Great video, I admire people who have the means and ability to pull something like this off. If only sets like this were made today, over some of the high price crowd funding stuff from big companies, that would be amazing fun sets with a feel of vintage, but expand the original lines relatively cheaply.
I had the original cardboard playset. Fun in its own way. My GI Joe team stopped Cobra from launching that missile almost every week. Even when I played Doctor Who with my figures, Cobra failed in their launch attempts. Your custom looks great. Fantastic job. I am envious of this community's ability to work with paint and glue. I work with printed tab and slot assembly cardstock paper models because I can print it out in color and not get glue or paint a over me. (Like I always do)
I love this! Not only does it look like a remaster of the vintage playset, but the use of terror drome parts gives it the feel of an earlier time in Cobra's history. Thank you for sharing this, definitely inspired to do something like this myself now.
Thank you, Chad. Seeing your process in action is really helpful for getting ideas for how to approach some of my own projects that have been on the back burner. 😊👍
Sooo much decisive detail! This is great coverage. Thanks for the info on paint pens. I was always leery of using them on plastic, but now I know it’s safe. And magnets…Oh….magnets go to custom toys like bullets go to guns! Brilliant!
I really enjoyed this video. The discussion of your thought processes as you worked through the build were really excellent. I've been stacking up stuff to customize into JOE vehicles and playsets for a while, but I wouldn't have thought to look for this set. So many of the cheap items have great sculpts, but use such cheap, shampoo-bottle plastic that I shy away from them. You've convinced me to order this playset and add yet another project to my already too-long to-do list.
Excellent video! Really appreciate how you did this as a step-by-step tutorial, so that other collectors can follow this same process and create their own playsets. Nicely done!👍
This is a great video Chad. You make great customs. I hope you continue to make more videos like these. Great work. This custom Cobra Missile Command Center is fantastic!
@Its.Chad. Would love to see more. People are aching for ideas about good alternatives for playsets and vehicles since Hasbro has the "We'll make it for you, but at 3 times the cost that it should be." attitude... Mattel has at least tried with $100 and under playsets(two Castle Grayskulls, a Snake Mountain and the Lightyear base(too bad it was tied to a mediocre movie...). Yeah, they gigged us with Eternia, but apparently every company wants it's chance to be a b-hole...
i was 10 in 82 when the G.I. Joe 3 3/4" toy line came out, personally i always loved those late 70s/early 80s cardboard playsets. but i literally never even knew this set existed until the early 2000s when i got my first computer, there were A LOT of Sears and others exclusives i had no idea existed when i was a kid. i remember my friend in the early 80s had the famous Blue Snaggletooth and i use to marvel at it because it was the only one i had ever seen and he had no memory of where it had come from, it was like the mid 90s after i had become a collector that i learned about it and solved that old mystery.
@@Its.Chad. it came out great, i work at Wal Mart and stared at this set plenty of times thinking about getting it to customize but i already cant display all the stuff i want. yeah the vintage set is really cool, i got the slightly different set when they reissued it a few years back for a con exclusive or something.
Wow that was a great walk through and missile base you made. I love seeing the process of other customizers and makers. I have a folder just like yours filled with old stickers from sets, prints and toyhax. The stickers on the screens worked really well. Really great work.
Wow! That’s a awesome play set that I would love to have in my collection. It looks like a real Hasbro Gi Joe 1980s type toy. Thank you for sharing your experience and techniques for customizing stuff.
I know I said it already, but I love this custom playset! Finally got everything I needed together today and started working on it. Thank you for the guide and inspiration!
Turned out great! Those Toyhax stickers really made the computer parts look amazing. Really does look like a good version of the old Cobra Cardboard base. That playset looks like it'd be great to customize as a service bag for a Halo Mantis. One bit of advice- DUPLICOLOR AUTOMOTIVE SPRAY PAINT FOR PLASTIC AND VINYL is what you want to use on any custom. It comes in a bunch of colors and bonds to plastic, vinyl and even rubber! It's amazing for customs and can be a perfect universal primer coat- taking acrylics without any problems. I keep a can of black and one of white for primer now (though I love that Tamiya for models).
