G.I.Joe customizer from the Netherlands starts a new challenge!

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**Tim 121RVC**

Hi all,

Tim is the name and I'm from the Netherlands. Originally I'm a G.I.Joe collector/customizer. Remember that cartoon and the toys? No not that new stuff, I'm talking the classic stuff (1982-1992, A Real American Hero, ARAH for insiders). So yeah, I'm a kid from the eighties and early nineties. Started playing with it as a kid, but it turned to collecting as a teenager up until now. About eight years ago I came across a G.I.Joe customizing community on the net and that got me into the customizing thing. It's pretty easy actually: the figures can be disassembled by a screwdriver and from there you can already swap parts to make a "new" figure (named LBC's: Lazy Bastard Customs since there's no paint or modding involved). When I wanted to paint my newly arranged figures, I found out I needed suitable paints for the job. This lead me to Games Workshop paints. I bought some online, but I also went to some stores. Naturally I saw the Warhammer miniatures over there, which were pretty interesting. Yeah, but you know, I already have this huge G.I.Joe collection and my customizing ideas already were (are) like endless. The G.I.Joe customizing community also works with these painting and modding tutorials. Searching the net for more ways to improve my "skills" I inevitable found some WH tuts too. The Warhammer universe still kept wandering through my mind and crossed my path again and again. This year I bought my first WH miniatures and quite a lot of customizing fodder (named bits in this world) on ebay, because customizing/converting is the biggest fun for me: making your own, mostly, unique figures. My main interest is Fantasy, but I do have a couple of Space Marines, just for trying. Now I'm at the point of starting to paint my first miniatures. Summer holiday starts within a few weeks so I'll be posting my WIP/painting blogs by then. It's pretty challenging you know. Painting G.I.Joe figures was "just" using flat colours and no blending, shading, washing, highlighting etc. That was my style though, to make them just like the original figures. Now it's time for something new along that hobby!

Oh, feel free to correct me on my language!

Tim 121RVC

**j3r03n**

Ten eerste spreek je Engels, dus waarom zou ik je corrigeren.

En verder.

Welcome to Dakka! Enjoy your stay

**Devastator**

Welcome to dakka!

**Element206**

Welcome to the Dak!

**Knightley**

Hi Tim,

Welcome to Dakka

**Kid_Kyoto**

Welcome! I remember years and years ago a letter in the old GI Joe comic talking about how to take apart and rebuild your figures, I did a few dozen before I got tired of GI Joe. But I think that and Legos is what made me the mad kit basher I am today.

I wish i still had some of my vehicles, I have a dream of turning the WHALE into an IG hovercraft.