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Summary added to first post for easier reference -



Major Twist (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/yojoeicebreaker/Aerobicinstructor.jpg)

Aerobics workout specialist, submitted by Icebreaker.
Scout (http://photos.yojoe.com/showphoto.php?photo=2143&cat=500&ppuser=1096)

Tracker submitted by ranger_jer.
Banana Head (http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a358/coderedshockwave/LAME_Squad/?action=view&current=Picture.jpg)

Decission maker submitted by code red shockwave.
Grand Slam (http://www.patrickriley.com/joes/customs/GSv2.html)

Laser artillery soldier submitted by Patrick A. Riley.
Beachhead unmasked (http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/showimage.php?i=2086&postid=6251#post6251)

Drill instructor submitted by donsbabyboo.

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OK, not too tough, but it will take a little effort, so be creative!

All board members are eligible, regardless of what country you're in. Three easy steps:


Slap together an LBC
Keep it simple, as long as it's an LazyBoy(*)Custom, it's a level playing field - no reason to let real talent tilt the scales!
Make a filecard
If you want to make it yourself, great, if you want to use something like the fc creator at JoeCustoms (http://www.joecustoms.com/filecards/filecards.php), that's good too.
Post them here!
Post them any way you want. You can put them up as attachments (as long as they aren't too big) or put them up here (http://photos.yojoe.com/) or somewhere else like photobucket (http://photobucket.com/) & link to them.


The contest will run until Midnight of the 24th - the last Saturday before the con. To make it even easier, I'm not even going to bother to pick the prize (well - it's easier for me :o ). The winner of the contest can take their pick of anything on my trade list (http://forums.yojoe.com/showthread.php?t=19921) at the time the contest ends.

tips -

Weapons are good, but not neccessary
Filecards are necessary, but full cardbacks are not (back to that "talent required" thing)
RAH & New Sculpt are both good
Practical & humorous are both good
Have Fun!

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*A lazy boy custom is made by simply taking figures apart & putting them back together in the combinations you want - no painting, trimming, sculpting or anything else is necessary. Just disregard the point that the B doesn't usually stand for boy...

Major Twist
aerobics workout specialist

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/yojoeicebreaker/Aerobicinstructor.jpg

filename: Simmons, R.
birthplace: classified
primary MOS: aerobics instructor
secondary MOS: interrogation

The elite GIJOE team needs to be in elite physical condition. Sgt. Slaughter is the first half of this training equation, then to top off the 'Joe's exercise routine, Major Twist takes over for the most intense aerobic workouts known to the modern world. Utilizing his multi-purpose headset/ microphone, Major Twist motivates the GIJOE team no matter how impossible the workout may seem. Whether it be sweating to the oldies or kickin' it new school with tae-bo, Major Twist doesn't let anyone slack. Major Twist also sports a large library of tunes ranging from pop to polka.

From General Hawk's file: "The man just never stops moving. He is constantly running around the PIT shouting motivational cheers. I didn't think I'd ever see the 'Joes sweat worse than a bite of Gung-ho's cajun gumbo, but I was wrong!"

Major Twist
aerobics workout specialist


Dude, that is just so wrong to do that to someone when they're drinking soda.
Now my nostrils are all tingly.:eek:

Does the LBC have to be an original character or can it be an established character that you've emulated?

Anything is good.

Well I just put in Scout (my LBC entry) onto the Joe collection link you listed, hope it worked I'd never used that before. Check him out let me know what you think. I think he is pretty sweet for an LBC.

I had previously shown this character in my first ever "test" diostory and here he is, with just the lower half modified:

http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a358/coderedshockwave/LAME_Squad/?action=view&current=Picture.jpg

http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a358/coderedshockwave/LAME_Squad/?action=view&current=1151095934profile.gif

Banana Head is the leader of the infamous L.A.M.E. (Lame Amateurs Minus Experience) Squad. He pretends to be powerful, yet is nothing more than a pitiful coward that counts on his other members to do all the dirty work for him. The only time he can ever beat anyone by himself is if he sneaks up on someone from behind. Sooner or later though, his ego will get the best of him and someone will teach him a hard lesson.

"Get him, boys. I'll just stay here and wait for the right moment to fight."

Here (http://photos.yojoe.com/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=1096)'s a more direct link to ranger_jer's entry.
Looking great so far, keep 'em coming - 12 hours to go on the contest!

Wow it seems so far only two people besides me entered the contest. The chance of one of the three of us winning is 33 1/3%.

Just added my LBC Grand Slam (http://www.patrickriley.com/joes/customs/GSv2.html)

Practical figure, humorous FC

Here is my Unmasked Beachhead
http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/showimage.php?i=2086&postid=6251#post6251
his filecard is in the description, just scroll down a bit

Now each of us have a 20% chance...nicely done LBCs by all four of you by the way.

