Thanks to our Contest Sponsor WB Collect, the polling/voting has begun for May’s Custom of the Month contest. The winner of the contest will win a $25 Virtual Gift Certificate to spend at WBcollect.com , along with a trophy to display in their signatures on the OG13.
There is some fierce competition this month and its going to be hard to pick, that’s why we have Multiple choice voting, but in the end only One can be…
From the workshop of NEUSPEAQ:
“ENDLESS hails from a race known for their extremely long lifespans (think elves/vampyrs.) Exiled from his planet, (alongside his two brothers for the heinous crimes they committed,) their space craft ejected their cryo-chambers/life pods before crash landing on the planet which would later be named Desolation; 200 years before the humans turned Azurians/Vermillions ever colonized it. It was there he slept, as the Azurians and Vermillions increased in numbers and aggression towards each other. It wasn’t until an all out civil war erupted between the two races that he awoke, angered that he knew not where he was, (and most importantly,) that he knew not where his brethren were…
Endless possesses lightning fast reflexes, and is highly agile; he is quick witted and slow to anger; possessing a seemingly limitless patience. However his patience Does have a limit, and those who’ve exhausted it… they don’t fare well.
Embedded in the chest armor which adorns him, are over a hundred-thousand microscopic hologram projectors which allow him to appear Azurian while around them, and Vermillion when need be. He takes great pleasure in turning these projectors off when facing the unfortunate recipient of his slowly cultivated wrath before ending his antagonist’s life. He now wanders the wilds, hoping to reunite with his kin.”
… to buy a house!
Friend of site, brilliant archivist, and all around awesome buddy, Carson (3DJoes) has announced an absolutely phenomenal sale to go towards his down payment on a new home. But why listen to me, when you can listen to the man?
“I’m buying a house, and I need to sell my 1982-1985 AFA G.I. Joe collection to help with the downpayment.
I’m selling EVERY SINGLE FIGURE from 1982-1985. These 1982-1985 AFA Joes are all on first year peach cards! All o-rings are intact. All cases are still in the AFA plastic. All but four are AFA 80 or better!
This is a once in a lifetime chance to get all of your missing figures in one place from one reputable seller! I’ve been on eBay for 12 years and I’ve got 100% positive feedback, so bid with confidence. Buy ’em all, put em on a credit card via PayPal if you need to, and save on combined shipping!
You can buy them via eBay (click the individual buttons below), or if they don’t sell at auction, and you’d like to buy them directly through PayPal for 15% off, then send me a message and we can work that out. You’ll still have buyer protection through PayPal.”
TheVP and Byrnes present:
70’s and 80’s Sat Morning Cartoons
Custom Contest!
STARTS 1 JUNE
From the workshop of Desert Cat:
“For those of you that don’t know my work, I hardly ever “make-up” new characters. I like to make 25th/ME versions of characters that have appeared in the cartoons or comics, but were never made into a figure. I enjoy this style because the viewer can really tell if I pulled it off or not.
Anyways, here is such an example: Marvel Comics Sgt. Slaughter 1st Appearance. I hope you enjoy this figure.”
Mayhem Customs member Darkwise hits us with another Cobra soldier from the ranks of his Domininon: City-Breaker customs.
“These CG’s are not your ordinary Freds. No, each of them is an individual who tested out, or was thrown out of the CG program prior to reconstructive surgery, due to high marks, but overly aggressive means and methods. When these Guardsmen hit the battle, the streets are sure to run thick in crimson violence.”
{Click here to see more photos of the Crimson Guard}
{Click here to see more of Darkwise’s Eventual Customs}
keenan brings his nightmarish vision to our hallowed halls, ensuring that everyone will see the End of Days. Tune in and see how the zombie apocalypse changes your world.
From the workshop of sgcaper:
What happens to all the abandoned and forgotten military hardware and armor when it all goes to hell?
Thanks to Red Beard, former military with a working knowledge of military armor, the ‘Noks were able to get this deserted Army Reserve APC back up and running.
There are still a few things I plan on adding to this; working front winch, more graffiti, fuel drums, barb wire, and other stuff it was too nice out yesterday to not snap a few pics. And no I won’t be changing the color. Growing up in an outlaw biker family I have never liked the way the ‘Noks were portrayed and can’t for the life of me get on board with the horrid paint scheme used for many of their vehicles.
“Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?” Grandpa said, “No… but I served in a company of heroes”.
– Maj. Richard Winters (1918-2011)
OG13 salutes those who did not make it home. Thank you for your service.
This thread is for all the “other” toys we dig. Guns, Tools, Cars, Food, Beer and more.
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There is a TRAITOR AMONG US.
Check out the 52 Weeks of Free Figures Contest to tell us who you think will defect from the Joe team to join the evil ranks of COBRA!
This weeks contest is hosted by OG13 member: Guess Who.
The prize this week is a little something different than what we’ve offered in the past. This week you can win a CUSTOM FILE CARD for the one of the figures that Guess Who offers OR you can have him do the custom card for a figure of your choosing.
Come on folks. We all love Deadpool and the most popular games play it here !
