[CUSTOMS EVENT] Cobra Recoiled WEEKEND EDITION – with Spectre and ska_lives

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Dec 222014
 

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Cobra is back and more ruthless than ever! Today Cobra unleashes their most destructive troopers of all!

Welcome to Cobra Recoiled!

From the desk of icecreamman…

“Ending Week 3 of Cobra Recoiled with a bang, here are more amazing customs from Spectre!”

Cobra Black Guard

 

Onyx

 

Widowmaker with Stinger

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“More bad ass customs today as we bring you Day 20 of Cobra Recoiled with Swizzlesticks and our birthday celebrant, ska_lives!”

Blue Krait by ska_lives!

Fire Serpent by Swizzlesticks

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[See the rest of Cobra Recoiled HERE.]

[CUSTOMS] Re-Imagined PMC Falcon by ska_lives

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Nov 052014
 

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From the workshop of ska_lives:

“Falcon is a cool character but is also kind of a clone of Flint. I ran with that idea by using a Flint figure as the base. To allow it to stand apart, I sculpted a beard onto the figure head. This also allows for the relation to the cliche PMC look. I really hate the constant use of desert camo now, so I kept this figure decked in his more traditional camo colors. I hope you guys dig it, as always let me know!”

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[CUSTOMS] Upgraded Blowtorch by ska_lives

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Oct 272014
 

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From the workshop of ska_lives:

“So like many of use, Im stuck with a few extra Blowtorches. I decided to give one of them an upgrade! His teeny little flamethrower just wasn’t cutting it for me, so I gave it the old Tim “The Tool-man” Taylor approach!”

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Hot Toys: Captain Harlock 1:6 scale figure Review by

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Oct 082014
 

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From the desk of ska_lives:

“So, after preordering this about this time last year, I finally received my Captain Harlock figure from BBTS! For those not familiar with the character, the dude is a badass!

His original series is available for watch on one of the streaming networks..I think its HuluPlus. FHE also put out some edited VHS dubs of some of the older OVA adventures of the good captain, notably Revenge of the Space Pirate(good stuff). Also on top of this he appears in another series by his creator/ series direcctor(Leiji Matsumoto), called Galaxy Express 999. This was my first exposure to the character.

Through 999( Three9)’s two OVA films GE999 and Adieu Galaxy Express 999, you get a decent look into a small part of the universe in which Harlock inhabits. He has also had a spin off series for his love interest and fellow space pirate Queen Emeraldas. I do hope that they make a figure of her, I will buy the Hell out of it! In more recent years, I believe back in 2006? his series was rebooted as Captain Herlock, same character, same general story, goofy name translation. Then earlier this year or late last year, he was given the feature length CGI film treatment, and that depiction is what the figure is based on.

I know that this intro is a bit slap dash, but for the amount of mythos around him, I recommend watching the series that he is in and reading the wiki.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Harlock

Without further ado, the figure!”

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[CUSTOMS] Bazooka “Zook” by ska_lives

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Sep 182014
 

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From the workshop of ska_lives:

“This figure was my first entry into the GI Joe: RELOADED project that Icecreamman is putting on(go check the entries out!). I had this figure pieced together for MONTHS prior to this, because he was going to be a regular Bazooka custom, but I just couldnt figure out what I wanted to do with the jersey.
Reloaded came along, and I decided that since this was set in the near future I would repurpose the custom and make it into a relative of an original Joe member. Thus ‘Zook, the son of the original Bazooka was born. I opted to make him a Rugby player because it would allow me to give him a jersey number without painting numbers across the split of the torso, and it would work well for incorporating the Joe logo as a team seal. From there is was just painting and some washes, then voila!
I hoped you enjoy, and that you enjoy all of the hard work everyone has put into RELOADED!”

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[CUSTOMS] Tiger Force Beachhead (by ska_lives)

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Jul 302014
 

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From the workshop of ska_lives:

“My second entry into the quarterly contest, my version of TF Beachhead. I based this figure off of the con version from a few years back…not sure 2004-7 somewhere is that window I think. Anywho, Beachhead has always been one of my favorite characters, and Tiger Force one of my favorite sub-teams. Thus it was only natural for me to take my extra figure and make this.

C&C welcome as always!

He is known for his unwavering patience on and off the battlefield, and for his intolerance of anyone not willing to live up to their full potential. Beach Head feels that being pushed to the limits is the only way to develop a solid understanding of what those limits are. The consummate professional, he is determined and ruthless when needed to get the job done. The only matter his teammates have an issue with, is his lack of interest in personal hygiene. He disregards things like deodorant, believing that they would be a dead giveaway were he dropped into a jungle war zone at a moment’s notice. This trait is also one which made him the perfect candidate for the new Tiger Force team.”

