Archive for December, 2009
What if…Sunbow Resolute Snake-Eyes
Posted by kingphilbert | Filed under Customs
I asked and you shall receive. Some may consider it sacrilege to repaint a perfectly good City Strike Snake-Eyes, especially when they are still difficult to locate in store, but this figure begged to be repainted in homage of the blue and purple look he had in the 1980s Sunbow animated series. I think he turned out very well, maybe one of my best.
On the other hand though, the base figure was a total bitch to work with. I ruined one complete torso, broke the peg on the right lower arm and on the right foot as well as snapped a shoulder joint. And, not just on this one, but a previous use of the same figure I broke a right foot. To my fellow customizers: take caution when working with this figure.
In the end, as my comments above state, I was very pleased with the work that went into creating this throwback. A lot of thought went into getting the paints just right. Except for the Semi Gloss Light Grey none of the paints were straight from the bottle. I also feel that the scheme fits the figure very well. The base figure was well crafted with a great design playing off of the classic commando with a hint of the v2 ninja. The only change I did make was the torso I used, and not because I destroyed the original. I felt the original was too sculpted and overly muscular.
This custom figure also marks my first to be featured in the front page news section of the HissTank! You can visit the article here. More photos of each can be found in my Customs Gallery above. They are def worth checking out.
