The nerds get to interview Jake Castorena, director of the new Justice League Action cartoon. He spills the beans on what it’s like to work with Batman and the Joker IRL. Also, nerd news.
From the workbench of Miles Mayhem…
Here comes the big surprise project of 2016!!!! Very proud to reveal my Sky Falcon VTOL. Based off of a Cobra Hurricane, I hacked off the weird spoiler & replaced the boosters with shaved Swampmasher wheels. I feel these two small tweaks set it apart instantly. This one also sports a custom chrome finish done by Concepts In Chrome, and paint done by myself. Stickers are from Toyhax & are from various kits. I always liked the Hurricane, but felt the colors were odd and it needed to be Sky Patrolled!!
[See more great customs from Miles Mayhem HERE!]
Welcome, loyal subjects of the Cobra – er, OG13 empire, to the unveiling of this week’s Research and Development projects. Last week’s flogging seems to have inspired our Techno-Vipers with renewed enthusiasm for the Cobra cause. Over 30 individual customs were revealed, including an incredible 18 from one of our newest recruits, CiBe240! Read on, if you dare, and be sure to leave your comments below or follow the links to the individual threads. COBRAAA!
Hawk, by Subway
GI Joe Renegades Customs, by CiBe240
From the desk of Dravenheart:
If Spawn was the single most difficult figure I’ve ever made, this is definitely the most agonizing set I’ve ever fixed up. So much trial and error. And white. Didn’t help that these guys have looked different in just about every appearance they’ve ever had. So, it took some discussing to work out exactly which designs were desired in the request. And then we had bonus stuff.
For Jack, Queen and King, the arms and torsos were all sculpted. Added hair and the crown to the King head, and just the crown to Jack. Added some sculpt to an alternate Ace head to give him the battle damaged look to show part of the cybernetic head underneath. Added some sculpt to King’s belt to give it a smoother look, and then sculpted the crown onto Queen’s hair. From there, everything was just parts swaps and then some really tedious repainting. And then the cards. Card stands were requested, so I custom made Ace’s out of those washable tattoo sleeves. Glued two together to make them sturdier. For the other cards I glued them three thick. Added a magnet in each figure’s foot, and then a metal piece to each card. After all that, I cut out some throwing cards for Jack, throwing spades for 10, modified a Cable gun for 10, modified the Halo grenade for Queen, and gave King a sword. Whew. And…done!
Welcome, loyal subjects of the Cobra – er, OG13 empire, to the unveiling of this week’s Research and Development projects. Several new customs were unleashed by our top engineers, and our Techno-Viper spies captured more valuable recon in the One-Shot Thread.
… Read on, if you dare, and be sure to leave your comments below or follow the links to the individual threads. COBRAAA!
Roadblock, by Jarred706
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As January is laid to rest, a new Custom of the Month must be crowned! Six contestants lay claim to the title, but only one can prevail… and only YOU can decide who will win it all! Let’s show our support for all these fine customs by casting your votes. Check the nomination list and pics below, and you can follow the individual links for more, but be sure to return here to vote!
Voting is single choice, so make yours count!
The Nominees for January 2016 are…
Chopshop, by Jogunwarrior
Joe the Condor, by Dravenheart
Budo, by Jarred706
Snake Eyes, by Dravenheart
50th Heavy Metal, by Marine-73
Old Master Temujin, by Skydive
Welcome, loyal subjects of the Cobra – er, OG13 empire, to the unveiling of this week’s Research and Development projects. It was a quiet week for our Techno-Vipers, who may of may not be flogged accordingly… but our Tele-Viper spies managed to recover a plethora of valuable reconnaissance in the One-Shot Thread…
… Follow the link below, if you dare… COBRAAA!