Gi Joe Covergirl - Making a Custom Figure

[@skabcat242]

Wow, that was some determination. It was totally worth the effort.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it.

[@GrrrwolfWherewolf]

This turned out perfect! It's interesting how we have an idea of what we're going for, but the end result is something else that emerges through creative learning. Thanks for sharing your steps! Also I just want to say you have a great, gentle narration voice that is easy to listen to and follow. Bonus points for not editing and chopping up your sentences so that it's just nonstop talking. You give what you're saying room to naturally breathe and it's absolutely appreciated!

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thanks it’s really appreciated!

[@Kanovskiy]

I like your video styles, showing the whole thing and where you make mistakes so we can also learn. Thanks, and it also turned out really good at the end.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@richardmardis2492]

Thanks for sharing and bravery on going for it👍

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thanks! I definitely learned a lot.

[@richardmardis2492]

@@ActionRobotPunch You make me want to try and customize as well👍

[@danjones1710]

Great work man. Well done.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thanks so much.

[@ShadowStrike28]

Great custom. I'm working on one myself, but she'll use a different jacket and the Marvel Infinite Shanna head.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Sounds great 👍 Thanks for watching the video.

[@openitandplay4844]

That's the head I went with too. I have the Indy Jacket so I might have to redo mine to incorporate it after all. Did you use a Marauders body?

[@codyneuburg1825]

Great look

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thank you.

[@openitandplay4844]

Hey you did a great job. I wish I had your art skills and kitbashing abilities. I made a Cover Girl about 2 years before you made this video, and spent a decent amount of money on a few parts from several figures. However because of problems with the torso on the fig I also couldn't get the arms I wanted to fit. I finally gave up and ending up using a modern fig of Lady Jaye and replacing the head with a blonde-haired Marvel Shanna 3.75 inch figure. The head fits a little high on the neck but is mostly hidden by the hair and goes with the slim build of a model. Cheers for putting these videos up. Wish I had your storage space!

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thanks for the comment and for watching. I’m hoping to do more customs.

[@robotkyle71]

Great work man! She looks great! Glad you didn't give up, and thanks for sharing the whole process, even the troubles and mistakes. I just finished a custom Classified Covergirl and ran into some surprise hurdles as well! I just discovered your channel and love it, so naturally I subbed!

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback and glad you like to see my mess ups too. Cheers!

[@Docgriffin632]

the hole in the back of the figure will have a screw that when taken out will allow the front and back half's of the figure to come apart to allow the arms to be taken out

[@ActionRobotPunch]

The Marauder figure doesn't have a screw. It's not like the Joe figures. Someone told me they're glued together? But I'll check again. Thanks for the tip.

[@justinamerican8200]

I was gonna say, they must have changed them from the eighties figures, because me and my brother used to unscrew that back screw and mix and match parts from our duplicate figures to make custom Joes.

[@ShadowStrike28]

Boss Fight Studios figures have the screw at the lower back, but that's mostly to allow separation of the legs from the waist.

[@brianvickery4071]

amazing job. Looking at her, she reminds me of Tricia Helfer from BSG, who was a VS model before becoming an actress.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thank you so much

[@foxglove9]

Great work on that figure. Always wanted a good Covergirl figure. I probably would have went with the copper colored hair, but your choice works well too.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thank, glad you liked it.

[@previnlubom4498]

That's awesome!!

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thank you and thanks for watching the video.

[@figure_on_hands]

Your custom figure is so cool. I watched all the videos of the production process. It was so interesting. Especially the hammer part^^

[@ActionRobotPunch]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It probably wasn't a great idea to use the hammer :)

[@OLAF704]

Very cool. Great job 👍

[@jquaildurham3066]

Great job

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thanks so much! And thanks for watching.

[@jquaildurham3066]

No problem you are so welcome

[@majorblood8132]

fantastique!!! the tru cover girl!!

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Glad you liked it.

[@lareh5501]

I'm gonna take the custom plunge for a cover girl with the 6inch scale to go with gi joe classified figures. Over a year ago I got some extra marvel legends on clearance for $5-$6 bucks, so I'm thinking the leather jacket from the retro dazzler or the captain marvel (who knows, maybe both will work thereby having 2 variants of a cover girl). For the head I'm thinking of the pink ranger blond and/or a black widow (I've seen some paint a scarjo headsculpt brunette). Not sure if the leather jackets will fit on the lady jaye buck, so maybe I'll use one of the white suit or grey suit black widows.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

That sounds like a great plan.

[@matthewlee6462]

Incredible!!! -🧐

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thank you!

[@arncruzvideoplus]

Your cover girl is indeed beautiful. I really wanted to do custom female joes as well since female joe figures arent that many but the marauders arent just that accessable where im from.

[@openitandplay4844]

Yeah, when you have a GI Joe hobby the price for shipping abroad gets expensive. I am now keen on getting a few Marauder figs after years of looking at them and having a full shopping cart without ever checking out!

[@somarriba333]

I made a simple Covergirl with the Classified Lady Jaye and a headswap with a Marvel Legends Emma Frost. I'll have to find a jacket to make it work better though.

[@teslasuperdestinations]

Perfect!

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Wow, thanks for the kind words. I learned a lot doing that fig.

[@sintorlion]

Thanks that was a really good video

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!

[@torpedo8384]

The emblem on her jacket sleeve is likely a Wolverine like her missile tank. Nice work, but you could have just painted her hands brown or black and called them gloved. Makes sense for an armor driver/maintainer.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thanks and good ideas.

[@balancingzulu7619]

good first try!

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thank you.

[@Eddythebeast666]

Isn't there a screw to open the torso?

[@ActionRobotPunch]

The old school Joes have the screw but this brand of modern figure didn't have screws. Unless maybe it was really small. I'll have to check. Thanks for the tip.

[@resolute123]

Really wished they made her blonde for the cartoon. Made her more easier to read compared with Scarlet. Ah, who am I kidding, I love me some blondes.

[@totalrobot]

Top Notch.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thanks!

[@Deadduck2pt0]

"She's a lovely girl. She's funny. She's smart. Why don't you want to see her again?" ".... She's got man hands. She has hands of a man! It's like a creature out of Greek Mythology, I mean, she was like part woman, part horrible beast."

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Nice! Yeah I don't think Seinfeld would date this version of Covergirl. It does help her when rebuilding the Wolverine's engine.

[@jtompkins7821]

You said this was your first custom? You will learn about the practice of "cracking open" the torso, which will save you some trouble in putting together and taking apart figures. Great job, though!

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thanks, glad you liked it. And thanks for the proper term for what I should have done. I figured it'd be helpful for folks to see me blunder through the process. Maybe help others avoid making the same mistakes. Again, thanks for the comment!