[Clockwise]

How do you make one of the worst Joes of the ARAH run and make it more tolerable? I say "more tolerable", because this is a concept that I would ever call good because Hasbro just stole it from RoboCop.

I went with wiry proportions instead of the blocky ones, except for a big helmet, to create an off-balanced and less human design.

As for the colors, it's still orange. But its orange with a black wash instead of black parts. Green is brought in for the leg gear and cloth wrap above the remaining human hand. The green indicates that he's a soldier of some variety.

The remaining human hand isn't a nod to RoboCop (the remake). It was the best hand in the fodder box for the rest of the parts.

[Slice’s Customs]

Not bad man. I see where you concept was going.

Personally I think wash paint jobs are terrible ways to paint .
I’ve seen your paint jobs on your other figures and they look awesome! Very clean work .

It would be cool to see your robojoe expose wires with you thinner robotic build. That would make this guy pop.

And I’ll PM you a link to help give your clearer pictures for your hard work. Cant put in all that time and let the upload go grainy.


And I agree, robojoe was one of the worst Joes of all time haha.

I sure hope this helps and look forward to seeing more!

[ponygt]

Looks good, RoboJoE with a twisted look, has he finally gone over the edge?!

[Voice of Reason]

i dig the concept but i kinda agree with the color here. to me and idk if its the clarity, but its looks rusty to me. but thats just me i like things clean and neat. if there was a wash in the tight spots i'd be cool with it but the filter applied here just gives me a rust feel.

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Originally Posted by Slice’s Customs

Not bad man. I see where you concept was going.

Personally I think wash paint jobs are terrible ways to paint .
I’ve seen your paint jobs on your other figures and they look awesome! Very clean work .

It would be cool to see your robojoe expose wires with you thinner robotic build. That would make this guy pop.

And I’ll PM you a link to help give your clearer pictures for your hard work. Cant put in all that time and let the upload go grainy.


And I agree, robojoe was one of the worst Joes of all time haha.

I sure hope this helps and look forward to seeing more!

[Clockwise]

Thanks, guys.

SC and VoR,

As for washes/drybrushing, I use them on about 10% of my customs- on ones that are meant to look dirty, beat up, grimy, rusty, or just trashed. Clean paints are great, but sometimes washes are the way to go.

I wouldn't say it's "a terrible way" to paint. Unlike very clean painting, it's a dice roll. You give up precision to randomness. That can be hard to do, and there's a chance you won't like the finished result. In some ways, it's more of an effect than it is painting.

I respect your position, though. I feel the same way about soft goods in 1:18 scale. I never think they look right. The fuzzy edges look like cotton candy and the material doesn't fold or contour correctly.

ponygt,

I hadn't really thought out much character development on RoboJoe, but if it reads that way, anything would be an improvement over the mess Hasbro made. Visually, I wanted it to be clear that RoboJoe wasn't (maybe) inside of the suit, but was stripped down to spindly parts.

[Voice of Reason]

cool man, i agree sometimes they need a bit of dirt. depending on what it is is if i use a wash or a filter. dont take it as me bashing it because you did a great job on it. in the end if your happy thats all that matters.

what ya got coming next?

[Hit & Run]

Haha, I always liked Robo-Joe.

This is a fun new take on him, like that you took a character you weren’t crazy about and spun him into something you enjoyed more. Has a cool like Acid Rain style look to him with that paint job and build. I like the change to the larger helmet too.

[ARBCO Avenue]

You are a multitalented guy! I often forget to check the artwork threads (why don’t those pop up on the recent posts page?!) Between the complex O-ring customs and the artwork you do, you bring a lot of fun stuff to Hisstank. I am unaware of Robo Joe so I wouldn’t fully appreciate the risks you took on this one, but thanks for always sharing your stuff.

[Clockwise]

Thanks, guys!

The oversized helmet worked out pretty well almost be accident, gotta love the Imaginext stuff!

VoR, I didn't take your critique as bashing of any kind. I'm working on an unproduced NS era character and a Red Shadows character at the moment...