POC Airborne

TR1ER · **Posted:** Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:35 am

What up ya boy TR1ER back at ya with my 1st custom of the year. I had this one put together for a bit just no time to take pics. Airborne is one I have wanted to make for some time, I wanted to get away from the norm and give a more modern up to date look. Hope you guys enjoy him! :tr1er:

Parts:
Head: 25th Airborne
Helmet: BBI
Torso/arms: Cobra Red Res trooper/ vest POC Beachhead
Legs: POC wave 3 Snake eyes with POC SE leg rig
Rifle: Marauder Goodness

Keenan · **Posted:** Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:51 am

Really glad to see you back in the saddle. There's not a thing I don't like about this figure. Would love to see it at retail.

TR1ER · **Posted:** Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:58 am

JFAK075 wrote:

Really glad to see you back in the saddle. There's not a thing I don't like about this figure. Would love to see it at retail.

Man I'm trying J the easy part for is getting the wips, hard part is getting them done. being on call 24hrs sucks for customs.

Keenan · **Posted:** Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:08 am

I hear ya. I'm glad you got this one done then.
(Still have to get those Colonial Marine guns out to you for slinging.)

Mysterious Stranger · **Posted:** Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:17 am

First Chief and now T. The Celebration is bringing 'em back with a vengeance.

As JFAK said there's nothing I don't like about this figure. It looks like it would fit right in with the other POC figures. The subtlety of the paint with the parts and gear really sell this as a POC figure.

So... what else ya got?

Plastic Yank · **Joined:** Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:13 am

Awesome. The digital camo paint-work is just beautiful.

TR1ER · **Posted:** Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:49 pm

Mysterious Stranger wrote:

First Chief and now T. The Celebration is bringing 'em back with a vengeance.

As JFAK said there's nothing I don't like about this figure. It looks like it would fit right in with the other POC figures. The subtlety of the paint with the parts and gear really sell this as a POC figure.

So... what else ya got?

Um yeah I was waiting the celebration to make my come back. :shifty:

Thanks for the feedback I have a few more I need to work out. going for the same camo look but want them to fit in the POC verse na'mean.

Chief · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Nothing to say other than this one totally rocks. Airborne's always been a favorite of mine, and every little detail just screams 'awesome' on this guy. Never occurred to me to paint the different camo colors on the weapons like that (despite seeing so many like that in real-life), but now I can't not do it. Again, the details really put this one over the top.

But wait - shouldn't he have a sling of some kind?

bigtattoo · **Joined:** Tue Sep 04, 2007 10:34 pm

Superb. Absolutely superb.

The parts selection on its own is fantastic but the paint job puts it over the top.

Any chance of pics without the tac vest?

TR1ER · **Posted:** Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:33 pm

bigtattoo wrote:

Superb. Absolutely superb.

The parts selection on its own is fantastic but the paint job puts it over the top.

Any chance of pics without the tac vest?

HELL NO! man you how hard that vest is to take off and put on!!! lol :-P

Chief wrote:

Nothing to say other than this one totally rocks. Airborne's always been a favorite of mine, and every little detail just screams 'awesome' on this guy. Never occurred to me to paint the different camo colors on the weapons like that (despite seeing so many like that in real-life), but now I can't not do it. Again, the details really put this one over the top.

But wait - shouldn't he have a sling of some kind?

Ya know people keep calling me out on that! I'll get on it some time today my man!

Wowboy · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Great to see you back T... this one is as great as the rest.

The paints really bring out the level of detail in the sculpt, and the bulky web gear doesn't look out of place on this guy. You have a really great eye for taking what Hasbro offers and reassemble them into grittier, more realistic looking figures.

Plus, I've always loved Airborne... he and Torpedo are the most underused characters from the 83 lineup.

Tanstoys · **Joined:** Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:02 am

agree with the others, glad to see ya back with a new fig, really like the paints on him, so realistic looking and a figure that fits in with the POC line, glad you used airbornes head too, one of the best sculpt in the line

sgartz · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Just beautiful, man. I love this custom, and there isn't a thing I would change. I've got a parted-out Airborne sitting on my desk, but I'm considering scrapping it and making myself one of these. My favorite thing about the figure: the attention to detail. The camo looks great (and is a very difficult thing to replicate at that scale), and I love that you added the karabiner to the belt so that he can do his filecard pose. Fantastic work, sir, and it's great to see new work from you. Let's hope it's the start of a trend.

SNAKE · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Wow, great work TR, this is one of the most fantastically detail modern customs ive seen. like Sgartz said, its the detail it is more like seeing a dude standing there than a toy.

pluv · **Posted:** Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:52 pm

The camo work on this is awesome. Everything works perfectly for him. Great custom.

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