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Matt L
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Minneapolis. Comics. Cats. Action Figures. Weird bad movies. Weird good movies. Wrestling maybe? I dunno.
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And a focus on expanding the mythos that we haven’t seen since (Sigma Six being born from the unused elements from the end of “JvC” puts it as part of that for me story wise). I’ll always love Renegades, but it’s still more a reimagining than anything.
January 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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Round 2!

Wolfman and Trenchcoat from the S.I.T. subline. Had a fun time making Wolfman transformable, the original figure's action feature of the double faced head to let him change while hiding the other face behind the helmet was a fun bit of playability.
A custom figure of the Remco American Defense character Wolfman. He's a werewolf, with a hybrid human/wolf face and hairy brown furred arms. He wears a black helmet and black boots and harness with a red short sleeved shirt and maroon pants. Head I'm blanking on, it was a couple things bashed together, helmet is DTC Major Bludd, Viper torso, 25th Dusty legs and Chewbacca arms. A custom figure of the Remco American Defense character Wolfman. A white guy with bare arms. He wears a black helmet and black boots and harness with a red short sleeved shirt and maroon pants. Head is Man of Steel General Zod, helmet is DTC Major Bludd, Viper torso, 25th Dusty legs and RoC Hawk arms with the bits below the sleeves from 25th Mutt A custom figure of the Remco American Defense character Wolfman. This image shows his swappable parts to change him into a werewolf. A custom figure of the Remco American Defense S.I.T. character Trenchcoat. He's a white guy in a black shirt with a very deep V neck that has a purple stripe following the vee. He wears black baggy pants, a black trenchcoat and a fedora with a purple stripe. He has a mustache and sunglasses. No idea on the head, think the hat is Joe Vs Cobra Wild Bill. Blanking on the torso too. Arms are RoC trenchoat Snake-Eyes, coat is a Nick Fury of some kind, legs are RoC Flash, but I swapped the feet apparently.
January 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Round 3

The Fish, Touchdown, Captain Combat, and Heavy Metal.

Always liked Heavy Metal's look, the sleeveless pink sportcoat on top of the more punk gear gave him a lot of character.
A custom action figure of the Remco American Defense S.I.T. character The Fish. He wears a black skintight long sleeve shirt, blue gloves, blue combat pants with light blue camoflage, black boots and a green scuba mask and blue goggles. Head is Star Wars, gogglesm mask, backpack are all Joe. I think the entire body is RoC Breaker. The goggles and mask are removable for a land ops look. A custom figure of the Remco American Defense character Touchdown. He wears a white jersey with a red and yellow number 7 on the front, pale green sweatbands on his wrists, and pale green WWII style helmet and pants in the same pale green. Helmet is probably from a movie Captain America, head is I think Eli Manning? From those funky football figures Walmart had for a bit. Torso is Retaliation Roadblock as are the upper legs, lower legs are Resolute Roadblock. A custom Figure of the Remco US Forces character Captain Combat. He's a muscular bald man with a black fu manchu style mustache. He's bare chested, and has a tattoo on his chest of an abstract blue bird, possibly an eagle, and a heart tattoo on his left bicep. He wears black forearm length gloves, green combat pants and black boots and a chain around his waist. Head and torso are Marvel Universe Drax, upper arms are 25th Serpentor, lower arms are Marvel Universe Wolverine, legs are RoC Snake-Eyes. A custom action figure of the Remco American Defense character Heavy Metal. He's a white guy in a black sleeveless shirt and blue pants with large, armored black boots. He wears a pink sleeveless sportcoat and has bare arms, black gloves, and a studded bracelet on his left arm. He has an orange mohawk, and wears goggles with blue lenses and a silver vented facemask. No idea on the head, but the goggles are Marauder Inc, and the facemask is 25th Snow Serpent. Torso is 25th Joe, I think the Temple Guardian Snake-Eyes? Arms are 25th Ripper, legs are RoC Neo Viper with 25th Roadblock feet.
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Bonus round, non-Remco, but all still stuff that was trying to grab some of that sweet Joe money.

