Demon of the Deep (hydro-viper) WIP by Viper6

[Viper6]

molded the head fins from jungle viper soft plastic and trimmed down POC fireflys head for the helmet. the Eel body plused up with alley viper upper legs and a trooper knife/sheath gave him the base look i needed then i reformated his pack/tank and some arah fins as well. (moving the pegs was a pain in the ass!) simple spear gun and trident complete him and hes ready for paint apps when i get a minute.

added a pic of the shortened /fixed neck, looks much better, thanks for the sugestion. may run longer hoses under his arms instead of the short ones, as the tension is poping his back pack out and they look unnatural flared out as such, will need to remount oxygen ports on his mouthpiece to face forward but i think this may be the thing to do; he'll look better in pilot mode without the catfish like ends flapn. also thought to run air lines inside the cockpit for him to hook up to?

update 23 Jun 12: i reconfigured his mask, so the air nozzles are front facing and i took some paintable green stuff and attempted the tapered helmet fin. cut some cabling and made the chest hoses and also sliced it to make the guantlet gauges. initial paint apps are done and hes lookn good so far.

[Viper6]

also, does anyone know how i might achieve a scale effect, short of plying a wood burner to the plastic? not sure im going to go for it but if i can come up with a viable method with minimal fuss, i just might. thanks in advance for any input.

[tycondrius]

nice custom but I think you need to drop the head down a notch it looks a wee bit to high in the neck . other then that awesome. can't really help on the ol scale effect issue as I have the same prob I'm making a customer hydro too

[Rasstis]

Try heating up a small c shaped wood cutting tool and come in at an angle from below just slightly (top to bottom) for scales. COBRA!

[freakintiger]

nice custom but I think you need to drop the head down a notch it looks a wee bit to high in the neck . other then that awesome. can't really help on the ol scale effect issue as I have the same prob I'm making a customer hydro too

I agree with tycondrius on the length of the neck, shorten it and it will look better, perhaps sculpt it out a bit to make it more muscular/masculine. Beyond that, it's golden!

[Neuspeaq]

Sweet!!! I Love Hydro-Viper's!!!

[Viper6]

thanks guys, this is why i like WIP threads, i didnt even see the neck issue until you guys pointed it out and now its glaringly apparent, thanks, i'll work on him this week.

and yeah, im trackn the wood tool method but was looking for an alternative as i dont have one just yet. thanks again.

[Big IV]

I like the mer-head on this figure.

[MJjoe4life]

Looks good so far, cant wait to see the finished product.

[kuh_rupht]

This looks great! I can't wait to see how you paint it.

[TYPHUS]

DAMN DUDE!!! You smashed that head!! It looks fricking AWESOME!!

[nighthawk]

Looking good so far. Can't wait to see it finished.

[Viper6]

DAMN DUDE!!! You smashed that head!! It looks fricking AWESOME!!

got his neck shortened up now too as of this morning, i'll get him finished up this week. thanks guys

[ucsf]

Can't wait to see it finished. You really caught the essence of this character.

[Viper6]

heres a link to his vehicle!

http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-customs-works-progress/239285-devil-ray-sea-ray-ii-wip-viper6.html

[josey wales]

Looks great. The work on the head is awesome. Great addition to the Cobra Navy.

[Shimaneboy]

Looking awesome so far! Can't wait to see the final product!

[Viper6]

appreciate the look and the kind words all. added a pic and discussed some changes. stay tuned.

[nerdsgetchicks]

also, does anyone know how i might achieve a scale effect, short of plying a wood burner to the plastic? not sure im going to go for it but if i can come up with a viable method with minimal fuss, i just might. thanks in advance for any input.

Apoxie Sculpt and thin plastic that I hole punched

Will The Real Serpentor Please ARISE !!! - GI Joe News (http://www.hisstank.com/gi-joe-news/customs-10/will-the-real-serpentor-please-arise--8348/)

[Viper6]

Apoxie Sculpt and thin plastic that I hole punched

Will The Real Serpentor Please ARISE !!! - GI Joe News (http://www.hisstank.com/gi-joe-news/customs-10/will-the-real-serpentor-please-arise--8348/)

thats another great idea...Alyosha got me going the green stuff route with a scale maker tool, gonna hit that this weekend, but i may give this a shot too, maybe try both ona test piece. thanks.

[Viper6]

making progress, check out the original post for the update. also check out the nearly completed devil ray, the two sort of go together.

[TofuJesse]

Looking sweet! Can't wait.

[Viper6]

Looking sweet! Can't wait.

really hope we can cast him...and the vehicle!

[Vulcan Raven]

That looks damn good for a wip! One of my favorite figures of all time!

[Starfighter]

Nice so far!

[TofuJesse]

I am sure we can...we can talk about it.

really hope we can cast him...and the vehicle!

[Snow Wolf]

Great job...do you ever sell your customs, or are they for your collection?

[Viper6]

Great job...do you ever sell your customs, or are they for your collection?

hey snow wolf, thanks for the interest man; up until now everythings been about just filling holes in my collection but hopefully very soon i will be able to cast, copy, and kick a few of these out to the community. Raginspoon and tofujesse have been great about helping me along and hopefully with their ongoing support i can make that a reality. my aversion to selling anything that isnt at least cast in the intended base color is that when they move paint chips and rubs and just really takes all that work down a notch. sometimes depending on the figure i can get an essentially posable piece, but about half my work is display only with limited posing. hang in there, and hopefully soon we can throw a few of these together thatll hold up to full blown disPLAY. if all goes well a limited run of the "sea demon and devil ray" will be available after joecon.

[RATFINK]

hey snow wolf, thanks for the interest man; up until now everythings been about just filling holes in my collection but hopefully very soon i will be able to cast, copy, and kick a few of these out to the community. Raginspoon and tofujesse have been great about helping me along and hopefully with their ongoing support i can make that a reality. my aversion to selling anything that isnt at least cast in the intended base color is that when they move paint chips and rubs and just really takes all that work down a notch. sometimes depending on the figure i can get an essentially posable piece, but about half my work is display only with limited posing. hang in there, and hopefully soon we can throw a few of these together thatll hold up to full blown disPLAY. if all goes well a limited run of the "sea demon and devil ray" will be available after joecon.



i have heat-night-frag-saw-hydro figure kit on the way =)

[Viper6]

i have heat-night-frag-saw-hydro figure kit on the way =)

well, ratfink's work inspired me to take up the brush and knife, so thats one COA i can endorse, hes got a gift... but i promise we aim to give him a run for his money!

[turner]

This sucker is nice, great idea on the helmet and chest straps.

[ucsf]

The more I see the more I like it. A truly faithful, yet modern update to a great figure.

[pyro678]

cant wait to see the finished product its gonna look sick

[Viper6]

I should direct you all here then, http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-customs-finished-projects/245193-3rd-party-prototype-devil-ray-w-sea-demon.html enjoy. and thanks for the kind words.