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10-15-2010, 02:41 PM | #1 |
Iron Grenadier
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Quoted from the Figure Realm entry for this custom:
"The crowd stood on the south lawn of the White House, eagerly awaiting the moment when the president would step out onto the balcony and speak to them. The were nervous, to be sure; it had been a struggle to live through the last few months. Domestic terrorists had caused devastation, international agents of ill will had made their presence known, and the military had been unable to do anything to curtail the storm that was sweeping through the nation. But that was all about to change. Rumors had been swirling for the last week, and had been all but confirmed when the president's spokesman had made his announcement: Change is coming;the president has found a way out of the madness. There were doubters of course; what could the president truly do that he hadn't tried before? Organize a team of counter-terrorism operatives to win a descisive victory against the forces of corruption? No one knew. But there was one certainy: the president had faith in whatever his plan was. If he didn't, why would he expose himself to an assassin's bullet? The opening strains of 'Hail to the Cheif' abruptly put an end to speculation;answers would be coming soon enough. In one movement, the crowd fixed its attention on the podium errected on the balcony, at the tall slender figure stepping up to it. There was a breif moment of patrioc pride as the president smiled, leaned forward to speak. But the moment was quickly interrupted by the squeel of feadback from the microphones. The president motioned to an aid and gestured at the malfunctioning equipment. The aid hurried forward and tried to adjust the feedback away. It got louder. A shiver passed through the crowd. The noise had developed into a dull roar; definitely not feedback. The crowd began to break, to scatter in myriad directions as one after another of the gathered onlookers caught sight of the blue figure hurtling towards the president on a column of flame, sunlight glinting off the barrel of a rifle clutched in its arms. The president turned and ran back into the safety of his mansion--but it was too late. There was a briliant flash, and then-- The story abruptly ended. Yeah, sorry for that; I'm an aspiring novelist (see my Hrothmeir customs) and decided to mix some writing in with this figure. This figure is the Strato-Viper. Yes, that's technically an official Joe (well, Cobra) and no, my character has nothing to do with it. Oh, well. This started as just something I was messing around with. I put the RoC Hawk jetpack on a TRU 5-pack firefly, thought it looked neat, and then added some other parts. Then, I decided to paint. Originally, I was just going to detail it; some washes, maybe drybrushing, and a few little details here and there. Then, it got kinda out of hand, and I ended up painting pretty much the whole thing. Have to say, though, I like how it turned out. Parts: 25th TRU 5-pack Firefly- Everything but head RoC Neo-Viper- Head RoC TRU 5-pack Ripcord- Jacket RoC Hawk- Jet Pack 25th Resolute Trooper- Rifle Hope you all enjoy!" END QUOTE Okay, that's really all I have to say. Oh, no wait: shameless self promotion: If you like my writings please click on my siggy link below to find more! There, that's all. No, it isn't. If you find any strange mispesslings in this post, that's cuz I'm currently HEAVILY medicated... had four impacted molars removed yesterday... The bottom two were coming in sideways... On to the figure!
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10-15-2010, 02:48 PM | #2 |
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awesome story..love the paint apps on the fig...but that head...i can't i'm sorry...i'm sure you like it and that's what is important...but no it just screams RoC
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10-15-2010, 02:52 PM | #3 |
Iron Grenadier
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Amusingly enough, the RoC NeoViper Combat Heroes figure was made from a Firefly with the NV head details printed onto the ski mask. It looks pretty stupid. Personally, I always thought that they should have gone with a Resolute style Alley-viper mask/helmet combo for the RoC troops, sorta like they did with the M.A.R.S. trooper 3-pack.
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10-15-2010, 02:57 PM | #4 |
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cool figure, great paint on jetpack, i also dont like this head but on this custom it looks preety good
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10-15-2010, 03:07 PM | #5 |
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i do like the re-imagined role of the strato viper.
as far as alternate heads...an elite viper with paint apps...or an avac head painted to match. |
10-15-2010, 03:49 PM | #6 |
Sith Assassin Droid
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certainly an interesting concept/idea, and the jetpack looks great. My only criticism is the use of the Firefly body and that ROC vest. I would think this guy would have a more streamlined, technical looking outfit. The high tech of the jetpack and the lo-tech of the body are clashing for me. i dig the NeoViper head though.
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10-15-2010, 04:52 PM | #7 |
Iron Grenadier
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certainly an interesting concept/idea, and the jetpack looks great. My only criticism is the use of the Firefly body and that ROC vest. I would think this guy would have a more streamlined, technical looking outfit. The high tech of the jetpack and the lo-tech of the body are clashing for me. i dig the NeoViper head though.
But thanks for your compliments, too. It's always fun getting philasophical about toys
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10-15-2010, 04:59 PM | #8 |
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Interesting point. I see your critisism and raise you this one: in a world of Predator drones and other small UAV's, not to mention strategic missiles, what is the practical value in jet-troopers? They're yesterday's futuristic technology, much like having video-phonbooths; they'll never exist, because cell phones now have Skype. No one would ever stop at a phone booth. So if you could just send out a foot long, three foot wingspan drone with a small missile attached, why would you send out a fully trained huma ninto the battlefeild?
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10-15-2010, 05:22 PM | #9 |
It iz whut it ain't
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It's neat. I dig the colors.
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10-15-2010, 05:36 PM | #10 |
Cobra Viper
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Location: Renton Washington
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I like the look and the story you gave this guy. Great job man.
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