Cobra is back and more ruthless than ever! Today Cobra unleashes their most destructive troopers of all!
Welcome to Cobra Recoiled!
We are now on our final week and we have more cool customs to share! To kick start our finale week, here‘s Day 22 of Cobra Recoiled with awesome creations of two master customizers, Oreobuilder and Meddatron!
Dino-Viper by Oreobuilder
Naga by Meddatron
[See the rest of Cobra Recoiled HERE.]
Looking back at the very best of G.I. Joe Reloaded!
From the workshop of icecreamman:
“Today we proudly give you day 27 of G.I. Joe Reloaded, a resurgence of awesomeness with the grand daddies of big projects, from Chaos Customs Crew, here are Bucky and Oreobuilder! Oh hell, yeah!”
Today is a bittersweet day as the custom project created by Oreobuilder, Bucky, and Dusty79 has come to a close. Here is a look at their Catalog and final thoughts. Please join us in applauding their great efforts and amazing building skills. It has been an historic month for the custom action figure community!
From the workshop of Oreobuilder:
“Look out Cobra! The Orca silently launches from the USS Flagg to invade Cobra shores. The anti-aircraft battery defends the ship while the dual 5 inch deck gun softens up enemy positions on the beach. Features 2 decks, 2 opening ramps, accessories and can carry up to three GI Joe vehicles! Includes GI Joe naval commander Riptide and gunner Broadside!”
From the workshop of Bucky, Oreobuilder and Dusty 79:
GI Joe: Resurgence
It is the year 2015. Following years of relative peace, the ruthless terrorist organization known as Cobra has resurfaced by staging several bold attacks on high profile targets all over the World. Returning to active duty, General Hawk enlists the help of his most trusted acolytes – Duke, Beachhead, Stalker and others. Together, they recruit a new group of soldiers and rebuild the World’s ultimate special operations unit: GI Joe.
Coming in 2015, GI Joe: Resurgence brings back famous GI Joe members from all eras and introduces many new faces to the team. It also marks the return of Cobra Commander and his army of evil henchmen bent on World domination! Collect them all and create your own battles.
Day 1:
Groundpounder – Single Card 7.99$ MSRP
Day 2:
StinkBug– Single Card 7.99$ MSRP
Day 3:
Cobra SCRAMjet Pack w. Exo-Viper – Alpha Vehicle 12.99$ MSRP
Click VIEW/DISCUSS below to go to the individual days, and see many more pictures and backstory!
From the desk of Oreobuilder:
“Bucky, Dusty79, and I are teaming for a new joint project. This time, we also enlisted the help of another customizer: Dusty79. Between the three of us, we set out to imagine what a fresh new GI Joe line would look like for 2015. New characters, new takes on old favorites and cool vehicles, our project has them.
If we can get our ducks in a row, we are aiming to roll this project out everyday of the month starting July 1st. So stay tuned. In the meantime, to give you a taste, here is a fun teaser video that Bucky put together.”
From the ever-creative desk of Oreobuilder:
“Most fans agree that the 25th Anniversary version of Ripcord (or Spc Altitude) from the Cobra Island 7-pack had some flaws. From the choice of the head to the helmet and the air hose that did not plug into anything, there was definitely room for improvement. With this custom, I started from scratch. I used the Retaliation GI Joe Trooper as a base and swapped out the lower legs, added the Retaliation Airborne gear and Renegades Ripcord helmet. It came together pretty well.
Enjoy!”
[Check out more great customs from OB HERE!]
For the last two weeks, the ambitious customizing team of Bucky and Oreobuilder, have wowed us with another massive customs project. This time, they went back to the New-Sculpt era of GI Joe and revisited some memorable characters… and some not so familiar. Follow the links below to see more of this massive undertaking!
From the desk of Oreobuilder:
“When Bucky approached me in September with the idea of doing a New Sculpt Event, I took to the idea immediately. It was an idea that I had been kicking around for some time. … I’m really happy with how this project came out. I was afraid that by juggling both Project New Sculpt and the 50th Anniversary Tribute, one or both projects would suffer. However, I found that by doing both simultaneously, I could switch projects when I was losing steam on one. … More importantly, working with a partner for the first time was a terrific experience. We could bounce ideas of each other, critique each other’s work and motivate the other to keep going. It was so much fun that we have already started brainstorming our next joint project!”
From Bucky’s workbench:
“This is the most amount of customs I have ever done at once, in this short of period of time. … My basement was a complete and utter disaster for most of the time, though I now have systems in place to keep it better organized… I literally would have dreams about the project and sometimes couldn’t sleep as I kept “kit bashing” in my head while trying to doze off. Some of my better ideas came up while trying to fall asleep. … I’m currently thinking of a way to top this.”
From the desk of Subway:
“And the winner is… Oreobuilder with his Adventure Team Headquarters.”
Click below to congratulate the winner, and all of the nominees!
The 2013 Customs Crew final 3 customs have been chosen. Now it’s up to you to decide which custom crew gets bragging rights.
Arctic Firefly
Croc Master
Outback
Vote now to pick the best custom of 2013
If you have not had a chance to see his magnificent project of re-doing the 70’s Adventure Team figures you are missing out on a beautiful display of customs and photo’s from the Chaos Customs Crew member. Here is a quick review of the last 6 days. View the threads for many more beautiful pics
Chaos Customs Crew member Oreobuilder is knocking the shit out of this project. Check out his progress
From the desk of Oreobuilder:
“G.I. Joe 50th Anniversary Tribute is Coming Soon!
G.I. Joe is turning 50 in 2014 and that calls for a celebration. So let’s kick off the year with a new themed month. Starting January 1st, there will be a new 50th anniversary custom revealed each day during the month. Check back here each day for a new reveal or sign up to my blog: http://oreobuildersblog.blogspot.ca/“
From the desk of Subway:
“After tallying the votes we have a winner, Oreobuilder‘s Arctic “Sideshow” Firefly! Congratulations on winning the Custom of the Month for December!”
Click below to congratulate the winner, and all of the nominees!
From the workbench of Chaos Crew Customs’ Oreobuilder…
A few months ago, a fellow Joe fan approached me about doing a Sideshow-inspired Firefly for him. This is what I came up with. Like the original Sideshow Firefly figure, this custom features:
– removable vest and chest strap
– interchangeable hoods – one ”up” and 1 ”down”
– opening backpack to store the grenades
– sub machine gun with foldable stock (from Marauder)
– case with 3 pipe bombs
– IED
I have more pics up at my blog: http://oreobuildersblog.blogspot.ca/…w-firefly.html
Enjoy!
OB
[See the rest of Oreobuilder’s customs HERE.]
