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01-12-2020, 11:07 PM | #101 |
Crimson Guard
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"Watch out Cobra, G.I.joe's newest guard dog is loose, and itching for a fight. The Mean Dog is a fully articulated, wheeled armored vehicle, mounting a massive rotary-barrel gatling cannon. This devastating weapon is optimized for providing effective air defense against low flying ground attack aircraft, but it is equally lethal against targets on the ground. As if this massive cannon weren't enough, the Mean Dog carries two batteries of missiles (ATGMs and/or SAMs which can be launched vertically) as well as a separate heavy machine gun mounted in a remote turret. The Mean Dog's only weakness is that due to its ferocious rate of fire, it can use up its ammunition very quickly.
The Mean Dog has a crew of three - a driver and commander in the front section, and a weapons operator who sits in the rear section just in front of the main turret and behind the motor. The Mean Dog's unique articulating design combined with wheels give it better speed and fuel efficiency than a tracked vehicle, but better off road handling than most wheeled vehicles." Untitled by Magnus-L, on Flickr Mean Dog by Magnus-L, on Flickr "Does this gun make my butt look fat?" by Magnus-L, on Flickr |
03-06-2020, 01:14 AM | #102 |
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"Armored combat vehicles represent a balance between firepower, protection, and speed, and the Cobra Stun excels at last of these. Its rotating-body, rear-suspension, tricycle wheel system gives it excellent mobility; coupled with a quiet, stealthy electric motor and hydrodynamic amphibious hull - making it the ideal scout.
The Stun was designed for reconnaissance, but has enough firepower to cover its speedy retreat when it runs into enemy forces too powerful to take on directly. It has a single machine gun covering its rear arc, and a pair of machine guns in a top turret firing forward and to the sides. Four forward-firing 40mm grenade launchers can unleash a short-range burst of frag or smoke grenades to disorient opponents. None of these weapons are very accurate, but if a Stun can create enough mayhem in a short amount of time, it can usually return to base, and live to fight - and scout - another day." Stun by Magnus-L, on Flickr Stun pivoting to the side to assist with tight turns at speed by Magnus-L, on Flickr Rear by Magnus-L, on Flickr The Stun always was an odd duck to me, strange even by Cobra's design standards. I did away with the splitting cockpit, and focused on making the overall shape a little more streamlined looking and added a tilting front cockpit to help it navigate corners more easily (and just look cool posing). One things about the original Stun I do really like is the basic color of black, with red highlights. I added a little gray as well to match it with the Stinger. Stun and Stinger by Magnus-L, on Flickr Look out for more Cobra rolling hardware in this color scheme coming soon... |
03-09-2020, 01:50 AM | #103 |
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"Cobra ground forces have relied heavily on the HISS series of combat vehicles for many years. While the HISS family remains a potent weapons system, several new armored vehicles are rising to prominence as faster, wheeled alternatives. Enter the Parasite - a dedicated IFV, with all the graces of a gunship helicopter. It carries a pair of machine guns and a pair of autocannons in its front turret, as well as a single machine gun towards the back to offer a little more all around protection. Its unusual placement of its turret in front with a 180 degree cone of fire gives it a lower silhouette, making it a difficult target, and Cobra designers consider that its lack of heavy firepower in its rear sector will encourage its crew to stay in the offensive and not turn tail on the enemy. The practical result of this design feature is that Parasites are best kept out of built-up environments, and really come into their own in conventional assaults across fairly open ground.
Parasite by Magnus-L, on Flickr Firepower in front by Magnus-L, on Flickr "Infantry, dismount and prepare for battle!" by Magnus-L, on Flickr Firepower notwithstanding, the main task of the Parasite is that of armored troop carrier. What makes it most useful is its ability to carry six fully armed and equipped soldiers into battle, well rested and protected by sloped armor. If need be, at least four more can clamber onto the sides and rear. Cobra Vipers train to dismount at speed, and once on the ground, half a dozen or so motivated Cobra troopers will spread out and unleash anything from SAMs to ATGMs, as well as the usual small arms." ------ I forget who did it this way already, but I've seen one or two Parasites done by other customizers in black before, and I really liked that, so I gave it the same classic color scheme I use on my Stinger and Stun. And of course, color notwithstanding, the Parasite needed another crew member more than anything else. |
03-11-2020, 10:33 AM | #104 |
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The stun is great, and I agree the splitting cockpit was always its wierdest feature. Cool and nimble vehicle otherwise
Parasite in black looks great, and the bubbles gives it a very cobra feel, and reminds me of the BUGG in a good way As always, fantastic builds!
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03-25-2020, 11:19 PM | #105 |
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03-25-2020, 11:25 PM | #106 |
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"The emergence of fast, sophisticated Cobra warplanes such as the Hurricane and the Night Raven has pushed G.I.Joe to expand its own capabilities in dedicated air-to-air combat. The venerable lightweight Conquest multirole fighter is highly agile and Mach 2 capable; but the new Sky Striker is even faster, has longer range, and has been designed with air combat as its prime specialty. It typically carries six air-to-air missiles (two short range missiles, two medium range missiles, and two long range missiles) in addition to a rotary barrel cannon on the left side of the nose. It is crewed by a Pilot and a Radar and Weapons Officer. The swing wing configuration allows it to reach speeds well in excess of Mach 2, but also maneuver very well at slower speeds, in the event that things come down to close-in dogfighting."
