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Apr 172020
 

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LATEST DISCUSSIONS:

  • Hector Garrido: There are news reports going around about the passing of Hector Garrido, who not only did a lot of the paint/artwork on G.I. Joe packaging, but did art for novels as well, including pieces of our childhood, such as Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. Click Here.
  • 6″ Declassified Joes: Does anyone have any suggestions on what would be the best 6″ scale Sgt Slaughter to add to the G.I. Joe Classified series figures? Click Here.
  • SDCC: I just saw that the San Diego Comic Con was cancelled. That is going to make a lot of people unhappy, though I hope that everyone already anticipated the cancellation and planned accordingly. How is this going to impact you? Are there any other conventions you plan to go to, or have already been cancelled? What exclusives will still be sold online? Click Here.
  • Tiger King: I cannot stand Joe Exotic and the continued over-exposure of this Netflix garbage. Am I the only one who feels this way? And now Topps is creating a Garbage Pail Kid run for the series. Click Here.

LINKS TO GREATNESS:

Banned of Brothers (discussion)

O-Ring and General Toy (discussion)

Lanard Corps (lists and discussion)

OGToys (ebay, IG, Twitter)

Forgotten Figures

G.I. Joe 365 Project (art, ART, ART!!!)

Black Major (Love the guy, but won’t provide his links unless he requests them. Respect!)

YoJoe Figure Archives (who doesn’t love these references?)

O-rings never die!!! Well the figures anyway…

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Mar 312016
 

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It seems that often times as a customizer, that my roots are often times forgotten in lieu of a fancy new gimmick or some such. However, for a few of our OGer brothers this is not the case! For a select few, the torch that started the customizing fire still burns brightly! For these individuals O-ring customs are not dead, they are alive and well…and totally exclusive!

With that I would like to request that you take a look a the work being done by the likes of Rambo and Jogunwarrior, and look at what the past still brings to the future!

 

Click the image to view Rambo’s post and here for his custom gallery!

 

Click the image to view Jogun’s post and here for his custom gallery!

 

[CUSTOMS] G.I. Joe All Stars, Day 10 – Hit ‘n Run & Mercenary War

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Sep 102015
 

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Get ready for two outstanding customs from two awesome artists as we give you Day 10 of G.I. Joe All-Stars!

First-up, an excellent rendition of Hit n Run from Mayhem Custom Crew’s Slaymaker… followed by a rockin’ new addition to the Cobra forces, the cyborg mercenary War from Jamey Ross McFarland!

Hit n Run, by Slaymaker

War, by Jamey Ross McFarland

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Next: Bumblebee, Mauler and Stealth Viper w/Rattler Wing!

[CUSTOMS] G.I. Joe All Stars, Day 8 – with Point Blood

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Sep 082015
 

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G.I. Joe All-Stars Day 8 has arrived and representing Philippines’ Toy Soldiers 1:18, an awesome customizer and tattoo artist, here’s Point Blood with his stunning Night Ops Humvee, Airtight with NBC Suit and Cobra VTOL! His work will surely be tattooed in your mind!”

-Icecreamman

 

Night Ops Humvee

Airtight with NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) suit

Cobra VTOL

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Up next: Cobra Commander, Horrorshow, and Star Brigade Destro!

[CUSTOMS] G.I. Joe All Stars, Day 2 with StarWarsGeek

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Sep 022015
 

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allstars

The party continues as we give you Day 2 of G.I. Joe All-Stars with customizer extraordinaire, Mayhem Customs’ StarWarsGeek with his top notch renditions of our all star favorite G.I. Joe characters, Cover Girl and Snake Eyes!

“G. I. Joe All-Stars will largely focus on re-imaginings of your favorite Joes and Cobras, but will also include faithful ARAH remakes and more! As a bonus, expect a few TBT custom pics from Reloaded/Recoiled.”

Day 2 – Cover Girl and Snake Eyes by StarWarsGeek!

 

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Letal bringing the “H.E.A.T.” – Viper v. 2!

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Aug 052015
 

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Syndicate customs member Letal has brought some serious firepower to the table with his most recent work. His rendition of the 90’s Deco H.E.A.T.-Viper v.2 is fantastic! Take a look and see the modernization for yourself and see how it is a great take on a classic.