Awesome job!!! You took something that was blah and made it badass. Hope you do more custom videos so much fun to watch. Love the bloopers at the end 😂😂😂
Thank you for making this video. I decided to give it a try while going a different route with the colors. I also liked the idea of the terror dome computers panels.
WOW! That's incredible sir! What is it Michael French always says 'The fans are doing the best work'. Excellent video, really enjoyed seeing thsi awesome custom come together
Very cool, Chad. Thanks so much for doing this so we can see your process. Very helpful and inspiring. Gave me an idea for something I've been thinking of making. It's awesome that the Terror Drome parts fit in there so well.
Great job man! Nice amount of weathering without overkill. Its always crazy to see how may little details these kids toys have when you paint them as opposed to the clown vomit blob of colors they are sold in.
Destro did a great job purchasing that base, Cobra Commander seems satisfied. Cobra La La La! Also the Click N' Play brand have a nice base, command center, a ton of vehicles & aircrafts, lookout, checkpoint and living quarters that scale really well with O' Rings Joe, the downside is that they became popular and are difficult to find in Amazon.
I like what you've done here. There's nothing like turning a cheap toy into something more with just some kibble and paint. Thanks for sharing the progress!
You sir, are a true genius and customizer. So many people today think that popping some parts off of a figure and putting them on another one is customizing. There is SO much more to it than just boil and pop, and you have shown that masterfully here.
Thanks! I truly appreciate that. I just want to share easy tips so anyone can do more customizing and not just kit bash stuff (even though I do that too).
Very awesome, I was looking at that playset in WM thinking about how I might do something similar if I get so inclined. But great to see your process and how it all came together. It looks Excellent.
@@Its.Chad. I’ve had my eye on the Dino set too. Got an idea for some kind of base but not worked out any details. Not even sure if it’ll go to Joe or maybe my Marvel universe figs.
Yeah. 👍🏼 it’s just not a world-building scale. So all the stuff from other playsets that just plugs right in with this wouldn’t apply. But would be cool to see 1:12 people get something.
Would have made a great Eco Warriors themed set as well. Just needs more neon and a vat a "slime" instead of the rocket. Catwalks are prime playset material.
Alright I must admit when I first saw that Wal Mart playset at the beginning of this video I did not like it at all. I thought to myself "no way would I have chosen that one". That ssaid, I hung in there to watch the full video. Once the primer was on & I saw how the missile would work I started to change my thoughts a little. Seeing it finished I have to admit that I too would like to do one. You did great.
Thanks very much! It’s always refreshing to see someone is open to stuff we may not normally consider. And I thank you for at least sticking in there for the finished product to decide. I really appreciate this comment and sentiment!!
Awsome custom! You make ‘em wanna go buy some cheap toys and customized them. Just don’t got the room. So glad I discovered Goo Gone. Has definitely saved many pieces for me. Like restoring a Jurassic Command Compound I picked up a while back.
Great job, awesome result! I've been doing some more customizing lately and have my eye on some of those Kid Connection playsets. Thanks for this video!
This was SO great! Thank you for taking the time to do this. As a big fan of your channel and live chats, this was really cool to see how you put your work into your customs. I've been wanting to dive into those waters, but really didn't know where to start, nor the skill. Seeing you walk through your stages and thoughts was such a cool segment. Whenever you have time, a video like this sharing your rad custom skills will be greatly appreciated!
It turned out very well. Nicely done. 👍🏻 Also, it is much sturdier than the original. I still want a video on how you hung up those planes in the background, please. 🙏🏻
If Playmobil started making 1/18 scale buildings, they'd corner the Joe market in a heartbeat! And even in their chonky scale, you can find lots of forest, jungle, and rocky scenery that'll work in 1/18 scale.
