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06-30-2015, 09:08 PM | #21 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jun 2015
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Day 20:
''Cobra Commander has hatched a new fiendish plan to take over the World! He has given Glitch a new mission: build Cobra a new army. Using new alloys developed by Dr Mindbender and Cobra’s Science Division, Glitch has created a suit of armor to control and command his ultimate army - the SWARM!'' SWARM Drone: Locust - Single carded figure Filecard by Charles Cushman (Raptor) From the desk of Bucky: One of the first ideas that popped into my mind last summer when playing with the idea of doing a Resurgence 2 was that of an insect-based viper that attacked in droves. All I had was an idea for the helmet, and from there I had found some wings from a Marvel Universe figure. As time wore on and our story stared to take shape, the idea of a viper turned into an Android Trooper, and the surplus of all the blowtorch figures out there was something to build off of, and my plan was to build a small "army" of them through cast parts (helmet, vest, wings, weapons and add ons) and blowtorch figures. Unfortunately, that didn't come to fruition for various reasons. As luck would have it, Oreobuilder had another set of wings, and I was able to score the helmet again from the store again and we were able to build the Locust figure, and the end result is the figure you see here! Last edited by PHX Customs; 07-20-2015 at 11:48 PM.. |
06-30-2015, 09:09 PM | #22 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Several Places
Posts: 340
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Day 21:
''Cobra Commander has hatched a new fiendish plan to take over the World! He has given Glitch a new mission: build Cobra a new army. Using new alloys developed by Dr Mindbender and Cobra’s Science Division, Glitch has created a suit of armor to control and command his ultimate army - the SWARM!'' Kickback - Single carded figure Filecard by Charles Cushman (Raptor) From the desk of Bucky: I wanted to create a "named" character for the SWARM concept. All I had for a long time was an idea to do something with those Star Wars Robotic Legs. After tinkering around, I sanded down a BAT torso to fit flush and added the upper arms. The lower arms came a little later through Iron Man parts and random pieces laying around. The wings were acquired in the PIF box. I could not find anything that resembled an insectoid head, so decided to try to make one using the Data Viper helmet and the spacers that are in the leg joints of Modern Era joes. I was aiming for a bug look, with multiple eyes. The figure comes out looking pretty different, but I honestly can't decide if I like it or not. I don't do alot of non-human builds, that could be part of it. Last edited by PHX Customs; 07-21-2015 at 11:58 PM.. |
06-30-2015, 09:09 PM | #23 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Several Places
Posts: 340
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Day 22:
''Cobra Commander has hatched a new fiendish plan to take over the World! He has given Glitch a new mission: build Cobra a new army. Using new alloys developed by Dr Mindbender and Cobra’s Science Division, Glitch has created a suit of armor to control and command his ultimate army - the SWARM!'' SWARM Command Mech w. Glitch 2.0 - Alpha Class vehicle The SWARM Command Mech has turned Glitch into a one-man army! From inside this massive suit or armor, Glitch controls the SWARM and takes the battle to GI Joe! Equipped with command computer, wrist-mounted mini-gun, radar and jetpack. Includes driver GLITCH 2.0! Filecard by Charles Cushman (Raptor) From the desk of Oreobuilder: Once we settled on the SWARM as the main enemy for Resurgence II, we kicked around a few ideas on who would lead this new faction. After a few false starts, we decided to bring back Glitch. We made him more unhinged and obsessed with his creations. For his second version, Bucky wanted a fresh take, so I volunteered. I kept some of the main design features, but I tried to push the fact that Glitch would have spent some time and effort on miniaturizing his implants and hardware. Once I had settled on the recipe for Glitch 2.0. I had the idea of giving him a central command hub with which to control his SWARM. I figured that since his actual armor was lighter, he would need more protection when he led his troops on the battlefield. I had a Marvel Captain America Mech that I had no plans for. I guessed that, with a few add-ons and once painted in the right colors, it would look like an upsized version of Glitch. Head: Roc Cobra Commander Torso, upper arms, upper legs: Ret Alley Viper Lower legs: 25th Armor Cobra Commander Right lower arm: Resolute Destro Left lower arm: 25th Mindbender Last edited by PHX Customs; 07-23-2015 at 08:04 AM.. |
