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G.I.Joe All-Stars Day 26 – G.I. Joe / Star Wars X-over by Galactic Plastics! One of the finest artists most especially when it comes to G.I. Joe / Star Wars crossover customs, here’s Rob Panick’s Galactic Plastics with Darth Zarth and his crew, rockin’ day 26 of G.I. Joe All-Stars! Join in the conversation after the JUMP!
Read MoreG.I.Joe All-Stars Day 25 – Lady Jaye, Overkill & more! The party continues as we bring you G.I. Joe All-Stars day 25 with more super cool customs from 4 amazing artists, Beau Kerley, Chris Cole, Code Red Shockwave and Protoxero! Join in the Conversation after the JUMP!
Read MoreG.I.Joe All-Stars Day 24 – DouloX Presents… Doulox, a founding member of Philippine Toy Soldiers 1:18 collaborated with some of the industry’s amazing artists to bring you more custom goodness for G.I. Joe All-Stars day 24! Join in the Conversation after the JUMP!
Read MoreG.I.Joe All-Stars Day 23 – Bombstrike & Spirit by Porcupunker! Porcupunker in the house, rockin’ day 23 of G.I. Joe All-Stars with his sleek rendition of Bombstrike and a modern and imaginative re-imagination of our favorite G.I. Joe tracker, Spirit! Representing Mayhem Customs and Philippine Toy Soldiers 1:18! Join in the Conversation after the JUMP!
Read MoreCUSTOM ACTION FIGURES: 101 – MAKING FORCE LIGHTNING By Rob Panick aka General Panick Last week on CAF: 101, we learned how to create muzzle flash using a hot glue gun and a paper clip. This week, we have a tutorial for all of you Star Wars fans. We’re going to learn how to make “Force Lightning” using pretty much the same method. To begin with, here’s a list of the tools and materials you will need: LOW TEMP HOT GLUE GUN HIGH TEMP MINI GLUE STICKS WIRE CUTTERS…
Read MoreG.I. Joe All-Stars day 22 is here! Crossing over to the G.I. Joe universe, here’s a fantastic rendition of our favorite merc with a mouth, Deadpool! Created by one of the Syndicate Customs Crew’s finest, xhairs! Now move over Thunder Machine, Dreadnoks’ got a new ride! Presenting, Zartan’s Sidewinder! Created by the ultra talented Myke Horsley! Join in the Conversation after the JUMP!
Read MoreG.I.Joe All-Stars Week 4 is coming in like a storm raining down some amazing customs from the top artists around. We are going to take you on a journey around the world with classic Joes and Cobras along with some beloved comic book characters. Even to a galaxy far far away and somewhat familiar. So take this journey with us and discover what makes these pieces of art, truly All Stars! -Dacre Bush / Lowlight27 Day 21 – Raiden, Serpent Armour & Sludge Viper! G.I. Joe All-Stars Week 4 starts…
Read MoreG.I.Joe All-Stars Day 20 – Croc Master & Swamp Smasher recovery vehicle! Hold on to your seats guys, here are Syndicate Customs Crew’s BL4CK5H33P with his bad ass rendition of Croc Master, plus stunning back drop images by Panthro! And a jaw-dropping re-imagined Swampsmasher by Mayhem Customs Crew’s Short_Bus_Kustoms! Awesomeness overload for G.I. Joe All-Stars Day 20, ending week 4 for with a bang! Join in the conversation after the JUMP!
Read MoreCUSTOM ACTION FIGURES: 101 – Interview with Dacre Bush aka Lowlight27 By Rob Panick, a.k.a. General Panick To join in the Conversation or ask questions and make requests of Rob after reading the article, Make the JUMP to the forums! On this week’s edition of Custom Action Figures: 101, we have an interview with Dacre Bush. Dacre grew up with art all around him as his parents owned an art gallery that sold art for children’s books. He always loved drawing and painting and started painting modern G.I.…
Read MoreG.I.Joe All-Stars Day 19 – Whole lot of ninjas by Louie Yasay! Forced into semi-retirement due to mental reasons some years back, Spirit volunteers in a suicide rescue mission to Cobra Island to join a slim group of ninjas, namely Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow, to rescue most of the Joe team. Join in the discussion after the JUMP! Welcome everyone to G.I. Joe All-Stars day 19 as we feature a talented artist from the Philippines. Make way for Louie Yasay and his imaginative renditions of our favorite ninjas!
Read MoreG.I.Joe All-Stars Day 18 – The strangest Joes of all & more by icecreamman! I wanted to custom to keep the momentum going but all I have were old fodders. These were the result. Presenting, G.I. Joe All-Stars day 18 with the Agents of H.A.T.E, Aztec and the little green man, Je’Phree, the strangest G.I. Joes of them all! Also featured today, a few concept customs, Blood Bath, Cobra R.A.T. V2 (V1 appeared in Cobra Recoiled) and Crimson Enforcer! We also have a man with stiff neck here, Stiff Neck Jones…
Read MoreG.I.Joe All-Stars Day 17 – Rock n Roll, Wild Weasel & more by Arbco_Customs! Kick ass customs and awesome card art? What else could you ask for? Here’s Arbco_Customs with a whole lot of custom goodness for G.I. Joe All-Stars day 17! Join in the Conversation after the JUMP!
Read MoreG.I.Joe All-Stars Day 16 – Iceberg and Cobra Hub by KeepItCleanCustoms! Get ready for pure Mayhem Customs awesomeness as we give G.I. Joe All-Stars day 16 with KeepItCleanCustoms and his stunning rendition of Iceberg and ultra cool concept creation, the Cobra Hub! Join in the conversation after the JUMP!
Read MoreCUSTOM ACTION FIGURES: 101 – CREATING MUZZLE FLASH Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday! I’ll be bringing you a new customizing tutorial every tuesday here on Custom Action Figures: 101! In this edition of Custom Action figures: 101, we learn how to make muzzle flash for action figure weapons. Adding muzzle flash is one of the easiest things you can do to add some really cool realistic detail to your custom figure. Unlike some of my other tutorials, creating muzzle flash doesn’t directly involve making any changes to your actual figure. It…
Read MoreG.I.Joe All-Stars Day 15 – Scarlett & friends by GIJoe071681! You can call him GIJoe071681 or you can call him Numbers. But there’s only one word to use when you call his work, AWESOME! Here’s Numbers, rockin’ day 15 of G.I. Joe All-Stars with his very cool renditions of Scarlett, Ninja Force Snake Eyes and his concept creation, Rebel! Join in the conversation after the JUMP!
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