Chidi Okonkwo's Blog, page 9

CUSTOM JOKER & HARLEY QUINN TOYS / ACTION FIGURES [MARVEL LEGENDS SCALE] BY DSNG!

Another brand new custom for 2020! Here's a repaint and full upgrade of The Joker! The base model was DC Multiverse Joker and I had to sculpt new green hair and repaint him from top to bottom with Americana and Tamiya paints. His coat came from Marvel Legends Star Lord and I sculpted more elements for it. And his gun came from Deadpool, while it was upgraded. His skull-staff and shoes were resculpted, and I added some pockets to his jacket. The Harley Quinn came from DC Collectibles - shes one of my fav characters [I had to give her better heels]. And I've done two other unique Harley customs, archived in my gallery over HERE and HERE. Thanks, Enjoy and Share!

       

   

- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

CUSTOM GENERAL HAWK G.I.JOE TOY / ACTION FIGURE [MARVEL LEGENDS SCALE] BY DSNG!

First Custom of the New Year! Here's General Hawk from the G.I.Joe series! Base body was Captain America [Hit Monkey] and his head came from Punisher. And I had to sculpt his helmet and goggles, along with his jacket and pouches. The clear plastic from the toy's packing case was used for the lens in his goggles. Plus his knee-pads and the lower hem of his pants were sculpted as well. His helmet isn't removable... I didn't have the damn patience to do that separate feature LOL. His 4 guns came from ebay and were customized. The Duke custom toy shown in some pics is one that I did about 2 years ago, shown in my gallery HERE. Thanks for looking, enjoy and share!

     
        

- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

CUSTOM SNAKE EYES G.I.JOE TOY Ver4.0 [MARVEL LEGENDS SCALE] BY DSNG!

Another new Snake Eyes!
The base model was Marvel Legends Paladin. I sculpted over the regular toy's head to create the helmet of the ninja. I sculpted all of his armor and boots, while using some fodder that was available. His guns were from ebay and they were customized. On his back, his sword came from Retro Wolverine and his two batons came from Night Thrasher. A dagger was sculpted and added to his left thigh, while the dagger down on his right boot came with the regular toy. He was hand-painted with Tamiya paints. The other Snake Eyes models are in my gallery, Here.
Thanks for looking, enjoy and share!

       

        - Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

OPTIMUS PRIME WAR MACHINE CUSTOM ACTION FIGURE [MARVEL LEGENDS SCALE] BY DSNG!

Here's a New custom repaint of War Machine [used as the base body].
I added a few sculpted things to enhance his armor, so that he would be more like Optimus Prime. The head was fully sculpted, and a magnet was added to his back, to hold the shoulder cannon. Enjoy and Share!

       

      - Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

CUSTOM POISON IVY ACTION FIGURE TOY [MARVEL LEGENDS SCALE] BY DSNG!

Another new one, today we have Poison Ivy! I kept putting her off and over time, the base models kept changing in my mind. But I've got 2 custom Harleys and 1 Catwoman, so I figured I'd go ahead and make this gal, to make the team for the classic Gotham Sirens complete.
The base body and legs came from Marvel Legends Polaris and the arms came from Enchantress. Her head came from Polaris and I had to add some sculpt to the front of her hair, and make it longer in the back. Her costume was fully sculpted and she was hand-painted with Tamiya paints. Superman and Batman were added for the full photo session in my blog. Poison Ivy actually seduced and hypnotized Superman in the "Batman:Hush" storyline, for the comics and cartoon. Thanks for looking, enjoy and share!

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- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

CUSTOM X-TAG ACTION FIGURE TOY [MARVEL LEGENDS SCALE] BY DSNG!

Another new custom, an Original Character named X-Tag! The base body was Marvel Legends Paladin and the head came from Invincible Iron Man. I sculpted his body armor, pouches and his boots, while the gun holster on his left hip came from Paladin. His guns came from ebay and they were modified. Alternate helmet came from Demolition Man and was modified. He was hand-painted with Tamiya paints. He has four guns and one dagger. The character's code-name is X-Tag and his real name is Kenny. The other original custom toy, Kolider, was posted earlier in my blog / figure gallery, over HERE. Thanks for looking, enjoy and share!

