[The Creator]

Guys we are getting retro GI Joe check it out goes up at 5pm

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by The Creator

Guys we are getting retro GI Joe check it out goes up at 5pm

At 13 bucks they can keep ‘em.

[The Creator]

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Originally Posted by Harbinger

At 13 bucks they can keep ‘em.

I need that Destro, Roadblock, Scarlett, and the new Retro awesome Fang....

[The Creator]

$13 for a quality articulated figure these days is a giveaway.....

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by The Creator

$13 for a quality articulated figure these days is a giveaway.....

Nah. Its still a bloody ripoff. I cant pay that on principle bro. It was bad enough when mu went up but at 13 bux AND walmart exclusives.....just a double whammy of bs.

[Il Cattivo]

I still haven't seen wave 1. I doubt I'll ever see these.

[snake5289]

For the longest time I've wanted a MU Spider-Gwen and Superior Spider-Man and even though I'll probably never get a Spider-Gwen I tried my hand at making a Superior using the regular Spidey from the two-pack with Scarlet Spider/Kaine.

It's my first time really free handing stuff like emblems/logos and eyes so it's not really as clean as it should be but I'm pretty satisfied with how it turned out. Not sure what to do for his backpack. May try ripping one off of an Iron Spider or something.

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by snake5289

For the longest time I've wanted a MU Spider-Gwen and Superior Spider-Man and even though I'll probably never get a Spider-Gwen I tried my hand at making a Superior using the regular Spidey from the two-pack with Scarlet Spider/Kaine.

It's my first time really free handing stuff like emblems/logos and eyes so it's not really as clean as it should be but I'm pretty satisfied with how it turned out. Not sure what to do for his backpack. May try ripping one off of an Iron Spider or something.

So far it looks good bruddah!

[Villano]

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Originally Posted by snake5289

For the longest time I've wanted a MU Spider-Gwen and Superior Spider-Man and even though I'll probably never get a Spider-Gwen I tried my hand at making a Superior using the regular Spidey from the two-pack with Scarlet Spider/Kaine.

It's my first time really free handing stuff like emblems/logos and eyes so it's not really as clean as it should be but I'm pretty satisfied with how it turned out. Not sure what to do for his backpack. May try ripping one off of an Iron Spider or something.

That turned out really nice.

[snake5289]

Thanks fellas.

[Mordiganne]

The Universe is expanding.... (pics to follow in next post)

Ended up adding heavily to SHIELD once again. It was entirely unplanned this time around. I just happened to get in a lot of bits all at once that fit for making characters that fleshed out SHIELD to a suitable level for me. I've still got a handful of characters to add, so I'm not done with SHIELD just yet, but I won't be adding in this volume going forward. At least that's the current plan anyway. In comic news got through the AoV Crossovers which reminded me of a couple of new characters I still want to make from my comic reading heyday. Hopefully I can get to them soon. Read though the Infinity War trade that I picked up on a whim. I'm just getting to the additional material they included. I still think it's a weak follow up to the Infinity Gauntlet at best and a half hearted retread at worst. Definitely reminded me why I completely skipped on Infinity Crusade back in the day. I had severe "Infinity" burnout. The Guardsman is there to represent the character of Frank Ensign; Guardsman Prime - from the Acts of Vengeance breakout of the Vault. He's not a custom, just stuck on a generic head (Hyperion I believe) and glued the helmet to the hand so I didn't have to worry about it falling and rolling behind the bookcase. (It's just hot glue so I can peel it off anytime.) With this guy my 6-man Vault Capture team of Guardsman is complete. So, anyway, onto the rest...


