Steps to create character in combat arms

Your character will be the one you choose at your accound creation. If you want another character, you can buy one with NX (costs real money to buy NX).

If you want to outfit your character, go to shop, click on the Gear tab, and buy what you want for your character. When you buy it will ask if you would like to store what you bought, or equip. Click equip. If you click store and you simply click on the Character tab at the very top and again click on the gear tab.
Then double click on the item you bought to equip it.