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Lance Sputnik [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:36 pm ]

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Re: Star Brigade Mindbender, Toxic Zartan and more! (ARAH all)

pluv wrote:

Chuckles is good. Although if it night ops maybe you should have dyed the jersey darker. But I really like the overall look of the figure.

Overlord is pretty snazzy. I'm not crazy about how that head fits the torso. He looks like his neck is missing.

If you fixed the twins heads where the paint has faded they would be perfect.

I think Raptor chad-matted you on Stalker as Red Spot. At least tat is who I got the idea from. You changed up the parts on yours enough to be different though. I think brown or black gloves would have looked cooler on him. I dig your parts choices for him.

Toxic Zartan is probably the one Sigma 6 figure I would have picked up if I could get over my hate for them. It was so zany it was cool. I think you nailed him. I like the use of the hologram CC hands. He needs that wicked cross bow though.

Starbrigade Mindbinder, cod piece gun for the win! I can't believe you chopped up a Payload for this. Sand off Buzzers remaining tatto and you have a winner. I don't even know what to say about the bike. There is so much going on with it.

Overlord's neck has already been fixed. It always looked ok until I stood him up, and the head just dropped down a little. So I just glued a bit of craft foam onto the bottom of the neck ball and it stays up good now.

I would have been suprised if no one had used that figure as Red Spot prior to this, so... I'm not too worried about that. It was jus a fun sort of thing to try, and I like how he came out. Made me sort of want to try and fix up some of the other of the worst VvV guys.

As to the bike... is it TOO much going on with it? I can't decide if it is or not. I sort of feel like the rig on the front, the Hi-Tech thing could go and stream line the whole thing a bit more.

Chief wrote:

They're all pretty cool, but I have to comment on two in particular:

Zartan - holy crap

that thing is awesome. The way you "toxified" his arms and have the transition painted is pure genius. I may have to try something like that with my 25A version. The whole thing looks super-clean paint-wise and just screams win

StarBender is another winner, although sans gear, he looks a little off. Once he suits up, though - he's frickin' amazing. Which begs the question: do his nipples get hard in the cold vacuum of space? The Green Machine is a great addition - does the Cobra-head cannon actually shoot? So many little details on this thing - really puts it over the top.

Awesome stuff, Sputters!

Thanks man! Ya know, the cannon does NOT actually shoot, and it kills me that I never even though to try that.

nova wrote:

I like everything about Redspot....except that you didn't use his Head or Helmet...and your gear choice dosn't make him look much like a laser trooper either. I'm seeing definite improvement in your Hand/arm swaps.

I like where you're going with Star Brigade Mindbender...I just don't want to see you go too far with him. The Cod-piece Gun is awesome...Even better if you can disguise it as his normal cod-piece. I would ditch the Tri-chainsaw unless it's got an explaination...
Also I think you can do without the Upper set of Heavy Water hoses...It's kinda distracting, unless it's there to hide flaws in the connection between the Payload torso parts and bubble helmet. I take it you made the Helmet and Torso Parts all part of the same helmet rig?...

Not sure exactly what it is about the arms I don't like...Are they Funskool Buzzer? with Mirage hands?

Only changes I'd make on the bike are to move the Slash ribbons to the ends of the Handle Bars...and maybe give him one of those Lame-O bike Flags.

I have to ask if it's more than just coincidence that Starbender looks so much like Dr. Evil McGuffin

Meh. Red Spot's head was so tiny, I just wanted to go a different direction, and his helmet, well, pretty much the same deal. And he doesn't look like a laser trooper cuz there's no such thing

After consulting with my military advisor, I wanted to go with the idea that he is the guy who points the laser for the laser guided missles, but that's basically just any special forces type guy, so that's more the path I took.

The helmet is indeed glued to the Payload torso bits, since they were not made to snap together, and I could get them to work as one piece. The extra hose was just to add flair, so I could look at ditching it. Maybe.

The only purpose for the tri-chainsaw thing is because it's just so weird and impossible, I thought that it just HAD to go with this guy.

Thanks for the comments everyone. Looks like the consensus i that Chuckles needs a darker shirt and I can do that. I'll see what I can do with the twins' head paint.

Author:	Lance Sputnik [ Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:46 pm ]
Post subject:	Star Brigade Mindbender, Toxic Zartan and more! (ARAH all)
Well I had a little time the last few days and so I finished off a couple of WIPs I had going, plus some of the ideas rolling in my head. This batch is all ARAH, with varying degrees of modifications. The first few are pretty simple, just me taking some odd characters and making them work a little better for my universe. Chuckles. I wanted to make him a little bit more military, so this is his night ops/stake out uniform. Overlord In my Cobra organization, Overlord is more politician than anything else. I stuck with the green a a nod to the convention Overlord, as well as to retain full playability. The Crimson Shadow Twins This was originally supposed to be a simple repaint, but it turned out to be a bit trickier than I originally planned. These are for more ceremonial appearances as well as when meeting with the Shadow Guard As I was going through my parts I came across a comic pack Stalker and had a thought - he looks an awful lot like Red Spot's color scheme. So I thought I'd give it a try - ARAH Red Spot Toxic Zartan has been one of my favorite Sigma 6 figures since he came out, solely because of his bizarre color sheme, so I decided to try my hand at a 3 3/4" version He is still a WIP, in that I still need to find his leg pads and make up his accessories. And now for something a little bit unexpected (I hope): Star Brigade Dr Mindbender! And his green machine: So... What do you think?

