Jake's new body

Who said you can't upgrade a vintage action man? Jake now has a TBL M31 body, All it took to do was two 1/2" rubber washers pushed over the tbl neck post. I might upgrade him to an M33 or 32, as Jake originally had a custom body with wider shoulders before.
Okay, so the skin colour doesn't match but not noticeable in his roll neck jumper.  I also used Gangsters kingdom hands as they are closer in colour to his original body.

Jake Relaxing. by Dal Lee, on Flickr

Jake. by Dal Lee, on Flickr

He looks great! Very convincing and life like posing as usual.

But why does he stare me down like that?!?

Diana wrote:He looks great! Very convincing and life like posing as usual.

But why does he stare me down like that?!?

Thanks so much Diana . I am very happy wit how it turned out. As for his stare, I can only imagine it is because of the angle I took the pictures from?

Diana wrote:He looks great! Very convincing and life like posing as usual.
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I second that
also a fabulous environment - I esp. adore these little statues

Illusion wrote:

Diana wrote:He looks great! Very convincing and life like posing as usual.
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I second that
also a fabulous environment - I esp. adore these little statues

Thank you so much! The small statues are lord of the rings chess pieces

That’s a good upgrade, and I completely agree with the others about the posing. He looks awesome.

BAMComix wrote:...
Thank you so much! The small statues are lord of the rings chess pieces

clever - I have to keep that in mind

Diana wrote:He looks great! Very convincing and life like posing as usual.

But why does he stare me down like that?!?

He's trying to be intense yet engaging with those baby blue eyes, like Paul Newman or Frank Sinatra!

I love his new upgrade! Well done!

Looking good, which he always was, but now even better. Hope you upgrade some of his mates too and put this to good use with new scenes.

Nice, going with the times but still being classy. I think the GK hands are a very good choice, as he is still looking stylized thanks to the head.

Somehow he reminds me of a 90s or early 2000s Teleshopping person (is that a thing?) or detective series guy.

Stryker2011 wrote:That’s a good upgrade, and I completely agree with the others about the posing. He looks awesome.

Thank you Stryker! I had thought about doing it for quite a while . Really pleased you like him!

Illusion wrote:

BAMComix wrote:...
Thank you so much! The small statues are lord of the rings chess pieces

clever - I have to keep that in mind

I hope you can track some down.

davidd wrote:

Diana wrote:He looks great! Very convincing and life like posing as usual.

But why does he stare me down like that?!?

 He's trying to be intense yet engaging with those baby blue eyes, like Paul Newman or Frank Sinatra!

skywalkersaga wrote:I love his new upgrade! Well done!

Thank you so much!

GubernatorFan wrote:Looking good, which he always was, but now even better. Hope you upgrade some of his mates too and put this to good use with new scenes.

Thank you! It is definitely worth considering, that's for sure. I will get some new pics of Jake done soon .

Ovy wrote:Nice, going with the times but still being classy. I think the GK hands are a very good choice, as he is still looking stylized thanks to the head.

Somehow he reminds me of a 90s or early 2000s Teleshopping person (is that a thing?) or detective series guy.

Thanks! The M31 is pretty close to the original Action Man/Joe body, though a little taller! So I was very happy with the overall result. Personally, I think his shoulders need to be wider, but we shall see.
@ Teleshopper. Jake is actually the commander of a top secret black ops unit, which I guess falls into the category of 90s Movie hero?

That's a very good upgrade, at least to me the difference between the head and the hands is not that noticeable.

Theboo-bomb wrote:That's a very good upgrade, at least to me the difference between the head and the hands is not that noticeable.

Thanks so much! I agree, the gangsters kingdom hand colour does blend in well.

Awesome upgrade, the posing is absolutely awesome and so lifelike! And I always enjoying watching at this office, there is always a new detail I had missed before... Awesome work mr BAM!

blackpool wrote:Awesome upgrade, the posing is absolutely awesome and so lifelike! And I always enjoying watching at this office, there is always a new detail I had missed before... Awesome work mr BAM!

many thanks blackpool! That is an extremely high compliment from yourself as your figures and pictures are always spectacular!
I am always adding small bits and pieces to the study

BAMComix wrote:

many thanks blackpool! That is an extremely high compliment from yourself as your figures and pictures are always spectacular!
I am always adding small bits and pieces to the study

you're welcome! I didn't have a lot of time to work on photography lately, still collecting tho, and slowly building a couple dioramas, but time is missing...

blackpool wrote:

BAMComix wrote:

many thanks blackpool! That is an extremely high compliment from yourself as your figures and pictures are always spectacular!
I am always adding small bits and pieces to the study

you're welcome! I didn't have a lot of time to work on photography lately, still collecting tho, and slowly building a couple dioramas, but time is missing...