Playing through Deadpool feels about as schizophrenic as its main character. On the one hand, it’s zany, wacky, goofy, silly, sophomoric, and many more adjectives that Thesaurus.com suggests. This is a funny game – that is, if you’re into dick jokes and casual sexism. If not, then Deadpool – the character and the game – will grate on you like a buzzsaw on hard cheese.
On the other hand, much of the Deadpool gameplay experience is formulaic and safe…so safe you might think developer High Moon Studios is playing some sort of self-referential “hey, isn’t it ironic how normal this is?” meta-gag on you. But it’s not. No, Deadpool talks a big game but delivers a standard action experience that is the turducken of videogame parody: It is what it parodies what it is.
For those not familiar with the glory of the one and only “Merc with a Mouth,” the spandex-clad Deadpool is himself a parody of an anti-hero. A mainstay of Marvel Comics, he was given a healing factor by the Weapon X boys (the same ones who adamantium-ized Wolverine) in an experimental procedure that left him certifiably insane – and self-aware that he is in fact a comic book character. For that reason, Deadpool also knows he’s a videogame character. In fact, he starts the story – what little there is – by forcing High Moon to make a game about him and then throws out the script it sends over to him for approval. It’s a fittingly insane approach that’s true to Deadpool’s character, even if it doesn’t make for a strong story.
Armed with guns, katanas, and an unhealthy love for chimichangas, Deadpool pokes fun at videogame clichés and tropes almost as much as he pokes bad guys with sharp objects. It’s pretty obvious that Deadpool’s writers had a blast bringing this character into interactive 3D; he regularly has arguments with the voices in his head, and at one point can hop on word bubbles emanating from his diseased mind to cross a toxic river. At one point, you can even instigate a creepy stalker situation between a dialogue tree option and yourself. It’s pretty inventive, clever stuff that’s made even more enjoyable by Nolan North’s very enthusiastic delivery as the voice of Deadpool.
But then there’s the little matter of the repetitive gameplay. In pseudo Batman-style, you can chain together combos with a mix of melee and shooting combat that, while not exactly bad, starts off uninteresting and grows more stale the longer you play. It can be fun slicing into a henchman one second before finishing him off with a shotgun blast to the head, but there’s not enough variety in attacks and tougher enemies can seem unreasonably resistant to your relentless hacking.
Courtesy of Mayhem Customs, iDz Bowl reports in with the big winners from the absolutely humongous Desolation customizing contest.
First off I want to say thanks to everyone that participated in this contest. We had some pretty awesome entries. Thanks also to everyone from Mayhem Customs that either made or provided the prizes!
With that said, here are your winners!
Customs Contest Winners:
First Place – Dark Perceptor’s Slagg
Second Place – Apocalyptic Custom’s Mentis
Third Place – Luke Sprywalker’s Mutant Rhino
Art/Writing Contest Winners:
(There was a three way tie on these, so the winners were drawn randomly)
First Place – Gijoe071681’s Short Story
Second Place – TheVP’s Short Story
Third Place – Roxxstar’s Art
I hope you all had fun and we can’t wait to put on our next contest, probably late summer!
Here are the prizes in case you forgot:
Custom Contest Prizes:
1st Place will receive the following:
19 of our custom Desolation figures/vehicles/creatures
1 Desolation Card and Bubble featuring your custom figure (provided by MOCJoes)
1 Desolation Poster (made by Llucz and provided by Mayhem Customs)
Second Place will receive the following:
1 Jungle B.A.T.
1 Ghost H.A.W.K.
2 POC Figures
1 Desolation Card and Bubble featuring your custom figure (provided by MOCJoes)
1 Desolation Poster (made by Llucz and provided by Mayhem Customs)
Third Place will receive the following:
1 A-Team Van
1 Desolation Card and Bubble featuring your custom figure (provided by MOCJoes)
1 Desolation Poster (made by Llucz and provided by Mayhem Customs)
Art/Writing Contest Prizes:
First Place will receive the following:
1 of your choice of Tankster’s or Ctupa’s 8×10 prints.
2 of your choice of Ctupa’s Postcard sized prints.
1 Desolation poster made by Llucz
Second Place will receive the following:
1 of your choice of Tankster’s or Ctupa’s 8×10 prints that are remaining after 1st place picks.
2 of your choice of Ctupa’s Postcard sized prints that are remaining after 1st place picks.
1 Desolation poster made by Llucz
Third Place will receive the following:
1 of Tankster’s or Ctupa’s 8×10 print that is remaining.
1 of Ctupa’s Postcard sized print that is remaining.
1 Desolation poster made by Llucz
Please pm Tankster with your address and he will send out the prizes.
p.s. all of the entries were amazing, it’s a shame we could only pick 3 winners per category.
The latest trailer for Man of Steel has reinforced the fanboy within me and I am super stoked to see this movie in the theaters.
How about you? Follow the link to join the discussion.
Thanks to Toynewsi.com, we have pictures and release information about the latest addition to the Hot Toys line.
Roadblock
Click here to see more photos and discuss.
sgcaper hits a home run with these modern Joe like Scooby-Doo customs including the whole gang: Fred, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy.
{Click here to see more photos of the gang from sgcaper}
