Topic: The Spectreverse: The Spectre's Custom Universe!

[Starchaser]

Just watched "Great Heep" today. Love the droids that you did, they look great! Adds a little variety to the line up.

[The Spectre]

When you hit your shoulder on the bookcase in the dark and the figures fall like dominoes...

[Tamer]

Oh no! I hope no customs were hurt in the making of this picture.

[The Spectre]

As you all know, I am an action figure customizer.

I am from the "old school" and do kitbashing like the ILM guys did in the era before digital effects. So I am always looking for interesting "found items" (i.e. non-toy/model kit parts, often everyday household items) to use in my projects.

One of my favorite, more recent discoveries is this blue cap in the photos. It is the cap from the large sized Walmart brand Ibuprofen. As you may also know, I suffer from severe arthritis so I go through a lot of Ibuprofen. Walmart started using this design about 2 years ago and I have never shared this before for some reason so I am doing it now.

This cap will make for excellent diorama use, as either part of a larger tech device or as surface detailing on its own. It only comes in the one size as of right now. The smaller bottles use plain ridged caps like you would find on brand name bottles. It takes super glue and paint as well as most plastics do so it is ideal for model builders' needs.

[Starchaser]

That's a great tip, Spectre, thanks for the lead. I didn't realize you had severe arthritis, sorry to hear that, I have a friend with the same issue and it sucks. That's got to make customizing a challenge.

[Tamer]

Time to get this on the front page. I have one of those bottles almost finished. My wife and I both threw our backs out this week. Getting old bites I tell you!

Off to the front pages by the way.

[The Spectre]

That's a great tip, Spectre, thanks for the lead. I didn't realize you had severe arthritis, sorry to hear that, I have a friend with the same issue and it sucks. That's got to make customizing a challenge.

I am lucky in that the arthritis is entirely in my lower body (lower back, left hip, both knees, right foot) from a car accident 14 years ago. My wrists and hands are perfectly fine

The arthritis in my lower back makes sitting, especially hunched forward like when painting, difficult though. I have to let up and stretch a bit every half hour or so.

[The Spectre]

Doing some very minor customization/modifications on the newer "Halo" toys while I watch tv and relax.

The new Grunt Mule figures suffer from a rather poor design in that they are supposed to carry 3 additional weapons on their backs, but with all of the Halo accessories having posts on their lateral sides, you can only really fit 1 weapon on the figure. By removing and relocating the posts to the dorsal sides of the weapons, I can now fully stock each Grunt Mule with a full compliment of armament.

I do, however, require several additional Covenant weapons to fully kit out all 6 of my Grunt Mules.

[Starchaser]

That's a great idea! A Mule should be able to carry a lot of gear, that was a design oversight. Six Mules is a lot!

[Tamer]

Great thinking Dan. Off to share that on the front pages.

Man, I could so use a new HALO novel.

[The Spectre]

Did some minor accessory modifications to the "Halo" gravity hammers. I added pegs to the handles (donated from the SPNKRs from the Armory Set) so my Brute Soldiers can carry them on their backs as secondary weapons similar to how they would be carried in game. Only 3 of my 4 Brute Soldiers are so armed as the 4th gravity hammer went to one of my named Brutes as he could not hold his included Ravager rifle due to his forearm armor getting in the way.

[Starchaser]

What a great idea! It looks cool, too:) BTW - How do I join the CSOTC Society? I'm totally in for that (given that I don't believe I have customized one single clone ever!).

[The Spectre]

What a great idea! It looks cool, too:) BTW - How do I join the CSOTC Society? I'm totally in for that (given that I don't believe I have customized one single clone ever!).

By virtue of never having customized one, you are hereby inducted into our order!

[Tamer]

Man that is slick Dan. I wish AF companies would think of things like this.

Off to share on the front pages.

[Starchaser]

What a great idea! It looks cool, too:) BTW - How do I join the CSOTC Society? I'm totally in for that (given that I don't believe I have customized one single clone ever!).

By virtue of never having customized one, you are hereby inducted to our order!

Thank you kind sir!