8-9-10
BJs FIREFLY
This is one I've been wanting to do for a long time. I was finally able to find a Firefly bust for a somewhat decent price and I couldn't hit "Buy It Now" fast enough. As you can see, it's just a simple repaint, but it turned out great. This badboy looks sick next to my other Firefly busts. Very happy with this one.
8-07-10
LADY JAYE
I never planned on doing a lady Jay bust, nor did I think I would find a bust I was able to customize into her. When I saw this Terminator:Salvation Bust of Blair Williams for only $15 at my Local Comic Shop I couldn't pass it up. I had to give it a shot. It turned out pretty good. All I did was repaint her Jacket int the classic green color of Lady Jaye and voila. A new custom bust. Maybe some day I'll actually try to sculpt some straps ans a ball cap on her head. Who knows. Heh!
8-06-10
ZARANA
This one took a little work. I used a Marvel Comics Rachel Grey Bust. After cutting her arms off, I began painting. It turned out better the I could have imagined. This looks fantastic in my glass display case, next to the Baroness. This is by far one of my favorites busts I've done.
6-18-10
COBRA MORTAL, White
This time, I did the International favorite, White Cobra Mortal. I figure he is a figure I will never own, but at least I can have him polystone form. Heh! Basically, it's the Icons Snake Eyes bust repainted with many coats of white paint! It turned out great, and the sticker looks awesome on his chest. A simple bust, yet awesome at the same time.
6-17-10
COBRA COMMANDER
This bust I did out of boredom. It's a cobra Commander in White, with black highlights. Since there is no actual figure of Cobra Commander in this paint scheme, I figured why not. I simply repainted the Icons Cobra Commander bust and voila!
6-14-10
SNAKE EYES, Funskool Blue
Here's my latest Custom Bust. The Light Blue Funskool Snake Eyes. It was pretty simple to do. Just a straight repaint, but I was happy with the results. It was too plain looking with just the blue and silver, so I added the Gold ring on the base (since his boots are gold) and it really made the piece. As always, thanks for looking.
6-10-10
BARON IRONBLOOD
Well, here is my latest Custom GI Joe Bust. This time I went with a Favorite of mine from the UK Action Force line, BARON IRONBLOOD of the Red Shadows. I took a Bowen Designs "A.I.M. Agent" and just repainted him into this bad boy. I'm really happy with this one. I feel I still need to do some cleanup work on him, and the skull and crossbones was a pain to do, but I feel it turned out pretty good. Well, enjoy!
6-5-10
COVER GIRL and ARCTIC FIREFLY
It's been a while since I've had a chance to do any of these. Thankfully, I have a little free time, so I got back to painting. My two latest Custom Painted Mini Busts are COVER GIRL and ARCTIC FIREFLY. !
I actually did Cover Girl some time ago. I've just now gotten around to poster her up. For this one, I used a Battle Star Galactica, Caprica Six mini bust. This one was kinda easy, as I only repainted her hair, lips, and jacket. I think it turned out pretty good. Plus it fits in great with all my other busts.
Next is Arctic Firefly from the 1998 15th anniversary 3 pack. I've been wanting to do this one for a long time, but getting a Firefly bust at a decent price has gotten pretty hard lately. Well, luckily I was able to acquire one at a decent price and here is the end result. i'm really happy with tins one. It was just a pain in the rear to paint that thing white. I had to do so many layers. Anyways, it's done now, and it will be a great addition to my collection.
01-24-10
DESTRO IRON GRENADIERS BATTLE ARMOR
This one took some time to do, and it was the second time i attempted to use super sculpy for a bust.The work involved in this one was a little crazy, but it was totally worth it. I started with a standard Palisades Destro Bust. I dremmeled off the original red collar and shaved his shoulders down a bit. I then took Super Sculpy and sculpted the shoulder pads and smaller collar. Painted him black and gold, and added a red cloth for the cape, and a little bit more scupy for the buckle on the cape. The picture doesn't do this guy justice. I'm gonna take a pic in natural light tomorrow to see if it turns out any better. Well, I hope you enjoy.
1-23-10
BARONESS Cobra Risque'
This one started as a joke, but ended up pretty good. Since I had the extra pair of glasses from the standard Baroness bust I used to make the Night Stalker (see below) and I already had the Betty Page Bust, this was a no brainer. I did this one in about 5 minutes. All I did was glue the glasses on the bust, and added Cobra stickers to her hands so you know it's the Baroness, caught in a rather risque moment. Enjoy!
01-21-10
UK RED JACKAL and COBRA NIGHT STALKER
Well, I got bored the other day and started on a few new GI Joe Custom Pianted Busts. They are the Red Jackal of the Red Shadows from the UK Action Force Line, and a female Cobra Night Stalker from the 2007 Convention set. Both turned out awesome.
UK RED JACKAL
I did take a few liberties with Red Jackal (I had trouble doing skull on the chest, so I gave up. Heh! Anyways, I'm very very happy with the way it turned out. I just repainted a standard Destro bust by Palisades, with a few Red Shadow stickers from cobrastickers.com
Cobra Night Stalker
Next is the Cobra Night Stalker from the 2007 Convention set. This was the first bust I've ever used super sculpy on to make the mask. It turned out pretty good. Basically I just used the standard Baroness bust from Palisades, and this is the end result.