Slade the Super Agent, a 12in Joe style figure from Shindana Toys that I learned about from the fabulous @plaidstallions.bsky.social , Psycho from Commando, and the knockoff European Force baddies.
A custom figure of Slade the Super Agent from Shindana Toys. He's absolutely *not* Shaft. Why would you think that? Hew wears a brown leather suit and a mustard colored turtleneck sweater. He's a black man with a mushy mustache and afro style haircut. Head is Mace Windu, torso is PoC Snake-Eyes, arms are from an MCU Nick Fury I think, with a Professor X coat or one of the other uses thereof. Legs are 2th Shipwreck for the lowers, unsure on the upper. A custom figure of Psycho from the Diamond Toys line based on the 198 film Commando. He's a large white guy with bare arms. He wears a magenta combat vest with black pouches, gray combat pants with pink camoflage, black boots, and a white mask that's probably supposed to read hockey mask, but looks more like an oversized athletic cup. He also has a blonde mohawk. Head ??? Mask was sculpted though. Totally blanking on the torso and arms too. Vest is Resolute Roadblock. unsure om the upper legs, lower legs are Captain America Comic Crossbones. 5 figures based on the GI Joe knockoff European Force. From left to right there's Mygal, in a black short sleeve shirt and white combat pants with red boots and belt. He has red sunglasses, short cropped white hair, a black mustache and stubble, and a cigarette at the corner of his mouth. Next to him is an unnamed character who only appeared on the cardbacks. He was a paintover of the Destro art. He wears a metal mask that covers his entire head, but it has a sculpted face with a mohawk, mustache, and goatee, all also in metal. He wears a blue shirt, blue pants, swashbuckler boots with white cuffs, and a brown jacket with a furred lapel and armored gloves and bracers, Scorpion, he wears a bright green short sleeve shirt with a brown harness with shotgun shells on the shoulders, and blue pants. He has black hair and wears a red headband, Acarie, who wears a green military shirt with short sleeves and combat pants. He has brown boots, and wears a furred hat with earflaps and has yellow goggles on his forehead, and finally, Thomis. who wears blue short sleeve coveralls with brown pouches and belts. He has black gloves, a white helmet with a black vented facemask with red lensed goggles and a dark blue neckerchief. Mygal is a modified 25th Ripper head, probably a Flint Torso, dunno on the rest. French Destro is a 50th Destro head and 25th Destro hands. I know the vest is Star Wars Talon Karrde and the boots are Marvel Captain America, but search me on the rest. Scorpion is a Zack Ryder head from those little superhero squad style WWE figures, Resolute Duke torso, 25th Shipwreck arms, and 25th Dusty legs. Acarie is an RoC Zartan head, with Marauder goggles and a hat probably from a vintage Big Ben. Torso and legs are 25th Dusty, arms are Retaliation Colton. Thomis is 25th Snow Job torso, Snow Serpent head, Mutt upper arms, Ripper lowers, and RoC Trenchcoat Snake-Eyes legs. An image of the European Force GI Joe knockoff cardback. Ther'es red text that reads European Force, and an image of a character who only appeared on the cardbacks. He was a paintover of the Destro art. He wears a metal mask that covers his entire head, but it has a sculpted face with a mohawk, mustache, and goatee, all also in metal. He wears a blue shirt, blue pants, swashbuckler boots with white cuffs, and a brown jacket with a furred lapel and armored gloves and bracers
January 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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For more on European Force, there's the ever helpful @forgottenfigures.bsky.social

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Rarities - European Force Knock Offs
Forgotten G.I. Joe Figure profiles. Featuring G.I. Joe figures from around the world.
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January 1, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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Bonus round, non-Remco, but all still stuff that was trying to grab some of that sweet Joe money.

Slade the Super Agent, a 12in Joe style figure from Shindana Toys that I learned about from the fabulous @plaidstallions.bsky.social , Psycho from Commando, and the knockoff European Force baddies.
A custom figure of Slade the Super Agent from Shindana Toys. He's absolutely *not* Shaft. Why would you think that? Hew wears a brown leather suit and a mustard colored turtleneck sweater. He's a black man with a mushy mustache and afro style haircut. Head is Mace Windu, torso is PoC Snake-Eyes, arms are from an MCU Nick Fury I think, with a Professor X coat or one of the other uses thereof. Legs are 2th Shipwreck for the lowers, unsure on the upper. A custom figure of Psycho from the Diamond Toys line based on the 198 film Commando. He's a large white guy with bare arms. He wears a magenta combat vest with black pouches, gray combat pants with pink camoflage, black boots, and a white mask that's probably supposed to read hockey mask, but looks more like an oversized athletic cup. He also has a blonde mohawk. Head ??? Mask was sculpted though. Totally blanking on the torso and arms too. Vest is Resolute Roadblock. unsure om the upper legs, lower legs are Captain America Comic Crossbones. 5 figures based on the GI Joe knockoff European Force. From left to right there's Mygal, in a black short sleeve shirt and white combat pants with red boots and belt. He has red sunglasses, short cropped white hair, a black mustache and stubble, and a cigarette at the corner of his mouth. Next to him is an unnamed character who only appeared on the cardbacks. He was a paintover of the Destro art. He wears a metal mask that covers his entire head, but it has a sculpted face with a mohawk, mustache, and goatee, all also in metal. He wears a blue shirt, blue pants, swashbuckler boots with white cuffs, and a brown jacket with a furred lapel and armored gloves and bracers, Scorpion, he wears a bright green short sleeve shirt with a brown harness with shotgun shells on the shoulders, and blue pants. He has black hair and wears a red headband, Acarie, who wears a green military shirt with short sleeves and combat pants. He has brown boots, and wears a furred hat with earflaps and has yellow goggles on his forehead, and finally, Thomis. who wears blue short sleeve coveralls with brown pouches and belts. He has black gloves, a white helmet with a black vented facemask with red lensed goggles and a dark blue neckerchief. Mygal is a modified 25th Ripper head, probably a Flint Torso, dunno on the rest. French Destro is a 50th Destro head and 25th Destro hands. I know the vest is Star Wars Talon Karrde and the boots are Marvel Captain America, but search me on the rest. Scorpion is a Zack Ryder head from those little superhero squad style WWE figures, Resolute Duke torso, 25th Shipwreck arms, and 25th Dusty legs. Acarie is an RoC Zartan head, with Marauder goggles and a hat probably from a vintage Big Ben. Torso and legs are 25th Dusty, arms are Retaliation Colton. Thomis is 25th Snow Job torso, Snow Serpent head, Mutt upper arms, Ripper lowers, and RoC Trenchcoat Snake-Eyes legs. An image of the European Force GI Joe knockoff cardback. Ther'es red text that reads European Force, and an image of a character who only appeared on the cardbacks. He was a paintover of the Destro art. He wears a metal mask that covers his entire head, but it has a sculpted face with a mohawk, mustache, and goatee, all also in metal. He wears a blue shirt, blue pants, swashbuckler boots with white cuffs, and a brown jacket with a furred lapel and armored gloves and bracers
January 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Round 3

