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11-23-2021, 12:38 PM | #1221 |
Tiger Force member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Here with my boy , Jacob , and Mama:)
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Sweet!! Great figures and dio story!
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11-23-2021, 06:02 PM | #1222 |
Toastmaster Joe
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: In the fertile Eurotas valley of Laconia
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Red Shadow Explosive Expert Captain Targo (awesome character by the way) and Red Torch are looking nice!!! Your RS customs are spot on and something I'd be using as point of reference / recipe to recreate some of these.
Who said white haired Marauder heads are not mean looking and somewhat suspected to be part of some evil terrorist organization with the sole ambition of overthrowing any government standing their way? I always saw it that way lol!! Seeing your Alley Vipers group shot I have to say they top the list of my favorite customs you've done so far! Really digging the color schemes you came up with, they're really creative. Outstanding work!! Always fun seeing new stuff from you. |
11-24-2021, 12:29 AM | #1223 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: midwest
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Captain Targo is great, and I love the metallic ski mask on the Alley Viper!!
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11-24-2021, 06:11 PM | #1224 |
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: CT sometimes Tokyo
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That Alley Viper is Purple Perfection! I love that purple & Gold combo, really makes a visual statement! Those odd color combos a lot of times make for the most fun builds in the end, then they stand out on the shelf amongst a sea of their brethren! Awesome paint job buddy, first time seeing a custom of this version (kudos), fun dio-pics (as always), & thanks for the shout out on the pouch!
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11-29-2021, 11:04 AM | #1225 |
ORZO
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: PA
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Thanks! Super fun figure to make and then I rarely ever think about the Fury so nice to make up a reason to pull that off the shelf for some pictures.
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Red Shadow Explosive Expert Captain Targo (awesome character by the way) and Red Torch are looking nice!!! Your RS customs are spot on and something I'd be using as point of reference / recipe to recreate some of these.
Who said white haired Marauder heads are not mean looking and somewhat suspected to be part of some evil terrorist organization with the sole ambition of overthrowing any government standing their way? I always saw it that way lol!! Seeing your Alley Vipers group shot I have to say they top the list of my favorite customs you've done so far! Really digging the color schemes you came up with, they're really creative. Outstanding work!! Always fun seeing new stuff from you. Haha, they just work so well for villain heads! I?m gonna have to make an effort to turn one into a good guy at some point. Appreciate that! Can?t take credit for the color schemes because that was all Hasbro but it?s really fun gearing them all up and finding ways to make them all a little different. There are two more that I want to make so we?ll see what vest, gear and head combos I come up with for them so they are a little different from each other. Quote:
Really love how that mask and face paint job came out so Alley Viper went from likely being displayed with the face plate down to definitely being displayed with it up because I just love how his head looks. Quote:
That Alley Viper is Purple Perfection! I love that purple & Gold combo, really makes a visual statement! Those odd color combos a lot of times make for the most fun builds in the end, then they stand out on the shelf amongst a sea of their brethren! Awesome paint job buddy, first time seeing a custom of this version (kudos), fun dio-pics (as always), & thanks for the shout out on the pouch!
I had to look since you said it, don?t see anyone else with this Alley Viper done either. Assumed someone would have made him by now. Haha, well if this is the first, I?m happy to give him some shine because the o ring does look cool in pictures. Never saw the actual figure in person, will have to check with my friend who collects 2000?s Joes, see if he has him for a Past & Present shot. I know he has the next guy I?m gonna show off so that?ll be a P&P once he finds his figure. And no problem! I love that look so now I need to order more clips to fill up all of my ammo pouches! ????? Thanks again, everyone! Fun to see a goofy purple figure go over so well!
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11-30-2021, 11:35 AM | #1226 |
ORZO
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Location: PA
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Up next is another that I?ve had built for a long while but who just needed something extra before I was happy enough to call him finished.
In the 2000?s they introduced a new type of cobra trooper, the Neo Viper. They came in a bunch of different colors which I really liked so I knew at some point I needed to begin adding a few to my modern collection. Since putting together the yellow version with the parts I had left was the easiest to make, I decided to start my group with the v8. Started the build simple enough with a Marauder yellow, a black respirator head, then a black helmet, chest plate & straps and finally some black accessories. As I looked at him, I decided a brighter yellow would make him stand out more so I painted the body with a bright yellow, then touched up the black areas of the sculpt to make them pop more. I also extended the gloves a bit to give the sculpt a different look. Painted the chest plate and belt black and added a red accent to the buckle and finally a cobra logo to the chest to mimic the original?s look. Because the respirator head is so distinguishable at this point and the original figure had some texture to his mask, I decided to add a little green stuff to the face to hide the respirator & also to create some grooves similar to what the original had. Down the road I may try to free hand or sculpt the style of cobra logo that the original figure had but for now I went with a decal because I wasn?t happy with how the sculpted cobra logo was coming out. Neo Viper v8 With my Alley Vipers who are the Marauder stock yellow: Then in some jungle warfare:
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11-30-2021, 11:37 AM | #1227 |
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Nice!!!
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11-30-2021, 12:02 PM | #1228 |
A Cimmerian
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Mountain of Power
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Shit, homie! Solid build-that's a pretty damn accurate interpretation
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11-30-2021, 12:09 PM | #1229 |
LNC Commander
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Great Neo Viper!
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11-30-2021, 06:35 PM | #1230 |
Knuckle Massage!
Join Date: Sep 2007
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I had a list of 100+ characters when I first got into MTF builds & Yellow Neo-Viper was on that back half of that list (honestly I like this color scheme the best.) That list has evolved over the years into new lists of characters... as I create each drop of 5, being pushed fwd by the story, availability of parts of what I want to make, & new ideas that come forward. Somehow Yellow Neo-Viper got lost in all that shuffle lol
...NOW I see what you brought here, how you brightened him even further, added some snazzy paint & personal touches, & make him engaged in your always awesome dio-shots... & it has me thinking, I should either put him back on my list... OR come over to your house & play lol. Awesome stuff buddy, you inspire us all in many ways! |
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