Great entries, I like all of them. Here's a summary:

Major Twist (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/yojoeicebreaker/Aerobicinstructor.jpg)

Aerobics workout specialist, submitted by Icebreaker.
Scout (http://photos.yojoe.com/showphoto.php?photo=2143&cat=500&ppuser=1096)

Tracker submitted by ranger_jer.
Banana Head (http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a358/coderedshockwave/LAME_Squad/?action=view&current=Picture.jpg)

Decission maker submitted by code red shockwave.
Grand Slam (http://www.patrickriley.com/joes/customs/GSv2.html)

Laser artillery soldier submitted by Patrick A. Riley.
Beachhead unmasked (http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/showimage.php?i=2086&postid=6251#post6251)

Drill instructor submitted by donsbabyboo.

Unfortunately there is a problem, I can't decide which I like best. Are there any objections to turning it into a poll? There are no more entries allowed, & my trade list is closed until the final decission is made - that way nothing that was available at the original end of the contest can be removed. The poll would run for one more week, midnight of Saturday, July first. I would like input from all five who sent entries - otherwise the tiebreaker will be a hat draw.

Thanks again for the great entries!
I'll set the poll up now to allow as many replies as we can get, but will pull it at the first objection, as it wasn't part of the original game.

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Looks like I can't set a specific end time for the poll, just a number of days, so the poll will run until 9:31 AM CDT on Sunday, July 2nd.

If you can't decide, then this is the best way. But, if the poll winner is one you wouldn't have picked, then it's not so good (unless you like all 5 of them equally). Hopefully, there will be a lot of votes placed. Better than a hat draw, eventhough I've had good luck with random drawings in the past (but not recently) ;)

Instead of closing your trade list, maybe the 5 of us could simply PM or e-mail you what our choice would be if we won. That way, you can just hold those items and keep the rest of your trade list available

Well since the poll is open to everyone, chances are the five us will vote for our own customs.

Well since the poll is open to everyone, chances are the five us will vote for our own customs.
This would have made the "public poll" option a useful feature for once.
Then we could see who voted for what. Not that it matters though

This is gonna be a tight race...Don's already in the lead.

Banana Head caught up pretty quickly tho!! :eek:

Still about 6 days left Don...it's anybody's game.

Instead of closing your trade list, maybe the 5 of us could simply PM or e-mail you what our choice would be if we won. That way, you can just hold those items and keep the rest of your trade list available
I'll be at the con for most of the poll anyway, so closing the trade list for a week is no big deal.

Well since the poll is open to everyone, chances are the five us will vote for our own customs.
I would think so, but there is still at least one who hasn't yet...

C'mon guys, your own vote could make the difference!

I haven't voted for myself, so I'm wondering who actually has voted for me.....

I never even heard of this contest until someone (won't say who) got ahold of me and asked me to vote for their figure. Then I got on here and had a couple of PMs from a couple of others (still won't mention who or how many) asking the same thing. So, instead of going off of solicitations, I am going on honest opinion. And my vote went to Beach Head unmasked. Come on, now... everyone who knows me knows Sgt. Sneeden is my favorite character. :D

-Jim

PS: Not to mention, that is the one that looked like a releasable character.

I never even heard of this contest until someone (won't say who) got ahold of me and asked me to vote for their figure. Then I got on here and had a couple of PMs from a couple of others (still won't mention who or how many) asking the same thing.

None of those came from me. That's not how I roll :cool:
How sad


I knew something was fishy here, as I never got quick turnouts like this on my Army Builder polls with just a link in my sig

For the first time, I want a poll to be public :rolleyes:
Again, how sad :(

There Dagnabbit, voted for my own. Greedy little pig I am. And just for the record I would have voted for Majot Twist second most amusing !

For the first time, I want a poll to be public :rolleyes:
I don't like public polls. Can't really give a specific reason, but I think making a poll public will hinder the voting. There's a certain security with being able to vote any way you'd like with complete anonymity. I understand your reasoning, & it does make sense, but I'm going to keep the poll private.

I too like the beach head figure., A really good use of parts and Kick A colours to boot!
NemesisEnforcerFan

Don's got 14 votes already? I feel like the underdog now with my bright custom. *sounds like the Fly* Help meeeeeeee...help meeeeeeee...:D

This is getting ridiculous now. I didn't know I'd have to compete with begging for votes in a "spam fest" of PM's and e-mails. That's just taking all the fun out of it

Well, since I won't beg anyone to vote for me in this, just vote in my army builder polls, so at least those will be fair

I don't like public polls. Can't really give a specific reason, but I think making a poll public will hinder the voting. There's a certain security with being able to vote any way you'd like with complete anonymity. I understand your reasoning, & it does make sense, but I'm going to keep the poll private.
I normally don't like them either. It's a pretty worthless feature. I'd rather have the ability to delete my own posts (like we could before) or be able to change the titles of threads that are more than 90 days old

I think i going with the the unmasked beach head:D

Wow...if Don keeps getting this many votes at this rate, he's a shoo-in.

