MSWI CUSTOMS

Laser-Viper

2012-01-21T07:19:00.000-08:00

Clean Sweep

2012-01-21T07:18:00.000-08:00

trade bait

2012-01-09T07:36:00.000-08:00

sorry for the crappy pics

Mswi Customs on Facebook

2011-10-16T16:41:00.000-07:00

Always said I'd never be apart of any social media but i guess its time to eat my words and pull my archaic ass in the new Millennium. Currently under going some renos at the homestead which should be finished in a few more weeks and then I'll have the forge up and running again and posting WIP's, ideas, tutorial, and general thoughts on FB. So if your curious stop by http://www.facebook.com/mswicustoms

V3 Wet-Suit

2011-09-11T07:18:00.000-07:00

Recoil

2011-09-08T04:57:00.000-07:00

Charbroil

2011-09-06T15:48:00.001-07:00

Frag-Vipers

2011-08-30T14:27:00.000-07:00

Junko coming soon

2011-08-21T13:59:00.000-07:00

Master and Apprentice vol 2 Sei-ten

2011-08-16T19:46:00.000-07:00

V2 EEL

2011-08-16T19:44:00.001-07:00

DDP Storm Shadow (solo comic)

2011-08-08T20:40:00.000-07:00

V2 Snow Serpents

2011-08-02T16:39:00.000-07:00

V2 Deep Six

2011-07-27T19:43:00.000-07:00

Downtown

2011-07-27T19:41:00.000-07:00

Aero-Viper

2011-07-27T19:40:00.000-07:00

Sonic Fighters Psyche-out

2011-07-18T06:44:00.001-07:00

V2 Sci-fi

2011-07-18T06:43:00.000-07:00

Barricade

2011-07-10T07:43:00.000-07:00

Widescope and Surefire

2011-07-02T19:46:00.000-07:00

Taurus

2011-07-02T19:45:00.000-07:00

Snow Storm

2011-07-02T19:44:00.000-07:00

V2 Dr. Mindbender

2011-06-17T07:00:00.001-07:00

Iron Klaw

2011-06-07T14:32:00.000-07:00

Cross-Country

2011-06-04T14:14:00.000-07:00

Cobra-La

2011-05-15T16:34:00.000-07:00

Friends of the Forge: Bad Sociologist

2011-05-11T17:34:00.000-07:00

Heres a little spotlight on a friend and probably my Favorite customizer, fantastic sculpting, great paint apps really show through in his work! To date he is the only customizer that I commission for ARAH accurate figures. Check out his site here for more of his work or to get your very own commissioned custom! http://badsociologist.blogspot.com/