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Author:	pluv [ Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:07 pm ]
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Chuckles is good. Although if it night ops maybe you should have dyed the jersey darker. But I really like the overall look of the figure. Overlord is pretty snazzy. I'm not crazy about how that head fits the torso. He looks like his neck is missing. If you fixed the twins heads where the paint has faded they would be perfect. I think Raptor chad-matted you on Stalker as Red Spot. At least tat is who I got the idea from. You changed up the parts on yours enough to be different though. I think brown or black gloves would have looked cooler on him. I dig your parts choices for him. Toxic Zartan is probably the one Sigma 6 figure I would have picked up if I could get over my hate for them. It was so zany it was cool. I think you nailed him. I like the use of the hologram CC hands. He needs that wicked cross bow though. Starbrigade Mindbinder, cod piece gun for the win! I can't believe you chopped up a Payload for this. Sand off Buzzers remaining tatto and you have a winner. I don't even know what to say about the bike. There is so much going on with it.

Author:	Chief [ Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:13 pm ]
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They're all pretty cool, but I have to comment on two in particular: Zartan - holy crap that thing is awesome. The way you "toxified" his arms and have the transition painted is pure genius. I may have to try something like that with my 25A version. The whole thing looks super-clean paint-wise and just screams win StarBender is another winner, although sans gear, he looks a little off. Once he suits up, though - he's frickin' amazing. Which begs the question: do his nipples get hard in the cold vacuum of space? The Green Machine is a great addition - does the Cobra-head cannon actually shoot? So many little details on this thing - really puts it over the top. Awesome stuff, Sputters!

Author:	danielb [ Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:58 am ]
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Starbender is flat out awesome. Prolly my favorite Bender to date. Redspot is good too, at some point I saw art of him that looked great, and I always felt bad about the figure we were given. Chuckles I don't quite care for, Maybe a Brawler V1 torso and Arm combo would better suit him? The twins are good but could use brighter symbols And over lord is a good take on him.

Author:	nova [ Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:15 am ]
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Chuckles is alright...I agree that you need to paint the Jerzy to a color other than white. The legs are throwing me off too...there's just enough difference in the Psyche Out and Lowlight colors, as well as "tightness" of the pants that it's distracting to me. I like your idea on Overlord...but yeah...he needs a bit of a neck...you could even steal one from Headman to keep his little tie knot detail. The Twins look great...Touch-ups on the heads would really help...also this would be a place you could get away with using a sticker...that Twin torso is pretty smooth. I like everything about Redspot....except that you didn't use his Head or Helmet...and your gear choice dosn't make him look much like a laser trooper either. I'm seeing definite improvement in your Hand/arm swaps. OMG Toxic Zartan!!!! I LOVE it...I've got enough Comic Pack Zartan's and Holo CC's that I have no choice but to totaly copy you're idea here. I like where you're going with Star Brigade Mindbender...I just don't want to see you go too far with him. The Cod-piece Gun is awesome...Even better if you can disguise it as his normal cod-piece. I would ditch the Tri-chainsaw unless it's got an explaination... Also I think you can do without the Upper set of Heavy Water hoses...It's kinda distracting, unless it's there to hide flaws in the connection between the Payload torso parts and bubble helmet. I take it you made the Helmet and Torso Parts all part of the same helmet rig?... Not sure exactly what it is about the arms I don't like...Are they Funskool Buzzer? with Mirage hands? Only changes I'd make on the bike are to move the Slash ribbons to the ends of the Handle Bars...and maybe give him one of those Lame-O bike Flags. I have to ask if it's more than just coincidence that Starbender looks so much like Dr. Evil McGuffin

Author:	MJTanner [ Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:09 pm ]
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Overlord is great. Nice use of colors.

Author:	Malcolm [ Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:30 am ]
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That motorbike vehicle reminds me of the thing they ride on, in the movie the island.

Author:	Keenan [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:45 am ]
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Good job, bub. I really dig the Green Machine. Just a cool vehicle with bad intentions.

Author:	DarkWynter [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:49 am ]
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You sir are twisted....and thats a good thing . The space mindbender with the space vehicle.....explains a lot really. Shirtless guys in space?....No wonder they have no nipples, the vacume sucked them right off. Love it.

Author:	SNAKE [ Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:54 pm ]
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Great customs all around but the stand out in my mind is the Toxic Zartan. Geez o' pete that figure is pimp.

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