Cobra Coils take two (Electric Boogaloo?)

Jay · **Posted:** Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:18 pm

I love the ROC/POC-transitional Tiger Snake rip attack vehicle, so I decided to make some proper drivers for them.

Bodies: POC Alley-Viper Officer (incomplete ones from China)
Heads: Raginspoon

I based the color scheme on the Spy Troops Coils, but Street-Viper is just such a cooler name.

EDIT:
I think I got something this time.

night force cynic · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Those look awesome! Great idea. Now the "Tiger Snakes" just need tiger stripes or something.

sgcaper · **Posted:** Tue Dec 04, 2012 2:47 pm

Very cool looking.

drgeary77 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:10 pm

Nice job!

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

They totally remind me of Stratos (MotU).

Jay · **Posted:** Tue Dec 04, 2012 11:12 pm

chad_ghost wrote:

They totally remind me of Stratos (MotU).

That's... kind of depressing.
Any tips on what I could do to make it look less like Stratos? I was going an homage to these guys:
http://www.yojoe.com/action/03/coils.shtml

night force cynic · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Darken the red maybe, add some sort of webgear maybe, or paint a metallicy silver wash over the gray maybe?

I dunno, "LASER BLAST" Stratos, those Street Vipers don't need to be changed. They rock as they are IMO.

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

I see what you were going for now, but before I totally saw Stratos-Vipers.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Jay · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:10 pm

So, bit of a bump, but I wasn't sure whether I should ask here or in General Customizing...

I've decided to ditch the Stratos-Viper look on these guys and do the highlights based on the tan, orange and red detailing of the single-carded Cobra Coils:
http://www.yojoe.com/action/03/coils2.shtml

But I'm not sure how to transfer the red detailing on the chest to my base figure. I thought about doing the quilting in red... but then it'd turn "Stratos-Vipers" into "McFly-Vipers"... If anyone has a suggestion of where or how I can add the red highlights to the POC A-V Officer base figure, I would really appreciate the help.

Matthew · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:49 pm

Just checked this out. I like what you were going for originally, but also see Stratos.

If you matched the colors from Coils v1 I think you'd be fine. As is, both the red and blue are too light. The blue is almost a metallic periwinkle and the red is more burgundy.

Jay · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:33 pm

I guess. But it's too late to go back now, I've already got the orange, tan and black done on the limbs, I just have to work on the torso, and want to figure out where the red'll go before I tackle it.

I really do love how the orange and tan go with the grey, so I'll be sticking with that.

Dusty79 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:45 pm

I don't know if you want to use web gear or not, but the web gear from this cobra night watch trooper might look cool with some red highlights.

http://www.yojoe.com/action/08/nightwat ... er3c.shtml

Jay · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:01 pm

No thanks. I'm happy with the base figures as is.

Jay · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2013 2:37 am

I really dig this new deco I did. The figures feel a lot more complete and lively now.

Dusty79 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:15 am

Thats a definite improvement. The little touches like on the helmet and the upper arms really make a difference.

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