Head: Retaliation Cobra Commander
Rifle, Drone: CORPS! Rucker/Shrapnel Drone Battle Pack
I've taken several visual liberties with this version of Cobra Commander. I wanted to try to approximate the look of the 1991 V4 figure, but not exactly. While I very much appreciate the fact that Hasbro tried new things with this figure, I feel that Cobra Commander, this time around, looks "frumpy" and not too menacing. I love the red transparent facemask, but the face underneath looks dorky (I realize that the facemask was never meant to come off). The uniform he wears is also a bit confusing. Is he wearing a blue vest? Is the blue on the arms pulled over the black? What's with the huge Cobra medallion in the middle of his chest? Is he wearing jodhpurs or are his thighs really that buff?
So, keeping all that in mind, I wanted to try to streamline the look of this figure. I painted all the gold accents, the red facemask, the blue plate armor vest, and sculpted the large roundel on the chest.
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