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Customizer of the Day – LETAL!

December 19, 2015 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, customs, G.I.Joe, Headhunter, Letal0 comment

Today’s featured customizer is our old friend LETAL! We are featuring his brand new G.I.Joe ‘Headhunter‘ custom below. Be sure and check out all the great photos, then make the JUMP to the forum, and let LETAL know how much we appreciate his great work! [inpost_gallery thumb_width=”200″ thumb_height=”200″ post_id=”66628″ thumb_margin_left=”0″ thumb_margin_bottom=”0″ thumb_border_radius=”2″ thumb_shadow=”0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)” js_play_delay=”3000″ id=”” random=”0″ group=”0″ border=”” type=”yoxview” show_in_popup=”0″ album_cover=”” album_cover_width=”200″ album_cover_height=”200″ popup_width=”800″ popup_max_height=”600″ popup_title=”Gallery” sc_id=”sc1450548936859″]

Custom’s of the Day – Featured Customs of LETAL!

December 11, 2015 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, customs, G.I.Joe, Letal0 comment

Today we are featuring the Custom action figures created by legendary customizer ‘LETAL‘! If you enjoy custom G.I.Joe figures you are going to enjoy the gallery Custom’s we have to share with you today by LETAL. Check out the images below, and then make the JUMP to the forum and let LETAL know how much we appreciate his great work! [inpost_gallery thumb_width=”200″ thumb_height=”200″ post_id=”64840″ thumb_margin_left=”0″ thumb_margin_bottom=”0″ thumb_border_radius=”2″ thumb_shadow=”0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)” js_play_delay=”3000″ id=”” random=”0″ group=”0″ border=”” type=”yoxview” show_in_popup=”0″ album_cover=”” album_cover_width=”200″ album_cover_height=”200″ popup_width=”800″ popup_max_height=”600″ popup_title=”Gallery” sc_id=”sc1449845196033″]

Custom Action Figures:101 TUTORIAL TUESDAY “ADDING POUCHES TO A TAC VEST”

December 8, 2015December 8, 2015 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Custom Action Figures: 101, customs, Rob Panick, Tutorial Tuesday0 comment

CUSTOM ACTION FIGURES: 101 – Tutorial Tuesday – “Adding Pouches & Accessories to a Tactical Vest” By Rob Panick This week on Custom Action Figures:101’s Tutorial Tuesday, we’re going to take a look at adding some pouches, a holster, and a rifle sling attachment to your figures tactical vest. Here’s what you’ll need: POUCHES (Either harvested from other figures or bought from a caster) HOBBY KNIFE ROTARY GRINDER SUPER GLUE DRILL BITS 12 Ga ARMAMENT WIRE NEEDLENOSE PLIERS WIRE CUTTERS We’ll begin with our pouches. There are many…

COMMANDER RAGE – FIRST ORDER SHADOW TROOPER – BLOOD SQUADRON By Galactic Plastics!

December 6, 2015 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, customs, Galactic Plastics, Rob Panick, Star Wars, Stormtrooper0 comment

COMMANDER RAGE – FIRST ORDER SHADOW STORMTROOPER – BLOOD SQUADRON Having a little more fun with the Hasbro TFA 5POA (for some reason I always type POS, lol) figures. This time I took the saw and the knife to a First Order Stormtrooper and came up with an original character, Commander Rage. I kinda went for the feel of the old Clone “Special Forces” characters that we used to get from the Clone Wars era. Hope y’all like it! Join in the Conversation after the JUMP! Recipe: HEAD, UPPER TORSO,…

CUSTOM ACTION FIGURES: 101 – “10 Questions With Rob Panick!

December 5, 2015December 5, 2015 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Custom Action Figures: 101, customs, Rob Panick0 comment

CUSTOM ACTION FIGURES: 101 – “10 Questions With Rob Panick” By Rufus Adams This week on 10 Questions we have the founder of CAF: 101 (Custom Action Figures 101), Rob Panick, AKA General Panick, answering ten questions. Rob is 40 years young and a South Georgia native. He is engaged to his fiancée Rebecca and has two active boys who also he shares his love for toys with. He also has a daughter in Costa Rica, where he lived for four years and played bass in reggae bands and painted.…

Custom Action Figures: 101 – Customizer Review Recap 1!

November 27, 2015 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Custom Action Figures: 101, customs, Rob Panick0 comment

CUSTOM ACTION FIGURES: 101 – “CUSTOMIZER REVIEW RECAP 1” By Rob Panick It’s Thanksgiving weekend! I hope you all had a wonderful day with your family and friends. I’ll be taking a little bit of a break, so on this week’s Custom Action Figures: 101, we’re going to take a look back at some of the reviews and interviews we’ve done with some of the awesome artists in the world of action figure customizing. I’ll be back next week with a new interview and review, so until then enjoy the…

GALACTIC PLASTICS KYLO REN CUSTOM ARTICULATED 1:18 SCALE!

