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Old 09-25-2010, 01:33 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Captain Ripdeal

I did this one for a contest where you (blind) pull random bodyparts. You just have to make the best of what you end up with. This is what I got:

Torso: Voltar '88
Waist: Windmill '88
L Arm: Charbroil '88
R Arm: Battle Corps Wild Bill '92
Legs: Funskool Zarana

As soon as I got the parts and noticed the Zarana legs, I knew this was going to be a Headhunter custom. I always planned to expand the Headhunter universe so this was a nice oppertunity. I cut the kneecaps and put some Greenstuff under the boots to make them look less feminine. I tried to paint the Voltar torso in a way you wouldn't immediately recognize it as Voltar's. Same thing for the head, but I added a beard there and tried to create an Asian look in the eyes.
Gave him a rifle and backpack and it turned into this guy: Headhunters Captain Ripdeal!

Bio:
Ripdeal grew up in the states, but his parents are originally from China. Since most of his family still lived there, Ripdeal traveled a lot between the USA and China. When he became an adult, he got involved in the opium smuggling business.

Before Ripdeal joined the Headman's ranks, he interfered in deal between some Headhunters and Headhunter Stormtroopers, an a notorious local gang. He did this in such a clever way (killed four Headhunters, two Stormtroopers and the five local gangsters and got away from the cops with a lot of cash and drugs) that he caught Headman's attention. He offered him a "job" within the Headhunter ranks so he could take benefit of Ripdeal's talents. Ripdeal is now the captain and controls all drug traffic from the Headhunters to the most important gangs in major cities. His experience in (inter)national drug dealing and knowledge of the ways dealers and gangs work, have made him an expert in finding out where deals take place, ripping those deals and (on behalf of Headman) wiping out the smaller drug gangs and dealers.

LMKWYT!

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Old 09-25-2010, 01:36 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Awesome job! He fits right in with the Headhunters. You made the parts look like they were chosen specifically for this custom and not the other way around. Well done.
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Old 09-25-2010, 01:55 PM   #3 (permalink)
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nice work dude
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Old 09-25-2010, 02:02 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Great idea for a custom contest and it looks like something that would have come out of Hasbro back in the day. The deco you went with makes all the parts fit flawlessly together despite the fact that they're from all over the place. Really nice stuff.

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Old 09-25-2010, 02:06 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Nice custom work!
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Old 09-25-2010, 02:15 PM   #6 (permalink)
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This is a great custom.

The painting really pulls all the random parts together. I could see this as an official release.

Having brown gloves on both hands might be nice, but it's such a small suggestion for an already awesome custom.

Nice work!
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Old 09-26-2010, 02:06 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Thanks guys!

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Having brown gloves on both hands might be nice, but it's such a small suggestion for an already awesome custom.
Nice work!
You have a point there, and you made me re-think about it again. Although I don't mind the different colored gloves at all, I now wonder what it would look like if both were brown. I think I'm gonna search for another arm and paint that brown so I can check it out.

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Great idea for a custom contest...
Yes, I love these kinds of contests. I'd love to see some done here too.

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Old 09-28-2010, 04:37 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Thank you.

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Old 09-28-2010, 04:50 PM   #10 (permalink)
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