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[g.ijoecollecter3400]

AWWWW...? I see sound holes under the back seat, it must make noise too..!

[Prince de Lu]

That's pretty good my friend. I really like the idea of a white firebat. The contrast with red missile and the red trim of the windshield is a great idea. The red on the cockpit is a bit messy but overall a great custom. I don't know the paint you used for the figure, but white is not an easy color to cover dark parts. maybe you could use some kind of wet or dry brushing techniques to even the colors between the coat and the legs (check the wiki on joecustoms, i think that Martin gave you the link)


also if you need stickers then cobrastickers.com is the place to go. factory quality repro stickers, sometimes better than the originals


the firebat repro stickers
http://www.cobrastickers.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=101&products_id=193

[Prince de Lu]

a little "message board" tip, when you want to ad an image use the code for each images. You need to "open" and "close" the code for each image

[g.ijoecollecter3400]

Thanks for the positive words my friend.
I have now cleaned up the red on the cockpit window and i am in the process of stickering it up.
I only however have the g.i joe stickers from the actual plane. As i made it a cobra vehicle, i have no cobra stickers.
Im waiting on an order from latinjoe 22, so i can get his unused sticker sheets.
So it will still be a while before i can show it off, 100% complete.

I only realized after it was done that it has the extra engins on the wings that the original firebat doesnt have. Guess thats why the named it a sky sweeper and not a firebat..? LOL

Other then directing my to gijoecustoms.com ( ive read all that ) LOL. would you be able to tell me what kind of tape would work best to tape off around what im painting...? So that i wouldnt have to clean of excess paint like i did with this one.

[g.ijoecollecter3400]

Did i post the pictures correctly...?

Cant descide if i should put the rear brake lights back on it, or mount a couple 50 cal.s in there place. As soon as i can find a few. LOL

A couple cobra emblem stickers on each side of the gas tank too maybe....?  Depends, where the dreadknocks actual members of cobra, supported by the cobra emblem....? I thought they where just mercanaries for hire like Firefly.

[Sundance]

all i see are red Xs....

[g.ijoecollecter3400]

Do you mean you cant view the pictures..?

Or this is a bad custom....?

Seeing red x's..?

[Storm.Shadow]

The embedded links aren't working so the images are not loading (unless you follow them manually, i.e. http://www.flickr.com/photos/99484714@N02/9422080905/#)


003 by chrisfoy966, on Flickr

[Prince de Lu]

i never use masking tape, but i think that basic  green masking tape that you can buy in any store in the paint department would work. Be patient and try it without tape, just follow the line....steady ;-)


Like i said for the stickers take a look on this site http://cobrastickers.com

[g.ijoecollecter3400]

Thats weird. I can go to my post, right click on them, and they open view them in another window.

Its not working like that on your end...?

[g.ijoecollecter3400]

I found plastic hockey tape. It seems to stick very well, and i think im goingto be able to mold it well.

Will see.

Thanks bro,