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Dr. Mindbender’s Lab Notes, 3/8/15

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Mar 092015
 
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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 engineers (who will be punished accordingly), but our spies delivered valuable reconnaissance in The “One-Shot” Picture Thread, and new entry to DANGER CLOSE was made by Viper6 in The Writer’s Block… Read on, if you dare, and be sure to follow the links to the individual threads for more. COBRAAA!

 

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CUSTOMS

Fixer, by NEUSPEAQ

Zartan, by NEUSPEAQ

X-Men Evolution Gambit, by Dravenheart

Ultraman v2, by Dravenheart

X-Force Spiral, by Dravenheart

Crimson Guard Commander, by Brokenclown

Range Viper Omega, by Hawkeye

Cobra Coils w/ Stinger Mk.2, by nighthawk

The End, by Brokenclown

Zartan V1, by Indiana Joe

Baroness, by Storm

Customs Talk

  • “Calling All Customs!” March’s Custom Showcase Character is HIT & RUN! Post your customs, new and old, HERE!
  • After a tight race and 24 hour tiebreaker vote, we have a new champion for Custom of the Month! Congrats to ian and his Scottish Royal Regiment custom for the well deserved win, and kudos to all the other competitors, who’s work was equally exceptional!

Photography & Dioramas

From The “One-Shot” Picture Thread:


photo credits: VideoViper

photo credit: Meddatron


The Writer’s Block

DANGER CLOSE update, by Viper6

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Dr. Mindbender’s Lab Notes, 3/1/15

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Mar 012015
 
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Welcome, loyal subjects of the Cobra – er, OG13 empire, to the unveiling of this week’s Research and Development projects. Our top engineers were hard at work delivering over a dozen new customs, our spies delivered valuable reconnaissance in Photography Section, and new entries were made in The Artist’s Corner by our resident clairvoyants. Read on, if you dare, or make the jump below for the complete list and follow the links to the individual threads. COBRAAA!

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CUSTOMS

King of the Nerds, by Video Viper
Budo, by nighthawk
TMNT Shredder (finished), by ShadowNinja
Rust, by Brokenclown
Age of Apocalypse Sabertooth, by Dravenheart
Age of Apocalypse Wolverine, by Dravenheart
Parallax, by Dravenheart
Smokescreen, by nighthawk
Sub-Zero, by ska_lives
Toxo Zombie, by Meddatro
Playboy Bunny Zombies, by Meddatron
Proffessor Pyg and Gotham thug, by Meddatron
Recoil, by icecreamman
Barricade, by icecreamman
Nullifier/Flak Viper, by Code Red Shockwave
Suicide Viper, by Indiana Joe

Customs Talk

Photography & Dioramas

Cold Slither Concert, by Video Viper

Joe Cafeteria (WIP), by Skydive

The Artist’s Corner

SW Emperor Silicone Mask – by Melissa

Custom Card art – Storm Shadow v2 – by ska_lives

 

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Dr. Mindbender’s Lab Notes – 2/22/15

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Feb 232015
 

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Welcome, loyal subjects of the Cobra – er, OG13 empire, to the unveiling of this week’s Research and Development projects. Our top engineers were hard at work delivering over a dozen new customs, our spies delivered valuable reconnaissance in The “One-Shot” Picture Thread, and new entries were made in The Writer’s Block and The Artist’s Corner by our resident clairvoyants. Read on, if you dare, or make the jump below for the complete list and follow the links to the individual threads. COBRAAA!

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CUSTOMS

Major Bludd, by BorisPing

50th Anniversary Duke, by Jpnx

Professor Onihashi, by ozzie92

Chuckles, by ska_lives

Cobra Invader 2.0, by icecreamman

“Dirty Vic”, by Skydive

Metal Gear Solid Snake, by ska_lives

Modified Night Creeper, by jr0d28

Junkyard (Corps!), by Tim 121RVC

Oktober Guard Volga, by Jpnx

Customs Talk

  • Voting for the 1015 1st Quarter Custom Legends Contest is now LIVE! Check out al the great entries HERE, and be sure to support your fellow OGers by placing your vote – poll closes 2/26, so get on it!
  • Lowlight27 updated his Wetworks project with some hi-def pics… Click HERE to view the individual threads.

