Custom GySgt McHugh in DRESS BLUES DONE 6/30/08!!!!

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Custom GySgt McHugh in DRESS BLUES DONE 6/30/08!!!!

Post by RED » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:26 pm

Hey yall!!! Got a new custom figure Ive been working on!!!! Its GySgt Everette (Digger) McHuge in his Dress Blues!!!! The dress Blue are from a old G.I.Joe ( Gung-Ho),arms are from 21stC D-Day fig and hands are from a 21stC BotB fig!!! The belt is home made and I repainted the figure to match the true color of dress blues!!! The GySgt stripes,overseas stripes, and 2nd Marine Division patch where printed on photo paper that I got to match 1:18 scale!!! I have to do some touch ups here and there and add his service ribbons and then i should be done!!! i have TOSBORNE to thank on this one cause he gave Gung-Ho to me for free---so thank you brother!!! :wink: Ill post more pics when Im done with this custom!!!---RED---[img][img]http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3069/frogbelly06049cr7.jpg[/img]
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[size=150][/size]"Take your time.Stay away from the easy going.Never go the same way twice."---GySgt Charles C. Arndt on patrolling on Guadalcanal,1942[color=#BF0000][/color]
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Post by ChairmanMilo » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:34 pm

Holy crap red, but that's an intimidating looking Marine.

Great work!
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Post by tosborne3 » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:20 pm

No prob RED, glad I could help. Great looking custom! 8) As always. :D
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Post by olifant » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:33 pm

Very nice Red! This guy reminds me of the deleted scene in "We Were Soldiers Once" where the newbie first lieutenant screems at all the men to put on their service ribbons. The grizzled old sergeant doesn't comply so the Lt. berates him in front of the platoon. He goes into the barracks and comes out bare-a@@ naked with only the MOH around his neck!

If you haven't seen this, rent the DVD and check it out!
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Post by mediump » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:41 pm

Nice figure custom 8) 8) 8)
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Post by pickelhaube » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:46 pm

Hey Red,
That is one angry looking Jarhead. :D
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Post by tmanthegreat » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:43 am

Great work on that custom! McHugh was always my favorite of the 21c USMC figures (I love the Japanese flag accessory and cigarette hand), so its cool to see him not in battle fatigues.

Still, the expression on McHugh makes it seem like "Gung Ho" let one rip during a drill formation :P
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Post by Jagdpanther » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:44 am

Cool!
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Post by scope uk » Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:18 pm

that is one cool looking figure! :D do you plan on giving him a sword? would like to see him with a white M-1
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Post by kevrut » Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:02 pm

Nice job. :P
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Post by RED » Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:51 pm

Hey yall!!! Thanks guys for all the nice comments!!!!I would like to get a few more of these Dress Blues Gung-Ho figs to do all my beloved Marines!!! It might make for some goodlooking dio pics!!!! :wink: ---RED---
[size=150][/size]"Take your time.Stay away from the easy going.Never go the same way twice."---GySgt Charles C. Arndt on patrolling on Guadalcanal,1942[color=#BF0000][/color]
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Post by RED » Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:09 pm

Hey yall!!! Allll right Im finally done with this custom!!! I hand painted all the ribbons for a total of nine!!! 1 or 2 did turn out so good but for the most part I think its a pretty nice custom---but he does have some sawdust on him---my bad!!! If yall feel a little froggy try to guess what the ribbons are!!!---RED--- [img]<a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/8327 ... 007fa9.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"></a><br><a href="http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=176&i=pi ... .jpg"><img src="http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/8327 ... 49deb3.jpg" border="0"></a>
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Post by blaster_e11 » Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:11 am

this guy is perfect, the details are awesome,
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Post by General Blasto » Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:29 am

Yes Red,
A job well done - nice custom figure 8)
Now he needs go go out and kill some zipper-heads :twisted:
I'd love to see him in action in an action scene, either in the jungle or in a bar :P Da General
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Post by RED » Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:02 pm

Hey yall!!! Thanks ---I had fun with this custom---now just need to get him in a dio!!! :P ---RED---
[size=150][/size]"Take your time.Stay away from the easy going.Never go the same way twice."---GySgt Charles C. Arndt on patrolling on Guadalcanal,1942[color=#BF0000][/color]
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Post by tosborne3 » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:53 pm

RED, you are the custom master...We bow in your presence. 8)
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