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05-25-2009, 03:50 PM | #5741 |
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Updated the three Air Force officers I posted recently. Nothing major, just added what I feel to be more accurate unit identification tags and whatnot. At the resolution I'm working in, I doubt anybody can actually tell the insignia apart, but knowing that inside each little 5 x 5 pixel area is an authentic AFSOC unit patch helps me sleep better at night (ha ha). Oh, and I finally finished Ace:
Ace, Ghostrider, Slipstream, Payload Design notes: - Ace's head/face is based on a headshot of Jason Gedrick, star of the 1980s jet fighter action film Iron Eagle, which had the misfortune of being released in the same year as the massively successful Top Gun starring Tom Cruise. I actually prefer Iron Eagle to Top Gun (although I'd rather not re-watch either film to be honest... I can think of better things to waste ~2 hours of my life on), just because it's got 100% more Louis Gossett, Jr., 100% less Tom Cruise, and maybe 50% less homoerotic subtext disguised as "alpha dog" macho posturing (ha ha... not that there's anything wrong with that). - Here's a list of the barely visible right shoulder unit patches on Ace's, Slipstream's, and Payload's flight suits: Ace -- 7th Special Operations Squadron Slipstream -- 18th Flight Test Squadron (gives me an excuse to outfit him in a g-suit despite being a special operations pilot... the 18th FTS is the Air Force Special Operations Command's primary tactics development unit so its conceivable that their pilots might occasionally wear g-suits during the course of their duties) Payload -- 15th Special Operations Squadron Ghostrider's flight suit unit patch is covered by his jacket, but I'd like to imagine that he spent some time with the 4th Special Operations Squadron (nicknamed "The Ghostriders") before transferring to an MC-130-equipped unit (likely the 15th Special Operations Squadron, since they both are subordinate to the 1st Special Operations Wing). |
05-25-2009, 04:37 PM | #5742 |
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Ace looks like a real dick.
Which is how I always imagined him. Nice head choice. |
05-25-2009, 06:46 PM | #5743 |
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Ace does look a little cocky.
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05-26-2009, 01:37 PM | #5744 |
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I can't wait for the RoC stuff to drop. I'm getting more excited daily with all the pictures and everything.
What about that Quarrel/Scarlett repaint? A little weird that it's a "paratrooper Scarlett" when Quarrel was a driver but I've always loved the Quarrel colors. And we're getting a RoC Wet-Down. That's pretty weird. Awesome looking figure though. But to make a Wet-Down? Makes me think we'll see some of the later and lesser known RAH Joes pop up in RoC form. I think this increases the chances that we'll see a Barrell Roll and Crosshair.
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05-26-2009, 02:05 PM | #5745 |
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Is it really Wet-Down or Deep Six. I'm getting confused. But They've made everyone else. (Wet-Down is my boy since he's also from VA) Where are you getting Paratrooper Scarlett? Has she been named as such?
I'm also getting excited for the ROC stuff. It's grown on me considerably. I wonder if we're going to get any Comic Stuff? I suppose around Christmas they may start blowing us away, but shouldn't the movie stuff start hitting shelves soon? |
05-26-2009, 02:16 PM | #5746 |
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Is it really Wet-Down or Deep Six. I'm getting confused. But They've made everyone else. (Wet-Down is my boy since he's also from VA) Where are you getting Paratrooper Scarlett? Has she been named as such?
I'm also getting excited for the ROC stuff. It's grown on me considerably. I wonder if we're going to get any Comic Stuff? I suppose around Christmas they may start blowing us away, but shouldn't the movie stuff start hitting shelves soon? Hasbro has said no comic packs for the movie, as I recall. :(
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05-26-2009, 02:25 PM | #5747 |
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Yeah I seen it just see wear the name Paratrooper Scarlett got confirmed. Whatever it's still Quarrel. Just like Wet-Down. All of them are using the same mold so we could call them whatever. I'm just wondering if they use the Wet-Down Character, or Wet-Suit and just change the codename.
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05-26-2009, 02:53 PM | #5748 |
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Never liked the "Wet-Down" codename. Always made me think of a soggy duckling (cue sickeningly cute image).
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05-26-2009, 03:04 PM | #5749 |
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Me neither. Isn't wetting Down like getting shit-faced before shipping out, or some other right of passage/hazing? Plus it's too close to Wet-Suit. I'm glad we have another SEAL but still.
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05-26-2009, 03:06 PM | #5750 |
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Wetting-down - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not sure if I'd call him a SEAL as much as a diver. ;)
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