I use the same craft/dollar store paint when I'm painting terrain. I just add a little water or paint thinner and it goes on much smoother. Any that set looks fantastic. Have you thought about doing a light black or brown wash followed by a white or grey dray wash to help bring out the details while add some more grung to the piece? Its what I do. Its simple and quick and I'm very happy with the results. Especialy since its great for hiding tiny f**k ups my old hands just arent up to anymore. A lot of people do a wash last but I like to do a second dry brush last to cover up any staining from the wash on the high areas. I get a little too heavy doing washes sometimes. 😂😂 I love your use of magnets btw. I got to try that in the future. I use toyhax as well.
I mean, yeah I could, but wanted to update the 82 playset semi-faithfully. A ‘90s neon playset would deserve its own entire bright color palette. Thanks 🤙🏼
Excellent work brother! It'd be really interesting to go through the history or Hasbro/GiJoe and Sears. Sears had Joe exclusives going back to the early original 12" LINE.
I use Army painter's primer on everything. I've tried the automotive primers and they work fine for course terrain if you got stuff with fine detail its my goto. I like tamiya too but its too expensive and its questionable if its better then army IMO. I do use Tamiya paints though as they make awesome stuff you just cant get anywhere else like clear gel color paints I use for see through items like gelatinous cub monsters and elementals (like fire or ice see see through models) that I paint for D and D. They also make awesome shades and washers you can water down a little bit to get even more use out of. I also like their paint pots as unlike gamers workshop pot the keep a good seal. Just make sure to keep those lid threads clean or you'll go back to a paint a year later and its like its welded shut. I've had to use vice grips to get the lids off. This is where drip bottles like Vallejo or Raper are fantastic.
Have you taken a look at anything by Christopher George? Dude is amazing in cardboard absolutely amazing. He did a 3-D missile command but still in cardboard. Love your version also. Lol
I think the playset needs some color breaks. I would paint all the girders cobra blue and add bands of cobra blue on the rocket. Also, I would have primed the computer consoles before stickering. Just my two cents…
Another 🔥 custom set! With an Ace, excuse me Wild Weasel lol of a guide video! 🍻 💯! More of these in a series Chad these (Deez) are Magnificent (That's what she said lol) Peace 🍻 💯 🎯👊🏽🙏🏽
Looks great! Hasbro getting out performed by a $20 Wal-Mart branded play set is pathetic(double irony as it looks to be superior in plastic quality as well as fit and finish😂😂😂)! Did you ever get the same line's military play set with the flip out launch platform? It would make a great J.U.M.P. pack training facility imho... Or, in my case, a training/launch facility for 1/18 Gundam infantry anti-grav flight packs.
I love that you took us step by step and it was a long form video! You got my creative juices flowing again. (“That’s what she said!”)
Thanks, Pete!!
😂 she did say that, yeah
Great video, I admire people who have the means and ability to pull something like this off. If only sets like this were made today, over some of the high price crowd funding stuff from big companies, that would be amazing fun sets with a feel of vintage, but expand the original lines relatively cheaply.
If I can do these things - anybody can! Thanks for the awesome comment.
Super 7 should have done this in plastic form instead of ship
There’s a ton they could’ve done, yeah
I had the original cardboard playset. Fun in its own way. My GI Joe team stopped Cobra from launching that missile almost every week. Even when I played Doctor Who with my figures, Cobra failed in their launch attempts.
Your custom looks great. Fantastic job. I am envious of this community's ability to work with paint and glue. I work with printed tab and slot assembly cardstock paper models because I can print it out in color and not get glue or paint a over me. (Like I always do)
Well your stuff is absolutely amazing!!
@@Its.Chad. WOW! Thank you,
@@aworldmadeofcardboard3692 🙌🏼
I love this! Not only does it look like a remaster of the vintage playset, but the use of terror drome parts gives it the feel of an earlier time in Cobra's history. Thank you for sharing this, definitely inspired to do something like this myself now.
Thanks so much!! And that’s why I made this - anybody can do any of this stuff. I really appreciate the awesome comment.
Boom! That’s how you do it!!! Fantastic job buddy!!👊😁 I may make one of these now!
Thanks! Do it!!! It’s not hard at all
Thank you, Chad. Seeing your process in action is really helpful for getting ideas for how to approach some of my own projects that have been on the back burner. 😊👍
Thanks, Jim!! The feedback helps!!
