You guys will be glad to see the last of my 80's Pulp contributions for this Challenge I am sure ;-) Well I still had some figures based and coated so I thought I'd include them and I was also inspired by Iannick in his entry for our side duel, where he painted his excellent blue H.I.S.S. tank. In my possession were still 4 of these unpainted so I gave them all a lick of paint.
Let's start with the figures, first up are some Joes. The figure below will be the figure I will sent Iannick if he manages to win the side duel. It's a personal favourite called Breaker, the first Joe Comms-expert. I think I realised early on when watching the cartoon series that I would never be the physically strong Joes like Duke, Gung Ho, Roadblock and the likes, so I more closely identified with the likes of Breaker, Mainframe and Dial Tone. These comms experts got their fare share of fighting but it was in gathering and analysing information that they excelled.
Next up is Lifeline the second medic of the Joe team. This same figure could also be used to create the first medic "Doc" but his uniform is less of a challenge to paint so I went with Lifeline and I am mighty pleased with the freehand lettering on his trousers.
This Hasslefree figure was a perfect match for Bazooka, the explosives and tankbusting expert. I liked him because he was wearing real life combat trousers and helmet but also an American sports shirt, so he was military but also personalised.
The two divers shown below are from the excellent Crooked Dice range and the black and grey one depicts the Joe diver Torpedo, the orange one I painted up to be a Joe character in scuba gear. The orange scheme I got from an episode of the Sunbow cartoon.
Last is one of the more Iconic badguys: Destro, master of M.A.R.S. industries and main arms-provider for Cobra.
He brings along a quartet of HISS tanks, the black and blue ones are regular line unit tanks, the red one belongs to the Crimson Guard.
This is a Cobra Moccasin a watercraft designed to patrol the swamps surrounding Cobra Island. It's a 3d printed vehicle and really cool.
Last are some Joe vehicles: the Wolverine a SPG which is a 3d print. Just like this gun called the Whirlwind which is mainly meant as an AA or FLAK platform, is a 3d print.
Pointswise I have 6 figures giving me 30 points 6 vehicles should amount to 90 points and 1 artillery piece is another 10 points so that makes for a total of 130 points.
That is the 80's pulp collection I wanted to paint for this Challenge finished. I have more but that will have to wait for next year.
Hah, I love how you see Iannick's HISS tank and raise him another three! And soem more vehicles! I hadn't realised G I Joe has such a rich collection of vehicles, but it has been a looong time since childhood when I last watched any. Your and Iannick's G.I. Joe projects have really brightened up my challenge. I really like your Joes in this entry, particularly Lifeline and Bazooka, great choices of sculpts and really finely painted.
Another 130 points for you Sander, which puts you over the 1000 mark, and within striking distance of your target.
Phil
Nice painting Sander :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Tamsin, they were a true joy to paint up.
DeleteNice work and great fun!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
That's what keeps me going on this project, each and every unit is different and has it's own quirks that make it fun.
DeleteExcellent work Sander! That's a lot of vehicles!! The Mocassin is super cool, and I really like your painting on Bazooka
ReplyDeleteYeah he really is a brilliant little model, I have added a plastic M16 from Project Z and a backpack from the Joe line and that kinda makes him look all the more like the real-deal.
DeleteSo, so cool. I really like the medic with the hand-lettering. Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Curt, yeah he's pretty much my favourite figure from this lot too. If you look at the pictures of the real action figure you'll see I have actually managed to stay close to the original font of the lettering, I am kinda proud of that since freehanding is not my forte.
DeleteI love these figures, though it must be said that the writers of GI Joe were sometimes scraping the bottom of the barrel when they came up with characters like ... Dial Tone. No offence to the Siggies but seriously?
ReplyDeleteYour vehicles have tons of character.
Now I want to go watch the GI Joe parody episode of The Venture Brothers again.
You're right about the scraping the bottom, but if you have read the comics you will know that those were a lot more serious and realistic (if you leave out the crossover with Transformer nonsense). Also there are a few newer series like Renegades and Extreme etc which are more gritty and realistic as well.
DeleteThis is awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks Barks!
DeleteAw man Cobra commander and GI joes, awesome , brings back good childhood memories. Thanks for that.
ReplyDeleteCracking stuff, bet these will be a blast to put on the table.
ReplyDeleteGreat work Sander. Was Lifeline the "pacifist" medic? I can't quite remember for sure - but the freehand lettering on his uniform is a triumph. Great job!
ReplyDeleteGreg has it right, Lifeline was a pacifist but expert in Judo! ;) He is my favorite of the bunch, but those 3D prints are brilliant! This really takes me down memory lane in a good way. I still have a bunch of these guys in storage. you should really check out Action Figure Therapy on Youtube. It is very funny, Beachhead and Lifeline are two of my favorite characters featured in that show.
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