The JoeCustoms.com Year End Achievement Awards (aka the JCAs) are an annual event initiated by Grand Slam to recognize outstanding achievement at the end of the year for both customs and dios. Each year we vote on our community's best work to give the cream of the crop their proper recognition. These awards also serve as a year in review for the site in general and help to remind us of the fun that we've had together for the past year.

Note: There will be no dio award show for this year's results in order to get them up quickly.

Custom Figures/Vehicles

• Best G.I. Joe custom
  • Gung-Ho by LIVEVIL
• Best Cobra custom
  • Storm Shadow by JFAK075
• Best "Other" custom
  • Flash Gordon by Joeczar
• Best NJC Custom
  • Killer Croc by Chief
• Best custom of an existing character
  • Billy by Darko
• Best original character
  • Cold Dead Bastard by Dark Horse
• Best group project custom
  • Python Patrol Terrordrome by Python Viper
• Best LBC
  • Jinx by Cobra Command
• Best female custom
  • Ada Wong by Cap
• Best humorous custom
  • MacGyver by MacGyver
• Best vehicle custom
  • Halo 3 M12 Warthog LRV by carnage717
• Best playset custom
  • Cobra Mountain by TOOL
• * Best overall customizer for figures
  • LIVEVIL
• * Best overall customizer for vehicles
  • carnage717
• * Best overall customizer for playsets
  • Cap
• * Most improved customizer
  • Chief
• Best use of a bad part (ie - I can't believe the custom came out that good using that piece!)
  • Midnighter by joemichaels70
• * Customizer that you "borrow" the most ideas from
  • JFAK075

Technique

• * Best camouflage painter: Refers to overall painting skills of a customizer, not just on a specific custom.
  • The pros From Dover
• * Best overall painter: Refers to overall painting skills of a customizer, not just on a specific custom.
  • DavAnthony
• * Best use of sanding: Refers to work on a specific figure by a customizer.
  • NO NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED
• * Best use of putty/epoxy/etc: Refers to work on a specific figure by a customizer.
  • Cobra La Royal Guard by Kambei

Dioramas & Dio-Stories

• Best Dio Story
  • My Brother's Keeper by Violentfix
• Best Mini-Dio Story
  • Return of the Villain by Lance Sputnik
• Best Single Shot in a dio
  • 1st still shot - Low Light by Violentfix
• Best Set Design
  • JCW Arena by Hulk Hogan, pluv and crimson jackal
• Best use of a known character
  • Doc in Hide and Seek by Spin Doctor
• Best use of an unknown character: Customs or figures provided very little or no characterization from any other media.
  • NO NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED
• Best photography / special effects
  • Ghosts by General Hawk
• Most improved Dio-Storiest
  • Hulk Hogan

Miscellaneous

• Most helpful board member
  • JFAK075
• Joecustoms.com Joseph Colton Lifetime Achievement Award: To be given to a member for their value to the site and the online G.I. Joe community as a whole. Previous winners (Beav, General Hawk, camper, Cap and Marauder John) ineligible.
  • JFAK075