Red Hulk - I was well out of comics before he was created, so my only real exposure to this character comes from the A:EMH show. That said I'm not a real fan of the Red Hulk being Thunderbolt Ross. Instead of having two Hulk foils now there's just one and it's a lame twist to begin with. I've never given the figure itself much thought. It was a red Hulk that looked just like a red Hulk same head and all. Recently I got this shrink of the BAF Red Hulk that gives the figure new life. Since I had to paint the head anyway, I went ahead and painted the whole figure in a red not quite so glaringly bright. I'm not sure how it will show in the picture, but the layering looks phenomenal in person. The matte spray also helped. I can't honestly fathom any incarnation of Thunderbolt Ross that I've come across being one to turn himself into a Hulk. Someone else, sure...so in my MU little is known of who the Red Hulk originally was other than that he was an up and coming Army officer who was terribly wounded overseas. Though he would live he was left paralyzed and horribly disfigured. Upon his return to the States General Ross offered him an opportunity to take part in a research project at Project Pegasus. Telling him that, if successful, it would give him another chance to serve his country and have a chance for a quality life. The result of that project left 15 dead, 29 injured and an entire wing of Project Pegasus in flaming rubble. Unfortunately for all involved, the process that created this new "red Hulk" left him void of the most basic elements of human compassion. Resulting in a supremely powerful psychopath with no compunctions about taking human life. A second Hulkbuster taskforce has since been created to track the newly created, murderous, Hulk-level entity that the taskforce has nicknamed "Rulk".

Taskmaster - I decided to revisit this character because the original Hasbro figure just wasn't quite cutting it. The buck was too large (IMO) and the accessory layout just bothered me. But I wanted to do something more that just putting the character on a better body. So what was I going to do? Well, I got real creative...Sometime ago I bought some magnets with the intent to use them for fixing limbs and such that I might break when putting a custom together. They've sat unused ever since. When I started working on this guy I just wanted to try adding magnets to the shield because of the annoying wrist clips that always warp. Then I thought, well why stop there? So when it came to the character of Taskmaster, and that he's a trainer and premier combat fighter, I wanted him to have a wide variety of gear layout options depending on who he was fighting/training. That's where the magnets came in. He was a perfect character to experiment with. This guy is loaded with magnets! On the figure itself there's 8 contact points: 1 each on the outside forearm; 1 each on the outside thigh; 1 on the back, 1 on the right hip and 2 at the collar to hold the cape. In addition to those, I added magnets to the cape, the quiver, the bow, the knife, the gun holster, the rifle and the two pouches for the billy clubs (since I can just pull one off and replace it I made one with glued in sticks and one empty for when he's using them). Most spots where I added magnets have them stacked several layers deep for some incredibly strong bonds. Lastly I was able to remove the sword sheath without breaking the peg or the hole it pegs into, so it's now completely removable. I sculpted up a new head using a Cloak head as a base hence the funky hood shape it has. I'll look at a replacement in time I'm sure. A full paint job and some additional hands and such and he's done. For something I had no intention of making this guy came out really nice. Beyond pleased with the results. I'm unlikely to add this many magnets to a single figure again. For Taskmaster it made sense. For anyone else, not so much. While wrapping up the last stragglers of this batch I went ahead and added magnets to all of the various other shield bearing figures and shields since I cannot stand wrist clips. But that's for a little later...

Lady Punisher (Rachel Cole-Alvez) - I admit I was looking forward to making this figure because it gave me a chance to actually use a Marauder Valkyrie figure in it's entirety. Don't think I'll be getting too many more for this project. No real need, but it works great for this character. I've read the backstory for her but it's pretty generic and I honestly can't recall too much of it. So wiping that slate clean, in my MU Rachel is an ex-DEA agent who was setup by her partner to take the fall for his actions. The setup failed due to the intervention of the Punisher who killed her ex-partner along with the heads of a Nicaraguan cartel seeking to setup shop in NYC that he'd struck a deal with. Though they didn't interact at the time, eventually Rachel and the Punisher would cross paths when Rachel - inspired by the vigilante and having left the DEA on unceremonious terms - began taking out drug lords in her own fashion. It wasn't the brutality that had attracted the Punisher, but the tactical strategy she displayed. Working in conjunction the two have become a plague harassing the underworld of the tri-state area.

Dum Dum Duggan - I don't have much to say about this one. It took ages but I finally got a Dum Dum head so I could finally get this character off the SHIELD list. Given the character's stature I put him on a bigger buck. I believe I used Gladiator and swapped the hands. Anyway, gave him a standard shield uniform and assorted Marauder gear. Nice to finally get the character off the list.

