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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Sinewgrab on 26 July 2015, 05:32:28 AM

Title: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Sinewgrab on 26 July 2015, 05:32:28 AM
First of all, I blame Darth Jaymes for this.  I always had a vague 'I wanna do this' hanging out in my skull, but he forced my hand by presenting ideas I could readily steal.

His choice of Cobra troops was great...

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/22/1352_26_07_15_6_21_49_0.JPG)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/22/1352_26_07_15_6_21_50_1.JPG)

And I already had the Cobra Commander figure.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/22/1352_26_07_15_6_21_50_2.JPG)

But Zartan, now he is my own creation.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/22/1352_26_07_15_6_21_52_3.JPG)

And I already had the same ninja in my collection for the mighty Storm Shadow.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/22/1352_26_07_15_6_21_53_4.JPG)

His choice of Destro was brilliant, and I stole from it heavily.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/22/1352_26_07_15_6_22_37_0.JPG)

But the Baroness was mine.  A Pulp Alley Pulp Girl, with links from a fine chain glued to her face for the glasses.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/22/1352_26_07_15_6_22_38_1.JPG)

And some toys that came out recently make the best HISS Tanks. And, I was even able to create a driver and gunner.  I actually bought two of the tanks - I found an outlet on Amazon that was selling them for $5 apiece - but I don't have the parts to make another driver or gunner at the moment.  I will probably stop here, as this is a significant league to use in Pulp Alley.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/22/1352_26_07_15_6_22_39_2.JPG)

Group Photo!

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/22/1352_26_07_15_6_22_40_3.JPG)
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Michka on 26 July 2015, 06:43:22 AM
Great looking work on the Cobra troops. Your Zartan creation is a really nice fit. The Pulp Girl as The Baroness is a terrific choice too. It's all so good.
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: white knight on 26 July 2015, 07:38:20 AM
Lovely league! Zartan is very good, what did you base him on?
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Brummie Thug on 26 July 2015, 09:29:45 AM
Looks fantastic! Well done on the tank crew.
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Sinewgrab on 26 July 2015, 04:31:16 PM
Lovely league! Zartan is very good, what did you base him on?

He is an Eldar Guardian with the back/shoulder pieces cut down (and that space covered with a backpack), catachan arms, an Uzi from a zombie survivor set, and a Wood Elf head.

Looks fantastic! Well done on the tank crew.

Thanks - he was a damaged gun crew figure I had from a few generations back of Imperial Guard, and a Dark Eldar head with some trimming worked well.  The other guy was a gun crew from my Valkyrie.
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Elbows on 26 July 2015, 06:04:12 PM
I really can't think of a franchise I'd rather see fully launched with a miniatures game (even in a quality boardgame version...) than original G.I. Joe stuff.  Sooooo much potential.  I used to have a cool big GI Joe. board game with cardboard cut outs of all the characters etc.

I think it'd be a massive Kickstarter success if someone ever landed that.  Give me some Crimson Guard, Vipers, etc. 
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Cergorach on 26 July 2015, 06:39:06 PM
Your COBRA looks so nice! Is it evil of me that I like the bad guys better then the good guys? ;-)
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Elbows on 26 July 2015, 07:00:52 PM
Decepticons, Cobra, Zentraedi, Empire...you name it.  I'm a baddy at heart. Ain't nothing wrong with that.  :D
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Sinewgrab on 26 July 2015, 07:53:42 PM
Decepticons, Cobra, Zentraedi, Empire...you name it.  I'm a baddy at heart. Ain't nothing wrong with that.  :D

A man after my own heart, there.
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Michka on 26 July 2015, 10:41:18 PM
I'm a RPG gamemaster at heart, so I'm always looking for loads of bad guys. If you can't outnumber the heroes by 5 to 1 the game isn't a challenge.
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Sinewgrab on 26 July 2015, 11:08:35 PM
You know what I found most frightening?  I used the exact same blue that I ALWAYS use for Vault Dwellers in my Fallout stuff - just so I could use them as Vault Security Forces in a game as well.

Maybe Vault-Tec was a subsidiary of COBRA?  Cobra Commander or an Overseer?  Which IS worse...?
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Talysman on 27 July 2015, 08:35:37 AM
Those really do harken back to the original cartoon.  Nicely done :)
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: white knight on 27 July 2015, 09:40:08 AM
He is an Eldar Guardian with the back/shoulder pieces cut down (and that space covered with a backpack), catachan arms, an Uzi from a zombie survivor set, and a Wood Elf head.

I may have all of those body parts or something close to them somewhere, hidden away in various boxes. Should only take me a couple years to find them.
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Mac Finn on 15 August 2015, 04:30:00 AM
Well Done!!
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Commander Vyper on 15 August 2015, 08:55:50 AM
Why does the Baroness remind me of the daughter from the incredibles? Lol Not fiesty enough for the Baroness tbh but nice project
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Mr Evil on 15 August 2015, 02:49:28 PM
in the UK we had the Red shaows originaly.. there is a face book page as regards using them in wargaming.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/285572308305396/?fref=ts (https://www.facebook.com/groups/285572308305396/?fref=ts)

these are my red shadows, pic taken last year - 28mm.

got some better pics some where, be damned if i can find them :(

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/10653594_315208092000434_2682045809381648028_n.jpg?oh=91498e3652ee9ebe699992df733d53ee&oe=5682F21A)
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Sinewgrab on 15 August 2015, 03:45:41 PM
Why does the Baroness remind me of the daughter from the incredibles? Lol Not fiesty enough for the Baroness tbh but nice project

I don't completely agree, obviously, but I could not find a model I was totally satisfied with, and this let me paint this figure, which is a great sculpt.
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: white knight on 15 August 2015, 04:09:22 PM
I should be coming out with something suitable in the nearish future.
Title: Re: COBRA!!!!!!
Post by: Sinewgrab on 15 August 2015, 04:17:35 PM
I'll watch for that.