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07-10-2021, 03:41 PM | #31 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: May 2007
Location: United States
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Awesome job, I missed it too since I've only been on the forums sporadically for a while.
In regard to the colors discussion earlier in the tread (and often brought up about AV's), part of the intention is to be noticed. The file card describes Alley Vipers as being like S.W.A.T. except instead of resolving conflict while inflicting the least collateral harm they escalate with brutality. Their specialties are riots, crowd control and heavily armed urban attacks. They are the bad guy equivalent of S.W.A.T. and most of their operations would be out in the open in densely crowded urban environments:
Basically, they are the worst of the bad cops on the good cop/bad cop spectrum dialed up to 11 and under the command of terrible people let loose to do their worst. The orange and blue is similar to how UK cops wear those bright yellow jackets, but since they are a fun toy concept of course they take it further and make the whole uniform high-vis and add armor and a cool shield Alley Vipers are a favorite of many, myself included and I really look forward to the Classified version.
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07-10-2021, 06:27 PM | #32 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Pennsylvania
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Just gave a look at that filecard and uhh..."equivalent of SWAT or SAS"? Those are a bit different. I have always envisioned them as what the rest of the filecard says, tho: lead the charge in urban environments, beat down any resistance in cqc, and clear a path for the Viper and trooper grunts in the back.
Now I'm wondering who has a worse record, the AVs or the irl SWAT. Anyway, still a very cool custom, KR |
07-11-2021, 01:11 AM | #33 |
Crimson Guard
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Location: United States
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Interesting. I was reading the Defense Of Cobra Island 25th file card and I actually like it better than the vintage file card, which is unusual.
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07-11-2021, 01:48 PM | #34 |
Iron Grenadier
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Location: Pennsylvania
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Just gave that a read and yeah, that one's better. It also kinda fits with my personal image of Cobra drawing from anarchist and other left-wing activist circles for some of their recruits - acting like an extremely militant version of something like Redneck Revolt or the SRA at protests, and going a step above being armed protection to (well-)armed instigation.
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07-15-2021, 11:01 PM | #35 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: midwest
Posts: 3,231
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Beautiful figure, with the paints quietly doing the heavy lifting!
Toning down the orange to a rust, plus the subtle wash, gives the Alley Viper some plausibility. This is a perfect figure. |
07-29-2021, 07:01 PM | #36 |
dreadnok
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Location: New Castle, Delaware
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looks amazing!
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07-29-2021, 07:49 PM | #37 |
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I need this in my army! Feel like doing a commission?
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