As promised here is my Spy Island set. As you can see I am still missing the Camera & the Spotlight. Also I have temporarily replaced the Detonator strap with some black ribbon, gonna fix that with some brown leather I have.

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12ozMouse

Wipeout in the drain pipe, with Hunter Joe on the lookout. I nicknamed the Chipmunk Wipeout because of the way it chirps & grunts at me, it sounds like it’s saying Wipeout.

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12ozMouse

I took a few Joes out on a short hunting trip today, we even saw a real red fox.

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12ozMouse

I took a few Joes out on a short hunting trip today, we even saw a real red fox.

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12ozMouse

I had some fun in the sun today with Zip Line Joe, he is sliding down a 200' long zip line set up I made from about 40' up.

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12ozMouse

As the sun set Joe reflected on his "Banana suit" and whether he was tired of a life amongst the trees.

Vintage AT GI Joe, Fantastic Freefall set.

I want to say thanks to all of the people, who have viewed, commented and added photos to their favorites. My three years on flickr have been very enjoyable and have met lots of great people! And thank you to all of my flickr friends for all of their support and encouragement throughout the years.

I finally finished my custom Limited Edition FHQ figure. Man it’s been about a year from start to finish on this guy. I would like to thank all my FHQ brethren that made this possible. So thank you, Jim, Eliot, Brian, Tom, & Chet. Special thanks to Don Coffey & thanks to a few other friends Bob for his fine casting work, Gary for parts & John for the mint blue jumpsuit. If I left anyone out sorry, I thank you too.

Here is to a great group of friends, have a cold one!

Rob

Photo by atjoe1972, characters by JeffL1965.

I recently picked up a VAM Lifeguard for a song, yah he had some heavy damage & was in need of a lot of repairs, but I think I pulled him back from the brink. The chrome on the scabbard was all but worn off & the pommel guard was damaged, so I stripped off the chrome plating to do repairs. The red pieces you see were scratch made. The belt is made from a heavily converted civil war rifle sling & cartridge pouch, bits I picked up cheap. His uniform went fairly fast new suspenders & just a few stitch tacks here & there.

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12ozMouse

Kind of a kitbash/custom I’ve been playing around with this past week. I am going to do something different down the road with his clothing, but this is more to show off his custom made fishing pole & reel. Everything I used to make the pole & reel was found around the mouse house. Bamboo skewer, carpet thread, wire ties from a Wal-Mart Joe box, plastic paint brush handle, tooth pick, metal bead (bobber), an old earring from Mrs. Mouse & super glue. The hardest part was tapering the bamboo skewer from 1/8th inch. Down to 1/16th inch., but after that everything came together real nice. For some reason every time I make something from scratch it turns out on the small side, I guess that might be from too many years working in 1/24th scale.

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12ozMouse

My custom Race Bannon, Jonny Quest, & Dr. Benton Quest.

I took a few Joes out on a short hunting trip today, we even saw a real red fox.

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12ozMouse

Hulk was a thrift store find for $5.00, both his legs were broken, but a stop at the hardware store & an hours worth of time he stands again.

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12ozMouse

I made this entire figure from junk & recycled parts.

Wal-Mart body, feet, legs, hips, pelvis, torso, & arms

40th neck post, & head

Vintage Action Man hands

Vintage GI Joe neck hook

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12ozMouse

A Big Trapper that I recently cleaned up & refurbished.

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12ozMouse

I got into Joe because I knew that I wanted to repair & restore Joe to his former glory. Now it has taken several years to develop the skills & abilities to do what I want, but I think I finally have something to show for all my time & effort on this front.

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12ozMouse

Man of Evil (on the left without his eyepatch) and Adventure team guy in their briefs

The thickest and minty-est fuzzhead (hair-wise) I have and have seen so far....

George, Ringo, Paul, and Joe.

Urban Outfitters Air Adventurer w/ Target Bugs.

I love this classic fuzzhead, his gear is so intricate

Try to guess the things I made.

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12ozMouse

These two custom figures are from one of my favorite movies of all time. I have a few more tweaks to do to Ajax, I need to paint Jerry’s face & get a better cap for him. I made Ajax’s leather vest from some scrap leather I had on hand & Jerry’s baseball bat is made from a broken wooden coat hanger that I turned on my lathe.

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12ozMouse

The idea to make up a fencing Joe came to me while surfing eBay & from staring at the bird feeder Mrs. Mouse has hanging off the back deck.

Parts used:

Wal-Mart Joe Body

Vintage LA head that someone removed the beard

Dragon Darryl O Young Racer Undershirt & Trouser

Dragon undercover body-armor

Dragon Civil War CS Officer saber

BBI Mickey Mouse boots

Custom made fencing foils

A vintage Aerial Recon helmet that was severely damaged

I am still working on the helmet & may change the head.

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12ozMouse

I no longer have any need for this WWII German style helmet from Cotswald now that i'm not using it in my Henchman custom.

It's brand new and features a leather chin strap.

It's nice, but I'm not that into military figues and it doesn't fit on my fuzzy headed Joes well .

Anybody want to trade it for something?

My one painted head Action Soldier who is modeling it here could use a proper American soldier helmet or most of all, a rifle! I'm looking for a vintage or repro Hasbro one.

Spoils of a recent trade with Adventurer Josh ... holy smokes! Thanks again Josh!