06-30-2015, 09:10 PM | #24 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Several Places
Posts: 340
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Day 23:
''Cobra Commander has hatched a new fiendish plan to take over the World! He has given Glitch a new mission: build Cobra a new army. Using new alloys developed by Dr Mindbender and Cobra’s Science Division, Glitch has created a suit of armor to control and command his ultimate army - the SWARM!'' SWARM Invasion 3-Pack - Delta Class vehicle set B.A.T. technology has been seemlessly integrated into the new Cobra war machine through the creation of Howler. This version of the B.A.T. propagates orders on the battlefield to the SWARM, including aerial and ground drones. Reapers attack from the air and Ransackers attack from the ground. Both drones are heavily armored and armed. A swarming Howler unit is something to behold and strikes fear into the heart of any enemy. Filecard by Charles Cushman (Raptor) From the desk of Dusty79: This BAT Drone Operator, code name Howler, was initially supposed to have just been a Data-BAT. (Raptor, who wrote the file card, came up with the name Howler as I was having naming block at the time and I loved it.) While I was brainstorming ideas for this project I thought it would be cool if the SWARM had some heavily armored and heavily armed vehicles to include in assaults on GI Joe. I wanted them to be unmanned and controlled remotely. This guy was sitting on my WIP shelf and struck me as the perfect setup to control and operate a fleet of attack vehicles. The Ransacker drone was made out of what was intially going to be an attempted update on the Bridgelayer that I could not figure out the bridge portion of, so it was repurposed and changed quite a bit to make it more suitable for this application. Those changes mainly being a gun installed at every possible place. For the Reaper, I wanted something larger than the small drones Hasbro gave us, but smaller than a full size jet, so the Firebat/Skysweeper seemed perfect. I utilized pieces from both of those vehicles to get this where I wanted it to be. It is basically a flying gun. Parts used: Howler Webgear-Retaliation Data-Viper Body-25th BAT with gun holster modded Ransacker POC Ice Cutter Retaliation HISS treads Halo guns and fodder Cast Gatling gun barrels Reaper 25th Firebat with parts from ROC Skysweeper Halo guns Cast Gatling gun barrel Various pieces of fodder Last edited by PHX Customs; 07-24-2015 at 06:11 AM.. |
06-30-2015, 09:10 PM | #25 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Several Places
Posts: 340
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Day 24:
''Following the disastrous events of Operation Waterfront where several Joes were taken prisoner by Cobra, General Hawk has tasked Chuckles to put together a team to find and rescue his men. Meanwhile, a new group of GI Joe recruits are tasked with finding out what Cobra’s new plan is. Little do they know that both missions will lead them to Gold Springs, a nice little town in the desert…'' GI Joe SWARM Hunters - Delta Class vehicle set This advanced GI Joe unit is equipped with cutting-edge technology and heavy weapons to combat the SWARM menace! HARV-7 (Heavy Assault and Recovery Transport) and Starwolf Helicopter w. Slim, Dash & Dakota The most sophisticated tank in the Joe arsenal, it can smash through Cobra fortifications with ease! The Heavy Armored Recovery Vehicle has duel, top mounted missile racks, a rear-mounted anti-aircraft gun, opening side doors and canopy. Launch the Starwolf Attack Helicopter to provide air support against the Cobra SWARM. Includes Driver DAKOTA, helicopter pilot Dash and commander SLIM! Filecards by Charles Cushman (Raptor) From the desk of Oreobuilder: I loved Starcom as a kid. I had a few of the vehicles and a bunch of the figures. Aside from the obvious reasons for enjoying these toys like the working mechanical features, the magnetic boots and the detailed futuristic weapons, I loved how they were split into different