From the desk of Bucky:
“I saw a great Outback custom at a dealer booth that set the wheels in motion. Not sure who’s it was, but it was a heavy duty roc torso, with dtc outback arms and head. I thought it was a great idea, and decided I wanted to try it, but get away from the Roc torso.”
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Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys are excited to introduce the Batman & Robin Sixth Scale Collectible Figures from the 1960s live action television series. The collectible figure is newly developed and highly detailed, specially crafted based on the image of Adam West as the iconic character Batman and Burt Ward as Robin, featuring a screen-accurate masked head sculpt, specially made costume with Batman logo, weapons and accessories.
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The 3rd quarter for Custom of the Year was another amazing showcase in custom skills. If you not familiar with how the contest works let me give you the quick version. We have 4 quarterly contests. Each 1st place winner from the quarterly contest will go head to head in a custom of the year contest at the end of the year (Dec/Jan vote). 1st place will be the Gen Hawk Award, 2nd Place the Cobra Commander Award, 3rd Place 1st Duke Award, 4th Place Destro Award. The 2nd and 3rd place winners from each quarterly are then put head to head in the Black Hills Bystander at the end of the year and one custom will be named the Black Hills Bystander winner. There are cash prizes for the quarterly and custom of the year contests so please join in the fun and review the details of the contest for dates and rules. Contact me if you have any questions.
1st place: Nath_1977 Back with his slick and ultra clean Centurian: Ace McCloud, Power Extreme for his second 1st place finish this year, CONGRATS!!!!!
2nd place: Vitruvianpro w/Tomax and Xamot A newcomer to this contests but he’s a good as they come in the hobby
3rd place: Letal w/Pathfinder. Known for his specific classic style and true to the brand of Joe customs he’s at the top once again
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Congrats to Indiana Joe for winning the 1980’s custom with a spot on version of the classic Mr. T.
Congrats to Video Viper for taking the 1970’s title with his GI Joe themed Popeye.
Please congratulate the winners as well as everyone on some terrific customs that brought back some great memories and good times.
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The “Mount Rushmore Custom Legends” contest is a 4 part contest where the winner from each quarter will battle it out for Custom of the Year. The 3rd Qtr or Masters of Mayhem marks our 1 year anniversary for this custom contest so show up big and let the OG One Three showcase your skills, or as I always say just enjoy working on a custom and participate in the fun by entering a custom, looking at customs and voting on the winners.
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We have been granted permission to debut the image of one of my most anticipated action figures of 2013 – Catwoman from their 1966 Classic TV Series Batman™ action figure line!
This is the first-ever 6” scale Julie Newmar Catwoman, and the Design Team tells us it was a thrill to finally be able to capture this iconic rendition of the character in plastic!
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Results from the voting are in and icecreamman’s She-Ra Princess of Power takes 1st Place for the 2nd Quarter and will be participating in the Mt. Rushmore Customs Legends Contest at the end of the year. A beautiful design and excellent work on the hair and outfit which are often hard to create on female super heroes. Congrats icecreamman!
2nd Place went to The Syndicate Customs member Subway with is his camo style Joe. A real winner with Retaliation still fresh on the movie screen. Joe will now be available to participate in the Black Hills Bystander Contest at the end of the year.
And a tie for 3rd place between Geared Creations Fallout NCR Ranger and Dark Perceptor with Big Daddy. Both top notch customs and worthy of a place at the top. Both the Ranger and Big Daddy will be eligible for the Black Hills Bystander Contest at the end of the year.
Fallout NCR Ranger
Big Daddy
Congrats to all the winners and thanks to all for a wonderful contest!
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“Sculpt – The guns sculpted detail is extremely nice, it has a Dalek plunger on top, the weeping angel finger inside a cage, and the Cybermen parts for most of the rest. It fits the feel of the series extremely well, and it has a few minor touches that make it stand out from most toys and props available. The first thing I noticed is sculpted screws on the side that does not have real screws, to make it seem less like a cheap toy and more like a bad ass raygun!”
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Institutionalized, The 2nd quarter custom of the year contest is under way. Submit your best 1/18th custom action figure for the 2nd quarter and have a shot at Custom of the Year- Mt. Rushmore Custom Legends in Dec.
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In order to track down the fleeing Han Solo and Princess Leia, Darth Vader has assembled a rogues gallery of Bounty Hunters and assorted scum… including the deadly assassin droid, IG-88! Gentle Giant announces the newest Kenner jumbo figure available for pre-order
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In the second season of “Toy Hunter,” acclaimed toy dealer and expert Jordan Hembrough continues to travel across America buying and selling great iconic toys. As Hembrough’s reputation grows, his client list grows to include such celebrities as Gene Simmons of KISS and Danny Bonaduce from the Partridge Family – both to be featured this season.
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