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[CUSTOMS] Night Creeper Update (by ska_lives)

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Jun 102014
 

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From the desk of ska_lives:

“Recently I was sitting around rummaging through my fodder when an old WIP (work in progress) and a spare figure gave me an idea for an updated Night Creeper. Ive wanted to do this figure for a good while, all thanks to Boris Ping’s beautiful custom earlier this year or late last year.

I tried a few new things with this figure, in that I scratch built the web gear to make it a bit more sensible… in my eyes anyway. I then proceeded to string the crossbow and make a custom sling for it. I am most pleased with how that sling turned out.”

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[CUSTOMS] Fem-Viper v.2 (by ska_lives)

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May 052014
 

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From the workshop of ska_lives:

“So a while back I made my first Fem-Viper, and shortly afterwards I scored a custom sculpt body and female viper heads. Thus I created this beauty. It took me forever to get this custom finished due to a combination of procrastination and having to sculpt up the lower torso to fill the gap between the two halves (torso stem was too long). Anywho, I hope you guys dig it, and as always commentary and crits are accepted!”

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[CUSTOMS] Ambush: Post Joe Dissolution (by ska_lives)

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Apr 112014
 

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From the the Syndicate’s very own ska_lives…

“This is my take on Ambush. This version is a PMC who has become harder and more worldly after the dissolution of the Joe team. No longer one for gimmicks he is a get in and get done type.”

Recipe:
Head – Stalker v.3 w/ sculpting
Torso – Alley Viper v. 1
Arms – Duke v. 3 w/ added wrist articulation and sculpted armband
Waist – Hawk v. 2
Legs – Beachhead v. 1

 

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REVIEW: WWR Caesars – ARD and Deimos II (by ska_lives)

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Feb 242014
 

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From the desk of ska_lives:

“ThreeA is the toy company that puts out the figures related to Ashley Wood’s World War Robot (WWR) series. These are premium priced action figures and often times sell out LUDICROUSLY FAST! I am lucky to have found these guys for pre-order on BBTS this time last year. They arrived today after having their initial release date of 4th qtr 2013 pushed out to 1st 2014. Quite the wait indeed.

The series is based on the comics and art books of the same name and are themselves tied into (albeit seemingly very loosely) his Popbot comic series. The story itself is great and, well, too much to get into here.

However here is a link to the wiki entry:

http://www.threeawiki.com/World_War_Robot

There are a variety of Robot styles and these figures represent some of the more common designs. Now, before I get too carried away, let us segway into the actual review so that I do not ramble.”

 

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CUSTOMS: Cobra Eel (by ska_lives)

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Jan 062014
 

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From the workshop of ska_lives:

“Id like to give a shout to XOC2008 for the inspiration that brought this custom into being.

Now, while his was an LBC I myself wanted to bring a bit more of that vintage eel feel into the mix. I did this by painting grey on the wetsuit, and giving him the red aquaviper harness from the ROC shark I believe. I also left the lower arms alone because I thought he is a diver, why not let him keep the close quarters dart launcher, might come in handy during some aquatic battles. Then I also gave him a nice spear gun and we all know who provided that one! Other than that the recipe is more or less the same as his with a few tweeks, I hope you enjoy!

Recipe…” click VIEW / DISCUSS for more.

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CUSTOMS: Cobra Unit: The Sorrow (MGS3) by ska_lives

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Oct 212013
 

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From the workshop of ska_lives:

“This is number 2 in my MGS3 series; boss character, The Sorrow. This was a fun figure to make, and an interesting character in that he was never alive in the game. The red streak down his face is the bloody tears from the wound given to him by his lover when she shot him.”

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CUSTOMS: Rock & Roll – Keepin’ it Real by ska_lives

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Aug 312013
 

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From the high orbit workstation in The Customs SKA-tellite, ska_lives gives us his rendition of a classic G.I. Joe, Rock & Roll.

“…Gave him the frills without all the bells and whistles. I feel the figure has a good balance myself and its the first time I’ve ever tackled the character.”

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ALIEN INVASION!

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Jan 042013
 

Lock your doors, bar your windows, wear aluminum hats cause here are some out of this world customs from Mayhem Customs member England Joe and Syndicate Customs member ska_lives.

To see more photos and the details on how these customs where made please see England Joe’s Customs and The Custom SKA tellite threads.

2012 SDCC Shockwave Tank/Figure Set – Comprehensive Review

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Jul 302012
 

ska_lives provides a VERY comprehensive review of the 2012 SDCC Shockwave Tank/Figure Set.

“So, as we have all seen there have been a ton of reviews of this beastly set done already and well anything more would just be flogging a dead horse. However, I feel as though I should have my say in the matter of this set and its quality, and figure another couple lashes wont hurt the corpse anymore. So without further ado….”

 

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