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All of the PumaMan action figures were made by
John Abrahams.
Check out John's site!
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PUMA MAN
Head: Hannibal Smith A-Team (Galoob)
Body: My Loving Family Dad (Fisher Price)
The head had its jaw narrowed and its hair redone
in an effort to remove all traces of George Peppardian manliness.
The body's "baby-cradling" action was switched into a deadly puma pounce
with the addition of some new forearms (sculpted) and hands (robbed from
an army guy). His belt is a rubber band ornamated with epoxy clay,
his emblem is sculpted, and his shirt tail is a scrap of soft plastic.
The boots are modified from Austin Powers. The cape I slapped together
with some fabric glue due to a fear of sewing. I took a page from
Leslie Hancock by hiding a wire into the seam so that the cape can be posed
for flying.
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VADINHO
Head: Original sculpt
Body: Dude Love (Jakks Pacific)
The head is original except for the eyes. The shirt decoration was made
with wire, and a new fist was added to add punch to his uppercut action. Pant
legs were sculpted over the wrestling boots, which were changed to those regular
brown shoes.
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JANE
Head and Body: Star Trek Counselor Troi (Playmates)
Trek fans will note that, um, not a heck of a lot was done here. I
did give her a new hairdo and tried to remove all vestiges of the Trek
decorations around the upper shirt. Still, she came out looking a lot
like Dr. Crusher for some reason.
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KOBRAS
Head: Original sculpt
Body: Dr. Evil (Macfarlane Toys)
Donald Pleasence cashed many a paycheck for wearing outfits like this
one. Reportedly he once said that he could have had a career like
Olivier if it weren't for the alimony payments he had to make. I
for one believe it, even if his head is mistaken for an egg at times. Donald
rocks. So anyway -- the head is sculpted, and the body is a total repaint,
with some height removed from the legs.
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