       

        - Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

CUSTOM MARY JANE THOR ACTION FIGURE TOY [MARVEL LEGENDS SCALE] BY DSNG!

After much work, today I have..... a simple head swap!! LOL!! And It's a damn good one too! That's one of my fav body molds, the Lady Thor / Moonstone / Spider Woman body! The head came from the Retro Black Widow. The battleaxe came from Thor Odison. Maybe I'll upgrade her costume later... we'll see....

       

Not too long ago, I posted a pic that showed some comparisons in female body molds for the Marvel Legends toys [the base figures that I use the most, as opposed to using the DC comics figures]. And the pic came from the cool guy Boog_ACBA, who is on Youtube and Instagram. He's been taking pics of his action figures for over 10 years. And that comparison pic is over here on my Twitter.
Anyway, thanks for looking, enjoy and share!- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

CUSTOM FIREFLY G.I.JOE / COBRA TOY [MARVEL LEGENDS SCALE] BY DSNG!

Another new villain, today we have the infiltrator Firefly!
The base body was Marvel Legends X-Force Deadpool. And the lower legs were from Scourge / Demolition Man. His head came from Demolition Man as well, while I added some sculpt to it. His entire costume was sculpted as well and his customized guns came from ebay. Lots of fodder was added to his gear, while there were some sculpting details added to his boots and belt. He has five guns and no swords. Thanks for looking, enjoy and share!
And check out the former GIJoe Beachead toy over Here!

       

       

- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

CUSTOM SNAKE EYES G.I.JOE TOY Ver3.0 [MARVEL LEGENDS SCALE] BY DSNG!

This is the third Snake Eyes I've made; the rest are in my blog / gallery.
The base body was Marvel Legends Paladin. The swords and shoulder harness came from Deadpool. His helmet and armor and all the pouches were sculpted from putty. His guns came from Paladin and ebay, but they were all modified. The dagger on his thigh and the handgun on his chest are all removable. He was hand-painted with Tamiya paints. He has six guns, two daggers & two swords. There's some other guy that has more guns than that, somewhere in my gallery. Thanks for checking him out! YOOO JOE!! Enjoy and Share!!
BTW: The gallery with the second Snake Eyes toy [Ver 1.0] is over HERE!
And Snake Eyes Ver 2.0 is HERE!

       

 

- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

FLASHBACK - THE WILDC.A.T.S CARTOON! BASED ON JIM LEE'S WILDCATS COMIC SERIES!

Basic Series Background Intro:
Back in October 1994, an action sci fi cartoon series was launched on the CBS TV channel, which aired along with TMNT and Skeleton Warriors. And that cartoon was titled WildCats, which was based on the comic series created by the ultra-talented artist Jim Lee [his artwork is shown on the left, from the mid-90s]. The comics in the first series ran for 50 issues, and it was the beginning of the Wildstorm Universe created by Jim. And the cartoon ran for just 13 episodes. And it had a brief toy-line created by Playmates Toys.

The first issue of WildCats Covert Action Teams was published by Jim Lee and Image comics back in 1992. By then, Jim Lee was already known for his artwork on Marvel's X-men. And Jim teamed up with his buddy, Brandon Choi, to create the WildCats indy comic series, which became an instant hit.

And while being a teenager back in the 90s [the good old days!], I got to know about the WildCats comics through the cartoon series, which had a badass gritty feel to it, along with a rock & roll soundtrack with lots of electric guitar riffs. And over the years, some of the voice actors from WildCats were tied to other animated series like: X-men, Ultra Force, Care Bears, RoboCop, Totally Spies and Rescue Heroes.