I shall look foward too seeing what you come up with and your new additions when you get a bit of free time!

New body looks great!!! I agree with the general sentiment here that it just elevates the realism of his poses. You really capture his casual and effortless coolness in these shots. So awesome!

ReverendSpooky wrote:New body looks great!!!  I agree with the general sentiment here that it just elevates the realism of his poses.  You really capture his casual and effortless coolness in these shots.  So awesome!

many thanks Adam! I thought about the upgrade for quite a while before finally committing. I have since ordered him an M33, as I still feel he looks a bit skinny? . Hopefully that will arrive sometime next week.
When it arrives, I will do a few more pics. In the meantime, here are a few shots I id for fun over the last few days.

Let's Blow this Joint! by Dal Lee, on Flickr

A job well done by Dal Lee, on Flickr

BAMComix wrote:

ReverendSpooky wrote:New body looks great!!!  I agree with the general sentiment here that it just elevates the realism of his poses.  You really capture his casual and effortless coolness in these shots.  So awesome!

many thanks Adam! I thought about the upgrade for quite a while before finally committing. I have since ordered him an M33, as I still feel he looks a bit skinny? . Hopefully that will arrive sometime next week.
When it arrives, I will do a few more pics. In the meantime, here are a few shots I id for fun over the last few days.

Let's Blow this Joint! by Dal Lee, on Flickr

A job well done by Dal Lee, on Flickr

Too skinny, huh?  Yeah, I do feel the same about the M31, especially in the arms, although I actually think it looks great here.  The M32 is my favorite still (which St Crow uses, among a few others of mine) because it looks like lean muscle.  It's funny, they marketed it as the "Bruce Lee" body but it's actually the tallest before they did those super-tall basketball player ones.  I used the M33 for my Wolverine, and I think it's a great middle ground of build without the bulk of the M34 and M35.  Psyched to see how the M33 works out for Jake though!

And new shots look great!

ReverendSpooky wrote:

BAMComix wrote:

ReverendSpooky wrote:New body looks great!!!  I agree with the general sentiment here that it just elevates the realism of his poses.  You really capture his casual and effortless coolness in these shots.  So awesome!

many thanks Adam! I thought about the upgrade for quite a while before finally committing. I have since ordered him an M33, as I still feel he looks a bit skinny? . Hopefully that will arrive sometime next week.
When it arrives, I will do a few more pics. In the meantime, here are a few shots I id for fun over the last few days.

Let's Blow this Joint! by Dal Lee, on Flickr

A job well done by Dal Lee, on Flickr

Too skinny, huh?  Yeah, I do feel the same about the M31, especially in the arms, although I actually think it looks great here.  The M32 is my favorite still (which St Crow uses, among a few others of mine) because it looks like lean muscle.  It's funny, they marketed it as the "Bruce Lee" body but it's actually the tallest before they did those super-tall basketball player ones.  I used the M33 for my Wolverine, and I think it's a great middle ground of build without the bulk of the M34 and M35.  Psyched to see how the M33 works out for Jake though!

And new shots look great!

Yeah, I agree, definitely skinny in the arms, I thought about the M32 for a while, but opted for the 33 as it's looked a little shorter? I am excited too, to see Jake with a bit more muscle .
Again, thank you! really pleased you liked the shots!

BAMComix wrote:

ReverendSpooky wrote:

BAMComix wrote:

ReverendSpooky wrote:New body looks great!!!  I agree with the general sentiment here that it just elevates the realism of his poses.  You really capture his casual and effortless coolness in these shots.  So awesome!

many thanks Adam! I thought about the upgrade for quite a while before finally committing. I have since ordered him an M33, as I still feel he looks a bit skinny? . Hopefully that will arrive sometime next week.
When it arrives, I will do a few more pics. In the meantime, here are a few shots I id for fun over the last few days.

Let's Blow this Joint! by Dal Lee, on Flickr

A job well done by Dal Lee, on Flickr

Too skinny, huh?  Yeah, I do feel the same about the M31, especially in the arms, although I actually think it looks great here.  The M32 is my favorite still (which St Crow uses, among a few others of mine) because it looks like lean muscle.  It's funny, they marketed it as the "Bruce Lee" body but it's actually the tallest before they did those super-tall basketball player ones.  I used the M33 for my Wolverine, and I think it's a great middle ground of build without the bulk of the M34 and M35.  Psyched to see how the M33 works out for Jake though!

And new shots look great!

Yeah, I agree, definitely skinny in the arms, I thought about the M32 for a while, but opted for the 33 as it's looked a little shorter? I am excited too, to see Jake with a bit more muscle .
Again, thank you! really pleased you liked the shots!

Then you made the right choices, and you're totally right about it being a bit shorter than the M32. I think it's going to be PERFECT.

I like how he's come together.

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:I like how he's come together.

Thanks Gary!