This looks fantastic! I love the color scheme and simple use of colors with the selected stickers to add details.
Thanks, Droz! I’m a huge fan of ‘less is more’ with my customs.
DANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is one clever build! 'Countdown to Apocalypse' play set!
Thank you very much!! Anybody can do this stuff!
I'll always remember unwrapping this on Christmas morning,...played with it all day.,..great times and memories...your updated playset is incredible!
Thanks very much! And those memories are why I made it 🙌🏼
Who knew you actually had some usable skills Army? Looks very good and creative to boot.
😂😂😂😂 well, gee…thanks(?).
I appreciate ya!!
Mind-blowing. So much detail, & creative design. You should be really proud of this one Chad!
Thank you!! I’m really pleased with the final product.
Skidmark!!!!!! This video is a inspiration to anyone that has never done a custom before. Excellent job!!!!
Skidmaaaark! Haha. Glad you liked the video. These things aren't 'hard', they just need some tricks anybody can do.
Sooo much decisive detail! This is great coverage. Thanks for the info on paint pens. I was always leery of using them on plastic, but now I know it’s safe. And magnets…Oh….magnets go to custom toys like bullets go to guns! Brilliant!
Thanks!! The magnets are game changers on custom everything for sure!!
Pretty cool learning about the interchangeable pieces for 1:18 pieces despite their age difference…very cool!!
Thanks!! Yeah, more often than not they’re interchangeable and fit perfectly!
Awesome customization. My Dad served in the Canadian Army(JTF2) for 35 years.
Awesome! Thanks much!
I really enjoyed this video. The discussion of your thought processes as you worked through the build were really excellent. I've been stacking up stuff to customize into JOE vehicles and playsets for a while, but I wouldn't have thought to look for this set. So many of the cheap items have great sculpts, but use such cheap, shampoo-bottle plastic that I shy away from them. You've convinced me to order this playset and add yet another project to my already too-long to-do list.
I’m really glad to hear all of that - thanks very much!! You won’t be disappointed with this playset!
Excellent video! Really appreciate how you did this as a step-by-step tutorial, so that other collectors can follow this same process and create their own playsets. Nicely done!👍
Thanks very much!! I’ll have a new one coming soon. I appreciate that feedback!
This is a great video Chad. You make great customs. I hope you continue to make more videos like these. Great work. This custom Cobra Missile Command Center is fantastic!
Thanks!! I definitely will keep making more custom videos if that’s what people wanna see 🤙🏼
@Its.Chad. Would love to see more.
People are aching for ideas about good alternatives for playsets and vehicles since Hasbro has the "We'll make it for you, but at 3 times the cost that it should be." attitude...
Mattel has at least tried with $100 and under playsets(two Castle Grayskulls, a Snake Mountain and the Lightyear base(too bad it was tied to a mediocre movie...).
Yeah, they gigged us with Eternia, but apparently every company wants it's chance to be a b-hole...
@@brentbanks8021 I can’t argue any of that! I’ll do more of these videos for sure
Man... This is crazy good! Thanks Chad...Stellar Job!!!
Aww, thanks my friend!! I appreciate that!
i was 10 in 82 when the G.I. Joe 3 3/4" toy line came out, personally i always loved those late 70s/early 80s cardboard playsets. but i literally never even knew this set existed until the early 2000s when i got my first computer, there were A LOT of Sears and others exclusives i had no idea existed when i was a kid. i remember my friend in the early 80s had the famous Blue Snaggletooth and i use to marvel at it because it was the only one i had ever seen and he had no memory of where it had come from, it was like the mid 90s after i had become a collector that i learned about it and solved that old mystery.
I loved this set as a kid. I just wanted to make a modern update of it. Thanks!!
@@Its.Chad. it came out great, i work at Wal Mart and stared at this set plenty of times thinking about getting it to customize but i already cant display all the stuff i want.
yeah the vintage set is really cool, i got the slightly different set when they reissued it a few years back for a con exclusive or something.
