Colonial Marines APC (WIP) Picture heavy!!!

joemichaels70 · **Posted:** Sun May 09, 2010 10:30 pm

i honestly don't know how i could have missed this for so long...

jeez, John. you nailed it.

fan-f'n-tastic.

pluv · **Posted:** Sun May 09, 2010 10:44 pm

Nice. I had no idea the windshield was actually transparent. The movable rear cannon, awesome. The working seating harnesses, awesome. The communications center is jaw droppingly awesome. The only thing I can even think to improve that is to print out a few screen captures to stick on some of those laptops. That would be even cooler and would break up all of those dupe screens.

Keenan · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:20 pm

Got most of the Colonial Marines done now. There's one MIA.
Here's a look . . .

One more look at the APC . . .

I'd like to give a HUGE thanks to Dave, from Tri-Gate. Without his help these figures would have never gotten done (or at least as quickly as they got done).
You rock, Dave!!

gijoey · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:29 pm

Holy crap this is cool.
I honestly am at a loss for words.

Keenan · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:34 pm

. .. I'm at a loss for a figure. :rant:

This is what I get for letting my kids play with WIPS though.

Taliesin Crow · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:59 pm

You never fail to impress me with these large scale projects. I would love to see a dio with these guys fighting your Devistator.

gijoey · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:07 pm

Not devastator
Queen aliens or Preds
I'll send what I have

Keenan · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:13 pm

Once I find the 8th member of my team I plan on spending a day taking pics. :-D

TR101AL · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:24 pm

A very ambitious and planned out project. Kudos to you on your success. I echo the need for some Alien lovin' in the mix.

Cap · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:56 pm

Wow John.

It is no stretch of the imagination to say that you, and Dave as well, have literally revolutionized the hobby in full. Not just with the scope and scale of the project, but your respective offerings over the years have made many a toy dream become reality.

The fact that it is also playable, and test played by your children, speaks volumes.

You seriously rock.

Keenan · **Posted:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:16 am

Thanks!!

Here's the parts list for the Marines . . .

Heads: Various
Torsos: Tri-Gate Colonial Marines (there is one copy of the Hot-Toys torso mixed in there too).
Arms, legs: ROC Ripcord.
Helmets, shin guards, shoulder guards: Castings from the Hot Toys Colonial Marines.
Guns: MJ Gun runner.

drbindy · **Posted:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:10 am

pretty ridiculously cool on all levels. Can't wait for some action shots inside the vehicle...er...playset also.

Were you tailoring the marines specifically after the squad in the movie, or just a squad from that verse in general?

Can't wait for the result of your day of photos.

Onyx · **Joined:** Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:37 am

Awesome work Bro!

Keenan · **Posted:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:06 am

"Were you tailoring the marines specifically after the squad in the movie, or just a squad from that verse in general?"
This is not the APC or the crew from the movie. I made a point to keep away from that. This way I have some liberties with both being slightly different.

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

Wow John I thought the Devistator project was ambicious (and it was) but this is absolutely awsome, you have really lived up the expression "Great effort yields great results" and the results are astonishing. JC best vihicle nomination 6 months early.

Really though you ought to send the entire WIP and fianl product to Hasbro so they can drool over this.

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