Re: SF Officer's Custom Thread (Outback update on pg 9, Stalker on pg 10)
This is one of my more experimental figures, that while not great, is good enough to post. I've done this type of thing before with an old RocknRoll custom I built in 2004.
Major Barrage was introduced as part of the Hasbro experiment in 2005 Direct to Consumer (DTC) experiment. It was a way to placate fans of the line who were upset because of the introduction of the 8" Sigma Six line, which temporarily pushed the 3 3/4" line out of stores. Some unique figures came out of DTC, but one of the most memorable figures was Major Barrage. For those of you not familiar with the figure, You can learn more about him at YO Joe at the link below:
https://www.yojoe.com/action/05/barrage1.shtml
I did not exactly duplicate Major Barrage from his 3 3/4" figure. I did try to follow some of the key features he had, like the vest and two shotguns.
Underneath his uniform, he is something of a Frankenstein body. I started with a WWE figure, chopped him at the mid-calf point, took an old Ken figure and used parts of his lower leg to replace the chopped calf pieces. I then used some Elite Brigade feet to complete the leg. This allowed the used of lace-up boots. I then modified the hands to accept some armatures with wire fingers. To cover this, I put on cloth gloves. Finally, I modified a PTE head to fit the body. I painted the body and head sculpt to match skin tones. Not perfect, but not bad either. I've done something similar to a RoadBlock custom I am working on. That one is about three years in the making, and set aside again...
The pants are custom, knee pads from a WWE figure, the vest and radio with throat mike are Dragon, shotguns are from Cotswold, and I can't remember the brand of boots.
Now here is Major Barrage in all his glory...