[Steel Brigade]

That SF Ripper is wild, and I think the warm colors are a winning combo! Your Python Viper hits all the right beats... this build shows why those colors work so well together!

[shishi]

Love the parts choices on the Python Patrol Viper.

[tt8l]

Sonic Fighters Ripper and Python Viper both look great. Would've never thought of building onto the Sonic Fighter roster but it works.

[rob]

I have an easy one tonight. Honestly, you could say that Avacslab made this kitbash. At first, I tried making the head and chest plate with Marauders parts, but he just did not look enough like a Ferret. I broke down and grabbed the kit from the website.
I dislike the red shoes on the vintage Ferret. I elected to tamp that down a little bit by just painting red soles. Other than that, he is just another brick in the collection.

IRON GRENADIERS FERRET (V1): 1988




In other news, I made a Tiger Force Steeler a couple years ago, but,



I have since become increasingly disappointed in that kitbash, so yesterday, I broke down my TF Steeler to use for parts. The torso will be used for a Tiger Force Beach-Head



And the legs will be used for Tiger Force Recondo

[Steel Brigade]

That IG Ferret is great my man, really nice combo and color work!
It's not an AvacLabs kitbash btw, it's a Rob and Coby collaboration!

He makes more figures possible with his amazing kits, and it's up to you to put the rest together (build & paint), to bring your vision to life!!

[CavScout]

That Ferret is awesome. Lookin fwd to the TF Beachhead and Recondo

[Clockwise]

Tiger Force Steeler looked good, but I'm sure Beachhead will be, too!

[rob]

Thank you, gentlemen!

So, I made the decision to break apart one of my long-standing kitbashes, Tiger Force Steeler (above). After that, I felt I wanted to revise another long-standing kitbash, Cesspool.

Cesspool is a great character. He is a bit like the Joker, going crazy after a horrible accident. The vintage figure was very nicely detailed and was probably the best thing to come out of the Eco-Warriors.
Now, back when I did my first version of Cesspool, I made him a CEO-type figure with a bad scar, but otherwise a sane business tycoon. My second version of Cesspool was that same CEO character, but dressed in battle-togs. I painted some green splotches to show that he wades in toxic sludge.



Now that version is just fine, no complaints, but I wanted to tweak Cesspool a tiny bit to break up a lot of the dark blue that informs most of this kitbash. I wanted to introduce some of the teal that appears on the modern figure. I also thought about making his scar a little bit more horrific. To that, I drilled a tiny hole where his eye was and darkened the scar to make it much more intense. At the same time, though, I repainted the face to get rid of the white mustache.
The above version of Cesspool employs a couple parts that I just do not like anymore. I no longer really like the fully-colored gloves. Nowadays, I prefer the black gloves with colored pads. Also, I do not really like the tactical helmets. The above Cesspool uses a 2008 Torch backpack, which I think was a misstep. I think Cesspool needs a huge, gaudy backpack. That will come later. I wanted to change the Cobra symbol from dark red to white to let it pop a bit better and I got rid of the silly toxic splotches.

CESSPOOL (V1): 1991

[CapBritain]

my only critique is that I feel like he really needs a slime-sprayer of some kind. But I assume that will come with the new gaudy pack. Otherwise, a typical top-notch Rob custom.

[Griff]

Man thats a lotta work in ol cessy. Very well done.