branches of the military: Marines, Space Pilots and command. Each set had its own color scheme and each character was different, yet they all worked together to form a cohesive unit. With this figure, I tried to reproduce the feeling of a Starcom figure in 4’’. Once I decided to make Slim, I wanted to add a pilot, a Marine and a vehicle. The RHINO is the most STARCOM-ish vehicle that I could think of. It has space military styling as well as the ‘’deployment’’ feature with the helicopter. I knew that once painted into the proper colors, it would make a convincing STARCOM vehicle. Slim: Head: Star Wars Helmet: 30th Sci-Fi Torso, upper arms, legs: PoC Arctic Destro Lower arms: 25th IG Destro Dash: Head: DTC Comic Hawk Torso, upper arms, legs: PoC Arctic Destro Lower arms: 25th IG Destro Dakota: Head: DTC Steel Brigade Rook Torso, upper arms, legs: PoC Arctic Destro Lower arms: 25th IG Destro Last edited by PHX Customs; 07-24-2015 at 06:10 AM.. |
06-30-2015, 09:11 PM | #26 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Several Places
Posts: 340
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Day 25:
''Following the disastrous events of Operation Waterfront where several Joes were taken prisoner by Cobra, General Hawk has tasked Chuckles to put together a team to find and rescue his men. Meanwhile, a new group of GI Joe recruits are tasked with finding out what Cobra’s new plan is. Little do they know that both missions will lead them to Gold Springs, a nice little town in the desert…'' Steel Brigade Squad 5-pack - Limited Edition multi-figure pack ''Cobra's new threat - the SWARM - has been repelled for now. GI Joe liberates infested regions and deploys their rapid response team - the Steel Brigade - to restore order, peace and and stability.'' From the desk of Oreobuilder: In the early 2000s, the Club made the Steel Brigade an international security and peacekeeping force for their Convention set. This idea stuck with me and over the years, I’ve added a few Steel Brigade customs to my ranks. I started from this idea: ‘’The Steel Brigade is a paramilitary team that follows GI Joe into SWARM infested areas. The Steel Brigade is responsible for mopping up SWARM stragglers, securing and holding areas, law enforcement, crowd control and insuring relief efforts for the affected populations.’’ I then set about creating team members that fit those roles. Peacemaker From the desk of Oreobuilder: Peacemaker was the first member of the team that I created. Before starting on Resurgence 2, we brainstormed possible specialties that had never been done in GI Joe. One idea that came up was that of a diplomat/negotiator. For a Steel Brigade peacekeeping force, having a negotiator on the team would be important. He can meet with government officials and community leaders to insure that the Brigade can operate smoothly in conjunction with local authorities. Peacemaker can also bring different warring factions together at the bargaining table to hammer out ceasefires, treaties or agreements. Head: 25th Matt Tracker Helmet, legs: PoC Steel Brigade Torso, arms: RoC Destro Buffer Zone From the desk of Oreobuilder: If Peacemaker is the dove, Buffer Zone is the hawk. He was the second member and the commander of the team. I tried to create a look that stayed true to the spirit of the original Steel Brigade figure. I gave him the traditional colors, kneepads, the bandolier and an SBD helmet. Of the five members of the team, I tried to make Buffer Zone the most realistic military. He has the least amount of blue, wears the heavy field jacket and has the most ‘’grounded’’ accessories. Head: 25th Flint Torso, arms: RoC Zartan Legs: PoC Dusty Helmet: Steel Brigade Delta Bandolier, backpack: PoC Steel Brigade Comlink From the desk of Oreobuilder: I worked on Comlink, Suture and Riot at the same time. I wanted to make them all unique, yet have similar features that would tie them all to a Steel Brigade squad. Comlink started out very differently. She was supposed to be a ‘’he’’ that specialized in Communications. After playing around with fodder, I decided the team needed a female member and changed her specialty to reconnaissance. I added the visor to the helmet to change it up and give it a bit of a Clone Wars feel. Head: Star Wars Torso, upper arms: 25th Lady Jaye Lower arms: Ret Alley Viper Legs: 25th Cobra Trooper Vest: PoC Steel Brigade Helmet: DTC Steel Brigade modified. Backpack: Star Wars Suture From the desk of