Concepts turned to AI 31 – Bullet-Proof
Continuing with some AI art based on earlier posts, here’s my already-posted concept of a new BULLET-PROOF, leader of the new Urban Assault Team as interpreted by AI:
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Concepts turned to AI 30 – CG Officer Deming
Continuing with some AI art based on earlier posts, here’s my already-posted concept of a promoted Crimson Guard recruit from the G.I. Joe cartoon, former cadet now OFFICER DEMING, interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 29 – Torpedo
Continuing with some AI art based on earlier posts, here’s my already-posted concept of a new land-based TORPEDO as interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 28 – Dial-Tone
Continuing with some AI art based on earlier posts, here’s my already-posted concept of the Resolute/IDW female version of DIAL-TONE in the original character’s outfit, as interpreted by AI (and looking even more like the original):
Concepts turned to AI 27 – Scar-Face
Continuing with some AI art based on earlier posts, here’s my already-posted concept of a mercenary version of the ill-fated Cobra courier from the Marvel Comics series, SCAR-FACE as interpreted by AI. (Sometimes AI gives you something weird like a “knife-pistol”):
Concepts turned to AI 26 – Dr. Biggles-Jones
Continuing with some AI art based on earlier posts, here’s my already-posted concept of semi-Cobra scientist DR. BIGGLES-JONES from the Marvel Comics series as interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 25 – Side Track
Continuing with some AI art based on earlier posts, here’s my already-posted concept of SIDE TRACK (an Ambush repaint from the 2000s) as interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 24 – Vypra, Cobra Courier
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted new VYPRA (first a 1998 Jinx repaint) concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 23 – Keel-Haul
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted “Combat” KEEL-HAUL concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 21 – Baroness
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted Jungle Assault Squad BARONESS concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 20 – Combat Colonel Sharp
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted “Combat COLONEL SHARP” (from the cartoon) concept, interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 19 – Snow Job
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted warm weather SNOW JOB concept, interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 18 – Mayday
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted MAYDAY (Urban Assault Team) concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 17 – Scarlett concept
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted unused Sigma 6 Mission Series SCARLETT concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 16 – Lift-Ticket
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted LIFT-TICKET (Locust pilot) concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 15 – Honda Lou West
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted concept for the civilian cartoon character HONDA LOU WEST as a G.I. Joe member, interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 14 – Zap (Polar Force)
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted ZAP (Polar Force) concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 13 – Lady Jaye
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted LADY JAYE motorcycle driver concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 12 – Zandar
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted new Zandar concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 11 – Cover Girl (Polar Force)
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted Polar Force Cover Girl concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 10 – New Snake-Eyes
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted new Snake-Eyes concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 9 – Dr. Venom
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted new Dr. Venom concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 8 – Cutter
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted new Cutter concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 7 – G.I. Jane Adventure Team
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted G.I. Jane Adventure Team concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 6 – Beach Head
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted unmasked Beach Head concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 5 – Copperback
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted concept for Copperback, a villain from the IDW comics, interpreted by AI. #GIJoe
Concepts turned to AI 4 – Airborne
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted Airborne, Sky Hawk pilot concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 3 – Desert Lady Jaye
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, BUT this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted Lady Jaye in desert gear concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI 2 – Wild Weasel
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, so I don’t want this site to be taken over by it. And this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted Wild Weasel (Flight Pod Pilot) concept interpreted by AI:
Concepts turned to AI – Scarlett
AI is a controversial subject for REAL artists, so I don’t want this site to be taken over by it. And this site is only for fun, and will never be monetized. But here it was fun to turn some concepts on this site into something new. Here’s my already-posted Scarlett concept interpreted by AI:
G.I. Joe – Viking Women?
It’s been a while, yet again, but here’s an unusual one. Back when we were creating earlier designs, we used various online character creator apps. This was a more interesting one, from the site Azalea’s Dolls, which is usually aimed at female fans, but has some very detailed design apps, including Viking Women. Just playing around with a Joe theme, here are designs for lots of existing female characters: Baroness, Bombstrike, Cover Girl, Daina, Dawn Moreno, Doc, Dr. Knox, Helix, Jinx, Lady Jaye, Pythona, Scarlett, Zanya and Zarana.
The newest Joe: Sherlock
Wow, it’s been a while, but we’re back! Today we have the design of an all new member of G.I. Joe who is about to premiere in the comic: a federal agent code-named Sherlock! No new design here, just one recreating her appearance on the cover of G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #282!
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Lift-Ticket, Locust pilot
Finally, we’re back with a new update. Today we continue the designs of drivers for vehicles that never came with them. This time Lift-Ticket is the new pilot for the Locust mini-copter.
