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04-23-2017, 08:49 PM | #1 |
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When I started this project it was purely by accident.
All I wanted to do was see if I could fill a hole on my collection shelf and make a modern Sonic Viper. That simple idea mutated into I *MUST* make a version of every Viper in modern mold. Such are the addictions of plastic crack and customizing. My idea here was to make and or photograph a modern version of each figure styles in the classic Viper uniform. Thus you will not see the... -Battle Corps version -The three ROC Viper Commandos You will find included... -The 98 Cobra Trooper and Officer both styled in the classic Viper uniforms -The Tri-State Viper is a limited figure that came from the boards of the same name. I am lucky enough to own one of the oring versions, so I made an update here as well. It was a labor of love...and at time hate. Enjoy..... Viper v1 (1986): Original Straight out v16 was meant to be a modern take on the v1...so I kept it in this presentation. No custom here. Viper v2 (1989): Python Like the previous v21 is mean to be a modern take on v2. Again no custom here. Viper v3 (1990): Sonic A complete custom paint job. The mask was spray painted upside down using a metallic red spray paint. The paint was acrylic I actually used the same sort of paint used for painting pictures on a canvas. I do that a lot here. Viper v5 (1997): Flight Pod All custom here...the color is slightly off but its close enough that I was happy with it. Viper v6 (2002): vs Mirage Custom all the way. Viper v7 (2002): Crimson Convention exclusive this Viper v25 is their update of their own v7. Viper v8 (2002): vs Mirage (recolors) Easily the hardest of the batch...this paint job was a bitch to reproduce. I knew it wasn't going to come out 100% accurate but I gave it a good swing. Overall its a fair homage to the v8. A better customizer probably would have been able to spot on reproduce this, but what came out is pretty cool, and a fair...if not 100% accurate homage to the v8. Viper v9 (2003): Venom Cycle The v9 is really close to looking just like the v6...only slightly darker. It was a rough paint, and much like my v8...probably isn't 100% true to original colors BUT...it does stand out and look different from v6 but close enough to the v9. Viper v10 (2003): Venom Cycle (repaint) v10 is a custom...he kinda looks like a dingy grey mine might be a bit brighter but I like the effect. Viper v11 (2003): w/ Alley Viper The v11 is a custom...I chose to use the slightly more royal blue body from the Dollar General Trooper. Viper v15a (2006): TRU Vipers Set BARELY a custom...I painted his knees grey. Viper v15b (2006): TRU Vipers Set Slightly more work here...painted his knees grey and the face plate gold. Viper v17 (2008): Arctic No custom here. Viper Custom (2008): Desert A parts swap from members of the Desert 7 pack set. Viper v19 (2008) FANG He came with the FANG...duhhh. Viper v20 or v22 (2009): Cobra Pack or Hall of Heros v20 and v22 are essentially the same figure. Viper v27 (2011): Blue Gauntlets Pretty much the new modern standard of Viper bodies...no custom or customizing here. Viper v28 (2011): Red Gauntlets For those upset that the previous Viper had blue gauntlets... Viper v29 (2016) Red Gauntlets v2 I really have no idea why I photographed this considering its the same as v28. Cobra Officer v2 (1998): Viper Style TECHNICALLY not a Viper but it shared the same uniform. Cobra Trooper v2 (1998): Viper Style TECHNICALLY not a Viper but it shared the same uniform. Viper Custom (Tri-State Viper) As said above this guy was made as an oring for the site Tri-State Vipers...I loved it so I made a custom. Viper Officer v1 (2014) All Hasbro here...while its a Viper, its still the same style uniform. So there you have it...one version of every figure in the original Viper style uniform that I could find or make...hope you liked it. Last edited by Owner of a Lonely B.A.T.; 07-27-2019 at 09:02 PM.. |
04-23-2017, 10:24 PM | #2 |
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Great job, gotta appreciate your dedication to these!
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04-23-2017, 11:34 PM | #3 |
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Nice work...I would like to have a lot of them for myself.
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04-23-2017, 11:37 PM | #4 |
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Hasbro is missing out on so much money from us. Battle packs of green, camo, desert, Arctic, urban camo, just plain black, Of the Cobra Trooper, officer and Vipers and combat ninjas would sell like hot cakes. , sell them just as a tru or bbts exclusive.
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04-24-2017, 05:48 PM | #5 |
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04-24-2017, 05:54 PM | #6 |
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Nice
I really like the group shot Do you have a favorite?
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04-24-2017, 06:09 PM | #7 |
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Nice. That's a lot of vipers.
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04-25-2017, 01:11 AM | #8 |
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These look awesome! I particularly like the v8 blue Viper. That was always my favorite color scheme and I really hope Hasbro or the club makes them someday.
Now that you have made all the versions of vipers, have you thought about making up some of your own color schemes? You could even make vipers attached to other iconic Cobra units (imagine a Viper in techno-Viper or Alley Viper colors for example). EDIT: there was another Viper that was either a cancelled or preproduction figure that came out around the VvV period. If I remember correctly, he had a bright red uniform and a more subdued blue vest. Last edited by Dem_Yoe'z!; 04-25-2017 at 01:19 AM.. |
04-25-2017, 01:10 PM | #9 |
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I'm not familiar with this at all...anyone have a picture? |
04-25-2017, 02:58 PM | #10 |
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I looked online for a picture for you, but I can't seem to find it. They hit eBay from Chinese sellers back around 2002-2004 sometime. I bought mine pretty cheap and I may have had more than one of them (they were a part of a huge o-ring collection stolen by my ex-wife in 2006 when I was recovering from serious injuries incurred while on duty with the US Army at Camp Anaconda; otherwise I would send you a picture).
The color scheme resembled the TRU one with the trouble bubble (v5), but the faceplate was black instead of silver and the red was really really bright. I believe the figure was a rejected color scheme for the v11 Viper that came with Alley Viper in 2003. I thought he was cool because he sort of was a reverse of that figure's color scheme. These weren't that uncommon at the time, to compare it to modern era figures, I would say the rarity is equivalent to something between the cancelled ROC Storm Shadow and the blue preproduction Resolute Baroness. I'm sure there are probably many o-ring cancelled/preproduction collectors here on the tank that have this figure. |
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