Nomad - This is the Jack Monroe version from the 90s. I don't know anything about this character. At all. Never even looked at a Nomad comic back in the day. I only made him because I wanted a Nomad to add to Cap's allies that's not a version of Steve Rogers. As a 90's character he had a stupid mullet and silver shades. I didn't go mullet crazy in sculpting his hair, but I did give him the silver shades. Also sculpted the gold disks and the N belt buckle. I had to splice the belt together from various bits I had leftover from cutting up it belt for another figure. Oh, also sculpted the shoulder portion of his tunic. I suppose that's about it.

Spider Woman - Like Mockingbird the character of Spider Woman is a SHIELD agent above all else. However, she is also an Avenger and does need to go out super hero-ing from time to time. Unlike Mockingbird I like her hero attire and made that first (since I already had a workable head). I'll be making a SHIELD inspired outfit soon to add the character back to the SHIELD shelf where she belongs. In this outfit she's hanging with the other Avengers. Custom-wise there's little to be said about her. The head required little modification to fit and a tedious paintjob followed by moving the wings onto this body is really all it took. If I find a suitable material I'll replace the web wings and get rid of the loops around her arms. Those bother me.

Mystique - This is a complete redo of the original custom. I got this shrunken ML head from....someone. I forget where actually. Since I had to paint it anyway, it was a good time to remove the Evolution color scheme I had and go back to her traditional look. So she got repainted. Not much else to say.

Tony Stark (cybermesh suit) - I didn't make this as an actual custom figure. I really just needed something to hold the head during painting and had a spare Cloak figure lying around that was headless. After I finished painting the head I still needed something to put it on long term, and since it fit this body so well, I added a bit of metallic paint here and there to make it a "cybernetic mesh" suit that he wears under the Iron Man armor to get max benefit. Though this didn't start as a full on custom, I've got some ideas for companion pieces that will ultimately turn this into a nice little Tony Stark side project.

SHIELD Agents & U.S. Gov - I was originally only going to make an Agent Coulson and stop there. However, I got some extra heads in and opted to turn a few into additional SHIELD field agents. Mostly I did this because I bought a couple of Marauders female suited figures which fit in well as SHIELD agents and wanted to add some other males beyond just Coulson. I'm not a big fan of the Agents of SHIELD show so I skipped most of those characters. So in addition to Coulson I added Agent Kaye & Agent Craig. Representing the US Government there's Valerie Cooper; mutant liaison to the office of the President and overseer of the X-Factor Agency - a government sponsored super group that rose from the ashes of the original Freedom Force. Along with liaison to SHIELD, Henry Gyrich who represents numerous government interest groups that have stakes in various aspects of SHIELD operations. To keep his meddling in check, Gyrich is kept under strict supervision by Nick Fury. All of them report directly to the POTUS represented by Mr. Obama. I even painted on a tiny US Flag lapel pin.

[Mordiganne]

Group shot:


Taskmaster:


Red Hulk:


Mystique:


Lady Punisher (Rachel):


Tony Stark (cybermesh suit):


Nomad:

[Mordiganne]

Spider Woman:


Dum Dum Duggan:


SHIELD Agents and US Government:


Taskmaster pre-assembly & accessory layout:

[Mordiganne]

Shield bearers - I spoke of adding magnets to the rest of the shields due to my disdain for wrist clips. I hadn't planned to do this for some time, but I got bored while watching a football game and started working on the non-Cap figures to start. With the right drill bit the hole is perfect for the magnets to just drop into, so I grabbed the Cap figures and did all of them. Took about 2 hours of work for the entire process. All of them got the same number of contact points - 1 each forearm & 1 center back. Each spot has multiple stacked magnets along with multiples stacked on each shield. The bonds are very strong so there's no worry about the shields going anywhere. I patched up most holes with apoxy and paint so they're not evident. Lastly I'm adding removable shoulder harnesses to each figure to give something realistic that the shield's would be latching onto rather than free floating on the figure's back. And I realize now that I forgot Battlestar, but I'll fix him up another time.

Painted / modded shields:


Shield bearers:

[Mordiganne]

Couple of extras...