@@newwavepop 🙏🏼 thanks very much
My best friend growing up literally got everything he wanted out of all the catalog's. It might not have been mine, but I still got to play with it. 🤣
I had one of those friends, too 😂 Kid treated his Flagg like it was always ‘in his way’. Thanks for the comment!
This is really good. It also feels like a classic ARAH playset, which I appreciate.
Thanks very much!! I appreciate that 🙌🏼
Great custom brother!!
I also counted at least 10 “that’s what she said” worthy moments, so that’s bonus points!
😂😂😂 that’s a record so far
Thanks!!
This thing is awesome. Fits right in with ARAH
Thanks my man! That was the goal
That’s an amazing custom!!! And thanks for the in-depth detailing of your custom job! Super inspiring
Thanks very much!
Dude just started watching it …. I’m stoked for the rest ..!
Glad you liked it!! I know it’s long, but I wanted to hit the whole process and some tips.
Wow that was a great walk through and missile base you made. I love seeing the process of other customizers and makers. I have a folder just like yours filled with old stickers from sets, prints and toyhax. The stickers on the screens worked really well. Really great work.
Thanks!! Love your work, too 🤙🏼
@@Its.Chad. Cool. Thank you!
Wow! That’s a awesome play set that I would love to have in my collection. It looks like a real Hasbro Gi Joe 1980s type toy. Thank you for sharing your experience and techniques for customizing stuff.
Thanks very much! All it takes are a few added pieces easy enough to pick up!
I know I said it already, but I love this custom playset! Finally got everything I needed together today and started working on it. Thank you for the guide and inspiration!
Can’t wait to see what you make! Remember - you can erase something if you don’t like it; just have fun!
More of these please, you did a great job on that play set.
I’ll make more of these then. Thanks very much!
Turned out great! Those Toyhax stickers really made the computer parts look amazing.
Really does look like a good version of the old Cobra Cardboard base.
That playset looks like it'd be great to customize as a service bag for a Halo Mantis.
One bit of advice- DUPLICOLOR AUTOMOTIVE SPRAY PAINT FOR PLASTIC AND VINYL is what you want to use on any custom.
It comes in a bunch of colors and bonds to plastic, vinyl and even rubber!
It's amazing for customs and can be a perfect universal primer coat- taking acrylics without any problems.
I keep a can of black and one of white for primer now (though I love that Tamiya for models).
I appreciate that very much.
I'll keep your suggestion in mind. I like my model primer, but I'll keep it in mind.
Awesome job!!! You took something that was blah and made it badass. Hope you do more custom videos so much fun to watch. Love the bloopers at the end 😂😂😂
I’ll definitely make more custom videos, thanks. I have a TON of projects waiting so there’s no shortage there.
😂 the bloopers - gotta love em!
I love these cheap playsets, a little paint, and they look great
Oh me too! Thanks!
Paint pens, chrome markers. Check. Love the ideas and the weathering, great stage by stage process and it looks incredible!
Thanks, my friend!!! If I can do it, anybody can.
I'm so with you on the details! All that chrome work is top notch. Great video and again, great job!
Thanks my friend!! YOUR work is top notch!!
Holy smokes yes more …but this idea was perfectly executed.! 🎉🎉
Thanks!! I’ll do more for sure then 🙌🏼
Thank you for making this video. I decided to give it a try while going a different route with the colors. I also liked the idea of the terror dome computers panels.
That’s awesome!! I’d love to see it! Hit me up on IG. And thanks very much! 🙌🏼
Great to see your passion for GI Joe and customising toys 👍
Thanks my friend!!
WOW! That's incredible sir! What is it Michael French always says 'The fans are doing the best work'. Excellent video, really enjoyed seeing thsi awesome custom come together
Yessir - that’s the phrase and I’ve always agreed. Thanks for the awesome comment! Glad you enjoyed it. Anybody can do this stuff 🙌🏼
Insanely impressive.
I truly appreciate that. Thanks for the comment!
Very cool, Chad. Thanks so much for doing this so we can see your process. Very helpful and inspiring. Gave me an idea for something I've been thinking of making. It's awesome that the Terror Drome parts fit in there so well.
Awesome!! Can’t wait to see what you make! Thanks for the feedback!
