Topic: Making The Band, Part 2 3/1/23

[Jedi Minstrel]

Well I sure couldn't tell you how much better this is as I was never able to find a standard one, but she sure does look great to me. Back on the front page.

What head did you use by the way?

Thanks for the FP.  I used the Black Widow, the one that came with the light up Avengers stand.

I recognized the Black Widow head instantly.  It shows so much more craftsmanship than any of the other Marvel Universe BW heads with the exception of the Scarlet Johansen version.  I've been admiring it for some time and now that these light up Avengers are in clearance at my TrU for $13, I may just indulge.

GET IT!  I also like the head for She Hulk.

[Jedi Minstrel]

Yo Joe!!!  Ok so, like many of you, I grew up watching GI Joe cartoons in the early 80's.  With the whole new resurgence of things 80's (GI Joe, Transformers, Thundercats, Karate Kid, etc.), I've decided to add to the line of GI Joes many of you have been posting lately.  Here are my renditions of Snake Eyes, Kamakura, Budo, and T'Jbang.  I used the Snake Eyes head that came with Zartan,  I did some leg and arm swaps with the latest version of Kamakura, Budo used that Asian guy from the Thor line of action figures.  And for Tjbang, I used a Captain America head.  Let me know what you think.  Yo Joe!!!

[Luke Sprywalker]

The Black Widow head makes this figure SO much better!

[Tamer]

Awesome, you are getting into a new line.

Have to get this on the front page.

[Jedi Minstrel]

Ok to continue on with my rediscovered obsession with GI Joe, I have a few new pics of my recent posts with better lighting while using a lightbox.  I think they turned out well.  I also have some WIP and a Joe that is an original not part of the GI Joe continuum.  Let me start with Snake Eyes, Kamakura, T'Jbang, and Budo new pics.

[Jedi Minstrel]

more

[Jedi Minstrel]

and Budo

[Jedi Minstrel]

Here's a new one.  This is Nunchuk.  I took a combination of the two renditions of him and gave him a more modern look.

[Jedi Minstrel]

Now here's a Joe that is based on my family's heritage.  I'm first born Filipino-American and for a few years had known about the Filipino Martial Arts, Eskrima.  With my renewed fascination with GI Joe Ninja Force, I figured why not.  So, here is Bolo!

Bolo's moniker comes from the long machete type sword he carries.  It has been in the family since the Philippine-American War of the late 1890's.  Not since WW2 have any of Bolo's family held any animosity towards the United States.  Bolo's bolo saw fighting through both World Wars and into the recent war against terrorism.  Bolo is first American born and plans on following in the family tradition of fighting for what's right.  He is a trained Ninja and utilizes his clan's version of Eskrima, Filipino Martial Arts, that is a close quarters fighting style.  A unique weapon to Eskrima is the use of fighting sticks.

[Jedi Minstrel]

More Bolo

[Jedi Minstrel]

And some WIP.  Can you name some?  Some are originals.

[Jedi Minstrel]

and more

[Tamer]

Now, that is one great update. On the front page.

[Jedi Minstrel]

I mentioned a while ago a group of mercenaries called the War Wolves.  Of course, there has to be a Jedi involved.  I'm still working on the backstory but he is somehow connected to the WW.  I'm kinda thinking a guy looking for his wife and kid that have mysteriously disappeared...

[Tamer]

I like him, back on the front page.