harlie wrote:
Beautiful work
Thank you, the original has a nice striking contrast of blue, orange, and gray that I tried to follow here.
2DARK2C wrote:
i love it. the painted tools look good, and the hair sculpt really makes the figure.
I gave the tools some color as a callback to the original's yellow trim. I'm glad you dig the hair sculpt, its harder than I thought to find a decent flat top head, and this was much easier to sculpt than a well manicured beard.
past nastification wrote:
Great use of the Fortnite parts!
I've accumulated a few of them, but haven't found the right projects just yet. They have a slightly cartoony look that I'm not sure how to blend into projects. I have used a few weapons, but not the bodies so far.
Speaking of the overall look of them, you exaggerated the hair on Topside just the right amount to match the style of the parts without looking silly.
The Fortnite design does not work for all characters, but I always felt Topside was a beefy farm boy from his filecard description. I have fallen in love with the Fortnite construction, though. They are far easier to customize than the modern style 1/18th GI Joe figures. I tend to lean towards a more superhero build in my joeverse anyway so I think I'll be incorporating more of these going forward, especially with the availability.
I agree on the hair, it does look too big when compared with the original and a helmet will never fit correctly, but I do like the finished product.
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