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08-31-2011, 10:10 PM | #321 |
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Well, I finally bit the bullet and picked up the True Heroes AB-116 "Tiburon" aka the new G.I. Joe AC-130 Spectre. If you are on the fence about getting this thing, go out and get it- you won't be disappointed.
Still debating on wheter to paint it or not...thinking aircraft grey or OD green. Took a few pics, including some "night op" shots of Snakes and Duke (a consider it a deleted scene from Resolute). Wild Bill and Ace pilot this behemoth. If I decide to paint, will place under WIP.
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08-31-2011, 10:28 PM | #322 |
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I got mine the other day. This thing is a beast. It's huge but not obnoxious big. It holds a ton of figures and some small vehicles. I will be painting mine soon. Can't tell you guys the paint scheme yet but you will see it in the customs section soon.
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08-31-2011, 11:22 PM | #323 |
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so i lucked out on an Ebay thread.. picked up like 8 seats and two cannons from a Tomahawk and i will be replacing the stupid black seats that come with it and populate the cockpit & cargo area so that you can actually put figures in there w/o them rolling around.
also found the perfect little black plastic pieces to cover up the side round windows and relocating the gun mounts lower like the actual AC130... i'll use the two cannons from the ebay thread along with my Snowtrooper/Howitzer.. also i found that if i used a black balloon and did a wiretie around it, it created the perfect airframe seal similar to that of the real aircraft. plus the cannon can move around updown/leftright w/o seeing the interior of the cargobay.. i'll try to post some picts when i'm done.. damn. this thing is getting pretty neat.
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09-01-2011, 05:24 AM | #324 |
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09-01-2011, 05:30 AM | #325 |
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Thanks for the info but been to many stores TJ Max, Target and Walmart none have any Vamps. I did get the Humvee and attack buggy at Big Lots but they both are way too wide so i'm returning it. Looking at Skipper's pictures the Vamp fits perfectly inside just you can't roll it out from the rear ramp. It's a easy fix but I need to find Vamp at the stores first.
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09-01-2011, 10:39 AM | #326 |
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Couple OT questions (they were referenced here tho)...
Is the green/tan Chinook pictured a couple pages back the same as the gray camo one that's easily found now? Also, which Humvee does Big Lots currently have? Is it a Joe one you guys are talking about or their military line? |
09-01-2011, 11:00 AM | #327 |
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Quote:
Couple OT questions (they were referenced here tho)...
Is the green/tan Chinook pictured a couple pages back the same as the gray camo one that's easily found now? Also, which Humvee does Big Lots currently have? Is it a Joe one you guys are talking about or their military line? Does anyone have a pick of the grey chinnook? I was at my TRU yesterday and they got in new stuff, but the chinnook was the green/tan one which I bought a while back with the intention of painting it grey. Also, the Humvees at Big Lots are the Power Team Elite line of toys. Last edited by sharky; 09-01-2011 at 11:05 AM.. |
09-01-2011, 11:13 AM | #328 |
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Thanks for the info! Here's the gray one I was talking about... (nma)
Elite Operations Chinook Helicopter Playset NIB 1/18 | eBay |
09-01-2011, 03:53 PM | #329 |
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Found some nice AC-130 "Herks from Hell" logos...plan to put those on the fuselage, maybe even on the tail. Definitely going for the custom G.I. Joe AC-130 while staying true to the real life AC-130H model (kinda like the Skystriker is based on the F-14).
I was thinking...it would be cool to have some sexy Scarlett artwork near the nose, kinda like the old WW2 bombers did. Either that or a funny pic of the Baroness. Noticed that there is a recess above the rear ramp door to place a small red light. I used one of my mountain bike lights to light up the interior for the shots I posted above. Decided to keep this one stock color (haven't custom painted since my Tamiya modeling days). Will post pics this weekend when I get a chance to work on it. I actually like the sound effects and guns on this thing...way better than the Night Raven and Sand Serpent! LOL
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09-01-2011, 07:28 PM | #330 |
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Did you know Tamiya paint are in shortage now. I visit two hobby shops to get some paints and all their Tamiya paint racks are almost empty except for pink and neon yellow lol. I did a research online and it turn out Japan earthquake has something to do with it :-(. I still can't decide what to to paint mine either OD green camo or shiny metal chrome paint like the airlines in the '60s us coast guard sounds good too but few people are deciding to do that already. Sigh decisions.. decisions.
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