Dusty and Dial-Tone (updated 3/29)

TR101AL · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:12 am

Hello guys and gals. Dusty is a figure I'm really hoiping Hasbro will eventually bring into the 25th anny fold (along with a few dozen others). I'd seen some really nice Dustys by different members over the past few weeks and decided to go ahead and try my hand at one. Though he's not 100% accurate to the original, I'm still fairly pleased with the end results. I'll take pics in the daylight to show his details better, but here he is so far...

Lt_L1zrdking · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:34 am

no offense to anyone else, but best Dusty evar. I love it! He still needs a MJ Famas though :shifty:

hectorxd · **Joined:** Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:55 pm

I really like it. Its hard to look at him and not feel bad for how hot he is wearing that winter gear. You gave me an idea though for how I want to do mine. Great stuff here.

PaidLoad · **Joined:** Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:52 pm

i still don't like the use of that star wars head gear for him...just kinda seems like he should be getting something more like a helmet than that.

pluv · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:15 pm

Ok, using the Snow Job body was genious. I might have switched out the lower legs to give more pronounced boots but it is fine as is. Has anyone thought about clipping off the front mask part of that helmet to make it look even more like Dusty's?

Matthew · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:18 pm

love it. looks perfectacular

BadAsh · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:21 pm

awesome job here.. love it.

Keenan · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:28 pm

Saaaaweeet! Nice mods and great paint aps.

Tanstoys · **Joined:** Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:02 am

cool. I agree using snow job was brilliant.You do need to switch the lower legs to give him more boots like snake eyes or duke but otherwise just perfect.I hope hasbro sees this and does it too since I want a dusty too,
Tim

xhairs · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:37 pm

rock on. man i love him and i hope hasbro makes him soon too. yours has everything that he needs.

TR101AL · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:31 pm

Thanks guys for the comments. I thought about switching out the lower legs but the SJ legs were so bulky that it just didn't look right. I had originally planned on using a SW head, but my extra Ace had a wandering eye, so I fixed him and used him here. Yeah the SW headgear was a bit of a gimme, but I think it really works for the figure. I'm currently in the early stages of his rival, Desert Scorpion. Hope to have some WIP's in the near future.

dasaffe · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:48 pm

This is brilliant. I love that you swapped out his feet. Really great all around.

daremo · **Posted:** Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:23 am

Great parts choices here. This screams Dusty to me.

TR1ER · **Posted:** Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:17 am

Love it great work on one of my Favorite joes!

TR101AL · **Posted:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:58 am

Here's another I just put the finishing touches on (though now from the pics, I see some touch-ups are necessary). The eyes are not as pronounced in person; the pics just accentuate them.

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