Thursday, November 11, 2010

Cover Girl (Grease Monkey Version) G.I. JOE Custom Action Figure Art

My clients consistently request one character more than any other; Cover Girl. I can't blame them because while Hasbro did finally give us an official one in the "Rise of Cobra" movie line, she looked nothing like her vintage character and the head and hair sculpts were abysmal.

But since I won't make exactly the same figure twice, it can be challenging to come up with different takes on the character. You can check out some of my previous takes here, here, here, here, here, here, and even this little cutie here.

So when a client recently contacted me to make another one, I was a little hesitant. But when he suggested I use one of the cool new Slayer Design Studio torsos as a base, I agreed to do it.
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I imagine this is what CG might look like when she's down in "The Pitt" at the Garage level working on the Wolverine, hence the nickname "Grease Monkey Cover Girl." The wash on her tank top gives her just a hint of sexy perspiration without making her look like she's stinky.
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Since her parts are so different from the vintage figure, I stuck closely to her original colors. As for the hair, the client liked the parted bangs I had done on previous CG so I sculpted some for her as well. I like them even better this time around.
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I spent a lot of time prepping, fitting, and cleaning up the Slayer torso but in the end all the hard work paid off. I hope you dig her. If you do, leave a comment below or contact me for a commission of your own. I hope you've enjoyed "Cover Girl Week" as much as I have. Until next time, I remain "The Insidious One."

5 comments:

  1. Awesome Cover Girl. I really like her.

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  2. Thats an awesome looking Cover Girl. My Joes need her to come on over to thier motorpool and work on a Bradley.

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  3. Thanks for the comments. I'd forgotten how much I liked the tank top look for CG. Unfortunately, it looks like Slayer Design Studio is no longer around so I won't be making any more custom figures using that torso.

    On the plus side, the client who owns her truly has a one-of-a-kind piece of action figure art.

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  4. this looks just slightly different but stocos28 who was a sculptor for slayer design is selling his sculpts on ebay. i just got one of this torso and it has great detail though i ll probably censor a little bit of the detail when i get around to using it.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stocos28-1-18-Scale-Custom-Female-Torso-Cast-T-Top-1-/121004559783?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item1c2c6f0da7

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  5. That would definitely make for a good Cover Girl torso. Stocos28 is an extremely talented sculptor and customizer.

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