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Author:  forcefull1 [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:39 pm ]
Post subject:  ARAH pre-Cobra Zartan (hitman)
Here's Zartan from his appearance in GI Joe #84 (which was reseen in DDP's Dreadnoks Declassified). I've had this on my "to-do" list for quite some time but couldn't figure out what to do for a head. No ARAH head has the widow's peak, huge sideburns, and sweet ponytail that Zartan was sporting when the future Cobra Commander hired him to kill the future Snake Eyes. Can you guess what head I finally used? Here's a hint: it's Ninja Force Zartan. The ponytail is from Headman. I'm not 100% happy with how the widow's peak sculpting turned out as it looks a bit more like a receding hairline. The peak stars where the mohawk cavity is, which is actually pretty far down his forehead. I didn't want to sculpt the rest of the hair and obscure more of his forehead though. In person the jeans look a bit more worn than the pic shows; I used the Desert Tunnel Rat's legs and just gave them a single coat of paint which made them look a bit worn. Now I just need to find a 1/18 pool cue. :)
The full recipe:
Head: Zartan Ninja Force
Torso: Wildcard
Arms: Quick Kick
Waist & Legs: Tunnel Rat

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Author:  TR101AL [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: ARAH pre-Cobra Zartan (hitman)
Very nice, and a great capturing of the character. I remember him from the DDP comics. I'll have to revisit #84 for a refresh on that take.
Author:  DarkJedi [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: ARAH pre-Cobra Zartan (hitman)
Recipe status: STOLEN! :D
Author:  Rambo [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: ARAH pre-Cobra Zartan (hitman)
Very good job. Nice custom. A reference picture would be nice.
Author:  cyko [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: ARAH pre-Cobra Zartan (hitman)
AMAZING! Brilliant idea using that Ninja Force Zartan head, and I think the hair works very well. What a cool "coulda been" comic pack figure!
Author:  Iron Will [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: ARAH pre-Cobra Zartan (hitman)
Again not an ARAH fan, but very well done!
Author:  forcefull1 [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 10:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: ARAH pre-Cobra Zartan (hitman)
Reference pic added by request. :)
Author:  Lance Sputnik [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 10:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: ARAH pre-Cobra Zartan (hitman)
This came out real nice! Great use of the head, I think the hair looks great.

Nice to see new work from you!
Author:  Otto the Otter [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: ARAH pre-Cobra Zartan (hitman)
Looks awesome. Very close to the comic.
Author:  Matthew [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 8:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: ARAH pre-Cobra Zartan (hitman)
Very cool. NEVER would have guessed the head.
Author:  pluv [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: ARAH pre-Cobra Zartan (hitman)
Matthew wrote:
Very cool. NEVER would have guessed the head.
Agreed, I was trying to figure out what Star Wars head you must have used. This one turned out great.
Author:  nova [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 11:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: ARAH pre-Cobra Zartan (hitman)
Sentiments echoed... Great looking figure... I'm gonna have to go dig out a few Ninja Zartan heads and fill in that Mowhawk gap...It'll make a head that's nearly as versatile as Salvo's...
Author:  Tim 121RVC [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 3:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: ARAH pre-Cobra Zartan (hitman)
Magnificent job!
Author:  Scarrviper [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 7:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: ARAH pre-Cobra Zartan (hitman)
That head looks fantastic. The ninja force version is a great headsculpt for sure.
Author:  The Right Of Might [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 8:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: ARAH pre-Cobra Zartan (hitman)
Very original! As if the other Noks got their look from him. Thanks for sharing this original idea
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