Hello again, everyone.
Let me first introduce...Ming
Ming- COBRA Smuggler
Parts used:
Head- Pathfinder 90
Torso- Dialtone 86
Arms- Gristle 93
Waist- Heavy Duty 91
Upper legs- Scrap Iron 84
Lower legs- Stalker 91
AKS-74U assault rifle- Marauder Inc.
Cigarettes- Custom made
File Name- Ming Chow Lui
Alias- Tony Ming
The chain-smoking, bespectacled Ming was formerly a border guard in China's People's Armed Police force (PAP). Motivated by greed, he got his start collecting bribes from criminal organizations that dealt in human and arms trafficking, soon earning enough capital to begin organizing his own operations. COBRA took notice of his entrepreneurial endeavors and recruits him to coordinate their smuggling operations throughout Asia. From currency and media counterfeiting to hijacking freighter ships and convoys, his intimate knowledge of smuggling routes and tricks makes him a valued asset to COBRA. Smug and arrogant, Ming takes great pride in the gains from his ruthless and devious deeds.
The custom itself and the bio were originally for two different customs but I ended up combining them for one. I've always wanted to create an Asian character for Cobra that wasn't just another stereotypical ninja/martial artist. The pack of cigarettes was made from a piece of wood trash. I thought they'd compliment the cigarette hanging on his lip. I thought about making a pocket on his harness to hold the cigarettes but in the end decided to just leave it the way it is. As you can see, I've added a smoke to his cigarette in the pics just for fun.
Second, is General Bedlam.
General Bedlam- COBRA General
Parts used:
Head- M.Bison 94
Arms- Flint 91
Torso, waist and legs- Cobra Commander 00
MP-7 submachine gun- Marauder Inc.
File Name- Belic, Antonije M.
Primary Military Specialty- Intelligence
Place Of Birth- Krajina, Croatia
Grade- 0-7 (Brigadier General)
During the Yugoslav Wars, the sadistic General Bedlam commanded a brigade in the Special Forces Corps in the newly formed Serbian Krajina Army while simultaneously commanding his own volunteer militia called Hodaje Sena or ‘The Walking Shadows’. This group composed primarily of ex-Yugoslav Army soldiers, foreign mercenaries, and men from the Serbian criminal underworld and they earned a reputation for cruelty. After wars end, Bedlam is indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at The Hague for multiple crimes and goes underground. Making use of his underworld connections, Bedlam joins COBRA. He rises up the ranks and is personally chosen by COBRA COMMANDER to be General of COBRA’s infantry forces. A stern authoritarian whose tactical mind and nefarious ways has earned him respects and favor among COBRA’s high command, not to mention fear from the troopers who serve under him.
I always liked the idea of a General in the ranks of Cobra who was in charge of the legions of 'blue shirts'. Even a bastard like Cobra Commander can appreciate having a capable officer staff to keep his men in line and organized.
Last and most certainly not least, everyone's favorite Master Of Disguise...Zartan.
Zartan- Master Of Disguise
Parts used:
Head- Zartan 05/Flint 94
Torso- Raptor 87/Zartan 84
Arms- Zartan 84/Flint 94/Big Brawler 01
Waist and legs- Zartan 84
This was originally a commission piece but I was so pleased with the way he turned out, I decided to make another for myself. This is the Zartan I always wanted.