[The Creator]

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Originally Posted by Mordiganne

Shield bearers - I spoke of adding magnets to the rest of the shields due to my disdain for wrist clips. I hadn't planned to do this for some time, but I got bored while watching a football game and started working on the non-Cap figures to start. With the right drill bit the hole is perfect for the magnets to just drop into, so I grabbed the Cap figures and did all of them. Took about 2 hours of work for the entire process. All of them got the same number of contact points - 1 each forearm & 1 center back. Each spot has multiple stacked magnets along with multiples stacked on each shield. The bonds are very strong so there's no worry about the shields going anywhere. I patched up most holes with apoxy and paint so they're not evident. Lastly I'm adding removable shoulder harnesses to each figure to give something realistic that the shield's would be latching onto rather than free floating on the figure's back. And I realize now that I forgot Battlestar, but I'll fix him up another time.

Painted / modded shields:


Shield bearers:

Nice job with the shields I know how it is to have a ton of fodder and a creative mind salute to that bro.....

[redx24]

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Originally Posted by Mordiganne

Shield bearers - I spoke of adding magnets to the rest of the shields due to my disdain for wrist clips. I hadn't planned to do this for some time, but I got bored while watching a football game and started working on the non-Cap figures to start. With the right drill bit the hole is perfect for the magnets to just drop into, so I grabbed the Cap figures and did all of them. Took about 2 hours of work for the entire process. All of them got the same number of contact points - 1 each forearm & 1 center back. Each spot has multiple stacked magnets along with multiples stacked on each shield. The bonds are very strong so there's no worry about the shields going anywhere. I patched up most holes with apoxy and paint so they're not evident. Lastly I'm adding removable shoulder harnesses to each figure to give something realistic that the shield's would be latching onto rather than free floating on the figure's back. And I realize now that I forgot Battlestar, but I'll fix him up another time.

Painted / modded shields:


Shield bearers:

Beautiful. Would love to see this one.
https://imgur.com/a/NwuxZSR

[Fifth Fantastic]

Store
https://fantastic3dcustoms.ecrater.com/

[Il Cattivo]

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Originally Posted by Fifth Fantastic

[The Creator]

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Originally Posted by Fifth Fantastic

Store
https://fantastic3dcustoms.ecrater.com/

Dude awesome customs and let me speak for everyone on this site thanks for the new site for heads as they are all great and will order all of these once I get in from work just glorious bro.........

[Fifth Fantastic]

Thanks friend, I am also a collector since 2009 of the 3.75 scale and I think I should continue the line and these heads are my contribution to collectors who like and want to continue in the line

[Mordiganne]

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Originally Posted by Fifth Fantastic

Thanks friend, I am also a collector since 2009 of the 3.75 scale and I think I should continue the line and these heads are my contribution to collectors who like and want to continue in the line

Very nice. Look forward to checking them out.

[The Creator]

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Originally Posted by Fifth Fantastic

Thanks friend, I am also a collector since 2009 of the 3.75 scale and I think I should continue the line and these heads are my contribution to collectors who like and want to continue in the line

Thanks again Fantastic just put a massive order in because seems like everyone else is to backed up or on vacation problem is I make customs everyday and can't wait months to get parts so you most definitely have my business.

[Super Joe]

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Originally Posted by joewolf

I missed out on the Sentinel. What are the chances that Hasbro will offer it up for sale again as a last chance? Is that something they do?

Jabba Barge was available (again) in a limited number on Hasbro's eBay page weeks before shipping. We should definitely ask Hasbro to do the same for the Sentinel. Yet this time, a few weeks after the kickstarter ended. Like soon, so they can easily add it to the overall amount, the manufacturer can make. So instead of a limited number available (again) as the big Barge on Hasbro's eBay, a greater number of notably smaller Sentinels can be available again. We got good reason to release it again too, given the pandemic. So if Hasbro did it for SW collectors they should do it again for ML collectors. Whatcha y'all think?

[The Creator]

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Originally Posted by Super Joe

Jabba Barge was available (again) in a limited number on Hasbro's eBay page weeks before shipping. We should definitely ask Hasbro to do the same for the Sentinel. Yet this time, a few weeks after the kickstarter ended. Like soon, so they can easily add it to the overall amount, the manufacturer can make. So instead of a limited number available (again) as the big Barge on Hasbro's eBay, a greater number of notably smaller Sentinels can be available again. We got good reason to release it again too, given the pandemic. So if Hasbro did it for SW collectors they should do it again for ML collectors. Whatcha y'all think?

I think that we should also get the same opportunity as these are great figures and can't wait for the Haslab Sentinel to roll out good luck bro.