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 Homebrew junk action figures made by US soldier in Afghanist 
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Homebrew junk action figures made by US soldier in Afghanistan

http://blog.alrdesign.com/2011/02/recycled-action-figures-in-afghanistan.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25311154@N06/

I like this guy

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:shock: AWESOME!!!!

thanks for sharing this Rich.

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Amazing pose. It speak so much.
And he has an Eyezon there :shock: :P
Thanks Rich

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Finding creativity in the face of adversity is inspiring.

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This guy is making the best of a bad situation. F'ing bottlecaps!

He sells the things on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/rupertvalero?ref=pr_shop

There's an interview with him here http://ad-actionfigures.com/?p=601. Quite a collection!


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Great story!
Really cool found-object figures.
Fear the mice!

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very nice

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This is insanely awesome.

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hahahah i got here a day late and a dollar short in another post... hes got microzags too!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25311154@N06/5466117660/

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These guys are great! Keep it up! Awesome! God bless all of the soldiers. I want one.

uh ::cough:: err... not a soldier, an action figure. :oops: :)

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Not bad work for a gun-bunny ( artillery crew member) !

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:)

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My pal at work was talking about this guy yesterday and I just stumbled onto this thread. This guy is da shit!


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