Photography

From The “One-Shot” Picture Thread:


Photo Credit: Lowlight27

Arctic Iron Grenadiers – Colonel_Bludd


The Writer’s Block


“The Odd-ventures of Vintage Joe” – by icecreamman

The Artist’s Corner

Lantern Lad’s Scribbles – by Lantern Lad

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Dr. Mindbender’s Lab Notes, 2/15/15

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Feb 162015
 

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Welcome, loyal subjects of the Cobra – er, OG13 empire, to the unveiling of this week’s Research and Development projects. Our top engineers were hard at work delivering over a twenty new customs and our spies delivered valuable reconnaissance in The “One-Shot” Picture Thread. Read on, if you dare, and be sure to leave your comments or follow the links to the individual threads. COBRAAA!

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CUSTOMS

Dr. Venom, by Brokenclown

Spawn, by Dravenheart

Frightful Four, by Dravenheart

Lifeline, by Skydive

Original 13 wave 2, by Marine-73

Death Wing, by icecreamman

H.E.A.T. H.I.S.S. v2, by Fire_Fly

Cobra La Rebirth, by Brokenclown

Blade, by icecreamman

Night Force Law, by Lowlight27

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Customs Talk

[DIORAMAS] – Scratch Built Windows by Skydive

Squadron of Hope is a group of customizers who are auctioning off their work to raise funds for a charitable cause. Check out their Facebook Page HERE.

“The Squadron of Hope (formerly known as Project SB) are several customizers who have come together to sell some of our work to help Mike Samsel, whose family is going through one of the worst things possible, his sister has been in a hospital since the beginning of the New Year and money is needed to prepare for her end of life care. We will be auctioning/selling off several customs and 100% of proceeds will go to Mike.”

Photography

From The “One-Shot” Picture Thread:


Photo Credit: Meddatron

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Dr. Mindbender’s Lab Notes, 2/8/2015

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Feb 092015
 

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Welcome, loyal subjects of the Cobra – er, OG13 empire, to the unveiling of this week’s Research and Development projects. Our top engineers were hard at work delivering over two dozen new customs! Our spies and writers have apparently taken the week off, and will be punished accordingly under Cobra Law!  Read on, if you dare, or hit the button below to jump directly into the fray. COBRAAA!

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CUSTOMS

Downtown
, by ian

T.A.R.G.A.T., by Letal

Butchers Hand, by Brokenclown

Vapor, by Letal

Roadblock, by Skydive

Footloose, by Skydive

Repeater, by Skydive

Recoil, by nighthawk

Bill the Butcher, by Bucky

Shanna the She-Devil, by Dravenheart

Vega, by Dravenheart

Baroness, by nighthawk

Raptor, by nighthawk

Cobra Slash, by nighthawk

1990 TMNT Shredder, by ShadowNinja

Updated Storm Shadow v2, by ska_lives

Sure Fire v2, by Code Red Shockwave

Wetworks, by Lowlight27

Duke, by Indiana Joe

Zartan V2, by Indiana Joe

Customs Talk & Tutorials

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Calling All Customs, February ’15: DUKE

 


 

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Dr. Mindbender’s Lab Notes, 2/1/2015

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Feb 012015
 

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Mindbender_header_bs

Welcome, loyal subjects of the Cobra – er, OG13 empire, to the unveiling of this week’s Research and Development projects. Our top engineers were hard at work delivering over 14 new customs, our Tele-Viper spies delivering valuable reconnaissance in The “One-Shot” Picture Thread, and members Penntastic and Skydive shared some incredible dios and photography. Hit the button below to jump directly into the fray. COBRAAA!

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CUSTOMS

Tomax & Xamot, by ian

Battle Corps Topside, by Jogunwarrior

Golobulus, by Letal

Throne of Atlantis Mera, by Dravenheart

Vanquish, by Brokenclown

Cheech & Chong, by jr0d28

Customs Talk & Tutorials

  • The Custom Underground group is actively recruiting new members. Check out their Recruitment Post.

Dioramas & Photography

From The “One-Shot” Picture Thread:

Photo credit: PROVOST


Photo credit: Meddatron

Photo credit: Slaymaker

Penntastic’s Dios


Fireflight In The Apuanian Alps
, by Skydive

 

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[CUSTOMS REVIEW] Dr. Mindbender’s Lab Notes – January 18, 2015

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Jan 182015
 

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Welcome, loyal subjects of the Cobra – er, OG13 empire, to the unveiling of this week’s Research and Development projects. Our top engineers were hard at work delivering over twenty new customs, our spies delivered valuable reconnaissance in The “One-Shot” Picture Thread, and new entries were made in The Writer’s Block and The Artist’s Corner by our resident clairvoyants. Read on, if you dare, and be sure to leave your comments below or follow the links to the individual threads. COBRAAA!

