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07-25-2018, 08:50 PM | #1 |
ARAH Customizer
Join Date: Dec 2015
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Cobra Commander
Enemy Dictator (Prototype Version) In a 1982 GI Joe toy catalogue, we get a look at the original lineup of Joes, more or less in their final forms, with a couple of Cobras in the background who were not. Hasbro designers originally mocked up the ARAH Joes using Mego CHiPs action figures, and it's clear from the pictures that these Cobras were still the mock-ups. Their final versions had presumably not been completely tooled yet when the catalogue was shot. I have a small collection of Mego 3-3/4” figures, including a few doubles, so I decided to make some customs based on these prototype figures. I also decided to go one step further than just doing customs of the Cobra Officer and Cobra Soldier. I wanted a prototype Cobra Commander as well, made the same way (out of Mego parts), even though so far as we know, no such thing existed in the past. I found one Buck Rogers figure that was perfect for this role: Dr. Huer. With the right paint job, he could be made to appear similar to a dictator who aspires to military airs, heavily decorated with medals that he awarded to himself. So this prototype version is called Enemy Dictator rather than Enemy Leader, with the idea that the background of the character would have changed between the prototype and production stages. All parts – Dr. Huer (Mego Buck Rogers line), head is modified Cobra Commander Prototype 1 by Iain Fyffe, on Flickr Cobra Commander Prototype 2 by Iain Fyffe, on Flickr Cobra Commander Prototype 3 by Iain Fyffe, on Flickr Cobra Commander Prototype 4 by Iain Fyffe, on Flickr |
07-25-2018, 08:56 PM | #2 |
Crimson Guard
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Interesting.
Now make Baroness using Wilma Deering...sure she wasn't part of the 1982 line up, but... |
07-25-2018, 09:18 PM | #3 |
ARAH Customizer
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Not a bad idea. First I'll just need a spare Wilma Deering figure, because I'm not using the only one I have for a custom...
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07-25-2018, 09:22 PM | #4 |
Instigator of Intensity
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Nice.
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07-26-2018, 08:50 AM | #5 |
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Cool! I like the sash with all the medals he has awarded himself! This is a great idea.
-Todd Shakka85
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07-26-2018, 09:47 AM | #6 |
ARAH Customizer
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Thanks! I like to imagine that the top left one is a set of airborne wings, which he awarded himself because he has flown in an airplane before. As a passenger. In first class.
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07-26-2018, 11:13 AM | #7 |
Crimson Guard
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Awesome!
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07-26-2018, 12:47 PM | #8 |
Gunslinger
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I love this. Why haven't they made a modern era version of this? It's so unique compared to the other 15,000 versions of CC.
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07-26-2018, 03:38 PM | #9 |
ARAH Customizer
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Probably because unlike the other two prototype customs I did, this one came entirely from my own imagination.
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07-26-2018, 04:32 PM | #10 |
LNC Commander
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Oh wow very cool!
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