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12-27-2018, 02:30 AM | #1 |
ARAH Customizer
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Fredericton N.B.
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STORCC
Short Take-Off Rocket Cargo Carrier The Joes were under-equipped in 1982. Sure, they had a tank, a jeep, a motorcycle and some field artillery, but they couldn't fly anywhere, and the water was out of reach as well. To remedy this, I have three custom vehicles planned to fill in the gaps: a transport plane, a landing craft and a utility helicopter. I envision these as being part of series 1.5, released after the original 1982 figures but before the 1983 run was available. The transport plane is the second to be completed, using a True Heroes AB-115 Shark, which is based on the C-130 Hercules which featured so often in the Marvel run of Joe comics. I cut the carrying handle off of the top and added some seats to the cockpit and the cargo bay. The original is in grey, so I gave the fuselage a few coats of green drab paint (Krylon Ultra-Flat Camouflage), and used the custom sticker set from Toyhax.com for this plane. The original toy has no windows – just empty spaces in the windshield and portholes, so I added some clear plastic windows using Plastruct Plastic Weld. To make it stand out from a regular C-130 I added some booster rockets near the back of the plane in order to give it short take-off capability, which is appropriate for a clandestine unit like GI Joe. Two custom pilots complete the set, named Merlin and Sparrow. The STORCC would have had the same price point as the 1983 Headquarters Command Center, and would have been worth the same number of Flag Points (8). Base Vehicle - True Heroes AB-115 Shark Booster Rockets – Godzilla F/A-18 Strike Jet Stickers – Toyhax.com |
02-27-2019, 12:07 AM | #2 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Windsor, ON
Posts: 4
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Beauty
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02-27-2019, 12:18 AM | #3 |
Tiger Force member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Here with my boy , Jacob , and Mama:)
Posts: 5,374
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Awe-some!!
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02-27-2019, 12:57 AM | #4 |
Hisstank.Com General
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 17,152
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Very nice!
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10-14-2019, 07:41 PM | #5 |
endlesssummerofthedamned
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Midway, PA
Posts: 3,773
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Very cool custom. This is an indispensable aircraft for any Joe collection, but I really love what you've done with it. And the crew look great as well.
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10-14-2019, 10:09 PM | #6 |
Snow Serpent
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 633
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Nice work! Tell me more about your paint choice...I got one of these bad boys sitting on the shelf waiting to be customized! Love the use of o-ring figures!
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10-14-2019, 10:32 PM | #7 |
Hisstank.Com General
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Georgia
Posts: 14,836
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Nice!!!
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10-14-2019, 10:38 PM | #8 |
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Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 10,010
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Nice!
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10-14-2019, 10:38 PM | #9 |
Sergeant
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Virginia
Posts: 733
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Nice work on the C-130, I’ve got one still in the box waiting for my two grandsons to get just a little bit older. That and the Quonset hut building with accessories should be a good introduction for them to GI Joe type toys. Right now they’re big Thomas the tank engine fans.
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10-18-2019, 02:54 AM | #10 |
dreadnok
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: New Castle, Delaware
Posts: 1,385
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that is pretty cool looking
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