COTSWOLD COLLECTIBLES Well if its Old or New GI Joe gear, well this is the place for you. Cotswold has one of the largest 1/6 scale gear selections on the web. A large list of custom weapons, accessories and uniforms as well. If you are a 1/6th scale fanatic like me, then this site will definately become a fast favorite. ROB'S PLACE Rob' site has a bunch of great customizing help here troops. Figures, vehicles and so much more. Very nice site! LT'S Well here's another great place to get some custom help. Cool free 1/6th downloads for your troops and alot of other cool things as well. One of my favorite sites! ADVENTURE GEAR Way too much cool stuff at this site to describe in detail here, but most of it is GI Joe Adventure Team kind of stuff. Awesome site! AXIS HEROES Well if its customized WW2 German Army Uniforms and Vehicles that you are looking for, then this is your place. The prices are a bit on the pricy side, but as you will see from this guys work, it should be well worth it. TRIPWIRE TOYS Without a doubt one of the finest customizers on the web. Check out Paul Ivy's cool Modern and WW2 custom weapons, gear and uniforms. Outstanding stuff. Again, this is on the pricy side, but if you have the cash you shouldn't be disappointed with Tripwire. I wasn't. HAYWIRE TOYS Another cools site if you're looking for that custom weapon at a reasonable price. Some very nice pieces here for sure. Check it out! APEJOE Great customized military gear from Polo Moreno, master customizer. Without a doubt some great 1/6th stuff here. And if you're a Planet of the Apes fan as well as a customizer, then this is definately the place you've been waiting for. A+++ CIRCLE HOME Well this has got to be the most diverse 1/6th custom site on the net. Alot of cool military and not so military uniforms and gear here. I'm sure when you visit you will find something you didn't even know you wanted. They even sell customizing stuff such as 1/6th buttons and zippers. Awesome site. ACTION CITY Yet another cool site to locate that custom WW2 1/6th uniform or accessory that you have been looking for. Nice work! OLD JOE INFIRMARY Do you want to get that old GI Joe fixed? Well this is the place that will do it for you. They even sell their own line of 1/6th scale medics uniforms and gear. M'S DECK A great customizer page from Japan. Outstanding work! He even has some cool 1/6th scale stuff that you can download for your troops, such as shoulder patches and cigarette packs. One of my favorite sites on the web! U.S. ARMY INSIGNIA HOMEPAGE A great site to use as reference for any U.S. Army insignia's from the Revolutionary War until today. Cool site! MICRO MARK Here's a neat site that will get you started in decal making. Use them for your vehicles or gear. This guy sells everything you will need to make your own. TAMARA'S GI JOE WEBSITE A cool site for custom tips and free 1/6th scale downloads to help with you diorama projects. Be sure to check all of it out. Neat stuff here! GRANDIOSITY MILITARY VIRTUAL STORE Here's where you can find the whole Osprey Military books for sale, plus some other cool stuff. The Osprey book are a great help to customizers, since they cover all sorts of Soldiers and Battles from a variety of era's. ZMAN'S UNIT Some cool custom work here guys. You are sure to get some great customizing idea's from Zman! Awesome site. SUE'S SPARKLERS Here's where you can find those gold and silver buttons for your troop's uniforms. Use them on WW2 greatcoats and more. Good prices too! PATCHES OF PRIDE Here's a great site that sells decals for your vehicles and patches for your troops. They really add that "something special" to your 1/6th scale forces. MARTIN MELIN'S SWAT & POLICE PATCHES Here's a cool site with patches from a bunch of different law enforcement agencies. Just download the pics, resize them, print them out on your home printer and attach them to your SWAT SAM's. Great! JIM'S CUSTOM JOES Errrrr...or should we say Sams? Here's a guy who customizes 21st Century stuff for all you troops out there who don't want to try customizing for yourself. He's also got some other cool custom stuff as well. Go check it out. I think you'll like the product and the prices. NAPALM'S NICHE Napalm in the A.M. gives us a great site with some terrific photos, some outstanding custom work, and just all around useful information. STRING OUT INSIGNIA This is a place where you can buy some very nice custom rank insignias for your troop's uniforms. Be sure to check it out! String does a great job! MIKE T. CHERRY Go here if you're looking for some great 1/6th scale custom accessories that you're more than likely not going to find elsewhere. Without a doubt, Mike does some beautiful