Oreobuilder: One of the roles of the Steel Brigade is to provide medical support and humanitarian relief. For this, I made up Suture, a doctor. I kept the recipe simple and tried to give him a lighter uniform that the rest of the team. For the color, I added the white to differentiate him even more. Finally, I kitbashed a rescue pack for him using a Retaliation Trooper backpack and other bits and pieces to complete the look. Head: 25th Cobra Commander Torso, arms: 30th Renegades Trooper Legs: PoC Lowlight Helmet: PoC Steel Brigade Backpack: Ret Joe Trooper Riot From the desk of Oreobuilder: Riot started off with the helmet. I was playing around with fodder to modify the base Steel Brigade helmet to get different looks. After I glued the Retaliation Joe trooper’s gas mask to the helmet, I thought of making a crowd control specialist. I figured it would be a useful specialty in urban areas that had been destabilized by a SWARM invasion. Head: Star Wars Mace Windu Torso, upper arms: Ret Joe Trooper Lower arms: Renegades Firefly Upper legs: 25th Gung-Ho Lower legs: 25th Airborne Vest: Ret Ultimate Duke Helmet: PoC Steel Brigade (modified) Last edited by PHX Customs; 07-25-2015 at 07:16 AM.. |
06-30-2015, 09:11 PM | #27 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Several Places
Posts: 340
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Day 26:
''Cobra is back! ''Cobra Commander's plan to capture Duke has failed. GI Joe has rescued their first sergeant and destroyed Cobra's jungle fortress. Beaten, but not destroyed, Cobra has retreated to lick their wounds and plan their next move. To put his new plan into motion, Cobra Commander has recruited new agents and has unleashed them onto the battlefield!'' Neat Freak - Deluxe figure Filecard by Thomas Wheeler (GITrekker) From the desk of Bucky: Neat Freak: for the longest time, I didn't have a set name for the dreadnok cleaning lady. The idea for a cleaning lady/girlfriend for Riff Raff (from Resurgence 1) was born not too long after the project debuted last summer, when I ran across a playmobil cleaning playset. It was too good to be true. I knew long ago I wanted the file name to be a play on Merry Maids, and her codename for the longest time was simply "Mad Mary". As I brainstormed some ideas for others, I came across Neat Freak, which fit the filecard Trekker had wrote perfectly. Dreadnoks are fun to make, because they don't need to fit any specific theme or idea. You can just go as goofy as you want, and it usually works. Parts Used: Roc Covergirl Kamakura hands Accessories: Playmobil Last edited by PHX Customs; 07-26-2015 at 05:52 AM.. |
06-30-2015, 09:12 PM | #28 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Several Places
Posts: 340
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Day 27:
''Following the disastrous events of Operation Waterfront where several Joes were taken prisoner by Cobra, General Hawk has tasked Chuckles to put together a team to find and rescue his men. Meanwhile, a new group of GI Joe recruits are tasked with finding out what Cobra’s new plan is. Little do they know that both missions will lead them to Gold Springs, a nice little town in the desert…'' Dragonfire w. Mongoose - Bravo Class vehicle The newest G.I. Joe attack chopper is heavily armed with rockets, missiles, and multiple independently rotating guns. Cobra forces don't stand a chance against this fire breather. Features spinning rotors and opening canopy for the included pilot MONGOOSE. Filecard by Charles Cushman (Raptor) From the desk of Dusty79: The Dragonfire came about one day while I was searching online for 1/18th vehicles that I had never had in hand. I saw the Avatar gunship and thought it would be a great base for a modern attack chopper for GI Joe. I changed the landing gear, added the rotors and added the side thrusters. This thing came armed to the teeth, but I did add a chin gun for a little extra muscle. I wanted to include Dragon in the title and considering its armament, Dragonfire seemed appropriate. In choosing the color, I wanted something that popped, as opposed to just a dull army green, so I looked at about a half dozen colors and went with the one that said dragon to me the most. Mongoose is named after the animal so well known for killing cobras. If you look closely you will see some Rikki-Tikki-Tavi references on his helmet. The red eyes of Rikki on the front and Rikki himself on the sides. Just some fun added nostalgia from childhood. Parts used: Mongoose Head, Torso, Upper Arms-25th Matt Trakker Lower Arms, Upper Thighs, Hands-Retaliation Airborne Lower Legs, Feet-Renegades Tunnel Rat Webgear-Black Dragon VTOL Pilot Helmet-Star Wars with night vison added Dragonfire Avatar Scorpion Gunship Landing Skid, Chin Gun, Side Thrusters-POC Ghost Hawk Rotor and Blades-Retaliation Eaglehawk Last edited by PHX Customs; 07-27-2015 at 12:43 AM.. |
