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11-28-2010, 01:18 AM | #1 |
IG85 - Mortarman
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This is another of my childhood toys that was rescued from mom's attic. It had really seen better days, so I decided to spruce it up a bit...
Two of the missile mounting studs had been broken off back in the 80's, so I used the Dremel to smooth these areas out a bit as if the studs were never there. I also removed the footpegs, which are far too big for the modern era Joes. Before putting the Dremel away, I also drilled a small holed in the housing behind the seat. This allows the SCUBA gear from RoC Shipwreck to be attached there. It seemed logical that a guy would need some way to escape if his boat was crippled and the bad guys were closing in. Once the Dremeling was finished, the entire top portion was spray-painted with Testors Competition Orange. The hull piece was spray-painted with flat grey. The "no-skid" was painted using flat black. I'm not sure if "no-skid" is the proper term, but this is essentially a very gritty paint used by naval forces to make an area more or less "slip-proof". Seemed like a good idea for the areas where a person would be getting in and out of the boat. I used a lot of aluminum, steel, gunmetal and other colors to bring out some of the sculpted details. The replacement decals came from our pal Ruben in Mexico! Update: Now that all three of our G.I. Joe Fast Attack Boats are completed, the kids wanted me to take some group shots. I've got to admit that I am really happy with how these turned out... Last edited by Sgt Humpty; 08-29-2012 at 03:21 PM.. |
11-28-2010, 01:25 AM | #2 |
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that came out awesome sgt
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11-28-2010, 01:36 AM | #3 |
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very cool always fan of a DEVIL FISH
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11-28-2010, 01:39 AM | #4 |
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I like how you kept the original Orange as a base and added detail to it, it works very well.
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11-28-2010, 01:42 AM | #5 |
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Very Pretty! Hasbro needs to revisit this item.
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11-28-2010, 02:23 AM | #6 |
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My thoughts exactly!!! They'd sell soooooo many of these! |
11-28-2010, 04:28 AM | #7 |
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great restoration of a classic vehicle,way to go....well done.
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11-28-2010, 05:07 AM | #8 |
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Thanks, man. I'm glad so many people are diggin' this. The Devilfish was one of my all-time favorites.
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11-28-2010, 11:17 AM | #9 |
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Awesome work, man. The Devilfish was always one of my favorite childhood vehicles too (although I never liked how the front missiles have their exhaust pointed right at the driver's face.)
By the way, I randomly ran across your "OBW" blog the other day. Very impressive and imaginative customs; I'll be checking back often.
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11-28-2010, 11:46 AM | #10 |
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why don't you make the pics so we can enlarge em by clicking?? are you afraid of us seeing the flaws haha, jk. looks great, would look better if we could enlarge em.. i say the same thing about my penis..
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