Thanx, I had to use some tricks to get Deathstroke's mask, cheekbones on Solo, and to make the pile of spent shell casings..

For Deathstroke, I selected the mask and then colored it orange. I then added the ears. I colored the right ear black, and then selected a square shape. I painted it black and then adjusted the depth so the square was on top. Then I clicked the 'mask' (which is the morphing option) and then morphed the square on the mask. All I had to do was move it so it was half of the mask.

As for Solo, I had to select one of the face options, which is the wrinkle one. I added it on top, adjusted left/right, and then colored it to make cheeks.

For the bullet shell pile, I first added a gold colored triangle. From there I just positioned the various shells on top of it to make a pile.

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Hot Sauce, Cameo Specialist*


This is a guy that has shown up in the crowd scenes of several different GIJOE series. He was in the series that had Cobra Commander dying and the contest to find a new Cobra Commander and he has also appeared in the current IDW run (he's on one of the buses that the JOEs use to travel to rescue Snake-Eyes from Cobra). He is a Robert Atkins creation, and Hot Sauce is Puerto RIcan. No specialty or filecard info known about him at this point. I have reached out to Mr. Atkins for further information, but have not heard back. If anyone knows him, I would love to find out more info about Hot Sauce.

*Since he's had cameos in several books, that's the specialty I've temp giving him. If I find out anymore info, I will update it.

Homefront, USO Representative


There is a small hand as an icon about to click the lowest file folder on the screen. I also inlcuded a taskbar, keyboard, and mouse. Also, the talent listed is just the JOE Pilots acapella singing group comprised of Ace, Slipstream, Dogfight, Windmill, Updraft, and Lift-Ticket. Their group is called, 'Check-Six'.

Widow, Desert Apache AH-74 Pilot


I picture a young Gina Gershon portraying Widow. This character is a former Apache training officer prior to joining the JOEs. On the ground she is cold and stand-offish, but she is absolutely lethal and ruthless in the air. Nobody messes with her. She can do anything the boys can and most of the times even better. She's the type that could drink anyone under the table-this is more of a character insight. She isn't a boozer. Being a pilot is in her blood, as one of her relatives was a Night Witch that flew Russian planes against the Germans in WWII. If she ever were to get shot down behind enemy lines, heaven help the enemy, because she won't...

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Another great set.

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I still haven't been able to get Hero Machine to work on my tablet, but I did play some with Hero Forge.


Zarana


Road Pig


Law & Order

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Big Ben, SAS Trooper


I had a previously started WIP which I lost when the Hero Machine site shut down. I kept the image and used it as reference.

Bandaid, Medical Doctor


Another one I had as a WIP, but couldn't finish. I redid it, and I think it came out pretty good.

Heather, Mission Coordinator


I have been experimenting with male hair selections for a few recent female characters. Every piece of hair on Heather (all four) are from the male option. I felt it gives her a style different from the others. I do like the short hair. I also changed the way I do camo-usually I leave the line color as black and then just change Primary and Secondary. I found that by changing the line color, it fades the camo a bit and morphs it into the cloth fabric.

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Big Ben looks great.
Interesting name for a Doctor, I was expecting something like Suture. She looks good.
Is Heather her code name or file name? The camo work is nice.

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Still trying to find an alternative to Heromachine since my tablet doesn't want to run it. So I have tried The Character Creator, it's ok but limited. Only the one pose per gender, no guns, etc.

Bran & Huginn

Iron Grenadiers RTO Corp Commander

Cobra Rifle Range Officer

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Actually, I believe with her it is both. One of the few where a codename is the proper name.

As for the Doctor, it's more an informal codename, like Lady Doomsday. Only those in the know would understand who she is. She's more the Doctor at Walter Reed that is assigned to the Joes' cases whenever a Joe requires extended medical treatment.


As for Hero Machine not working for you, I am not sure if you already had to have part of it on your hard drive in order to do the new steps I had to do to get it to work offline and without Flash.

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Arsenal, Reserves Weaponsmith & Armorer


The Reserves is a secure base where every potential JOE recruit is vetted and familiarized with the GIJOE order of battle, which allows there to operate every piece of equipment and weapon the JOEs use. Arsenal services all the weapons in the JOE Reserves Armory, as recruits are trained in the use of weapons.

Deacon, Chaplain


It is difficult to make older characters without having them covered with wrinkles. Deacon served in VietNam and then got out at the end of the war, had a successful civilian life, experienced a huge family tragedy, hit rock bottom, and then pulled himself back up among the living. He joined the Marine Corps as a Volunteer (working with a local base) before being recommended to the Joe Team. He has an unofficial rank.

Network, Communications Specialist


In most of the GIJOE comics, there always appears to be a CIC area where all the missions are run. There are big screens, satellite access, communications, computer screens, etc. Usually there are a number of unnamed Greenshirt type characters filling those positions. Network was created many years ago, like most of my characters, but has been re-evaluated to a different position.

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Yeah, I think it's just my tablet. Hoping to get a new laptop soon.
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Three more great ones. Is the Reserves the training grounds we seen in issue 82?

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Deep Freeze, Tundra Sno Trac Driver


Sled Dog, Arctic Warfare


Download, Computer Technology (ex-Felon, assigned to the JOEs on a work release program)

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Chopsticks, Martial Arts Instructor


Back when I was making up my own 'Joes', Chopsticks was the Storm Shadow equivalent with Lobo being the Snake-Eyes one. Decided there was a legitimate need for the JOEs to have some additional training in hand-to-hand combat, given there are named Cobra Ninjas, Red Ninjas, and Ninja-Vipers they might come in contact with.

Don Hu, Recreation Officer


A retired US Navy Vet that volunteers in the HQ Base Rec Room with Cocktail.

Doughboy, Mess Hall Specialist


Given that there was a canteen shown in Marvel GIJOE issue #3, I always wondered why there was never a JOE Cook. I figure he normally works above ground in the Chaplains Assistants mess hall, but has been cleared and vetted to work with the JOEs down in the PIT. I can just imagine the JOEs coming back from a mission and he prepares and brings down some grub for them. Not someone fully assigned, but has limited access.

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More artic troopers are always good and these two look great.
So Download was given the same deal as Firewall & Daemon. Interesting.
Chopsticks is nice. Looks like a red ninja version of JvC Nunchuck.
So is Don Hu essentially the team's travel agent?
Yes, Chef and Roadblock get an assistant!

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Donahue, not Don Ho, is a retired Navy vet. He and Cocktail help out with Recreation, not travel. More of a relaxation area, an unofficial Clubhouse at the PIT.

Doughboy would actually predate Roadblock. I have several mess hall characters.

Download was a rich kid who had access to all of the best computing gear growing up. Got to confidant and got caught. Took a plea deal in order to avoid prison. Kinda my version of Oliver Wendell from Bloom County...

Chopsticks was tough to figure out. There needs to be a group of experts the JOEs can use to augment their own skills. He would have a section of the JOE gym as a dojo. Anyone working out can get thrown around the mats and practice Judo throws, etc.

I have about six more Arctic troops to do. The key is making them visually different for ID purposes. A little similarity is okay, but Iceberg was different than Snow Job, who was different from White Out, different from Blizzard, etc...

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Autocorrect got me and looks like you too.



I'm looking at getting an artic Snake Eyes to turn into a White Out so that he would definitely look different from Snow Job in my collection.

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Yeah, Don Hu...

It was right on my phone, then appears to have after autocorrected.

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