 

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the irony is as sone as you make Clutch, Hasbro will anonce their Clutch ;-)


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 Post subject: Re: 25th Anniversary Comic Pack #4
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:46 am 
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Very very nice man!


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 Post subject: Re: 25th Anniversary Comic Pack #4
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:04 am 
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These rock. They look better than what Hasbro usually produces.

I just have one question, what's that mortar from? It looks familiar, yet not all at the same time.

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 Post subject: Re: 25th Anniversary Comic Pack #4
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:22 am 
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yep. Hasbro, here they are!

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 Post subject: Re: 25th Anniversary Comic Pack #4
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:31 am 
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your customs are really great. I just finished reading all of your dio stories, WOOOOOW man that was some really compelling reading. I admire your work and photography.

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 Post subject: Re: 25th Anniversary Comic Pack #4
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:32 am 
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your customs are really great. I just finished reading all of your dio stories, WOOOOOW man that was some really compelling reading. I admire your work and photography.

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 Post subject: Re: 25th Anniversary Comic Pack #4
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:21 pm 
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I like both of these a lot. I'm not loving the Grunt head. The face is fine, I guess I just picture Grunt with a more Army regulation high and tight. It works as is but I think a hair cut might also help lessen the Luke vibe.

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 Post subject: Re: 25th Anniversary Comic Pack #4
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:53 pm 
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Gotta agree with pluv on the luke hair,the face dead on,all in all spin you did great,works of art for sure.


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 Post subject: Re: 25th Anniversary Comic Pack #4
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:21 pm 
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Nice and simple = fantastic.


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 Post subject: Re: 25th Anniversary Comic Pack #4
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:34 pm 
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Thomas from Missourri

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Thanks, guys. Glad you dig 'em.

I'll give some thought to a haircut for Grunt. I had partially liked the head because the hair was kind of similar to what Hasbro used in the ARAH comic pack, but I'm open to other possibilities.

I appreciate the comments.


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 Post subject: Re: 25th Anniversary Comic Pack #4
PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:42 pm 

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SD you just "LASER BLAST" rock brother I love those 2 they both came out tight.

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 Post subject: Re: 25th Anniversary Comic Pack #4
PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:30 pm 
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hell yes my man that rocks now hasbro give us this comic pack. they all rock my man.

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