The Core Story-line:
The cartoon series featured two ancient races fighting across the galaxy and traveling in spaceships that crashed down to Earth [just like the original Transformers cartoon, released almost 9 years earlier]. And the good guys were called the Kherubim [almost pronounced as "Cherubim"], while the bad guys were the Daemonites [aka Day-mon-ites].
We are not told what galactic sector that they originally came from; but that's not really important in these classic cartoons... plus you need to remember that "a universe" and "a galaxy" are not the same thing..... but maybe I'll explain later.

Moving along, after the two separate spaceship crashes, the two alien races continued to evolve and battle on Earth behind the scenes, for over 100,000 years. And the good guys are able to take on human appearances, while the bad guys have to possess certain human bodies, in order to turn them into Daemonite soldiers. But the mortals descendants with Kherubim blood seem to be the best vessels for the Daemonites to possess / dominate and take over, since those mortals tend to have dormant mutant / psychic powers that can be activated by a few different means.

     

   

   

The WildCats Superhero Team Consisted of: 
Lord Emp / Jacob Marlowe - An ancient Kherubim warrior in the comics, and an ordinary mortal in the cartoon. He is the multimillionaire team sponsor, & the owner of Halo Corporation. And he creates the team's jet, like the Avengers Quinjet.

Spartan - the bold team leader with orange hair and the red cowl, whose body was damaged in an accident; and his mind was transferred into his living cyborg shell. But in the comics, he is more of an android, not a mortal. He has flight and red thermal energy projection powers.

Zealot - the red ninja gal / the hardcore Lieutenant, with long white hair. She is a master swordswoman with elite combat skills. She's single in the cartoon. But she does have a daughter with another hero, in the comics.

Maul - a mutant "Hulk" kinda guy that can grow to become 30 - 50 feet tall, & he's the big boyfriend of Voodoo. He has purpleish skin and he cannot transform into a regular human.

Voodoo - the Telepath / Jean Gray Type. She has long blue hair. She can levitate and toss objects at her foes. And she can see Daemonites moving about in disguise as humans. She can also read minds to an extent... and in the comics, she was an exotic dancer who does sexy strip teases... so basically, she was a stripper :)

WarBlade - the First Wolverine type / badass guy. He wears the white & blue costume, and his hands can morph into liquid metal like a Terminator, and then instantly harden to become blades and piercing claws.

Mr. Majestic - a former leader of the Kherubim, who is featured more in the comics, than in the cartoons, since the leader in the cartoon series is Spartan.

Void - Teleporter / sexy living computer / naked silver android, in the cartoons. But in the comics, her powers come from an Orb of Power that crashed into her military team's space exploring vessel, killing everyone except her. And that orb fused with her body & gave her the powers of precognition, so she can see glimpses of the future, and she can fly. I've added a pic of her on the left.


Grifter - the smart-ass / Second Wolverine type / bad-ass hitman of the group. He has blonde hair and he wears the red bandanna over his face. He's a former soldier with the Navy's Seal Team 7, and he's an expert marksman that uses laser guns.

** Helspont - an ancient Warlord / General for the Daemonites, the main bad guy in the cartoon. He took possession of an Acurian body, sometime after the fall of the Roman Empire. Shown on the right, his black skull face looks like it's permanently on fire... whitish-gray fire. Other bad guys in the cartoon were Slag, Harm and Attica.

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There were other characters introduced to be part of a second WildCats team in the comics [after the entire first team was presumed to be dead]. And the new team included: Savant, Ladytron Condition Red and Tao. And Mr. Majestic was affiliated with this group [since he is the father of Savant, and her mother is Zealot, the red ninja gal].

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Note - back in 1999, Jim Lee sold his WildCats characters to DC Comics. And the character Grifter would eventually get his own comic series in 2011, for a limited run. Grifter also appeared in the cartoon movie titled Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, back in 2013.

All right, that's the core summary. You can find clips of the WildCats mid-90s cartoon series uploaded on Youtube! Stay tuned for more articles!- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]