work. THE PATCH HUT Here's another terrific place to buy some 1/6th scale patches. The one difference from the rest of these kind of sites, is that here you can buy actual embroidered ones. So be sure to drop by and visit Dave Tedesco and check out his beautiful work. THE MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION COMMAND POST Be sure to check out Erik's site for some great ideas for custom weapons and some other really cool stuff. Erik will even make you some weapons for a reasonable price. Highly recommended. PROTECT AND SERVE TOYS: Be sure to visit Valance and check out his cool custom 1/6th scale figures and accessories. He also sells boxed figures from the major 1/6th manufacturers. MAJOR MIDNITE Here's the personal home page of one of the best customizers on the internet, Major Midnight. Here you will find uniforms, vehicles and accessories. If you haven't been there, be sure to go on over. It's well worth your time! RIO RONDO ENTERPRISES Although this shop specializes in miniature horse tack such as saddles and bridles, they also have a real nice selection of buckles and things you can use to customize your soldiers. FIREBASE RYAN Here's a great site for 1/6th scale firebase accessories such as watch towers, 55 gallon drums and sandbags. Everything you need to make the perfect 1/6th scale firebase. THE GI JOE MEDIC If you've got a broken Joe or you need someone to reflock those fuzz heads, then you'll definitely want to visit the medic. He'll fix you right up! He'll even flock your Sam heads for you. CIR-KIT CONCEPTS Here's a nice site that specializes in Doll House lighting that can be used in many 1/6th scale applications such as vehicles. One thing of interest here though, is that they have small brass eyelets that you can use for your uniforms; such as WWII German smocks, etc. THE HOURSTOR Here's a cool site based in Singapore. Even though they sell import type figures like Medicom, Dragon & Three Zero; they also sell a nice range of overseas custom pieces such as heads and gear. So if you can't find it at your local shop, you might want to check here. PLASTIC PANZERS Here's a great site devoted to custom vehicle building. Mostly WWII German of course. None of these are for sale, but I'm sure they will inspire you and give you some great ideas to use for your projects. So be sure to visit Tim and check out his cool work! POP ORDINANCE & PROVISIONS Here's a great site that deals with custom made ammo & weapon crates. I'm sure you'll agree fellow trooper Victorian from South Africa does some fine work. He'll even custom make you crates if you need that something that he doesn't have pictured at his site. So if you're in need of custom crates, this is the place. ARCHER FINE TRANSFERS Here's a great shop that sells high quality decals in various scales. Vehicle decals, eyeball decals and tattoos, just to name a few. So if you're looking for any of this stuff, this site is the place you want to be. JIM'S DOLLHOUSE PAGES Be sure to visit Jim's outstanding website featuring his large collection of downloadable scale items you can print out on your home printer. Everything from 1/6th scale foldable file boxes to stained glass windows. If you're looking for some diorama accessories that you can make yourself, this is the place you'll want to go. GEPPETTO JOE If you're looking for custom 1/6th scale pillboxes, building sections, or custom display stands, then Geppetto is the guy you want to contact and talk to. Anything for dioramas that you can think of, Geppetto Joe can make it. GONE TODAY, HAIR TOMORROW Does your action figure need some long hair? Well then, make a wig for him! Here's a site that tells you all the steps you'll need in going about this process. TINY ZIPPERS Here's a site that sells 1/6th scale zippers for use on your custom 1/6th action figures. You can use them on a variety of things such as jumpsuits and the like. Even some instructions on how to go about installing them. RANDKL'S MODELING PAGE Some great customizing tips on making the following items: Axes and Hatchets, Casting heads, Roman Chariot, Cups and Tankards, Dogsleds, Packs and Frames, Sandbags, Snowshoes, Viking and Medieval Steel-faced Shields, Wooden Shields, Basic Swords, and Rubber Treads for Tracked Vehicles. A very useful site. ALBATROSS CUSTOMS Here's a page from one of our master customizers, Minuteman. So if you're looking for that unique custom uniform, this is the place you want to be. This is also Minuteman's personal website as well and features photos of his custom 1/6th stuff and even a comic done by Minuteman himself. Very cool stuff, one of my favorite sites on the web! |
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