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10-26-2009, 10:09 PM | #1 |
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Update in post #13
I haven't posted anything in a while so here is one of my work in progresses. This is a Red Shadow Trooper. The figure will be completely a reproduction figure when it is complete. Last edited by Falcone; 08-18-2013 at 05:54 AM.. |
10-27-2009, 10:35 AM | #2 |
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so are you completly remaking the mold? looks good so far
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10-27-2009, 01:34 PM | #3 |
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Looks great so far.
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10-27-2009, 02:16 PM | #4 |
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Yes I am.
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10-27-2009, 07:11 PM | #5 |
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A bugbear of mine for almost all the 25th Red Shadows is the use of Cobra heads. The classic look is far more iconic and different to the Cobra look. Its also heavily based on a Nazi helmet which works well. I'd dremel a repro head - honestly it'll look better.
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10-27-2009, 07:30 PM | #6 |
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Any idea where to get repro Red Shadow heads?
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10-27-2009, 08:20 PM | #7 |
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Red Shadows whole uniform comes from a nazi uniform, not just the helmet. Cobra troopers have the high closed collar just like the nazi uniform as well, so the Cobra Trooper body is a good representation of that (see attachment). The gas mask trooper helmet isn't quite a Stahlhelm, but it does have a similar shape, so I felt it was acceptable to use. As for the mask itself, I never liked the design of the Red Shadow mask, on the toy at least. Its basically just two smooth surfaces that come to a point with no detail (the only piece of detail are the eye holes, and those are painted on). I decided having an actual detailed mask, in this case a gas mask, was a more practical approach.
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10-27-2009, 08:31 PM | #8 |
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So are you going to be offering these for sale after, since you're doing up a mold?
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10-27-2009, 09:03 PM | #9 |
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Probably, but if I did it wouldn't be for a month or two at the soonest. I can't afford the tool needed to set the arm rivets at this time. Even when this custom is done, I won't be able to put the arms together right now. I do have the rivets themselves but no way to attach them.
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10-28-2009, 04:11 AM | #10 |
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Quote:
Red Shadows whole uniform comes from a nazi uniform, not just the helmet. Cobra troopers have the high closed collar just like the nazi uniform as well, so the Cobra Trooper body is a good representation of that (see attachment). The gas mask trooper helmet isn't quite a Stahlhelm, but it does have a similar shape, so I felt it was acceptable to use. As for the mask itself, I never liked the design of the Red Shadow mask, on the toy at least. Its basically just two smooth surfaces that come to a point with no detail (the only piece of detail are the eye holes, and those are painted on). I decided having an actual detailed mask, in this case a gas mask, was a more practical approach.
There are repro heads on bloodforthebaron.com
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