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04-22-2015, 12:58 PM | #1 |
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*UPDATE* I really hated how Hasbro did not paint the inner hip socket. In this case it was really bad in that they left it white and is very obvious on Alpine. I just painted it but the color match isn't perfect. However, still better than leaving it white. Also gave Bazooka some straps so it doesn't look like his backpack has a magical ability to stay on his back without straps.
I've updated my 25th Alpine. I like the FSS Alpine's head and the backpack (as I didn't like how the 25th one was black). If you look at the original Alpine, his hat color did not match the rest of the figure anyways so I thought, why not. The one thing I didn't do was paint the inside of his hips. It's annoying how Hasbro left the hip sockets unpainted. It was the same with the 25th Quick Kick. I'll paint it up one of these days when I manage to get some brown paint. The other thing I did besides painting the details on the hat and backpack was that I modified his lower arms. I didn't like how his gauntlets were fixed so in some poses, it actually gets in his way of holding stuff. I replaced the lower arms with Beachhead's and modified the Alpine lower arms (basically hollowed it out and put them through the Beachhead arms. Now the gauntlets can rotate around his arm 360 degrees. Here's a shot without the goggles:
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04-22-2015, 05:26 PM | #2 |
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I like it
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04-22-2015, 09:01 PM | #3 |
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Looks great. I didn't notice the gauntlet modification until i finished reading. I've wanted to do a headswap as well, and the results are perfect.
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04-23-2015, 11:57 AM | #4 |
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Thanks!
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04-23-2015, 01:00 PM | #5 |
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nice mod
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04-23-2015, 02:15 PM | #6 |
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That is a great idea. I don't have that version but I guess we will have an opportunity to get one later this year and since i have an extra Alpine...
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04-24-2015, 03:46 PM | #7 |
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Yeah, I was lucky to get the 25th one back then. I had a hard time doing the gauntlet mod back then cause I was worried if I screw up, then there's no turning back. Glad that he's being re-released. If I get it, I might try some more things to be customized.
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04-24-2015, 10:57 PM | #8 |
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Idk if I'd have done all that without them hanging from pegs! lol. ya never know with hasbro!! Still,skillfully done!
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04-29-2015, 12:44 PM | #9 |
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Updated first post as I just painted the inner hip sockets on Alpine so that they aren't white. Also put my Bazooka together with him.
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04-29-2015, 05:23 PM | #10 |
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even better
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