Nice work with the construction of this custom Cobra HQ!
Thanks very much!! Think I’m gonna do a ‘83 JOE HQ one next.
@@Its.Chad. Cool! I bet it'll be great.
This is cool. I repaint the older Imaginex DC playsets for my Batman shelf and Joker display
Very cool!!! Thanks 🙌🏼
Awesome work and video tutorial.
Thanks, Jimmy!! The feedback helps if I need to make adjustments in future custom videos.
What an awesome video man! You are so talented!
Thanks, brother!! Glad you liked it!!
Great job man! Nice amount of weathering without overkill. Its always crazy to see how may little details these kids toys have when you paint them as opposed to the clown vomit blob of colors they are sold in.
Hahaha. Agreed!! Thanks very much 🙏🏼
Destro did a great job purchasing that base, Cobra Commander seems satisfied. Cobra La La La!
Also the Click N' Play brand have a nice base, command center, a ton of vehicles & aircrafts, lookout, checkpoint and living quarters that scale really well with O' Rings Joe, the downside is that they became popular and are difficult to find in Amazon.
Yeah, totally agree! The Click N' Play stuff is fun!
I like what you've done here. There's nothing like turning a cheap toy into something more with just some kibble and paint.
Thanks for sharing the progress!
Thanks for the comment and glad you enjoyed it 🙌🏼
You sir, are a true genius and customizer. So many people today think that popping some parts off of a figure and putting them on another one is customizing. There is SO much more to it than just boil and pop, and you have shown that masterfully here.
Thanks! I truly appreciate that. I just want to share easy tips so anyone can do more customizing and not just kit bash stuff (even though I do that too).
@@Its.Chad. Were you ever around the old Joecustoms message boards during the 25th era?
@@ravenwytch6615 I was yes!
Lov seeing how you tackle your customs. It’s was very interesting to me and I would love to see some more especially your hiss tanks
Thanks!! I’ll make more of these videos going forward.
Very awesome, I was looking at that playset in WM thinking about how I might do something similar if I get so inclined. But great to see your process and how it all came together. It looks Excellent.
Thanks very much!! They have a load of potential for sure!
@@Its.Chad. I’ve had my eye on the Dino set too. Got an idea for some kind of base but not worked out any details. Not even sure if it’ll go to Joe or maybe my Marvel universe figs.
@@robertsinfiniterealms1308 do it!!!
I’m cool with making my own place that. Made them at the shoeboxes and construction paper when I was a kid.
Awesome!!! I used to make a lot of shoebox playsets, too!
In my day, COBRA got Navarone.
THAT is the playset you want, topped off with a Terror Drome.
It’s a great playset, oh yeah! One of my local stores has one - boxed - and it is NOT cheap 😂. Thanks for the rad comment!
This is an awesome job!👍💯✌️
Now these Kid Connection pieces will probably sell more.😄
😂 thanks!!! I really appreciate that. Just sharing that anybody can do this stuff if I can.
Wow... I love this soooo much, I'm gonna start following you! Hope to se more custom diorama ideas like this!
Thanks very much - I really appreciate that. I have another cooking up now and I'll for sure make more of these!
This was really neat to see. More custom videos yeah!
You got it! I’m make more 🤙🏼 thanks!!
This is awesome. I happen by your video. I'm slowly doing world building with my Transformers. I'm going to look at Kid Connections more often.
Very cool!! I hope it is find all sorts of awesome things!! Thanks for the comment and for finding the channel 🤙🏼
Love this! Would love to see something for 1:12 scale. 🔥🔥🔥
Yeah. 👍🏼 it’s just not a world-building scale. So all the stuff from other playsets that just plugs right in with this wouldn’t apply. But would be cool to see 1:12 people get something.
Would have made a great Eco Warriors themed set as well. Just needs more neon and a vat a "slime" instead of the rocket. Catwalks are prime playset material.
There’s a number of Kids Connection playsets that can work for all sorts of teams. I’m gonna do an ‘83 JOE Headquarters style one next. Thanks!
