This is my interpretation of The Plague. That name never sounded right to me so I renamed them The Immortals as soon as I got the SB/Plague pack in hand. I had struggled to fill out my ranks until the GI Joe issue that introduced the rest of the team. Some of them I liked, some of them I didn't. Some I kept unchanged, some I altered a bit, and some got dropped altogether. So here is what I got so far.

L to R: Envee, Skullbuster, Purgatory, Blackout, Guillotine, Gallows, Velocity, Razorclaw, and Vanguard


Envee is a left over from my first custom team The Alley Viper Elite. I wrote them out of My GI Joe World except for two who came to The Immortals. Envee is the last of the original Night Vipers and moved into the Alley Viper ranks when Cobra Commander disbanded the NVs.



Skullbuster is a custom that I finished several months ago and I posted it then. Nothing new here but I figure I'll post it with the rest of the team.



Purgatory is the other left over from The Alley Viper Elite. I've posted this one as well and explained her name change from Baby to Purgatory.



Gallows is the team's heavy gunner. I stuck to his roots as a SAW Viper but changed his look drastically. My buddy told me he looked like a Dreadnok but I think Cobra needs a rough looking guy in the ranks. The double gatling gun is made from two of Roadblock's guns and is my tribute to Rock & Roll V2's weapon. I loved those as a kid and wanted something bigger and badder now. Still working on the ammo belts for it.



Velocity was a standout in the issue he debuted in. Again I changed his look but kept the characteristics. Jetpack is made from a knockoff Undertow sled and an Eel's pack with JVC Flint backpack straps.



I thought Razorclaw needed to be more than Razor Trooper leader and I loved the V2 blades. He is the team's answer to Snake Eyes. The headpiece plays into the bio I drafted where he underwent surgery to tie the blade operations into his brain. Gotta take that extra step to be in Cobra's elite.



And there is Vanguard. I liked the idea of CC getting into the youth's mind. I took Vanguard the extra step and figured CC had him enlist in the Marines until he defected. Would have been a candidate for GI Joe but failed the psychiatrist's exam. Even more disenfranchised, he went AWOL and was given a spot in The Immortals.




And I don't have pictures of Blackout and Guillotine but very little has changed on them. I cut the hoses off of Guillotine's helmet. Blackout got arms from a Night Creeper and Switch Gears' waist.


More to come, let me know what you think so far.

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these look good. I have to say that Velocity, Gallow's gatling gun, and Razorclaw stand out the most for me.

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Thanks for the reply Matthew.

It seems as New Sculpt is the middle child around here now. RAH is the big brother who the parents and friends are so proud of. 25th is the baby that can do no wrong. C'mon peeps, show the middle kid some love before he starts getting into trouble to get attention and then starts smoking pot to ease his mind and slowly moves onto crack and heroin in an effort to find the love that he has always wanted. Its just a matter of time before its another life washed away and you'll only have yourselves to blame.

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Solid looking team...Glad you added a bit of Color...I think that's my biggest complaint with the DD designs...the lack of colors....that and removing the uniqueness of the Plague Helmets.

Baby/Purgatory's head seems a bit unfinished...I think it's prolly just a poor factory paint job but she seems to have a lazy eye.

I think I'd have preferred to see the stock head and helmet on Razor Claw, the one you've got there looks a little odd...it's Hightech's right? I've never liked that head.

Not a fan of that Wild Bill pea head that you've used on Vanguard either...not sure I've got a better suggestion...but I just don't like how small that head looks

I too LOVE that double Gatling gun...I'll totaly have to swipe that idea

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Oh yeah...I wanted to say that you did an excellent job with your parts selection...you've minimized a lot of the akward proportion problems some of those JvC style figures had...

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Winners all around. You took a lot of parts I wouldn't have and made them work. Gallows is downright bad ass. Velocity is a figure I would buy. Razor Claw is so good I'm going to have to copy it. Your color choices are impeccable and the detailing is nice.

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don't forget to mention that the camo is frickin sweet.

Wow, I need to get that issue with the plague in them.

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these are good but I've always liked alot of what you do anyways
hard to pick a fav but he night viper guy and razor claw are really great.
I too like the added colors as dd's are all too dark colored but I like dd's alot.
Good stuff and looking forward to more,
Tim

Thanks for all of the replies from everybody.

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Awesome job on them and I would like a parts list for Purgatory and Gallows please

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Here is a pic of the latest batch before paint.



I don't have a pic of Purgatory before paint but I'll be back tomorrow with full parts lists for them all.

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very cool take on all of them. nice job

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Envee:

Head: DTC Barrel Roll
Torso: Salvo w/ Sculpey
Arms and Legs: Stalker
Waist: Crosshair
Helmet: Alyosha Cast

Skullbuster:

Head: VvV Shipwreck
Torso: VvV Snakeeyes
Arms: VvV Dusty
Waist: DTC Barrel Roll
Legs: Razorclaw w/ Swamp Rat sheaths
Helmet: Range Viper

Purgatory:

Head: Liz Swan on Baroness neck
Torso and Arms: Bombstrike
Waist: Scarlett
Upper Legs: Jinx
Lower Legs: Alley Viper
Helmet: Alyosha Cast
Vest: VvV Snakeeyes
Shield: Microman G-Force

Gallows:

Head: Guillotine, heavily modded with bits trimmed from Chapmei He Man looking guy's belt and Sculpey
Torso: Ripper
Arms: Roadblock
Waist: Recondo
Legs: Dart

Velocity:

Head: BTR Gung-Ho
Torso and Waist: Low Light
Arms: Widescope
Upper Legs: Razorclaw
Lower Legs: VvV Gung-Ho modded with Sculpey
Helmet: BTR Blowtorch
Jet Pack: Knockoff Undertow sled, Eel SCUBA tank, GvC Flint backpack straps, and Sculpey

Razorclaw:

Head: Hi Tech
Waist: Flint
Upper Legs: VvV Snakeeyes
Everything else: Razorclaw

Vanguard:

Head: Wild Bill
Torso: Gung-Ho
Arms: Croc-Master
Waist: Crosshair
Legs: VvV Snakeeyes
Hat: VvV Gung-Ho

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Great line up of great customs.