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05-23-2011, 04:51 AM | #1 |
So much drama 'n the LBCs
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This was a "fix-up" and a LBC kitbash, so I opted to toss them in together. I never really had a problem with the "squinty-eyed" Tunnel Rat until recently. I always excused the silly "He's Asian!" stereotypical/comically-squinted eyes because he's crawling around in the dark, but finally I decided... screw it, I'm painting in eyes.
So I did. Also, I was tired of him not having his vintage backpack, so I modded the Arctic Snake Eyes backpack, cutting off the snow shoe pegs and drilling into the top to store 2 Marauder flashlights. I think it's pretty darn accurate to the vintage figure, and I'm not quite sure why they omitted a pack (even if a lame repaint of something else) for a guy who's sure to need somewhere to store stuff as he's crawling through tunnels blowing up/disarming stuff. "Night Ops" Shipwreck was an LBC that I threw together after I had to repaint the ROC Shipwreck head, after I stripped the paint off it from my failed original Frostbite custom. I dug through my fodder and slapped together a paintless (save for my "fix" repaint of the head) figure that I really liked, so I decided to share it. No, the pants don't match the legs perfectly and I realize that (and it does slightly bug me), but I may get around to that one day or not... It's not priority to color-match it. It's really only noticeable in bright lights, and the harness mostly obscures it. Anyways, enjoy, and feedback/criticism is always welcome. Tunnel Rat: Recipe: Entire figure: 25th Tunnel Rat (with repainted eyes) Backpack: 25th Arctic Snake Eyes (modded) Flashlights: Marauder Gun-Runners Night-Ops Shipwreck: Recipe: Head: ROC Shipwreck (repainted) Torso/Upper Arms: Night Force Tunnel Rat Lower Arms: Greatest Battles Duke Vest: Heavy Metal Legs: ROC Gung-Ho Backpack: 25th Viper Waist gear: Airborne Last edited by Mandingo Rex; 05-23-2011 at 04:54 AM.. |
05-23-2011, 06:20 AM | #2 |
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Both are great. The eyes painted on Tunnelrat make a huge difference.
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05-23-2011, 11:57 AM | #3 |
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They look great. Never understood the closed eyes they gave T-Rat.
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05-23-2011, 12:31 PM | #4 |
So much drama 'n the LBCs
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Thanks fellas. I don't get the closed eyes either. I wish that with the Night Force version that they had done open eyes, but they didn't.
I just realized I have a spare CP Shippy floating around somewhere... I should swap the forearms so I can at least get the tat back. No idea how I missed that detail. |
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