Head: 1984 Firefly
Chest: 1984 Storm Shadow
Arms: 1986 Slipstream
Waist: ???
Upper Legs: 1984 Spirit
Lower Legs: 1991 Slice


Hasbro gave us several very nice Red Ninja figures. These all used various Storm Shadow figures repainted. The Comic Pack #21 Red Ninja and the TRU Ninja Set Red Ninja were nice. Although not technically a Red Ninja, I'm sure that's how many collectors view the 2002 BJ's exclusive red Storm Shadow.

My goal was to mix it up just a bit and create a red ninja that looked close to Storm Shadow, but without being a direct repaint of him.

The Slipstream arms are the most non-ninja part I used, but with the wrinkles sculpted into the cloth, they blend rather well with the rest.

Another thing I wanted to improve on was the actual color of the red. The Hasbro figures either look too bright or the red looks dirty. My earlier attempts at using red spray paint also came out too bright. To get around the tomato-ish look, I sprayed a bit of black spray paint right on top of the red. It toned the brightness down to the level I wanted.

Thanks for looking.

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