Saturday 7 April 2018

Serpent Fanatic Destro


Another lurking paint table figure finished off this week. This time a member Cobra's Command. Destro.  I slightly modified this one adding on wrist rockets and grenades that the action figure had. I had tried to make some round grenades out of putty but they looked crap so ripped them off and added on some different style  but at least both symmetrical in size.






24 comments:

  1. Looks good. I actually recognise this one!

    Not that me not recognising things is to do with your painting, more my lack of familiarity with the source material. :)

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    1. Yay! Thanks Kieron. He isn't that Red Jackal fellow.

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  2. Oh... good call on the wrist rockets, Simon. Wish I'd thought of that one. Might need to go back and add those to mine. What did you use in the end when the putty didn't work out?

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    1. Thanks dude. I used the tips from cock tail sticks for the rockets and then used some spare grenades I had from some ATDE figs that came with an accessory sprue

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  3. Great conversion and painting Simon, looks just like I remember him

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    1. Thanks Dave. Looking at it now I'd wished I'd added a pistol holster to his leg. Nevermind I plan on doing another version later on down the line.

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  4. Another wonderful job Simon, loving these conversions.

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  5. Looks great! This guy is practically famous!

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  6. The grenades turned out well, shame about the putty ones. This sculpting is harder than you would think.

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    1. Cheers it is indeed. There are some characters I want to do but the sculpting work is going to take some effort.

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  7. What a collection you are coming with!! I love it!

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    1. Thanks Suber. Close to hitting the 50 mark total of both factions.

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  8. Not a very dynamic figure, but does look intent on the task in hand; good brush work as always.

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  9. Next to Firefly, Destro was my 2nd fav of all the Action Force characters. Just a sneaky swindling git - my type of guy.

    Lovely effort on him mate.

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    1. Yeah I love Destro more so now than back then. I did have the action figure so he will feature in many games. Reading the comics I have a much more an urge to use the character as when I was a kid he was just a bit of a weirdo with a metal head lol.

      Firefly was a favourite but i could just never find him in the shops and stores that carried the lines.

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