The Fish, Touchdown, Captain Combat, and Heavy Metal.

Always liked Heavy Metal's look, the sleeveless pink sportcoat on top of the more punk gear gave him a lot of character.
A custom action figure of the Remco American Defense S.I.T. character The Fish. He wears a black skintight long sleeve shirt, blue gloves, blue combat pants with light blue camoflage, black boots and a green scuba mask and blue goggles. Head is Star Wars, gogglesm mask, backpack are all Joe. I think the entire body is RoC Breaker. The goggles and mask are removable for a land ops look. A custom figure of the Remco American Defense character Touchdown. He wears a white jersey with a red and yellow number 7 on the front, pale green sweatbands on his wrists, and pale green WWII style helmet and pants in the same pale green. Helmet is probably from a movie Captain America, head is I think Eli Manning? From those funky football figures Walmart had for a bit. Torso is Retaliation Roadblock as are the upper legs, lower legs are Resolute Roadblock. A custom Figure of the Remco US Forces character Captain Combat. He's a muscular bald man with a black fu manchu style mustache. He's bare chested, and has a tattoo on his chest of an abstract blue bird, possibly an eagle, and a heart tattoo on his left bicep. He wears black forearm length gloves, green combat pants and black boots and a chain around his waist. Head and torso are Marvel Universe Drax, upper arms are 25th Serpentor, lower arms are Marvel Universe Wolverine, legs are RoC Snake-Eyes. A custom action figure of the Remco American Defense character Heavy Metal. He's a white guy in a black sleeveless shirt and blue pants with large, armored black boots. He wears a pink sleeveless sportcoat and has bare arms, black gloves, and a studded bracelet on his left arm. He has an orange mohawk, and wears goggles with blue lenses and a silver vented facemask. No idea on the head, but the goggles are Marauder Inc, and the facemask is 25th Snow Serpent. Torso is 25th Joe, I think the Temple Guardian Snake-Eyes? Arms are 25th Ripper, legs are RoC Neo Viper with 25th Roadblock feet.
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Round 2!

Wolfman and Trenchcoat from the S.I.T. subline. Had a fun time making Wolfman transformable, the original figure's action feature of the double faced head to let him change while hiding the other face behind the helmet was a fun bit of playability.
A custom figure of the Remco American Defense character Wolfman. He's a werewolf, with a hybrid human/wolf face and hairy brown furred arms. He wears a black helmet and black boots and harness with a red short sleeved shirt and maroon pants. Head I'm blanking on, it was a couple things bashed together, helmet is DTC Major Bludd, Viper torso, 25th Dusty legs and Chewbacca arms. A custom figure of the Remco American Defense character Wolfman. A white guy with bare arms. He wears a black helmet and black boots and harness with a red short sleeved shirt and maroon pants. Head is Man of Steel General Zod, helmet is DTC Major Bludd, Viper torso, 25th Dusty legs and RoC Hawk arms with the bits below the sleeves from 25th Mutt A custom figure of the Remco American Defense character Wolfman. This image shows his swappable parts to change him into a werewolf. A custom figure of the Remco American Defense S.I.T. character Trenchcoat. He's a white guy in a black shirt with a very deep V neck that has a purple stripe following the vee. He wears black baggy pants, a black trenchcoat and a fedora with a purple stripe. He has a mustache and sunglasses. No idea on the head, think the hat is Joe Vs Cobra Wild Bill. Blanking on the torso too. Arms are RoC trenchoat Snake-Eyes, coat is a Nick Fury of some kind, legs are RoC Flash, but I swapped the feet apparently.
January 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Thank you! I love the goofy bastards, and I really gotta start doing Classified versions of them.
January 1, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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Well, that’s it for tonight apparently as dinner is ready, but stay tuned, I’ll drop the rest in this thread tomorrow!
December 31, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Of course it’s snowing when I have to drive in for my estimate appt. Sigh. Anyway, made it in, we’ll see what they have for me.
December 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Oh, yeah, should be fine. Insurance is off and running and I’m getting it looked at for the estimate tomorrow. More just the hassle of it. And not wanting to spend the money, but whaddayagonnado?
December 31, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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That’s a great Gillberg figure.
December 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM