Female Cobra Infantry Viper (update)

husker85 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:30 pm

Alright, here is a quick figure that started to come together yesterday. I shaved down the LJ collar so that the vest will fit properly. Painted the torso and covered to the whole figure with semi-gloss to blend everything together. Fairly straight forward.
The big question I have is should I dremel out the helmet to fit a head for the unmasked look or is it sometimes better to just leave well enough alone?
I don't know.
Thanks for the feedback.

nova · **Posted:** Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:29 pm

I'd replace the feet before I got too deep into fudging with the head.

How does she look with the vest on? Viper's neck is pretty short as it is.

Tim 121RVC · **Posted:** Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:54 pm

nova wrote:

I'd replace the feet before I got too deep into fudging with the head.
How does she look with the vest on? Viper's neck is pretty short as it is.

I'd replace/repaint the feet too. Seems like it needs some blue.
I'm curious for the "vest on" look as well.
Replacing/dremeling out the helmet? Hm, depends on what YOU like and what you want. If you like her, leave her this way. If you have serious doubts, take a spare Viper head and try it so you can compare them next to each other.
Personally, I think she's just fine. If I had to change anything about the head, I'd just add a pony/pig tail on the back of her head, coming from underneath the helmet.
Btw, very cool idea and execution, this female viper!

Tim 121RVC

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

well done for a RAH figure. I say if you're happy leave her as is and as for unmasked , not every figure needs to be that way

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

Looks real good. I have a cast viper head that's already hollowed out if you need it. Send a PM if you want.

husker85 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:54 pm

Here are some photos of the figure with and without the vest on. She is also sporting a modified ME Pack. The newer stuff is so much more detailed and I think I like modifying those pieces to fit RAH figures.

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

Hard to say on this one. With the vest on, it just looks like a regular (male) Viper. However, that's probably what would happen "in real life". I actually like the figure better without the vest.

I don't see the foot problem, though. The feet look fine.

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

looks perfectly fine with the vest on, actually nicer than a molder one that is RAH but as Past said just says a male viper that way though, but on the field she needs some protection

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

past nastification wrote:

Hard to say on this one. With the vest on, it just looks like a regular (male) Viper. However, that's probably what would happen "in real life". I actually like the figure better without the vest.

I don't see the foot problem, though. The feet look fine.

Yeah, it's kind of a catch 22. It's very realistic with the vest (as they don't really tailor military battle armor to be sexy http://newsblaze.com/pix/2008/0823/pix/MAJ_SONAK.jpg ), but it doesn't look much different than a standard Viper. But if you took the vest off, you'd lose the realism.

And I actually like the feet. I know everyone hated them when they were used for the Viper Pit packs, but they actually work for a female figure.

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

Darko wrote:

And I actually like the feet. I know everyone hated them when they were used for the Viper Pit packs, but they actually work for a female figure.

I don't disagree, but I can't help wondering how some Zarana boots might look on this.

Tim 121RVC · **Posted:** Fri Oct 08, 2010 12:57 pm

Spin Doctor wrote:

I don't disagree, but I can't help wondering how some Zarana boots might look on this.

Hm, that is a good one.

Tim 121RVC

husker85 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 25, 2010 3:10 pm

Alright. I took the plunge and went for dremeling out the viper helmet. I then found a SW Leia figure for the female viper head. Her hair is very nicely exposed, but not so much that it interferes with the pack. The head is also a good size to fit into the dremeled out helmet. I have to say that I love how it displays with the vest in hand. Just how I would imagine a viper trooper coming or going to the field/ patrol.
I did also try the lower legs of Zarana and it just didn't look right in the viper ranks. So, she retains the newer viper boots to maintain continuity.

Grepicon · **Joined:** Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:00 am **Location:** AZ

Looks good, head is a little small - but I know how hard it is to find the right sized female head to fit into a helmet.

I would take a look to see if you can find some smaller boots.

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