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07-06-2010, 12:50 PM | #1 |
IG85 - Mortarman
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Sun Prairie, WI
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While the idea of equipping elite troops with individual helicopter packs is kind of neat, I would not have wanted to be the guy whose heli-pack caught a stray bullet while hovering a few hundred feet up! Annihilator is the latest in my series of Iron Grenadiers. I still have six or seven more planned, so stay tuned! I could not have finished this one without the help of my comrade-in-arms, Gene (who goes by the name meandnooneelse both here and also at the FFURG.com forums).
Parts: Head (ARAH Annihilator), Body (25th Anniversary Battle Armor Cobra Commander), Belt (25th Anniversary Cobra Commander), Heli-pack (Specialist Trakker), Submachinegun (Specialist Trakker). These seem to get easier with each one I do. For Annihilator, it was a simple matter of choosing a paint scheme that reflected his vintage color scheme and then adding the vintage head and accessories. I got the head very cheap on ebay. I Dremeled it out to fit the 25th style neck post (a nerve wracking experience, given that I had to go almost to the top of the head to get the proper fit while not drilling all the way through). Once the head was on, I needed the submachinegun and heli-pack. I focused on trying to find these accessories from a Specialist Trakker figure because they were the exact same as the vintage Annihilator figure, except the backpack peg was retooled to fit the modern figures (meaning I wouldn't have to do the conversion myself). This is where my buddy Gene came through for me and included them in a trade that we had already worked out. Thanks, Gene! Without your help, this guy would still be sitting in the "in-progress" section of my workbench! After all was said and done, I gave him a light application of Testors Dull-Cote. This figure is now part of KingBiohazerd's collection. Last edited by Sgt Humpty; 09-13-2012 at 06:26 AM.. |
07-06-2010, 12:54 PM | #2 |
Croc Master
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Location: Spicewood, TX
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Very nice work brother!
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07-06-2010, 01:35 PM | #3 |
IG 4-Life IG 4-Ever
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Location: Chicago
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looks awesome man nice work
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07-06-2010, 03:51 PM | #4 |
IG85 - Mortarman
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Sun Prairie, WI
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Thanks, guys!
KB, I considered going red/gold/black after I saw your take on this character, but it would have been a departure from the rest of my IG's, so I stuck with my original plan. |
07-06-2010, 07:52 PM | #5 |
Mako infused SOLDIER
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Midgar
Posts: 3,851
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Excellent job!
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07-06-2010, 07:54 PM | #6 |
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that looks superb
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07-06-2010, 08:13 PM | #7 |
Saboteur Assassin Kingpin
Join Date: Feb 2009
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very nice
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07-07-2010, 01:40 AM | #8 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,130
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I love me some old school Annihilators, but this guy is obviously in command or somehting, he looks much more armored and hardcore than the original.
This is how they would look if they made them in the movies and were faithful to the old color scheme. |
07-07-2010, 02:17 AM | #9 |
Iron Grenadier Sorcerer
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: The Silent Castle
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Ooh, now I really like how that one turned out!
I love the gold trim you use! Is that orange or red? I can't really tell from the pic. A+!
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07-07-2010, 02:32 AM | #10 |
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Wicked as hell.
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