H.I.S.S. tank and G.I. Joes (Vamp added, May 17, 2013)

[Inso]

The bubble canopy wouldn't be too hard to make from a capsule from one of those vending machines... the ones that are half coloured and half clear and have a toy inside.

They come in different sizes so you should be able to find one to suit.

Alternatively, there are mini plastic display domes that would also do the trick.

If you have a dremel with a saw attachment, it wouldn't be too hard to cut them to shape... you'd just have to go careful finishing off the edges.

As a side note, I am very impressed with what you have managed so far and look forward to seeing what else turns up

[anevilgiraffe]

oh... lovely Hawk there 

http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/toys/002/sas/002/index.html

wish I could afford some shapeways stuff at the moment, would get both the Hawk and the Hyena

[Papa Spanky]

I had that copter as a kid. Loved it. It was one of my favorite joe toys. Thanks for the memory lane trip!

[weirdwest]

I have 14 COBRA figures in the works right now. These two models are very, very tempting.

[Doomsdave]

I love this thread.  That chopper was my first G.I. Joe toy vehicle.  Thank you for sharing.

[commissarmoody]

Join the Cobra special forces!
http://www.cobraspecialforces.com/#&panel1-3

[Vongoosewink]

I can't get over how awesome these are!  Cobra!!!

[D@rth J@ymZ]

Sweet Fang!  Very inspirational 

[Dr Mathias]

Amazing! I spent countless hours playing with G.I.Joe figures.

[Michka]

oh... lovely Hawk there 

http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/toys/002/sas/002/index.html

wish I could afford some shapeways stuff at the moment, would get both the Hawk and the Hyena

I finally checked out the info on the British version of this model. How cool is it that this is a good guy vehicle in the UK and a bad guy vehicle in the US. I've been really tempted to paint up the alternate color schemes ever since I found that Blood For The Baron site. 

[white knight]

Somehow I missed this thread and having toyed with the same idea (I even considered getting some Cobra figures sculpted) I now want to go ahead and do it (though I have no hobby time whatsoever currently or the foreseeable future).

Can we get our hands on that shapeways copter too? And did you use decals for the cobra symbol?

[Michka]

Mike uploaded the copter on his Arctic Skunk site a couple weeks ago, so it should be available.

I painted the Cobra symbols on. I hate working with decals so I usually just paint everything by hand. 

[white knight]

Thanks. 

Painting everything by hand? 

[A_Train]

By the way, what paints did you use for the blue of the Cobra Troopers?

[Michka]

It's been a while since I painted these, but I think it was Reaper squeezy bottle Sapphire Blue with a Sky Blue dry-brush and Ash Grey shadows.