CUSTOMS

Hear me roar! (92 Catwoman)
, by Rambo

Kamakura by LE Spry, by Lowlight27

My version of Scarlett., by Brokenclown

Rock and Roll v2, by ska_lives

Budo!!!, by ozzie92

Magneto, by Dravenheart

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Customs Talk

THE RETURN OF CALLING ALL CUSTOMS! That’s right, the monthly Customs Showcase is back! Featuring any customs, new AND old… check out the current thread HERE and past features in the Custom Character Showcase.

Photography

From The “One-Shot” Picture Thread:

The Writer’s Block

Recruited!, by Darkfire

The Artist’s Corner

Shaman at Dawn’s Artwork and Scribbles, by Shaman at Dawn

[CUSTOMS REVIEW] Dr. Mindbender’s Lab Notes – January 11, 2015

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Jan 112015
 

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Welcome to a NEW segment we’re beta-testing on you, the OG faithful… a weekly wrap up of what’s “trending” (if you will) on the creative side of the OG13.

We saw a lot of great custom figures this week (far too many to list here!), new chapters in Fanfics from our very own authors in The Writer’s Block, and more eye candy in the “One-Shot” Picture Thread. Follow the links below for more on the individual pieces, or check the full list here. Enjoy!

 

Customs

Skorn, by NEUSPEAQ

Cobra Bushmaster, by Spectre

Flint, by Subway

Mercer, by Jogunwarrior

Definitive Falcon, by Skydive

50th Tripwire, by Marine-73

Batman Beyond, by icecreamman

Metal-Head, by Ian

 

Fan Fiction

Rumble in the Jungle, by LowTech

Recruited!, by Darkfire

 

Photography

ska_lives

Jogunwarrior

[SPOTLIGHT] OG13 End of Year Awards – 2014 Edition

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Dec 222014
 

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3rd Annual OG13 Awards – 2014

From the alcohol-fuelled desk of Flint:
“It’s that time of year where we think back and try to remember why in the hell we joined this site, and more importantly why in the hell we keep coming back day in and day out to hang out.”
There are awards in several categories this year, including:
  • OGer of the Year
  • Customizer of the Year
  • Most Charitable Bastard
  • Deal Maker Award
  • Bar Brother Award
  • Bell Tower Award

Follow the link below for the full list of awards and discussion. Vote in one, vote in all, it’s entirely up to you… but most importantly, have fun with it!

Voting opened December 19, 2014 and will run through the holidays, winners will be announced on (or after) New Years Day 2015!!!

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I’m going to show you something beautiful…

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Oct 222014
 

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It is Official, Hydra has released the first trailer for one of next year’s most anticipated movies, Avengers: Age of Ultron. Click the Poster to see…

[SPOTLIGHT] My 100 and 1 Customs of 2014 by icecreamman

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Oct 152014
 

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From the workshop of icecreamman:

“Yey, made it, finally reached 100!

Back in January, I was so excited to start the year with plenty of custom figures. When I was able to custom 25 figures, I challenged myself to custom 50 more, so by the end of the year I’ll have 75 customs. But I’ve exceeded my goal and reached 100! And 1!

Just thought I’d share em with you guys. So, here they are!”

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StarWarsGeek’s Casting Announcement, Giveaways, and New Stuff!

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Oct 022014
 

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From Star Wars Geek’s Custom Supply Store:

“There are some exciting things happening at my online store, starting NOW.

First of all, I just added 40+ new items to my store, including my highly anticipated “VooDoo kit” (http://starwarsgeek.ecrater.com/p/20…doo-priest-kit) sculpted by Jason Hendricks. This new kit contains all the pieces and accessories you’ll need to create your own VooDoo Priest character, including a jacket, hat, cane, coffin, and several other items. It’s available for pre-order starting today for just $25 plus shipping. Unlike the rest of my inventory, these will be sold on a per-order basis, meaning that once you place your order I will make your kit. I didn’t want to have a bunch of kits sitting around waiting to be purchased becuase it’s a little bigger then a head.