Great idea Chad 👍
keep ‘em coming man 🇺🇸
Thanks and can do!!! Already have another playset ready to start
This really looks amazing, great build, Chad.
Thank you very much!! I appreciate the feedback 🙏🏼
That’s freaking awesome dude just fantastic
Thanks my man!!
Amazing!!! Love that you chromed the rivets, and the weathering, just adds that subtle effect. All around super cool job my friend!! 😘👍
Thanks, my friend!
Excellent work!
Thanks! Glad the video was well received!
Alright I must admit when I first saw that Wal Mart playset at the beginning of this video I did not like it at all. I thought to myself "no way would I have chosen that one". That ssaid, I hung in there to watch the full video. Once the primer was on & I saw how the missile would work I started to change my thoughts a little. Seeing it finished I have to admit that I too would like to do one. You did great.
Thanks very much! It’s always refreshing to see someone is open to stuff we may not normally consider. And I thank you for at least sticking in there for the finished product to decide. I really appreciate this comment and sentiment!!
If Hasbro doesn't want money, that's fine by me. We'll make our own playsets
Absolutely! It’s also fun to pour a bit of yourself into something to keep in our collections.
Outstanding work!!! Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks very much!! I’ll make more videos of customs moving forward.
It looks fantastic, great job Chad!
Thank you my man!! Truly appreciate that.
Awsome custom! You make ‘em wanna go buy some cheap toys and customized them. Just don’t got the room.
So glad I discovered Goo Gone. Has definitely saved many pieces for me. Like restoring a Jurassic Command Compound I picked up a while back.
Thanks! Yeah Goo-Gone or lighter fluid always does the trick.
Great job, awesome result! I've been doing some more customizing lately and have my eye on some of those Kid Connection playsets. Thanks for this video!
They’re great sets to go wild with and they’re really forgiving. Thanks my man!!
This was SO great! Thank you for taking the time to do this. As a big fan of your channel and live chats, this was really cool to see how you put your work into your customs. I've been wanting to dive into those waters, but really didn't know where to start, nor the skill. Seeing you walk through your stages and thoughts was such a cool segment. Whenever you have time, a video like this sharing your rad custom skills will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks for the feedback, David! You can do any of this - trust me. Just have fun with it!
Great custom and video. Thank you for the tips and recommendations.
Thanks for watching!
This looks fantastic
Thanks very much!!
Very much works! Absolutely love this video!
Awesome! Thanks for the feedback!
Man that came out nice. You got some skills
Thanks very much!! Anybody can do this stuff!! Just takes some time and patience with a little know-how. And that’s why I did a long form video on it.
Thanks for the video. I like the step by step incorporated in this. That thing is bad ass!
Thanks very much! Love your avatar too!
@Its.Chad. Thanks! Yeah the Flash Gordon movie is one of my all time favorites! Classic!!
@@ethompson9107 100% agree!!!
Great Job, Chad! Looks great! Would love to see it with sone figs in there!
I was keeping with the tradition of the original by only showing it with the three figures. But I see your point.
Outstanding work man!
Thanks very much!!
It turned out very well. Nicely done. 👍🏻 Also, it is much sturdier than the original. I still want a video on how you hung up those planes in the background, please. 🙏🏻
Oh yeah!! I’ll get on that. Sorry
@@Its.Chad. No worries. I know you are busy trying to keep us entertained, across many channels. Thank you. Keep up the great work.
I see the Playmobil Ferry on the ground I also customized one and it goes soooo well with Joe! 41:53
If Playmobil started making 1/18 scale buildings, they'd corner the Joe market in a heartbeat!
And even in their chonky scale, you can find lots of forest, jungle, and rocky scenery that'll work in 1/18 scale.
You sure do! I made one an old school landing craft and put two M2A1 Bradleys in it. Good eye!
Great custom wonder what you would do for red shadows
Oh I bet I could do up something crazy for them with one of this company’s various playsets.
I use the same craft/dollar store paint when I'm painting terrain. I just add a little water or paint thinner and it goes on much smoother. Any that set looks fantastic.
