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Author:  MaroonTyphoon [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Covid-19 Challenge:MaroonTyphoon-Updated!(Battle Corps/DEF!)

Finally decided to take the plunge and do paint some builds I've had put together for a while now. Definitely the most involved customs I've ever done, but I guess I ran out of excuses to keep putting them off. First up is Duke- out of all the modern versions, we never really got a true "ultimate" Duke. I thought this version of the Marauder trooper head was a fitting likeness, and kind of built everything else off of that.

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Author:  MaroonTyphoon [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:35 pm ]
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Next up is Bulletproof from the COPS line. For whatever reason, I've gotten into the COPS vs. Crooks characters lately and wanted to incorporate them into my Joeverse. Hardest part was finding the right trench coat piece- got this one from AVAC's lab.

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Author:  MaroonTyphoon [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:36 pm ]
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I've also been wanting a moderized version of Flash. Yeah, the 25th version was OK, but it still felt like he belonged in the early 80's. I wanted a true update to the character. Definitely the most intricate painting I've done, but I'm pretty happy with how he turned out.

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Author:  MaroonTyphoon [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:39 pm ]
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A lot of you may recognize "Rockslide" as the unproduced GIJoe mountain trooper from Ron Rudat's archive. I've always wanted an actual figure of him- this was not much more than an LBC (started with a Retaliation Shock Trooper and just added gear with a little paint), but think he's a pretty good representation of the artwork.

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Author:  MaroonTyphoon [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:41 pm ]
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Also did a version of Eco-Warrior Barbecue. I'd say this was probably the paint job I'm least happy with, but still OK with it overall.

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Author:  2DARK2C [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:47 pm ]
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cool stuff! i love that coat, was it a cast of hellboys coat?

i really like rockslide a lot! another character i've never seen,

why are flashes knees missing! obviously they are there, but have something leaving gaps where knee should be. an easy fix might be build-n-brawl kneepads or some heatshrink used as knee pads/wraps.

Author:  MaroonTyphoon [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 6:01 pm ]
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2DARK2C wrote:
cool stuff! i love that coat, was it a cast of hellboys coat?

i really like rockslide a lot! another character i've never seen,

why are flashes knees missing! obviously they are there, but have something leaving gaps where knee should be. an easy fix might be build-n-brawl kneepads or some heatshrink used as knee pads/wraps.


Thanks! Yes- Bulletproof's coat is a cast of Hellboy's from AVAC.

Flash's knees were one of those things I didn't really notice until I took the pics. The knees are there, but I used the upper legs from Skydive and the lower legs from Data-Viper bc I thought those packs on the shins made cool laser battery packs for Flash. The leg halves didn't really fit together too well though, and I had to shave a little away to give them full articulation. I guess I shaved a little too much, but like I said, I don't think it's as noticeable in person.

Author:  pluv [ Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:40 am ]
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These are all great. That build for Rockslide is especially good...good enough to be copied. :shifty:

Author:  Spin Doctor [ Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:18 pm ]
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Good stuff, here.

Particularly digging that Bulletproof.

Author:  DanOfTheDead [ Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:52 pm ]
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Love Rock Slide and Barbecue. All these are great but I don't think I'd seen anything quite like those two before.

Author:  drbindy [ Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:16 pm ]
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great thread. Love the Flash update

Author:  sgcaper [ Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:18 pm ]
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Lots of nice work in here.

Author:  past nastification [ Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:21 am ]
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Nice work! The paint on Barbecue is just as good as the others, too.

Author:  MaroonTyphoon [ Sun Jun 07, 2020 9:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Covid-19 Challenge: MaroonTyphoon- Updated!(Scarlett, De

Got back to work this weekend and painted a few more builds. Here's an "Ultimate Scarlett"- Rise of Cobra reaction armor painted up in her classic color scheme.

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Author:  MaroonTyphoon [ Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Covid-19 Challenge: MaroonTyphoon- Updated!(Scarlett, De

Here's an articulated version of Deep-Six. He's the first custom I've tried where I had to do a lot of construction on it. It was a lot of fun working on him to get him to look less like an Iron Man Drone and more like Deep Six. The Marauder Exo-Suit stickers also helped a lot.

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