Thanks to HISSTANK.com boards member OreoBuilder for posting up even more of his awesome G.I. Joe Battle Corps customs.
Battle Corps Month Day 27: Ice Cream Soldier
“Perhaps no other figure best represents the perception that most fans have of the Battle Corps era than Ice Cream Soldier: the sculpting is good, the colors are bad. The mold was later re-colored as the Cobra Shock Viper during the rebirth era, proving the strength of the sculpting. However, for the colors, there is no way around it Ice Cream Soldier is orange, very orange and neon yellow, very neon. These are the reasons why I chose to make this figure part of the project. We cannot celebrate the ‘’neon years’’ without Ice Cream Soldier.”
Check out many more Battle Corps images after the jump.
OreoBuilder says
July was Battle Corps Month at my Blog: Oreobuilder's Blog
In May, when I began assembling my modern takes on Battle Corps figures, I was planning only a few figures – Beach Head, Wild Bill, three Battle Corps Rangers, a few others. I thought I would roll them out over the course of a week. As I looked at more and more figures, the project grew from Battle Corps Week to Battle Corps Month. All told, the project counts 36 different characters for a total of 44 figures (with multiple troop builders) and 2 vehicles. Not bad for about 4 weeks of customizing.
I started this project as a way of using some of my less used parts and colors. My goal was to make cool customs in a common theme without breaking the bank. The objective was to buy as few parts as possible to complete this. In this aspect, I believe that I succeeded. I wanted to use the parts at my disposal in new and interesting ways. A few customs could benefit from acquiring a few new parts: the Alley Viper’s accessories, the Ice Cream Soldier’s head and a few others come to mind. However, as a whole, I’m super satisfied with the results of this undertaking. I will keep an eye open and if I can ever acquire these parts cheaply, I will improve my customs when I can.
This project was a whole lot of fun to make. It allowed me to use and explore colors, parts and concepts that I usually shy away from because of a lack of realism or wackiness. Now that I have embraced my inner neon, I will be more open to the use of color in my customs. I may revisit this time period at a future date. I picked about three dozen characters for this project, but 1992 to 1995 had many more figures that could serve as inspiration. There are many more Battle Corps figures that could be made – Law, Major Bludd, Dial-Tone, Mindbender, Muskrat, Roadblock and the list goes on. Also, Mail-Away Interrogator, the Arctic Commandos, the Shadow Ninjas or the Air Commandos could all serve as inspiration for a future project. Hmmm, maybe I should look at doing this again…
Thanks for looking and commenting, I hope you enjoyed these as much as I did making them.
OB
Cobra
Battle Corps Rangers
Class of '86
Cold Weather Specialists
Dramatic Re-Dos
DEF
Green Army Men
Heavy Weapons
Naval Specialists
As an added treat, here are a few figures that didn’t make the cut. These are still very preliminary WIPs and not necessarily the parts (and certainly not colors) that would have been used for my final customs. Some of these I will probably finish. Others will get parted out again. It will depend when/if I revisit this project at a later date.
Enjoy!
Air Commandos Spirit
Battle Corps Rangers Flint
Battle Corps Rangers Footloose
Cross Country
Mail-Away Interrogator
Battle Corps / Eco Warriors Outback
More group shots in the next post!!!!!!
OreoBuilder says
Group Shots
OreoBuilder says
Battle Corps Month Day 30: Battle Corps Rangers Duke
Battle Corps Month Day 29: Battle Corps Rangers Hawk and Ace
OreoBuilder says
Battle Corps Month Day 28: Bazooka
Battle Corps Month Day 27: Ice Cream Soldier
Battle Corps Month Day 26: SHARK 9000 and Cobra Detonator
Battle Corps Month Day 25: Night Creeper Leader
OreoBuilder says
Battle Corps Month Day 24: Cobra Flak Viper
Battle Corps Month Day 23: Wild Bill and Beach Head
Battle Corps Month Day 22: Cobra Vipers
Battle Corps Month Day 21: Alley-Vipers
Battle Corps Month Day 20: Iceberg
Battle Corps Month Day 19: Wetsuit and Leatherneck
OreoBuilder says
July is Battle Corps Month at my Blog: Oreobuilder's Blog
Battle Corps Month Day 18: Backblast
Battle Corps Month Day 17: Headhunters
Battle Corps Month Day 16: Cutter
Battle Corps Month Day 15: Bulletproof
Battle Corps Month Day 14: Big Bear
Battle Corps Month Day 13: Barricade
Battle Corps Month Day 12: Grunt and Heavy Duty
The early to mid ‘90s wasn’t all about neon colors and spring-loaded accessories. There were other things happening in the GI Joe franchise. One of those things was the return of 12 inch figures. Branded as ‘’Hall of Fame’’, Grunt and Heavy Duty were introduced in 1992-93 and were part of a 6-figure line-up. They were meant to be ‘’Basic Training’’ versions of the characters and only included their khaki outfits and a rifle.
Battle Corps Month Day 11: Flint
Battle Corps Month Day 10: Heli-Vipers
Battle Corps Month Day 9: Mutt and Junkyard
OreoBuilder says
Battle Corps Month Day 8: Colonel Courage
Battle Corps Month Day 7: Frostbite and Snow Storm
Battle Corps Month Day 6: Mace
Battle Corps Month Day 5: Cobra Commander and Ace
Battle Corps Month Day 4: G.I. Joe!
Battle Corps Month Day 3: Lifeline and Stalker
Battle Corps Month Day 2:
Battle Corps Month Day 1: Duke
OreoBuilder says
Reserved 7
OB
ash50187 says
that's awesome man....that duke was my favorite battle corps figures and my favorite duke for the o ring series....great work i may have to copy this
Arbrias says
Being born in '85, a lot of my favorite figures were from the Battle Corps era. I love what you've done with Duke and Gung Ho, they were two of my most played with figures as a kid and you nailed them both. I look forward to seeing who else you have done!
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