By the way, Patrick, it was a joke. If you seen the movie with Martin Lawrence and Danny Devito(I forgot the name of it), you'd get how funny it was. Sorry, didn't mean to offend anybody with that.

Here are some LBC's of mine. I'll post bios/parts used later. Don't know if they are eligible for the contest anymore, but let me know what you guys think anyway.
Beachhead: http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c126/samluvsjoes/P1010012.jpg
Blitzkrieg: http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c126/samluvsjoes/P1010011.jpg
Bazooka: http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c126/samluvsjoes/P1010010.jpg
Uzi: http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c126/samluvsjoes/P1010009.jpg

Sam

Sorry Sam, you're a few days too late. CGC said there'd be no more entries. Nicely done customs...I like Uzi the best.

Sorry Sam, you're a few days too late. CGC said there'd be no more entries. Nicely done customs...I like Uzi the best.
Hmmmm, I think Don was behind that cause he doesn't want me to win. :D Seriously though, thanks for the kind words. Uzi is my favorite character, though I am most proud of Beachhead. There has never been a Beachhead made that I've cared for, but I love the character. Anywho, good luck to everyone who is participating.
Sam

I submitted my LBC Banana Head at joecustoms a few days ago. Now it's up, just to give you all a heads-up:

http://www.joecustoms.com/customs/customs_specific_item.php?kind=figure&id=5743

I voted for Grand Slam. It's a cool looking custom that would look good as part of Night Force, plus that file card was pretty funny!:D

I voted for Grand Slam. It's a cool looking custom that would look good as part of Night Force, plus that file card was pretty funny!:D
Thanks for the compliments :) I appreciate it

Yikes, this is gonna be difficult to catch up with Don...he's already got so many votes in a single day. :0

Yikes, this is gonna be difficult to catch up with Don...he's already got so many votes in a single day. :0
I know. My two army builder polls combined have the same amount of total votes that he has and mine have been open for over 6 days each!

I have a link in my sig too, but it's not generating the same turnout he's getting :confused:
Guess I better start sending PMs too. Clean out your Inboxes people, you're about to get more vote soliciting spam. :p
I gotta do something to make it fair

Well, at this rate, looks like Don will win two giveaways this year in a row.

Uh oh, is someone about to claim "Shenanigans"? :rolleyes:

If you check the Python Poll, a TON of Yojoe members voted
a heckuva lot more than the votes were getting on this poll
http://forums.yojoe.com/showthread.php?t=38742

But it didn't get all of those votes in the first 2 days :p

How are 54 votes (in the Python poll) a "heckuva lot" more than the 50 so far in this poll? :confused:

lol, sweet, I'm not the only one to vote for "major twist!" (lol, yeah, I voted for mine, hehe!)

In Don's defense, he did PM me and point out the thread, but he didn't try and bum a vote off of me. I wound up voting for his because I lied it best, and I voted before I realized it was his. I wish I could have voted for more than one though. Major Twist is by far the funniest, and Bananahead is the silliest, while the Grand Slam and unmasked Beachhead are my two favorites as far as if I had them I would use them. Scout was pretty cool, just too recognizable as Spirit IMHO.
Sam

Uh oh, looks like someone is sourgraping!! :rolleyes:

Don contacted me yesterday as well, but I already voted for his custom
a coupla days ago cuz, I agree with Sam - his IS the best of the 5
If he didnt join, the GrandSlam would get my vote :cool:

Don for an LBC that is pretty slick looks real to me. I'll give ya a dollar for it hehehe

lol, sweet, I'm not the only one to vote for "major twist!" (lol, yeah, I voted for mine, hehe!)

Dude, I'm trying, but I can only vote once. :D

I got Don's PM too, but I had already voted for Major Twist just based on the whole soda coming out the nose thing.:eek:

Ok I think it's over now...Don wins. Congratulations!

Just got home, looks like donsbabyboo took it. Nice work, that goes to everybody, thanks for entering, & if you didn't enter, thanks for voting. It looks like the prize is the 05 Steel Brigade Commander. Congratulations Don! :)

Thanks for this contest, JIM!!
I would like to thank the contestants :)
I would like to thank all the voters, you know who you are ;)

He took it before you left

I can still feel good. Not only did I not pimp for votes, I didn't even vote for myself (I was probably going to, but I overslept) ;)

I got second place...and mine was the brightest. LOL

they were all good entries

congrats Don :D