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12-22-2010, 02:49 AM | #1 |
IG85 - Mortarman
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Sun Prairie, WI
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Yep - you guessed it! As soon as I finished the Tigerfish for my son, my little girl decided that she needed a boat, as well. Fortunately, I had predicted this and I had already scored a nice Devilfish on ebay...
As I had done with my Devilfish and my son's Tigerfish, I used the Dremel to remove the footpegs, which are far too big for the modern era Joes. The old sticker residue was removed using a very gentle dishwashing liquid. The upper portion of the boat was spray-painted with satin pink. All of the remaining details were painted exactly the same as my Devilfish. The "no-skid" was painted using flat black. I used a lot of aluminum, steel, gunmetal and other colors to bring out some of the sculpted details. The decals came from our pal Ruben in Mexico - except for the prominent Hello Kitty logo on the bow (you should have seen her reaction to that little detail). Finally, the entire boat was given a liberal application of Dull-Cote to protect the paint. I have tentatively dubbed this boat the Kittenfish, but I may change it if I think of something less silly... 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 03:22 PM.. |
12-22-2010, 04:11 AM | #2 |
Cobra Viper
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You have given me a idea for my daughter. She likes playing with my joes. I think she would like to help me on a project like this. I really like your customs you have here, great job!!!!!!!!!
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12-22-2010, 04:20 AM | #3 |
You done gone full retard
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That might be one of the most awesome things I have ever seen.
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12-22-2010, 04:47 AM | #4 |
IG85 - Mortarman
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Wow - high praise, indeed! Thank you! |
12-22-2010, 06:22 AM | #5 |
International Operator
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These are looking great! I bet Sgt. Polly Pocket has also fun cruising in the Kittyfish!
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12-22-2010, 06:33 AM | #6 |
IG85 - Mortarman
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Thanks Ralph!
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12-22-2010, 06:34 AM | #7 |
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Very cool man what kind of spray paint do you use?
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12-22-2010, 07:20 AM | #8 |
IG85 - Mortarman
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I probably have 8 different brands of spray-paint in the house. I know that the Devilfish was Testors Competition Orange. The Tigerfish was Krylon brown and Testors gloss white. The color used on the Kittenfish was satin pink and the brand might have been Rust-o-leum.
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12-22-2010, 07:22 AM | #9 |
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This needs to be frontpaged
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12-22-2010, 07:29 AM | #10 |
Cobra puppet therapist
Join Date: May 2009
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Wow, never thought a Hello Kitty boat could be so badass. Love it man. Don't change the name, it's perfect!
That Tiger fish is also pure win! |
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