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Razor-Viper, Cobra Buzz Boar driver
After some time off, we’ve got a new design for a driver meant for a vehicle that never had one. Instead of using an existing character as a Buzz Boar driver, it’s an entirely new Cobra trooper, the Razor-Viper. (Buzz Boar art from 3DJoes.com)
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Wet Suit – Devilfish Pilot
It’s been a while but let’s return to more of the series of drivers for vehicles who never had them. This time around we give Navy SEAL Wet-Suit a new look to pilot the Devilfish attack boat. (Devilfish image from YoJoe.com)
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Tollbooth, Anti-Venom Task Force
Here we have another “repaint” figure. This time we have Tollbooth — a character never to get a second figure outside of a remake of the original — if he joined the Anti-Venom Task Force from 2004. His original design is standing by.
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Sparks, Radar Rat driver
Going back to the series of drivers for vehicles that came without them, we have semi-obscure Joe team member Sparks. A communications expert seemed appropriate to drive the Radar Rat. (Vehicle photo from 3DJoes.com)
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G.I. Jane – Adventure Team
Since this site is often a place to just display a random idea that comes to me, this design is bit outside the box. In later years the G.I. Joe world explored the Adventure Team in various places and “G.I. Jane”, a character based on the original nurse action figure from the 1960s, was revealed to be a member of the original G.I. Joe team and Adventure Team alongside Joe Colton in the 1960s and 1970s. So this is a fairly simple idea, Jane in an outfit reminiscent of the Adventure Team toys…
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Fast Draw, R.P.V. Driver
It’s been a little while, but here we are with another driver for a vehicle that came without one, missile specialist Fast Draw driving the R.P.V. (Remote Piloted Vehicle), which launches a drone back before drone warfare become such a big thing. (Vehicle image comes from 3DJoes.com.)
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Grand Slam, SLAM driver
We continue the driver series with one that admittedly is a bit of a cheat. This design for original team member Grand Slam is based on his appearances in G.I. JOE #59, the first issue to feature the SLAM vehicle. (The vehicle image here is borrowed from the really great 3DJoes.com website.)
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Zarana, Dreadnok Cycle driver
Back to giving a bad guys’ vehicle a driver it never had, with a version of Zarana to drive the Dreadnok Cycle! (Vehicle photo from Yojoe.com)
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Steeler, Armadillo driver
The next vehicle driver is the team’s original tank driver, Steeler, assigned to drive the Armadillo mini-tank. He’s looking a little less formal, wearing a hat from his hometown’s NFL team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Wild Weasel, Flight Pod pilot
Adding to the list of drivers for vehicles that weren’t sold with them, we’ve got a new Wild Weasel ready to pilot the Cobra Flight Pod — aka the “Trubble Bubble.” (Vehicle photo from YoJoe.com)
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Spirit, Recon Sled driver
Another drivers-for-vehicles-without-them post, here is Spirit. And what better vehicle for a tracker than the LCV Recon Sled? One of the toy lines’ strangest but unique vehicles. And again, here’s a vehicle pic from YoJoe.com!
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Torpedo, MANTA pilot
Continuing with giving drivers to G.I. Joe vehicles that didn’t come with one, here we have a version of Torpedo meant for the MANTA windsurfer toy, which was available through mail order only. Also, here’s a pic of the vehicle, borrowed from the great Joe website YoJoe.com!
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Lady Jaye, Silver Mirage driver
Here we’re continuing with giving official drivers to vehicles that weren’t sold with action figures back in the day. Today we’ve got Lady Jaye, as the driver for the Silver Mirage motorcycle. This one has kind of a vintage look, but that’s nothing new looking at the classic era of figures.
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Airborne, Sky Hawk pilot
To get inspired to create new designs, it helps to try to come up with a theme. Here we’re starting something new. The premise of the next batch is giving drivers/pilots to some of the G.I. Joe vehicles that were sold without a figure, but to use existing characters. Starting with Airborne, Sky Hawk pilot. A new version of the little one-man aircraft did get a pilot (Tomahawk) in 2010, but here we’re talking about the original toy line.
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Tiger Force Clutch
Continuing our Tiger Force repaints, here is Clutch (along with his original design). The sub-team had the Tiger Sting, a repainted version of the Vamp Mk II. Who better to drive it?
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Slaughter’s Marauders Stalker
Once again, another “repaint” based on a figure’s first design. This time, Stalker has joined Slaughter’s Marauders. Here he is, next to his original look.
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Steel Brigade Grand Slam
The somewhat obscure Steel Brigade Command action figure set came with the expected generic troopers, but also included Gung-Ho and Dragonsky as commanders. A while back we had a Scarlett “repaint” here, and now we have a similarly themed Grand Slam.
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Tiger Force Steeler
Another action figure “repaint”, this time the team’s original tank commander, Steeler, gets a Tiger Force makeover. Here he is alongside his original design.
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Slaughter’s Marauders Rock ‘n Roll
Let’s go back to some repaints. This time it’s Rock ‘n Roll joining Slaughter’s Marauders. But this time, we’re basing it on the variation of Marauders’ uniforms as seen in the DIC cartoon series. As usual, we have the original Rock ‘n Roll here, too.
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Cobra Commander – Jungle Assault Squad
Continuing the Cobra jungle-themed sub team from a while back, here’s Cobra Commander as part of the Jungle Assault Squad.
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Stealth Jinx
There isn’t really much of a concept behind this beyond a new version of Jinx, but it turned out to be dark and maybe a little sinister, so Stealth Jinx seemed like a good description!