06-30-2015, 09:12 PM | #29 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Several Places
Posts: 340
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Day 28:
''Following the disastrous events of Operation Waterfront where several Joes were taken prisoner by Cobra, General Hawk has tasked Chuckles to put together a team to find and rescue his men. Meanwhile, a new group of GI Joe recruits are tasked with finding out what Cobra’s new plan is. Little do they know that both missions will lead them to Gold Springs, a nice little town in the desert…'' Devil Sharc w. Overboard - Alpha Class vehicle It’s the Joes prefered sea vehicle for fast attack on Cobra outposts! The high-speed twin fan engines jet Joes into action on the sea and on land. Deploy the hidden missile rack. Includes driver OVERBOARD! Filecard by Thomas Wheeler (G1Trekker) Parts List: Star Wars Head Snake Eyes (purple one from DVD pack) Body Chest Plate-Matt Trakker Belt-Chap Mei? Gauntlets-Marvel Wasp Flippers, Helmet-New Sculpt figures From the desk of Bucky: Overboard and Devilsharc: I didn't have any ideas on a vehicle for the project until I stumbled across the Corps boat at a toy store last October. I'm not much of a vehicle customizer. I think they turn out ok, but I have nowhere near the talent I see all over the forums (or my partners in crime Dusty and Oreobuilder). I tend to stick with smaller builds if I try to tackle them. Of course, I ruined the first attempt by dropping it off the shelf one day. The upper shell cracked, and I was more than just a little annoyed by that. I was able to get another after a search, and started over again. In the meantime, I had the diver/pilot built and ready to go. I did my best to try to get him to look a bit unlike the divers we are used to seeing. I had really good luck with the paint in that it took great and left the figure fully poseable! Last edited by PHX Customs; 07-28-2015 at 07:09 AM.. |
06-30-2015, 09:13 PM | #30 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Several Places
Posts: 340
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Day 29:
''Cobra is back! ''Cobra Commander's plan to capture Duke has failed. GI Joe has rescued their first sergeant and destroyed Cobra's jungle fortress. Beaten, but not destroyed, Cobra has retreated to lick their wounds and plan their next move. To put his new plan into motion, Cobra Commander has recruited new agents and has unleashed them onto the battlefield!'' HISS Mk VI w. Sabot-Viper - Alpha Class vehicle Cobra’s latest main battle tank is HISS, the high speed sentry. Canopy opens, tank body raises, and cannons swivel. Includes removable drones and driver SABOT-VIPER! From the desk of Dusty79: I was checking out the toy aisle at Target one day and came across a Star Wars Rebels Phantom Attack Shuttle and the artwork on the box screamed HISS tank to me. I took it home and popped it on some Crimson HISS treads and it looked like it had a lot of potential. A few mods later and it looks quite HISS like. The two drones are both made from the little mini-HISS tanks from Retaliation Firefly. They are meant to add some play value to the setup. The Sabot-Viper was made as a kind of homage to the original HISS driver design, but I wanted him to be more sophisticated and more specialized so he can efficiently disable GI Joe's vehicles and not just be another seemingly mindess trooper. Parts used: Sabot-Viper Legs, Webgear-50th Night Viper Torso, Upper Arms-POC Beachhead Lower Arms-Retaliation 3-pack Snake Eyes with armor from POC Beachhead added Head-30th Viper with helmet removed Helmet-Star Wars Ezra helmet modded with 30th Night Viper scope added HISS Mk VI Star Wars Rebels Attack Shuttle Crimson HISS treads Retaliation HISS turret Desert Fox Missiles attached to modded Tactical Battle Platform launcher Halo gun Cast Gatling gun barrels Bits of fodder Drones are made from Retaliation mini-HISS drones and fodder Last edited by PHX Customs; 07-29-2015 at 07:26 AM.. |
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