Slaughter's Marauders vs Python Patrol, A team up project with Bad Sociologist

2011-05-08T15:17:00.000-07:00

Track_-Viper

2011-04-14T18:57:00.000-07:00

Parts

2011-04-11T15:47:00.000-07:00

Aero-Viper

2011-04-10T16:48:00.001-07:00

Ninja Force

2011-04-09T11:53:00.001-07:00

General Blitz

2011-04-06T18:52:00.000-07:00

From the Gi Joe Sgt Savage and the Screaming Eagles

Ninja Force Scarlett

2011-04-03T17:19:00.001-07:00

Bushido, Dojo and T'Gin-zu.......Ninja Force Continues

2011-03-28T20:59:00.000-07:00

Evil Headhunters

2011-03-13T18:07:00.000-07:00

More Extreme, Lt. Stone, Freight, and agent Clancy

2011-02-27T17:18:00.000-08:00

GI JOE EXTREME continues........ INFERNO

2011-02-25T17:23:00.001-08:00

GI JOE EXTREME: Black Dragon vs Wreckage

2011-02-24T04:59:00.000-08:00

DDP The Plague

2011-02-17T20:22:00.000-08:00

Headhunter Trooper

2011-01-29T19:53:00.000-08:00

Start of my Ninja Force project. Storm Shadow, Banzai, Snake-Eyes and Nunchuk

2011-01-27T17:31:00.000-08:00

91 Snake-Eyes

2011-01-27T17:25:00.001-08:00

Ghostrider

2011-01-27T17:24:00.001-08:00

Dragonsky

2010-12-19T20:26:00.001-08:00

Stretcher

2010-12-19T20:25:00.001-08:00

Crystal Ball

2010-12-12T14:33:00.000-08:00

Night Vulture

2010-12-08T07:21:00.000-08:00

Heavy Duty

2010-12-08T07:19:00.000-08:00

Dart and Agent Faces

2010-12-08T07:17:00.000-08:00

A Little Bit Of Sky Patrol Airwave, Altitude, and Drop-Zone

2010-11-20T12:30:00.000-08:00

who In Their Right Mind Makes......Ice Cream soldier??

2010-11-20T12:28:00.000-08:00

Desert Scorpion

2010-11-20T12:27:00.000-08:00

Bullet-Proof

2010-11-20T12:25:00.000-08:00

Techno- Vipers

2010-11-10T17:40:00.000-08:00

Inspired By Ratfink

Motor Vipers

2010-11-10T17:38:00.000-08:00

Night-Vipers

2010-11-01T18:36:00.000-07:00

Heli-Viper

2010-11-01T18:35:00.000-07:00

Heat Viper

2010-11-01T18:34:00.000-07:00

Major Altitude

2010-11-01T18:32:00.000-07:00

Friends of the Forge part 2 Custom Figure Wars

2010-10-16T08:53:00.000-07:00

Tired of all the forum rhetoric and useless threads about this are that? Looking for a place where you can hang your hat and talk all forms of customizing? Well here ya go.

http://www.customfigurewars.com/

A new and growing community for all genres of customizing, GI JOE, Marvel, DC, you name it it can be found here.
From contests, tutorials, showcases, to the latest news in the toy world. check it out

Dogfight and Windmill

2010-09-30T16:10:00.000-07:00

SEA-SLUG

2010-09-30T16:09:00.000-07:00

Valor vs Venom: Venomous Maximus

2010-09-26T15:11:00.000-07:00

Dreadnok: Heart-Wrencher

2010-09-26T15:10:00.000-07:00

Friends of the Forge Spotlight

2010-09-21T17:20:00.000-07:00

This weeks friends of the forge and the 1st honorary member is none other than, Ratfink, Check out his blog to see some of his great work!

http://ratfinkcustoms.blogspot.com/2009/12/welcome-to-rat-fink-customs-blog-page.html

and heres one of his tutorials on making your own paint washes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8rNlgYfX5g

stay tuned for more featured friends in the future

The Forge gets a Facelift

2010-09-13T17:33:00.000-07:00

I go by Mswi on many boards which is not the most creative handle in the world since it is just an amalgamation of my real name and Heretic isn't much better! been around too long to change now, so I commissioned a friend, (Kenny from Customfigurewars.com) to see if he can help me out. Boy did he come through! He took a lame name and somehow made a cool, recognizable logo out of it! Check out some more of his great work or contact him at his site http://www.ledestudios.com/Design-Studio-1

http://www.ledestudios.com/Design-Studio-1

Golobulus (Richard Woodhouse version)

2010-09-09T19:26:00.000-07:00

Heat Viper V2

2010-09-09T19:24:00.000-07:00

Pre-Mutated Cobra La Commander

2010-09-09T19:23:00.000-07:00

Cobra La Royal Guard

2010-08-19T15:28:00.000-07:00

Undertow

2010-08-19T15:26:00.000-07:00

SAW Viper

2010-08-08T09:04:00.000-07:00

Artur Kuli and Thek RED SHADOWS DDP Style

2010-08-08T09:01:00.000-07:00

Dreadnok: Gnawgahyde

2010-08-08T08:57:00.000-07:00

Secto-Viper

2010-07-14T19:44:00.000-07:00

The Plague Guillotine

2010-07-14T19:43:00.000-07:00

MORE MEMBERS TO COME.....

Oktober Guard Sgt. Misha

2010-07-14T19:41:00.000-07:00

Capt. Grid-Iron

2010-07-04T17:54:00.000-07:00

One of the more ridiculous characters hasbro ever created! A lot of work went into this one to try to make him as accurate to the ARAH version, but it was extremely fun!