I’m going to start adding more and more new products on a regular basis. I’m shooting for a weekly update of new items. That’s right, I said WEEKLY. Each week, I’m hoping to have a handful of new items ready to be added for purchase every Monday. It might be 4 or 5 one week and 15 the next week, but I’m going to add SOMETHING new every week. I’ll preview it here on Facebook first, and then add it to the store within a few days. So if you want to get the sneak peek look at it, make sure you like this page.

The new VooDoo kit is just the start. It’s the first in an entire line of kits. At first it will be add-on kits, so you will need to supply a base figure, but complete, full figure kits are in the works and should be available shortly. On top of that, I’m also pleased to announce that I’ll be creating my own ‘exclusive’ items for sale. Some of them will be original sculpts, while others will be kitbashed items from different existing heads. Either way, the only place you’ll find them is here at my shop. I’ve added a few to this week’s update so you can see what kind of items I’m looking at producing.

And if that’s not enough, how about some promotions and free stuff? Yeah, I said FREE STUFF!! Here’s a sample of some promotions that we’re going to roll out monthly, starting today and going forward. I’ve got several other ideas that I’ll implement when I can, and I have a REALLY big announcement that I’ll be posting in early 2015. Trust me, you’re NOT going to want to miss that one. Anyway, here’s what I’m starting this month:

1) $50 store credit giveaway EVERY MONTH! That’s right, each month, I’m going to give a $50 credit to one of my customers. How do you enter? Easy. Just make a purchase. You will get one entry for every purchase you make. One entry per day, per person. Doesn’t matter how many items you buy, just the purchases. So if you make a purchase on the 1st, 11th, 15th, and 23rd of the month, you’ll have 4 chances to win the $50 credit. That’s $600 a year I’ll be giving away in credit to my store, and all you have to do is make a purchase!

2) #WackyWednesdays begin TODAY! What’s “Wacky Wednesday” you ask? Well, for every order that’s placed on a Wednesday, I’ll match your order with random items. What does that mean? Let’s say you purchase 4 head casts on a Wednesday… I’ll put 4 random head casts in your order when I ship it. NOTE: the free items are totally random. You can not choose what items you will get for free. Sorry.

3) #AlmostFreeShit – Not free, but… almost. I’m going to start posting random items, at random times, for 0.20 each. Why 0.20? Because that’s the lowest price eCrater will allow me to put for an item. Stupid, I know. But what can I do. It’s still like 90% off my regular prices. But I’m not telling you when it will be posted. I might drop a hint on Facebook or Twitter, so you might want to make sure you’re keeping track of my pages. I’ll probably do 5 items at a time, so it will be a $1 total cost for all of them, plus shipping.

4) Facebook/Twitter/Forum giveaways – YES, I’m going to start giving away items thru various avenues, more than likely it will be painted items, as I really want to start painting some of the heads and parts from my store so that I can post a picture of a painted item next to the casted item. It’s hard to tell details sometimes on the unpainted casts, so I’m *hopefully* going to get some stuff painted real soon. And once I do, I really won’t have any use for 99% of them, so I may as well give them away… right?

5) International customers – I’ve already mentioned this, but I had to remove the International shipping options on the eCrater store. That doesn’t mean I’m not shipping International though. There was an issue with the shipping calculator and I was losing too much money on every shipment. So, going forward, if you live outside the US and want to place an order, just contact me. Message me here, email me, contact me thru www.starwarsgeek.net or any other way you can get in touch with me, and I’ll take care of it.

6) Painted items – I had to remove the painting service from my webstore, because I have a ton of stuff that’s been paid for that I still need to catch up on. That said, once I do get caught up, I’ll be putting my painting service back up and taking new commissions for painted items. But I’ll be keeping tabs on it, and taking it down to play catch up as need be. But don’t worry, I’ll always put it back up… eventually. So if you’re not good with painting but want to get your hands on some of my items, I’m always available to paint them for you.

That’s about it for today. Hopefully, some of you can take advantage of some of these offers. Here’s the links you’ll need to keep tabs on everything:

My webstore:
http://starwarsgeek.ecrater.com

My Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/StarWarGeekCustoms

My Twitter page:
https://twitter.com/starwarsgeek

Any questions or comment, please don’t hesitate to contact me either here via PM or thru my website via email.

Thanks for reading, and happy customizing!! “

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