Alrighty… So, I was in the custom cave, looking for parts and I found this older custom I made a couple years ago at a local custom meet. My friend gave each of us a Vader Helmet and told us to make a custom using it.
Being the uber complicated customizer that I am, I went all out, using parts from GI Joe, knock offs, SW and some others and I made this cool cat:
I was really happy with how he turned out. He doesn’t really count for this, but I thought I’d share him anyway seeing he has no paint. He kinda gives me a special ops/Hodgepodge Merc look.. I dunno… but I like him.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/JoeRhyno/LBC%20and%20WIPs/69610ccb.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/JoeRhyno/LBC%20and%20WIPs/fe2cc288.jpg)
Okay, now that I got him out of the way, all things serious now, here’s a custom I saw sitting on my workbench, two totally unrelated parts, sitting next to eachother, and then it hit me, and my latest custom was born.. I present to you, Water Cooler Palpatine:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/JoeRhyno/LBC%20and%20WIPs/9df22921.jpg)
He looks a little angry, maybe the Senate is running late, I have a feeling he’s gonna veto OrganaCare if they don’t show up soon… (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/JoeRhyno/GIFs/drums.gif)
Okay, yeah.. that wasn’t really a serious custom, but I had to post it cause it made me laugh. Now on to my serious entry…
I remember a couple years ago, someone on RS posted something like this. I don’t know who, or the exact recipe, but when I saw the GI Joe body and the Gree legs, I knew I had to make it work. It wasn’t that hard, I drilled out Gree’s ball socket legs so the GI Joe pegs fit in, and then swapped a lower arm, so it looked like he was still changing. Oh, I did dremel down the GI Joe belt with grenades and stuff, just didn't fit with the SW stuff, so I did that and then slipped the Gree belt over... :D
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/JoeRhyno/LBC%20and%20WIPs/5f170c9a.jpg)
I was so happy with how it turned out, I made him a cool lil’ diorama, so he can sit here at my desk and keep me company while surf the net and pay the bills, lol.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/JoeRhyno/LBC%20and%20WIPs/87050627.jpg)
(Sorry for the flash pic, the other one looked too grainy)
Well, there’s my entry so far… as I was digging, I had a couple more ideas, but I have to see if I have all the right parts. Hope you like and can’t wait to see more.
-Joe