[Hit & Run]

Red Menace & Red Guard look great! Love the Sagat look for Menace, a SF2 version is in my list since I loved that figure growing up so cool to see the head done so well. Love the Commando style look you gave him, fits right in with your Shadows.

Then that head for the Guard, again, total badass design & build! Loving these two! Those clips work great to hold the knives on his legs too.

[AF80sFAN]

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Originally Posted by stljoe

I like Red Menace. Nice eyepatch.

Thanks, coincidently I am working on another custom with an eyepatch at the moment.

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Originally Posted by Hit & Run

Red Menace & Red Guard look great! Love the Sagat look for Menace, a SF2 version is in my list since I loved that figure growing up so cool to see the head done so well. Love the Commando style look you gave him, fits right in with your Shadows.

Then that head for the Guard, again, total badass design & build! Loving these two! Those clips work great to hold the knives on his legs too.

Thanks, I thought Sagat is a good look for a villain, it just wasn't intended to be this one!

I wasn't sure about the knives on the legs, I didn't want the character to be carrying a gun so I tried something a little different, so good to hear you like it.

[LEEE777]

Well I’m a sucker for Red Shadows and Q-Force build’s so love ‘em all AF! Red Dragon’s my favorite, man that guy just pop’s! I’ve got that Indiana Jones figure for Red Guard too, was thinking of making a Shadow outta him myself at some point, its the red lol... man o’ man AF loving these new guys, awesome work as usual dude, too cool!

[AF80sFAN]

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Originally Posted by LEEE777

Well I’m a sucker for Red Shadows and Q-Force build’s so love ‘em all AF! Red Dragon’s my favorite, man that guy just pop’s! I’ve got that Indiana Jones figure for Red Guard too, was thinking of making a Shadow outta him myself at some point, its the red lol... man o’ man AF loving these new guys, awesome work as usual dude, too cool!

Thanks, as Red Dragon was the only Shadow I originally envisaged looking like that I am glad to hear he is your favourite.
If you have that Indiana Jones Chief Temple Guard you should give Red Guard a go, it is a fairly easy custom with a satisfying result. Heat up the Indiana Jones figure and the torso and legs should pull apart quite easily, then you will find the hole in the torso lines up with the peg on the MTF legs.

[LEEE777]

Red Dragon, what’s not to love, awesome figure an idea!

Yeah, I might as well have a pop at that chief temple guard as a Shadow (Red Guard), as that figure ain’t much use for anything else, well good for Indiana Jones of course, if I actually collect them lol. Yeah AF I will do him then as Red Guard, well when I go and order MTF red legs of course lol, all I got are blue and that wont do.... Well unless I make him Blue Guard, nahhhh, that’ll mean Red Guard’s twin brother joined Cobra!

[AF80sFAN]

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Originally Posted by LEEE777

Red Dragon, what’s not to love, awesome figure an idea!

Yeah, I might as well have a pop at that chief temple guard as a Shadow (Red Guard), as that figure ain’t much use for anything else, well good for Indiana Jones of course, if I actually collect them lol. Yeah AF I will do him then as Red Guard, well when I go and order MTF red legs of course lol, all I got are blue and that wont do.... Well unless I make him Blue Guard, nahhhh, that’ll mean Red Guard’s twin brother joined Cobra!

I was thinking the black Contractor Ops legs could work with that torso, but I think the red will be better when you get them. Brothers in the Shadows and Cobra could be an interesting idea.

[Dod Ear]

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Originally Posted by AF80sFAN

I do want to get some of those PTE life vests for other customs, but with the character I have in mind for Red Rum I don't think he will be too concerned with health and safety so I am going in a different direction with him.

We can call this figure the Hisstank Build A Custom! I have applied some of the recommendations, per Shakka's suggestions he now has a vest and sash to hold his sword, from Gartersnake's ideas I gave him some bling and tattoos. I also changed the legs to give him some boots and moved the bandana to a more jaunty angle.

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Originally Posted by AF80sFAN

Next up is Red Guard. Initially in my mind I had a Cobra Crimson Guard type character for this name but I was playing with some parts in my fodder and this character started coming together.
The Indiana Jones figure comes apart quite easily when you heat it up (using your preferred method) and noticed that the hole in it lined up quite well with the peg on the MTF legs. It is friction tight and the sash helps hold it in place but it works quite well for displaying with little modification needed.
The Red Guard were going to be a unit devoted to the protection of Baron Ironblood but is now his personal bodyguard constantly lurking in the background to keep him safe.

So creative and well executed.

I really enjoy your thread and you’ve got a lot of great Red Shadows here - but these two really stand out.

[AF80sFAN]

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Originally Posted by Dod Ear

So creative and well executed.

I really enjoy your thread and you’ve got a lot of great Red Shadows here - but these two really stand out.

Thanks, with GI Joe and Cobra expanding over the years the Red Shadow's ranks do need filling out to compete, and with these two in particular it is nice to have some more "character" based figures on their side.