November 24, 2015 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, customs, Galactic Plastics, Kylo Ren, Rob Panick, Star Wars0 comment

Galactic Plastics has shared his new ‘Kylo Ren‘ Custom articulated 1:18 scale figure with us, and the parts recipe is below, so you can create one of your own. If you have questions for Rob Panick about how to create this masterpiece, join in the conversation after the JUMP! Recipe: HEAD, TORSO, CAPE & LIGHTSABER: Star Wars TFA Kylo Ren 5POA Figure LOWER TORSO, INNER SKIRT, UPPER LEGS & HANDS: Star Wars The Black Series Darth Vader ARMS: Star Wars THE LEGACY COLLECTION TRACHTA (EMPIRE COMIC: BETRAYAL 1) LOWER LEGS…

Improving Rifle Shouldering – Custom Action Figures:101 Tutorial Tuesday

November 24, 2015November 25, 2015 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Custom Action Figures: 101, customs, Rob Panick, Tutorials0 comment

CUSTOM ACTION FIGURES:101 – Tutorial Tuesday – “Improving Rifle Shouldering” By Rob Panick In this week’s tutorial, we’ll learn how to modify your figure to allow it to better shoulder a rifle. Most of the time a stock action figure’s arms won’t move into position to let it hold a rifle in a realistic pose. With a little bit of modification, you can fairly easily fix this. We’ll begin with a disassembled figure. For help disassembling your figure, check out my video tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf3V6Wxknyk The main thing that prevents…

Galactic Plastics CUSTOMS- Delta Force Steel Brigade!

November 22, 2015 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, customs, Galactic Plastics, Rob Panick, Testors0 comment

CUSTOMS – DELTA FORCE STEEL BRIGADE Figure built for a custom figure tutorial for Testors Model Masters. All materials (except figure and fodder) used are available from the Testors product catalog. Stay tuned for full build tutorial, recipe and materials list! Special thanks to Testors and Lisa Nielsen of Heinzeroth Marketing Group! Join in the Conversation after the JUMP!

“Reaper Master Series Brushes and Pro-Brushes” CUSTOM ACTION FIGURES: 101

November 21, 2015November 22, 2015 Serpentorslair StaffCustom Action Figures: 101, customs, Reaper, Reaper Master Series Brushes, Reaper Pro-Brush, Tutorials0 comment

CUSTOM ACTION FIGURES: 101 – Customizer Product Reviews – “Reaper Miniatures’ Master Series Brushes and Pro-Brushes” By Rob Panick This week on Custom Action Figures: 101, we have a review of Reaper Miniatures’ Master Series Brushes and Pro-Brushes. Reaper Miniatures History (from reapermini.com) “Reaper Miniatures is a leading hobby and adventure industry company. Our primary focus is the design and manufacture of pewter miniature figurines, paint and accessories for hobbyist around the world. Reaper Miniatures was organized by four talented individuals who wanted to create, and be part of, a…

10 Questions With Matt Burneka – CUSTOM ACTION FIGURES: 101

November 15, 2015 Serpentorslair StaffCustom Action Figures: 101, customs, Rob Panick0 comment

CUSTOM ACTION FIGURES: 101 – “10 Questions With Matt Burneka” By Rob Panick This week on CAF: 101’s “1- Questions” we have Matt Burneka of Dayton, Ohio. During the day, Matt works at his family’s Equipment Rental Store as the outside sales rep. At night he is the proud father of a beautiful little girl. In between all of that, Matt creates killer custom action figure vehicles. CAF:101 – First off, as I always ask fellow customizers, how long have you been customizing and what got you started? Matt: Honestly…

GALACTIC PLASTICS ARBCO INDUSTRIES URBAN-OPS HUMVEE CUSTOMS!

November 14, 2015 Serpentorslair Staffcustoms, Galactic Plastics, Rob Panick0 comment

GALACTIC PLASTICS CUSTOM SHOP – ARBCO INDUSTRIES DEFENSE DIVISION URBAN-OPS HUMVEE Base Vehicle: Power Team Elite World Peacekeepers HUMVEE Mini Gun: GI Joe ROB Heavy Duty (v11) Ammo Belt: GI Joe Jurassic Park Prototype Paints: Reaper Master Series, The Army Painter Warpaints, Acrylicos Vallejo Waterslide Decals: Galactic Plastics Custom Shop Decals Join in the Conversation after the JUMP!

Vortious Custom Accessories: Headless Horseman Kit- CUSTOM ACTION FIGURES: 101!

November 7, 2015November 8, 2015 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Custom Action Figures: 101, customs, Rob Panick, Tutorials0 comment

CUSTOM ACTION FIGURES: 101 – Customizer Product Reviews – “Vortious Custom Accessories: Headless Horseman Kit” By Rob Panick This week on Custom Action Figures: 101’s Customizer Product Reviews, we have an action figure kit from Dennis Plourde of Vortious Custom Accessories. This is his new “Headless Horseman” kit. I sat down and asked Dennis a few questions about him and his business. CUSTOM ACTION FIGURES: 101- Tell us a little about yourself Dennis. DENNIS PLOURDE – I live in Aberdeen MD, where I grew up from the age of 12.…

CUSTOM ACTION FIGURES:101 – “ASSEMBLING GI JOE FIGURES” – TUTORIAL TUESDAY

October 27, 2015 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Custom Action Figures: 101, customs, Rob Panick0 comment

CUSTOM ACTION FIGURES: 101 – “ASSEMBLING GI JOE FIGURES” – TUTORIAL TUESDAY By Rob Panick This week on CAF: 101, we’re going to learn how to reassemble a modern GI Joe figure after we’ve painted and sealed the parts. Many portions of this tutorial will carry over to other action figure lines as well. My earlier tutorial on disassembling modern GI Joes can be found here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf3V6Wxknyk There are a few things you will need to assemble your figure: Cyanoacrylate (CA) glue – http://goo.gl/fM6E06 Precision Philips screwdriver- http://goo.gl/EkT5yY Glue Applicators –…

Custom of The Day – ‘Sandstorm’ by Icecreamman!

October 26, 2015 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Custom of the Day, customs, G.I.Joe, Icecreamman, Sand Storm0 comment

Today we are featuring the great custom work of Icecreamman and his new work, ‘Sandstorm‘. Check out photos of his new custom below, then make the JUMP to the forum and join in the discussion!