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Star Brigade Lifeline
Star Brigade is one of G.I. Joe’s most infamous sub-teams. It included a lot of over the top designs, and many simple repaints, but I never thought it was a terrible concept. So, just on a whim I thought about making some new members, so here we have Lifeline, Star Brigade medic.
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New Voltar
Voltar is a somewhat obscure character and not often seen Iron Grenadier general. His figure does stand out thanks to that crazy gold helmet, purple uniform and pet condor. Here, we have a version that I think gives him a more realistic look but keeps him flamboyant enough to be Voltar.
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Tiger Force Cover Girl
Returning to the series of “repaint” figures, looking at what if some other characters became part of the early sub-teams. Here’s Cover Girl in Tiger Force colors alongside her original look.
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Zandar – Jungle Assault Squad
Here we’re continuing the Jungle Assault Squad, but it’s sort of cheating as it’s also a repaint. This is jungle gear Zandar alongside the original.
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Baroness – Jungle Assault Squad
We continue Cobra’s Jungle Assault Squad with the Baroness, a character that has rarely had any design that strayed too far from the original.
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Firefly – Jungle Assault Squad
Placing characters into different environments is always a good way to come up with a new concept. Here we have Cobra saboteur Firefly in a new jungle outfit. This may be the first of a team of “Jungle Assault Squad” Cobra agents.
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Cobra Laser Trooper
Hasbro gave us a Laser-Viper in 1990, but why wouldn’t Cobra have had a Laser Trooper earlier than that? This trooper is based on the idea of what that may have looked like back in 1982.
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(Evil) Breaker and Grunt
Sometimes the designs on this site are based on half an idea that sounds like fun. Here we have kind of a “mirror universe” where G.I. Joe is evil and Cobras are the good guys. These are pretty simple mostly “repaint” designs of Grunt looking more like a Cobra trooper, and a Tele-Vipery Breaker.
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Combat Keel-Haul
Here’s a new version of Admiral Keel-Haul, this time wearing something closer to an actual uniform you may find Navy officers wearing on a ship. I kind of imagine here the admiral has to quickly arm himself when Cobra boards his aircraft carrier.
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Crankcase – Slaughter’s Marauders
This “repaint” figure is another member of Slaughter’s Marauders. Despite having a few vehicles as part of the team, the Marauders had no official driver, so Crankcase has been given the job. Here he is alongside his original figure design.
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Cobra Tank Commander
Before the HISS tanks appeared, Cobra did have regular style tanks in the comic books. So, why not a Tank Commander based on the Cobra Stinger Driver mixed with a traditional army tank driver uniform?
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New Python Officer
This repaint is actually an update to an older Python Patrol figure. This Python Officer is updated to match the colors of second version of the sub team released in 2003. One confusing aspect of this figure was it was actually based on the 1983 Cobra trooper and not the Officer, so the second image is of the original trooper.
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Python Patrol Buzzer
Moving on with more figure “repaints”, here’s a follow-up to Python Patrol Zarana, another Dreadnok, Buzzer. As usual, he’s here alongside the original Buzzer.
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Tiger Force Airborne
We’re back to another of the “repainted” action figures, this time Tiger Force Airborne. Like most of the others, his original design is here, too.
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Snake-Eyes – Trimpe concept
The second post featuring early Herb Trimpe concept art for the original G.I. Joe. Here we have Snake-Eyes, looking mysterious but with his face visible. Colors here have to be improvised, so I gave him an appropriately dark outfit, but didn’t go all black like the final version of the character.
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Scarlett and Zap – Herb Trimpe concepts
Months back, the G.I. Joe Museum Facebook page posted concept art of some of the original G.I. Joe characters as designed by Marvel’s first G.I. Joe artist, Herb Trimpe. CobraIsland.com also posted the images here on their site. It is interesting to see that some of these are very similar to what eventually appeared, but some are not. Many do not even resemble Hasbro’s eventual action figure designs. In my mind, these could be seen as young versions of the Joes at the very start of the team. Here we have Scarlett and Zap based off Trimpe’s concepts.
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Tiger Force Gung-Ho
One more Tiger Force repaint, this time G.I. Joe‘s original Marine, Gung-Ho, alongside his original figure design.
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Tiger Force Sparks
An often-forgotten member of G.I. Joe is Sparks, who showed up in a few episodes of the original cartoon as another communications soldier, got no action figure, and didn’t appear again until a Devil’s Due comic in the 2000s, then made more comic appearances after that. He got a figure finally in 2007, but was built from other figures’ parts. This version is based on the cartoon, and his new Tiger Force design is inspired by the brightly-colored Action Force version of that team.
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Steel Brigade Command Scarlett
Another repaint sub-team is about as obscure as they come. The Steel Brigade Command set came with the expected generic soldiers, but also included Gung-Ho and Dragonsky. Here is Scarlett in a similar design to those figures, based on her original 1982 figure.
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Python Patrol Scrap-Iron
As the G.I. Joe convention rolls on this weekend, featuring some new Python Patrol sets, let’s continue the classic Python Patrol repaints with Scrap-Iron.
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