Have you thought about doing a light black or brown wash followed by a white or grey dray wash to help bring out the details while add some more grung to the piece? Its what I do. Its simple and quick and I'm very happy with the results. Especialy since its great for hiding tiny f**k ups my old hands just arent up to anymore. A lot of people do a wash last but I like to do a second dry brush last to cover up any staining from the wash on the high areas. I get a little too heavy doing washes sometimes. 😂😂
I love your use of magnets btw. I got to try that in the future. I use toyhax as well.
Awesome!!
That was really cool. Thank you for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!
Amazing video Chad absolute awesome custom playset, I realy hope you do more videos like this cheers.
I sure will! Thanks!!
Throw in some neon for a 90s era feel
I mean, yeah I could, but wanted to update the 82 playset semi-faithfully. A ‘90s neon playset would deserve its own entire bright color palette. Thanks 🤙🏼
That came out awesome! Great video🤙🏻
Thanks! Glad ya liked the video
Fantastic work!!!!
Thanks very much!
Excellent work brother! It'd be really interesting to go through the history or Hasbro/GiJoe and Sears. Sears had Joe exclusives going back to the early original 12" LINE.
That’s a great topic, yeah!!! And thanks much 🙌🏼
Also want to add, this would fit right in with Terrordrome, really really well executed!
@@akxion_figs thanks! That was kinda my aim - make it blend with the TD
I use Army painter's primer on everything. I've tried the automotive primers and they work fine for course terrain if you got stuff with fine detail its my goto. I like tamiya too but its too expensive and its questionable if its better then army IMO. I do use Tamiya paints though as they make awesome stuff you just cant get anywhere else like clear gel color paints I use for see through items like gelatinous cub monsters and elementals (like fire or ice see see through models) that I paint for D and D. They also make awesome shades and washers you can water down a little bit to get even more use out of. I also like their paint pots as unlike gamers workshop pot the keep a good seal. Just make sure to keep those lid threads clean or you'll go back to a paint a year later and its like its welded shut. I've had to use vice grips to get the lids off. This is where drip bottles like Vallejo or Raper are fantastic.
Yep - all good points; thanks!
Great custom bro. Give me a great idea for a future project
Glad to hear it! Thanks!!
Thanks!
🙏🏼 David
Have you taken a look at anything by Christopher George? Dude is amazing in cardboard absolutely amazing. He did a 3-D missile command but still in cardboard. Love your version also. Lol
I have not, no…but now I will go find it. Haha
Thanks!!
💪😎 Great job, thank you for the idea. 🤜🤛
Glad you enjoyed it!! Hope you make some crazy stuff!
awesome work!!
Thanks very much!
I think the playset needs some color breaks. I would paint all the girders cobra blue and add bands of cobra blue on the rocket. Also, I would have primed the computer consoles before stickering. Just my two cents…
That’s the beauty of customs - you can do whatever you want.
Another 🔥 custom set! With an Ace, excuse me Wild Weasel lol of a guide video! 🍻 💯! More of these in a series Chad these (Deez) are Magnificent (That's what she said lol) Peace 🍻 💯 🎯👊🏽🙏🏽
😂😂😂😂 you got it!! I’ll make more for sure. Thanks very much!
"You want to get some meat on meat contact" Ever since Tony gave you that "goodbye"... jk. Thanks for taking the time to do this. Cheers
😂😂😂 all of that is true!! Thanks my man.
Looks great!
Hasbro getting out performed by a $20 Wal-Mart branded play set is pathetic(double irony as it looks to be superior in plastic quality as well as fit and finish😂😂😂)!
Did you ever get the same line's military play set with the flip out launch platform?
It would make a great J.U.M.P. pack training facility imho...
Or, in my case, a training/launch facility for 1/18 Gundam infantry anti-grav flight packs.
Funny that you’d ask about that playset…cause that’s the next one I was gonna make a video out of customizing! It’s over on the desk waiting
Bwahahahahaha! 😂😂😂
Nice!
Looking forward to seeing it!🎉🎉🎉
@@brentbanks8021 thanks!!!
Damn fine work 👌
Thanks! And thanks for the comment!