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02-25-2019, 09:52 PM
HissHissFangFan
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When I was putting together the previous 5 figure Viper photo together, I also wanted to get 5 pack figure photos for all my black and grey uniformed figures as well (each color representing my Jungle and Desert variants respectively). Though some early pictures had been taken weeks ago, additional repaints were made, previous figures were tweaked, arm logo details added, and updated pictures taken—all finally finished this weekend with pictures below:
FINAL SETS: (Officer, Trooper, Viper, Stinger Driver, Heavy Weapons)
gCobra_25th_86-Pack-Jungle_2019-0222ab
by
J Perez
, on Flickr
gCobra_25th_86-Pack-Desert_2019-0223bf
by
J Perez
, on Flickr
I always had the idea that some of the figure ideas from my Cobra O13 (
http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...sfangfang.html
) and 1983 set (
http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...angfang-2.html
) would naturally have Jungle and Desert variants a short time after my 1984 Trooper and Driver variants were introduced (
http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...angfang-2.html
). I envisioned later variants to be introduced at the same time other figures released in 1985 through 1987, may as mail-aways (I guess my fan-fiction extends to fan-nonfiction).
The officer variants were done first, being the most obvious and easiest. The officer variants are fairly new (made last month) as I wanted to get five figures for each set photo, and I had two full spare Dollar General Troopers for use. In additional to a few similar colored BATs, the first iteration of the 5-packs was set at that time (see early sets below). Some head and webgear swaps were needed on my original Troopers and Drivers, which were using Officer parts.
EARLY SETS: (Viper, Stinger Driver, BAT, Trooper, Officer)
gCobra_25th_86-Pack-Jungle_2019-0128ab
by
J Perez
, on Flickr
gCobra_25th_86-Pack-Desert_2019-0126ab
by
J Perez
, on Flickr
Hasbro’s green Jungle BAT and grey v23 BAT made decent lazy stand-ins for these subgroups in this last year on my shelf. But from last month’s pictures, I wasn’t fully satisfied, and looked for ideas for replacement repaints. I didn’t have any more spare POC/30th/DG Cobra Troopers, but was able to cobble similar parts from other fodder to build the color variants of my Heavy Weapons (Bazooka or Machine Gunner) O13 Cobra Trooper (capped off by head and helmet casts from castor Paraviper//Cobra1678).
In the early set, the grey Viper was originally the Hasbro 50th Viper Officer with its original grey unpainted, which was not a match for the grey mix of the others, but close enough. In the end, though, he got a matching coat paint. In the later set, the black Viper has the chrome head replaced with one painted dark silver--that head is one of two that had a developing crack through the head (seen near the left eye). So parapviper's additional head casts were most welcome (but I'm waiting for one pcast in dark silver if he can make it happen).
Final Notes:
Yesterday I realized I should have kept these subsets at 4 figures, matching the capacity of the Stinger—which was the whole inspiration for this color variant foolishness. Since I’ve exceeded that capacity, I’ll need to make more in the future—probably flamethrowers and TeleVipers (which succeed my original O13 Comm officer)—when the time and parts are available.
Also both Jungle and Desert Sets are complemented nicely with Copperhead & MoccasinDriver, and WildWeasel & RattlerPilot respectively from 1984. If I ever get to more variants, I want to do photos with these figures and vehicles with environment backgrounds, for the complete environment theater//play experience envisioned.
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