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Cobra O13 by HissHissFangFang
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05-06-2021, 03:20 AM
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jlw515
HHFF,
Great update to an already amazing custom! Baroness is one of my favorite characters. I love that you have tried to replicate her original cartoon & comic book look. Looking at those cartoon stock images, the artist gave her an unrealistic thin waste as well, almost Barbie doll like features.
As someone else mentioned above, I would love to see what you could do with the Shooter/retro Scarlett torso. I would imagine that the 25th Scarlett hips limits the Helix legs articulation just a bit.
You may have mentioned it in a prior post (I'm too lazy right now to look LOL!) but what did you use to make the gold pads and belt? Green stuff?
I would love to see a figure like this as a variant, pack-in figure like a 3-pack or with a vehicle.
Jason
Thanks for the comments J. I can't verify it myself, but I think Russ Heath is the one who drew the stock images. Those images are also in the GI Joe Field Manual book 1 with lots of other great cartoon model images. Nice picture books, but I wish they had more insights and behind the scene notes (beyond the crazy notes stitched together on the inside covers). Looking at many of the female sketches, thin waists yes but overall curvy bodies, wider hips and ample bosoms. Not skinny throughout, like the 25th female figures.
And looking at those sketches more kind of discourages me from trying to play with that new Retro Scarlett torso--needs a lot of work to get right profile. Well that, and I don't really have many extras at the moment...
The gold pads were sculpted with 2-part Aves Apoxie Sculpt, I bought 2x8oz pucks way back in 2014 or so, and haven't even used half of the supply. I hate using the stuff really because of the time constraints. You have to mix//kneed it up for a few minutes, then wait a while before applying and sculpting, then wait longer for another good round of tight detailing, then longer to set before sanding, then longer retouchup//repatching, before painting. You also can't wait too longer or risk losing windows of certain consistency. Ugh.
I'd only be interested in a Hasbro release of this figure if they used a new torso, but I'd rather see a new Scarlett torso first. Also, based on the new FANG pilot (ugh), I maybe don't want to see new sculpting...
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