Side view by Magnus-L, on Flickr Cockpit by Magnus-L, on Flickr Ace and his backseater by Magnus-L, on Flickr Rear view by Magnus-L, on Flickr Missiles and landing gear up by Magnus-L, on Flickr Building my own Sky Striker has given me new appreciation for both the original toy and the real life inspiration it is based on. There is just something incredibly satisfying about moving the wings forward and backward, and the whole thing is quite solid and very swooshable. My Sky Striker is shorter than my Cobra Night Raven, but with the wings extended, it has a greater wingspan. One of the luxuries of building in my style is that I don't need to replicate every last detail on the Sky Striker, as it is understood that this is my own version. This feels more like a scale model than many of my G.I.Joe builds, but it's a model that borrows from both the Sky Striker and the Tomcat (it is larger than the former and smaller than the latter). I was hoping to include several play features in the build that there wasn't space for, but some of those may be incorporated into future planes. More pics at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/782249...57713587256043 |
03-26-2020, 11:37 AM | #107 |
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Your skystriker is sooo amazing. I think what I like about your designs so much is it does feel like lego versions of the toys, especially when you put your own spin or twist on it. A lot of other lego builds I see are essentially almost same size replicas of the original toy, or so far off it barely reminds you of the inspiration design. If you ever want to start a spinoff thread, I think seeing a lot of your lego builds next to the original toys would be fantastic and superfun
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03-31-2020, 02:47 PM | #108 |
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I hadn't seen the Hind D connection and now I totally can! Very cool
Your skystriker is sooo amazing. I think what I like about your designs so much is it does feel like lego versions of the toys, especially when you put your own spin or twist on it. A lot of other lego builds I see are essentially almost same size replicas of the original toy, or so far off it barely reminds you of the inspiration design. If you ever want to start a spinoff thread, I think seeing a lot of your lego builds next to the original toys would be fantastic and superfun Posing my Lego next to the originals would be interesting. I need to dig my collection out to do that, but thanks for the idea! |
04-04-2020, 08:53 PM | #109 |
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"The Dreadnok Razorback is essentially a crudely tricked out Land Rover, reinforced with metal and horns taken from poached animals and roadkill. The vehicle was probably procured in Great Britain or Australia, as the steering wheel is on the right hand side. A heavy machine gun has been mounted on the left hand side, which can be operated and aimed from the passenger seat. But no one really wants to share the vehicle with the huge and terrifying Road Pig (and that's okay with him, he doesn't like company, anyway with the exception of his crush Zarana), so he has rigged the weapon to fire forward and can operate it with simple button on the steering wheel. The Razorback is a fairly small vehicle but there is space in the back for storage, or to transport any unlucky Dreadnok captives."
Dreadnok "Razorback" by Magnus-L, on Flickr Dreadnok "Razorback" by Magnus-L, on Flickr Dreadnok "Razorback" by Magnus-L, on Flickr So here's a real obscurity from the G.I.Joe universe. G.I.Joe comics and cartoons are full of characters and vehicles that were not based on existing toys. Very few of these eventually became toys after being introduced in media. Most of these only showed up once or twice, but others became Joeverse mainstays - the Cobra transport helicopter is one that became ubiquitious in the Marvel comic, and would have made an excellent toy, and I did build one of my own a few years ago. This post apoc/Mad Max style vehicle is a lot more obscure - so much so that many diehard Joe fans will be unaware of it. It's also a vehicle that captured my imagination as soon as I saw it when I picked up a British comic in the '80s. Action Force Monthly, which featured the British version of G.I.Joe had a story based in Australia, outback featuring Joes Outback and Psych-Out versus the Dreadnoks. In addition to the classic Dreadnok Cycle and the Thunder Machine, the Dreadnoks used a vehicle that never hit the toy shelves and was never officially named. But based on the pic on page 12, it is reasonable to assume it was called the Razorback. I'm not aware of other appearances of this Dreadnok ride, and would appreciate if anyone knows of any. http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/comi...037/index.html My MOC is based on the depictions of this vehicle in that comic - and it only shows up in a handful of panels. I've kept it close to the original but changed the metal spikes to horns because Lego doesn't produce any pieces that looked right as metal spikes of the right size. It's a lot smaller than some of my other Dreadnok vehicles but it looks appropriately scary, and imagine it can handle off road driving quite readily. |
04-09-2020, 11:40 PM | #110 |
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"The Ringneck is heavily armored MRAP style vehicle with a useful troop carrier capacity. The Ringneck is chunky and tall, with a high center of gravity and a V-shaped hull to increase survivability in the event of hitting mines or IEDs.
Its main turret mounts a low-velocity 76 mm cannon and a machine gun, while the side positions sport twin machine guns. The Ringneck has a crew of four - a driver, two side gunners, and a commander/main gunner." Cobra Ringneck by Magnus-L, on Flickr Rear ramp and door by Magnus-L, on Flickr Deploying Alley Vipers by Magnus-L, on Flickr The Ringneck is a lesser known vehicle from the era after the main G.I.Joe line I usually take my inspiration from. It's a big nasty looking thing, a perfect ride for the Alley Vipers and the Urban Assault Force. https://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/03/ringneck/ I decided to give it an MRAP look, and envision it as a sort of bullyish vehicle that it very adept at attacking infantry, but not so well equipped to pick on anything its own size - like an actual tank or anything with dedicated anti-armor missiles. More pictures here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/782249...57713826269622 |
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