Badasses of AIM!
 

Okay, so I cant stop customizing my AIM guys!
These are not "customs" really- just easily upgraded versions that you Arkers can do in no time or great results!

My favorite thing to do is chop up that bandolier thing they come with and glue the pouches and grenades into their belt, boots etc.
Really mkaes the soldiers unique and it's real easy- just X-Acto and super glue.
Also cool is to glue that laser pistol o the leg, then glue on flat black rubber bands or strips of rubber around the leg for a holster strap.

And of course, these guys are AIM! No crappy normal weapons are gonna cut it- get some Star wars guns and re-arrange them into new and cool AIM guns- they cut apart and glue together exactly like the AIM bandolier does- it's the same plastic!

Newly tweaked is a Scientist Supreme:
http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL221.../398418708.jpg
His gun alone is made from two SW guns and a Winter Soldier scope!

Group shot:
http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL221.../398418703.jpg

This one's arm bracers are from a GI Joe Wraith fig, his gun is modified SW and he's got a leg holser with AIM laser blaster.
http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL221.../398418711.jpg

This guy's got it all- I took the leg straps from an extra Cyclops to make leg holsters for guns. He's got explosive charges and detonator from a FIrefly and two big damn SW guns.
http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL221.../398418710.jpg

My big "tank" made from a Wrecker body,
http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL221.../398418706.jpg

Weapon specialists:
http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL221.../398418704.jpg
http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL221.../398418707.jpg


As always, your comments and abject praise is welcome!:D

Those are awesome, love the customized stands as well.

the second figure,are you sure those are not the arm bracers from poc firefly?either way they look cool man.

Good eye! It's from Firefly, not Wraith! I painted then yelow, obviously.
The Wraith arm stuff is on yet another fig- killer-robot style!

Firefly is THE action figure accesory grab bag of weaons and stuff!

So far, the Scientist Supreme is my favorite- his shoulder pads and boot gun are from that XMO Logan, the gun is a SW rifile with MY grenade launcher and Winter Soldier scope, Custom ar strap with grenades, leg holster for sidearm and a big gold blingy for his helmet!

Gotta take a pic of the guy with the cazy cowboy hat- my "McKready" guy- his damn hat fell off in the car and I cold not photograph it last night at work!
Nothing says "dangerous" like a mad scientist wearing a trashpail on his head with a cowboy hat over that and two laser pistols in his hands!

nice. talk about making them stand out lol

Those are awesome! I need more AIM soldiers...

idk know why other lines (mattel) havent jumped on army builders for DC

Here's Tex...
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Man this makes me want to buy a lot more AIMs lol

Me too, but AIM's legs keep popping off.

Those AIM Soldiers are great! I just picked up an extra one to do exactly what you have done with them. No customs for me though.

Great work here. I absolutely love them. Simple, but very creative. The AIM Soldiers are some of my favorite of the MU figures, but you've taken them to a whole other level. Go ahead, pat yourself on the back. You deserve it :)

And did you actually customize those stands or is it just photoshopped? They're great too!

Exactly what you said, went toy hunting, and found a restocked walmart with 2 aim soldiers, but $10/figure is a lil much, bbts has em on for $6/figure.

I'd like to build an army of Skrulls/Aim soldiers etc but at the moment there are other characters I want way more so I can't justify spending the money on the same figure over and over again. Nice customs. I slept with Spider-Woman 006 times is hilarious!!!

Oh wow. If Hasbro made the AIM soldiers more like these I would have bought me an army.

Thanks- the stands are just photoshop for now...I was going to make a custom stand for each guy's code name- "Macreedy" is the nutter with the hat, after Kurt Russell's famous character with the big hat- but there wasn't time last night.

Maybe tonight!

Get them fro BBTS for $6 and buy all the equipment for dirt cheap from these guys-
Broken Arrow Toys (Powered by CubeCart)

or possibly from these guys
Marauder "Gun-Runners" Home Page

Nice! One of my favorite movies ever. Have you seen this before?

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Inspiring stuff, Jason!

Yeah this is really cool. I had no AIM soldiers at all because I knew once I got one I wouldn't stop.. but I picked up one during bogo.

I've been considering picking up some and customizing. Would love to do some in the colors from my sons SHS game.

Awesome army of AIM soldiers, I always liked this idea and loved the pics the first time you posted that Wrecker repaint. Ive been looking for a second Wrecker and for some more AIM soldiers to try to have a custom team like you have.
Great job man!

haha,thats classic.

why cant hasbro make something as clever as this? They can give us 5 packs of stormtroopers but wont do diddly squat about marvel goons.

Is that a Mcfarlane Thing? I have one of his from that movie with the "spider-head" creepy thing.
I actually gave it away because it was too creepy.

One of my favorte movies- and the prequel opens in Octobe (I think!)

Someone even made a full sized resin model if the spider-head but NO WAY would I have that in my house!:eek:

Thanks!
The Wrecker and AIM soldiers are $6 at BBTS...maybe time to order a couple more (it's so addictive!).
Got a pic? What colors are they in the game?

I just started tweaking my (Cap movie) Hydra goons the same way- I took the pouch-belt from an extra Cyclops and gave it to a (comic colored) Hydra goon, dithed the brown harness and added a Hydra decal emblem for his chest and lastly some inkwash to bring out details...Total custom time- 30 minutes!
I'll post pics of that guy tomorrow!

SOMETHING AWESOME I LEARNED:
If you use Testor's Dullcoat on figures, they look 1000% cooler- it takes off the plastic shine and makes even untouched figs look custom painted- works on plastic only (so no rubber capes, etc.) but it's SUCH an improvment!
That hydra goon I mentioned looks a million times cooler now that his unifiorm looks like cloth instead of plastic!
NOw is the time to build up that army- I really think these currently common goon types will be the hard ones to get in future years- like how the old SW tormtrooper pilots were for a long time.

The old Soldier three-pack was pretty great- but they really should have used the AIM guy instead of that silly ninja (no offense, ninja lovers).


Get the Clone wars ARF Trooper (the green and grey clad one with removable helmet) for an awesome generic trooper- I've got one with the extra head Beachhead comes with 9helmet/gas mask) and a jet pack- once I repaint him and add a SHIELD decal, he'll be a "capekiller" from CW!

For army builders, we still need Ultimatium goons and SHadow Council goons too...and the HYDRA elite troopers with the WWI style helmets and trenchcoats...
We could also get Doombots (the kind that dont look like Doom- purple Sentinel looking things).

And robots- lots of generic kilbots!