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12-30-2010, 03:41 AM | #1 |
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While he has never been one of my favorite characters, there's no denying that Duke is a great character. So when I saw how great the latest Duke headsculpt was in the Pursuit of Cobra line, I decided to give mine an upgrade.
Parts: Head (PoC Duke wave 3), Body (25th Anniversary Duke v26), Helmet (bbi Elite Force figure), M4 rifle (Marauder, Inc.). When I started this figure, I didn't plan on posting it. It's basically just a headswap with a new paintjob and some new accessories - but once he was finished, I really liked how he had turned out! The only Duke figure I had was the 25th Anniversary jetpack version which had a really light colored shirt. So I snatched him out of my Pit display and repainted his shirt. While I was at it, I touched up the paint apps on the belt to make them a little bit different shade of green than his trousers. The bandolier was silver (ummm... why?) so it needed to be repainted, as well. With the smaller details, I borrowed some ideas from the awesome 12" Duke by Sideshow. The rifle is not the same manufacturer, but it was the closest I could get on short notice. So I painted it and the helmet to match the 12" figure. I also liked the "slightly graying" look of the Sideshow figure. I thought it was a good look for Duke, so I drybrushed light gray over his hair. To finish things off, I repainted the boots with a couple different tan colors to simulate the current style of boots issued to US troops. The whole figure was given a liberal application of Testors Dull-Cote before he rejoined his troops. Last edited by Sgt Humpty; 08-29-2012 at 02:58 PM.. |
12-30-2010, 04:01 AM | #2 |
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AWESOME!! I always hated the crappy Animae stye head on the 25th Duke
(kind of the reason I stayed away from a lot of those was the silly head sculpting in the first wave |
12-30-2010, 04:03 AM | #3 |
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think I might do the same , as well as switch out the legs for something more realistic
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12-30-2010, 04:19 AM | #4 |
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Thanks, man! I wasn't even going to post this, but it just looked so good when it was done. Duke shouldn't look like a friggin' sissy - He should look like a seasoned veteran...
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12-30-2010, 04:26 AM | #5 |
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That looks great bro!
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12-30-2010, 04:31 AM | #6 |
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12-30-2010, 05:55 AM | #7 |
FITE!FITE!FITE!
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nice so did you hand paint the flag on his arm too...
Is it me or does the flag seem backwards |
12-30-2010, 06:03 AM | #8 |
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12-30-2010, 06:06 AM | #9 |
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12-30-2010, 07:14 AM | #10 |
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with that head he looks 100 times better than original. Good work
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