[ceraurus]

I thought I'd put this out there just for fun. The Shipwreck that's currently being found at Dollar General is a great figure, but lacks accessories and has a bit of a giraffe neck. Here are some quick fixes that I think anyone can do--it might make for a nice entry into customizing.

Unmodified figure:


Head fix: To lower the head, all you need to do is deepen the socket that the neck ball fits into. This doesn't require anything tricky. I often just use the end of a smallish flat-head screwdriver. I like the thinner ones found on multi-tools or screwdrivers that have swappable bits. Find one that's about the same width as the neck ball, push it up into the head, then spin it around while making sure to keep pressure on it. After a few minutes of this, you will have ground away enough of the plastic in the head to deepen the hole in the head. Keep doing this until the head sits low enough.



Gearing up: There are good harnesses and web gear out there that don't need any modification. These are two of the ones I had that looked good to me. I honestly can't remember where the smaller one came from (if someone knows then let me know). EDIT: It comes from Renegades Tunnel Rat.



If you really want, you can pop the leg holster from a POC Trooper or Steel Brigade and glue it into the hole on Shippy's right leg. Finally, every sailor needs a parrot, so add Polly for a finishing touch.



Before long, I'm going to paint at least part of mine. But even without painting, I think this looks nicer. (Other than the blue neck.)

[CrimsonGuard101]

Yup did most of this already to mine awesome stuffs

[cobracobra]

Have you tried the Wild Bill vest from ROC? Plus thanks for sharing the picts.

[the odinson]

very nice. man, i am so tired of painting the straps on those poc wave 3 se legs. as excited as i am to hopefully score some of these in the wild, i dread having to paint those straps. but i have to.

[ceraurus]

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Originally Posted by the odinson

very nice. man, i am so tired of painting the straps on those poc wave 3 se legs. as excited as i am to hopefully score some of these in the wild, i dread having to paint those straps. but i have to.

I always hate belts. Sometimes it takes me way too many times to get all the paint right.

[ozzie92]

I love the harness you chose! Is that a brown version of SE city strike's harness? If so...does that ring a bell as to whose it might be?

[CrimsonGuard101]

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Originally Posted by ozzie92

I love the harness you chose! Is that a brown version of SE city strike's harness? If so...does that ring a bell as to whose it might be?

Probably got it off the Dollar general Duke figure, I used the one from Zap, its got a few more accents on it with the buckles being fully painted already..

[ceraurus]

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Originally Posted by ozzie92

I love the harness you chose! Is that a brown version of SE city strike's harness? If so...does that ring a bell as to whose it might be?

Finally figured it out--it comes from Renegades Tunnel Rat. And yes, it is like the ones we've seen on a few SE's. It doesn't have the buckles like the ones that come with Zap or DG Duke.

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Originally Posted by cobracobra

Have you tried the Wild Bill vest from ROC? Plus thanks for sharing the picts.

The one that came with the Dragon Hawk? I don't have that.

[ozzie92]

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Originally Posted by CrimsonGuard101

Probably got it off the Dollar general Duke figure, I used the one from Zap, its got a few more accents on it with the buckles being fully painted already..

Oh, nice! I LOVE that Zap webgear (you're right, highly detailed). Too bad Zap comes with such a price tag. Yep, I can see the webgear matches Duke. I wonder if SE city strike's grey/black harness would look better? Hmmm...

[CrimsonGuard101]

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Originally Posted by ozzie92

Oh, nice! I LOVE that Zap webgear (you're right, highly detailed). Too bad Zap comes with such a price tag. Yep, I can see the webgear matches Duke. I wonder if SE city strike's grey/black harness would look better? Hmmm...

If your going for the traditional upgraded look off hs original character it was brown strap...kinda of a mash up between the 2 ideas as one harness went accross his chest and one harness over the one the right shoulder.

What guns you guys using for yours? I gave mine a modular Eotech M4 from Maraaders.