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 Post subject: Urban Watchdogs - Storm Shadow, Stalker, Wade Collins
PostPosted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:01 pm 
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I posted these in another forum, and they were so well-received I figured they deserved their own thread. I'll post the background and group pic first, then additional posts with more pics of each figure.

In GI Joe issue #97, Snake Eyes is having a big case of the feels because Scarlett is in a coma, and takes to wandering the streets of New York. His three surviving LRRP buddies - Stalker, Storm Shadow and Wade Collins – track him down to make sure he knows he's not alone. One panel from that issue, showing the three of them together in their urban casual wear, has always stuck with me as being particularly awesome, and I wanted to make customs based on it. I figure these are the outfits they used while patrolling the streets for punks and trouble-makers.


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 Post subject: Urban Watchdog: Storm Shadow
PostPosted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:03 pm 
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Storm Shadow turned out quite comic-accurate. The thing that always stuck out to me was how his outfit is clearly a casual version of his v2 gi.

Head – Chuckles
Arms – Storm Shadow
Torso – Hardball
Waist – Mortal Kombat Scorpion
Upper legs – Storm Shadow v2
Lower legs – Heavy Metal


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 Post subject: Urban Watchdog: Stalker
PostPosted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:04 pm 
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Stalker turned out extremely comic-accurate, the parts work really well together and the colours were easy to match as well.

Head – Stalker v2
Arms – Heavy Duty
Torso – Armadillo
Waist, legs – Roadblock v2


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 Post subject: Urban Watchdog: Wade Collins
PostPosted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:05 pm 
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Wade Collins turned out quite comic-accurate. The figure's hair colour is based on the character's earlier appearances, and I toned down the brightness of the camo on his pants a little bit since I found it a bit loud in the book.

Head – Wild Bill v3
Arms – Dusty v3
Torso, waist – Salvo
Legs – Airtight


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 Post subject: Re: Urban Watchdogs - Storm Shadow, Stalker, Wade Collins
PostPosted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:13 pm 
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I like these! I've gotten out of the RAH figures, and almost out of 1:18, when it comes to customizing, but I really like how crisp and clean these look.


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 Post subject: Re: Urban Watchdogs - Storm Shadow, Stalker, Wade Collins
PostPosted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 6:52 pm 
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NicE!

Back in the comic pack days I thought this would be a cool one.

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 Post subject: Re: Urban Watchdogs - Storm Shadow, Stalker, Wade Collins
PostPosted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:22 pm 
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really cool! I never read the comics so this is my first time seeing the source, man you nailed it!!

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 Post subject: Re: Urban Watchdogs - Storm Shadow, Stalker, Wade Collins
PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 4:17 pm 
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Very well done. I love obscure compic panel customs like this, so thnak you for that.

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 Post subject: Re: Urban Watchdogs - Storm Shadow, Stalker, Wade Collins
PostPosted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 1:22 am 
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Awesome! Spot on likenesses!

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 Post subject: Re: Urban Watchdogs - Storm Shadow, Stalker, Wade Collins
PostPosted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:45 pm 
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Thanks everybody, as MJTanner mentioned, this would have made an awesome comic 3-pack back in the day, and that's exactly how I envisioned it as I was working on the figures.

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 Post subject: Re: Urban Watchdogs - Storm Shadow, Stalker, Wade Collins
PostPosted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 10:42 pm 
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Very cool. Really love seeing RAH figures done so well they look production.

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 Post subject: Re: Urban Watchdogs - Storm Shadow, Stalker, Wade Collins
PostPosted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 11:01 am 
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These are 3 very clean customs, excellent parts choices and the colors are just right. They look right out of the comic without having too much of the overly bright comic coloring. Using chuckles' head for storm shadow works really well.


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