Stun Cannons

I got around to playing with the STUNs and HISSes today. I was testing out the shot to try and take a bigger shot for a possible dio picture in the future. So I fixed the cannons on the STUN as well.

Cobra HIgh Speed Sentry Tank Mark II aka HISS II

So I took 2 Cobra HISS II, and changed their red to glossy black. Along the way I lost the side missiles. No biggy, doesn't seem to be that much lacking. I spray painted the guns grey with primer than with gloss black. Both paints were the Walmart brand spray paint. With one, I lost the side gun as well so I glued in a Scrap Iron Missile launcher which could be a variety of things. On each one I did some combination of silver on the headlights.





I've always liked the HISS II since seeing it way back when. I like the double cockpit, which was often shown on the cartoon. I like the tripple barrel, bit more fire power. The machine guns on the side that can swivel up or down can take out people on roof tops or trying to set up for an anti-tank missile shot (take that Bazooka or Zap!). If I could guarantee the survival of the decals, I'd remove them, spray the whole thing black, and leave the nice red cockpit.

IA R6 Astromech

This came about out of desire and an online chat. I wanted to have a complete series of Industrial Autontons R-Series (although now there's R9s, so who knows what R8s and R9s look like!). But up till now the cannonical versions of an R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R7 have been released through battle packs, single cards, and Build a Droid (sic). I was talking with DnJCustoms (Don) on how to cast this and he offered to do. well I finished it up.




L to R: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, & R7

General Horton Salm, Defender Wing

Not pleased with the head painting. It is a 25th GI Joe Roadblock head on an A-Wing pilot body (that used to be Han Solo as an A-Wing pilot). This is the leader of Defender Wing, a group of Alliance/Republic bombers that included Y-Wing and B-Wing fighters.

Pash Cracker

One Bruce Wayne head from a Batman/Bruce Wayne 2 pack from The Dark Knight, and the A-Wing body that once belonged to Tycho, than Luke, finally it will be Pash's. Red hair the signature feature.

Captian Lon Shev, Galactic Alliance Guard

Made from 1 Tripwire body, a cast of a 21st Century Platoon head, Comic Pack Mara Jade Belt and Gun, and a Rebel Fleet Trooper helmet. It's mostly black as per most descriptions. I think I got the hair right. This is the former police detective who takes Ben Skywalker under his wing.

Storm Shadow

So taking the Comic Pack 21.5 Storm Shadow, making him more white/grey. Also touched up his swords and backpack. The bow and cape will be given to Zartan. I used gold highlight on the tunic.

Breaker

So here's my take on the 25th Aniversary version of Breaker. I took off his arms and gave him Spy Troops Dusty. His helmet has a microphone glued on for another helmet. I than had to make the tan arms green, so I had to repaint the whole body instead of go through the pain that is a paint match. Finally, gave him Comic Pack 21.5 Snake Eyes (battle damaged) web gear, and a PTE backpack.

Zap

Here's a bit of an old one. He's also part of the o-ring melt down, but some how I missed taking a picture of him. Just a comic pack Shortfuze with a Comic Pack Zap head.

Swords and Helmets

Ashrikage Clan Swords




Just some red paint on the symbols on the sword hilts and their scabbards/sheaths.

Short Fuze's Helmet


After reaquiring a short fuze from DnJCustoms oldest son for a few clone troopers of a given color, I made him a custom helmet from I don't know the source. It had a mic, but I cut that off and gave that to Breaker's helmet. I painted it dark green, than dry brushed light green and brown before adding the bbi goggles.

DVD Pack Duke (why is he yelling?)

Barely a custom here. I just took some gold paint to Duke's wings and his buttons and belt buckle. Sealed them with some semigloss. I did however figure out why Duke is yelling...


He maybe self pleasuring himself a bit too much. That or he stuck it some Cobra prisoner skank again and now it burns when he pees...

OR for something completely different...



For all those who think Duke has a stick up his butt, well you're right apparently.

Jungle or Forrest Cammo Cobra Trooper

Well this is the one Cobra troop who always lives to fight another day. He wears clothes appropriate to his missions. This guy terrorizes some jungle or forrest land someplace. The body is a Stalker, head of DVD pack Cobra Paratrooper and helmet, 25th Cobra soldier web gear, Marauder Inc 25th RPK machine gun with drum clip.

Iron Grenadier Destro 25th Aniversary

So take one comic pack Destro, make the boots black, fill in the belt gap, add some pouches, give gold highlights all over the place, arm with Mutt Williams sword. Seal with semi gloss.

Councilor Pwoe

Councilor Pwoe was one of the principal political antagonists in the NJO. He breifly assumed the position of Chief of State (Chancellor for the kiddies) of the New Republic after the fall of Coruscant. I made this figure from a Quarren Warrior from the BAD Saga Collection head and hands, a Borks Fey'lya body. I pained the jacket white to resemble "senatorial robes". I painted the pants, collars, shoulder accents blue because Mon Calamari is an aquatic planet. I thank took a PotF2 Orrimako cape and painted it white. You'll notice a faint green stripe on the pants as well as the cape. I added this to bring out a sculpt detail. The boots are painted aproximately and equal mix of brown and white to simulate a more faded leather that could possibly be made out of some aquatic species.

SG-1 Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell

I've been working on customs in 3.75" scale of SG-1 figures for a long time. I have completed desert and green camo versions of the original team. I finally got around to doing a Cam Mitchel now that the right head was found. That head is a casted Dusty 25th Aniversary GI Joe head. The gun is a Marauder HK36c and the body is an Elite Force soldier. The helmet is from a GI Joe DTC footloose.

Keyan Farlander in X-Wing Gear

Take one Evolutions Farlander head, build a neck post on a Vander/Biggs style body. Get Keyan Farlander, hero of the Farlander Papers and the X-Wing Strategy guide.

R7 with Vintage legs

Take one BAD R7 body and head. Add vintage R2 legs. Paint white and purple. Viola. Simple droid custom.

Traest Kre'fey

Rather simple custom to make. Take one Borsk Fey'lya head, fill with sculpey, but on a 25th Aniversary Cobra Commander. Next, pick a color scheme. For some reason WotC has decided that the New Republic military will have a color scheme of green and white. I went with that. White jacket. Green pants. The fur of the mane was to be white as per Michael Stackpole's descriptions of Gavin's memory making this clan marking unique. The eyes are violet indicating some sort of relationship to Fey'lya's clan.

O-Ring GI Joes, Bitterness

I'm about to comit a form of self-hyprocrisy. I said on the other blog that I'm not going to buy much if any of these figs. I'm going about to make a whole reversal of that perogative. In the past 7 years, I've spent nearly $100 on O-rings mostly to keep the figures from 1999-2004 together. I have had little to no problems with my 1982-1990 aged figures. I believe I have only replaced about 15 o-rings in that group and most were just in the last couple of years.

I want to trade away most of the figures I bought in the last 5 years and try to swing it so I get 25th Aniversary styled figures of those same characters. I know I'll have to customize some, but I think that I broke my own rule of patience and waiting for a figure to come out.