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03-26-2017, 12:15 PM | #1 |
Crimson Guard
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Head: AVAC cast
Torso, scarf, beret: 50th Falcon Arms: 25th GI Joe Trooper Vest: 25th Beachhead Legs: Poc Steel Brigade Hands, gun case, knife, holster, pouch: Marauder Task Force Back Up was a concept for a Renegade on Sergeant Slaughter’s team originally conceived sometime in the ‘80s (probably circa 1985-86). In 2016, a concept drawing for the character was shown by Dan Kligensmith on Facebook. To my knowledge, that is first time that anybody outside of Hasbro learned of the existence of this concept character. The two-week challenge for Custom Celebration 11 was to create a custom based on the 1987 movie, either Renegade or Cobra-La. I had forgotten about this picture and found it while looking for inspiration for the challenge. As it turns out, Back Up came together pretty well with modern parts. For the color scheme, no official one exists. I decided to make him an ex-member of the Steel Brigade that was reprimanded under suspicious circumstances and shipped to Sgt Slaughter to be reformed. His color scheme flows from that back story.
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03-26-2017, 06:44 PM | #2 |
LNC Commander
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Oh yeah that's awesome!
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03-26-2017, 06:54 PM | #3 |
Iron Grenadier
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Always top notch OB
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03-26-2017, 10:28 PM | #4 |
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Cool! Thanks for sharing the concept and your creation!
-Todd Shakka85
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03-27-2017, 12:14 AM | #5 |
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Wow, that's the first I've seen of that picture. I wonder if he was an early concept for Falcon. Wasn't he used as the back-up for the Renegades when they scoped out the Terror Drome? He already had the shotgun and beret.
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03-27-2017, 12:46 AM | #6 |
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Very cool
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03-27-2017, 09:39 AM | #7 |
Iron Grenadier
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nice one!
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03-27-2017, 05:27 PM | #8 |
Crimson Guard
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Thanks guys. I would have prefered to have a colored concept image to work from, but I'm pretty happy with him just the same
OB
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03-28-2017, 09:16 PM | #9 |
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That is AWESOME OB
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