Kamakura

2010-07-04T17:51:00.000-07:00

Hasbro's ROC version of Kamakura was disappointing soI made this one

Frostbite

2010-07-04T17:49:00.000-07:00

After several failed attempts to get the fur to look like the original figure, I asked Iwbeta to help me out, his sculpting and a head from Trigate Creations and boom Frostbite!

DDP Red Shadows

2010-06-02T19:11:00.000-07:00

The UK's version of cobra got and update in Devil's Due comic run a couple years back, which these are based off of. The torsos and skirts are the handy work of the guys at Trigate Creations, if your looking for 3 3/4" cast heads and parts, check em out!

ANNIHILATOR

2010-05-24T21:07:00.000-07:00

Pathfinder

2010-05-22T20:42:00.000-07:00

Hit N' Run

2010-05-09T17:22:00.000-07:00

Another paint job for my friend Sy-rein. Jeff put this guy together using Hasbro's HnR and mixing in Airborne's lower arms and upper legs, which gives this figure a much better lokk than we got from Hasbro

Muskrat

2010-05-09T17:18:00.000-07:00

Road Pig

2010-05-02T08:19:00.000-07:00

A recent commission.

Lowlight

2010-04-29T20:30:00.000-07:00

Another one built by Jeff, he opted for the V2 head, think it was a great choice. seperates his from probably all other Lowlights done out there.

Night-viper

2010-04-29T18:40:00.000-07:00

My friend Sy-rein put this guy together and asked me to paint him up. Hope he digs it asm uch as i do. Might have to make some for my own collection now!

Displayabilitystands.com

2010-04-24T11:56:00.000-07:00

Looking for an awesome way to display your figures with a background of your choosing, then look no further! click the linkhttp://www.displayabilitystands.com/

Red Shadows Muton

2010-04-18T20:02:00.000-07:00

Claymore

2010-04-18T16:26:00.000-07:00

WILD CARD

2010-04-15T19:33:00.000-07:00

Zandar

2010-04-03T14:29:00.000-07:00

A long time over due, (Zaranna soon) Held off on making Zartan's brother because I figured Hasbro would eventually release him, considering practically all the parts were there already! Guess not!

ARMADILLO Rolling Thunder Driver

2010-03-21T12:25:00.000-07:00

The first in my " Vehicle Drivers HasbroWill Never Release" Sereies. As an Ex-semi driver and the driver of one of G.I.JOE's biggest vehicles, I always picture Armadillo to be bigger than your average Joe but have massive arms!!

Backblast

2010-02-18T15:41:00.000-08:00

Sometimes the subtleties make a custom, think it works well here. Another underrated character. Water slide decal courtesy of Snakeeyes0217/ http://www.insidiouscustoms.blogspot.com/

Steam-Roller Mobile Command Center Driver

2010-02-13T11:16:00.000-08:00

The MCC was one of my favorite toys as a kid and i always liked Rumbler, This is an old custom, that I'm just getting around to taking pics of. Recipe is Punisher head, the big jaw line just screams Rumbler to me. Vintage figures hat dremelled, Zartan upper torso, ripper lower torso. the combination just makes him look beefier, Tomax arms, Dreadnok upper legs, Wild weasel lower legs. Torch vest with grenades added. torch belt with a random holster added.

Thrasher

2010-02-08T17:48:00.000-08:00

Haven't decided if this is still a WIP or not, kinda liking the legs as is but I'll probably add the thight pads and spiked shin pads yet.

Sneak Peek

2010-02-08T17:46:00.000-08:00

Always wondered what a guy named Sneak peek was doing with a huge ass, cumbersome periscope? Who's he fooling? Never like the card art head so i used a generic BBi head.
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Overlord, Slice and D.E.F Mutt

2010-02-08T17:43:00.000-08:00

Some customs for February. originally wanted to use the vintage helmet, been waiting since jan 3 for the one I ordered on e-bay! So in the mean time I'm using a Resolute Trooper helmet head is sculpted by my friend and one of my favorite customizers Bad sociologist

Always like the challenge of trying to make a lame figure resemble something cool, however i think this ones a lost cause!