12-15-09
COBRA MORTAL
Again, this was a simple repaint, but it turned out great. This pic doens't do it justice. It looks great on my shelf. I give you the International sensation, COBRA MORTAL. All I did was take the Diamond Icons Snake Eyes bust and repaint it to what you see here. Oh, and I took and extra crossbow from the Scarlett bust and attached it to him. It really makes the piece.
12-08-09
CRIMSON SHADOW GUARD
This is my latest custom. A Crimson Shadow Guard. This one turned out real good. The little bits of detail on the silver really make this one pop. I basically just repainted the standard Crimson Guard Mini Statue from Palisades and I'm real happy with the results. Well, enjoy!
12-05-09
SATAN & NINJA KU
Here are two of my most recent Custom Palisades Busts. I'm a huge fan of the International stuff and I had to do these two. Heck, these two characters got me into the international stuff back in the early 2000s. Anyways, they are basically repaints of the Standard Stormshadow Bust produced by palisades. Enjoy
11-23-09
NIGHT FORCE FLINT, SCARLETT, ROADBLOCK
***UPDATE***These three have been added to eBay. Click here for eBay link.
OK, these I did because I was board and these were extras lying around. I wasn't quite sure what to do with them, so I just decided to paint them all in the same color scheme. I figured I'd just consider them all part of the GI Joe Night Force Team. Heh! Enjoy!
10-21-09
12" COBRA COMMANDER BLACK SUIT
I took the big 12" Palisades Cobra Commander Statue and repainted it to resemble the 1993 Battle Corps Cobra Commander in the Black and Silver uniform. I'm really happy with this one. It looks awesome in my glass display case. Anyways, here's the pic, and thanks for looking.
10-19-09
TIGER FORCE ZARTAN
This is one of my favorite Customs I've done. I took the standard Palisades Zartan Mini Statue and painted it to look like the 2004 Convention Exclusive Tiger Force Zartan Figure. I'm really happy with this one.
10-18-09
COBRA COMMANDER, BLACK AND GOLD
Well, here is my latest Custom Palisades Mini Bust. It was a pretty simple one, but it turned out better than I expected it to. I just took the regular Cobra Commander Palisades Mini Bust and repainted it black, and added gold to highlight some of it.
2-08-09
ARGENTINA GELNDA & TIGER FORCE FLINT
Well, these are two of my latest custom Busts. They are Glenda (Argentina Scarlett repaint) and Tiger Force Flint. Both were pretty simple repaints. The Glenda was made from the Undercover Scarlett (Quarrel) bust and the TF Flint was repainted from a standard Flint Bust. Anyways, enjoy!
10-12-08
VACATION SNAKE EYES
I did fifteen of these for our collectors group in Florida, now known as the "Florida Head Vipers". Anyways, every few months we all get together and have a huge swap meet. On this occasion, i did I decided to do a custom figure and this was the end reslut .Everyone seemed to ove it which made me very happy.The body was of course Chuckles, and the head (standard v2 Snake Eyes) was cast by Tri Gate Creations. The sword and uzi by Marauders Gunrunners, An original v2 SE back pack, a custom cast wolf in black (which really makes the piece), and a custom made File Card.
10-09-08
KAMAKURA
Well, here is the latest custom Mini Bust that I have done. This time it was a simple one. I was able to knock this guy out in less than an hour, and here it is. I give you KAMAKURA. It was just a Stormshadow repaint and I think it turned out pretty good. I still need to find a better base for him, because as we all know, he is not a Cobra.
8-21-08
UK RED LASER
Just like I did with my Wreckage and Pimp Daddy Destro Mini Busts, I bring you Red Laser. Again It was a simple repaint from the standard Cobra Commander Mini Bust from Palisades. I'm not too happy with the way this one came out. The little skull and cross bones on his head still needs a little work and I hated the red paint I used. But from a distance, this looks pretty good. Oh well, in all honesty, I'm just glad this one is mostly finished. Hope you enjoy!
8-19-08
PIMP DADDY DESTRO
After I did my Wreckage mini bust, I decided to try my hand at another Custom GI Joe Mini Bust. This time, I took the standard Palisades Destro Mini Bust and turned it into the Pimp Daddy Destro. It was pretty easy to do. Just time consuming. I think It ended up really neat. Who knows, maybe someday I'll do a gold headed version too.
6-30-08
TIGER FORCE WRECKAGE
I took an extra Palisades Firefly bust that I had and did a little paint work to it. I still plan on getting a Roadblock mini bust (because he is the cheapest mini bust) and swap out the base to him, so Wreckage here has a GI Joe base instead of the Cobra base he now resides on. needless to say, I think it turned out pretty well. Even though it is still a work in progress. Once I get the bases swapped out, I'll post an update, but until then, here is the Wreckage Mini Bust.
