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01-03-2009, 12:44 AM | #1 |
endlesssummerofthedamned
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So I'm in the beginning stages of a Techno Viper custom, and I have what parts I'm gonna use all hashed out, with some pre-production sketches and what-not. But my dilemma here is...
Do I remain faithful to the original purple color scheme? I love this figure, but I hate purple a lot. So I think I'm going to go over to a charcoal gray uniform, with black and purple accents. Any comments? (For parts, I'm gonna use a Snake Eyes Wave 7 upper/lower torso, Barbecue legs/feet, Specialist Trakker upper arms and Zartan Wave 11 forearms and hands, with a Para-Viper head, using accessories from Trakker, Barbecue, Para-Viper and original ARAH Techno Viper tools.) Edit: Here's some of my preliminary work on making a Specialist Trakker helmet look like a Techno-Viper helmet. I'm pretty pleased. This will look great once I apply paint. I'll add more photos throughout the rest of this thread as I go. Last edited by minstrelboy; 01-04-2009 at 08:02 PM.. |
01-03-2009, 12:50 AM | #2 |
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You could try a 2-tone blue, that'd at least look close and not be purple, and it'd match the rest of the Cobras.
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01-03-2009, 12:56 AM | #3 |
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I changed the color on mine just a little. I still wanted it to be a bit cartoony but the lighter purple just wasn't coming out right. There's a pic in my album if you'd care to see.
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01-03-2009, 12:59 AM | #4 |
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Do a very dark purple and then black wash it, it will look fine. stay true!
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01-03-2009, 01:05 AM | #5 |
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You could just go cobra blue.. if you have the right look, I'm sure it'll still get the point across... what mask are you going to use? Wasn't there a Spy Troops mask that looked like the Techno Viper?
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01-03-2009, 09:13 AM | #6 |
endlesssummerofthedamned
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The dark purple with a black wash is a good idea. Maybe I'll go with that. |
01-03-2009, 09:17 AM | #7 |
endlesssummerofthedamned
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That looks good - a lot simpler than what I have planned. I always overthink when it comes to what parts I could use. I wasn't sure how the HISS Driver torso would look, but it looks good actually.
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01-04-2009, 08:04 PM | #8 |
endlesssummerofthedamned
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Just added photos of the helmet I modded for my Techno-Viper at the start of this thread. More photos to be posted as I progress.
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01-04-2009, 08:06 PM | #9 |
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Of course.
If we get a Techno viper, it will utilize the Trakker helmet. But I like the progress so far! |
01-08-2009, 07:42 AM | #10 |
endlesssummerofthedamned
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As promised, here are some new picks of my progress:
This is a mock-up to see how well the parts go together and get a basic look at what's going on. Some of the parts need whittled down to fit together (knee to thigh joints and upper arm joints in particular). Here's the helmet, which I'm very pleased with. This was the deal breaker for me - if this didn't turn out, then the figure just wouldn't look right no matter what I did. So far, so good. Thoughts, opinions? |
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