Driftwood (Dreadnok)

Like many Dreadnok prospects, not much is known of Driftwood's past. He has no noticeable accent or mannerisms that would reveal where he might have come from. What is know about him is that he loves a good firefight, displaying courage in the face of enemy fire that Dreadnoks are not normally known for. Because he handles himself so well in combat, it is believed that he has had extensive combat training and experience. The really frightening part is that this courage is not based in any sort of allegiance to unit or mission, but in the fact that he simply loves the thrill of shooting at, and being shot at by, other human beings.

Parts: Head (Slayer Design Studios), Torso & Arms (PoC Recondo), Legs (PoC Jungle Assault Duke), Equipment Harness (PoC Dusty), SCAR (Marauder, Inc.).

Driftwood was created specifically for the Dreadnok Mission Prospect Contest at Custom Figure Wars. Stop over there and check out the other great entries!

Depth Charge (Navy SEAL)

Depth Charge is the latest addition to my G.I. Joe SEAL squad. The character was originally introduced in 2003 as part of the Spy Troops line.


















Parts: Entire figure (RoC Deep-Six), Submachinegun (Depth Charge v1), Dive Knife, Pistol, Mask, Airpack & Fins (RoC Deep Six).

Commission Work (Complete Figures)

Here is a bit more of my commission work - these ones are all complete figures:

Cross-Country (G.I. Joe HAVOC Driver) - This was a commission for HissTank member and fellow Iron Grenadier, Scroll142.












Skidmark (G.I. Joe Driver) - This was a commission for HissTank member and fellow Iron Grenadier, Scroll142.













Muskrat (G.I. Joe Swamp Fighter) - This was a commission for HissTank member and fellow Iron Grenadier, Scroll142.












Leatherneck (G.I. Joe Marine) - This was a 25th Anniversary Leatherneck that I repainted for HissTank member and fellow Iron Grenadier, Scroll142.







Guillotine (Cobra Plague Leader)

Parts were all supplied by my cousin Joel - I just did the painting.













Infrared (Cobra Plague Member)

Parts were all supplied by my cousin Joel - I just did the painting.











Vanguard (Cobra Plague Member)

Parts were all supplied by my cousin Joel - I just did the painting.















Velocity (Cobra Plague Member)

Parts were all supplied by my cousin Joel - I just did the painting.













Gallows (Cobra Plague Member)

Parts were all supplied by my cousin Joel - I just did the painting.











Body Bags (Cobra Plague Member)

Parts were all supplied by my cousin Joel - I just did the painting.













Interrogator (Cobra Plague Member)

Parts were all supplied by my cousin Joel - I just did the painting.











Incision (Cobra Plague Member)

Parts were all supplied by my cousin Joel - I just did the painting.











Grim Skull (Cobra Plague Member)

Parts were all supplied by my cousin Joel - I just did the painting.













Munitia (Cobra Plague Member)

Parts were all supplied by my cousin Joel - I just did the painting.











Blackout (Cobra Plague Member)

Parts were all supplied by my cousin Joel - I just did the painting.











Bayonet (Cobra Plague Member)

Parts were all supplied by my cousin Joel - I just did the painting.












Vector (Cobra Plague Member)

Parts were all supplied by my cousin Joel - I just did the painting.

Commission Work (Head Painting)

On occasion, I do a bit of commission work. I try to keep it from becoming too much like real work, so most of the time I trade my services for items that I need for my collection. All of these are head casts that were purchased from online retailers and then sent to me for painting:

Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios







Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios







Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios







Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios







Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios








Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios








Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios








Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios







Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios







Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios







Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios






Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios







Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios











Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios











Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios










Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios









Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios











Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios





















Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios























Headsculpt by Slayer Design Studios











Headsculpt by Overkill Creations





Headsculpt by Overkill Creations






Headsculpt by Overkill Creations

Night Fox (Navy SEAL)

My kids recently bought me the Pursuit of Cobra AWE Striker for my birthday. It's a very cool item, but I felt like Hasbro kinda missed the mark on a couple of things. I ended up giving it a new paint-job, but that's a different story. The driver, Night Fox, is another Navy SEAL and a Hispanic character. I've always thought the Joes needed more diversity within their ranks, so I'm always happy when Hasbro gives us more characters of varied ethnicities and nationalities. My only real problem with the figure is that they gave him a masked head. Really? Another one? Seriously? A smaller issue was that the gunbelt would not allow the tactical vest to sit properly on his torso. I solved this by dumping the gunbelt in my fodder box. It's a very cool accessory - and it will work well on a different figure.

Parts: Head (RoC Tunnel Rat), Entire figure (PoC Night Fox), M4 rifle (PoC Jungle Assault Duke).

Featured Blog - Kurgan's Customs

I recently completed a couple of trades with the proprietor of Kurgan's Customs. He's a great guy who creates a lot of really nice customs. You should take the time to check out some of his work.

Wet Down (Navy SEAL)

Like Tracker, Wet Down is another character that I had never heard of until 2010. He was released in the A Real American Hero Collection line during 2001. The figure was nothing more than a repaint of the original 1983 Torpedo figure - even the accessories were identical. When I set about doing my Wet Down, he was also going to be a repaint, but I wanted to jazz him up just a little bit. After all, he's going to end up displayed with the rest of my divers and I need to be able to tell him apart from Torpedo, right? So I added some new accessories and deviated just a bit from the original paint scheme.

Parts: Entire figure (RoC Deep-Six), MP-5 Submachinegun (25th Anniversary Cobra Diver), Parachute Harness (25th Anniversary Snow Serpent), Dive Knife, Pistol & Fins (RoC Deep Six), Mask & Airpack (25th Anniversary SRO Lt Torpedo).