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06-06-2012, 01:05 PM | #1 |
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Hey guys,
So I ended up finding the Retaliation Ghost Hawk pretty early at my local TRU (5/16/12, to be exact) and reluctantly bought it and built it, but did not apply any labels- as I had a hunch it would come under the knife and brush... Like so many others, I just couldn't handle the colors or cheap "ninja turtle-ish" look, but the ship is actually a great size and I do like the design of it. Like the Black Dragon VTOL, it feels very "Terminator: Hunter-Killer" or "Aliens Dropship"-esque to me. I thought about different paint schemes that could make it cooler, then it hit me- I'd make it into an updated Cobra Rattler! I started on this custom about 2 weeks ago but got sidetracked, so I decided to come back and finish it off last night. The main/upper body has been painted with 2 coats of Krylon: Fusion "Patriotic Blue" spraypaint, which I then sanded and scuffed up to take most of the gloss off and give it a nice worn look. I followed that up with some light drybrushing to give it a subtle weathered, metal texture. The blaze-orange missiles absolutely HAD to go, they are painted with Krylon: Fusion matte black. The lower body, chin gun and the engine turbines are the only things not painted, but some paint accents and minor drybrushing has been added where necessary. I used only a few of the actual Ghost Hawk 2 decals, then added some custom Cobra Airforce decals from CobraStickers.com. I finished it off with selected labels from an unused 30th anniversary Skystriker sticker sheet. Hope you guys like it, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Yo Joe!
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06-06-2012, 01:14 PM | #2 |
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Looks great.
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06-06-2012, 01:17 PM | #3 |
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looks cool in those colors...someone needs to come up with a better wing/engine design for this thing...I still can not get over the spring loaded missile launchers...the wings and the hollowed out rear tail sections..
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06-06-2012, 01:17 PM | #4 |
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Looks like an awesome Cobra Troop transport....
then I remember it hold about 1 figure. Looks great though! |
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06-06-2012, 01:18 PM | #5 |
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That's how you turn nothing into everything.
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06-06-2012, 01:19 PM | #6 |
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Great job!! I love "Patriotic Blue"..have a few cans in the garage for special repaints
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06-06-2012, 01:20 PM | #7 |
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Love it!! but wonder'd if you put the teeth and eye placement on the blue would it have looked any better? love the dry brushing tech and sticker choice!!!! fire!!!
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06-06-2012, 01:22 PM | #8 |
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Very nice. I like the detailing.
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06-06-2012, 01:44 PM | #9 |
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Excellent!! I'm digging the customs paint jobs Tankers have done. Polishing up the turd of a paintjob Hasbro gave us. It really is a cool looking plane with the right colors. Hasbro screwed the pooch again on this one. They must have designers from the 90's still on the payroll. I hope they're looking at these customs and learning!
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06-06-2012, 01:53 PM | #10 |
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I think it's awesome! My Suggestion would be to retro-fit a Gun Turrent on the top to give it that more classic Rattler feel!
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